Monday, June 10-Monday, June 17
Hope that those of you who went to the 8th Grade Social had a GREAT time!
This week brings the yearbook, marching practice, and SPHS Step Up Day.
NEXT Monday is Point Sebago (Yahoo!) and 8th Grade Recognition Night
Bring a can to do implosion activity on Wednesday, 6/12
Monday, June 3-Friday, June 7
*** Please note that the 8th Grade Social is Saturday, June 8. The correct time is 7-9 pm; not till 9:30 as indicated on some forms.
Test Monday, 6/10 over all material from 5/29.
Science - View the linked video and select a radiation disaster to research from either the video or your notes. Research and answer the questions over your topic and turn in on Google Classroom. Don't forget to list your sources. Due Thursday, 6/6
SS: Summative Friday: Causes of WWII and America's diplomatic decisions regarding entering the war
LA: This I Believe Mosaic Project due beginning of class Friday; including write ups and oral presentation. This is worth 5 summative and will be the last summative grades in LA for the year.
Worksheet practicing rotations-started in class, finish for homework.
Test tomorrow over Polynomials
- P.6 and P.7 (goal is 80)
- P.10 and P.11 (goal is 80)
- P.12 and P.13 (goal can be 70)
Tuesday, May 28-Friday, May 31
Friday - Read "Radioactivity" on Google Classroom and answer questions 1 - 18 in your science notebook, due Monday, 6/3.
SS: Monday: Complete/Learn: The U.S. in The Great War packets for Thursday
LA: 1) Greek and Latin Roots Summative Thursday
2) Mosaic Project due Thursday, June 6
In LA class, we will continue working on our charity ptresentations. YOU NEED TO PRACTICE OUTSIDE OF CLASS!!
In SS class, we will wrap up WW II and move on to our food unit.
Grade 8 Math- IXL- P.6 and P.7 (Level J-Grade 8)- Due tomorrow.
Math 1- IXL- Z.8 and Z.9- (Level K-Algebra 1)- Due Thursday.
Grade 8 - IXL-P.10 and P.11 (Level J- Grade 8)- Due by Friday.
Monday, May 20-Friday, May 24
**WE ARE IN NEED OF ITEMS FOR THE 8TH GRADE SOCIAL RAFFLES. SEE THE MAHONEY NEWS FROM MRS. STILPHEN.
**We are still in need of parent volunteers to help with the Ice Cream Sundae Party this Friday. Help is needed from about 11:30-1. Please and thank you! Email Mrs. Rioux if you can help out: riouxcr@spsdme.org
Tuesday - Finish looking up and labeling geographic locations on your "Tracking Tsunamis" map. Due Wed.
SS: Mon: Map activities due tomorrow
LA: Mon: Read over Mosaic project, but don't begin in. What questions do you have? Read Night section 6, p. 85-97, for Wednesday.
Due Friday: Khanacademy assignments: 1) Video over Translating points, 2) Exercise on Translating points.
Monday, May 13-Friday, May 17
Sound Reflection/Absorption Lab report due Thursday, 5/16
SS: Monday: Complete alliance sheet using complete sentences (or you will earn a 1)
Tuesday: due Thursday Complete Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism sheets and learn: definition of each and how each contributed to WWI
Causes of WWI Summative next Monday. Videos to review MAIN below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRcg_t2oJkc
LA: The homework all week is to prepare for the Greek and Latin root summative on Friday.Summative postponed-Not Friday. Keep reviewing however. New date coming soon.
Wed: Night reading assignment
Night Link (new) The Greek/Latin summative will be coming end of next week. Here are the Quizlets to practice with. List 1 with just 10 root words:
List 2 with just 11 root words:
Entire list of 51 root words to know: https://quizlet.com/_3yqnm6
LA: Senior Narratives: Edit your narrative from feedback (due on 5/17). You will read your narrative to me next week.
Charity Reseach was due this week. Your Google multimedia Presentation is due on 5/21.
SS: Stalin video and questions due on 5/15. See Google Classroom for assignment.
Period 5: map of WWII due on 5/17. See Google Classroom for maps.
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Monday, May 6-Friday, May. 10
*Wed. is an early release day.
Mrs. Foster
5/7 Noise Code
- Look at your brainstorming from yesterday. Pick one area you want to “regulate”.
2. Research the decibel level of that area. How many times more intense is it than normal conversation?
3. Create some “guidelines” for South Portland to regulate the noise.
SS: Leadership quiz on Tuesday. Review with this quizlet and with the papers from class today and last week. Government/Leadership Terms Quizlets:
Tuesday: Due Friday: Monarch slide. See Google classroom for directions.
Friday: Continue reviewing government/leadership terms using papers and Quizlets
LA: The Greek/Latin summative will be coming end of next week. Here are the two Quizlets to practice with.
List 1 with just 10 root words:
List 2 with just 11 root words:
Entire list of 51 root words to know:
Tuesday: Due Friday: Case Study 1: The Jewish World Before the Holocaust. See Google classroom for reading and which questions to do.
Friday: Continue to review Greek and Latin roots using Quizlet. Summative next Friday.
LA: Our charity Unit has begun! Daily homework will be putting in the time to fully research your charity, creating your multimedia presentation and practicing your persuasive talks.
Charity research due due on 5/14 (Period 2) and 5/13 )period 3).
SS: Current Event #6 (and the last one!) is due on 5/9 for period 5 and 5/16 for period 6.
Hitler’s Rise to Power, 1918–1933 Video and questions due at the end of class on Friday, 5/10. Please comeplete questions #1-4 and then * any CHOICES made by other people (other than Hitler) who contributed to Hitler's and the Nazi Party's rise to power. DUE on Monday. 5/13.
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Grade 8- Summative on Thursday over exponent rules.
Review over exponents worksheet.
Math 1- Summative on Thursday over exponents. Friday Summative over scientific notation.
2 Khanacademy skills over scientific notation.- Due tomorrow.
Grade 8-Summative on Thursday over exponent rules.
Review worksheet for test on Thursday-Due Thursday.
Math 1- Summative on Thursday over exponents. Friday Summative over scientific notation.
Review packet over scientific notation.
Monday, April 29-Friday, May 3
**Job Shadow is Tuesday!** Remember to bring a lunch if you need to.
Science - Read the NYC Noise Code (linked on Google Classroom) and answer the questions on a Google Doc. Turn in through Google Classroom. Due Friday, 5/3.
