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Spelling Lists 2016 The Quest Spelling Bee is scheduled for January 19.  Use the link above to find practice spelling words.

The 8th grade will be participating in StoryCorps’s “The Great Thanksgiving Listening.”  They will be interviewing someone from their family during the break.  They will then have the option to publish their interview to be archived at the Library of… Continue Reading →

The eighth grade created mnemonic devices to remember the Amendments to the Constitution.   Your browser does not support the video tag Your browser does not support the video tag Your browser does not support the video tag Your browser… Continue Reading →

We finished the Convention today.  Have a wonderful long weekend!

The LA/SS rooms rang with discussion and debate as the delegates tried to create a new form of government to replace the Articles of Confederation.   Your browser does not support the video tag Your browser does not support the… Continue Reading →

Research suggests that learning is most meaningful and lasting when it is part of a social activity.  This week, eighth graders had many opportunities to share their thoughts about their learning.  From poetry to political science, they shared their knowledge… Continue Reading →

These are some of the ideas the 8th grade generated when asked, “What purpose does government serve?”  We are investigating the purpose of government and different political ideologies in preparation for learning about the U.S. Constitution.  As part of this… Continue Reading →

When I was in 8th grade, my class and I read The Diary of Anne Frank.  As part of our reading, my teacher made some of us the “Jews,” and we had to wear yellow stars during class.  Then he… Continue Reading →

  The eighth grade has been studying economics for the past few weeks.  On Thursday we had a simulation to illustrate the benefits of free trade.  Each student received a bag with “natural resources,” and they were allowed to trade… Continue Reading →

In the book Predictably Irrational, the author, Dan Ariely, describes how two men created a market for Tahitian black pearls, which were originally thought to have little value because they are “gunmetal gray and about the size of a musket ball.”… Continue Reading →