Mustang TV

Wow! I'm so impressed with our Mustang TV Crew this year.  It's our largest group of students to date and they are all willing to help at the last minute if they're needed.  They have learned the jobs of the soundboard, video mixer, computer, broadcast, and camera work quickly and have helped teach their fellow students.  Mr. Hopper, Mr. Cochran, and I are looking forward to great year of broadcasting with this group!

September 21 -September 25

This week was a week of STAR testing, which is now officially completed so that teachers may take a look at where students strengths and weaknesses in language arts and math are.  Students were also working hard during their study halls on their Movie Maker project for Mrs. Kelly.  All 8th grade language arts classes have been working on desktop publishing for their All About Me poems, which look fantastic.

Mrs. Schreindl's students came in and out of the library all week to finish setting up some different accounts to use in their science class. On Friday, Mrs. Witte's class came in to work on resume so they could be prepared for their jobs interviews that will take place in the next few weeks.

September 14 - 18

The month of September sure is flying by.  The new 7th graders seem to be finding their way here at PVMS and are off to a great start!

The library has been busy with students coming in to check out books for their German paper with Mr. Rixmann.  The variety of topics has been interesting to see....everything from the Berlin Wall to the Holocaust, to BMW's and Porsche's.

Mrs. Kelly's students have been scanning pictures so they can work on their Where I'm From Poem and the movies that go along with their poems. Along a similar line, Mrs. Turk's 8th graders have been using Photostory to create their movies that go along with their poems.  This project is great way to start the school year.

Ms. Schriendl will be was in the library Friday to do App loading.  We'll went through the sign-up for a variety of apps that will be used in her science class and then helped the students load those apps onto their devices.

Welcome Back!

It's the beginning of the school year, a time when everything is new and fresh.  Students are excited to start the school year, teachers are making sure everything is set up for their students. The library started the week out with orientation for House 7A and House 7C and 7B will take part in orientation this week.  Mr. Stillman and Mrs. Turk's classes are working on the writing assessment this week.

The Mustang TV homeroom is 28 students this year, which is our largest group so far.  Today was their first day on-air and they did a fantastic job!  Mr. Hopper and I are so excited to be working with this great group of 8th grader.