WELCOME TO OUR BLOG!

Welcome to the 2019-20 8th grade class blog! 

You can click on the links to the left to view students' personal blogs. This is where they will publish their writing. 

The pieces of writing you will find here are unique and special just like the students who wrote them. 

Enjoy! 

Enrichment Opportunities

Here are some Enrichment Opportunities for you. :)

Check out this awesome website for several enrichment opportunities:
https://www.smore.com/chen1
Keep scrolling on it for several different categories and links to cool learning opportunities.

___Watch an educational video from one the following sites or a video of your choice & write a summary about it:

National Geography https://www.nationalgeographic.com/

History Channel https://www.history.com/news

Ted Talks https://www.ted.com/talks

_____ Post a summary to your blog.

              

Here are a couple of good Ted Talks if you need some help choosing one, but you can pick whatever you like. Learn something new or learn more about something you are interested in – there is so much knowledge at your fingertips.

___ Watch the Ted Talk by Sarah Kay titled “Poetess/Storyteller” & write a summary about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iv2nZnZOrM

Post it to your blog.

___ Watch the Ted Talk by Emmanuel Dzotsi titled “The Importance of Storytelling” & write a summary about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AbM9vH2pHk

Post it to your blog.

___Write about the topic of my choice or write about a picture from a magazine or that you’ve seen on social media. You can use the following formats:

     ___ Poem     ___ Personal Essay ___ Story

_____ POST it to your blog.

I have included a list of topics in case you cannot think of any. Have fun with this and be creative. It’s your chance to have a choice in your format AND topic. Use your time and write something you’re proud of.

___Play Free Rice English GRAMMAR. https://freerice.com/

___Challenge yourself to do some No Red Ink Assignments. 

      I added an assignment called “Review”.

·       Write a scene that features a) a classmate, b) $100 million, and c) magical shoes. 

·       What three features should your future house have? Why?

·       If you starred in a television show about your life, what would the show be called? What genre would it be? (Examples: comedy, drama, thriller, romance, action-adventure, fantasy, superhero, soap opera, reality, game show, space adventure, Western, tragedy, etc.) Summarize the plot of an episode. 

·       You get to take one book, one food item, and one famous person (living or dead) to a deserted island. What and who do you take? Why?

·       Write a powerfully supportive email to yourself 10 years from now. Send that email to yourself using FutureMe.org. 

·       You have been selected to be king or queen of your school. What are five rules that every kid should follow at your school? What should the punishment be for rule breakers?

·       Which classmate would be the best to lead us through a zombie apocalypse? Why? 

·       What real-life situations would work out better for you if you were a different gender? Why?

·       How can you tell when someone your age is feeling insecure? Are most people more insecure or anxious than they let on?

·       What do the five friends you hang out with most have in common? How are you most like them? How are you different from them?

·       Do you make friends slowly or quickly? Describe how one of your important friendships evolved.

·       Should we fear failure? Explain.

·       If a wizard could tell you anything about your future, what would you most like to know?

What Have You Been Up To?

Last week, Mrs. Troester asked students to send pictures of some of the fun things they are doing now that they have time.

Thank you to those of you who sent pictures! We love seeing what you're up to. :)

Aliyha has been creating artwork.

Ashtin has been reading. 

Mrs. Troester made "Nana's Goulash", a recipe Asthin gave her earlier this year. 

Here's Aliyha's cat, Maverick. She's had more time to hang out with him. 

Preslie has enjoyed roller skating with her family. 

Aliyha has been watching a bunch of shows lately with her cat. :) 

If You Had More Time...

What's one thing you rarely have time to do, but that you can now do because you are not in school?

Eighth Grade Students were asked this question earlier this week. Thank you to those of you who responded; we had 19 responses. 

Here were some of the replies: 

One thing I rarely have time to do is helping my mom with chores and playing outside.

Play with my goat when it's nice.

Study foreign languages like Korean, Chinese, Japanese. Also do art!

Doing homework in my bed :3

Cook

Play games and watch movies with my family.

Sleep in and eat snacks (others said sleep in or get more sleep as well).

I now have a lot more time to play video games and play the guitar. Because of school, I don't have as much free time. Now, I get to do fun activities like playing video games and the guitar!

Spend time with family.

Watch Hannah Montana 24/7. Watch The Office.

I don't get to spend as much time with my pets, but now I can work on my homework with the help of my cats and dog. I also am able to paint a lot more and I've had a bunch of time to clean my disaster of a room.

I have time to read and free write more!

Leather working/Blacksmithing hunting knives

Read Harry Potter

Make bread

Keep exploring, creating, relaxing, and spending time with your family & pets! We miss you at school, but are happy to hear you're enjoying your time at home. 

Week One: Working from Home

Thank you for sending in pictures. I love seeing your faces! 

Send me more next week, and I will post them on next Friday!

You Made My Day

Today was my birthday. You all made it extra special with your birthday wishes.
Thank you so much!
Love,
Mrs. Troester

A beautiful hand painted gift from Aliyha. :)

Jace played Happy Birthday on her kazoo. :)

8th Grade Spelling Bee

We had six finalists participate in the spelling bee on Thursday, January 9. 

Our top two spellers who will go on to the district bee at the Chambers Community Center on February 7 at 1:00 are Drew Morrow and Autumn Hilker. Winnie Huber is the alternate. 

CONGRATULATIONS to all who qualified and BEST OF LUCK to Drew and Autumn!