New school year, new blog!

the blog for the 08/09 school year (the one we are in now) is:
http://pinoak8a0809.wordpress.com
see you there!

Week of 5.26-5.30.2008

8th Grade awards ceremony is tonight, Wednesday, May 28 at 6:30 PM.  All students who are receiving an award were given a green invitation this week.
Promotion Ceremony is tomorrow, Thursday, May 29 at Butler Field House located at 13755 South Main Street. 
Students are asked to arrive at 8:45 so we can get them in place for [...]

Week of 5.19-5.23.2008

Schlitterbahn is this Friday!  Be sure to review your information pamphlet and be prepared.  Reminder:  all students attending this trip must have a bag lunch with them. 
English
This week in English, we are wrapping up The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.  Students will have a final exam over this novel on 5.27/28.  I am [...]

Week of 5.12-5.16.2008

Schlitterbahn News:
The last day to pay for Schlitterbahn was May 9.  We will accept money on Monday May 12.  We will not accept anything on Tuesday.  Chaperones need to pay $25 to Ms. Diaz in the House B office ASAP.  If additional family members are coming, the fee for them is $30.
 
Students will choose their [...]

Week of 5.5-5.9.2008

English
This week in class, we will be preparing for the LTF (Laying the Foundation) exam for next week.  This exam is a prep for AP Exams in high school.  It has no bearing on promotion to 9th grade. 
During TAKS week, students received a rubric and a choice of writing prompts to write a critical analysis.  [...]

Week of 4.28-5.2.2008

Testing Week — Schedule will be posted Monday Morning
8th graders will take the Science and Social Studies TAKS on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
English
All English students recieved a grade report on Friday, 4.25.  Please have these signed and returned for bonus points!
We will contiune reading The House on Mango Steet in class, focusing on [...]

Week of 4.21-25, 2008

English
This week we will begin reading The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.  Copies of this novel are available in class, but I will not be able to check them out to students to take home.  Students are welcome to come after school or during advocacy to catch up on any reading, if necessary.
Math
Algebra students will [...]

Week of 4.7-4.11.2008

This week’s schedule is Monday/Charger Day; Tuesday/Funky Green; Wednesday/ Blue; Thursday/Green; Friday/Charger
Good luck on the Math TAKS Tuesday! 
 Pin Oak PTO General Meeting: Preparing for College
The Pin Oak MS PTO invites all parents to a General Meeting on April 8, 2008. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm with presentations by Pin Oak PTO President, Ann Nichols, [...]

Week of 3.31- 4.4.2008

English
Literature Circle 2 this Friday, 4.4
In literature, we are studying various pieces from the Civil War period in American History.  This week, we are reading “Harriet Tubman: Conductory on the Underground Railroad” and “Lincoln:  A Photobiography.”
History
In History, students will be studying the Civil War (Ch. 15 & 16). They will have a vocabulary quiz on [...]

Week of 3.24-3.28.2008

8th Grade End of Year Activities:  8th grade fees will be $45 per student, due April 18. 
A packet will go home to parents from the PTO on Tuesday March 25 with all the info.
Have a fun and safe spring break.  We will see you on Tuesday, 3.25.
English
Independent reading dates have changed:
Literature circle 1 — [...]