April 25

After three weeks of hard work, the persuasive speeches begin on Monday, April 25 and will continue all week. Miss Lepley's students found out today which day the must present their 4- 5 minute speech.

On the day they present, they must hand in the following:

• final draft of their outline
• final draft of their bibliography
• all notecards
• all notecards used during speech
• all research articles

The 8th graders have finished researching for their persuasive speeches. They should all have a large handful of notecards (I suggested 50) with important information on each. If they have not finished researching they must finish this weekend. On Monday we will begin organizing our information and eventually have a completed outline that they will use during their speech. Speeches begin April 28.

Also all students will be taking a science final on Thursday and Friday. They have recieved a study guide which is due on Monday.

During the week of April 14 all 8th graders will be researching for their persuasive speeches. All students have their topics and should begin to research this weekend! Speeches beging April 28!!!

In science, the Egg Drop Lab begins. Eighth graders need to bring needed material to class to build their containers. The final drop will be the end of next week!

Welcome back! I hope everyone had an enjoyable spring break!!!

In reading, Miss Lepley and I are continuing to read Romeo & Juliet. Next week in language arts, we will beginning persuassive speeches. The stuents will receive an explanations of the expectations and pick their topics. The following week they will be researching in the IMC.

In math, we will be continuing "slope" and move onto "Systems of Equations." A chapter test is scheduled for Friday.

Have a wonderful Spring Break !!!!

ISAT week

Remember to set your clock one hour ahead on Saturday night!!!!

After much preparation the time has come! ISAT testing begins next Monday and continues through Thursday. Please make sure that you get plenty of sleep next week and eat a healthy breakfast every morning!

The second trimester is coming to an end. The 8th grade team has noticed that mnay of the students have ran low on school supplies. Please make sure that your child has the following supplies for the third trimester:

• notebook paper
• graph paper
• pens/pencils
• correcting pens
• a binder in decent condition
• notecards

In Langauge Arts and Reading (Lepley) the students have worked hard preparing for the ISATs. We practiced writing a persuasive essay and completing a reading response. Next week will practice writing a personal narratvie as preparation. ISATs will be held the week of March 10.