Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

 ELA

If you were absent, check the Absent Work document for what you missed in class.

Math 8

1 - Complete the systems word problems

2 - Work on the Unit 11 Review (due at the end of class tomorrow)

3 - Unit 11 test on Friday

Math 1

J7: Bivariate Data Analysis

Core Connections:

1.  `Please be ready to finish your bird silhouette - due Thursday.

Science 

We will take the NC Check In -Earth Science in class tomorrow. Remember to bring your computer with the NC Test app loaded onto it.  

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #17

2.  Review 11.5 notes in GC (classwork)

3.  Complete the WWI Poster Propaganda assignment and turn in for a classwork grade!

4.  Turn in your Arpillera and Artist Statement for on-time grading!

5.  Homework:  Watch ATSOU #9 Bust for 20 minutes/answer questions from handout

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

 Science:

Finish answering the Renewable/Nonrenewable Energy Review questions if you did not finish during class today.  Your answers should be recorded on the document you were using in class today. 

We will take the NC Check In for Earth Science in class on Thursday.  Bring your device and charger. 

ELA

If you were absent today, check the Absent Work document for what you missed in class.

Math 8

-Unit 11 Lesson 4: Modeling with Systems of Equations (notes & practice questions)

-Unit 11 test on Friday (you will get a practice test today). 

Core Connections:

1.  Please make sure you've completed and submitted your research for Part 1 of the It's a Bird Project.

2.  If you'd like to bring in an empty cereal box (or something similar), it'd be a good medium for your Bird Silhouette art.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #16

2.  Complete your Artist statement and share with Mrs. Harris

3.  Review the WW1 slideshow in GC

4.  Read in the NC text Ch.11.5 " The Impact of the First World War"  pp. 382-387

*take notes as you go

**Boom to Bust quiz next Wednesday, May 7

Monday, April 28

 Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #15

2.  Complete the Arpillera- due tomorrow

3.  Complete the Artist statement using the template or free writing

ELA

Periods 1, 3, 4, 5: Finish "The Battle of Mogadishu" article & questions

If you were absent, check the Absent Work document for what you missed in class.

Math 8

Notes & practice questions for Unit 11 Lesson 3: Solving Systems by Elimination

Friday, April 25, 2025

 Science

Finish these assignments if you did not finish them during science class and Viking Time today: 

- Goldfish Natural Selection lab (for those present at school today; should have been finished in class) 

- Diversity of Life LearnEd, pages 10-11 

- BrainPop Natural Selection assignments 

Core Connections:

If you can bring in an empty cereal box or other cardboard box, please try to do so. 

ELA

If you were absent, check the Absent Work document for what you missed in class.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Math 8

Unit 11 Lesson 2: Solving Systems by Substitution

Math 1

J3: The Standard Deviation of a Data Set

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #13

2.  Art day 3:  Arpilleras

*Tomorrow is the last art day to complete the Arpilleras!!

Science: 

Finish the Battle of the Beaks activity if you did not finish at school today.  

ELA

If you were absent, check the Absent Work document.

Core Connections:

1. Complete and submit the Bird Mortality Spreadsheet

2.  Make sure you've completed the Daphne Major Interactive lab on Darwin's finches and submitted the Google Form questions.

3.  Begin your research for your It's a Bird Project.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

 Science: 

1 - Finish the two EdPuzzle assignments if you did not finish during MTSS / Viking Time today. 

2 - Finish the Natural Selection in Action assignment (in Google Classroom) if you did not finish at school today. 

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

 Science:

Finish the Flocabulary: Evolution assignments if you did not finish at school today.  Remember the quiz portion will be recorded as a grade, as long as all parts of the assignment are completed. 

Review your Evolution/Natural Selection vocabulary from class today.

ELA

Periods 1 3, 4, 5: If you did not finish the "Checklist - Data Folder Updates" during class, finish as homework.

If you were absent, check the Absent Work document for what you missed in class.

Friday, April 11

 Social Studies

1.  Geography Trivia-Brainstorming Share (classwork)

2. Rough draft design of Arpillera (classwork)

3.  Review the RUBRIC for Part 5 in GC (classwork)

HAPPY SPRING BREAK!

