Thank you to all who were in attendance Wednesday evening. You will find the PowerPoint presentation under the For Parents tab above. If you will follow the links to Curricular Resource Materials you will find the PowerPoint for viewing or downloading.

If you have any questions or comments about the presentation, please contact your teacher or MS English Department Chair LeeAnn Emerson.

8th grade fashionistas…

and it’s not who you might think it is!

I am consistently amazed and amused by my students!  One of the things I love about my 8th grade classes this year is that I get to teach half of the students I taught last year.  One of the advantages of teaching the same kids two years in a row is the level of comfort reached in the classroom early on in the year.  This became so evident yesterday when six of my eighth grade boys proceeded to model the clothing I had brought into the classroom to help us review clothing / color vocabulary.  I never intended for them to put the clothes on… my clothes!  They had so much fun!  They amused themselves, the class and me- and it really was a great learning tool. When I suggested taking a picture, one of the boys immediately grabbed my laptop and snapped this photo…priceless!

One of the most fascinating new tools I’ve implemented this year in my classroom is the online learning environment- Moodle.  I have one for each of my class periods, and I love using it.  It was wonderful way to begin going “paperless.”  I am able to post notes about class, link to Quia quizzes and websites, and even have students hand-in assignments that can be automatically graded.  It is a private site- that requires log-in, so even though it is web-based, the security is still in place.  That being said, I also want to say that there is no substitution for one-on-one relationships and the power of a face to face conversation.  I think one of the advantages we have being in a community like Lovett is the rapport we have with our students.  This rapport allows us the flexibility of being able to explore new technologies, such as laptops in the classroom, blogging and online learning environments such as Moodle.  I think that our relationships with our students will become increasingly important and more valuable as we continue to define how we, as educators navigate the 21st century shift.

Don’t take me away…
Please.
It’s my only place
to forget the past,
and move on…
Just THAT place.
That SINGLE place.
That each and everyday,
creates a new
shining star,
and a silver turning point,
in my life.

-From My Shining Star, Giselle 8th Grade Maryland

The words unfold, the images stir, the ideas and thoughts and dreams of students across the United States pour onto the pages of Space 2008 Issue 2.

Please read and reflect on the writing of students from Lovett and these other schools, and leave your comments for them here on this post. You can reference their writing (title of work, author) and they will come read and comment back here.

Enjoy!

THE LOVETT MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAILY BULLETIN
Monday
31 March 2008

PHOTO OF THE DAY:

Have you noticed The Character Gallery on the 7th grade hall? Earlier this semester 7th Grade students read Little Women and Tom Sawyer in their single gender English classes. Small groups studied different characters and brought those characters to life with their reflective collages. To view all the collages, click here or go see them in person! Well done 7th Grade!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1.Regular Monday Schedule TODAY! MS Assembly ~ 12:55 – 1:20 p.m., Theater
“ERB Make-ups Begin at 8:10 a.m. TODAY. Report to Ms. Traver in the Middle School Office. Ms. Traver

2.ADVISORY DUTY for THIS week: Ms. Robertson, Mrs. Walton, and Mrs. Mackinson

MENU for TODAY: Spaghetti and meatballs or spaghetti with marinara, broccoli, garlic toast, chilled fruit for salads, grapes

1st Lunch = 7th 2nd Lunch = 8th 3rd Lunch = 6th

3.Please excuse the following seventh grade Vestry students at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, for Chapel:
“Mrs. Drinkard’s Advisory: Griffin Medendorp, Siera Oliver
“Ms Darmo’s Advisory: Shahla Delawalla
“Mr. Posten’s Advisory: Margot Williams, Maggie Sinkler
“Mrs. Smith’s Advisory: Laura Carr, Margaret Flock, Jasmine Movagharnia
“Ms. Sterne’s Advisory: Forrest Bell, Elizabeth Bogue, Julie Ann Holder, Suzannah Tarkington
“Mrs. Walton’s Advisory: Julia Clayton, Lexie Dalton, Cole Hagood, Laura Howell, Annabel Kupke, Ellie Mann, Anna Sewell, Abigail Van Horn
“Ms. Croley’s Advisory: Heather Degenkolb, Gayle Jenks, Emma Smith, Shad Sodel, Sterrett Woods
Seventh Grade: Please check the Vestry Bulletin Board on the Seventh Grade Crossover for your job description.
All students please remember your offering. Your offering will support for The Atlanta Youth Academy. Please be generous! Ms. Husmann

