8th Grade Christmas Song

Here are two Youtube links for the song "Simply having a wonderful Christmastime"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o8-eLZhrOA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWuKimtUEas&feature=related

and don't forget to have a wonderful Christmas time!

8th Grade High School Placement Test

Please get your HSPT Workbook at your soonest convenience.

For Math, Mrs. Lee has assigned Tests 11-14 (Pgs. 201-205).

For Language Arts I have assigned the introduction to the HSPT (Pgs. 23-30) and (Pgs. 99-122)
Thank you and good luck.

PS. as for Rafael Avila, you left your book in my class. It will be here on my desk. If you get a chance you can come to the school on a time that Mr. Roberto is here and have him open the door so that you can get it. Sorry you forgot about it. See you all on Monday. We will correct these pages then.

7th and 8th Grade Field Trip

The set of plays we will watch on Thursday November 20 is done by Chamber Theatre Productions and the Encore division. Here is the website so that you will know what we are watching. http://www.chambertheatre.com/?q=about/ourshows/encore

We will watch these series of plays at the Ebell Theatre named after Dr. Adrian Ebell. To see this venue and their website click on this link and go to "Wilshire Ebell Theatre" and "Photo Gallery". http://www.ebellla.com/operating/index.html

5th Grade English (Kite websites)

Here are the two websites that can help you with your English Essay.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite#History

http://chinakites.org/htm/ffz-gb.htm

Good luck and God Bless.

8th Grade Literature (My Brother Sam is Dead)

Here are a few websites that will help in your understanding of My Brother Sam is Dead.

http://www.jakeludington.com/audiobooks/My_Brother_Sam_Is_Dead__Unabridged_.html
With this website you can download audiobooks to and listen to My Brother Sam is Dead.


http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/decasperd/my_brother_sam_is_dead.htm
With this website you can download podcasts, quiz questions, journal questions and much more.

8th Grade Debate

Here are the websites to the debate process
http://www.triviumpursuit.com/speech_debate/what_is_debate.htm

http://rutlandhs.k12.vt.us/rhs/activities/Debate/rules.htm

Beowulf Literature

Here is the weblink to the actual English Translation to the literature. It begins with the "PRELUDE OF THE FOUNDER OF THE DANISH HOUSE". If you want to see the poem as a whole click on the "PDF File" link on the right side, then scroll down. Enjoy it, this is Not required reading, this is extra reading so that you can challenge your reading skills.

http://publicliterature.org/books/beowulf/xaa.php