Friday, December 16th, 2016

Core Connections: Complete your Estuary Booklet up to page 6.  We will complete page 7 in class Tuesday, January 3rd.  The final booklet is due Wednesday, January 4th.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Science:  Finish the Oh, Reindeer activity if you did not finish during class today.   Use the Oh, Reindeer Class Data.  Be sure to use the data for your class period!  

Bring your device and headphones/earbuds to science class tomorrow. 

The 8th grade holiday breakfast will be tomorrow morning.  Each homeroom is assigned a breakfast item to bring.  Items must be store bought.  Bring your items with you to school on Friday morning. Homeroom assignments are below:
Uzoewulu - juice, cups, plates, napkins, plastic silverware
Norman - fruit
Midkiff - baked goods
Nease - egg items
Strickland - meat items

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Social Studies:

http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=2042677#.WEhGZbIrLIU

Language Arts Quiz TOMORROW: Bring a fully charged device and your independent reading book.

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

The 8th grade would like to have a small holiday breakfast on Friday morning.  Each homeroom is assigned a breakfast item to bring.  Items must be store bought.  Bring your items with you to school on Friday morning. Homeroom assignments are below:
Uzoewulu - juice, cups, plates, napkins, plastic silverware
Norman - fruit
Midkiff - baked goods
Nease - egg items
Strickland - meat items

Science:  Finish the Ecosystems Diagram if you did not finish in class.  Follow instructions on the handout provided. Listen to the Ecosystems Song you heard in class today.  Wear comfortable shoes and bring a coat to science class tomorrow; we will be outside for part of tomorrow's class. Watch the weather and dress appropriately!

Monday, December 12, 2016

Science:  Finish the chart on your Ecosystems Terms handout (front side only!) if you did not finish in class today.  Use Living Things and Their Environment to help.  All required ocean zone cards are due tomorrow in science class.  Extra cards (if you choose to do these) are due no later than Wednesday.  

Social Studies:  Finish your Close Reading assignment on America 14.4.  Study for your test on Thursday.

Study Guide
Pull the following documents from the now section of your binder:
America 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 questions and responses
Notes from the "Who was John Brown?" seminar
Word Wall with Pizazz vocabuary plus non-linguistic representations
America 14.1 and 14.2 Cornell notes
Close reading America 14.3 and 14.4
Notes from ATSOU #4 Divisions (tomorrow)

Math I: Test tomorrow
8th Grade Math: Test tomorrow

Language Arts: Quiz on Thursday, December 15th. Review the elements of FICTION by using the videos and documents included on Google classroom.

Friday, December 9, 2016

8th Grade Spelling Bee!  
Students will complete in an 8th grade spelling bee on Tuesday, December 13th in Core Connections classes.  Students have a study list to prepare for the bee.


Science:  Creature Cards (1 for each zone) are due Tuesday, December 13 at the beginning of science class.  You will have time during Core Connections to work on your cards Friday and Monday.  Extra cards are due no later than Wednesday, December 14 in science class.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Links for Deep Zone organisms:
Deep Sea Creature Database - scroll to the bottom and click on the organism
WoRDSS Registry - type in the search box

Science:  Creature Cards (1 for each zone) are due Tuesday, December 13 at the beginning of science class.  You will have time during Core Connections to work on your cards Friday and Monday.  Extra cards are due no later than Wednesday, December 14 in science class.

Social Studies:  Persuasive Essay due tomorrow.  Complete your Cornell notes on America 14.1 and your Word Wall vocabulary pictures.  (classwork today)

Math I: Complete Test 7 Review
8th Grade Math: Complete IXL (Y.1 and Y.4)

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Social Studies:  Revise your draft based on the feedback you have received through peer edits.  The essay is due on Friday!

Math I: Test 7 Review (#2-8 on the front and #1-2 on the back)
8th Grade Math: IXL (Y.1 and Y.4) due FRIDAY 12/9/16

Science:  Study and review your notes on ocean zones and ocean water chemistry.  Research your neritic zone organism for your Creature Card. 

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Social Studies:  Your Persuasive essay is due on Friday.  Periods 1,2,and 3:  make revisions based on the edit you received in class today.  Be prepared to conduct edit 2 tomorrow or Thursday.  

Period 4 and 5:  You will receive an entire class period tomorrow to complete your edits.  

All Classes:  review your notes on America Ch. 12:  REFORM MOVEMENTS.

Monday, December 5, 2016

Science:  Finish notes on Chapter 4, Section 3 (Ocean Water Chemistry, pages 154-159) if you did not finish in class.  Research your Intertidal Zone organism and work on your creature card draft.  

Links for Science:

Monterey Institute (pictures of Intertidal Zone organisms):
http://www.montereyinstitute.org/noaa/lesson10/l10la2.html
National Aquarium:
http://www.aqua.org/

National Geographic:
http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/ocean-life/

Feeding Relationships:
http://scuba.about.com/od/ConservationandDiving/tp/Ocean-Food-Chain.htm

Core Connections:  Bring your earbuds to class Tuesday.

Social Studies:  Drafting-finish the rough draft (persuasive essay).  Be prepared to edit tomorrow.  Final draft will be due in the next week.  

Make sure that you are using your planning form (graphic organizer) to complete the draft.  

Friday, December 2, 2016

Science:  Finish the "Under the Sea" ocean packet if you did not finish during class this week.  Use these links to access any stations you did not finish:
Stations 1 through 4
Stations 5 through 8

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Language Arts: Lesson 4 Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow, Friday December 2, 2016.

Science: Test on Friday.  Study your notes on freshwater, water treatment, pollution, and the water cycle.  Use the Study Guide posted on Monday.  You can also scroll back to the study links posted for the last quiz and use these to review.