SS: Soldier's Heart Chapters 6-10 due Friday beginning of class, test over book is a summative.
Government/Leadership Terms Quizlet:
LA: Suffixes activity due beginning of class Friday.
Greek and Latin Roots Quizlet:
5/1 LA: Job Shadow Reflection Assignment due on 5/2. Job Shadow Reflection Please write a reflection about your Job Shadow experience. Please include the following: Where did you go for your Job Shadow? Explain what you did during your Job Shadow. Three things you learned about your Job Shadow. Is this something that you might be interested in doing in the future? Please explain why or why not. Pretend that you have been asked to meet with Mrs. Stilphen because she wants to know whether or not Mahoney should continue the Job Shadow Day for 8th graders. What would you tell her? Please explain your response. One page minimum; 1.5 spacing; 12 pt font; title your doc: Job Shadow Reflection; free from spelling and punctuation errors.
DUE: 5/2/19.
Peer Editting of "ananymous" senior narrative - due on 5/3.
SS: Summative WWI Political Cartoon and write-up is due on Thursday, 5/2. You will have class time on 5/1.
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- IXL Skills due on Thursday
- Grade 8 (Level J)- F.6, F.8, F.9, F.10, F.11, F.12
- IXL Skills due on Thursday
- Algebra 1 (Level K)- V.2, V.3, V.4, V.5, V.6, V.7, V.8, V.9
- IXL due tomorrow (Look at Monday for the skills)
- Exponent Worksheet Practice Packet (due Friday)
- IXL-due Thursday (Look at Monday for the skills)
- Algebra 1 book, p.417 #1-10.
Monday, April 22 - Friday, April 26
MEA Science Test on Wednesday
Find the decibel levels of 5 household or neighborhood noises. Due Monday, 4/29
SS: Monday: Current Event Question in Google Classroom. Due Thursday.(Originally Wednesday but we don't have class due to MEA science test.) Be sure to use evidence from the various links!
Thursday: Soldier's Heart Chapters 1-5 due Monday
LA: Monday: 10 Prefix words due Tuesday
Tuesday: Next 10 Prefix words due Thursday.
LA: Senior Narratives due on April 29th. A printed copy will need to be handed in on Monday (REMEMBER, no names on them).
SS: Current Event #5 is due for period 5 - 4/25
Current Event #5 for period 6 - 5/4.
- Finish the Khan Assignments if you didn't finish in class.
- Worksheet on Evaluating Expressions(order of operations)
Grade 8- Finish the Khan. Assignments over exponents
Math 1- Finish the packet over exponent properties.
Grade 8- Complete the any remaining problems fro the packet today over exponent rules.
Math 1-Complete the practice over multiplying powers, powers to a power, and quotient rules for exponents.
Monday, April 8- Thursday, April 11 Mrs. Foster
SS: Final products due beginning of class Wed.
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As we wind down the week before vacation, please be aware of a few due dates.
LA: (VERY) Rough Draft of your Senior Narrative due on 4/11.
Period 5 social studies students: Your next current evet is due on 4/24.
Period 6 social studies students: Your next current event is due on 5/4/19.
HAVE A GREAT VACATION!!! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Grade 8- Finish IXL (Grade 8-Level J) R.1, R.2, R.3 for tomorrow. Second Summative over applying pythagorean theorem and perimeter.
Math 1- Summative over Systems word problems on Wedsnesday.
Grade 8- IXL- R.1, R.2, R.3, R.4, R.5 (Grade 8-Level J) Should be done by Thursday.
Math 1- Test over systems of equations word problems.
Grade 8- Same as yesterday.
Monday, April 1-Friday, April 5
*Job shadow choices are due Tuesday online.
SPHS guidance will be back Wednesday to collect course selection forms.
MEA testing Tuesday and Wednesday
Tuesday - Read "Wave Interactions" on Googleclassroom and answer questions 1 - 13 in your notebook. Due Wednesday.
Wednesday: Finish Review Crossword puzzle due Thursday
Thursday - Waves quiz over all material from 3/14
Science Test Tuesday, 4/9 over all material from 3/14
SS: Continue working on your parts of the project. Final product due Wednesday, April 10th. (5 Summatives)
LA: Mon: Revise sentences to be sure you have a variety of types, including compound, complex, interrogative, and exclamatory; no fragments or run ons.
Tue.: Check capitalization, spelling, and format.
Thur: The Wave Reward Time. :) No homework
LA: Please read chapters 18 - 21 and answer the comprehension questions I passed out in class - due on 4/3.
SS: Please use the German American links on Google Classroom to answer the German Americans in WWI. Also The Homefront assignment is also due on 4/4/19.
LA: We finished the book, The Giver - there will be a summative on Friday, 4/5.
SS: Treaty of Versailles and 14 Points worksheet due on 4/5.
- Pythagorean Theorem worksheet- 2nd side with independent work.
- Summative on Thursday and Friday over the pythagorean theorem.
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- Test on Thursday over Systems of equations using elimination.
Tuesday- Grade 8- - Summative on Friday and Monday over the pythagorean theorem.
Math 1- - Test on Thursday over Systems of equations using elimination.
- Practice finding perimeter of shapes.
- Summative on Friday and Monday over the pythagorean theorem.
- Test on Thursday over Systems of equations using elimination.
Grade 8- - Summative on Friday and Monday over the pythagorean theorem.
- Pythagorean Theorem Summative Review- Key- Page 1/ Key-Page 2- Use this to check your work.
- Key for warmup perimeter paper.
- If you need help for some, here are some videos to use:
video help for perimeter of an irregular shape.mp4
- Assignment on google classroom over applying systems of equation.
Monday, March 25-Friday, March 29
*MEA testing Monday, Tuesday. ****SPHS Transition Night
*Job Shadow Informational Meeting Thursday
Big Waves Video
1. How do big waves get their energy?
2. How is energy transferred and stored in a big wave?
3. How does the topography of the ocean floor cause big waves (shape/features)?
SS: Work on individual part(s) of project for due date set by group. Put all sources on group document, as well as any questions, etc. Final product due date Wednesday, April 10th.
LA: Monday: None if have taken the test. Tuesday: None if taken test
Wednesday: Work on Wave narrative due next Monday
Math 1-Test on Monday over systems of equations with graphing and substitution.
Monday, March 18-Friday, March 22
***High school guidance counselors will be here Wed. periods 5/6, High school transition night is next Monday the 25th.
***Bring in more notebook paper if you are out!
Read "The Nature of Waves" on Google Classroom and answer questions 1 - 12 in your notebooks. Due Wednesday, 3/20.
