Projects and Testing

What to Expect... 8th: You have all been doing very well on your Greek mythology presentations, keep up the good work! After we complete our presentations on Thursday, we will begin Unit 3 of our Buckle Down books. We will end the Buckle Down unit with a final practice exam and then it will be time to take the AIMS test. Testing will begin on April 11th. 7th: We are ending our folklore unit with a final project, due next Wednesday, April 6th. Students are expected to write their own folk tale, five pages handwritten or three pages typed. The stories will be made into mini books with a minimum of two illustrations. Rough drafts are due Friday, April 1st. This project will be completed during class, but if you wish, you may work on it at home too. Next Wednesday through Friday we will complete our Buckle Down books. The following week we will begin the AIMS test. Keep up the good work! Mrs. Rubasch

Welcome Back

8th: We are working on our Greek Mythology projects all week. Each team must turn in a typed two page essay on their god or goddess with a bibliography containing at least one book source and two internet sources that have been approved in class. A poster board or power point presentation with a five minute speech is to be given next Wednesday, March 30th in front of the class. The paper is also due at this time. The project is worth 200 points.

7th: We are now beginning our folklore unit and will be studying myths, legends, folk tales, and fables in class. We will then complete unit 3 of our Buckle Down curriculum.

Remember to return your signed report cards!

Mrs. Rubasch

Final News of the Quarter

Hello! We are almost done with the third quarter of our school year. Report cards go out tomorrow, March 16th, and must be returned with a parent/guardian's signature by Monday, March 21st. Unreturned report cards will result in a lunch detention.

8th grade:

We are continuing to study Greek mythology and will begin working on our team projects when we return from the break. Next we will do our final section of our Buckle Down books and one more practice test. The AIMS test will be given on the week of April 11th-15th.

7th:

We just learned how to play Almania, a game that teaches us how to utilize information from an almanac. This will conclude the reference materials portion of our nonfiction unit. We will have an Almania tournament next week and the winning teams will be invited to a pizza party at lunch! Then we will begin our folklore unit. We will finish our final section of our Buckle Down books just before the AIMS test. The test will be given the week of April 11th-15th.

Thank you,
Mrs. Rubasch