Just a Friendly Reminder

This is a reminder that students are required to turn in a summary for each of their six books counting towards the 25-book assignment by Wednesday, 1/13. This summaries will count towards each student homework average.

Enjoying Break

Ms. Short hopes that all of her students and their families are enjoying their break. Only two more days and then back to school. Just as a reminder students will be finishing up their Literature Circle books in the first two weeks back. More information regarding the Literature Circle Book Project to follow!

Students of the Week

Congratulations to the following students for earning the distinction of Student of the Week!

1st Period - Alex
3rd Period - Jefari
5th Period - Moo
6th Period - Chiara

Keep up the good work!

Need a little extra credit?

Students can earn ten points added onto their lowest grade by bringing in two school appropriate magazines. These magazines will be used for future class projects. Don't miss this simple opportunity to improve your grade!

Appropriate magazines could be, but are not limited to, the following:

People
Jet
Ebony
Time
US News and World Report
Field and Stream
Good Housekeeping
Family Circle
Rolling Stone
Entertainment Weekly
US Weekly
Sports Illustrated
ESPN
Glamour
Cosmopolitan
Forbes
Cooking Light

Our Class is on Facebook

Ms. Short has created an account on facebook to share school related information and answer ELA questions as needed. Friend her! The ID is MsShort English Class.

Congratulations to our Talented 8th Graders!

Ms. Short would like to congratulate all the talented 8th graders who participated in the Winter concert today. The orchestra, band, and chorus presentations were wonderful! Keep up the good work!

Dear Mayor Miner

This week's editorial is to write a letter to our incoming mayor, Stephanie Miner. Students will outline what they believe the mayor should focus on in order to improve Syracuse. All editorials are due Thursday, December 10th. The best letters will be forwarded to the new mayor.