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Oh  the Places You Will Go!  This is one of my favorite books and my philosophy for this year with my 8th graders.  So many new and exciting things will be happening for our students this year.  While they may look different from previous years, whether we are in the classroom or virtual,  we still are looking forward to the traditions that make us the Saint Joseph School Graduating Class of 2021! 

Let me start off and introduce myself.  My name is Beth Ann Lynch.  I have been here at Saint Joseph School since September of 2001. I graduated from Rider University with a degree in Elementary Education and Theater.  Outside of my classroom I have directed our Drama Club shows through the years.  I am also the advisor for our chapter of the National Junior Honor Society.  I’m so excited with my move from 6th grade homeroom to 8th!  

This first month of school has brought us into Westward Expansion with 8th grade SS.  Now that we have come back together as one nation we are looking to expand our borders.  As we continue through the year we will look at the challenges we will face as a nation both on our own soil and abroad.  By the end of the year we will be in the present day.  We are starting off with motion, force and energy in science and are looking forward to the arrival of our new books.  

In 7th grade , on the other hand, we have just formed the new nation.  We have been exploring how the colonies came to be and how they will be governed.  Our year will explore the new nation and end with the aftermath of the Civil War, Reconstruction.  In Science we are working our way through the human body, from the inside out!

It’s been a real treat getting to know our newest class in the middle school, our 6th graders!  They have done a great job adjusting to the new role as middle schoolers.  It’s  a big adjustment to having different teachers .  In SS we are going way back in time to ancient civilizations.  Right now we are examining the lives of the peoples of Mesopotamia.  Science looks at Earth’s changing surface and right now it’s how soil is formed.  

I just want to remind you that you can reach out to me at any time through email blynch@sjps.net.  Be sure to check out our school website sjps.net and go to my teacher page for updates.  In addition since many students are virtual, most assignments can also be found in Google Classroom.  Have your student show you their classwork tab on this site.    

10/23/2020
Work to be completed:

6th
SS 5-3 quiz Monday
Science none

7th
Science none
SS 7-2 quiz Monday



8th
Science none
SS pg 602 taking notes