Monday, September 29

It feels like Friday! Remember, we have off Tuesday and Wednesday.

Your homework is as follows:
-Complete the math packet given in class today, and do the worksheet
-Complete your Genre Review matching worksheet
-Read 4 steps (5 or more steps gets you a cupcake on Thursday!)

Enjoy the next few days, see you at 8:05 on Thursday!!!

Math Quiz #3 Mastery

Congratulations to the following students who received Mastery on their 3rd Math Quiz!

Karina

Maria

Jonathan

Tarra

Monique

Henry

Louis

Lisandro

Justin

Jorge

Ameera

Tyra

Kenneth G.

Standard 7.A.4

about me

Stephen D Phifer Hi my name is Stephen D Phifer i was born 1993.I was born in Jacobi at 8:30 i came out of my mom.Before i came out my mom i was about to go in the toilet bowie she trough she had to use the bathroom.But any way i was born in new your my birthday is in April.When i was a little i like to play with baseballs and basketballs.My favorite food is fried chicken and i love chocolate chip cookies and thats about me.

Friday, September 26th

Stephen Phifer Hi I'm hear telling you that today i was late but i did go to the high school assemble. The name of the school was Kappa International High School.When we was down stears they talk about how they school was and all the stuff they have in it.Then they let use ask them question about how they school work.Like did they have to wear uniform and what was the uniform coolers.A kid from my school ask do they have a basketball team .The cooler of they uniform is slacks and a polo shirt that say Kappa International.Then they came to 820 and then we got to ask more question

Thursday, September 25th

Hey Class,

A few quick reminders about the flow of the day for tomorrow.

Tomorrow you'll enter the classroom by 8:05, you'll start the morning off by reviewing math with Ms. Miranda. We won't have a blast from the past. At 8:20 we will head down to the auditorium.

One of my good friends will be coming (along with 15 of her students!!) to talk to you about the high school she teaches at. The school is at the Roosevelt Campus, on Fordham Road. The website is below! Do some research and come prepared with questions!

http://www.kappainternational.org/home.aspx

The presentation to RECRUIT YOU will last from 8:30-9:30. We'll head up for the Writing block and then transition to ELA. In ELA you'll take your math quiz instead of an English Energizer. We'll hand back your informational essay revisions (I have them in my bag to edit tonight!!) and write our final drafts. I spoke with Mr. Bissonnette, and hopefully we'll get to type them up on the iBooks! (Cross your fingers!)

Everyone was so impressed with your amazing behavior with the 100 Book Challenge advisor this afternoon. Be very proud of yourselves for an excellent step! I know Ms. Miranda and I will hear about your excellence from other teachers for the next few days.

Please remember, you need to come to school prepared every single day. This means:
-your planner is filled out and signed by an adult
-you've read at least two steps (four on the weekend)
-homework for EVERY subject is complete

After helping a few people with math after school, I want to remind all of you to study for the quiz tomorrow. The biggest problem we seem to have is RUSHING through the problems. Take your time, check your work. Don't make silly mistakes. If you have questions tonight please feel free to let us know.

Proud to be your teacher,
Ms. Skrzypchak

PS If you went on the blog and read this tonight, please post back with at least two complete sentences....to get an extra credit point on tomorrow's math test! :)

brand new day

Brand new day
the sun is shining
birds are singing
i am smiling
thinking of you and no one else
the world is for us and no one else
can't believe today is the day
that me and you are going out to play :]
by:maria figuereo

Wednesday, September 24th

By:Ramata

Today in class we started off with Math,we continue to learn about one,two,multi-step equations,but only this time it was only multi-step equations.
math is always first period and our class needs to work on coming to school early.
Next,we had Writing.Writing is my favorite subject.Me,Lasheeda,Johnathan,and Ameera presented out power points we have been working on for the past 2 week.I had a great time presenting my power point,and i am shore my fellow students have too.Then came E.L.A{English Language Art}we continued our writing proses,we are up to step 5 outof 9{whoo!!}.We did revising today,we took our papers and revise it.After that,we had social studies/100 book challenge.it didn't turn out to be the best but i believe we can do better tomorrow.