SS: Monday, Tuesday: Read Iqbal. Online book:
LA: Read The Wave chapters 16, 17 for Thursday. Final chart/book test Friday.
LA: Period 2: chapter 3 & 4 due on 3/16.
Period 3: chapters 1 &2 due on 3/16
SS: Current event due dates: Period 5: 3/28
LA: Greek and Latin Root Summative on 3/21. Use the links below to study . . . postponed due to senior visitis.
LA: ++++++The Giver - please read chapter 5 & 6 and complete the questions I handed out in class. DUE on 3/21.
SS: Review of WW I weapons and battles.
3/20 LA: Please read and answer the questions for chapters 7 & 8 in The Giver. Due on Monday, 3/25.
Grade 8- Finish finding the area of the irregular shapes 1-10.
Math 1- Finish up p.347 in the Algebra 1 book, exercises 1-5.
Grade 8- Worksheet from class over pythagorean theorem (all) should be done by Thursday.
Math 1-Worksheet from class go over systems of equations with substitution and elimination. Due on Thursday.
March 11-Friday, March 15 Mrs. Foster
Monday, 3/11 Wanted Poster Research
Wanted Poster due Friday, 3/15
SS: Research one of the following and decide if they are a Robber Baron or Captain of Industry. Write a two to three paragraph defense of your decision. People: Sam Walton, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bazos. Due Tuesday. Remember 8th grade quality writing.
Article about Gilded Age, Robber Barons, and Captains of Industry if need help:
LA: The Wave read/chart chapters 7-9 for Tuesday, chapters 10-12 for Thursday, chapters 13-15 for Tuesday, March 19th.
SS: Letter from the Trenches due on 3/12 - please see Google Classroom for assignment directions. 3/12 LA: IXL: Level C: JJ.10, JJ.11, JJ.12, JJ.13 - due on 3/15. SS: No HW 3/13
LA: Wordly Wise 8 Lesson 3 - A-D: Due on 3/15.
Wordly Wise 9 Lesson 1 - A-D: Due on 3/15.
++Have you looked to see when your next current event is due? See Google Classroom for dates! 3/14
LA: The Giver - Please read chapters 1 & 2 and complete the questions. This assignment will be due on Monday, 3/18.
The Battle Fronts: Where Did They Fight? Due on 3/15. Complete the worksheet passed out in class with the following links:
Your next current events are due:
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Grade 8- Finish in the packet from class 1.3 #1-3 and also the Homework practice on Google classroom, #1, 2 and 3.
Math 1- Finish the Skills Practice worksheet over graphing systems of equations. (On Google Classroom)
Grade 8- Finish work sheet from class over area of irregular figures.
Math 1- Khanacademy skills over systems of equations (2 skills)
Grade 8- If you didn't finish yesterday's homework, finish tonight.
Math 1-Khanacademy's assignments over area (5 assignments) due next Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 5-Friday, March 8
Lab Report due Wednesday, 3/6
SS: Friday: Become an expert on your chosen IR Topic (child labor, life of wealthy, mill work, life of workers). Use the sites in google classroom, but may also do further research. Be ready to share your expertise with the class on Monday.
LA: The Wave: assigned reading and chart now due Wednesday (Ch. 1-3 for most; period 6 one group has Ch. 1-9 due)
For Friday: Ch 4-6 Reading and Chart (Use Lean Forward Reading so you read to remember!)
For next Tuesday, March 12th: Ch. 7-9 reading and chart (Use Lean Forward Reading so you read to remember!)
LA: Senior visits this week:)
SS: The New Weapons of WWI - due on 3/6. See Google Classroom for assignment instructions.
Video: Insert Image in Google Docs using an iPad
SS: Finish the video WWI Weapons Technology (link is on Google Classroom) - please jot down (10) important facts about weapon technology. DUE: 3/7.
Grade 8- Finish test reveiw that we were working on in class today. Test Thursday!
Math 1- Finish worksheet from class and complete the 2 quizizes that are on Google Classroom. Test is on Thursday!
Monday, Feb. 25-Friday, March 1
*On Tuesday periods 2 and 3 will be reversed.
*The field trip to the play is on Thursday. There will be no period 4, lunch will be at 10:55, and the bus will leave at 11:20.
10 Bonding review problems due Tuesday, 2/26
Science Test Tuesday, 2/26
Thursday - Flame test video - Watch video and do worksheet assigned on Google Classroom
SS: Monday:Review Economic Terms
Tuesday: Read and complete notes for pages 342-346
Wednesday: Read and complete notes for pages 347-355, not including shaded parts or map. For the chapter summary section write 2 sentences stating the big idea/main idea of the chapter.
LA: WW 3 Quiz on Wednesday
The Wave: Read/complete chart for Tuesday
LA: Period 2: SoPo Community Center to interview our Senior Citizen friends on 2/26. Please bring a charged iPad.
SS: Current Event #3 due on 2/28 (period 5) and on 3/7 (period 6). See Google Classroom for the current event assignment expectations. 2/26:
Graphic Organizer due on 3/1. +++To help you find those English words:
Grade 8- Complete Google Classroom assignment.
Wednesday Grade 8- IXL-Z.12 (grade 8/level J)- Complete to between 80 and 85.
Math 1- p. 251 #8 to 10 in the Algebra book. 8. MILK Refer to the scatter plot of gallons of milk consumption per person for selected years. a. Use the points (2, 21.75) and (4, 21) to write the slope-intercept form of an equation for the line of fit. b. Predict the milk consumption in 2020. c. Predict in what year milk consumption will be 10 gallons. d. Is it reasonable to use the equation to estimate the consumption of milk for any year? Explain. 9. FOOTBALL Use the scatter plot. a. Use the points (5, 71,205) and (9, 68,611) to write the slope-intercept form of an equation for the line of fit shown in the scatter plot. b. Predict the average attendance at a game in 2020. c. Can you use the equation to make a decision about the average attendance in any given year in the future? Explain. 10. SENSE-MAKING The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of body fat using height and weight. The heights and weights of twelve men with normal BMI are given in the table. a. Make a scatter plot comparing the height in inches to the weight in pounds. b. Draw a line of fit for the data. c. Write the slope-intercept form of an equation for the line of fit. d. Predict the normal weight for a man who is 84 inches tall. e. A man’s weight is 188 pounds. Use the equation of the line of fit to predict the height of the man.
