Steinkamp's Scoop

Hello Parents,   Tomorrow is a Spirit Day. Monday WE do NOT have school; however, the public school does have school. It will be an A day on Monday so Tuesday will be a B day.  Thursday the middle school is going to the State Capitol building. Flyers were sent home today.  Friday is Invention Convention. Mr. Scar sent a note home today. Parents are welcome to visit the Invention Convention from 1-3 Friday in the gym. Hope to see you there! Tonight is the MANDATORY 8th grade parent meeting at the high school. Be sure to bring your class schedule with you to hand it in. Parents must sign this! 8th grade just started "To Kill a Mockingbird". The first several chapters are a little slow until the plot starts to pick up. They have a literary packet full of comprehension questions, literary element worksheets, etc...  We have also just started  on the yearbook. I am hoping we will have this submitted by the first week of May.  7th grade just finished

Hi all! What a crazy week with assessments! Next week will be even crazier. I fell slightly behind on updates, sorry! Here's what: 8th grade: They just wrapped up their exam and movie for "Animal Farm". All of their grades are in PowerSchool if you want to check them out! They are now making a popup allegory book. "Animal Farm" is an allegory for the Russian Revolution, so I am having them make an allegory of "Animal Farm". This project is very creative and hands on! I can't wait to see the finished product. I will post pictures when it's done! 7th grade: They just wrapped up "The Westing Game". They didn't have a test but did watch the movie. I need to add up points on their packets, and they will be all caught up as well. They have moved onto a mini research project that gives background information on our next book "Night". This book is a biography of Elie Wiesel in the Holocaust. I think the kids will fi