This week in Advisory, we committed to the country we will represent for the Olympic Triathlon: the Philippines! The Olympic Triathlon will be held next Friday. We are also back to our usual schedule with Community Circle on Thursdays. The question posed to students was: What do you wish your parents/adults understood about being a teenager? Responses ranged from "I don't like doing the dishes" to "I need time to decompress after a long day" to "They teach things differently these days compared to when they were going up."
Click through the images to see the students dressed up for our first Spirit Day: Sports Day and papers handed out in Advisory!
Strategic Plan Family Survey:
Families, help us Shape our Future! Please CLICK HERE to watch a quick video of Dr. Eick discussing the Strategic Plan Family Survey. Then, CLICK HERE to take the 7-10 minute survey. The grade level with the highest family participation will receive a donut party on October 3rd.
Olympic Triathlon:
Westlake families have raised over $18,000 already to support Westlake’s incredible programs. The Olympic Triathlon event is right around the corner on Friday, September 26th.
CLICK HERE to watch our Olympic Triathlon Kickoff video
CLICK HERE for a flyer with all the details
CLICK HERE to set up a family donation page on the Pledgestar website
CLICK HERE to volunteer on Olympic Triathlon Field Event Day!
Lunchtime Reminders:
To help our day run smoothly and ensure all students have a safe and timely lunch, we kindly ask that you do not send food items that require cooking, heating, or preparation by staff. This includes items that need to be microwaved or otherwise heated.
Please send lunches that are ready to eat and do not require staff assistance. We appreciate your support in helping us keep lunchtime efficient and safe for everyone!
K-8 Picture Retake Day:
Our Picture Retake Day is Thursday, October 2nd. See below for who should have their picture taken on October 2nd:
Students who are new to our school since the original picture day
Students that were absent on the original picture day
Students who would like to retake their photo
CLICK HERE to order pictures
Language Arts:
- RL 8.1 (Main Idea)
- RL 8.2 (Theme)
Social Studies:
- NFL PBL (Revolutionary War)
Argumentative Writing (W8.1)(delayed due to internet issues)
Social Studies (SS 8.1) - Major events preceding the founding of the nation
Read informational articles: Newsela
Reading skills: Lexia
Writing skills: NoRedInk
(These resources will be linked as soon as they are introduced to students.)
Math: Unit 2: Non-Rigid transformations and congruence
Science: Egg Drop Wrap Up and Sound Waves Start
Math Unit 2 Benchmark: 10/17 (tentatively)
Science Unit 1 Benchmark: 10/24 (tentatively)
Khan Academy Unit 1 Extra Practice, Imagine Math Aligned Practice (login with Clever),
Additional practice and activities posted in Google Classroom (login with Clever)
Components of Fitness
- Cardio Endurance
- Muscle Strength
- Muscle Endurance
- Flexibility
- Body Composition
Team Games
Longterm goal-setting
Students will finalize their paintings! 8th grade will also be learning about gallery life and what it looks like to be a practing artist. Each 8th grader will choose one of their projects to display in our classroom art exhibition.
Next week in art we will continue working on our artist portfolios. The portfolios will show two elements of art; line and color through knowledge of the color wheel, and 6 types of line.
Review Unit 1 on Family
Students will complete a unit review in Google Classroom in preparation for their benchmark.
Benchmark
Students will take their Benchmark during lesson 2.
Benchmark this week!
Duolingo, Blookit, Gimkit, or other language-learning apps.
Review Unit 1 on Family
Students will complete a unit review in Google Classroom in preparation for their benchmark.
Benchmark
Students will take their Benchmark during lesson 2.
Benchmark this week during lesson 2