OUR GLOBAL EDUCATION THEME CONTINUES! As in the past two years, the Grammar School community will extend our studies to a  world service project. Specific to this year’s focus on the culture of Tanzania, TGS students will work to help provide youth from Leyeyo’s village of Longido sufficient funds to attend four years of high school. Specifically, we have established a school-wide goal of $1,000 that will be donated to LOOCIP (Longido Community Integrated Program, www.loocip.org). This is an organization that Leyeyo’s American parents, Paul Weber and Sarah Messenger, have donated to in the past.

WHEN? Throughout the month of April. It is our hope that most, if not all, of the fundraising effort will take place during April. Of course, homeroom teachers will discuss with their respective classes some flexibility in the time frame in order to meet individual schedules, needs, etc.

HOW? During the final days of March, classroom teachers will discuss with our students the goal and process of this school-wide effort. Key Points: WE WISH TO EMPHASIZE CHORES/SERVICE BENEFITS AS A MEANS TO EARN MONEY. In homerooms, students will brainstorm possible ideas. Homeroom teachers will forward these to parents.

Thank you for your support, and please feel free to contact your child’s teacher with any questions.

8th grade English: Ongoing assignment

8th grade English: Ongoing assignment.

A creative writing assignment for eighth graders 
                                             Due dates below – No Extensions

                
In Catcher in the Rye, Holden’s voice carries the narrative.  His tone is crucial to our understanding of Holden, and the manner in which he relates his experiences tells us more about him than just the experiences themselves.
                  I am asking you to write a 2-3 page (MAXIMUM) first person, semi-autobiographical narrative.  In it, you must establish a strong, clear voice, and you should relate a finite experience, which occurred within a finite amount of time.  This will help you stay within the page number limit!
                  1)  Choose an experience you can encompass in a beginning, middle and end.  It should be one that you are comfortable discussing, though you may embellish as much as you like - so, it is based on a real life experience, BUT not all of it is factual.
                  2)  Begin by introducing your main character (possibly you, but not necessarily - you can change all or some of the names) as Holden does.  Decide on your tone and how you want your character to feel about the event in the story.
                  3)  Tell the story, making it interesting with details, descriptions and a few digressions to support your specifics.
                  4)  Enjoy the written word, but also listen to it read aloud.  How does it sound?
   Schedule 
                  Idea for paper due Tuesday March 27
        First paragraph due Thursday April 5
                  Rough draft due Tuesday April  10
                  Polished draft due Friday April 13

Be prepared to read these with the class the week of April 16, 2012

Brattleboro Union High School is presenting the musical Chicago February 16, 17 and 18. Many of the eighth graders have expressed interest in going, and I plan to attend on Thursday, February 16. You can get information from The Reformer or by contacting BUHS. I will not be buying group tickets, but I know they often sell out, so plan ahead. Victoria Jaenson is dancing and it is an incredible production. I hope to see many of you there. Laurie

February 3, 2012 - Sherry Bartlett instructs 7th and 8th graders about sanitation facilities around the world

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