What's happening in class?

It's the last week of school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday is a BIG DAY for the 8th grade class! We are going on a lunch/dance cruise aboard The Odyssey in Chicago. Students will dine, dance and cruise tomorrow afternoon for 2 hours, and spend time on Navy Pier. We leave at 9:00 A.M. and return at approximately 5:30.

Here's to a memorable experience!

On Tuesday, it's graduation practice 1st and 2nd hours and classes as normal the rest of the day. Wednesday will include graduation practice and an awards ceremony in the morning, followed by shortened classes and yearbook signing in the afternoon.

Wednesday night, will be Lakeview's class of 2009's graduation!!!!!!!!!!

I hope for nothing but the best for the class of 2009! I have truly enjoyed teaching each and every one of my students this year. They are a wonderful group of talented, bright, nice kids. Have a great summer!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss Lepley

What's happening in class?

There are only two weeks left in the school year!!!

In language arts, we will be continuing 2 minute speeches and we will be developing 8th grade school year time lines. Each individual time line will map out the 8 most important events in each student's 8th grade year.

In reading, we will be watching the movie, The Diary of Anne Frank, comparing and contrasting it to the play we read in class. I have corrected the final tests from Friday, and I'm happy to report the overall grades were great!!

Here's to a good week!

What's happening in class?

During the week of May 18th through May 22nd, we will be doing a number of things in class.

In L.A., students will be writing creative color stories, based on their favorite color. Additionally, students will be giving impromptu persuasive speeches, based on random selected topics.

In reading, we will continue reading and discussing The Diary of Anne Frank. On Monday, we will review the Act one discussion questions assigned over the weekend. Beginning Tuesday, we will be reading and discussing Act two. On Thursday, we will review the entire play, and on Friday, we will take the final test on The Diary of Anne Frank.

AR book report quizzes will be taken in class on Friday, May 29th.

Here's to a good week!

What's happening in class?

Last week I enjoyed hearing the fantastic adventure stories my students shared with the class. The majority of the students worked in pairs and their stories were creative, interesting and well-written!

The week of May 11th through May 15th will be another busy one!

In L.A., students will be writing letters to themselves about their current 8th grade experiences, their plans for the summer, and their goals for freshmen year. I will be mailing these letters to them next May so they can see how their past year developed and wheter or not they were able to achieve their goals.

In reading, we will be sharing poster board book reports, and choosing a new AR book report book. We will also continue reading and discussing The Diary of Anne Frank.

Here'a to a good week!

What's happening in class?

We are officially in the month of May! :)

In L.A. this week, students will be working in pairs to develop an adventure story. Students will then be sharing their stories in class.

In reading this week, we will be starting The Dairy of Anne Frank. We will be discussing Hitler and the Holocaust, and then reading the play version of Anne Frank's diary out loud in class together.

Here's to a good week!

What's happening in class?

In language arts this week, we will be doing a combination of things. I'm in the middle of correcting theme portfolios and I'm truly impressed! I will be handing them back to students this week. We will also be doing some creating writing in class.

In reading this week, we will be watching Romeo and Juliet, and comparing and contrasting it to the play.

Don't forget to keep reading book report books! The book report will be explained this week, and it will be due Friday, May 8th!

What's happening in class?

What a nice weekend!! Hopefully you were able to enjoy it.

The week of April 20th through April 24th will be another busy one!

In language arts, students have been doing a great job on their portfolios. I'm anxious to see their finished products on the 21st!

In reading, we will be reviewing for the Romeo and Juliet test which will be on Thursday of this week. The final test will be worth 100 points, and it will cover both West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet.

Here's to a good week and more great weather!