Thursday, August 31, 2017

8th Grade Class T-Shirt Contest!!!  VOTE TONIGHT. 
 You MUST vote by 8:00am Friday morning.  Click HERE to vote.

Language Arts: Lesson 2 vocabulary practices have been posted to Google classroom. Exercises 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D are DUE TOMORROW FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st.  Please let me know if you have any questions about the assignment.

Time will be given to complete your reading notes in class today. Be sure to include strategies for reading, elements of fiction and strategies for reading fiction. There will be a quiz on this information WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th. Write this information in your agenda.

MTSS:  MyOn Log in Information: PLEASE READ

All users should use the following information to log in to myON:
1. Log into NCEdCloud at http://my.ncedcloud.org/
2. Click on the CLEVER app icon
3. Click the myON app icon in the new window.

You will complete an interest inventory and assessment once you've accessed the site. 

Science:  Finish the "Metals" section of the handout from class today.  Create your first draft of your periodic table - write in PENCIL so that you can make changes easily.  

Math I: HW #5 "Solving Equations" (#1-6)
8th Grade Math: NONE

Social Studies:  Read NC 4.2 and fill out the map and graphic organizer given in class today.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Core Connections: Classwork Link - CNN Student News

Social Studies Seminar:  Hello. My name is American South.

Text:  Various Quotes about the South

 Read the 7 quotes below. Pick one and code it as Interesting(INT), pick one and code it as Confusing (CON) and pick one and code it as Important (IMP). Write a sentence with each code giving your reasoning behind the choice.

1. [As a Southerner] I am an imperfect citizen of an imperfect, odd, beautiful, dysfunctional, delicious place.  -Rick Bragg “My Southern Journal”

     2.  A sense of place is crucial to one’s identity.  -Bill Ferris

     3.  The South is the most American and Un-American place in the nation.  

           -Bill Ferris

     4.  To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.

          -William Faulkner

     5.  In my South, the most treasured things passed down from generation to

          generation are the family recipes.  -Robert St. John

     6.  I mean it takes a certain kind of maturity to live in the South these days.

          -Harper Lee

     7.  No one knows how to hold a grudge like a proper Southerner.  -Charles M.Blow

Math I: Finish Solving Equations on the back of the "Percentile" Investigation.
8th Grade Math (ALL classes): Practice 2-1 (#2-26 even)

Science: Brainstorm and plan for your Periodic Table Project. Be sure you have at lesat 3 different topics with 4-5 categories within each topic. Follow the guidelines given in class today.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Social Studies:  Define the Colonial Era Vocabulary using the glossary in the NC book.  Make flash cards. (17 words)

neck             customs duty           charter           boycott            Lord Proprietor        ranger   
quit-rent           General Assembly           Navigation Acts            frontier            governor          treason            naval stores                immigrant           backcountry       Regulator            militia

Science:  Learn the location and names of the groups of elements on the periodic table.  Use the periodic table song to help!

Math (ALL classes): NONE

Language Arts: QUIZ TIME: Lesson 2 Vocabulary Quiz Friday, September 8th. Reading Quiz (THEME) Wed, September 6th. Write these dates in your AGENDA and or include them in your GOOGLE CALENDAR.

The next READING CONFERENCE will be on Monday, September 18th.
What is the THEME of your text?
Show evidence of the theme in your book.

Independent Reading Check will be Monday, September 11th.
Complete 4 of the 7 prompts in the document posted to Google classroom on 9/11.

Monday, August 28, 2017

Social Studies:  Read NC Chapter 2, Section 3 and fill out the WS given in class today. (European exploration in NC)

Science:  Finish reading Section 15.2 (pages 610-617) and take notes using the format explained in class.  Finish the Color-Coding the Periodic Table assignment if you did not finish last week.  Complete the Store Visit assignment (it was due today!) if you did not turn it in today.  

Math I: TEST tomorrow
8th Grade Math: QUIZ tomorrow

Friday, August 25, 2017

Core Connections: Custom Swag Mini-Project - this is not homework
Class List by First Names

Science:   Store Visit assignment is due on Monday.  Follow directions.  

