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ELAR
About writing ...
"The scariest moment is always just before you start." - Stephen King
8th grade is doing a PHENOMENAL job with the writing process so far! This week students will work on an outline and immediately begin a handwritten rough draft.
The middle of the week has us in mock STAAR testing mode to see how learning is going so far this year.
TUTORING
Tuesday & Wednesday:
7:45 am-8:15 am*
Thursday:
after school until 4:15
*pass required
Lunch time tutoring is available - please see Mrs. Burciaga
Questions or concerns? jburci@neisd.net
MATH
"Math is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
To prepare for the STAAR test this year, students will take a practice math STAAR test Wednesday of this week. The purpose of this test is to gain familiarity with the software and to collect data about what students have mastered and what still needs to be practiced.
Algebra: Students will take the Algebra EOC test this year. EOC stands for "end of course" and passing is a requirement for high school graduation. This will be the last math STAAR test for these students.
Geometry: The state of Texas requires all 8th graders to take a standardized math test, so these students will be re-taking the 8th Grade Math STAAR.
Tutoring: Thursday before and after school or by appointment. mlund@neisd.net
SCIENCE
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. --Benjamin Spock
Last week we presented our Newton's laws projects. Students created videos and animations using apps such as Snap or Scratch to demonstrate their understanding of Newton's Laws of motion.
We also completed our Force and Motion Unit. Any and all work for this unit was due by Friday and students were made aware.
This week begins our Geology unit. We will look at evidence that supports the Theory of Plate Tectonics, such as Pangea, mountain chains, earthquakes, and fossil evidence. We will also look at the three types of plate boundaries and the geologic features that form at each one.
Tutoring is offered on Mondays and Fridays from 3:45-4:15.
If you have any questions, you may email me at egonza10@neisd.net
U.S. History through 1877
We are Living History!
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Week 23! Unit 5 is fast and we're more than halfway through it!
We've discussed the correlation and impacts of immigration, industrialization, and urbanization during the 1800's. The last part of this unit is reform movements; temperance, abolition, women's suffrage, the Second Great Awakening, prison and asylum reform, public education, and the labor reform movement. Your historian will spend this week learning about these topics and will take their Unit 5 Test the following week.
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My Puzzle Club meets after school on Thursday from 3:45 - 4:30
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Tutoring is available Mondays, 7:45-8:20 am and 3:45-4:15. Students can also tutor during lunch every day, except Wednesdays
You can reach me at lvanho@neisd.net
Have a wonderful week!
-Ms. Van Horn
AV Comm/Video Game Design
Greetings DATA Families!
Have a great week!
“If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”. African Proverb
AV COMM: Students are incorporating visual aesthetics into their fashion design projects, crafting layouts for a hat, graphic t-shirt, and a line of tennis shoes. Through their creative pursuits, they aim to showcase fundamental principles of art, encompassing elements such as shape, space, texture, form, color, line, and value.
Video Game Design: Students are exploring the educational implications of gamification, delving into research on how Minecraft has been employed to enhance students' comprehension of coding and design. They are investigating the utilization of Minecraft in various subjects to promote cross-curricular learning.
Tutoring is available Tuesday mornings and by appointment.
Email: emalin@neisd.net
Mr. Lovett's Classes
Principles of Architecture:
Last week we began our exploration of roofs. This week students will be putting the roof on their home they have been creating for several months!
Digital Media 2:
"Harmony in February." That's it. That's what we're calling it. Students will address two design principles this month AND be learning some HTML and CSS along the way.
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send me an email.