Wednesday, Sept. 30

Homework for ALL 8th graders: Claim Your Student Account at the PowerSchool Student Portal

1. Visit this page

2. Click "Claim My Account"

3. Make sure the policy is set to "LEA Student Claim Policy". Click "Next"

4. Enter your pupil number (student ID), current grade level, birthdate, and LEA/Charter Code (32L)

5. Enter the captcha code and click "Next"

6. Choose a password according to the listed requirements and click "Next".

7. Answer at least five of the challenge questions. These are used for self-service password reset.

8. Click "Next" and you are done.

You will then sign in through http://my.ncedcloud.org/ (bookmark this page in your Chromebook) using your UID and password you created. You will click on the icon titled HB Student 32L.

Core Connections: Continue working on Mathletics - due Monday, Oct. 5

Science: 
1st & 5th period - Finish "Energy for NC's Future" handout (front side) if you did not finish during class. 
2nd, 3rd, and 4th period - Finish and "Energy Conservation" handout if you did not finish during class. Use the Saving Energy tips to help , or other online resources. 

Humanities:  Read!  Study your notes and content information on our Government unit.  Test next Friday.  Read the shared document about black entrepreneurs in Durham/"Black Wall St".  Take Cornell Notes and answer the Think About It questions.

Math I:  HW #17
8th Grade Math:  Complete Quiz Review. QUIZ TOMORROW!

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Humanities:  Read.  Review the Bill of Rights and Gov. unit content/vocabulary.  Nease/4th period...finish the Bill of Rights Violation or No Violation worksheet.

Bring in your field trip permission forms!  We leave in less than a week!

Core Connections: Continue working on Mathletics - due Monday, Oct. 5

Link for Wednesday Classwork

Slides for Period 1
Slides for Period 2
Slides for Period 3
Slides for Period 4
Slides for Period 5

Math I:  None
8th Grade Math:  Coordinate Grid handout (front and back)

Monday, September, 28, 2015

Core Connections:  If you have a digital photo device, bring it to class the remainder of this week.  Periodic Table edits due Tuesday.

Science:  Finish your presentation slides if you did not finish during class.  Learn and rehearse your information.  Be ready to present in class tomorrow!

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 min.  Legacy Generalization artwork due tomorrow.

Math I:  Complete Test Review 4, Test tomorrow!
8th Grade Math:  Complete Assignment #11 and Categorical/Quantitative Handout (#1-14).

Friday, September 25, 2015

Core Connections:
Link to Digital Portfolio Template

Link to Mathletics Website

CC Homework: If you have a digital device that takes pictures, please bring it Tuesday - Friday of next week (week of Sept. 28)

Science:  Work on your city council proposal presentation slides.  Be ready to present on Tuesday. 

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Science:  Continue working on your city council proposal.  Follow directions and use the rubric provided.  Completed presentation is due Friday by the end of class.

Good vs Bad Presentation Slides - follow these guidelines as you edit the presentation template.

Core Connections:

Writing Reviser Resource  username is Walk5paper - no password - go to Browse Resources ---> English Language Arts --->Writing Reviser ---> Launch Resource ---> Create Essay ---> paste text in box ---> Click Submit ---> click Sentence Variety  ---> Sentence Fragments (check) ---> Sentence Run ons

Core Connections Homework - Enter your Journal #4 into Writing Reviser and complete revisions.  Journal #4 due Friday

Humanities:  Read.  IRC next Monday...100+pages.

Review all vocabulary words and content from class this week.
Field trip permission forms due tomorrow or as soon as you can return it!!
Field trip on Tuesday, October 6th

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Science homework:  Work on your energy proposal for the City Council mini-project.  Completed presentation is due on Friday by the end of class.  Be prepared to present on Monday, September 28.  Test corrections due tomorrow!

Links for Science class today:
View this before you edit the template! Follow these guidelines as you build your presentation.
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
4th period
5th period

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 minutes.  IRC next Monday.

8th Grade Math:  Assignment #9
Math I:  HW #13

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015

Core Connections:
for students new to Voyager - Creating a Digital Portfolio Tutorial
Template for creating a Periodic Table Project page on your digital portfolio (do not do - for class Wednesday)
Link to print from Chromebooks - please add BW-Student-03 to your printer list

Homework for Core Connections:

• Finish editing the final draft of your Periodic Table Summary
• continue to work on Journal #4
• update your Digital portfolio profile and picture
• Bring your independent reading book Wednesday!

