Hot, Hot, Hot!

Today was a hot one here at St. Paul's. The kids were draggin' a bit by the end of the day, but they still left with some "gusto".

Today's Work:

• Relgion: We did start Lesson 8 (The Miracles in Capernaum) since we arrived back from chapel early. No Homework.
  
• Language Arts: Verbs and verbals are giving the students fits. We will continue to work through the material together so that they can reach a high level of mastery. We will begin diagramming sentences in the next few weeks in order to see a "picture" of the sentence. Homework: SB 161-162; Writing Journal # 5.
• General Math: "Combining Like Terms" -- White -- RT 16-17; Blue -- p. 59-60; 13-15, 18-23, 26-27, 30-32, 36-37, 43; Due Monday!

Reminder: Friday, September 30 is a minimum day. 11:30 Dismissal.

Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life!

I knew immiadetly it must be Fall this morning since I was greeted by a very warm "Santa Ana". With the predicted hot weather this week, be sure to remind your child to drink plenty of liquid and to eat plenty of fruits and vegtables. This will assist them in having a great and successful day!

Assignments:

• Religion: We completed Lesson 7 today. Our discussion focused on God's Call to us. How do we know He is calling? How do we know it is His Call versus our "call"? Great discussion. No Homework for tonight.
• Language Arts: We have now completed 23 lessons in DOL (Daily Oral Language). The class participated in a presentation about the Uses of Verbs. Skillsbook 153-154 is due tomorrow. Don't forget...JT SG Chapter 5 is due on October 4. Also, a reminder: Students are to have two spiral notebooks available for Language Arts; 1) DOL; and 2) Writing Journal. These are to be separte notebooks.
• General Math: "White" -- RT 7-8; "Blue" -- p. 55-56; 11-14, 16-18, 23-27, 33-34.

Have a great day!

September 26, 2005

What a great day to be alive!

After a very busy weekend, I was excited to get back to the classroom today. I have a blast working with your student. I am blessed!

Assignments:

• Religion: We turned in the Unit 1 Assessment today. The kids did a great job illustrating and explaining what they "took" from "The Gospels". We will start Unit 2 tomorrow as we look at the early part of Jesus' ministry.

• Language Arts: The students went through an orientation of www.turnitin.com. They should come home tonight with some information that will help to explain how the program works for you. Having an active e-mail address is advantageoud, but not required. No assignment for tomorrow.

• General Math: We took the test on Chapter 1 today. As we begin Chapter 2, it is important that you spend some time each evening reviewing and monitoring your student's progress in Math. We will review the test and begin Chapter 2 tomorrow.

Have a great Monday night!

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September 24, 2005

As we celebrate the weekend, I want to congratulate the students on their continued focus on working hard and having fun. The week ended on Friday afternoon with our first round of Intramural games. Everyone seemed to have a good time and the competition was great.

Assignments:

Religion: Unit 1 Assessment: The students were to pick a project from two options. This project is due on Monday and is designed to assess the level of mastery of the material from Unit 1.

Language Arts: The students will be introduced to www.turnitin.com next week. Book reports and some writing assignments will be submitted through this website. Students receive directions on Monday. Students must have an active e-mail address to use this service. If that is an issue, please let me know. We will begin working through the formal writing process this next week.

General Math: Test on Monday-- Chapter 1

Have a great weekend!

September 21, 2005

After the storms of yesterday, God provided a glorious morning for us today! I hope your day has been fantastic.

Assignments:

Religion: We finished Lsn. 6 and reviewed Unit 1. Test on Friday, 9/23!

Language Arts: We did final revisions of the friendly letter today. Open Note Test will be on Thursday. We finally had time to review properly. Notes can be found by going to the link on the left. (Parts of Speech). Skillsbook p. 149-152 due on Thursday.

General Math: White -- RT 70-71; Blue -- p. 40-41--#23-34, 36-42, 44-45.

September 20, 2005

Wow! God has provided a magnificent display of his power through nature last night and today. I pray that your family has not been caused any hardship due to the weather.

Today's Assignments!

