8B

Monday, April 15, 

By now, the written paper should be done. We worked on the key areas to correct today. Tomorrow we will finalize the Works Cited page and the outline. Autobiography due May 10. 

Wednesday, Apri 9
Students are truly hard at work on their research papers. The written page should be done by Tuesday at the latest. Many students are almost done! They are working so hard! I am very proud of them!. 

Monday, April 8 

Today students worked on their research paper and the autobiography. Autobiography due May 10. 


Thursday April 4, 2019

Today  we worked on the projects due. Students found websites for their research projects. Voc. ch. 15 for HW is due tomorrow for 8 Blue. 

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Today we gave the students the first look at the requirements for their research paper. This paper will be worked on in class as well as at home. The final weeks of school will be busy. Please pay attention to due dates and information posted here. Thank you. 

Monday, April 1, 2019

Today the students worked on their I Am poem. Voc. Ch. 14 words in context for HW. 

Thursday,  March 28, 2019
 

Today we worked on our Beautiful Hope and our poem. Students enjoyed a Mass in celebration of their Confirmation tomorrow. God Bless our Confirmandi!!

Monday, March 25, 2019

Today we worked on vocabulary for Chapter 14.. We began a format poem as well. Night Test tomorrow

Thursday, March 21

Today we worked on the questions for Night. Students are writing essay answers that MAY be on the test. ;) HW complete numbers 1 and 6 on page 4.  Test is moved to Tuesday. 

Tuesday, March 19.

Today we took the vocabulary quiz for Ch. 13. Students took a test ( that does not count)  for chapters 7-12. They did very well!! We will be having  a test on Chapters 13 - 18 when we finish.  No HW. Read your Beautiful Hope. 

Happy St. Joseph's Day!~ 
Today we finished reading the book together. We will continue to work on the story via Wiesel's interview with Oprah. Test on Night Friday. HW Study for your quiz on Ch. 13. 

We will be moving forward with our quizzes to include two chapters per quiz. This is the last one- chapter quiz. 

Monday, March 18

Today we continued to study, Night. Test on Friday. 

Friday, March 15

Today we continued the questions on Night. Have a great weekend. 

Thursday, March 14

Today we continued to read Night. Students worked together to answer key questions. We went over Words in Context. HW complete the assignments for the Chapter.

Wednesday, March 13.
Today the 8th grade was trained for leadership by Harry Flaherty of the Holmdel Alliance. Then students went to the Penance service. No HW

Tuesday, Mar12, 
Today we worked on vocabulary for Ch. 13. and NIght. HW Words in context Ch. 13. Finish reading Night. 

Monday, Mar. 11

Today we completed the Iowa tests!!! YAY!! Be sure to finish Night by Wednesday. 

Friday, March 8, 2019
Happy Iowa Week. Have a great weekend!!! Read Night !!

Thursday, Feb. 28

Today we took the test and went on to review for Iowas. Iowas begin on Monday. We will be reading Night starting on Monday.  Please make sure your children have their books by Monday at the latest. 

Tuesday, Feb. 26

Today we finished the movie and worked on a study guide for the test. Test is moved to Thursday due to make-up pictures tomorrow. Study

Monday, Feb. 25

Today we continued our review and the movie on Anne' Frank's life. HW. Complete packet if you have not done so. Study for the test on Wednesday on Anne Frank. Book Fair is Thursday for 8th grade. 

Friday, Feb. 22

Today we had a crazy day. We took Superlative pictures, worked on grammar, spelling, and vocabulary, and continued the movie. Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday Feb. 21

Today we finished the play and began the movie. Next Wednesday is the Anne Frank test. Book Report due March 6. Tomorrow is a DDD for Superlative pictures. 

Wednesday, Feb. 20 - 

Today we continued Anne Frank. Have a nice snow afternoon! 
Tuesday, Feb. 19

Today we continued on Anne Frank . Test on Anne Frank will be next Wednesday. 

Friday, Feb. 15, 

Today we continued Anne Frank and took the quiz for Ch. 12.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, Feb. 14. 

Happy Valentine's Day!  

Today we continued our Anne Frank study. Students will complete Reader's Journal for today's reading paying particular attention to how the Hanukkah gifts demonstrate the characterization. Remember to use texual evidence to support! Quiz tomorrow vocabulary Ch. 12. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13. 

