Thursday, March 24, 2016

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Science:  Work on your GoAnimate video.  If you did not complete at least 2 - 2 1/2 minutes of your video yet, you need to complete this much of your video project.  
Link for GoAnimate

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Wednesday, March 3, 2015

Guidance Survey for Friday Presentation - Please complete this survey before Thursday.

Core Connections:  Today in class, you will paste your final project on this document.  Please be sure to select the correct class period!
Per. 1 Final Nutrition Project
Per. 1 Menu - paste here
Per. 2 Final Nutrition Project
Per. 2 Menu - paste here
Per. 3 Final Nutrition Project
Per. 3 Menu - paste here
Per. 4 Final Nutrition Project
Per. 4 Menu - paste here
Per. 5 Final Nutrition Project
Per. 5 Menu - paste here

Science:  Work on your disease project video.  Finish at least 1 minute of your video today.  
Link for GoAnimate

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Humanities:  Read for at least 30 minutes.  Writing Product 3 due on Thursday.

Go to the following website and answer the questions below.

http://www.history.com/topics/dust-bowl/pictures/the-dust-bowl/not-going-by-train  

Review the photographs and answer the following questions:  (Nease)

1.  How is a photograph similar to or different from a text?

2.  What can a photograph tell you that a written text cannot, and vice versa?

Science:  Work on your GoAnimate video if you received your login information.  FINISH your storyboard if you did not finish during class today! 
GoAnimate link

Monday, March 21, 2016

Monday, March 21, 2016

Science:  Finish part A (front and back) of the disease project if you did not finish during class.  
GoAnimate link

Core Connections: Nutrition Teams should all be working at home to revise their nutrition plans.  Teams will send their plans to Health professionals Tuesday for review.   Here is a great resource you can use if you are building a salad for your client SaladWorks

Humanities:  Read for at least 30 minutes.  Read NC 12.2 and take notes.  Writing product 3 due on Thursday.

Friday, March 18, 2016

Friday, March 18, 2016

Resources for Science Disease Project
Comparison between epidemic & pandemic:
Specific epidemics / pandemics:

Name the Nutrition Program Contest!  Zacki Murphy, the personal chef and nutrition expert who visited our classes, wants to come up with a great name for the program she presented to us.  She is offering a free cooking class for 2 (complete with free food!) for the student who comes up with the best name.  To enter the contest, submit your entry on this Google Form.  You may submit more than one entry.  Good Luck!

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Humanities:  Read for at least 30 minutes.  Nease's classes finish the Paragraph assignment regarding the WWI propaganda posters.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Science Links for class:
How Lou Got the Flu
Disease Database

Humanities:  Read.  Finish your notes on NC 11.5 WWI.

Goto History.com for more info on WWI and watch a video or two!

www.history.com/topics/world-war-i

Videos:  The U.S. in WWI
              Life in a Trench


Core Connections:
Link to today's Nutrition Project Classwork
 Link for Guidance Survey

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Science:  Finish the infectious disease review (and back) if you did not finish already. 

Science Links for class:
How Lou Got the Flu
Disease Database

Humanities:  Read for at least 30 minutes.  Essay 3 due next Thursday.  Second SRI tomorrow.  Do your very best!

Friday, March 11, 2016

Friday, March 11, 2015

Core Connections: Today's Classwork - click the link for Step 4!

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Core Connections: Today's Classwork for Nutrition Teams

Science:  Finish your parasite reflection paragraphs if you did not finish during class.

Humanities:  Read for at least 30 minutes.

Thank you to all of the parents who agreed to chaperone our April field experience to Greensboro.  We have filled all of the slots.  More information will be sent home as we approach the travel date.


Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Core Connections: Notes on Cellular Respiration Worksheet - complete using this Youtube video

Please complete this survey about the 8th grade formal if you have not done it yet.

Science:  Finish both articles (flu pandemic and bacteria) if you did not finish in class on Friday and today.  Wash your hands!  

Monday, March 7, 2016

Monday, March 7, 2016

Science:  Quiz tomorrow on viruses, bacteria, and fungi.  Study all notes and Chapter 11, Section 1, 2, and 5.  See Friday's post for additional review material.  Use these practice questions to review - ignore page 4.  

Humanities:  Read for at least 30 minutes.  

