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Hi all! Reminder that Monday we do not have school due to professional development. Next Thursday is a PTO meeting at 6. I encourage all of you to attend. They are doing a lot of neat things! Sunday the 24th is our Color Run! Monday the 25th will be our class trip to Panora. I will send out permission slips next week. 8th grade is currently working on a compare/contrast poem about Paul Revere's ride. They are also working on characterization within stories. They watched a video and are starting to read about Harriet Tubman while noting her characterization. Last week they were working on short suspense stories. Below is a picture of two of their story covers. I am so excited to read them this weekend! 7th grade read an account of the sinking of the Titanic . Their assignment was to write a newspaper article reporting on the sinking or the maiden voyage of the ship. They are to make it look like a real newspaper. Of course no Titanic lesson would be complete without the ...

9/11/17 A few dates to keep in mind: September 18th we do not have school. September 24th is the Color Run. Please be sure to tell your friends! September 25th will be the 8th grade's leadership retreat in Panora. Permission slips will be sent home in the next week or two. September 29th we get out early due to the Homecoming parade. Thank you to all of the students who helped with the Food Fair's carnival last night! We had a great turn out. The 8th grade is in the process of reviewing the essential elements of a plot. They are currently in the process of writing a short creative story. We will move on to a few nonfiction stories before we really get started in the textbook. The 7th grade just finished a short story by Ray Bradbury called "The Sound of Thunder". They are focusing on cause and effect, foreshadowing, and suspense. The 6th grade is being introduced to the elements of a plot, how to diagram the elements on a plot diagram, and my writing ex...

Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a great summer. I know for a lot of you it was pretty busy and it flew by. Last week we were getting acquainted, so this week will be more focused on content. However, the middle schoolers will be taking assessments in my classroom today and tomorrow with Mrs. Mitchell. A few things this week... 8th grade's first Mass will be this Wednesday. We hope to see you there! Thursday, the 31st, will be school pictures. Thursday is also a PTO meeting at 6 p.m. if you would like to attend. Monday the 4th of September we will not have school due to Labor Day. The new batch of 8th graders. :)  Each class is doing a back to school activity for me involving them tracing their shoes. Briley and Jacob had to tape a couple of pages together to get their whole foot to fit! The middle school got together to work on our social contract on Friday.  

Things to be aware of... TWO MORE WEEKS UNTIL SCHOOL IS OUT! Crazy!! This Friday is the Civil War Wax museum. It will be held in the middle school building from 1:00 to 2:30. Hope to see you there! Monday is the 8th grade's field trip to Adventureland. We will leave here at 8:30. I am hoping to be back by 5. Wednesday the 24th is the spring music program. It will be at the High School again, and Mrs. Stoner is asking that students arrive by 6:15 that night. Friday the 26th is 8th grade graduation at Holy Spirit at 7:00 with a reception following after Mass. We will be practicing for that on Friday afternoon. I will send home permission slips allowing your child to walk to the church next week. Invites for graduation will be given to the students to give to you today or tomorrow, depending on when they will be printed. Monday the 29th we will not have school due to Memorial Day. Tuesday the 30th students will need to bring a sack lunch. Milk will be provided. Field Da...

Hi Parents,  Because of the venue of our class trip, I will need two chaperones for Monday the 22nd. I will draw names if there are several of you who would like to go.If not, first come, first serve. Email if you are interested. Sorry for the late notice! Mark your calendars for 8th grade graduation on the 26th of May at 7:00 pm. There will be a reception afterward. Some of the 8th grade girls are making invitations as we speak.

F.Y.I  There will be a Spirit Day this Friday, May 12th. 8th grade parents be marking your calendars for graduation which is the 26th of May at Holy Spirit Church! The 8th grade field trip will be May 22nd. They are going to Adventureland. I will be sending out permission slips soon. The 8th grade has been busy with To Kill a Mockingbird. They will be finished with the book tomorrow, Wednesday! We do a lot of discussion throughout the book, and I think they actually like it... a little bit anyways! They will take a test on Friday over the novel and watch the movie next week. After that, they will be working on their research papers. Their topics usually stem from the book in some way. The 7th grade has a big project they are working on. They have to write a research paper then transform it into a speech of which they also have to make a presentation over Slides to present to the class. It's quite a bit, but we have plenty of time to work on it! Their projects are over differ...

Just a reminder that the permission slips for the High School visit should be signed and returned by Thursday. I am sending home a yearbook form. The yearbooks will be $10. If you would like one, please indicate it on the form and send money with your child no later than Thursday, May 4th. Thursday is Lap-a-Thon. The 8th grade is scheduled to run at 10:00 but will be late due to their visit to the High School. We are hoping they run at 10:30. They may wear sweatpants on Thursday. Hopefully this rain will stop!