Fun, Fun February

Well, the second marking period ended and we are now in the second half of the school year. Most of us are happy the groundhog did not see his shadow. I think we are all done with this crazy weather.

Our whole school is working on being C.O.R.R.E.C.T! For the next few months, we will be doing various activities to focus on each character trait. The first two weeks focused on Courage. Students were paired up with a buddy from another grade level each Friday to work together to enhance their learning about this character trait. On Wednesdays, the students work-out the character trait. They may do jumping jacks, squats, or another type of work out to use their whole body to remember the trait. Students will also have lessons in their classrooms to continue to know the correct way to be.

Science: Will continue to work on life skills activities as well as learning about cloud types to be able to predict the weather.

Social Studies: Will be learning about the holidays in February as well as the Civil Rights Movement and famous African Americans.

Writing: Most of the class is working on improving their spelling. Many are also improving their typing skills. Others are writing daily and working to edit and improve their writing.

Reading: Some students are improving their sight word vocabulary. While others continue to use reading strategies to improve their comprehension of what is read. The eighth graders will be reading a book about the Holocaust to prepare them for the upcoming unit in the general education social studies class.

Math: Some students are learning more about fractions to help them with doubling and halving recipies. Others are learning about adding two digit numbers. While others are working on sorting coins.