Thank you to 8th grade Room Reps and Parents for making our Winter Break parties a relaxing and fun way to head into Winter Break. A surprise visit from Ms. Zimmerman was a great treat as well. Special thanks to our 8th grade parents for chaperoning our wonderful field trip to the Davis Theater to watch 4 inspirational documentaries from the Children's Film Fest.
Progress Reports were sent home on Friday with students. Using these as a mid-quarter guide, students should take advantage of opportunities to resubmit missing/incomplete assignments. Report cards will be coming home in 4 weeks. As a reminder, 8th grade students must receive passing grades in ELA, Math and Civics in order to graduate per the CPS promotion policy distributed at the 1st quarter Report Card Pick-up.
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ELA - Students are completing their reading and annotating using Note & Notice techniques as they explore the science fiction protagonist (anti-hero) and the themes of their science fiction novels. Students will be taking a quiz, completing a final project (due 1/10/22), and their final exams on Friday 1/7/22. We will be exploring Elie Wiesel's memoir, Night, about his life during the Holocaust as our next text.
Writing - Students are fine tuning their thesis statements for their History Fair papers as well as completing body paragraphs 1 & 2. When we return, we will be researching and completing body paragraphs 3&4. The Coonley History Fair is scheduled for 2/10/22 with student judges from Amundsen and Lakeview AP History Classes lending their expertise. In order to be prepared, students will need to be meeting weekly deadlines to ensure they are ready. A trip to Sulzer Reference Library and their incredible librarians on the 2nd Floor would be a great opportunity to gather resources. We hope to schedule walking field trips in the new year. With this said, students should feel free to visit this great resource on their own.
Civics - We have been fine-tuning our History Fair Thesis statements and researching and writing body paragraphs 1 & 2 this week. We are moving into Civics Unit 2 with a focus on government.
Have a safe and relaxing Winter Break! If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me at [email protected].