Finish Strong!

With two full weeks remaining, please remember to:

• participate in class
• complete all assignments
• study

It is easy to forget the obvious as the holidays draw near.  So please prepare for glory and finish STRONG! 

Halfway there!

It is hard to believe that we are halfway through the 1st 9 weeks.  Please continue putting your best effort forth:

•  participating in class
•  completing all assignments
•  preparing for tests

Report cards will be here before you know it!

Welcome, 2015-16 Spartans!

The Spartan team would like to welcome our new students for the 2015-2016 school year!  We are looking forward to an excellent year, and we have many fantastic educational experiences planned for everyone.

Spartan Teachers:

- English:  Mrs. Drakeley
- Language Arts: Ms. Beros
- Math: Mr. Gasbarrini
- Science: Mr. Cornali
- Social Studies:  Mr. LaSalvia

Prepare for the PSSA!

The PSSA testing will begin next week.  Please make sure that you are getting adequate rest at night and eating a good breakfast in the morning before you come to school. Put forth your best effort.  We KNOW our Spartan students can succeed!

Designer Animals

Several Spartan individuals and groups took their "Design-An-Animal" projects to the next level by creating 3-D models.  Thanks Spartans!!!  We ALWAYS appreciate extra effort!

Family Pedigree Charts

During our unit on genetics, many interested Spartans created pedigree charts to track family traits through multiple generations.  Below are some examples of their work.... well done!

Genetics Practice/ Investigation

Hey Spartan scientists!

Here's a link to the University of Utah genetics website that we worked with in class:

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

There's tons of information and interactive tutorials for those of you who didn't get enough heredity in class!

Social Studies

Recently in Social Studies, students have been reading and analyzing Primary Sources such as Pliny's account of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.  Students were interested to read and discuss this information during several class periods.

We are currently preparing for our assessment on the map of Africa.

Spartan English February

In February, Spartan students will be studying Argumentative writing (also called Persuasive).  They will learn how to persuade using reason, emotion, and an appeal of good character.  There are several interesting projects that the students will be working on with this unit, including oral presentation, outlines, an essay, and a mini research experience.