We are working our way through The Diary of Anne Frank. Students are completing a Readers CLose Read Journal. For tonight, complete the journal for Scene 3. Be sure to pay attention to the characterization and support your description of the character.  Quiz on Ch. 12 vocabulary is Friday. 

Thursday. Feb. 7
Today we went over the HW and the students engaged in exploring the interactive Anne Frank Museum. Have a wonderful and fun weekend with your families!!

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2016

Today we continued Anne Frank. We reviewed subject/verb agreement. We introduced the new vocabulary words for chapter 12. HW Defintions in notebook. 

Tuesday, Feb. 5, Today we brainstormed for WWII facts to create the social environment for the story. We took the quiz on Ch. 11. HW Grammar S/V agreement. 

Monday Feb. 4, Welcome to beautiful February! We ended our study of Flowers for Algernon by writing new endings for the story. We are starting our Holocaust unit tomorrow through The Diary of Anne Frank. We will be using our new series for this experience. HW Study for your quiz. 

Thursday , Jan. 31 

Today we went over vocabulary. We wrote sentences using the characters from Flowers and using vocabulary words. Students began to write a new ending for the story as the culminating activity and assessment. No HW. Tomorrow is Pep Rally Day. Wear your sports uniform. 

Wednesday, Jan. 30 

Today we finished Flowers for Algernon.  Tomorrow is Spirit Day. Wear your favorite school spirit attire. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING IN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP FOR THE TRIP. 

Tuesday, Jan.29 Today we continued Flowers for Algernon. We enjoyed a visit from alum, Jimmy Yacabonis and reviewed the vocabulary for Ch. 11. Quiz on 11 on Tuesday, Feb. 5. No HW

Monday, Jan. 28

We finished the movie and started our new story, Flowers for Algernon. We also began unit 11 in vocabulary.  HW Words in Context unit 11

Friday, Jan 25

As our culminating activity, we are watching Freedom Writers. It is an inspirational movie that demonstrates how the passion of the Freedom Riders inspired future generations of young people trapped by discrimination and prejudice. It also serves to introduce the next Unit which we will start in Feb. - Holocaust Studies through literature. Next week is Catholic Schools Week. It brings many fun activities and events. In ELA, we will be reading a new story. Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, Jan. 24
Today we took the ELA midterm. 
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019

Today we completed all the presentations and we reviewed for the midterm. 
HW Study. 

 Friday, Jan.18

We are working on the presentations. HW Study for the midterm. Have a great 3 day weekend!!

Wednesday, Jan.16
Students were given the midterm review today. We continued the presentations. HW Start to study for the midterm. 

Tuesday, Jan. 15
We began our presentations of the Civil Rights event. Students also started Ch. 10 in vocabulary. We will continue presentations tomorrow. REMEMBER 8th GRADE GRADUATION PICTURES TOMORROW. HW WOrds in Context Ch. 10. 

Friday, Jan. 14, 2019

Today was the final day for in class work on the Project. Presentations will begin tomorrow. The response paper is due Wednesday. HW complete the paper. 

Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019
Today we took the test for Ch. 7-9. Students worked on Civil Rights Project. I will be at the Diocesan ELA Workshop tomorrow. Have a nice weekend. 


Tuesday, Jan. 8
Today we began our Civil Rights research project. Test tomorrow on Voc. 7-9 is tomorrow. 

Today we reviewed the vocabulary for chapters 7-9. Students completed a review sheet for Brown. I moved to test to Thursday. No HW. Study for the test. 

Monday, Jan. 7
Today we reviewed the vocabulary for chapter 9. Test on 7-9 on Wednesday. We are working on Brown v Board of Education. Today we watched a documentary on the effects of Brown on integration and segregation in education. HW Review pgs. 107-111

PARENTS, PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD BRINGS IN THE PERMISSION SLIP IF HE OR SHE WANTS TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL FOR MR. CARUSO. NO STUDENT CAN ATTEND WITHOUT IT!!!


Friday,  Jan. 4
No HW Have 
Thursday, Jan. 3, 

Today we completed reading Brown. HW on Classroom. We went over vocabulary for Ch. 9. HW Words in Context. 

Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019

Today we began our study of Brown v Board of Education. Students are reading an analysis of the case. We completed vocabulary chapter 8. Test on Chapters 7-9 on Wednesday, Jan. 9. SCHOOL GRADUATION PICTURES NEXT WEEK, JANUARY 8. BOYS MUST WEAR WHITE DRESS SHIRT TO SCHOOL. WE PROVIDE THE TIE. 

