ATTENTION: SUPERNOVA BLOG BEING REPLACED BY SCHOOLOGY

The Supernova Blog will be discontinued and replaced by Schoology.  Each student has access to Schoology and uses it frequently in their classes. 

If you are a parent or guardian of a Supernova student, please talk with them if you would like to view their Schoology material.  I believe it is the intention of the school district to eventually grant parents/guardians "view only" access to their child's Schoology account.  

The Other Midnight Riders Cross-Curricular Project

   The students read and discussed the poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride” in English class with Mrs. Porter. While in social studies with Mr. Faith, the students studied Colonial America. For the project, the students were to research the other midnight riders who assisted in warning the people about the impending British attack. The students were to determine how accurate Henry Longfellow’s poem was as compared to the actual historical accounts. The students researched and analyzed the real-life accounts of the other midnight riders in order to gain a richer knowledge of the events that lead up to the American Revolution. After the research was completed, the students rewrote Longfellow’s poem. However, this time, the students were to be as close to the actual events as possible in their poems. By writing their own historically accurate poems, they gave each rider the credit that they deserved for their contributions to the American Revolution.

Standards Covered: Social Studies: 8.3 America History & English 1.3.8 A-F, H-L; 1.4.8.M-W

 Pictured above are students gathering research on the other midnight riders. 

Pictured above are group members analyzing the poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride”. 

 Pictured above are students composing their historically accurate poems.

English 8, Advanced English 8, & Social Studies: Career Research Project Links

You are to use the LMC web resources to help you answer the questions to guide you in creating your résumé and presentation.  You can also use the career pathfinder link to assist you in gathering research as well.  You must answer each question and record the source(s) on the lines provided in your packet. You should also double-check each fact that you gather with another source. If the source that you use to check your fact has different information, you need to use a third source. You are only to list the source that is connected to the fact that you decide to use. You will use Noddle Tools to create your works cited pages for both your résumé and presentation . 

The Other Midnight Riders Cross-Curricular Project

      The students read and discussed the poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride” in English class with Mrs. Porter.  While in social studies with Mr. Faith, the students studied Colonial America.  For the project, the students were to research the other midnight riders who assisted in warning the people about the impending British attack.  The students were to determine how accurate Henry Longfellow’s poem was as compared to the actual historical accounts.  The students researched and analyzed the real-life accounts of the other midnight riders in order to gain a richer knowledge of the events that lead up to the American Revolution.  After the research was completed, the students rewrote Longfellow’s poem.  However, this time, the students were to be as close to the actual events as possible in their poems.  By writing their own historically accurate poems, they gave each rider the credit that they deserved for their contributions to the American Revolution.      

Standards Covered:   Social Studies: 8..3 America History  & English 1.3.8A-F, H-L; 1.4.8.M-W 

Pictured above are group members analyzing the poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride”.

 Pictured above are students gathering research on the other midnight riders.

Pictured above are students composing their historically accurate poems.

Everyone's a Star on the Supernova Team!

Supernova students took part in a "getting to know you" activity in Social Studies class this week. Students were randomly placed into groups in order to get to know students from different social circles. Once in groups, the students shared their interests and activities with their partners. Next, their partners created personalized stars to be placed on their lockers.

Career Fair

Here is a link to every thing you will need for the career fair.

https://docs.google.com/a/cmsd.k12.pa.us/document/d/1LhcI2MsnIiZhjc46fagnmdbdb8kSaUCUW9TO4uGPQyw/edit?usp=sharing

Resume Example

https://docs.google.com/a/cmsd.k12.pa.us/document/d/12E-CrHfVHATbkbACA20yARYQjouT6oSitpW8x2TouNQ/edit?usp=sharing

Johnstown Flood

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PSdJpxiF4_f-v1QZ3Bgzr1X50kH1cWb-PTRYkEWZ5J8/edit?usp=sharing

Remind 101: Text Message and/or Email Alerts

Attention Supernova Students and Parents:  Please sign-up for Mr. Wolf's and Mr. Faith's text message and/or email alerts as an additional way to stay up-to-date in science and social studies class.  

Instructions to sign up for Mr. Wolf's class.

Instructions to sign up for Mr. Faith's class.

NOTE: This is NOT a substitution for PowerSchool and the Supernova Blog.  Please continue to use PowerSchool as the main source for due dates.  

Constitutional Convention

REMINDER: All 3 of the Tic,Tac,Toe Constitutional Convention Projects are due
November 23.

Let Your Voice Be Heard!!!

You can use the Citizen's Help Desk to contact your State and Federal Representatives in government to inform them of issues or changes you would like to see made in your state.

More History of the Day.

Learn more History of the Day @ The History Channel.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

8th Grade Strip Stroll!!!

After reading the Novel The Macaroni Boy, 8th Graders at CMS were offered an opportunity to tour the Strip District in Pittsburgh on April 26th and 27th.

I'm Just a Bill.

Chapter 8 Power Points

If you need a refresher for the test on Thursday, here are the power points we used in class.

EXTRA EXTRA STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS!!

Hey, are you looking for some extra bonus points in Social Studies? Well you have come to the right place! Simply print out this BINGO card and play along while watching the Presidents State of the Union Address tonight! Bring it in tomorrow and earn up 5 pts.

Meet Your Congress Memebers!!!

Check out the CITIZENS HELP DESK!!! On this page you can check on legislation we talk about in class and see how far the bill is along in the lawmaking process we will be discussing in class. Also you can check in with your Federal and State Representatives in Government.

Guest Speaker

The Supernova Team would like to welcome Mr. Vacca, of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, to our school on Friday, September 24th, to share his knowledge of the Naturalization Process with the CMS student body.