Welcome Back!

I pray that everyone had a great Thanksgiving break and were able to step back and really be thankful for what our Lord does for us each and every day.

Today was busy preparing for the Advent Worship Service. We spent part of the morning and then the entire afternoon rehearsing. We look forward to having you as our guest on Wednesday night (11/30/05) at 7:00 PM.

Assignments:

• Language Arts: Spelling, Unit 3 -- Definitions and Synonyms/Antonyms Worksheet; Johnny Tremain, Chapter 11/12 due on Monday, December 5.
• General Math: Accelerated Math

Have a great evening!

Golfing and Relaxing

Once the CAPSO conference ended in Long Beach, I headed to the Lawrence Welk Resort in Escondido with my family (including my mom and my wife's aunt). We are having a blast! Wine tasting, golfing, hot tubbing, sleeping, etc. I am looking forward to returning to class on Monday. I hope everyone has a very blessed Thanksgiving!

Championship Hockey

Check out Joe's picture with his championship hockey team. They had just won a tournament in Chicago that places the team as the top team in the nation in their division. When you go the link above you can vote as for the picture to appear on an ad for Jone's Soda.

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Check out a new blog!

This is from Bree, Sarah, and Caitlyn! www.hotpinktutus.blogspot.com. Cool!

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"Extreme Christmas"

The Advent presentation, "Extreme Christmas", is coming together quite nicely. The kids are working hard to be ready to present the Christmas story to you on November 30. We had two rehearsals today.

Assignments:

• Religion: None
• Language Arts: Due tomorrow -- Book Report; Spelling Test -- We will also be continuing the writing excercise using alliterations.
• General Math: Multiplying Integers; In Class Assignment

Have a great evening!

Linking the Blogs

If you are a student in 8th grade and would like to have your link appear on this blog, let me know. I enjoy reading what you post. Just remember, what appears on your blog must be appropriate for all audiences and be in line with the values and beliefs of St. Paul's.

Tuesday, November 15

Here's today's assignments:

• Religion: No Homework. We began Lesson 13 in class.
• Language Arts: Spelling U. 2; Complete the Sentence; Synonyms and Antonyms
• General Math: Multiplying Integers; No Homework
• Advent Rehearsal: 12:45-2:30

Have a great day!

Monday, November 14, 2005

Today's Assignments:

• Religion: Advent Rehearsal
• Language Arts: Spelling; the list was given in class. The students are to define each word and then use it in a sentence.
  
• General Math: p.125-126;

Missing Work: We are having a glut (do you see how I used the spelling word) of missing work in the 8th grade. Please take time to review the planner each night and see that your student is staying on top of their assignments.

Have a great day!

Start Page

Check out a new project I have been working on. This is a start page. You may have seen this on the student computers in the classroom. Go to http://www.protopage.com/8chomeroom# and see where you can go.

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Veteran's Day

The 8th grade had a busy day with assemblies, rehearsals and a little work to break up the day! We began the day with a very touching Veteran's Day assembly. This was followed by Chapel in the MPR led by Pastor Mueller (it was raining, so we didn't make the trek to the church). After chapel, we followed our chapel day schedule. Spelling Test, Memory Test and Writer's Workshop filled the Language Arts classes.

Assignments:

• Language Arts: Johnny Tremain Chapter 10 due on Monday; Book Report due on November 17.
• General Math: Accelerated Math Today

Have a great Weekend!

Book Reports

Reminder: Book Reports are due on November 17. Due to ELVIS Day and the Thanksgiving Break, no late reports will be accepted. Check on the link above or in the links column to see the complete set of guidelines that was distributed to the students several weeks ago.

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Wednesday, November 9

Wacky Wednesdays!

Assignments and such....

• Advent Rehearsal: Please take a moment to discuss the importance of this activity with your child. This is our chance to share the Gospel with so many different people. Cooperation and participation is a must.
• Language Arts: Spelling Test on Thursday; Spelling "Choosing the Right Word" due; Johnny Tremain, Chapter 10 due on Monday (11/14); Don't forget the Book Report due on November 17.
• General Math: p. 125-126; 14-28, 54-56, 60-61

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, November 8

Today's Assignments:

• Religion: None -- We did a worksheet regarding the selection of the 12 disciples.
• Language Arts: Johnny Tremain, Chapter 9
• General Math: p. 119-120; 17-22, 28-31, 44-46, 53-58

Have a great evening!

Monday, November 7

Assignments Today:

• Religion: None. Advent Rehearsal Today -- Lesson 12 tomorrow.
• Language Arts: Spelling Unit 1 Worksheet; Johnny Tremain, Chapter 9 due on Wednesday
• General Math: p. 112-113; 13-28, 31-32

Have a great evening!

Selfless Service

Check out The Rock Ministries Selfless Service blog hosted by Jake Youmans. Here is a way for you to get involved or pass along needs.

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Wednesday, November 2

On the first Wednesday of each month, our chapel service is a traditional experience in worship. Today we sang the familiar Reformation hymns and learned about the work of Martin Luther. We also heard from our C-3 choir and the handbells. After Chapel we spent an hour rehearsing our Advent Service in the sanctuary.

Assignments

• Language Arts: Write a "three day" journal from the perspective of an 8th grader living in .... ( You are to use the location which your group agreed upon) Due tomorrow: Journal, Brainstorm list of typical activities, and the original list of locations--one per group)
• General Math -- None

Remember, Thursday is a minimum day and there is no school on Friday or PT Conferences.

Have a great evening!

All Saints Day

Thank you to all of you who worked at the Fall Festival last night. It was a great event and everything went very well.

Today's Work:

• 8C students finished their "Student-Led Conference" presentations.
• Language Arts: The Prewriting Process -- Brainstorming and Listing.
• Homework: Write four questions for the person of interest that we have chosen. Pretend you are that person and answer the questions. Remember: No "one-word" answers.
  
• General Math: p. 107-109; 18-20, 23-26, 30-36, 43-45, 49-56, 71-75, 83-86
• Please take time to review the work each day for your student. The General Math students have been struggling with the concepts and they need your reinforcement each night. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks.

Have a great day!