Just wanted to post a little motivation to keep you going until the end. We are still plugging away at our novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, and I hope that you're still enjoying the story. Soon, we'll find out what happens with Tom Robinson and Boo Radley.
We'll also be jumping back into writing. According to the students I had last year, that's a very important part of 8th grade. Here are some of their quotes:
LaJoi Jones wrote:
Dear Ms. Spearman,
Hi I would like to
start off by asking you how you've been?. I just wanted to thank you for
all your support during Middle School and helping me make many
brilliant choices that helped me become the talented Freshmen that I am
today. During the beginning of the year, my grades were a little rocky
due to all of the distractions but I just have to say they've gotten
better. You were right about all of the writing we would have to doGrisell Cruz-Garcia says:
Dear Ms. Spearman,
I would like to start off by
informing you that Patrick Henry High School was the best choice for
me. At the beginning of the school year though, i started slacking off
in every class. My grades and GPA began to drop. I realized i could do
so much better, i remembered everything you said about high school and
now i know it's true . It's very different from middle school and all
the work is more difficult but i'm glad i payed attention to everything
you taught me in 8th grade. Thanks to that, this semester my grades have
improved so much. I just wanted to thank you for everything and i
hope NSJ is going great !
So, the next time you tune me out when I start talking about high school, just remember what actual high school students said.
Alright, we're int he final stretch, so let's make it to the finish line together!
Ms. Spearman