Monday, Feb. 11-Friday, Feb. 15
Senior Citizen Interviews:
Period 2: 2/26, 3/5, 3/19 at the SoPo Community Center
Period 3: 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 at the Betsy Ross House +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Childhood Memories due on 2/13/19.
Dictator Projects due on 2/13/19. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Monday, Feb. 4-Friday, Feb. 8
Field Trip Money due to period 3 teacher by Friday
LA: Rest of verb packet due next Monday; lessons 17-24. Be ready for verb quiz.
WW 3 Quiz next Wednesday.
++Childhood Narratives due on 2
Dictator Project due on 2/13/19 - all classes.
Period 6 - Current event #2 due on 2.7.
Monday, Jan. 28 -Friday, Feb. 1
Science - Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt (Google Classroom) due Friday, 2/1
SS: Review Unit 7 Industrial Revolution terms
Tues: link for class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toV9uIDIJMs
Thurs: Practice your concept map/responses for tomorrow's summative;
1. What to make? 2. How to make it? 3. Who to make it for?
How would you answer these questions before the IR using specific details?
What changes (transformations) occurred?
How did these transformations impact the after the IR occurred, using specific details?
Friday homework for Monday: Begin practicing these economic terms.
https://quizlet.com/_4vbvvt
LA: Wordly Wise 2 quiz Tuesday
Tuesday: Complete "All Summer in a Day" activity
Thursday: Analyze "All Summer" on the actual story.
++Please write a sentence using each Greek and Latin Root. Underline the verb and tell me whether it is TRANSITIVE or an INTRANSTIVE VERB. DUE: 1/29.
SS: Dictator Research due on 1/30; Period 5 current event #2 due on 1/31; Period 6 current event #2 due on 2/7. 1/29:
+IXL: Grade 8/Level J: EE.1 Please earn a 90% or higher. Due 2/1.
SS: Your dictator research is due on 1/30 for all classes. Period 5 current event #2 due on 1/31; Period 6 current event #2 due on 2/7. 1/31:
LA: Please write up (2) different leads/hooks using your leads worksheet - due on 2/4.
I have given you a chold memory from another class. Please provide your written comments on the paper I handed you in class - due on 2/4.
SS: Imperialism map of Africa and Asia - colored and answer questions 1,3,5 & 6 - due on 2/1.
- Finish the worksheet from last Friday over coverting equations in slope.-Due tomorrow.
- IXL-Algebra 1(level K)-S.15 and S.16- Due Thursday
Tuesday, Jan. 21-Friday, Jan. 25
Science - Baggie Lab Report due Thursday, 1/24
SS: Monday: Current Event due Thursday. See Google Classroom.
LA: Verbs, Lessons 13, 14, 15 due Friday. WW 2 Quiz next Tuesday.
Subjects, Direct and Indirect Objects
+Childhood memory draft - one page: due on 1/23.
+Trans/Intransitive Verbs - due 1/23.
++Retake of WW I map for students who earned a 1.0 or 2.0 - Friday, 1/25.
Dictator Reasearch due on 1/30.
Current Event #2 - period 5: Due on 1/30.
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- Complete slope review packet up to #22.-Due tomorrow.
- IXL is due by Thursday- Y.2,Y.4,Y.5, Y.6, Y.7, Y.8, Y.9, Y.10
- HW on Google Classroom
- IXL should be done by Friday-S.2, S.3, S.4, S.5, S.6, S.7, S.8, S.9
Grade 8-Test on Friday over slope. - Complete the remainder of the slope review packet.-Due tomorrow.
- IXL is due by the end of the day tomorrow- Y.2,Y.4,Y.5, Y.6, Y.7, Y.8, Y.9, Y.10
- Complete the rest of the worksheet from class.
- IXL should be done by Friday-S.2, S.3, S.4, S.5, S.6, S.7, S.8,
Monday, Jan. 14-Friday, Jan. 18
SS: Monday: Read Frontier Essay and do your assigned questions.Due beginning of class Wednesday. Assignment is on google classroom.
Map quiz Friday over mountain ranges and rivers. Use landscape map to review.
LA: Monday: Complete noun packet. Grammar quiz Friday over subjects, predicates, types of sentences, commas, nouns, verbs
- Worksheet 8-7 Skills Practice over graphing equations and finding slope and the y-intercept.
- Also, IXL- Grade 8 (J) - Y.4
- Period 5 and 6-Complete #9 on worksheet in class.(Inside group only)
- Google classroom practice over writing an equation for slope and then graphing.
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Who Rules worksheets - due on 11/15. 1/15
LA: Period 2: "Maggie" Activity Worksheet, childhood memory map and Transitive and Intransitive Verbs worksheet - due on 1/16.
Period 3: Childhood memory map and Transitive an Intransitive Verbs worksheet - due on 1/16.
SS: Dictators Project: Research due on 1/30; Poster due on 2/13. 1/16
LA: WW#4 C&D - due on 1/17.
SS: Dictators Project: Research due on 1/30; Poster due on 2/13. 1/17
LA: First draft of your childhood memory (we are just getting it on a doc) is due on 1/23. I'm initially looking for a page minimum.
SS: If you earned a 1.0 or a 2.0 on your World Leadership and Government vocabulary quiz, please practice again and take the test on Quizlet. When you earn a 90% or higher, take a photo and send it to me: thornfsu@spsdme.org. DUE: 1/18.
Complete map of WW I (see Google Classroom) - Quiz on Tuesay, 1/22.
Monday, Jan. 7-Friday, Jan. 11
Science - Kitty Litter Lab Report due Thursday, 1/10 on Google Classroom (if you did not bring your science notebook home, you may turn it in not later than Friday and it will not be "late").
Thursday, 1/10 - Science World - Read "Twin Snowflakes" pages 20 - 22 in the December10, 2018 issue and due the assigned worksheet on Google Classroom.
SS: Friday: Due Monday: Visual Diary of life in the 1600-1800's, 3 slides using Explain Everything. Remember a diary gives details of what a person's day was like (they did not just write one word or sentence so don't just use one picture). You may use images from Google and/or draw them. No source page needed.
A reminder that the slideshow from Thursday is in Google Classroom.
LA: Letters About Literature final draft due Thursday.
Monday: Adult Feedback form due tomorrow.
Friday: Finish Comma packet
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LA: No HW; Please remember that you need to bring a book in for Free Read Friday.
