Welcome to Mrs. Terwilliger's class! 

I teach 8th grade ELA and Social Studies. Parents can reach me by email at kkolson@stbl.org and students can reach me and share work to me at kkolson@stbernies.com.

Please check our "Class News" section for upcoming Bernies events!

Week of Monday, Jan. 17th:

This week in ELA, we continue reading and discussing The Outsiders novel, analyzing the extended metaphor and theme of the seminal Robert Frost poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" which appears in the novel and its significance to undertsnading the novel's theme. Our Persuasive Writing Unit also continues. We will work on identifying tone and audience as we celebrate the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. to social justice through his writings and speeches! In Social Studies, we begin notes and discussion on Union and Confederate plans and early encounters in the Civil War, including the famous Battle of Bull Run! 

Attention Reading Olympics members! Our next meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 19th, 2022! Team logos for "All Booked" and "Story Squad" t-shirts must be submitted before this meeting. Your third book should be read by this date. Remember to enter a summary for each novel you read into your team's shared doc in Google classroom.

**High School Information** Follow this link -High School Information

This week Morning Meeting is cancelled. When we return from Christmas Break, we will continue working on our Saints Project during extended Homeroom Mondays, to bring our play on Pope John Paul II to life!

Newspaper Club: Thanks to all members for adding their articles into the Google doc template Mrs. Geller shared with you. You can check the doc to see current revisions of your work!
 
Here is the link to view my Back-To-School Slideshow, which includes my expectations for Grade 8 ELA & Social Studies!

Use this link if you are logged into your stbernies.com email account:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10S3XH6etr5GqVcC6eBDsOTaZGGAuiwMKA3Mttrk33KM/edit?usp=sharing

Otherwise, use this link:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10S3XH6etr5GqVcC6eBDsOTaZGGAuiwMKA3Mttrk33KM/edit?usp=sharing

SBS Teachers make every effort to check email as their schedule allows, but may not be able to respond until after the school day. Mrs. Terwilliger fka Miss Kolson can be reached at kkolson@stbl.org.

During the school day you may call the school office at 610-789-7676ext. 202 and leave a message for the teacher and your call will be returned as soon as possible. 

If you are sending a note in with your child, please make sure your child knows to hand it to the teacher upon arrival so that it is received in a timely manner.

If your child will be absent, please call the school before 8:30 a.m. at 610-789-7676 ext. 202 and leave a message or email Mrs. Booth in the school office at Mbooth@stbl.org with your child’s name, grade and reason for absence and refer to the school Absence Policyfor further information.

Upon returning to school please send a note in to the teacher with the date(s) and reason for your child's absence

Specials
Art- Thursday      
Technology- Tuesday
Spanish- Wednesday
Phys Ed- Tuesday    
Music- Monday

Lunch-  12:05 - 12:50


Classroom Schedule- 

A Homeroom Representative will be reaching out to you to coordinate events on behalf of the classroom teacher and Home & School Association as needed throughout the school year. The representatives this year are Mrs. Karen Dutkiewicz and Ms. Christina Shields.