We have filled all of the chaperone slots for Thursday, April 14th, but we still need two chaperones for Friday, April 15th.  Please e-mail me if you are able to volunteer.  The cost is $33.  

Thanks! (Michele Nease)

Friday, March 4, 2016

Friday, March 4, 2016

Links for Science class:
Viruses: Virus Replication and the Common Cold
Bacteria: The Good, the Bad, the Kinda Gross

Review links for science quiz (quiz is Tuesday, March 8)
Speed Match game
Quizlet (username:  kmidkiff  password:  voyager8) - use word set "Viruses and Bacteria"

Core Connections: Nutritionist for Hire Project

Due Tuesday 3/8: Bring in a wrapper from a grain food product (empty or with food still inside).  The items will go back home with you at the end of the day.  Items could include bread, rice, crackers, etc.)

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Thursday, March 3

Science:  Bring headphones or earbuds tomorrow (Friday) for class.  Quiz on Tuesday, March 8.  Study notes on viruses, bacteria, and fungi and Chapter 11, Sections 1, 2, and 5.

Core Connections:  Due Tuesday 3/8: Bring in a wrapper from a grain food product (empty or with food still inside).  The items will go back home with you at the end of the day.  Items could include bread, rice, crackers, etc

Humanities:  Read for at least 30 minutes.

Find a news story related to the KKK. Make sure that it is from the last month.  Read it and be prepared to talk about the context in class tomorrow.

Student Council Message-  Are you going to the 8th grade Semi-Formal? Tickets will be 15 - 20 dollars.. To fill it out, visit:  link to survey  This is a new version of this survey.  Even if you already filled this out, please do so again.


Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Humanities:  Read.

Information about the field trip on April 14th and April 15th went home today.  If one of your parents is interested in being a chaperone please have them contact Ms. Nease via e-mail.

mnease@voyageracademy.net

Essay 3 due on March 23.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Tuesday, March 2, 2016

Science:  Use the class data to analyze the results the bacteria lab. Finish your bacteria lab report if you did not finish in class today.  Use the lab report guide. Finish the Bacteria / Viruses review handout if you did not finish during class - front and back!  Use your notes and Chapter 11 to help.

Core Connections: 

Student Council Survey - Are you going to the formal?  Please click here to say yes or no.

Humanities:  Read for at least 30 minutes.  Nease's classes:  Perfect your HIPPO assignment.
Quiz tomorrow 9.4 and 9.5 plus vocabulary.

PLEASE READ BELOW...

We are in the process of organizing our spring field experience which will take place on Thursday, April 14th and Friday, April 15th.  We will take Amtrak to Greensboro to visit The Civil Rights Museum and the History Museum. (Students will only go on one day.)  Please determine your day below and ask your parents if they are willing to chaperone on your day!   We need 10 chaperones for each day.  More information to come soon!



Civil Rights Field Experience/Amtrak to Greensboro
Thursday, April 14                                                                 

Amani                                                                                      
Jonas                                                                                         
Ashlyn
Jared
Savoye
Jacob B.
Brita
La
Jonah
Holden
Cylie
Madison
Andrew C.
Matt
Shelby C.
Jacob Collier
Jacob Cooper
Kylah
Kiera
Ethan
Liana
Taniya
Maria
Cameron E.
Brenton
Caroline
Mia
Anika
Makayla
Ian
Ellie
Jacob G.
Ashley H.
Makenzie
Kyle
Victoria
Shane
Bella
Maddie
Abel
Sierra
Amith
Chandler
Christian
Mark
Mariam
Cole L.
Maryn
Arianna
Gracie

Friday, April 15th
Grayson
Jacob M.
Maeve
Alex
Jordon
Noah M.
Brandon
Gavin
Cordi
Brian
Billie
Deasia
Austin P.
Andrew Q.
Chase
Layne
Ashley R.
Cole S.
Will S.
Thomas
Rosie
Deja
Hayden
Wesley
Austin S.
Ashley S.
Noah S.
Garrett
Daniel
Lauren
Ian
Sean
Ruby
Luke
Sam
Shelby T.
Ryan
Logan
Noah W.
Zaria
Gabe
Olivia
Kaydan
Zach
Anna
Audree
Cameron G.
Adrianna
Ali
Kolby