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Parents,  don't forget conferences are next Thursday! Dates to remember:  Halloween Parade is at 2:30 on the 31st. 8th Grade Mass is November 1st. That day is also an early out.  November 2nd: NO SCHOOL The 8th grade recently went to SWCC for Career Day. I think they really liked going to the campus and seeing the different courses and degrees offered.  Ella taking some dents out of a car hood. Mikaela practicing painting a car. Kyle won the hammering contest! Although there may have been some cheating going on...   Kyle won the tire changing challenge! The 8th grade just wrapped up their murder mystery story Lamb to a Slaughter . They started out their unit with a pre-reading activity where they visited different stations throughout the room that gave them clues to the story. At the end they had to predict what actually happened in the story. I don't think any of them predicted what actually happened... 

8th Grade Parents, Don't forget that the 8th grade needs a sack lunch for their field trip tomorrow. They will be going to SWCC for career day. Also, don't forget to sign up for conferences. The link is posted below.

8th Grade Parents,     I have sent out email invites inviting you to conferences. If you did not get the email, the link below will take you to the conference sign up sheet. If this day does not work for you, let me know a time that will and we will get it scheduled.  Thanks! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f044da8ac29a4fe3-parent1 Here is what is happening:  The 8th grade is going to head to SWCC on Tuesday the 23rd for the career day.  They just wrapped up their novel unit on Animal Farm. They are currently working on allegory books, which always turn out neat. You will see these at conferences. In this unit they focused on figurative language, allegories, and the general elements of the plot.  Their new unit is focusing on mood and the tone of the writer. They read "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson yesterday where they focused on the tone of Jackson. Today they will be digging deeper into the real meaning behind the story by writing mini essays. 

Important Dates to Remember: Oct 5- Spirit Day Oct 11- 8th Grade is headed to SWCC to learn more about community development Oct 12- The public school is closed, but we are open. Oct 13- Spaghetti Super Oct 15- The public school is opened, but we are closed. Oct 19- Spirit Day Oct 23- SWCC Career Day for the 8th grade (They will need a sack lunch) Permission slips will be sent home next week. The 8th grade is wrapping up their novel Animal Farm. They will take the test, watch the movie, and have an allegory project next week. I think they enjoyed reading this novel and making connections between the animals and their Russian allegories. The 7th grade just wrapped up a unit dealing with the plot elements, suspense, and mood. They wrote mystery short stories to conclude this unit. They will be taking a test next week over it. It will be a little different in that they will read a mystery story, answer comprehension questions, then do a small project based off of the story.