Thursday, August 24

Science:  Study!  Quiz tomorrow on pages 1-10 in your science binder.  Study your notes on matter, lab equipment, lab safety, and atoms.  Use Quizlet to review vocabulary (username: kmidkiff  password: voyager8  Study Set:  Matter & Lab Equipment).  Store Visit assignment is due on Monday.  Follow directions.  

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Science:  Study your notes for Friday's quiz.  The quiz will cover the following topics: lab safety, lab equipment, matter, molecules, and atoms.  Use Quizlet to review vocabulary (username: kmidkiff  password: voyager8)  Store Visit assignment is due Monday, 8/28.  Follow directions. Bring your colored pencils to class tomorrow. 

Social Studies:  Test moved to Monday, August 28.   Read and ANNOTATE  "The European World" text.  Answer the comprehension questions 1 - 6.

Math I: NONE
8th Grade Math (All Classes): Finish the "You Try's" on your notes.

Tuesday, August 22

Social Studies:  Use the study guide to prepare for MONDAY's TEST!   The Social Studies test has been moved to MONDAY, AUGUST 28th!

Science:  Finish the Atomic Math Challenge if you did not finish in class today.  Study for your quiz on Friday.  Click here to review the size and scale of an atom.  

Language Arts: Vocab Quiz on Friday the 25th / Turn in your summer reading project on or before Friday 8/25 / Prepare for your reading conference on Monday 8/28

Math I: Quiz tomorrow. Finish "Solving More Equations" (#1-10).

8th Grade Math (1st and 2nd Period): Finish "Assignment #2" (#1-18 all).
8th Grade Math (3rd Period): Finish "Reteaching 1-3" (#2-14 even).

Monday, August 21st

Social Studies:  Finish your annotation of the Cherokee Creation story and answer the questions on the back 1-6.  Use the study guide to prepare for your first test on Friday.

Study Guide

Social Studies Anchor Vocabulary
5 Themes of Geography (Be able to apply them to Durham)
What do creation stories reveal about the culture of a people?
Be able to explain the cultural differences between Natives and Europeans
"Native American World"  handout
"European World" handout
What is an American?
America the Story of Us Part 1:  Rebels (notes and symbols)

8th Grade Math (All classes): No homework.
Math I: No homework. Quiz on Wednesday.

Science:  Quiz on Friday!  Review all notes in your binder, pages 1-7.  Use Quizlet to review vocabulary (username: kmidkiff  password: voyager8   - use word set "Matter" for this quiz).  Click here to hear the Study Jams review video on Elements and Compounds. 

Wednesday, August 23 is school picture day.  Please bring payment if you would like to purchase school pictures.  All students will have their picture taken for the school yearbook even if they do not purchase pictures.  


Core Connections: No Homework

Friday, August 18, 2017

Core Connections: Eclipse 2017 - complete if you did not finish in class today - due Mon., Aug. 21st

Science:  Quiz next week on Friday, 8/25.  Study your notes on matter, lab equipment, safety, and molecules.  Finish the Chemistry Demo reflection paragraphs if you did not finish during class today. 

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Social Studies:  Finish your cube and turn it in tomorrow.  Complete Questions 1 and 2 in your "What is an American? packet.  Follow the directions at the top of the page.

Science:  Finish the questions on the Making Molecules handout from class today.  Finish labeling and coloring your diagrams if you did not finish during class today. 

Language Arts: All About Me project due tomorrow! 2-3 Minute presentations will take place in class. 

Items that need to be completed by tomorrow: 
Reading checks from Monday's class
Project - All About Me
            Submit ALL of your work to Google classroom
            *If your hashtag is on paper, it does not have to be submitted to Google classroom
Work on vocabulary TONIGHT
Vocabulary: definitions, part of speech, sentences and lessons 1A and 1B posted to Google classroom

Core Connections: No Homework

Math I: HW #2. "Problems Without Numbers" and "Crossnumber Puzzle" due Friday 8/18/17.