SS: Current Event #1 is due on 1/10; please view the current event rubric for assignment specifics. 1/9
LA: Wordly Wise #4 A & B - due 1/14.
SS: Quiz on World Leadership and Government vocab on 1/14. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Due Tomorrow-Google Classroom Assignment-Solving for the slope of a graph.
Finish the even numbers from the worksheet in class today over Literal Equations.
Quiz tomorrow over Literal Equations.
Due Tomorrow-2 Khanacademy Videos-Take some notes on them, we will discuss tomorrow.
Finish up any Khan or IXL
Test tomorrow over Literal Equations.
Wednesday, Jan. 2-Friday, Jan. 4
Welcome back; We hope you enjoyed your break!
SS: None, unless you are absent or misuse class work time.
LA: Wed. Choose book for Letters About Literature by class Thursday
Thur. Complete graphic organizer for letter by class Friday
Fri. Rough draft of letter due by class on Monday
(Letters About Literature letters will be uploaded on Jan. 10th)
LA: Please make sure you have a reading book for Friday. EVERY FRIDAY until spring you will be reading a book of your choice! Bring a snack, if you'd like:)
SS: Current Event #1 is due on 1/10. Please see Google Classroom for assignment criteria. 1/3:
LA: Greek and Latin Root Set #2 Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_5rl75b Please Complete the Root Word Graphic Organizer for the (11) roots by Monday, 1/7.
- Finish Study Guide Intervention Worksheet on slope.
- Finish Study Guide Intervention Worksheet on Literal Equations.
Monday, Dec. 17-Friday, Dec. 21
Science - Test over Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Tuesday, 12/18
Matter Homework - Read "States of Matter" on Googleclassroom and answer questions 1 - 7 in your notebook. Due Thursday. 12/20
LA: The stone Boy Summative on 12/20. A study Guide will be passed out tomorrow, 12/18.
SS: Our African American Summative will be on 12/19 & 12/20. Please bring your binder with your AA assignments in it. Please take the time to print ANY AA assignment BEFORE 12/19.
- Khanacademy assignments are due on Weds.
- Test on Thursday over inequality word problems.
- Khanacademy assignments are due on tomorrow.
- Test on Thursday over inequality word problems.
Monday, Dec. 10-Friday, Dec. 14
Science - Refraction Conclusion due Tuesday. Electromagnetic Spectrum Webquest on Googleclassroom due Thursday.
Electromagnetic Spectrum Review:
Light and Electromagnetic Spectrum Test Tuesday, 12/18
SS: Monday, Tuesday: 15 minutes on rough draft of essay.
Wednesday: final night of rough draft work; read your essay aloud to yourself
Thursday: have a set of "adult eyes" go over your essay for both editing and revising
Final draft of essay due Monday, December 17th. You must have a printed copy with a
printed Works Cited page as well.
LA: Tuesday: Find 2 symbols and 2 tone words from the book that connect to your theme statement.
Wednesday: make plan and decide on visual choices for The Giver summative. Summative is Thursday and Friday.
LA: If you earned a 1.0 or 2.0 on your Wordly Wise #3 quiz, please fix your mistakes on your quiz and pass in. Also, please score a 90% or higher on the quizlet, synonym practice and antonyms online - due on 12/14.
SS: Period 5: Jim Crow laws - due 12/11. 12/11
LA: The Stone Boy - read the entire story and complete the Action Verb worksheet - due on 12/12.
SS: Period 5: Plessy and Brown court cases - due on 12/12. 12/12
LA: The Stone Boy questions due on 12/14.
SS: Period 6: Jim Crow assignment 12/14
SS: Period 5: Plessy vs. Ferguson AND Brown vs. Board of Education worksheets - due on 12/17.
Period 6: Gather all worksheets and docs related to African American Transformation - Summative next week.
Civil rights webquest due on Tuesday, 12/18.
- Grade 8- Finish review for test on Wednesday.
- Math 1-Finish review for test on Wednesday.
- Grade 8-Test tomorrow over inequalities and solving equations.
- Math 1- Test tomorrow over inequalities and solving equations.
Monday, Dec. 3-Friday, December 7
*Wednesday is an Early Release Day
Science - 3 2 1 Exit Slip due Thursday, 12/6
SS: We begin work on your research essays this week that will wind up our unit on the gaining rights for African Americans and other groups.
Research due beginning of class Friday.
Graphic organizer due beginning of class Monday.
LA: Remember you took an oath that you would not read ahead! Mon: The Giver read chapters 15, 16 for tomorrow.
Tuesday: The Giver read chapter 17 for tomorrow. Come up with titles for chapters that connect to a theme.
Wednesday: The Giver read chapters 18,19 for tomorrow. Come up with titles for chapters that connect to a theme.
Thursday: The Giver read chapters 20,21 for tomorrow. Come up with titles for chapters that connect to a theme.
LA: Wordly Wise 8, lesson #3 quiz on 12/4. Synonym Practice and Antonyn Online:
LA: Lamb to the Slaughter graphic organizer: Use the short story, and elements of a short story packet to complete this assignment. DUE: 12/6.
SS: Period 6: Jigsaw Activity: Fugitive Slave Laws, Abolitionism, and the Underground Railroad. DUE: 12/6.
SS: Period 5: I passed out a packet of (6) "rectangles" . . . . please assign a road sign and brief explanation. Also, What kind of transformation and why. Again . . . BRIEFLY. DUE: 12/7.
| It means you should slow down and give the right-of-way to all vehicles and pedestrians.
Be cautious and aware of all traffic - and slow down, as you don’t know what might be coming.. | 
| The stop sign calls on the driver to make a FULL stop.
Traffic does not progress during a STOP. |  | You are going in the wrong direction and need to do something to get back on track. | 
| Traffic Lights Steady Red: STOP. Do not enter crosswalk or intersection. A right turn is permitted, after stopping. Vehicles making a right turn must yield to pedestrians and all vehicle traffic. Steady Yellow: Caution. Traffic signal is about to change to red. Begin to slow down. A yellow light clears the intersection before the red light. Green: GO. When the way is clear of traffic and pedestrians, you may go straight ahead or turn left or right where permitted. | 
| Road conditions may be dangerous; Slow speed and keep alert AT ALL TIMES! | 
| Road construction warning signs help prevent drivers from being caught off guard by changes in their route, along with protecting workers by slowing down traffic.
Construction can mean slow progress in traffic and longer commute times. | 
| Certain environments like mountainous passes or icy bridges pose dangers to drivers. Road conditions with a history of causing accidents will have DANGER signs posted.