Clean Machines!

Good Evening,

It's such a beautiful day outside! Excellent work in class today, especially Social Studies! I am so proud of all the specific information you recalled about the period leading up to the American Revolution!

It's important to remember that we will dump out your desk if we think it is too messy. You shouldn't have ANY papers out of folders or binders.

Here are some quick examples...




So, we all know whose desk this is. (Don't blame Stephen, he is just there posting on the blog.) But, there are a lot of problems with this large, very messy desk. There are papers everywhere. Someone could walk by and spill them. There is also no room to work! This desk is not setting a good example.



Moving on, the next desk has quite a few major problems! FIRST...the greatest book in the entire world...ACCESS American History is sticking out of the desk. Remember, our text books have a spot on the shelf near my desk. Books should be stacked 13 high under their label. If you need to use the fabulous book outside of Social Studies, you must ask. The glorious books can't be stored in your backpack OR desk! There's also some random papers sticking out, and the binders are not neatly stacked.

This desk is perfect. I can tell this person took their 100 Book Challenge Folder and Homework Folder home with them tonight. If a teacher ever needs something from this desk, it will be very easy to find!



Keep working hard!

Remember, you will lose 2 RAMPS points each day for:
-being late
-not having a uniform
-not reading for 100 Book Challenge
-not bringing a signed planner

Goodnight! Please remember to call or e-mail Ms. Miranda or I for any homework questions! YOU are our number one priority.


I am very proud to be one of your teachers.

Love,
Ms. Skrzypchak

Tuesday, September 23rd...continued

By Stephen Phifer:

Well hay boys and girls i,m back and ELA was good.We mad up a bored called the parking lot.If u need something you go and post it on the bored.Then after that we read for 15 Min's then it was time for lunch.I played basketball with my friends and i bought my milkshake and i gave two of my friends a dollar.Then back to class i went and when i came up it was time for social studies.In social studies i fix my binder.Then it was time for science and we talk about shoes and how to live the class when its time to go home.Well boys and girls its 2:20 and its time for me to go home and do my homework OK nice talking to you have a nice day.

BY:Stephen Phifer will to day in math class we learn about equality.To day I fell like I know the math batter.I thank I can teach it to my mom or help a student.In write I'm done written about who I care about.I hope I get a good grade in all my classes.On 9-24-08 is when parents can come and meat the teachers.I hope that all my teachers say good than gs about me.OK now it's time for ELA so i will talk to you later about what happen for the end of the day.

Monday, September 22

By: Ramata Soko&Lasheeda Younger

MATH CLASS!!

Today in class we started off with Math.in math class we did the Blast from the past,then we learned the One,Two,and multi-step equation:7.A.4.

• Properties:

Addition and Subtraction property of equality:if a=b,then a+c=b+c:if you add the same number to both sides,the equation stays the same.

Multiplication and Division property of equality:if a=b,then{a}{c}={b}{c}

• 2 step equation:

3-5z=18
WRITING!!

Today in writing we didn't do much,well the students that needed to get started with the computers went to the library to get started and the students that stayed in the homeroom class wrote a reflection on what they thought about doing a project.

English language art!!
in e.l.a class we continued our writing process.we are know on our fourth step out of 9.

all about me!!!!

hi my name is Lasheeda Younger i m 14teen years old. i m in the 8th grade i m on my way to high school.i m going to tell you some things about me the name of my school is ms. 325
i have been there 4 years this is my last here i m so happy . the high school that i want to
go to is James adman . i m a fun person to be with and i love to go to party's with my sister and my friends. i grow up the my grandmother because my mom had passed away when i was a little girl it was 9 of us living with my grandmother.then Last Summer my grandmother had passed away then my aunt had toke me and my little brother in and i like living with here.if it was for my aunt i would had been in a group home.

By: Lasheeda Younger

What do you want in a high school?

