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ELAR
"Sometimes, the most brilliant and intelligent students do not shinte in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds."
- Diane Ravitch, education historian and educational analyst
We are in full STAAR prep mode this week, reviewing skills related to the reading of fiction and nonfiction texts.
8th grade STAAR ELA takes place on Tuesday, April 9th.
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
"Mathematics may not teach us to add love or subtract hate, but it gives us hope that every problem has a solution."
Algebra: STAAR Review begins this week! We will review the most frequently tested concepts. Students will also look at their benchmark test results to help guide their independent practice time.
Geometry: More circles! We will look at theorems regarding Tangents and Secants through circles and how they relate to the lengths of line segments.
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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Happy April! You officially have two more months with your 8th Grader!!
This week we'll start and finish Unit 8! Unit 8 is the smallest, it's about Reconstruction. We're going to look at Congress' plan for Reconstruction, as well as its successes, loopholes, and failures. Being the smallest unit, we're only going to study Reconstruction this week. On Thursday (4/4) your historian will take their Unit 8 Quiz. Other than their US History STAAR, it will be the last formal assessment!!
Friday is our exciting Air Show Trip!
See y'all there!
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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!
“Everything and everyone, including you and I, are made up of the magic from the stars in the sky.”― Samantha Childs
AV COMM: students are researching chosen topics and will be giving a 30 second speech to demonstrate their understanding of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques.
Video Game Design: Students are starting their JavaScript coding unit where they are making animations and video game sequences.
Tutoring is available Tuesday mornings and by appointment!
Email: emalin@neisd.net
Have a great week!
Mr. Lovett's Classes
Principles of Architecture:
Architecture students have been exploring tiny house designs and they have started designing their own tiny house models. This unit is a fantastic test to see how well they understand the importance of thinking, drawing, and modeling to scale.
Digital Media 2:
In April, we will be "emphasizing" the STAAR. I still need to think of a good name for it; however, clearly you can see we will be focusing on emphasis as a design principle (see what I did there?).
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send me an email.