There is dangerous conditions a head! | 
| Road conditions are great, proceed at the speed limit posted. You will make good time. | 
| A detour is a side road that drivers must go down when the main road is closed. It will take longer to get there but, it is safer than the main route for a variety of reasons. |
Monday, November 26-Friday, November 30
Science - Complete graphic organizer for Penguin House letter due Thursday, 11/29.
SS: Monday: Finish/Review Black Groups and Rights sheet
For next week: we begin research for your summative essay.
LA: Monday: Read chapters 8 and 9 for tomorrow. Take notes: What conflicts does Jonas have? What types of conflicts are they? Are the conflicts resolved?
Tuesday: Read chapters 10, 11, 12 for Thursday. Take notes: What conflicts does Jonas have? What types of conflicts are they? Are the conflicts resolved?
Thursday: Read chapters 13 and 14 for Monday. Find 3 examples of text evidence
to support one "Big Idea". Written down, not just sticky notes. (quotes from chapters 13 and 14 with page numbers)
++If you earned a 1.0 or 2.0 on your noun summative - please correct your mistakes. DUE on 11/27.
++Wordly Wise 8, lesson #3 C & D due on 11/18.
SS: Period 5: Chapter 19.1, 19.2, 19.3 questions due on 11/27.
How Slavery Became the Economic Engine of the South article and questions (on Google Classroom) due on 11/27.
IXL: Nouns (Level G) BB.1, BB.2, BB.3, BB.6, BB.7, BB.8, BB.9 DUE on 11/30.
SS: Period 6: Chapter 19 - 19.1, 19.2, 19.3 - due on 11/28. 11/28
Period 2: Create a Google Slide of the Lamb to the Slaughter question assigned to you. This is due tomorrow (11/30) - along with all of your questions. See an example of a slide - below.
Richard, Lily, and Ben - #4
Olivia Sm. and Nick R. - #2
SS: Period 5: Your Jigsaw piece is due on 11/30. 11/30
LA: Wordly Wise #3 Test on 12/4. Synonym Practice and Antonyms Online:
SS: Period 5: The Long Road formative due on Monday, 12/3.
Period 6: Finish - African Americans in the 19th Century Reding Notes - due on 12/3.
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- Khanacademy Assignments-They should all be finished by Wednesday, including watching the videos. I should absolutely see some workout side of class today.
- Finish up to Scene 3 in the CSI packet from today.
- Khanacademy assignments over combining like terms should be complete.
- Khanacademy assignments over writing expressions with variables.
Tuesday, Nov. 13-Tuesday, Nov. 20
Friday: Do you want to build a snowman? Snow Day!
Science - Read "It Starts at Home" and answer questions on Google Classroom. Due Thursday, 11/15.
SS: Tue: Read/complete questions for p. 451-454
Wed/Thur: Finish reading Ch. 31 and do the questions. Test over chapter Friday.
LA: Tue: Read chapters 5,6 and complete activity sheet for Thursda Thurs: Read and analyze chapter 7. "How does the information in chapter 7 align with
and/or contradict what we learned in previous chapters?"
LA: Appositives worksheet - due on 11/14.
Wordly Wise 8 Lesson #3 due on 11/14.
SS: SS Binder check - #1 - #11 due on 11/14.
Geography Challenge Worksheet - due on 11/14.
A change of plans: SS summatives in both classes wil be after Thanksgivng break!
LA: Unit Review: Nouns worksheet - due on 11/15.
Grade 8- Test on Thursday over Solving Equatons
- Outside group-finish the paper from class if you didn't finish and pass in.
Math 1- Test on Thursday over Solving Equatons
- Outside group-finish the paper from class if you didn't finish and pass in.
Grade 8-Math 1- Test tomorrow over Solving Equatons.
- Outside group-finish the paper from class if you didn't finish and pass in.
- Videos for review on Google Classroom to prepare for the test.
Math 1- Test on Thursday over Solving Equatons
- Outside group-finish the paper from class if you didn't finish and pass in.
- Videos for review on Google Classroom to prepare for the test.
Monday, Nov. 5-Friday, Nov. 9
Science - Study Guide review due Tuesday, 11/6
Test Wednesday 11/7 over all material since 10/9
Tue: Check out the election results: local, state, federal
Wed: Finish African Americans from Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement
Thur: Research Malaga Island: List 20 Key Facts that all people should know about the removal of the residents from this island. Include the "who, what, where, when, and why" in your facts as well. https://mainestatemuseum.org/learn/malaga-island-fragmented-lives-educational-materials/the- history/
LA: Mon: Finish Ch. 1 in The Giver and complete Ch. 1 reading sheet.
Read to Remember and Learn: Be prepared for a quiz after each assignment
Tue: Read Ch. 2 and reading sheet.
Wed: Read Chapters 3,4 for Friday and complete reading sheet
++Notebook check tomorrow: Please make sure #13, #14, #20 and #21 are finished for 11/6.
SS: Period 6: U.S. Racial Events - reflection due on 11/6. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 11/6:
LA: STEAL Character Sheet for Mary Maloney due on 11/8.
- Khanacademy Skills due on Thursday:
- Combining like terms with negative coefficients
- Combining like terms with negative coefficients with distribution
- Subtracting negative numbers
- Distributive property with variables
- IXL Skills due Friday
- Gr.8(level J) V.14
- Gr.8(level J) V.15
- Khanacademy and IXL Skill for row 1, 2, and 3 on Solving Equations Menu. Due Friday
- Khanacademy Skills due on Thursday:
- Combining like terms with negative coefficients
- Combining like terms with negative coefficients with distribution
- Subtracting negative numbers
- Distributive property with variables
- IXL Skills due Friday
- Gr.8(level J) V.14
- Gr.8(level J) V.15
Math 1 - Khanacademy and IXL Skill for row 1, 2, and 3 on Solving Equations Menu. Due Friday
Monday, Oct. 29-Friday, November 2
Science - Read "What is Heat?" on Google docs and answer questions 1 - 15 in your notebook. Due Wednesday
SS: Monday: Road to Rights rough draft due tomorrow
Tuesday: Final draft of Road To Rights due Friday
Content Requirements: All 20 events, road signs/symbols for each, both
Limited/Full Citizenship on it, and where you think African Americans are
on the Road To Rights at the end of Reconstruction.
Quality Requirements: Correct spelling and capitalization, neat, color as
needed to express information, turned in on time.