4.Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth grade Choral Groups attending Large Group Performance Evaluation this week!
“Choral Students: Please remember to return your permission forms to Mrs. Martin by TOMORROW, April 1. Do not forget your proper attire! (Ladies – gray skort, new chapel shirt, black hose, black flat shoes; Gentlemen – khaki pants, long sleeved white chapel shirt, Lovett tie, dress shoes)
“Seventh and Eighth Grade Chorus: Wednesday, April 2 – 9:00 am – depart Lovett; 11:15 am – depart North Atlanta HS for Lovett
“Sixth Grade Chorus: Thursday, April 3 – 8:15 am – depart Lovett; 10:30 am – depart North Atlanta HS for Lovett
“Choral Students please remember that you are responsible for all classwork, assignments, and homework you miss.
Mrs. Martin

5.Middle School Athletic Events for the Week:
TOMORROW, April 1MS Boys Lacrosse vs. West Cobb @ HOME (Denny), 6:00 p.m.
MS Boys Soccer vs. Holy Innocents’ @ HOME (Carter), 5:30 p.m.
MS Girls Soccer vs. Holy Innocents; @ HOME (Carter). 4:30 p.m.
MS Tennis vs. Wesleyan @ HOME, 4:00 p.m.
JV Girls Gold vs. Westminster @ Bobby Jones, 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 28th/9th Baseball vs. St. Pius @ HOME, 5:30 p.m.
MS Track vs. Westminster/Marist/LMC @ HOME, 4:00 p.m.
JV Girls Tennis vs. Walker @ Fair Oakes Tennis Center, 4:00 p.m.
MS Tennis vs. Pace @ Bitsy Grant, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 3JV Boys Golf vs. {ace @ Legacy, 3:50 p.m.
MS Boys Soccer vs. Marist @ Marist, 5:30 p.m.
MS Girls Soccer vs. Marist @ Marist, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 4JV Girls Lacrosse vs. Marist @ HOME, 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 5MS Tennis vs. Whitefield @ HOME, 1:00 p.m.
8th/9th Baseball vs. Westminster (DH) @ Westminster, 11:00 a.m.
MS Boys Lacrosse vs. North Cobb/Darlington @ Darlington, 2:00/3:30 p.m.
MS Track vs. Holy Innocents’ @ Holy Innocents’. 8:00 a.m.
MS Boys Lacrosse vs. North Cobb @ Darlington, 2:00 p.m.

A lot of people visiting my blog have read one of the quotes I posted:

“Actions are like typewriters. They don’t have backspaces.”

Yes, it is true, I came up with this. But, I’m not going to talk to you about that right now. I’m going to tell how my quote relates to blogs, even though it seems as if it doesn’t.

When you post something new on the Internet, wherever it is-MySpace, Facebook, your blog-the second you publish it, the whole world can see it. That’s how blogging relates to my quote. But, is this the end? No, far from it! Who you are online should reflect who you are offline. It’s always bad to pretend to be something you’re not. For instance, if I were to go out on the web and say, “Yeah, I think global warming is not happening,” I would be lying, especially if I was doing everything I could OFFLINE to stop it.

“Actions are like typewriters. They don’t have backspaces.”

This quote is completely true. Your voice online should reflect your voice offline.
Now that you know all this, you might be wondering what blogging is. Well, blogging is an online way to express yourself and/or your feelings about something. A blog is a website where these things are posted for the world to see, read, and comment on.

A few weeks ago, my English teacher, Ms. Sterne, told us that we were all going to have our own blogs. Like most other people, I was completely excited. That night, she had us create an account on Learner Blogs. A few days later, Mrs. Deisley, who is really, really good at blogging and such, talked to our class about having an “online voice,” posting, and she showed us some other people’s blogs. It’s amazing to see how “small” the world is with the Internet! Anyways, she taught us how to be safe on the Internet; this means whatever you post, anytime and anywhere, anyone can view it.

Blogging is cool. Having a blog is a way to express yourself. But, since everything is being published on the Internet, blogging comes with a few extra rules. The most important being:

“Actions are like typewriters. They don’t have backspaces.” -Samantha D.

Photo: Typewriter, uploaded by Garda