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Field Trip: Permission slips for the 8th grade field trip to see the Rome Braves play went home last week. The cost per student is $25. We have asked parents to cover the cost for their student.  If you have already returned your student’s permission slip, but have not yet had the chance pay, we will still gratefully accept any and all payments.   If we do not raise enough money we will not be able to take the students on this trip.  We have to meet our monetary goals by Friday, April 4th to ensure that our tickets for the event and our charter buses will be available.

Eighth Grade Field Trip Committee

Please complete the self-assessment page before you select a research topic. Download selecting_a_topic.doc

I want to acknowledge all of the hard work that I have seen as I observed groups working on the Power Point lessons.  What a fabulous job you are doing on the vocabulary projects!  Please do not forget to study the Choosing the Right Word section of Unit 11 on page 129 for the test Monday.

Power Point presentations will be reviewed during  class Thursday and Friday.

Please review the list for a possible topic.  Download possible_topics.ppt

Presentations are due Thursday for A Day and Friday for B Day classes.  If you need help or a morning pass to enter the building before the morning bell, please let me know.

We will take the test for Vocabulary Workshop, Chapter 11 , Monday, March 24.

Have a great day.

The template for Unit 10 from the previous post is malfunctioning.  Here is a new attachment. Download unit_10_jeopardy_template.ppt

Greetings,

I hope you are excited about the last nine weeks of middle school. Well, I am so thrilled with your progress and know that we will enjoy this final nine weeks preparing for high school and beyond.

Here are the templates we discussed in class.  I hope you will work diligently with your peers to enhance this learning opportunity.

Remember, your presentations are due Thursday for A Day Classes and Friday for B Day Classes.

Power Point Design Templates for Synonyms/Antonyms and Introduce the Words: Download celebration.ppt Download E-Chalkboard.ppt Download film_strip_powerpoint.ppt Download learning_to_write.ppt Download somethings_fishy.ppt Download star_cartoons.ppt Download warm_spring_night.ppt Download whimsical_iii.ppt

Power Point Templates for Games:

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Download who_wants_to_be_a_millionaire.ppt

Hollywood Squares Download hollywood_squares_template.ppt

Jeopardy Download jeopardy.ppt

Here is the template of the Jeopardy game that we used to review Unit 10. Download unit_10_vocabulary_jeopardy.mht You may wish to update this template and save the changes for your assignment.

Have  a great week!

The 3rd nine weeks ends today! We completed Unit 11 for Vocabulary Workshop.  Students were given expectations for the upcoming nine weeks.  Vocabulary PowerPoint presentations are due Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21.  The test is Monday, March 24 for Unit 11.

Templates are attached on my blog.

Have a great weekend!

During class we will rotate using centers.  Each group will spend 10 minutes at a station.  Students are encouraged to work collaboratively with their group during this time.  If a student needs additional time, all assignments are available during homeroom and dismissal time.  If other arrangements are needed, please speak with me so that I can accommodate needs.  The environment contract is due Thursday or Friday during class.

Thanks

Please make sure all work has been submitted for grading. 

Monday – Complete video notes from environment inventions.

Tuesday- Complete environmental assignments and Vocabulary Unit 11.

Wednesday – Complete environmental assignments and Vocabulary Unit 11.

Have a great day!