8th Grade Math (1st and 2nd Period): Practice 1-2 (#2-24 even and #21). "Problems Without Numbers" and "Crossnumber Puzzle" due Friday 8/18/17.

8th Grade Math (3rd Period): "You Try's" on "Order of Operation" notes.

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Science:  Finish reading and taking notes on Section 13. 1, pages 536 - 544.  Follow the directions given in class.  Your notes should have main ideas, definitions, and sufficient detail about the information in this section. 

Language Arts: All About Me project due Friday, August 18th. You will need to have an artifact, song and hashtag for your presentations on Friday. Don't forget to find a book to use for independent reading. You should be reading every evening for at least 15 minutes.

Social Studies:  1.  Make sure you finish your Anchor Word vocabulary assignment (quiz coming soon).  2.  Create a set of notes tonight about your Cube City, State.  Make sure you use the 5 themes of Geography handout as your guide.  3.  Tomorrow will be a cube work day.  It is worth a quiz grade and will be collected on Friday 8/18.

Math I: Finish "Three Steps for Solving Equations".  "Problems Without Numbers" and "Crossnumber Puzzle" due Friday 8/18/17.

8th Grade Math (1st and 2nd Period): Finish "You Try" problems on today's notes.  "Problems Without Numbers" and "Crossnumber Puzzle" due Friday 8/18/17.

8th Grade Math (3rd Period): Finish "Translating Expressions" (#16-24 even) and (#25-30 all).  "Problems Without Numbers" and "Crossnumber Puzzle" due Friday 8/18/17.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Core Connections: Link for class (not homework)  https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/personality/start.php
No homework in CC

Science:  Review and study your Notes on Matter from class today.  What examples of matter can you find in your house?  

Math I: HW 1 "Categorical vs. Quantitative Data" due tomorrow. "Problems Without Numbers" and "Crossnumber Puzzle" due Friday 8/18/17.

8th Grade Math (1st and 2nd Periods): Worksheet 1 "Translating Expressions" (#2-24 even) and (#25-30 all) due tomorrow.  "Problems Without Numbers and "Crossnumber Puzzle" due Friday 8/18/17.

8th Grade Math (3rd Period): Worksheet 1 "Translating Expressions" (#1-14 all) due tomorrow. "Problems Without Numbers" and "Crossnumber Puzzle" due Friday 8/18/17.

Monday, August 14, 2017

Science:  Finish your Scientific Summer assignment (should be printed if you typed this) - due tomorrow.  Review your notes on Lab Safety and Lab Equipment.  Bring back your signed Lab Safety Contract if you have not already done this. 

All Math Classes: Complete "Form the Numbers" and "Crack the Code".

Friday, August 11, 2017

Science:  Your Scientific Summer assignment is due on Tuesday, 8/15.  Bring back your signed Lab Safety Contract if  you have not done this yet.  Watch the Lab Safety video to review lab safety rules (your new favorite jam!) Have a great weekend!  

Language Arts: Bring a book to read on Monday.  All About Me project is due Friday, August 18th.
Google Books

Core Connections: Personality Box is due on Monday, Aug. 14.  Don't forget to write your name inside, complete the written descriptions of your shadow, and bring your box to school in a bag.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Welcome to 8th grade!  All students received paperwork from their homeroom teacher that needs to be completed and signed by a parent.  Please return these to your homeroom teacher as soon as possible.  

Social Studies:  Get your expectations sheet signed by a parent.  File your handouts in your notebook.  Letter of introduction due on Wednesday, August 16.  (not a grade/I am your only audience)

Science:  Read and sign your Lab Safety Contract (also needs parent signature / information).  Scientific Summer assignment is due Tuesday, August 15..  

All Math Classes: Get your "Class Expectations" sheet signed by a parent.

Language Arts: Bring your fully charged device and an agenda to school tomorrow and look over the assignments posted to Google classroom. (All About Me and Summer Reading Project)  Class Codes were given out today.

Core Connections: 
Parent Brag Sheet and signed Plagiarism and Cheating Contract due Friday.
Personality Box Mini-Project - due Monday, August 14