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865 in the aftermath of the Civil War, abolished slavery in the United States. The 13th Amendment states: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
The New Jim Crow: Interview transcript with Michelle Alexander
Monday: Find connections between the author's word choices and mood
Each Root word needs to have a graphic organizer filled out. All (11) due on 11/2.
Google the root word and English Deriviative to find words that are dervived from this root. For eaxample, canto, English derivative.
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++If you earned a 1 or a 2 on your Wordly Wise #2 quiz I'd like you to practice using the following sites (below). I'd like you to earn over 90% for each of the three quizzes. Please screenshot each quiz and send them to me in an email. DUE: 11/3
SS: U.S. Racial Events presentations continue in both classes. 10/30:
LA: Compound, plural and possessive nouns worksheet - due: 11/1.
SS: Period 5: Assignment on Google Classroom - read article passed out on class, the data about the U.S. Racial Events and your (20) data connections to help support your two paragraph response. DUE: 10/31 10/31:
LA: Compound, plural and possessive nouns worksheet - due: 11/1.
SS: No HW - Happy Haolloween! 11/1:
++Each Root word needs to have a graphic organizer filled out. All (11) due on 11/2.
SS: Period 5: The Slave Trade - see Google Classroom. DUE on 11/5. 11/2:
- Grade 8
- Complete these 5 problems:
- 1) -8(u - 2)
- 2) -4(b -1)
- 3) -11x + 4 +8x -4 + 3x
- 4) 12m + 9 - 2m - 16
- 5) -50(x - 1)
- Math 1
- Complete as much of Khan. and IXL assignments on the first row(day 1-2) of the document you had today in Google Classroom. We will have some time in class tomorrow to work on it.
- Grade 8
- Simplify these terms:
- 1) 2n + 3 - 4n + 8
- 2) -5r - 2 + 10r - 8
- 3) -4(x - 3)
- 4) -5 + 6(2x - 5)
- 5) -2(3r - 6)
- 6) 4x - 2(x + 1)
- 7) 2(5r - 2)
- Math 1
- Solve these problems (x/4 means they are dividing)
- 1) -2x + 30 = -40
- 2) x/3 - 8 = 32
- 3) 5x + 16 = -27
- 4) x/-6 -21 = 5
- 5) -3x + 20 = -7
- 6) x/7 + 11 = -2
- 7) -8x + 4 = -16
Monday, Oct. 22 - Friday, Oct. 26
Heat Loss Lab Report due Wednesday, 10/24. Final draft form on Google docs turned in through Google Classroom.
Wed: Read and finish activities 22.3-through end of 22.5 for tomorrow
Friday: Review Chapter 22: Reconstruction notes for Monday
Tuesday: Review for WW1 Quiz Friday:
Wed: Sentence/Fragment Packet, continue practicing for Friday's WW
Friday: Finish unit 1 grammar packet on Google Classroom
SS: Period 5: In class project with a partner: Racial Events Today in the U.S. Due: 10/25 10/23
LA: Wordly Wise 8 Lesson #2 quiz on Wednesday, 10/24.
SS: Working in class on your U.S. racial Event. Period 5: Due on Thursday, 25. 10/24
SS: Period 5 - be ready for your U.S. Racial Events! 10/25:
- Test over Probability with data on Weds.
- Grade 8
- Math 1
- Test over Probability with data on Weds.
- Grade 8-None
- Math 1-Finish Probability over data test.
- Grade 8
- Solving 1-step Equations using addition and subtraction(Resource on google classroom)
- Answer Exercises 1-9 (answer in your notebook)
- Math 1
Monday, Oct. 15-Friday, Oct. 19
8th Grade Mahoney Fundraiser to be used for field trips!
This Wednesday, ALL DAY at Portland Pie on York Street in Portland.
10% of all proceeds go to Mahoney 8th grade as long as you show the voucher below. It can be printed or a picture on your phone.
Eat in or take out. Lots of choices besides pizza.
Thank you for your support!
Condcuctor/Insulator Video from 10/17
SS: Monday: Complete candidate section on election activity on google classroom. Use the second link.
Tuesday: Finish election assignment; if you have been in class and kept up with homework that should leave only the referendum chart.
Wednesday: None-Go to Portland Pie
LA: Monday: Write a theme statement for Day of Tears based on today's activity. "The author believes that....." Do not use any information specific to the book.
Find 3 quotes from the book supporting your theme statement with page number. Find one from the beginning, middle, and end.
Tuesday: Day of Tears Summative Review part 1 (Summative is Thur/Fri)
Wednesday: Day of Tears Summative Review part 2
Thur/Fri: Prepare for summative
SS: No HW - period 5; Period 6 - Be ready to present your statisitcs/data on your topics. DUE: 10/16. 10/16:
LA: Wordly Wise #2 C, D, E is due on 10/18.
Your summative assessment for the Day of Tears is on Google Classroom. You will have time in class today and tomorrow to complete it. DUE: Wednesday, 10/17.
SS: Period 6 - data presentations continued . . . 10/17
LA: Period 2 & 3 - your summative letter is due today. See Google classroom for assignment instructions.
Period 2 & 3 - WW#2 C,D, E due on 10/18.
SS: Period 5: Please make (20) connetions to the AA data/statistics we have been analyzing/working with. you may use websites we looked at to collect the data. See photo below for my example. Due: 10/18. Period 6 - data presentations continued . . . No HW.
++Wordly Wise #8 lesson 2 quiz on 10/24.
SS: Period 6: Please make (20) connetions to the AA data/statistics we have been analyzing/working with. you may use websites we looked at to collect the data. See photo below for my example. DUE ON 10/22.
Grade 8-Test will be Tuesday 10/23 over Probability.
- Lesson 8 Packet: Practice Problems 1 and 2.
- Probability with Data Tables- Finish up to #16.
- None- Test will be Tuesday 10/23 over Probability.
- Probability of Data Worksheet-Finish from class.
Friday Grade 8- Test will be Tuesday 10/23 over Probability.
Math 1-None
Week of Tuesday, Oct. 9-Friday, Oct. 12
Period 3 - Please complete Ms. Mantis's survey if you haven't already.
Wed: Finish reading assigned article and preparing notes to share
Thur: Google classroom question on slavery
Fri: None if all work completed
LA: Tues: Read DT pages 122-143
Wed: Read DT pages 144-171 (end of story)
Fri. If all caught up on reading and homework; none
LA: Wordly Wise #2 A & B due on 10/10.
