Friday, December 14, 2018

12/14- Room 207

Operation Advent 


This Advent we are collecting school supplies
to fill the Providence Center's wish list.
The Providence Center operates in the Fairhill section of Philadelphia,
an area with both the highest poverty rate and murder rate in the city.
In the midst of the struggles that accompany such statistice,
The Providence Center offers the hard-working families of Fairhill
education, love, and possibility.

Please do what you can.
Goods being collected:
dry erase markers, notebooks and lined paper, pens and pencils, colored computer paper, construction paper, critical thinking games (chess, Stratego, ect.), cooperative games (story cubes, Race to the Treasure, ect.)

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This week has been a strange one for 7th and 8th graders.

Many classes have been missed for practices for the Christmas Concert

and the Lower School Christmas Show, hand bell performances, and the choir trip.


Here is the 7th grade practicing:


Nonetheless, we made the most of the time we had together.

7th graders are neck-deep in their analysis of

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.


While it admittedly looks like the workings of a madman, 
it is evidence of sustained hard work and focus. 
The lightbulbs above their heads are becoming blinding. 


The 7th grade boys were able to get an extra practice in this week
 for their upcoming one act performance. 
Don't worry if it is a little hard to follow at this stage in the game;
they are exactly where they should be.
Their performance is going to be show stopping




As for the 8th grade, I really hardly saw them this week.

When I did, they were busy putting the final touches on their research papers,
which are due the day before we leave for break.

We did squeeze in some time for work on their verbals videos,
but there are no fished products yet unfortunately.
I am hopeful for next week.
Stay tuned...

Thursday, December 6, 2018

12/5-Room 207

8th Grade

The 8th grade is in the middle of a unit on MLK speeches and writings.
So far, we have read 
Letter from a Birmingham City Jail,
The Power of Non-Violence, 
and his I Have a Dream speech

Next week we will be reading 
I Have Been to the Mountaintop
and his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.
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Christmas has come early to the 8th grade LA class....for me. 
The 8th graders are rewriting '90s songs 
to display mastery of their verbals unit. 
Get excited!

"When I Come Around" by Green Day
"Gerund is a Noun" by J, J, C, Z

"Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio 
"Participle Paradise" By A, M, V, E

"Fresh Prince of Bel Air" by Will Smith
"Infinitives in D.H." by C, T, M, A, S

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7th Grade

The 7th grade is reading The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier 
and annalyzing the developing themes.

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They are also presenting in small groups on verb tenses. 



W, A, J with the CNBA Tense Finals
between progressive and perfect tenses 
with a simple tense announcer.


C,T,L made a news show
with advertisements from the tenses
 to explore simple, progressive,and perfect tenses.







K., R., and L. created a series of games, 
Jeopardy, Kahoot, and a twist on Twister, 
 to review the material. 


J, B, E three skits on progressive tenses, simple tenses, and perfect tenses. 

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OPERATION ADVENT

Throughout the Advent season,
Holy Child will be collecting materials
to support The Providence Center.

The Providence Center provides educational services
to the community in the Fairhill section of Philadelphia.

Providence Center Flyer


The median income per household in this neighborhood is less than $15,000,
which makes for the highest poverty rate in the city.
Additionally, Fairhill's murder rate is over five times the city's average,
which again makes for the highest in the city.
In the midst of the struggles that accompany such statistics,
The Providence Center offers the hard-working families of this neighborhood
education, love, and possibility.

Holy Child aims to help with that mission through Operation Advent.

Please help however you can by donating from the items on their wishlist:
dry erase markers, notebook and lined paper, pens and pencils,
colored computer paper, construction paper,
critical thinking games (chess, Stratego, Ticket to Ride, etc.),
cooperative games (story cubes, race to the Treasure, etc.).
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We've Adopted a Soldier

As a homeroom, we have decided to adopt a soldier
 through Adopt a US Soldier. 
We sent him a homemade joke book 
as a way of introducing ourselves, 
and we will be keeping in touch
throughout his deployment.


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FAMILY DANCE PARTY















7th Grade Speeches

7th Grade Speeches Kadin  Stevie Will Aidan