Students in several 8th grade language arts classes at Charles Town Middle School participated in a presentation by Mark Strauss,

an artist, author and Holocaust survivor. Mr. Strauss says that his goal is to bring his message of tolerance to as many people as he can. This was an opportunity for the students to connect real life with written content. Students were excited about seeing the program and the artwork shown. See full article

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General Election Day 11/6/2012 Veterans Day 11/12/2012 Thanksgiving Break 11/19 11/23

Charles Town Middle School Band

2012-2013 Schedule of Events
**All rehearsals and performances are mandatory**

November 13, 27 After-School Jazz Band 3-4:30pm

7, 28, 30

7th & 8th Grade Marching Band Practice 3-4

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Music Booster meeting 7pm

December 4, 11 After-School Jazz Band 3-4:30pm

7th & 8th Grade Charles Town

Christmas Parade & Music Booster Bake Sale in front of Collins Barber Shop downtown Charles Town

READ 180
Mrs. Corley (6th, 7th & 8th Grades) Mrs. Morton (7th & 8th Grades) Slacker (6th Grade)
Parents, The end of the first nine weeks is already here! Our READ 180 students have finished two complete workshops: One on immigration and the other on natural disasters. Your kids have also written an essay titled, If I Were a Superhero. These were so much fun to read! They ranged from saving the world from litter and global warming, to saving the world from fashion disasters! We are looking forward to another successful nine weeks in READ 180. Please feel free to call or email us at any time with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your childs progress in the READ 180 program. Dont forget to check your childs planner and LiveGrades! Sincerely, Mrs. Corley Mrs. Morton Mr. Slacker

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Ms. Mackeys Room Fall is upon and so is the second nine-week grading period. All classes have been working on "FRACTIONS". We have added and subtracted them, as well as, adding and subtracting mixed numbers. We even cut up gummy worms to show comparison and order: http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/cms/Workspace/Section/Section.aspx?DomainID=713# All classes will be moving on to graphing. Students will be complete a project on graphing after they survey their class on "what's your favorite and bar". All students have completed their 1st nine-week Acuity Benchmark...Keep up the great work!

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Ms. Hollcrofts 6th grade Language Arts

We have been working on grammar in English and reading some interesting stories. We will now be moving into the 5 step writing process and a descriptive write. We also are completing our first 6th grade TechStep: Poetry in Motion. We will continue to learn Greek and Latin word roots to help comprehension of texts. Heres to a great 2nd 9 weeks! Ms. Hollcroft

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The Science Fair: Its as easy as:

Mrs. Rehberg-7th Grade Science It is hard to believe that a quarter of the school year has gone by! We are finishing up the 9-weeks with our Rocks and Minerals unit and will be starting physics next quarter. In our physics unit we will be learning a lot about waves, light, and sound. Dont forget the science fair is on December 12 from 8:30-12:00 PM. If you are interested starting thinking about an idea and get started! If you have any questions please ask your science teacher. Also, this year we are having a preview night December 11 so make plans to attend! Enjoy the gorgeous fall weather!

Mr. Day 8th Grade Language Arts: Students are currently working on sentence and paragraph revision, identification and use of literary elements, and are reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Please check my page of the school website for assignment updates and announcements: http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us//Domain/697 Dont hesitate to contact me with any questions and concerns: jwday@access.k12.wv.us

Mrs. Colberts Classroom In WV History & Civics class, we have been studying an overview of the responsibilities and powers of the Legislative Branch. Beginning 10/15 students will be studying the responsibilities of the executive branch and election basics. Now is the perfect time to discuss political and social issues important to your family: http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us//Domain/695 Don't forget to vote!

Weavers English Corner 8th Grade Language Arts

It has been an excellent first marking period! Its always exciting to meet a new group of students that Ill be working with over the next year and learning about their personalities and skills. Weve spent much of the first marking period just getting our feet wet with the type of material that well be working with in 8th grade English. This analytical (as opposed to comprehension) method of reading and writing was very new to the students so I spent a great deal of time introducing it. Weve started the year learning about the differences between analytical writing and reading and reading and writing for comprehension. Students have learned about thesis-driven essays and the proper components of an academic essay. We spent several weeks practicing the different structural pieces of an essay (introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs, in-text citations, and other smaller areas of concern). We have read two short stories and approached them from an analytical perspective for class discussions, which we spend a great deal of time with in my class. All the readings have been and will continue to be completed in class, aloud, so that I can be sure that all students are following along and achieving a basic level of comprehension. We will be moving into our first novel in November and continue working on fine-tuning essays and learning the academic approach to writing about literature. Im looking forward to a great year with what seems to be a great group of young scholars! If you have any questions, please email me anytime: d.weaver@access.k12.wv.us