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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 actual...

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 wr...

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....

Morning Parents,  I sent the class shirt order to Lora yesterday. If you plan on paying by check you can make it out to Lora Pellman or As You Wish Designs. They are $20 and very neat! Thank you to all of you who donated candy for our Homecoming float!

Parents,  We are asking all middle school students to bring one bag of candy for the St. Malachy float for the Homecoming parade. Friday the 21st is an early dismissal, but lunch will still be served. September 23rd is the Color Run. September 25th will be the middle school leadership retreat at the St. Thomas More Center. Please sign BOTH forms (one is yellow and the other is white) and it cost $5. Your child will also need a sack lunch for this field trip. That's it for now. :)

Dates to Remember:  September 9th is the Food Fair September 14th is the school's moving day. We are asking for volunteers to help move. September 17th the public school is closed but we are OPEN. There will not be busing.  September 21st is Homecoming with an early dismissal.  September 23rd is the St. Malachy Color Run. Be sure to register by Sept. 10 to get a T-Shirt! The 8th grade watched a video on EdPuzzle. While they watched the video they paused to answer comprehension questions. They had just finished reading The Tell-Tale Heart  by Edgar Allan Poe so they were comparing the video to the story. They will be doing a mock trial next week debating whether our narrator is guilty or not guilty. We have a few 3D puzzles in the classroom for students to work on when they are done with their homework. The boys finished the Statue of Liberty. A couple of the girls are working on a dog. We also have a hamburger and cupcake being constructed....