THE 8TH GRADE FEAST!!!!

by Andre

Our 8th grade feast was so fun, the food was very good and everyone enjoyed themselves. Before we had our feast my teacher Ms. Trenkle said that I was in charge. So as everyone who knows me knows, I was bossing everyone around telling them that every must be perfect. Just kidding. I was very polite and up to my job and everything turned out well. But for a get together it was fun. Everyone stepped up to the plate and it turned out to be good.


by Liz

Our 8th grade feast was wonderful. There was tons of food, and even thought all the 8th graders ate at least two servings, there was food left over! Sadly, the happiness of Christmas was tainted because that was the last day Ally would be living in DC. It was fun though, with everyone taking pictures and eating all the DELICIOUS food! We miss you Ally and you're enjoying Philly!



by Daley

For our 8th grade feast my mom brought a lovely green salad. There was a lot of chicken and tons and tons of desserts. A special treat for me was all the soda because usually my mom doesn't let me drink caffeinated or sugary drinks. I enjoyed having a break on my last day of school before winter break as well. I thought this day couldn't get any better but then my friends sang Happy Birthday to me because my birthday is on Christmas. The food was great and I had a great time!



by DaJuan

On December 19 before the Winter Break, the 8th grade had our Christmas feast. Each advisory signed up for an item that they were going to bring. I brought BBQ chicken...that I made! Our Christmas feast gave us an opportunity to laugh, talk and just be with our friends before the Christmas holiday. Personally, I enjoyed my last Christmas feast at Stuart-Hobson MS being with my friends and teachers.



by Linstrum

The 8th grade feast we had was outstanding. We had a little bit of everything on the table. We had rice, chicken, steak, collard greens, greens, cornbread, mac and cheese and so much more--so much that I can't remember it all! It all was so great that we started to go back for more. But overall, I think that Ms. Trenkle, Ms. Allen, Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Surprenant made this the greatest way to close out 2008.

We the People Books

by Ally

"We the people of the United States, In order to form a more perfect union, Establish justice, Insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty, to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution, for the United States of America."

As soon as we walked into Mrs. Trenkle's room smiles crept onto our faces. We knew today was the day we would be reading our "We the People" books. On December 3, 2008 Mrs. Trenkle read a book in class titled "We the Kids". We were given two days to work on our own "We the Kids" book. We weren't allowed to call it we the kids though. The book is the preamble to the Constitution. We weren't allowed to change any part of the Constitution. We are just supposed to illustrate it so that it is understandable for kids. There was a large variety of titles. Included were "We the Marines", " We the Robots", "We the Alphabet", "We the Pumpkins", "We the Bears" (animals not team), "We the Shoes", and many more. They were all very exciting from my point of view. This assignment helped me to understand what the preamble meant because the way it is written is very confusing compared to the language we use today. Plus looking at the funny, adorable, and disurbing pictures weren't half bad either. I hope we do an assignment like this again.



My name is Alexandria. Out of the books read in class my favorite was "We the Robots". The author of the book was Devin. On her cover she had a picture of the Constitution. Instead of it saying We the People she took out People and put the title Robots from the movie Robots in its place.

C&O Canal Boat Ride with STAMPS

by Alexandria

The C&O canal trip was exciting. We began the trip by taking the subway to Georgetown. It was a long walk but when we arrived at the C&O canal we knew that it had been worth it. We had to wait for a little bit but we spent that time by going into the ranger station which is where we got our stamp. It was my first and many other people's 2nd. The station was filled with little toys from the days before I was born. Surprisingly they were fun to play with. After everyone received their stamp, as if they had been watching us, the lock keepers (people operating the canal) arrived right on time. The boat went very slowly but we still learned a lot of information from the ranger who kept us entertained with jokes and stories. We felt like we were actually from that time period.

We learned about mules. They are hard workers that are the result of a male donkey and a female horse. If it was vice versa a hinny would be a result and they are lazy! We got to pet the mules and found out how smart they are. For example if a mule sees a puddle of water it will walk around it pushing its leader into the wall because it is clueless about how deep it is. Overall the trip was fun.

I was born in Pennsylvania and now live in DC. I love it here just like I love PA, but I will forever be an Eagles fan! I'm their ride or die fan! (I'm in the blue jacket to the right).