Grades 7-8 Blog

May 15 - 26

May 16, 2023

To begin, a quick Congratulations to our eighth graders and their families: Thank you f...

May 1 - 12

May 3, 2023

May the Fourth be with you! Over all my blogs, I have never written about Star Wars....

April 17 - 28

April 17, 2023

Two quick narratives 1) I am a Minnesota Twins fan. I wasn’t, not really. Of c...

March 27 - April 14

March 28, 2023

I love movies! One of my favorite composition activities that I would assign when ...

March 13 - 24

March 16, 2023

A year ago my blog topic was about social media (LINK). It has been a challen...

February 27 - March 10

March 10, 2023

I am old enough where the idea of picking oneself by the bootstraps was still said and ...

February 13 - 24

February 15, 2023

I have not been to a Super Bowl party in years. Karin and I typically go to my parents&...

January 30 - February 10

February 3, 2023

When my wife and I dropped off our son Logan as a freshman in college, I wondered what ...

January 16 - 27

January 23, 2023

The 2023 Lottery is almost here. All applicants have a little over a week (until the 31...

January 2 - 13

January 3, 2023

The weather kind of bookended the holidays this year. Despite that, I hope yours were f...

December 19 - 30

December 16, 2022

Winter Break is almost here! Everyone is excited to have some time off. I am planning a...

December 5 - 16

December 2, 2022

Is it possible to get sleepier once winter arrives? Gosh, I cannot even watch a televis...

November 21 - December 2

November 21, 2022

Hello, time to use this space for my annual gratitudes. I have many positives for which...

November 7 - 18

November 7, 2022

When my son was a teenager, he could really push my buttons – I am pretty sure he...

October 24 - November 4

October 20, 2022

Parent-Teacher conferences are tomorrow night (Tuesday, October 25). I know they are a ...

October 10 - October 21

October 7, 2022

As an educator, I am always looking to learn. When I was in the classroom, my learning ...

September 26 - October 7

September 26, 2022

Dan Buettner has a new book coming out soon called The Complete Blue Zones. In case you...

September 12 - 23

September 12, 2022

When my children were young, the most challenging times came during their half years. I...