Students of the Week

Congratulations to the outstanding students for the week of 2/8 to 2/11!

1st Period - Aseel
3rd Period - Naomi
5th Period - Lanaya
6th Period - Zhamir

Keep up the good work!

Mid-Winter Recess

Don't forget that Mid-Winter Recess begins at the end of the day this Friday, 2/12. Students will not return to school until Monday, February 22nd, 2010.

Writing Business Letters

We will round out our written correspondence unit with a study of business letters. Students will learn the use of business letters as well as the specific format in which to write them. Students will then write a business letter of compliment or a business letter of complaint to the maker of a product they often use.

Congratulations to the Recent Students of the Week

Congratulations to those students who earned the distinction of Student of the Week for 1/25-1/29 and 2/1-2/5!

1st Period
Admir C.
Demetriell D.


3rd Period
Jacob G.
Bailey P.
Ta'carra N.

5th Period
Seik P.
Luis S.

6th Period
Tiana H.
Lovetee D.

Needing Stamps

All students are asked to bring in two first-class stamps for our letter writing unit. If students bring in an additional two stamps, they will receive a homework pass.

Snail Mail Relay

Students are participating in what is known as the Great Snail Mail Relay. Eighth grade students from all across the country practice their writing skills by writing to other eighth graders in all fifty states. Students received a letter from a student in Mitchell, Indiana. All students will write back to this student and then write to another eighth grade class from another state. As we receive letters back, we will keep you posted!

Letter Writing Unit

Students began a letter writing unit yesterday by investigating the five most common types of written correspondence. Students learned about:
-emails
-memos
-notes
-friendly letters
-business letters

Students also talked about how emailing and texting have made some written correspondence obsolete.

Students further discussed the proper format for friendly letters and began writing these types of letters today in class. The friendly letters are to the sixth grade class advising them about the transition to the middle school. After a peer editing workshop tomorrow, students will revise and publish their letters before sending them off to the sixth graders.