News Site
The primary responsibility of the 8th-grade students is to contribute to and maintain the CLS Today news site. This is an internal student news site by students, for students, about life here at Calvary. It is only accessible to 5th - 8th-grade students who have a school email address. If parents want to see what the students are working on, they can ask their child to show them the site. The grade is divided into 2 parts that are each worth 100 points. The first half is for work on the site from the beginning of the quarter to mid-term. The second half is for work on the site from mid-term to the end of the quarter. Peer evaluations are factored into the grade for the second half of the quarter. Student Choice Module
Each quarter students are expected to complete one student choice module. This gives students the opportunity to expand their skills in one area of technology that is of particular interest to them. The list of options will be expanded as time goes on and students have an option to propose a project of interest to them if the regular choices are not particularly of interest to them. They only requirement is that the project involve use of technology and that it be complex enough to merit a 100 point grade. Choice modules include
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Spare Time Activities
When you are completely finished with an assignment before the end of class, you are allo wed to work on an approved activity will waiting for your classmates. The first choice is always to work on homework from other classes or reading for AR. If you do not have that available, you can use one of the links below. School Related SitesApproved Music |