Religion: Complete Lesson 6 (John The Baptist) for Wednesday. Unit 1 test on Friday. (will cover the first six lessons)
Language Arts: We completed DOL 16-17 in class today. A "Friendly Letter" to Danilo (our Compassion International Child) is due tomorrow.
General Math: We now have two groups in 8th Grade General Math: Blue and White. Due tomorrow: Blue -- p. 34-35; #9-22, 26-28 -- White -- RT p. 61-62. The students understand which group they are in. If you have any questions, please be sure to contact me.

Have a great day!

September 14, 2005

Wonderful Wednesdays!

Religion: Homework -- Finish Lesson 5 -- John

Language Arts: Homework -- Skillbook p. 147-148 -- The Verb. The Noun test has been postponed. Also, Vocab for Johnny Tremain is due on Thursday

General Math: Homework -- Each student is to create five shapes and then calculate the perimeter and the area of each shape. Be prepared to share in class.

Have a great day!

September 13, 2005

Greetings!

We had a super presentation by Trenton about his trip to Boston. The students were able to see photos of various sites that are discussed in the book Johnny Tremain. Thanks, Trenton!

• Religion: No Homework; We discussed Lsn. 4 in class and will finish tomorrow. We will then begin Lsn. 5 (John).

• Language Arts: We continued to work on DOL and discussed Johnny Tremain (Ch. 1 & 2). The Study Guide was due today and the students should be working on the vacabulary that is due on Thursday.

• General Math: No Homework. The students really struggled with last night's homework. We reviewed today and will continue to review tomorrow.

Have a great day!

September 12, 2005

Happy Monday!

Here are today's assignments:

Religion: Complete Lsn. 4

Language Arts: Johnny Tremain (JT) Study Guide (Ch.1 &2) are due on Tuesday; JT Vocabulary due on Thursday (9/15); Noun Test (Open Note) on Wednesday.

General Math: Formulas; p. 24-26, 2-40 even. Test; Chapter 1; Tuesday, September 20.

Missing assignments are beginning to occur. Please take time to review all assignments.

September 8, 2005

Today's Assignments:

Religion: None. Today we had an all 8th grade class meeting to discuss expectations for behavior at lunch. We have had some issues, but we are confident that the class will respond appropriately.

Language Arts: We reviewed the Skillsbook page from yesterday as many students struggled with the assignment. The Study Guide for Johnny Tremain was distributed for Chapters 1 & 2. This is due on Tuesday, September 13.

General Math: None. We completed the Mid-Chapter Test in class in small groups.

Blessings!

September 7, 2005

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend!

Here are today's assignments:

Religion: None --We had "All School" Chapel today as it is the first Wednesday of the month. This is normally a formal chapel using the traditional Lutheran liturgy.

General Math: "Order of Operations"; Lsn 1.4; p. 18--20-37 all; p. 19--41-67 odd

Language Arts: "The Noun"; Students took notes based on p. 439 ff in the Write Source. Students shall complete p. 125-126 in their Skillsbook. Open Note test on the noun on Monday, September 12.

Have a great evening!

Week #1 In The Books!

Week #1 has been super! The 8C students (B and A, too) have been great. I hope everyone has a great Labor Day Weekend and a safe return on Tuesday!

Religion (8C): We completed Lesson 2 and had a great discussion about Matthew 18 today.

Language Arts (8All): The students had their first DOL Quiz today. Overall, they did very well. Writer's Workshop was introduced and they will be participating in this on Tuesday as they analyze their first writing assignment.

General Math (8): Accelerated Math was introduced and the students began work on their first Diagnostic Test today. No homework for the weekend.

If you are at the Orange Street Fair this weekend, be sure to stop by the St. Paul's booth for some BBQ Beef. Blessings on your weekend.

Today

Religion (8C): We finished Lesson 1 and began work on Lesson 2 (Matthew). No Homework.

Language Arts (8All): Writing Prompt #1 is due in class on Friday, September 2. The students had some time in class today to work on this. DOL is going well. We are also continuing our discussion about background information for "Johnny Tremain". On Friday, we will be sharing our writing and beginning work in "Write Source".

General Math (8): Lsn. 1.3 -- Powers and Exponents -- p. 14, 11-33; p. 15, 43-46 all.

I look forward to seeing everyone at "Back to School Night".