Day of Tears p.122-149, (5) stickies and comprehension questions (handed out in class) - due on 10/11.
SS: Period 5: You were given a topic in class (Health, Education, Economics, Drugs/Crime and Police), please Use the Google Classroom links and table to provide me with (10) facts about your topic, as it relates to African Americans today - due on 10/11. 10/10
LA: Please know the difference between plot and subplot - due on 10/11.
Common and Proper Nouns Worksheet - due on 10/12.
SS: No homework; working in class on AA demographics. 10/11
LA: Wordly Wise 8 #2 website/games to help you practice: Click on the following site and play/practice - Learning Definitions, Synonym Practice and Antonyms Online
Period 5: Please have your ten pieces of data in your table - AND summarize the data in a 2-3 sentence Google slide. Please be ready to present your findings to the class on 10/12.
- Finish worksheet from class over compound probabilities.
- IXL Skills- Grade 8-Level J- DD.5, DD.6, and CC.13
- Test tomorrow over box and whisker and circle graph.
- Complete the Independent and Dependent Probability Coloring Page.
- Finish the IXL if not finished from yesterday.
- Lesson 8: Keeping Track of all the Possible Outcomes- (from class)- finish #3 a-d on the second page.
Week of October 1-October 5
Friday is a teacher workshop day; no school for students
Due Wednesday, 10/3 Measuring Liquids practice on Google Classroom
Due Thursday, 10/4 Gummy Bear Lab report. Do on a Google doc and turn in through Google Classroom.
***Period 3 Only!*** Please click on the link below and follow the directions. Please see Ms. Mantis with questions.
SS: Mon: Review Ch. 19 notes; know the terms!
LA: Mon: Read Day of Tears Chapter 5: pages 48-74 for tomorrow. Use sticky notes for examples of tone, characterization, and what stands out. What will you bring to the discussion?
Tues: Read DT Chapter 6: pages 80-95 for tomorrow. Continue to use sticky notes like on Monday.
10/1 LA: Concrete and Abstract Noun Worksheet due 10/2
LA: Day of Tears, pg 80-121; (5) stickies and comprehension questions (on Google Classroom) due on 10/4.
+Connotation worksheet due on 10/3.
+Noun #3 Worksheet due on 10/3.
+Binder Check due on 10/3 (see photo below for what goes in your binder).
SS: Please read the C. Kaepernik article on Google Classroom and write a two paragraph opinion of your thought. DUE: 10/3. 10/3
SS: Please see assignment on Google Classroom - due on 10/4. 10/4
LA: No homework! Enjoy the long weekend!
SS: No HW . . . . it's time for family and friends:) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- Finish any missing work-
- Khanacademy work due on Wednesday
- Chapter 0-13- Exercises #6 and #8a (Remember the chapters are all on GoogleClassroom)
Grade 8- Written Formative tomorrow on probability.
- Finish Khanacademy Assignment-Due tomorrow (assigned last Friday)
- Finish up Review document from class today.
- Khan academy assignments due tomorrow.
Grade 8-Written Formative tomorrow on probability.
- Homework on Google Classroom over independent and dependent probability.
Math 1-Test tomorrow over chapter 0-2 to 0-11
Work on any missing work.
Week of September 24-September 28
Science - Triple Beam Balance practice on Google classroom due Friday, 9/28.
***Period 3 Only!*** Please click on the link below and follow the directions. Please see Ms. Mantis with questions.
SS: Mon: None Tuesday: Finish reading Chapter 19 sections 1-4, complete the parts of the activity for those sections as well
Wed: None-if all finished reading chapter 19 and the notes page
Thur: Prepare for tomorrow's group presentation
2. Read pages 3-14 in Day of Tears
Tuesday: Read Day of Tears pages 15-29. Be ready for a reading quiz.
Thursday: Read Day of Tears pages 30-47 for tomorrow.Use stickies to indicate examples of characterization, words that demonstrate tone, and what stands out as important to you.
The Dining Room. pages 18-29
Chapter 4 The Kitchen. Not available on audio
SS: There will a quiz on your Transformation vocabulary on Tuesday, 9/25. Please practice and count on some scenarios to be on the quiz (remember? We practiced with scenarios during class on Friday. We will also continue practicing on Monday too!). The link for the Quizlet: Transformation Vocabulary Words
9/25
LA: Please read pages 30 - 74 in The Day of Tears, answer the comprehension questions I passed out in claas and create (5) stickies from your bookmark - Due on Friday, 9/28.
SS: Your first summative is due on 9/28, please see Google Classroom for assignment directions - Due on 9/28. Please do not share or turn in until the beginning of class!
9/26 Halfday - out at 12:15 pm.
LA: Noun Worksheet due on 10/1.
(2) Tone examples using text evidence (The slave moved . . . . . and the sun set." page 19, paragraph 3.) Please back up your tone word(s) with those words in the text which support your tone word(s). Remember the prompt we did today in class? Just like that. Due 10/1.
SS: Transformation Summative #1 due on Friday, 9/28. Please do not Share ot Turn In until the beginning of class.
9/28
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- Khan academy assignments due tomorrow.
- Khan academy assignments due tomorrow.
- Exercises 1-19 Odds- Chapter 0-11-Simple Probability.
- Chapter 0-12 Measures of Center-Available on Google Classroom #16 and 17
- Finish your graph from class if you didn't finish already.
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
Quiz Friday, 9/21 - Study your hand made or digital flashcards or the Quizlet
***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 test on MONDAY by being able to do the following using specific details:
How did Eli Whitney contribute to economic transformation in the South and the North?
-You received a study guide in class on Friday and a copy of it is in Google Classroom as well.
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
Wed: Make flashcards for the Tone words on Quizlet. Quiz on words next Tuesday, M/C/
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.
LA: 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.
Subject and Predicate worksheet due on Monday, 9/24.
SS: There will a quiz on your Transformation vocabulary on Tuesday, 9/25. Please practice and count on some scenarios to be on the quiz (remember? We practiced with scenarios during class on Friday. We will also continue practicing on Monday too!). The link for the Quizlet: Transformation Vocabulary Words
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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-
Thursday Grade 8 Math- New Khanacademy assignments assigned today- due Tues. 9/25 Math 1-New Khanacademy assignments assigned today- due Tues. 9/25
Grade 8 Math-New Khanacademy assignments assigned today- due Tues. 9/25 Math 1-New Khanacademy assignments assigned today- due Tues. 9/25
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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