Holiday Bazaar

The students had so much fun shopping for family and friends at the Holiday Bazaar yesterday.  Our class would like to personally thank all of the volunteers for their time.

Introducing The Master Story Teller – Edgar Allan Poe

8th Graders just started a deep study of the amazing work of this 19th Century master story teller and poet. During this unit, the students will read closely, The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and  The Cask of Amontillado. We will discover how Mr. Poe has influenced...

Classroom Update 12/2

Today our journal entry prompt was: “Cookie Cutter Week is celebrated during the first week of December. If you had to bake a cookie to shape that would tell someone something about yourself, what shape would you choose? Explain.” The students made some...

Math Update 12/2

Today we had a shortened math period due to our Green Challenge Assembly. We worked on making attribute descriptions of buttons, like we did with shapes yesterday. We also did a survey on “Do you prefer frozen yogurt in a cup or in a cone?” and discussed...

SS: National Parks Project

Today we chose groups and a national park to research for our project.  This project will consist of a report/powerpoint, a hand-drawn map, and an oral report.  The students will have 6 social studies class periods to work on this project.  I know the students are...