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ELAR
"I'm never nice.
Want a Coke?" - Dallas "Dally" Winston in The Outsiders
We'll start the week with a CFA (Common Formative Assessment) that will help me determine where we are in terms of learning standards related to the our current literary unit. After that, the journey with Ponyboy Curtis in his greaser life continues in The Outsiders - we'll read chapters four through six this week, carrying on with the Thought Log and Study Guide Questions.
TUTORING
Tuesday & Wednesday:
7:45 am-8:15 am*
Thursday:
after school
*pass required
Lunch time tutoring is available - please see Mrs. Burciaga
Questions or concerns?
Feel free to email me: jburci@neisd.net
MATH
"Mathematics is the abstract key which turns the lock of the physical universe."
-John Polkinghome
Algebra: Having reviewed pre-algebra solving equation skills, we will be looking at more complex equations this week. Instead of following a scripted procedure, students will need to use critical thinking skills to use the tools of inverse operations to reach the goal of determining the value of 1 variable.
5th period only will test over Unit C on Friday, October 6. Students may attend a review tutorial after school on Thursday. Please have students picked up at the front by 4:30.
Geometry: As we move into Unit 3 we will extend our knowledge of angle relationships to triangles. Triangles are found in many practical applications and they are a powerful tool when solving problems.
Tutoring: Thursday before and after school or by appointment. mlund@neisd.net
SCIENCE
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” –Albert Einstein
This week we will be finishing up seasons with more practice analyzing diagrams and identifying seasons at various positions in both the northern and southern hemisphere.
Upon completion of seasons, we will move on to the lunar cycle. We will look at the different phases of the moon, what causes us to see the different phases. The relationship between the Earth and Moon as well as looking at length of rotation and revolution for each one. Students will have to predict moon phases on any given day.
Tutoring is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, students can attend from 7:45-8:15 am.
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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WHOOOO! We're on Month Two! Can you believe your historian is two months done with 8th grade? Where does the time go!?!?
This past week, we reviewed for and took our Unit 2 Quiz. We used a review strategy called "Hexagonal Thinking." I love this strategy because it has your historian collaborating and discussing what they know. They get to teach their peers and/or learn from their peers while making historical connections. You can see the results of Hexagonal Thinking below:
We'll be using Monday of this week do do an assessment goal setting and tracking activity. Your historian will be creating a realistic and accomplishable goal for themselves on their next assessment. For some of our historians that goal might be a 50, for some a 70, and for some a 100. These goals are there to encourage realistic growth and for students to be encouraged by their progress. Please don't be too hard on your historian if their goal is on the "lower end;" I strongly believe that positive reinforcement and encouragement can do a lot to build anyone up.
We'll also be doing some quiz corrections so your historian can make up their quiz grade and relearn the information they didn't get the first time. These quiz corrections are extra important because some of the most missed quiz questions may just pop up on their Unit 2 Test...
After we knock out all that, we're going to keep rolling with Unit 2. We've looked at causes of the Revolution, now we need to look at the Revoltuion itself! Yes, that's right! It's time to look at the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War and their importance to the Revolution! Lexington and Concord! Saratoga! Yorktown! Revolution!!!
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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!
AV Comm: Students are progressing through their art unit, commencing with abstract demonstrations of fundamental art principles and elements, including their comprehension of concepts such as lines, space, and form. In the upcoming week, they will be crafting digital art pieces that incorporate multiple elements of art in their compositions.
Video Game Design: Students will be completing their Pong Video Game Project, sharing it with their peers for playtesting, debugging, and collaborative efforts aimed at improving the overall gaming experience. Leveraging pair-programming, students will work together to identify and resolve intricate coding challenges.
My email is emalin@neisd.net --Mrs. Malin
Tutoring is available Tuesday mornings and by
appointment.
Mr. Lovett's Classes
Principles of Architecture:
Architecture students have covered a few design principles to get them on the way toward a great interior design project. Next week they will begin designing their rooms.
Digital Media 2:
September's splendid symmetrical showcase slowly surrenders to something spectacular: Typotober. What in the world is "Typotober" you ask? Well, it's a brand new word Drew Aker helped me come up with. I needed a name for our study of typography throughout October and he helped me come up with this. Frankly, I LOVE IT!
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send me an email.