OPEN HOUSE
8th Grade PAVA
SPRING 2021
Ellaine Meyer
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:
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I chose this assignment because I really like boba.
Science
With Ms. Estrada
My favorite assignment...
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Math
Mr. Mullen
Science
With Ms. Estrada
My favorite assignment...
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The sun was my favorite. We used an app where we could test out the different ways the planets and stars functioned.
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
Mr. Mullen
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.
My favorite assignment...
My favorite assignment was the city project. We had to demonstrate our knowledge on angles.
With Mr. Santana
My favorite chapter we did this year was : Henry VIII of England
Title of rap poem: Tired
Link to rap poem: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sA49SclC1ghNwUHaTEdCVti13YQbPDw-kbuIQqbbhYw/edit?usp=sharing
Link to rap poem: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sA49SclC1ghNwUHaTEdCVti13YQbPDw-kbuIQqbbhYw/edit?usp=sharing
History
With Mr. Horowitz
My favorite assignment...
My favorite assignment was how to hit a soft ball. It was a lot fo fun and I got to do it with my sister.
P.E.
With Mr. Horowitz
My favorite assignment...
My favorite assignment was how to hit a soft ball. It was a lot fo fun and I got to do it with my sister.
P.E.
Art class
Some of the topics we have learned are Elements of Art, the Color Wheel, Sketchbook Project, The Getty Challenge Project, Dia de Los Muertos Art, Autumn Leaves Art, Diwali: Paper Diya Art, Anime/Manga Graphic Novel Art, Chinese New Year Art, Celebrating Black History: Visual Artists, and Costume Designing.
Elective
REFLECTIONS
What was your favorite part of this year? This could be about an assignment, a teacher, or a school experience.
My Favorite part about this year was the 4.0 magic show. It was very entertaining and fun. I enjoyed it very much.