One Full Week Done!
8th Grade Language Arts
We Did It!
We were successful in completing our first full week as 8th graders at WDMS! Your students did very well this week as we began our Literary Terms review unit with plot and characterization. To practice identifying plot, we read the short story "The Wise Old Woman" retold by Yoshiko Uchida. Next week we will focus on tone and mood.
Whole School Eagle Launch
We started our week off with our first ever WDMS Eagle Launch to introduce the positive behavior program. Please ask your child about this program and what they have done so far, or what they plan on doing, to earn Winning Wings. This is a picture of our mural that is directly when you walk in the main entrance of our building, so be sure to have your child point out where their thumb print is! An article was also written about the day.
What Terms Do I Need to Know?
This pocket chart will be in our room year round and it holds the ever useful literary terms! Students can find the definitions on our website and also study them on our Quizlet. Please encourage your child to utilize the Quizlet as it is a free resource and can also be downloaded and used on their phones or iPads/tablet with the app!
What Will Your Verse Be?
As promised in the previous newsletter, here is a picture of our updated bulletin board.
Renaissance Learning
This week we took our first Renaissance Learning benchmark. Your child's results and information will be sent home from the school within the next few weeks. We will take practice tests with this resource throughout the year within our class. The school will send home results for the benchmarks in the winter and in the spring.
Event Information
Picture Day
When?
Monday, Sep 15, 2014, 08:30 AM
Where?
West Deptford Middle School, Grove Road, West Deptford, NJ, United States
Contact Us
Any questions, concerns, comments?
Mrs. Paterna: fpaterna@wdeptford.k12.nj.us
Miss Christman: achristman@wdeptford.k12.nj.us
Mrs. Paterna: fpaterna@wdeptford.k12.nj.us
Miss Christman: achristman@wdeptford.k12.nj.us
Email: fpaterna@wdeptford.k12.nj.us
Website: http://wdms8la.weebly.com/
Phone: 856-848-1200