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ELAR
"The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation."
- Stella Adler, American actress and acting coach
We will end our brief study of drama by examining a play excerpt in the STAAR format - and this is where we begin our official STAAR Review. We continue this Review with the reading of a fiction text.
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
I hope you had a wonderful spring break! We are in the final push towards the end of the year. We have a few more concepts to learn then we will spend time summarizing and applying all the knowledge gained this year.
Algebra: We will test on exponential functions this Thursday. We will then begin our review of algebra to prepare for the STAAR EOC exam.
Geometry: This week we will examine angle relationships in circles, and practice with new vocabulary about circles: chords, secants and tangents.
STAAR: All students will test on Tuesday April 23. Algebra students will take the Algebra EOC and Geometry students will take the 8th Grade Math STAAR. Students who would like extra practice may work in DeltaMath on the STAAR assignment.
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
We have begun our Countdown to STAAR Review! For the next two weeks we will be reviewing all four science categories, these include:
Category 1: Matter and Energy
Category 2: Forces and Motion
Category 3: Earth and Space
Category 4: Organisms and the Environment
The 8th grade Science STAAR test will be administered on April 16th, this will give us two weeks to review material from 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Approximately 40% of the 8th grade STAAR test consists of 6th and 7th grade material and the other 60% is 8th grade.
We will be working on reviewing content through vocabulary games, stations, and interactive activities.
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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Last week of March! And it's a short week!
This week we'll be reviewing the causes of and the events of the Civil War. Your historian will take the Unit 7 Test this Wednesday over those topics. As per ushe', there is a Blooket in Classroom they can use to study, as well as my slides. They can also take their notes home to study. Thursday they'll be working on test corrections and Friday they'll be sleeping in, dreaming about our next unit!
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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!
“Change is the end result of all true learning.” — Leo Buscaglia
AV COMM: Students are completing their modules on oral communications and public speaking. The participated in listening activities, learning about verbal and non-verbal techniques. Next week, they will be preparing for their first speech.
Video Game Design: Students are exploring the functions and interfaces of Unreal Engine. In the upcoming nine weeks, they will plan, design, and code their first 3D video games.
Tutoring is available Tuesday mornings and by appointment!
Email: emalin@neisd.net
Have a great week!
Mr. Lovett's Classes
Principles of Architecture:
Students have begun a major project on the tiny home movement. This project will have students planning a tiny house from beginning to the very end which includes marketing their design!
Digital Media 2:
Digital Media students will be finishing up their Marching in Balance projects and putting final touches on an animation tutorial.
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send me an email.