8th Grade Updates

Reminders for Room 108:

Wednesday, November 14: 

• Vocabulary unit 5 test

Thursday, November 15: 

• Test on Mark Twain's life
• Religion chapter 5 test

Friday, November 16:

• Saint report due
• Book report 1 due for quarter 2

*Please see Miss Corso with any review or paper questions!

Confirmation Date is Set!

Attention all 8th graders!

We have a date for Confirmation! Bishop Conlon will be the celebrating Bishop at our Confirmation mass on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 7:00 pm. 

Mark your calendars!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to the 8th grade girls A and B volleyball teams at St. Joseph!

Both teams ended their season in SECOND PLACE!

GREAT JOB GIRLS!!!

8th Grade Saint Reports

8th grade Confirmation saint reports are due on Friday, November 16th for room 108. Information aboutthese reports was distributed in class today, and the information can also be found in the students' RED Confirmation folders.

Remember this is not only graded in class, but it is also an important requirement for Confirmation.

Any questions? See Miss Corso!

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES THIS FRIDAY!

Attention all parents!

Just a reminder, parent teacher conferences are this Friday, November 9th. There will be a list of times posted outside of my classroom, or you can email me if you don't remember the time you signed up for during curriculum night. (Lcorso@stjosephdg.org.) I can't wait to meet everyone!

See you Friday!

Testing for English Honors at Downers North and South

Attention 8th graders:

In order to be considered for Honors English at Downers North and Downers South, students must sit for a writing session. The results of this written essay will be one of 4 evaluations used to place the students. Students should have brought home a letter about the testing last week in their Friday folders. Dates for the writing of the essay are as follows: 

• Monday 12-3-12 at South High 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. room C364
• Saturday 12-8-12 at North High 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. room 349 
• Tuesday 12-11-12 at South High 6:30-7:30 p.m. room C364 

Students may take the essay section at either school. Students should bring paper and a writing utensil. 

6th Grade Book Reports - Quarter 2

The due dates for quarter two book reports are:

·         #1: Friday, November 16

·         #2: Friday, November 30

·         #3: Thursday, December 20

·         #4: Monday, January 14

For your second book report, you will write a review of your book. These reviews should be TWO paragraphs. The first paragraph should be about what you liked or didn’t like in the book. Be specific! What characters, plot twists, settings, etc. caused you to like or not like the book? Make sure to use plenty of details. In the second paragraph, explain who would like this book. Who do you recommend it to? Boys? Girls? Both? Children? Adults? Again, be specific! Finally, give your book a ranking out of five stars, five being the best, 1 being the worst.

Paragraph One = What you liked, didn’t like. “I really like this book because the characters seemed so realistic.”

Paragraph Two = Who you recommend it to. “I would recommend this to 6^th grade girls because they would probably like it more than boys.

Rank = **** I give this book 4 out of 5 stars because it was almost perfect.