By: Justin Gonzalez

I want to go to a high school with basketball team because i love to play sports and basketball is one of my favorite that i like to play. I like very big high school that will help me prepare for high school and help me accomplish more . I also like school that go on a lot of trips . My class prepared me for high school by teaching me more then i expected , class 820 is a great class that helps you prepare for high school. Ever since i got in this class my reading level went up .Class 820 is the perfect class that show you how to do something step by step , I really think that i am ready for high school because i learned so mush since i been here. I think high school is going to be hard but i am ready for it so thank you Ms.Miranda and Ms.skrzypchak for preparing me for high school .

High School Fair!!!

Remember:

We'll be meeting outside the main doors of school at 9:30 tomorrow morning to go to the high school fair. The fair takes place at Brooklyn Technical High School, which is right off the 4 train in Brooklyn.

There are over 1,000 schools in NYC, and you have to pick your top 12. The fair will have students, teachers and principals from the city's high schools. You'll be able to ask specific questions and get information from all of the schools.

We should be back to school by 2pm.

If you want to go, please bring the following:
-the permission slip I handed out or have your parents write a note. If you want to get dismissed from the train station, you need to make that clear on your note.
-$4 or a subway card. We will use the subway two times, once on the way there and once on the way back
-Money or food to eat for lunch
-A backpack or folder for all the information you'll collect
-a notebook or not pad/pen to take notes!

By Tarra Bartee
hi I'm Tarra and i am going to tell you what i think about the rules for class 820.i think that the rules for 820 is kind of good because if a student come into a new class and don't know what to do.Like if you walk into a class and the class is starting something new you have to give them a follow up on anything.But i think that the class rules are okay for now.So we have to help them a lot just like the teachers be helping you.

Hi i am Ameera and i am just here to say how happy i am to be in class 820.this class is very good because we are the only class that has two teachers teaching at the same the same time.you see that means we have all the full attention we need.this class is very cool.

Social Studies Quiz 1!!

Woo Hoo!!!

The time has come...for the very first quiz of the year!

Please make sure you study today's worksheet.

Your quiz will look very similar to this:

-Identify all seven continents on a map
**For extra credit (Lasheeda's idea) you can write in the location of all four oceans



-Be able to answer:
-what city we live in
-what state we live in
-what country we live in
-what continent we live in
-the difference between a continent and an ocean
-the difference between a city and a continent

about me

By Karina Morales


Hi everyone. Let me start off by saying that I'm 13 years old and my birthday is on February 20. Which makes me Pisces. I'm a very talented and fun person. I love to sing, act, dance and model. I also love going shopping and hanging out with my friends and family. I like school but i just don't like waking up in the morning. I'm not much of a morning person. I'm excited because in this year , we are going to high school which is a big step in a kids life. The high school that i want to go to is either La Guardia or Talent Unlimited. The reason why i want to go to La Guardia is because when i get older i want to be famous! But in order for me to achieve my dreams i have to stay in school go to a good college. The colleges that i want to go to is Bmcc,{my sister goes there}Middle Bury or Columbia university. My main goals for this year is to get into a good high school, to do good in school, to graduate and to help my mom. I'm a very funny and outgoing person. My favorite singers are Chris Brown, Beyonce, Jordin Sparks, Rihanna, etc. I thank all my teachers for helping me and for not letting me give up. =]
~ SUCCESS LIVES HERE~R

my life

By Maria Figuereo

Hi my name is maria Alejandra figuereo. I am 12 years old and i was born in the Dominican republic.I was born in a little village called Vicente noble where people had to work hard to get a better future.My moms name is YENNIS ALTANIS REYES and my fathers name is ANTONIO FIGUEREO.My parents got separated when i was 6 months old.My mom decided to move to new york where my grandmother lived.When we moved my mom got a job at a chocolate factory with 2 of her friends and my aunt.The factory offered my mom a job in Spain and my mom accepted the job,i knew that my mom accepted the job for me.When my mom left my grandmother decided to send me back to DOMINICAN republic to start my education there.


