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.

Monday, March 31, 2025

 Math 8:

Watch this video.

Complete Unit 9 Lesson 1: Volume & Surface Area of Prisms. You will be given a paper copy of this in class today. 

Math 1:

Watch this video.

Complete H5: Solving Quadratic by Completing the Square. You will be given a paper copy of this in class today. 

Social Studies

1.  Geography Trivia and Warm up #6

2.  Create a new study set:  Industrialization (vocab words are in GC)

3.  Read in the America Text Ch. 18.1 pp. 608-613 "The New Industrial Revolution" .  Take notes as you go.  (classwork)

4.  Continue to work on the SS Project (Part 3)  (homework)

Science:

1 - Complete today's Warm Up and Rock Cycle notes if you did not do this during class today. 

2 - Color the arrows on the rock cycle diagram on the back of today's notes if you did not finish during class today.  Follow directions on the handout.

3 - Complete the BrainPop: Rock Cycle assignments - Video, Vocab Builder, Leveled reading, and Quiz (practice & graded). 

4 - Quiz on Friday. Study your notes on geologic time, fossils, relative age, plate movements, continental drift, and the rock cycle. 

ELA:

Unit test on Friday.

Periods 1, 3, 4: Check the last page of your study guide using the answer key posted on the "Study Guide" assignment in Google Classroom.

Friday, March 28

 Social Studies:

1.  Geography Trivia/Warm up #5

2.  Reconstruction Quiz

3.  SS Project Part 3 workday

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS:

Mr. Credle has updated his channel to support math goals.  Check it out:

Credle Learning Academy - YouTube (this link can be found in the MTSS folder.  It is not working on this site)

REMINDER:

SS PART 3 PRODUCT DUE ON APRIL 7th

Science:

1 - Complete today's Warm Up if you did not do this in class today. Submit your weekly Warm Up document in Google Classroom.

2 - Complete the Plate Boundaries notes and Show What You Know questions if you did not do this in class today for any reason.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the sunshine! 🌞

Core Connections:

I hope you enjoyed the fossil activity today.