the week of November 24

This week is a short week due to Thanksgiving break. In language arts we will be continuing the 1960s unit. Students have watched documentaries and have learned much about the economy, politics and lifestyle of the 1960s. Next week we will be covering the year of 1968. A quiz on the information is on Thursday, December 4. After the quiz they students will start to prepare for the debates, which covers topics pertinent to the decade.

The Horse Derby is next Tuesday!!! The horses should be arriving soon and I'm sure all the participating teachers will be practicing to bring their team to victory! GO GREEN !!!!

week of November 17

We are beginning new things in language arts and reading this week! We will be wrapping up the Mythology unit and taking the test on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we will begin to read the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Through out the years this novel has been a favorite of the 8th grade class. In language arts we will be beginning the 1960s unit. We will be watching documentaries and having discussions about the politcal and historic events that took place during that time period. The unit will end with the students taking part in an actual debate that they will prepare for during language arts and social studies class.

The 8th grade bowling trip is on Friday, November 21!