UPDATE - Friday, January 16th

NO SCHOOL MONDAY JANUARY 19th - so you have a 4 day weekend. You have projects due when you return on Tuesday, so use your time wisely.

Grammar: Quiz next week on Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Writing: Autobiographical Incident - Rough Draft will be peer edited on Wed., so be ready!
Reading: "Roberto Clemente" story and vocab. quiz next week
Book Report/Power Point - Due the 27th
Social Studies: Project/Presentation Due when you return on Tues. the 20th, be ready!
Health: Sex Characteristics and Puberty worksheets and notes
Math: Review and understand "Supplementary", "Complementary", "Interior", "Exterior", and "Corresponding" Angles. We will practice when you return and have a quiz the end of the week.
Science: Tues. we will continue learning about how clouds form.

HAVE A GREAT 4 DAY WEEKEND!

WEEK OF January 12th

Reading: Book Report is due January 27th - no excuses for it being late!
C. Chavez Quiz was Tues. has been moved to Wed. 14th
Social Sudies: Project presentations begin the 20th - be sure that you're ready!
NAEP - National tesing for 8t grade will be on the 28th
NO SCHOOL - Monday, January 19th - MLKing Day

January 6th - UPDATE

Reading: The book report due date has been extended to Tuesday, January 27th. However, get it done now, don't procrastinate!
Grammar: We will continue to work on Pronouns. We will probably have a quiz next week.
Social Studies: During the next 2 weeks (1/5-1/19) students will be working on an American Revolution project. Students will choose to do a web quest, report, or the history challenge. Presentations will begin on Monday, January 20th.
Math: We will continue to work on angles - naming, estimating, measuring and drawing.
Science: We will probably complete our weather unit this week. I will let you know when we will be testing again. Those that need to re-test the last test, given before Christmas, must re-test during workroom this week.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a great holiday break. It's time to get back to the school work and fun. I hope you completed reading your non-fiction book, and maybe even started the book report. It's due soon so get started! Check back soon and I will have updates on all classes. See you Monday, January 5th 2009!