Hernandez we became very good friends but when we went we passed to third grade we got split up.There i met my second best friend called Vicky Garcia we became good friends as well but when we passed to fourth grade we got split up,the teachers thought that i learned English better than Vicky so they send to a all English class.There i met the funnest teacher ever called ms. When i was 5 years old my grandmother went to DOMINICAN republic to go and pick me up to bring me back to NEW YORK.When we got back from DOMINICAN REPUBLIC my grandmother put me in a school called public school 90. there i had a very hard time because i didn't understand English at that time but soon i started get used to it until i got to first grade.I started to talk a little bit of English and it was funny because i talked the language very bad but i got the hang of it.when i was in second grade i had my first best friend called shakiramorales and the meanest teacher ms.Serrano.Me and shakira got back together in the same class but me and Vicky didn't.

When i passed to5Th grade i met ms.Horowitz and i met an lot of other kids but suddenly my behavior got a little out of hand i strated to behave really bad like screaming at the teacher and walking out of the class etc... but then i said to my self that i should'nt be like that.


Now i am in the 8th grade and my mom came back from Spain and i am very happy with my family and my teachers.

2nd Math Quiz Tomorrow!

We are all going to be amazing on our second Math Quiz tomorrow. The quiz will cover two standards: 8.A.2 and 7.A.2.

This means you will need to know how to translate math sentences into word sentences and word sentences into math sentences. For example: "8n = 24" would translate into "the product of 8 and a number is 24".

You will also need to know how to combine like terms. Remember apples and apples, not apples and oranges! So 2y + 4y = 6y, but you cannot combine 3x + 81 because they are not like terms.

Your homework for tonight is Practice 1-1 page 179, page 180 is extra credit.

Success live's here continuasion

By Lisandro Hernandez

Success lives here is our motto because all of the student in this classroom can and/or are successful in anything they do. When we come to class we have to have uniform on and we shake the teachers hand. The morning routine is that we put our planner's and homework on the corner of the table and start the blast from the past. Everything in the class has a place the backpack go in the back closet's also all the student's have an assinged seat where they need to sit unless their moved or get permission to move. The E.L.A flow is that we get 5 minutes of free time then we get the english energizer after the energizer do a journal entry and the mini lesson and finally 100 book challenge. The math flow starts with the blast from the past we do homework review last we do the mini lesson and transfer to writing or gym.

Rules For Class 820

By Tarra Barte

I am writing this essay to you about when you walk in to class 820.If a new student walked into the class 820,i would tell them that the class is doing a system routine called R.A.M.P.S.which means(Respect/Assignments/Motivation/Participation/Supplies) to tell them that we are doing that everyday in all grades and it all counts to going on a trip or going to other fun places in school.If a new student came into our class,I would show them what to do when you havbe to use the bathroom or to go get a drink of water at the fountain also show them what sign you have to use in order to go there if you have an emergency.I would tell them what to do when you are transitioning to any other periods like to take out your things.The ramps points thing that you have to behave a certian way to earn points then to lose any of your points some ramps points everyday when you come to school,in the classroom with all the students.The planners.I would tell that person that you always have to write the homework down and to have a parent or guardian to sign your planner and to bring it in to school to have the teacher check it along with your homework.When you look at the flow of the day,its lets you know that what period it is in the day while you are at school everyday.

Wednesday, September 17

Good Morning!

Over the next few days you'll see the brainstorming and collecting of information for our very first writing assignment. For ELA (English Langauge Arts) we will be writing Informative Essays. Our goal is to write an essay for next year's class 820. Students must include all of the rules/procedures/mottos of our class!

I'm so impressed with the work I've seen so far, the top students for each part of our 9 step writing process will put their work on the blog!

