WELCOME TO 8th GRADE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS!
Welcome Message:
Hello and welcome to my website! As your child's teacher, I value the opportunity to get to know your child and help him or her succeed in school. Each child has something special to offer the world, and through teaching, I often get to witness those gifts in action. Teaching middle school, I also get the unique opportunity of helping your child grow during a very short, but critical, time of transformation. Other than the first three years of life, this is the grade span in which kids are most transformed. They enter middle school as children and leave as young adults. Through reading, writing, and speaking, students not only develop essential communication skills, but they often gain new perspectives that lead to pathways of self discovery. By encouraging students to have a growth mindset, learn from mistakes, embrace challenges, and have confidence in themselves, all students can succeed!
About Mrs. Luna:
- Pinelands Alumna - Class of 2004 - "Once a Wildcat, Always a Wildcat"
- BA Secondary English Education, York College 2008
- MA Curriculum Design & Instruction, Marygrove College 2015
- ELA Teacher - Upper Township Middle School 2009-2019
- ELA Teacher - Pinelands Regional Junior High School 2019-present
- Favorite Book - I always have a new favorite!
- Favorite Hobby - Gardening
- Favorite Quote - "Each of us had something to learn from the others and something to teach in return." - St. Augustine
Google Classroom Codes:
ELA 8 (Period 1) - sx7brmz6
ELA 8 (Period 3) - fiyrqbhx
ELA 8 (Period 7) - lchst3sg
ELA 8 (Period 8) - h4rkclrj
ELA 8 (Period 9) - z5cflsnm
Please don't hesitate to email me with your questions or concerns: