Monday, April 30, 2018

**Reminder: 8th Grade Presentation of Learning this Friday, May 4th, 12:30 - 1:30

Core Connections: review the Presentation of Learning Rubric

Please bring in your Personality Box Project and your Legacy of a Monument Project

Social Studies: www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/civil-rights-movement-overview/
*Read the document linked above and take notes on the material.

Complete your Word Wall w/Pizazz vocab assignment for the Civil Rights Unit.

Science:  Finish the Survivor of the Beans activity (all questions) if you did not finish during class. 

Friday, April 27, 2018

Social Studies:  Your album with your feature story will be turned in for a grade on Monday.  Today is the last workday at school.  If you do not finish in class today then you must finish it over the weekend.

Core Connections: Friday, May 4th from 12:30 - 1:30 will be our 8th Grade Presentation of Learning.  Please visit this Google Doc and indicate your top 3 choices of projects to present.  Please make your selection by 9pm this evening.  If the form is not working for you, please simply e-mail Mrs. Norman your choice.

Thursday, April 26

Science:  3rd, 4th, 5th period - finish the Natural Selection classwork if you did not finish in class.  

Snurfle Island - how long can you survive? 

8th Grade Math: NONE
Math I: Quadratics and Factoring Test tomorrow. 

Wednesday, April 25

Science:  Get plenty of rest tonight and eat breakfast in the morning.  Tomorrow is GO TIME for the science benchmark!  Do your best!  ❤

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Language Arts: (Quiz 2) Quizzes are now late if submitted. Points will be deducted.
Comprehensive reading test will be given on Thursday afternoon, April 26th.  The test is DUE Monday, April 30th.
Plot diagrams and character charts should be completed and turned in by next Tuesday, May 1st.
The film adaptation of the novel will be viewed on Friday, April 27th.

Science:  Review vocabulary on Quizlet to prepare for your science benchmark.  The science benchmark will be administered on Thursday morning, April 26.  

Monday, April 23, 2018

Social Studies:  Buy 1 piece of standard size poster board to create your album.  Work on your FEATURE STORY using the template given with the example on google classroom.  Your rough draft is due by the end of the class period on Tuesday.  Your final draft should be ready for printing by the end of class on Wednesday.  Art workdays on the Album cover are Wednesday and Thursday this week.  Your ALBUM should be completed by the end of class on Friday!

Mural Design workdays this week:  WEDNESDAY April 25 3:45-4:45 and FRIDAY April 27 (same time)

Here is a great resource "Here's How to Punctuate Dialogue Correctly":

https://www.renegadeword.com/how-to-write/lauren-says-heres-how-to-punctuate-dialogue-correctly/

Science:  Finish the "How Old is that Fossil" activity from class today, including all questions.  Science benchmark is on Thursday!  Review word sets on Quizlet to prepare.  

8th Grade Math: Quiz tomorrow on Two-way Tables and Equations
Math I: Math I Field Test tomorrow! Please bring device, charger and calculator.

Thursday and Friday, April 19-20

Science:  Finish the Carbon-14 reading assignment if you did not finish during class.  Annotate both articles and answer the questions.  The science benchmark will be administered on Thursday, April 26.  Use the word sets on Quizlet  (username: kmidkff) and review vocabulary for 15-20 minutes each day prior to the test! 

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Math I students ONLY: Based on the type of computers they have, students should click the link for either Mac, Windows, or Chromebook, then follow the instructions to install the NCTest app. 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CZpmjPjVcRRDodGBgxlyPogismV1drYNpcaBgY91Hrk

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Science:  
1 - Finish the "Finding Clues in Rock Layers" activity if you did not finish during class.  Study your notes and diagrams about fossils and relative age.  
2 - The science benchmark will be given on Thursday, April 26.  Study the word sets on Quizlet made by user kmidkiff.  REVIEW your vocabulary for 15-20 minutes each day before the benchmark. 

Tuesday, April 17

Science:  Finish the fossil diagrams (on the back of your fossil notes) and the Relative Age practice handout from class today.  STUDY your notes on relative age and fossils.

8th Grade Math: Complete Assignment #11 (#1-6)
Math I: HW #54

Monday, April 16, 2018

Social Studies:  Interview 1 of your featured Everyday Hero needs to be completed by Wednesday, April 18th.   Interview 2 about your  Everyday Hero needs to be completed by Thursday, April 19th..  Interview 3 about your Everyday Hero needs to be completed by Monday, April 23.  We will begin writing our feature stories, using the data collected from interviews on Monday, April 23.  

Read and annotate the article about Fort Macon and WWII. 

Language Arts: Book Trailer Project has been CANCELLED due to time constraints.  My apologies to students who began working on this assignment.

We will continue working on the novel ATTWN in class and you are expected to read at home every evening/weekend. Your next quiz will be Monday, April 23rd.

Quizzes for chapters 1-5 should be submitted today (beginning of class period)

8th Grade Math: Complete Assignment #9 (front and back)
Math I: HW #54

Science:  Finish the Fossil Walk lab from Friday if you did not finish this already.  

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Science:  Finish "How Fossils are Made" if you did not finish during class today. 

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Language Arts: CHANGE IN SCHEDULE
ATTWN Quiz 1 is due Monday, April 16th.

Social Studies:  Finish your New Deal foldable.  Judging will occur tomorrow.  View/review the powerpoint about WWII which has been posted to your google classroom account.

Study for your test on Friday!

8th Grade Math: HW #8 (#1, 3, 5, and 7)
Math I: IXL AA.4 and AA.5 due FRIDAY 4/13

Science:  Finish the Fossils Review if you did not finish during class today. 

Tuesday, April 10, 2017

Core Connections:
Complete the "Trebuchet Project: Build Day One" worksheet.  Due Tuesday.
One member of each Trebuchet team should complete the Google Doc linked here by Tuesday

Social Studies:  Read America 23.2 "The New Deal"  and take notes.

Pay for your field trip online ASAP.  Bring in your permission forms!

Choose your ideas for the mural (10):

www.surveymonkey.com/r/GXQKBD7

Science:  Finish the Geologic Time Organizer - events and diagrams of each time period.  Finish your Microbes Take-Home test (due tomorrow).  

8th Grade Math: Compete Assignment #8
Math I: HW #51 (#3 and #4)

Language Arts: Read chapters 1-5 by Friday.  Quiz 1 will be due this Friday, April 13th. You will receive the questions for the quiz Thursday, April 12th.

ATTENTION TEAM:  The field trip to Greensboro is only 1 week away.  As of today, only 1/4 of the team has paid for the trip.  Please pay for your child's field trip as soon as possible.  Thank you for your participation.

Monday, April 9

Science:  Label the events on your Geologic Time Organizer as B/G and as Pr / P / M / C before coming to class tomorrow.  Microbes Take-Home test is due Wednesday, April 11. 

Social Studies:  Research the Women's Suffrage Movement.  Write a one paragraph reflection about the movement.  Read the 19th amendment as well.  

REMEMBER:  Field trip money is due NOW.  Bring in your permission slip tomorrow.  The first travel day is only 10 days away!!!!

STUDY GUIDE (Boom and Bust Test on Friday)

Vocabulary:  assembly line, moonshine, evolution, stretch-out, secret ballot, depression, stock market, relief, New Deal, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jim Crow Laws, minimum wage, collective bargaining, Social Security Act, rationing

"Black Wall Street", culture, propaganda, Great Migration (add)
ATSOU "Boom" notes
ATSOU "Bust" notes
Ch. 12 Section 1 notes (NC)/Roaring Twenties
Ch. 12 Section 2 notes (NC)/Great Depression
Ch. 23 Section 1 notes (Amer)/Economic Crash
The Dust Bowl map skills
Women's Suffrage Movement reflection/19th amendment
Ch. 23.2 notes (Amer)/New Deal (Wednesday 4/11)
ATSOU "WWII" notes (Thursday 4/12)

Pick your "Everyday Hero" and people to interview before tomorrow.



8th Grade Math: NONE
Math I: HW #51 (#1 and #2 ONLY)