:)
Ms. Skrzypchak

Tuesday, September 16th

By: Karina M.


what i remember from todays lesson is....
today in Social Studies we was learning about the features in a Political and physical maps.
Also, in math class we was finishing our Blast from the past and we continued talking about integers. In ELA we was working on the English Energizers. In ELA we was filling out the EE trackers and that is a sheet that you have to track your grades for every English Energizers you've done. In math we was also learning about the Distributive property and about algebraic expressions. We was also learning about the verbal expressions. We was also learning the definitions for the words Variable, Algebraic expressions, Equation and Open sentences. I also remember from todays class work, that we was talking about which map can we find countries and continents on. The answer for that is physical and political maps.

Monday, September 15

MATH:class 820 went over the quiz we took on Friday.the teachers went over some of the quiz questions with us.

WRITING:class 820 had to continue writing about the person they cared about

E.L.A:class 820 continue learning about the 5 type writing and we are up to the second type

• #2:respond correctly
• we read for 100 book challenge{1 step}
  

GYM:class 820{girls}was learning about fitness.

SCIENCE:class 820 is discussing what they learned last year in science and how to make a swinger.



HOMEWORK:
MATH:QUIZ CORRECTIONS DUE NEXT DAY

100book challenge:read 2 steps every night

Ramadan!

Hi i am ameera and i am going to tell you guys about Ramadan.Ramadan is all about fasting.we fast to get more blessing from god,when we fast we are not allowed to drink,eat,smoke and to do some other stuff when you are fasting you seek forgiveness to people that you offended or did a bad thing to.when you are fasting and forget that you were and ate something you could always continue your fasting but if you did it on pupuse god is looking at you and you would suffer on the day of judjement.it is not a must that you should.if you choose to fast you could but fasting is really for mature people when you are mattured then that is a must you do it and if you dont you must do it after the sallah,sallah is a celebration we do after Ramadan we go to the masjid pray and then go to family and friends house to say " barka da sallah" when you say the adults give you money,then by the time you go to alot of people house you get alot of money and you buy what ever you want in the future.This is an example of some clothes we wear on Sallah.When you fast you only get to eat at 4:00 in the morning to 4:55 and then you should stop eating until 7:17.but everyday the time changes by one minute.So if i break my fast at 7:17 today,tomorrow if would break it at 7:16 that goes on until we finish fasting,and also we fast for 30 days.Well as you know there is a lot of vegetables in our food if you look at your paper you can see there is a little girl praying.When we pray we always have to cover our heads and also in Ramadan time,we have to go to the masjih and pray everyday from 8:30 to 9:55.On your papers you could see a quraan and that is what we read when we pray.Its just like a christian bible too.

One Week Down!

Excellent first week!

A few quick reminders:
-When you miss school:
-you need to bring in a note ahead of time if it's possible.
-if you know you are going to be absent at the last minute, you need to call one of your teachers sometime during that day, and bring a note in the next day
-these notes will go on file for you, in case they are needed later on in the school year

-Planners:
-It is expected that you bring your planner, signed, every morning
-Your planner should look exactly like the one we fill out as a class, on the board
-We do this so you can practice keeping track of all of your assignments
-You lose 2 RAMPS points each day you forget your planner, or forget to have it signed


Lastly, we have the best class in the 8th Grade! All of our visitors are so impressed! Remember, we are the model classroom, and people will continue to stop in throughout the year.

Welcome Back!

Ms. Miranda and I are sitting at a Starbucks on Columbus and 86th as I write this! Many of you should remember this neighborhood from last year! It's right by the New York Historical Society and the American Museum of Natural History.

We're excited to be teaching you Math, ELA and Social Studies this year! It's going to be a lot of work, but a lot of fun too!!

Tuesday we're going to be going over the basics, so we can have a productive year.

We also have an awesome trip planned on Friday! We're going to be the only class in the whole school that gets to go on a field trip the first week of school! Ms. Jelinek and my friend Karina will be coming on the trip too. (Karina came at the end of the year last year. She brought you all donuts!)

It's always hard to fall asleep the night before the first day! Try to get some rest, we have a lot to do tomorrow!!

I can't wait!!

Love,
Ms. Skrzypchak