Humanities:  Independent reading for at least 20 minutes.  Prepare for your Novel Test.  Review the content and vocabulary from Monday and today.  Bring your novel tomorrow so that it can be returned to the Media Center.

Book Fair this week!

Science:  Finish both sides of the Energy Comparison chart if you did not finish during class today. Scroll back to Monday's blog post for the links to websites. 

Math I: Solving Inequalities
8th Grade Math: Assignment #8 (Fraction, Decimal, Percent) and Analyzing Two-Way Tables

Monday, September 21, 2015

Science: Complete the front side of the Energy Comparison chart (coal through biomass) if you did not finish during class.  Test corrections (if this to you) due by Thursday, September 24.  If you did not finish Friday's homework, you need to complete the assignment tonight!

Links for Energy Research:

• BBC Bite Size - scroll down; use all 3 
• Virtual Science Fair - click tabs on the left; view the animations
• Conserve Energy Future - click tabs at the top
• University of Manchester - click any type of energy; read the pros/cons

Textbook Resources - green books (classroom use only):

• Chapter 5, Section 1 - coal, oil, natural gas
• Chapter 5, Section 2 - solar, electric, wind, biomass, geothermal
• Chapter 5, Section 3 - nuclear

Core Connections: 

• finish your Periodic Table summary - due Tuesday
• Journal #4 due Friday

8th Grade Math:  HW #8

Math I:  HW #12 and Practice 1-10

Read/finish your novel.  Novel test on Wednesday.  Finish your new unit flashcards.

New Vocabulary:  Articles of Confederation, precedent, judicial review, judicial branch, compromise, U.S. Constitution, veto, ratify, Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Bill of Rights, state's rights, bicameral
*James Madison, Alexander Hamilton

What to study:

Vocabulary: Elements of fiction, novel vocabulary

Plot, setting, characters, theme in your book

Utilize worksheets, novel study sheet, and your book to study

Friday, September 18, 2015

Science:  Finish the Fossil Fuels assignment if you did not finish during class.  Use Fossil Fuels to complete the assignment.

Core Connections: Periodic Table project due Monday
                               Next week's journal assignment

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Humanities:
http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=1476027#.VfhxuRFViko

Read your novel and study for your test tomorrow.

Core Connections: Periodic Table Project - soft submission for peer review Friday.  Final project due Monday.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Core Connections: Any student who has not finished gluing cards should complete the task by the start of class Friday.  Tables will be peer reviewed on Friday.  Final Periodic Tables are due Monday, Sept. 21st.

Link for Student Reading Level Assessment (completed in class)

username = student ID#
password is your birthdate = mmddyy

Science Links for Class:  Use these links to practice balancing chemical equations.
It's Elemental
ChemBalancer
Khan Aacademy
Phet Simulation 

Science homework:  Study!  Prepare for your chemistry test.  Use your review sheet, links for online quizzes, and Quizlet (for vocabulary review).  
Quizlet login info: 
Username - kmidkiff  
Password - voyager8

Math I:  Test tomorrow! Compete Test Review Worksheet
8th Grade Math:  Test tomorrow! Complete Triplet problems (#1-10) and Practice 6-7 (#2-14 even, #15, #16)

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Study for your test on Friday.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Study for your test on Friday.  Seminar tomorrow on the current event from yesterday (General Assembly).  

Vocabulary for the test on Friday:

charter, quit-rent, Lords Proprietors, Redcoats, timeline, capital, militia, appropriate, frontier, backcountry, extortion, Loyalist, Patriot

Main Ideas:

13 Original Colonies/Regions Jigsaw
ATSOU Rebels and Revolution
Ch. 3 NC Fill in the Blank (Proprietors and Problems)
NC 4.2 Immigration Graphic Organizer
Loyalist/Patriot meaning and examples
Reasons for the American Revolution as stated in the Declaration of Independence
Revolutionary War People
Mecklenburg Resolves/Impact
NC 4.4 Regulators, Edenton Tea Party, Halifax Resolves

Science:  Finish sections A, B, C, and D on the Balancing Equations sheet from class today.  Study. Prepare for your chemistry test on Thursday.  Use your review sheet to help.  