Wednesday, Dec. 19.

Don't forget that there are no Dress Down Days tomorrow. We will have a prayer service at 10AM. Thank you. Have a great vacation! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Tuesday, Dec. 18

Today we enjoyed presentations from our classic literature stories. There is no HW. Have a wonderful Christmas celebration! Happy New Year! 

Monday, Dec. 17

Today we completed our presentation preparation of classic literature Christmas stories. Tonight
s HW is to research the author of your story and be prepared with a few key points to share tomorrow. 

Thursday, Dec. 13. 

Today we began working on classic literature with a Christmas theme. Students chose a story with a partner and are reading and analyzing it.  No HW

 Wednesday, Dec. 12, 

Today we finished our special project. The children did a fantastic job~~ We began working on Ch. 8 in vocabulary and are starting a group reading of classical literature with a Christmas theme. 

Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018

The special project continues. Thank you to all my students for being so cooperative. 


Monday, Dec. 10, 2018

Today we worked on the special project. Tomorrow will finish the rough copies and begin the final copy of the project. 







HELLO CLASS OF 2019

I hope you are having a wonderful summer. Do not forget to take God with you wherever you go, and of course to read, read, read!!!

See you in September! 

Here are your summer reading instructions. Please do not email me your presentations until I ask you for them. We will be working on presenting during the first weeks of school, however, they are NOT due the minute we walk in the door.  

SUMMER READING INSTRUCTIONS
 You will be reading two books for class this summer.

1. Book one is a non-fiction book. You may select any non- fiction book that interests you. Be sure to choose a book that makes you think – a book that you can react to in some way. When we come back to school, you will give an oral presentation about the book. You may create a power point presentation to use during your oral presentation. You can use notes and make the presentation without a power point as well. You can use a reader's journal to keep track of your reading. Starting on Sept. 7, be prepared to tell the class about the book you have read including, but not limited to, the following questions.
1.       What interested you about this book?
2.       What did you find surprising?
3.       Why you chose this story?
4.       Who are some of the main characters?
5.       Can you relate to any of them?
6.       To whom would you recommend this book and why?
 
 
2. The second book you are reading is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.  Be prepared to participate in activities based on the book in September.
 
During the first trimester we will also read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.  You will be assigned specific days to read this book.  You do not have to read this during the summer.  You do not need to purchase this book.
 
Sometime in February, we will read, Night, by Elie Wiesel.  You will receive specific days to read this book.

If you have any questions during the summer, feel free to email me! 






Middle School Supply  List
 

Middle School Supply List 2018-2019

All Students

Students in grades 6, 7, and 8 are required to have the following:

 

• Black and/or blue pens ( no clicking pens in 6th grade)

• Colored pens for correcting

• Pencils (sharpened)

• Highlighters

• A pair of earbuds or headphones dedicated for use in school

• Assignment pad

• For your homeroom:  4 boxes of tissues, 2 rolls of paper towels, a container of disinfecting wipes

 

In addition to the supplies listed above, students in the each specific grades are required to have the following:

 

Sixth Grade

 

• 1 pack of filler paper

• 2 packs  3x5 index cards (ruled)

• Pencil case (soft)

• Eraser

• Calculator TI-34

• 2 - 3 subject notebooks with pockets

• 1 - 1 subject spiral notebook

• 5 folders

• 1 inch flexible binder for ILA (any color)

• 3 in x 3 in pack of post-it-notes for ILA

• Highlighters - choose one color

• Erasable pens- no clicking pens

• 3 dry erase markers

• 12 inch ruler ( centimeters and inches)

 

Seventh Grade

 

All seventh graders will need a one subject flexible  three-ring binder, a pack of loose leaf paper, and binder dividers.

 

In addition, you will need the following:

• Four folders with holes (1 for ILA, religion, SS, and math)

• 1 composition book for ILA

• 2 three-subject spiral notebooks with pockets (1 for math and 1 for science)

• 1 one-subject notebook for religion

• A scientific calculator (TI 30 or TI 34)

 

Eighth Grade

 

• 3 three-subject notebooks with pockets (1 for ILA, math, and science)

• 1 - flexible  one subject binder, filler paper, and binder dividers for SS

• Four durable folders (1 for ILA, SS,  math, and religion)

• Scientific calculator (TI 30 or TI 34)