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Cascade Mountains Team Newsletter for October

We have had quite a few parents sign up as Canvas Observers!  This is a useful tool for helping your student stay on track - you can monitor past and upcoming assignments as well as  grades.  Here is the link if you would like to sign up:   ASD Parent Observer

🦅 Hawk Highlights 

Math (Mr. McKenzie) - Math 8 students will be studying geometric figure transformations, similarity, and angle relationships for the month of October. Algebra 1 students are learning about linear equations, systems of linear equations, and two variable statistics, and the Geometry class is learning 

Social Studies (Dyer) - In 8th Grade Social Studies we are studying civilizations before the time of exploration and colonization. We will then study European colonization and the formation of the British colonies, along with the effects these had upon the peoples of North America and Africa. In 7th Grade Social Studies we are exploring the Themes of Geography and using the themes to examine ancient civilizations. We are also planning a dedicated day to celebrate Constitution Day on September 17. Students are also  keeping up with current events and learning to use tools such as Padlet to create projects and assignments that we will use throughout the year.

English/Language Arts () - 

Science (Fee): In Miss Fee’s 8th grade science class we are into Unit 2: Interactions and Matter. We will be exploring the essential question: How do atomic and molecular interactions explain the properties of matter that we see and feel? Currently we are learning about atomic structure and the periodic table. In a few weeks, we will look

Feel free to quiz your student! 

What subatomic particles make up the nucleus of an atom? 

How do you calculate the net charge of an atom?

How is the periodic table organized? What do the rows and columns tell us about the elements?

8th Grade Health with Mr. Deckert

In Health class, we opened the year by learning about making healthy decisions—including how choices affect our physical, emotional, and social well-being. Students have been practicing goal-setting and exploring real-life situations to help build lifelong wellness skills.

We’re now starting a new unit on Mental and Emotional Health, covering topics like:

Understanding and managing emotions

Coping with stress

Building resilience

Learning about mental health disorders

This unit helps students recognize the importance of mental health and equips them with tools to care for themselves and support others.

Thanks for staying connected—go Hawks! 

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Career & Technical Education, CTE

Computer Technology - Mr. Stanley Bolling

Family Consumer Sciences - Mrs. Cam Graves

Applied Technology - Mr. Anders Harstad-Bell