Math I:  Complete #1-3 on Scatter Plot notes and Matching "r" values on Scatter Plot notes.
              Test Thursday

8th Grade Math:  Complete "You Try's" (#1-3) on Percent Equation notes; Complete Practice 7-4.
                             Test Thursday

Monday, September 14, 2015

Science:  Chemistry Test on Thursday, 9/17.  Use your review sheet and the links on the review sheet to help you study.  Use quizlet to review chemistry vocabulary.  (Username:  kmidkiff  Password: voyager8)

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Read NC Ch. 4.4 and take Cornell Notes.  Why is there a bookstore on 9th street in Durham called the Regulator?

Complete your format sheet for the Outer Banks current Event.  Seminar on Wednesday...be prepared!!  

Test on Friday.  Study Guide will be posted tomorrow.

Math 1:  Complete Assignment #9 and Stats Review Worksheet
               Test Thursday

8th Grade Math:  Complete Practice 11-4 and Practice 7-4 Worksheets
                             Test Thursday

Core Connections:  Complete your element cards for the periodic table project.  Each card should have color, accurate information, and legible handwriting.  Do your best work!

Friday, September 22, 2015

Science:  Finish your Physical and Chemical Changes lab report if you did not finish in class today. Click here and here to review physical and chemical changes.  

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Core Connections: Journal #3 Due Friday

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Review all classwork material.  Complete your Word Wall activity and read NC Ch. 4 section 2.  Complete the graphic organizer and map for NC Ch. 4.2.

Science:  Study your notes on physical and chemical changes.

Math 1:  Fraction, Decimal, Percent Worksheet / Assignment #9 (Even #'s)
8th Grade Math (1st and 5th Periods):  Reteaching 6-1 (#1-8)
8th Grade Math (3rd Period):  Reteaching 6-1 (#1-8) and Practice 6-2 (#1-19)

Chromebook Resources:

This is the link to add the printer in Mrs. Norman's room to your Chromebook: https://goo.gl/zX8Occ

Parent- Student Handbook

Parent-Student Laptop Policy Agreement Form
                           

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Review all material covered in class today.  Word Wall Novel Vocabulary due on Friday.

Science:  Finish the back of p.12 (Physical & Chemical changes notes) if you did not finish in class today.  Study your notes on physical and chemical changes.  

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Science:  Read Section 16.1 ("Observing Chemical Change", pages 650-657)  and take notes on this section.  Review your notes on physical changes from class today.

Reminder:
8th Grade Curriculum Night: Wednesday, Sept. 9th at 6:00pm.

Please ask your parents to visit the following links before attending:

Please review the following information with your parent and have a parent complete the agreement form:

 Parent and Student Laptop Policy Handbook

Parent-Student Laptop Policy Agreement Form

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Study all the material covered since our last test.  Practice great study skills to be prepared for the next assessment!

Friday, September 4, 2015

Core Connections: If you did not complete and turn in your Periodic Table rough draft, please complete it.  It is due at the start of class Tuesday.

Reminder:
8th Grade Curriculum Night: Wednesday, Sept. 9th at 6:00pm.

Please ask your parents to visit the following links before attending:

Please review the following information with your parent and have a parent complete the agreement form:

 Parent and Student Laptop Policy Handbook

Parent-Student Laptop Policy Agreement Form

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Work on the research for your Revolutionary War People Mini Project.  

Science:  Quiz tomorrow on atoms, periodic table, and metals/nonmetals/metalloids.  Study pages 6-11 in your science binder and Chapter 15 (Sections 1-4) in your textbook.  Use Quizlet to review vocabulary.  

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Science:  Quiz Friday.  Study pages 6-11 in your science binder and Chapter 15 (Sections 1-4) in the textbook.  Use Quizlet to review vocabulary - word set "Atoms and Periodic Table Groups."  Username:  kmidkiff  Password:  voyager8

Humanities:  Read your novel.  Review material from class today with your parents.

Tuesday, September 1

Science:  Finish the Nonmetals & Metalloids section of the chart if you did not finish during class today.  Use pages 628 - 635 in your textbook to help.  Quiz Friday.  Study pages 6-11 in your science binder and Chapter 15 in the textbook.  Use quizlet to review vocabulary - word set "Atoms and Periodic Table Groups."  Username:  kmidkiff  Password:  voyager8


Humanities:  Read your independent reading book for at least 20 minutes.

Read the "African World" article.  Annotate as you read and create a two column chart which outlines key vocabulary in the passage and content themes.