Week of Oct. 31~

On Monday October 31st the grade 8s will be attending a dance in the afternoon.  There will be a concession at the dance.

At lunch, hot dogs will be on sale for $2 outside the foods room

Reminders:

If you haven't handed in the Student Information Package, please get that in as soon as possible! There are a number of students who haven't returned them!

Interim reports have been sent home.  Please initial the form and send them in.

English 8-1 and English 8-2

 We are starting our Expository Writing Unit--Our first topic is "Bullying" This week we will be working on thesis statements and organizing our essay.

Socials 8-2

We have started the unit The Fall of the Roman Empire -- Next week we will be making connections to the U.SA--The election is a hot topic in class!

There will a be a test on Friday  Students will get a study guide on Monday and a review class on Wednesday.  The test will cover:

• communication and travel in ancient times
• how historians study history (primary and secondary sources)
• the fall of Rome

French 8-4

This week we started our ER Verbs Unit.  There will be a short quiz on conjugating ER Verbs on Friday.