LAST DAY of OCTOBER

Friday, October 30th - Come dressed in your Halloween costume, but remember no blood, guts, violence, revealing, etc. It is not jeans day, so don't come as a teenager in jeans! At 2:00 we will have a school-wide parade. Those who wear costumes will be in the parade, those that just wear school uniform will watch. At 2:30 there will be grade level parties, which will include a food and drink room, a movie room and a music room. Don't forget to come back to school from 6-9pm for the Halloween dance. Mrs. Lewis and I are the chaperones, we'll have a great time! Hope to see you there.

LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER

Progress Reports will go home with students this Wednesday the 28th


• ELA - Most important is that all 8th grade students and their parents should go to Mrs. Muldoon's blog and read about your assignments. You have your short story and book report due along with a reading vocab test and grammar test coming up.


• Math - at the end of this week we will have a quiz on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers. We will have a review the next couple days. The following week we plan to move on to one step equations, followed by multiple step equations.


• Social Studies - We will continue and soon complete Chapter 1


• Science - TBA
• Health - TBA
• Tutoring starts the first week of November. I will be tutoring 8th grade Math on Mondays and Wednesdays. Is your name on my list? Be sure to attend on "your" day. Tutoring is from 3:45 to 4:45 and parents MUST pick you up on time! They can pick you up outside at the middle school door.

• Halloween Haunting Friday Oct. 23rd 7-10pm, admission $5 - students in elementary must be accompanied by a parent, others must be picked up by 10pm sharp!
• Book Fair: Monday, Oct. 25th
• Phillies Spirit Day: Support the Phillies in the 2009 World Series by wearing a Phillies shirt with uniform pants on Wednesday, Oct. 28th
• 8th students - be sure to check out your individual teacher blogs for assignments, especially Mrs. Muldoon's which gives you important info. on your book report and other assignments due soon. If you are not done reading your book, you must complete it this weekend!

Friday, October 16th

It is important for all students to go to Mrs. Muldoon's blog site.

Monday, October 12th

• ELA - Last week directions were given to all students to take home for the book report. All classes are completing a book report on Power Point that is due October 29th. NO reports will be accepted later then the 29th! Grammar - Quiz on Wed. 14th on Chapter 1 - Lessons 5-8. Reading - 8A will have a reading and vocab. Quiz on CinderEdna on Thurs. 15th. Visit Mrs. Muldoon's blog for more details.
• MATH - This week all of 8th grade will be reviewing and having quizes. Be sure to review your study guide. Students will have homework practice worksheets Monday through Thursday. Be sure to study for all quizes, everyone can get an "A"!!
• SCIENCE - Tuesday you will have a Test on KE and GPE - study your notes!
• SOCIAL STUDIES - This week we'll work on Chapter 1 Vocabulary and Key terms. Be prepared that you will probably have a quiz this week.


• Wednesday 14th wear a pink shirt for breast cancer awareness (no writing on the shirt unless it is a breast cancer shirt). You must still wear uniform pants (ie:khaki) Also on Wed. 14th is the Powder Puff football game - girls play and boys cheer....both boys and girls should wear pink shirts. Don't miss it, we'll have a great time!!!


• Thursday 15th is Back to School night - visit class and tour school. Tell you parents that this is NOT CONFERENCES!!


• Be sure you are finished with all of your work. Grades go in Wed. 14th pm and will be calculated Thurs.. An incomplete paper is a -O-. Progress Reports will go home Wed. 28th.

Polytech High School Info.

All 8th grade students will come home today with a red packet from Polytech High School. Included in this packet is a booklet and application for admission. Put on your calendar, November 2nd there will be a field trip for students to Polytech HS, leaving PCA and going to Polytech for a tour. Permission slips will come home soon. On Saturday, November the 21st, Polytech has their Open House, which is when the parents will attend a tour with their student. Applications will be accepted starting the day of Open House, the 21st. Keep in mind that last year there were 2 times the number of applications as space available, so get your application in early! In January acceptance letters will be mailed out.

October 6th - Important Reminders

• Polytech High School Assembly will be held tomorrow, Wed. 7th, 9-10. Parents are invited. Have 3 questions ready to ask. Even if you aren't planning on attending Polytech, any high school you plan to attend you would still ask the same 3 questions.
• Fiction book report due October 29th - Poster or Power Point Presentation - finish reading your book and take notes after each chapter. Read atleast a chapter every day!
• Science Retests this week - study your notes, we will review before the test. This week we are starting a poster project and we will have a test next Tuesday.
• Math - We will finish percent changes and move on to markup and discounts, you will also take a multiplication facts test this week, review the facts table
• NO SCHOOL this Friday the 9th (In-service for teachers)
• Wednesday, October 14th - Celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month - For a smalll donation, you can wear a pink top with uniform pants...and don't forget that from 4-6 is the powder-puff football game. Female teachers, students (5th-8th), and relatives over age 10 will play non-tackle football, AND Mr. Pinder and the male teachers and students will be our cheerleaders (wearing pink ofcourse!!!) It only costs $3 to play and what fun you'll have...believe me, you'll laugh for 2 hours....and it goes to help breast cancer awareness. So don't miss the fun!!
• Back to school night on Thursday October 15th from 5 to 7
• Don't miss the Annual PCA Halloween Haunting, Friday, October 23rd from 7-10
• Our monthly Middle School Gathering will be Monday, the 26th
• Wednesday, the 28th progress reports go home....be sure your doing your very best!
• Friday, the 30th is the middle school Halloween Dance - don't miss it, we'll have a blast!!!

October 1st

Can you believe it, here it is the first of October. The weather is changing so think about your attire, listen to the weather or check on your computer so you'll be dressed appropriately.

• There will be a quiz tomorrow in Social Studies on Section 2 - just read over the notes from yesterday and you'll do fine!
• Your Health test on Stress is on Monday...and you won't be stressed about it if you study, so don't forget! You have plenty of good information on your study guide...the one we used in class for the game. Be prepared!