Wednesday, March 18, 2026

 Spring Picture Day is March 23. Pictures can be ordered at strawbridge.net using these codes:

Individual Pictures - FM493452

8th Grade Group Picture - FM493449 

Science:

1 - Finish reading and annotating the Fossils review passage if you did not finish in class. 

2 - Answer the questions based on the reading (yes, the front and back sides of this). 

3 - Finish the Geologic Time Organizer, if this applies to you.  This was due today. 

ELA:

Period 1: Finish reading and annotating your group's section in the Literature Review of the article.

Period 2: Finish reading the Introduction section of the article. As you read:

• Circle unknown words
• Make 2 annotations for meaning (putting a sentence or phrase into your own words)

Period 3: Read the last sentence in "1. Transformation of Digital Media Consumption Patterns" and write down the meaning in your own words.

Period 4: Read the section of Literature Review that is for your group's focus area. Circle any unknown words.

Core Connections:

Make sure that you have completed and turned in the following:

1.  3rd QuarterGrades/GPA Graph of your 1, 2, and 3rd quarter grades.

2.  BR:  Intro to Public Health. Specifically, I am checking for revised, updated, correct information on slides 3, 4, and 6.  

3.  You should have completed Part ONE of BR: PEL today.  We will continue working on it tomorrow.

Tuesday March 17

 Math

Math 8: Finish Scientific Notation Delta Math. Review #4 in delta math due Friday

Math 1: Review #4 in delta math due Friday. Systems test Friday.

Social Studies:

1.  Create a new warm up doc for Q4/complete warm up #1 and #2

2.  Read in the America Text 16.2 pp. 552-557/review the notes provided in GC

3.  Review the slideshow notes on "Reconstruction in the State" located in GC

4.  Watch the first 20 minutes of ATSOU #6-Heartland and take Graffiti notes!

5.  Study your new vocab: Reconstruction.  We will play Gimkit later this week!

Science:

1 - Complete labeling the "Major Events in Earth's History" if you did not finish in class.

2 - Complete the Geologic Time Organizer. Follow directions. 

3 - Complete the Picture It assignment to sketch a picture of Earth during each of the 4 major time periods.  Pictures should include biological and geological events.

Core Connections

1. Make sure you've completed the graphing activity of your grades and posted it in GC.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

 Spring Picture Day is March 23. Pictures can be ordered at strawbridge.net using these codes:

Individual Pictures - FM493452

8th Grade Group Picture - FM493449

No school for students on Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13.  These are teacher workdays. We look forward to seeing you on Monday, March 16. Enjoy your long weekend!

ELA:

I recommend that you get your research notes in for Stage 1 before next week. We will begin Stage 2 then, and all research notes will be checked at the end of Stage 2.

If you're worried about losing your work, use the "export notes" button at the top to save an offline copy of your notes to your computer before you log out or close the tab.

Tuesday, March 10

Spring Picture Day is March 23. Pictures can be ordered at strawbridge.net using these codes:

Individual Pictures - FM493452

8th Grade Group Picture - FM493449

 Social Studies

1.  Enrichment Cluster Product Rubric review (warm-up)

2.  Civil War Era Enrichment Cluster Product and Presentation workday/gallery walk tomorrow

Science

1 - Finish the Typhoid Mary assignment in GC if you did not finish after the quiz today.

2 - Finish p. 10 in your Health & Disease LearnEd if you did not finish in class today.

Math

Math 8: Exponent Quiz tomorrow. Make sure you are prepared.

ELA:

-If you are retaking your #DR_F.23 graded warmup tomorrow, review your warmup slides from week 23 so you are ready.

-Your "Focus Questions" worksheet that you worked on with the sub on Friday last week is due by end of day tomorrow (Wednesday). You may turn it in any time.

-Your research notes are due next week (Monday). You will have time in Core Connections tomorrow, and you MAY have some ELA time (depending on how long your group needs to investigate and choose a focus area for Step 2 of the project).

Monday, March 9

 Social Studies

1.  Enrichment Cluster Product Planning-Civil War

*complete form and submit in GC (warm-up)

2.  Work on your product.  Gallery Walk on Wednesday!

Math

Math 8: Quiz on Wednesday on exponents.

Math 1: Finish to at least 50% on delta math from class.

Core Connections:

I have reopened Stories That Matter: Ron McNair - please complete it.  

Science

1 - Finish the Epidemic or Pandemic? assignment in Google Classroom if you did not finish in class today. 

2- Study for tomorrow's quiz on microorganisms and infectious diseases. Use the study guide posted in Google Classroom (posted on March 6). 

ELA:

-Optional retake for DR_F.23 on Wednesday.

-If your "Focus Questions" worksheet from Friday is not done yet, get it done by end of week and turn it in.

Fridiay, March 6, 2026

 Science

Study for next week's quiz on microorganisms & infectious diseases. Review your notes, slideshows, assignments, and completed LearnEd pages.

Thursday, March 5

 Social Studies

1.  I.N. Notebook Check

2.  Enrichment Cluster Inquiry (classwork and homework)

3.  Civil War unit test tomorrow!  Be prepared!!

Math

Math 8: Review 3 due tomorrow in delta math. Finish classwork from today (IXL: EQY, AEQ). Quizizz linked in google classroom.

Math 1: Finish classwork (systems word problems worksheet). Review 3 in Delta math due tomorrow.

Science

Study for next week's quiz on microorganisms & infectious diseases. Review your notes, slideshows, and completed LearnEd pages.