Thursday, April 10, 2025

 Science:

1 - Finish the EdPuzzle: Homologous & Analogous Structures if you did not finish at school today. 

2 - Complete p.18-19 in your Diversity of Life (the new one, it's green) LearnEd booklet if you did not finish this at school today. 

3 - If you have long hair, bring a hair tie for tomorrow's review lab. Thanks!

Math 1

 H12 - Quadratic Word Problems

Math 8 

Math review dominoes.

Test Friday on surface area, etc.  See Google Classroom for details.  You will be able to use your notes and calculator on this test.  A practice test was posted in GC for you earlier this week; it is optional.

ELA:

If you signed up to retake the unit test, retakes are tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 9

 Social Studies:

1.  Geography Trivia

2.  Boom questions-review

3.  SS Project Part 5 Kick Off- Webquest (to be completed by your group (your table)

*submit one doc per group in GC by the end of the day today for on-time credit

**You will have a sub tomorrow.  Your assignment will be clearly documented in GC.  

Science

Finish reading and annotating the Comparative Anatomy (yes, both sides) text if you did not finish during class today. 

Math  8  - H9 Review; test Friday. See Google Classroom for details.

Math 1 - H11 Solving Linear-Quadratic Equations (video, notes, & practice)

Core Connections:

Please work on your Birds' Eye activities.  You should be nearly done, if not completely done by the end of class today.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

 Social Studies

1.  Geography Trivia

2.  ATSOU #8 Boom + questions on handout (classwork and homework)

*finish the film and questions tonight

3.  Study new vocab:  Boom to Bust (5 min)

4.  We will begin Part 5 of the SS Project tomorrow.  Part 5 involves the creation of an Arpillera.  If you are planning on being absent on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, you will miss important activities related to the SS Project.  Make plans to get your work early if you are going to be absent!

Core Connections:

Please complete Tic Tac Crow - 3 selections - any three boxes.

ELA:

1) Retake forms are due tomorrow

2) Unit test retakes are Friday.

If you were absent today, check the Absent Work document for what you missed.

Monday, April 7

 Social Studies

1.  Geography Trivia + New Vocab:  Boom to Bust (found in GC, create a new study set)

2.  Industrialization Quiz

3.  SS Project Part 3 Wrap up/due today!

ELA:

1) Error remediation for the unit test - due tomorrow (for everyone, whether you plan to retake or not)

2) "Retake Form" (whether you plan to retake or not) -- due Wednesday

3) If you are planning to retake the unit test, retakes will be on Friday this week.

If you were absent today, check the "Absent Work" document for what you missed.

Science

1 - Review the Life Science Vocabulary sets in Google Classroom (posted on April 4) to prepare for your science NC Check In (Thursday this week). 

Ecology / Ecosystems

Microorganisms & Infectious Disease

Natural Selection & Evolution

2 - Friendly reminder to finish the Flocabulary - Adaptations (due Friday) if you have not done this yet. 

Math 8 -

Test Friday, 4/11 on Area/Circumference of Circles, Volume (Prisms, Cylinder, Cones, Spheres) and Surface Area (cylinders and cones). Review sheet will be provided Wednesday, 4/9.  An optional practice test is posted in Google Classroom. 

Core Connections:

1. Please make sure you've finished the Natural Selection - Fish by the end of class on Tuesday, if you haven't done so already.

Friday, April 4, 2025

 Math 1

Video for Notes

H9: More Work Factoring to Solve Equations 

Math 8

Video for Notes

Unit 9:Lesson 5 - Cones 7 Their Volumes

Science

1 - Turn in this week's Warm Ups

2 - Finish the Flocabulary - Adaptations

3 - Study the vocab lists for the NC Check In next week

ELA:

If you were absent today, check the Absent Work document for what you missed in class.

Reminder: Spring Picture Day is Monday, April 7.  An 8th grade group photo will be taken. Individual photos are an option as well.  Pictures may be ordered at strawbridge.net with these codes:

8th Grade Group Photo:  FM464153

Individual Pictures: FM464154

Social Studies:

1.  Industrialization quiz on Monday.

2.  Part 3 of the Project due on Monday.

Viking Vibes - Student Store Information  and see here for items available - thanks, Student Council!

