Fabulous night! Hope you all enjoyed the show! I'm so proud of the kids! I'm sorry to be home sick today; I will miss out on their post-event euphoria. Ah well, hopefully they will still bubble about it on Friday :) hope you all enjoy a well earned break. Please encourage your student to get going on their 4th quarter choice book.

Spring break is near...

1. Night of the Notables is Wednesday 3/26. Students need to arrive between 5:35 and 5:45. Students report to the multipurpose room. Parents go to the cafeteria. Please arrive in costume and EAT before you come! 2. The 3rd quarter dialectical journal is due on Monday. Students should have had it completed today...but clearly the use of an agenda and long term planning are not popular amongst 8 the graders right now. Please encourage your student to develop a method of organization .... Especially for long term assignments and goals. 3. Please make sure costumes are ready to go....Q & As rehearsed, their statement to reveal their notable memorized, and we should be good to go! Hope to see you all on Wednesday!

Another week on the lab. The N of N Fill in the blank worksheet should be finished and the Questions for the evening event are due by the end if the week. Progress on the essay is also underway. Many students are beginning work on their rough drafts and I expect many more will make major progress on Thursday. We also discussed Thursda's trip to PHS. Please discuss future goals and which classes will best suit your student's needs for their post HS goals. We have a quiz on Friday covering Chapter 3 in WSH. Students should be studying their questions and answers from the chapter. PS. N of N costumes should also be in progress :)

March! March! March!

Let the MARCH towards Spring and Night of the Notables commence! These will be busy weeks leading up to March 26th and our evening event. Much, if not all, of your student's research, writing and Prezi production will take place during our 6 scheduled visits to the computer lab. Please cross your fingers for smooth technology sailing! Each student has selected an approved notable. They are required to read a biography on their person if one is available. If not, we will work to put together a collection of smaller print sources. Research on the notables era is strongly encouraged! Please ask to see their packet for expectations, due dates and the BIG 6 research process. In Washington State History we are moving on to study the tribal history of our region. This is a rich unit with complex intersections of culture. We will do a brief review of ancient history (much of this was covered in 4th grade) and delve more in depth into the impact of White settlement on Native culture.