Projects: This week students will break into teams and begin researching and focusing on their specific roles for their project. The project focuses on endangered species. Each team will choose a species and create a plan of recovery to present to members of "congress."
7th Grade Reading: Continuing with Two Miserable Presidents, students will learn about the first major battles of the Civil War.
Writing: Using their whole class reading book, Two Miserable Presidents, students choose 3 causes of the Civil War and use the book to cite evidence. We will focus on cause and effect strategies for reading strategies, along with writing strategies.
8th Grade Reading: We will continue to read about Ancient Greece and disucss its cultural, societal and religious contributions. On Thursday students will have a test on characteristics of civilizations, along with their knowledge of contributions made to modern society.
Class auction scheduled for this Thursday, October 6, at 3:00.
Please remember to send any spare change or dollar bills to school for our fundraiser for the Fallon Youth Club!
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