8th Grade
8th Grade
Friendzy: We all have times in life when we feel stressed and anxious. When we are stressed it affects our minds, emotions, and bodies. During this month’s third Friendzy unit, we will be equipped with tools to use as we work through stress and uncertainty as it comes. Our Friendzy focus this month is “Stress Less—Breathe Easy.” We will be studying Matthew 6:26-27 and 1 Peter 5:7 as our Biblical anchor points this month.
Assignments: Bible Memory Work: Due November 13 and 20.
Assessments: None
This week in math we will continue Chapter 5: Systems of Equations. Students will continue working with graphing, solving systems by identifying where lines cross. We will also learn how to solve with substitution, finding a solution as a coordinate pair. We will assess on the first half of the chapter end of week before learning our last strategy for solving.
Assignments:
Review for Test
Assessments:
Test Thursday, November 13
Targets:
This week we will learn the second half of Chapter 4, scatter plots and lines of best fit. Students will learn how to create their own line for scatterplot, write an equation for it, and understand how residuals work. We will discuss correlation coefficients and how we can identify if a line is a strong or weak fit for the data.
Assignments:
Homework 4.4 (est. due Tues.)
4.5 (est. due Wed.)
Assessment:
Quiz Thursday
Targets:
This week we will be finishing up a summative writing paragraph and then watching the film version of The Giver. We will be comparing and contrasting the film with the book in order to analyze the differences and their impact on the story.
Homework:
Finish summative writing paragraph by Tuesday (homework if unfinished)
Assessment:
Summative Writing due Tuesday
Homework: Green Sheet Learning Targets (# 1-2) - Due Friday, November 14
Assessments:
Assignments: Federalist 10 assignment due on Tuesday, 11/11/25.
Assessments: Constitution Test on Thursday, 11/13/25.
Upcoming assessments in Spanish, physical education, and art will be listed here. If it is empty, there are no assessments.
Spanish:
Physical Education:
Art:
Concert Band: