Classwork/Homework

Please attend M/W/F morning resource if you need writing assistance or if you have incomplete work to finish.

Friday, May 3rd will be an EARLY RELEASE DAY (12:15pm) in order for teachers to work on progress report.

Reading/Writing 

Students have been given some time in class to read their choice books for the current project. The majority of the reading is to be done at home and completed by April 26th. The book review book jacket due date has been extended to May 3rd.

Students received a green "Book Jacket and Review" project sheet and a pink "How to Write a Book Review" sheet. We have explicitly discussed the directions from these in class, including detailed examples.

Students have each begun to research an historical event about which they'll write a "Time Travel" story and creatively change the course of history. This paper is due May 7th. The requirements for this are:

 - length must be at least three strong paragraphs

- 12 or 14 pt font (Helvetica, Times or Comic Sans), double-spaced, left justified

- use literary devices and smiley face tricks; demonstrate the 6+1 traits of good writing (ideas and content, conventions, organization, voice, sentence fluency, word choice)

Students continue to learn comprehension strategies particularly the utilization of margin notes (predict, visualize, connect, question clarify, evaluate). They also continue to study and review grammar.

"Power Lines" Home Team Program
(more information on previous posts) 
Additional dates - April 29, May 2, 7, 9 
This program will be conducted Monday and Thursday this week in 8th grade LA classes. This week's project involves a research project.

Classwork/Homework

Please attend M/W/F morning resource if you need writing assistance or if you have incomplete work to finish.

Reading/Writing 

Students have been given some time in class to read their choice books for the current project. The majority of the reading is to be done at home and completed by April 26th. The book review book jacket due May 2nd

Students received a green "Book Jacket and Review" project sheet and a pink "How to Write a Book Review" sheet. We have explicitly discussed the directions from these in class, including detailed examples.

Students continue to study and review grammar.

"Power Lines" Home Team Program
(more information on previous post)
Monday and Wednesday this week in 8th grade LA classes

Sheldon Forecasting
Tuesday, 2nd period, Monroe Library
8th graders pre-register for freshman year

8th Grade Class Photo
Tuesday at 1:30pm

8th Grade Info Night at Sheldon
Wednesday, 7pm, Sheldon High School

Academic Recognition Breakfast
Friday, 7:45am, Monroe Cafeteria

Classwork/Homework

Please attend M/W/F morning resource if you need writing assistance or if you have incomplete work to finish.

Reading/Writing 

Students have been given some time in class to read their choice books for the book review book jacket due May 2nd. However, the majority of the reading is to be done at home and completed by April 26th.

Students received a green "Book Jacket and Review" project sheet and a pink "How to Write a Book Review" sheet. We have explicitly discussed the directions from these in class, including detailed examples.

Students continue to study and review grammar, including sentence diagramming. This week they are particularly working on adverbs.

"Power Lines" Home Team Program
(From the information sheet provided to parents)

Eighth grade students are participating in this program which is part of Project Northland, a nationally recognized program that has proven effective in delaying alcohol use and reducing alcohol-related problems among young people. The program, comprised of eight different days throughout April and May, teaches eighth graders to:
- examine community influences on underage alcohol use
- understand their own influence within the community
- value the personal power they have to stay alcohol free

The program includes a variety of classroom activities that capture students' interests, as well as materials that will be sent home with students. Some materials are just for you, with tips for handling challenges that are typically experienced during the teen years. Other materials are games designed to help you interact with your teen and discuss important topics together. Please ask your child to share "Power Lines Home Team" materials with you, beginning the week of April 15th.

Research has shown that children who know their parents disapprove of underage drinking are less likely to start drinking at an early age. This is important. Waiting until the legal drinking age helps most teens avoid a lot of trouble.

The seriousness of underage alcohol issues highlights the importance of prevention - and of communicating to our children about alcohol and the risks that come with its use. After all, alcohol-related car crashes are the number one cause of death for young people age fifteen to twenty-four.

It is not always easy for parents and children to discuss alcohol issues together. The games and tips provided in the "Power Lines Home Team" Program are designed to make communication about this topic more comfortable. If, for any reason, you cannot participate, please have another trusted adult play these games with your child. 

This curriculum is part of a three year alcohol abuse prevention project funded through a federal grant awarded to the district. The grant requires data collection through survey information to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Your student will be participating in a confidential pre/post survey about his/her attitudes about alcohol abuse prevention.

Classwork/Homework

Please attend M/W/F morning resource if you need writing assistance or if you have incomplete work to finish.

NO SCHOOL Fri Apr 12

Reading/Writing 

Students spent the week taking the OAKS (Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) reading test. Students who did not obtain a "meets" score will take it again in May. 

Students were also assigned to continue reading their personal choice novels for the next book assignment, a book review book jacket due May 5th.

Classwork/Homework

Please attend M/W/F morning resource if you need writing assistance or if you have incomplete work to finish.

NO SCHOOL Mon Apr 1 and Fri Apr 12

 

Reading/Writing 

The class is finishing "The Outsiders" movie in class early this week. Students will be doing a practice OAKS (Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) test and selecting personal choice novels for the next book assignment, a book review book jacket. Eighth grade OAKS reading testing will take place next week. Please be sure your student has ample sleep and nourishment before arriving to school. They can bring a snack and water bottle to have during testing.

 

Grammar 

Students continue to study parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs). They will work on adverbs this week. They are also working on using strong sentences, powerful paragraphs and excellent essays.