8-1: Miss Risolo (ELA and Religion)
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Welcome to 8th Grade!!!
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welcome to ela!Welcome to 8th grade ELA!
I am looking forward to another great year at St. Agnes Cathedral School. I attended SUNY Cortland and have my undergraduate degree in Adolescence Education for English (7-12). The students and I will be learning side by side as I finish up my masters degree in Literacy virtually through SUNY Oneonta.
I am looking forward to a challenging, yet exciting year. Let's get started!
Room: 202
e-mail: mrisolo5546@stagnes-school.org
Phone extension: x801
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Google ClassroomPlease check Google Classroom DAILY for all class notes, assignments, and due dates.
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ELA
This year in ELA students will dig deeper into novels and short stories using reading strategies to discover deeper meanings. Students will write more extensive analysis essays and will continue to build their vocabulary and grammar skills.
It's my goal that students will come away this year with a love of reading and writing and a greater understanding of the workings of our language.
Some texts we will study this year:- The Outsiders by SE Hinton
- Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
- Night by Elie Wiesel
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ReligionOur religion focus this year is on preparing students for and guiding them through the process of Confirmation. Students will complete assignments related to the sacrament throughout the year. They will learn more fully what we believe as Catholics and how we live that out daily.
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read read read!
"The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
--Dr. Seuss
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Notes
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Specials Schedule
A: Art (1)
B: Spanish (1)
C: Gym (1)
D: Spanish (1)
E: Library (7)
F: Spanish (1)
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Prepare the way...Part of students' participation grade is being prepared for class each period.
This includes
ELA: 2-subject notebook, folder, textbook(s), pen/pencil
Religion: notebook, textbook, pen/pencil
Students are not permitted to go to their locker during class for missing work.
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Extra Help
Extra help is every Wednesday morning at 7:30. Students should come prepared with their questions.
Extra help will also be offered during our study hall periods as needed.
Students must inform me ahead of time that they are in need of extra help!
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Important datesWednesday, November 30: Christmas Boutique (5a)
Thursday, December 1: T2 begins
Friday, December 2: 1/2 Day
Thursday, December 8: 1/2 day, parent-teacher conferences
Friday, December 9: 1/2 day, parent-teacher conferences
Thursday, December 22: 1/2 day, beginning of Christmas Recess
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Today's Readings
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Lunch and Recess
Lunch: 12-12:12-39
Recess: 12:42-1:09
Students are expected to use appropriate behavior in the cafeteria and on the playground.
All students should bring a water bottle back and forth to school every day to keep in the classroom.
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School Theme: We are all workers in god's vineyard!
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december virtue of the month: Hope"We give thanks to God always for all of you, remembering you in our prayers, unceasingly calling to mind your work of faith and labor of love and endurance in hope* of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father"-1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
"But now it has been manifested to his holy ones, to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory."--Colossians 1:26b-27
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An Act of hope
Act of Hope
O Lord God,
I hope by your grace for the pardon
of all my sins
and after life here to gain eternal happiness
because you have promised it
who are infinitely powerful, faithful, kind,
and merciful.
In this hope I intend to live and die.
Amen.
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