Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Science:

Finish your Imaginary Symbiosis project if you did not turn it in today. 

Reminders for Wednesday:

The 8th grade ceremony is tomorrow at 8:45 am. Please come to school at the usual time.  Parents are invited and should park at the high school. You are free to leave after the ceremony ~ there are no other scheduled activities or lessons for 8th graders on Wednesday after the ceremony.  We look forward to celebrating with you!

Monday, May 19

 Social Studies

1. Make sure that you have completed the quiz from today.  This is your last graded assignment.  It is an open note quiz.

Science

1 - Complete the End of the Year feedback form if you did not finish this during class today. 

2 - Work on your Imaginary Symbiosis project.  It is due tomorrow by the end of class.  This is your last project grade for 8th grade science.  Do your best work!  

Core Connections:

Please complete your 8th Grade Slide ASAP!

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

 Science:

Great job on the Science EOG today!  I'm proud of you!

2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th Periods - Work on your Imaginary Symbiosis project.  Be ready to begin your poster tomorrow in class.

Song Requests for the Dance

 Song Requests for the 8th Grade Dance 

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Science:

1 - Warm Up - see Google Classroom; answer on your weekly Warm Up doc.

2 - Conservation of Mass practice - complete this in Google Classroom

3 - Who am I / Models of Atoms review - paper handout; use your periodic table to help you

4 - Finish the Chemistry EOG Review from Wednesday if you did not already submit this assignment.

 ELA:

Finish the test prep stations. Stations materials are posted in Google Classroom.

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

NC Testing is Coming UP!!
1.  Testing begins MONDAY morning.  
2.  Students need charged devices.  During check-ins, several students had issues with their laptops.  Please make sure you've checked through the directions for loading the NC TEST app.
3.  ALL other electronic devices, including SmartWatches must be put away and off.
4.  Students may have a water bottle only.
5.  Students should bring a book to read after testing.

Here are the directions for the NC TEST Application.

Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

Science:

Finish the Periodic Table EOG review assignment if you did not finish at school today. 

Finish pages 6-7 in your 8th Grade Review LearnEd if you did not finish during MTSS today.

Use the EOG Review material posted in Google Classroom to prepare for your Science EOG>

 ELA:

Finish the stations that you started in class today. Stations materials are posted in Google Classroom.

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

Social Studies:

1.  Study your vocab:  Civil Rights

Core Connections:

Make sure you've gone through any missing work.

Tuesday, May 6

 Social Studies:

1.  Geography Trivia/Create new vocab study set: Civil Rights (study your new words)

2.  Read in the America text 26.1 pp. 874-879 "Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement"

3.  Review the slideshow in GC (America 26.1)

4. Presentation Practice

5.  Boom and Bust quiz tomorrow!

*Warm up doc due on Friday for a project grade!

ELA

Finish the stations you started in class. DO NOT work on any stations you did NOT start yet. (Materials will be posted to Google Classroom by end of day)

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

Monday, May 5

 Social Studies:

1.  Warm up #20 (final)  *docs will be collected for a project grade on Friday

2.  ATSOU #10 WWII (start in class and finish for HW)

3.  Quiz Boom to Bust on Wednesday

*make sure that you have completed Flocabulary Great Depression by this evening

Science:

1 - Finish the Classifying Matter card sort in GC if you did not finish at school today. 

2 - Complete p.4 in your 8th Science Review LearnEd (the purple one) if you did not finish at school today. 

Core Connections: 

1. Please make sure you've completed your research, silhouette, and sculpture check-in slide.  

2.  Beautiful work!  Let's celebrate during our POL tomorrow.

Friday, May 2

 Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #19/Gimkit vocab review "Boom to Bust"

2.  Review the notes on yesterday's reading America 23.1 in GC

3.  New Reading in the America Text:  23.2 "Roosevelt and the New Deal"  

4.  Flocabulary:  The Great Depression

*this assignment is due on Monday, May 5

ELA

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

Core Connections:

Please make sure your research, silhouette, and clay models are completed.  

Science

Be sure you completed and submitted your Warm Ups for this week.

If you were absent, be sure to review the slideshow from today. We reviewed Ecosystems with practice questions. 

Thursday, May 1

 Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #18

2.  Finish the second 1/2 of ATSOU #9 BUST

*complete the handout/review answers

3.  America Text Reading 23.1 pp.770-775 "Hoover and the Crash"

*take notes as you go

"Boom to Bust" quiz on Wednesday, May 7

Study Materials

ATSOU #8 and ATSOU #9

Vocab

WWI slideshow

NC 11.5 Notes

Propaganda Posters

America Ch. 23.1 and America Ch. 23.2 notes

ARPILLERA PROJECT- all students were given clear directions yesterday regarding how to submit the project for grading.  Make sure that you have followed all of the directions for submission.  

Science

Complete pages 18-19 in the 8th Grade Review LearnEd (the new one you received today) if you did not finish today in class. 

Math 1 

J8: Linear Regression on Calculator

J9: The Strength of Correlation

Math 8

Test on Systems tomorrow. Use your Unit 11 Review and the Unit 11 Practice test (posted in Google Classroom) to study / review.  You may use your notes, calculator, graph paper, and extra paper on the test.  You may not use Desmos for tomorrow's test.