The 8th grade is reviewing the 7 virtues that they learned as 7th graders. Today they placed them in the proper category of cardinal or theological. Cardinal virtues are temperance, prudence, justice and fortitude. The Theological virtues are faith, hope, and charity. Now they are writing and illustrating a short story on one virtue to […]
Just a reminder that the eighth graders are going to Camarillo for the day on Thursday for a leadership workshop. We are wearing non-uniform dress and bringing a sack lunch; snacks and drinks will be provided. We are very excited!
The 8th grade is in the computer lab deciding court cases and citizen rights on the new Our Courts website designed by Justice O’Conner. The discussions are very lively and I see many lawyers and judges in the future from this class!
The 8th grade is identifying the battles of the American Revolution this week. They researched the battles in the computer lab and are now presenting the information to class. The class is placing the battles on a timeline. We are also watching the Brain Pop movie on the Revolution. We are also examining the 3 […]
We started talking about science fair yesterday and I have asked the eighth graders to have at least five science fair topic ideas by next Monday. Remember that this needs to be a topic that lends itself to research. We also talked about SLE binders today and there is a handout that should be signed […]