November Units

Hello Parents and Students! 7th: We are now finished with our utopian building projects and have begun our short story unit. We will be reading "Flowers for Algernon," by Daniel Keyes over the next week and watching the film Charly. We will then write a compare and contrast essay in class regarding the the short story and its companion film. 8th: We finished reading The Wave this week and will be taking a final exam on the novel in essay form on Monday. Then we will watch the film version (1983) in class. Hope you all have a wonderful Halloween weekend!

Mrs. Rubasch

Projects and New Units

Hello Students! We are now into our second quarter of school and moving in new directions. 8th Grade: We have completed our small group reading projects and are beginning to read The Wave, by Todd Strasser. 7th Grade: We are building our utopias in class and presenting them on Friday. Don't forget your supplies! Each student has been given a Literature and Language workbook. Please bring it to class each day for the next two weeks, as we are studying the elements of the short story for our next unit and will begin reading "Flowers for Algernon" next week.

Thank you,
Mrs. Rubasch

Quarter Wrap-up

Hello! We are now finishing out the first quarter and wrapping up our novels before heading into fall break. Remember, all assignments are due Wednesday, October 13th at the latest. Report cards will go out on this day as well. October 14th and 15th we will have no school. 8th graders must have all group work finished, including essays, packets, and final exams. We will begin reading The Wave, by Todd Strasser on Monday, October 18th. 7th graders must have The Giver quizzes and writing assignments finished and be ready to start our Utopia building projects on Monday. We will then be moving on to our next unit: Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes. Great job and have a relaxing break!

Mrs. Rubasch