Thursday, April 3

 Social Studies:

1.  Geography Trivia/Warm up #9

2.  Reading 18.4 in the America Text "The New Immigrants"  pp. 625-629.

**Review all of the notes from Ch. 18 for the quiz on Monday.  The slideshow can be found in GC!

3.  ATSOU #7 Cities-finish handout questions

4.  Monopoly tomorrow, quiz Monday, project due on Monday

ELA:

-Unit test tomorrow. If you do not show me a completed study guide before the test, you will not be eligible to retake.

-----Extra study resources, in addition to the study guide, are posted in Google Classroom.

If you were absent today, check  the Absent Work document for what you missed from class.

 Math1

H8 - The Zero Product Lab

Watch the video for notes.

Complete the practice questions.

Math 8

Unit 9 Lesson 4 - The Surface Area of a Cylinder

Watch the video for notes

Complete the practice questions

Science

Study for your quiz tomorrow on earth history.  Use the Quiz Review material posted in GC on March 31. Study your notes, handouts, assignments, and slideshows in the Earth History topic. Topics covered: fossils, relative age, plate boundaries, geologic time, continental drift, rock cycle.  Several IXL skills were posted today for review and practice; use any of these to review rock cycle & plate boundaries. 

Core Connections:

1. Please complete your Flo-cabulary assignment in Taxonomy. 

2.  Make sure you've turned in your Google SS Project Check-in Form for today 4/3.

3.  If you haven't already done so, please make sure you've updated/checked the NC Test App.  Directions are below in the Blog.

NC Test App Directions

Dear Parents:

We will be conducting NC Benchmarks next week. Please make sure that your child's computer is working with the app we use.  Here is a link to the directions.
NC Test Directions

Thank you,
Meg Sauer

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

 ELA:

-IXL "quiz" - Supporting Details in Lit. Texts

-Unit test on Friday. If you do not show me a completed study guide before the test, you will not be eligible to retake.

-----Extra study resources, in addition to the study guide, are posted in Google Classroom.

If you were absent today, check  the Absent Work document for what you missed from class.

Science:

1 - Finish the Rock Cycle Interactive if you did not finish at school today. Follow directions. 

2 - Finish pages 10-11 in your Earth History LearnEd if you did not do this during Viking Time today. 

3 - Study for Friday's quiz. Use the review material shared in Google Classroom posted March 31. 

Math:

Math 8 

Video for notes - Unit 9 Lesson 3 Cylinders and Volume

Complete the practice set

Math 1 

Video for notes - H7 More Work Solving Quadratics by Completing the Square

Complete the practice set.

8th Grade Dance Info - save the date! 

Social Studies:

1.  Geography Trivia/Warm up #8 (classwork)

2.  Bring in a Monopoly game (Friday activity)

3.  Continue to work on your project using the graphic organizer as a guide!

4.  Read 18.3 in GC "Cities Grow and Change"

*Quiz on Industrialization on Monday

Core Connections:

Make sure you've completed your alien taxonomy interactive notebook fun.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

 Math 1:

Video for notes

Complete H6: Area & Completing the Square

Math 8:

Video for notes

Complete Unit 9 Lesson 2: Circumference & Area of a Circle

Social Studies

1.  Geography Trivia/Warm up #7

2.  America Text Reading 18.2 pp. 614-619 plus notetaking (classwork)

3.  ATSOU #7  Watch for 15-20 minutes and answer questions from handout (classwork)

REMINDERS:

SS Project Part 3 workday tomorrow

Industrialization Quiz on Monday, April 7

Science:

1- Finish the Rock Cycle with Starburst lab if you did not finish in class today.  Your diagram should include labels and color. 

2 - Complete pages 8 and 16 in your Earth History LearnEd.  

3 - Study for Friday's quiz. Topics covered are: earth history, geologic time, fossils, relative age, plate movements, and the rock cycle.  Review the slideshows in the Earth History topic in GC.  Additional review material is posted in Google Classroom (posted March 31).  

ELA:

-IXL "quiz" -- Supporting details in informational texts

-Unit test on Friday. If you do not show me a completed study guide before the test, you will not be eligible to retake.

-----Extra study resources, in addition to the study guide, are posted in Google Classroom.

If you were absent today, check  the Absent Work document for what you missed from class.