7TH & 8TH grade ela
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Your teacher will provide you with a code to access Springboard's digital textbook. Click on the button below, then click on "New to Springboard." You will be asked to enter the code then your name. After you have successfully logged in, click on "Zinc Reading Labs" (see the icon to the left), and follow these steps to improve your vocabulary skills:
Two of our middle school students are finalists in Cobb County's 2017 KidTalk Competition. The students are very passionate about their message, "I'm committed to impacting my world, community, and/or school by..." Show your support for their hard work by passing the word and voting (deadline May 15th). "Winning talks will take place LIVE on July 26th for all of Cobb to view!" Please visit the link below; and, according to the directions, you must VIEW AND LIKE their video (pictured below): http://www.kidtalkcobb.com/index.html Check out the video clip below which was submitted by some of our eighth graders for Cobb County School District's Kid Talk competition. As you will witness, they are very passionate about the topic, "I'm committed to impacting my world, community, and/or school by..." Show your support for their hard work by passing the word and giving the video a "thumbs up." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCoNPvMOIlw Official Super Bowl Program with Our Hometown Falcons Available @PMMS until this Friday, 1-27...1/25/2017
This is an opportunity to help our school earn money and get a copy of the official Super Bowl program. Below is the information per the eblast sent out via Dr. Kullar:
Parents, Pine Mountain will be selling the official Super Bowl Programs for only $20 each! Please support the Falcons and our school (we will receive $5 for every purchase). Deadline to purchase is this Friday! J J J Please go to the link below to place your order by this Friday. Go to: www.GameTimeFundraisers.com
Delivery / pickup date: Friday, February 3 Super Bowl LI: Sunday, February 5 Go Falcons!!! A local company is having a writing contest, but you must hurry. The deadline is Dec. 31. Click here for the link...Young Writers' Contest Read the specifics on the website, but here are a few of the details:
STATIONS A & B: TIMELINE
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/olivertwist/dickens_timeline_text.html STATION C: LONDON, ENGLAND London Traffic Report http://charlesdickenspage.com/dickens_london_map.html STATION D: SOCIAL CLASSES, CURRENCY & JOBS http://coinmill.com/GBP_USD.html#GBP=25 STATION F: WORKHOUSES http://www.victorianweb.org/history/poorlaw/dietwh.html Victorian Work Song STATION G: VICTORIAN CLASSROOMS http://www.logicmgmt.com/1876/educate.htm. Victorian Classroom Rules and Schedules STATION H: MAJOR EVENT http://www.mytimemachine.co.uk/dickens.htm STATION J: 10 FACTS ABOUT CHARLES DICKENS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ooVNQw4jw Extra fun and research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT9Lhc_-ig0 (INVENTIONS) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians/flash/start_flash.shtml (Victorian children- Click on “learning” under one of these categories: work, school, play. After you watch a short video, play the game.) http://www.victorians.org.uk/ (real products/toys/writing, etc. from the Victorian era - On the left side of the screen, click on “Etoys.” Play the games on this screen, or you can click on “Day in the Life.” Here, you can read journal entries from typical Victorian days.) Your project should be: SIMPLE, SPECIAL, a SURPRISE, & SHARED PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
PROJECT IDEAS BELOW: Click here for a printable copy of the choice board.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 8, is a holiday for students.
Progress Reports will be distributed next Monday, Nov. 14. |