OPEN HOUSE
8th Grade PAVA
SPRING 2021
Olivia Snyder
English
With Ms. Sveiven
In English, we learned all about different types of writing, such as narrative and informative. We read a novel called "The Giver" by Lois Lowry and many news articles, some fake and some reliable.
My annotated news piece: Binge-Watching Test/Article
I figured out if the article was true or false/reliable/credible or not. I used the article about binge-watching because I wanted to know what it was about. I wanted to know more about binge-watching.
Science
With Ms. Estrada
My favorite assignment is The Solar System Project. I also loved the edgenuity assignments but I couldn't present that. The Solar System Project was amazing. Astronomy was the best.
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Math
Mr. Bascara
(In STEM book)
(In STEM book)
Science
With Ms. Estrada
My favorite assignment is The Solar System Project. I also loved the edgenuity assignments but I couldn't present that. The Solar System Project was amazing. Astronomy was the best.
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This was so interesting, there was so much I didn't know a lot about the Solar System. I love astronomy.
In Science we have been learning about Astronomy and Non-contact forces! Students have studied the solar system, analyzed the planets, and created models of the solar system and Earth-sun-moon system.
Math
In 8th grade math, students have worked with Number Systems, Expressions and Equations, and Functions, and will be diving in to Pythagorean Theorem, Geometry and Probability and Statistics for the remainder of the year.
Mr. Bascara
(In STEM book)
(In STEM book)
With Mr. Santana
This Civil War hat is my favorite project/test. It was so fun and really interesting.
Title of The Abolitionists Movement Rap/Poem: ¨Help Us¨
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Mr. Santana's class is so creative and fun. He gives us entertaining and educational lessons.
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Mr. Santana's class is so creative and fun. He gives us entertaining and educational lessons.
History
With Ms. Williams-Kohlmeyer
In dance we do physical and written assignments. We work in groups a lot. We perform. We learn about the history of dance. And we have lots of fun.
My favorite assignment is My Historical Project. I poured my heart into it and worked so hard. I learned a super hard dance from watching, in about a week. It was all worth it. It was so fun! It was my absolute favorite project!
Dance
With Ms. Williams-Kohlmeyer
In dance we do physical and written assignments. We work in groups a lot. We perform. We learn about the history of dance. And we have lots of fun.
My favorite assignment is My Historical Project. I poured my heart into it and worked so hard. I learned a super hard dance from watching, in about a week. It was all worth it. It was so fun! It was my absolute favorite project!
Dance
Theater with Mr. J. Herrera
I chose to present my Fractured Fairy Tale Monologue. My Fractured Fairy Tale is a modernized version of Pinocchio. I worked so hard on it and it was so fun. It was hard to make my own, but Mr. Herrera did a good job assisting us to do better. He helped out a lot.
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I chose to present my Fractured Fairy Tale Dialogue too because it was even more fun. I did much better on it.
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Elective
REFLECTIONS
What was your favorite part of this year? This could be about an assignment, a teacher, or a school experience.
My favorite classes are history, dance, theater, and science. And every teacher is amazing. I especially love our dance assignments and I loved reading The Giver. And the 8th grade socials are the best part of the year.