Week of September 17 - 21, 2018
First school dance of the year is on September 21st - All proceeds go to the 8th grade end of the year field trip!
NWEA testing Tuesday and Thursday. Be sure your iPad is charged.
9/17 Lab safety video - Watch the video and list as many lab safety infractions as you can in your science notebook. https://www.flinnsci.com/flinn-scientific-laboratory-safety-challenge/vel1580/
25 Lab tool pictures or drawings due Thursday, 9/20
***Period 3 Only!*** Please click on the link below and follow the directions. Due Friday, 9/21. Please see Ms. Mantis with questions.
SS: "Come Live Here" advertisement due Wednesday: 2 advertisements based on Ch. 13 information, one for convincing people to move to the South and another convincing people to move to the North. **Accurate information, correct spelling, eye catching and/or grabs the audience's attention. May be posters or commercials. ELT Score 1.Foundational Learning in US History: 3 2 1 Where you live determines how you live
2.Initiative and Professionalism: Organizes time and 3 2 1 resources to accomplish a task and double checks work for accuracy and craftsmanship
3.Engagement with learning: HOW 3 2 1
4.Preparation: HOW 3 2 1
For Thur/Fri. Begin to prepare for first test by being able to do the following using specific details:
How did Eli Whitney contribute to economic transformation in the South and the North?
LA: Assigned Tone Word Two Slide Presentation due Wednesday. For your assigned word do the following: State word, definition in 8th grade style, the connotation (is it a positive, negative, or neutral word?), some high impact synonyms and antonyms, and a brief history of the word including prefixes/root words/suffixes, Greek/Latin meanings, etc.
Be prepared to present your slide. Give credit for your sources! ELT Score 1.Foundational Learning in Research 3 2 1 2.Is skilled at using Greek and Latin affixes,roots, and and root words to determine word meaning.
3.Communication: Uses tone of voice, volume, and word 3 2 1 choice appropriate to a variety of audiences
4.Initiative and Professionalism: Organizes time and 3 2 1 resources to accomplish a task and double checks work for accuracy and craftsmanship
5.Engagement with learning: HOW 3 2 1
6.Preparation: HOW 3 2 1
Thur: Make flashcards for the Tone words on Quizlet.
LA: Please pages 1-14 in Day of Tears. Also, come up with (5) bookmark stickies for your reading. REMEMBER, we are working on metacognition (thinking about your thinking!) - due: 9/18.
Wordly Wise 8 lesson 1 C & D - due on 9/19.
LA: Wordly Wise 8 lesson 1 C & D - due on 9/19.
LA: Wordly Wise 8 #1 part E due on 9/20.
Mood Worksheet due on 9/20.
Day of Tears - pages 15-29. Please use your bookmark and create (5) stickies - with detailed 8th grade responses. Also, complete the comprehension worksheet handed out in class. This will be due on 9/21.
Grade 8 Math-Work on Khan. Assignments- due Thursday
Math 1-Work on Khan. Assignments- due Thursday
Tuesday Grade 8 Math- Work on Khan. Assignments- due Thursday Math 1-Book work from class.
P16 9. 
Grade 8 Math- Khanacademy Assignments due tomorrow. Math 1-
Week of September 10 - 14, 2018
SS: Chapter 13 reading and graphic organizer complete for Wed.
Chapter is in google classroom
LA: Final draft summer reading letter due Thursday.
Thursday: 10 minutes Quizlet
Friday: 10 more minutes of Tone words on Quizlet
9/11: LA: Academic goal: with three measurable steps to reach your goal. We will work on a social goal on 9/11.
SS: Please read the article, Russia: Friend of Foe? Answer the (10) comprehension questions and write a brief (1/2 pages essay) answering the questions: Should the U.S. try to improve relations with Russia? Yes or No? Please cite two reasons from the text. DUE: 9/11.
++Also, please ask your parents where they were during 9/11. What do they remember?
9/12: LA: Please work on your social and academic goals - remember the steps to reach your goal need to be measurable. DUE on 9/14. Please work on WW 8 #1 A & B. Due on 9/13.
SS: The next few days will be spent learning about plagiariam, summarizing and paraphrasing. 9/13:
LA: You have been assigned a webquest about slavery in the U.S. before the Civil War. This assignment will help you build background knowledge BEFORE we start reading our next book. You will have class time on Thursday and Friday to complete this assignment. It will be due on Monday, 9/17.
LA: Wordly Wise 8 lesson #1 A & B due on 9/13. Packets were passed out in class today.
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Monday Grade 8 Math- Find the answers for Five 5's 1-10. This is just like the activity we did today using Four 4's. Make sure you come to class with work shown even if you didn't get all 10 answers. Math 1-Find the answers for Five 5's 1-10. This is just like the activity we did today using Four 4's. Make sure you come to class with work shown even if you didn't get all 10 answers.
Tuesday Grade 8 Math- None Math 1- Exercises
Thursday Grade 8 Math- spend 20 minutes on Khanacademy (outside of math class) Math 1-pend 20 minutes on Khanacademy (outside of math class)
Friday-None but here are the game codes. Grade 8 Math- Prodigy game codes:
- Period 2-E6577C
- Period 5- DDC1E3
- Period 6- 3EDB20
Math 1-Prodigy game codes:
WEAR YOUR KINDNESS TSHIRT ON FRIDAY!
Science Current Event assignment
1. Choose a new story about a science topic that interests you.
3. Write a one paragraph summary over the article. Cite your source. Summary should be one half to a full page in length and may be typed or hand written on a separate piece of paper. Due Friday, 9/7.
SS: For Thursday: Be able to define "blank paper" the terms: transformation, economic. Also be able to explain what a 3 in each of the Habits of Works looks like. Need a 3 ring binder.
LA: T-Shirt final product due beginning of class Friday. Need a 3 ring binder and spiral bound notebook. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SS: Letter to Mrs. Thornfeldt about you as a student. See the handout I passed out in class, as your example - due 9/7.
LA: I will be hanging up your "All About ME" poster in the hallway. I need a baby photo or you, as well as a recent pic. This was due on 9/7.
Summer Reading Letter was a 9/7 class assignment. If you didn't finish it in class, it is due on Monday, 9/10. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Wednesday Grade 8 Math: Order of Operations Worksheet-Complete the 10 questions for homework and remember to show your work.
Math 1:Order of Operations Challenge Worksheet-Complete the 12 questions for homework and remember to show your work.
School Supplies List Mrs. Foster:Science: 1-1 ½ inch three ring binder (just for science), lots of lined paper, pens, pencils, earbuds/headphones. Mrs. Rioux:Language Arts/Social Studies: 1-1 ½ inch three ring binder (can share a 1 ½ inch or 2 inch if you have me for both LA and SS), earbuds or headphones, lots of pens/pencils, eraser caps For LA: Spiral bound notebook to leave in the room Mrs. Thornfeldt:Language Arts/Social Studies: Earbuds/headphones, pens/pencils, single subject notebook, notecards, sticky notes and 1 1/2 inch or 2 inch three ring binder. Mrs. Voelker/Math: 1-1 ½ inch three ring binder, at least 2 one-subject notebook, pencils (preferably mechanical), erasers/eraser tops, earbuds or headphones, dry erase markers and a basic calculator. We do have calculators but they tend to disappear as the year progresses. If you can donate a box of kleenex or paper towels it would be greatly appreciated.
We Need Your Help for the 1st Dance of the year! Sponsored by the 8th Grade WE NEED VOLUNTEERS AND FOOD! September 21st 6:00-8:00 p.m. Contact Cristin Rioux: riouxcr@spsd.org
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