Monday, August 21, 2023

 Parents, our 8th grade Curriculum Night is Wednesday, August 23 at 5:30 via Zoom.  Information was emailed to parents last week.  A Zoom link and reminder email will be sent prior to Wednesday's meeting. The meeting will be recorded and the link to the recording will be shared here. 

We look forward to meeting with you on Wednesday! 

Science:

1 - Complete Warm Up #1 (done in class today; do this if you were absent)

2 - Finish the Models of Matter diagrams if you did not finish during class.

3 - Finish your "Flocabulary: Pure Substances & Mixtures" assignments that we started in class today - all sections. Remember that the Read & Respond and Quiz portions count as a grade, and that all 4 parts are required for full credit (Video, Vocab Game, Read & Respond, Quiz).

Social Studies:

1.  Turn in your 5 Themes mini project (quiz grade)

2.  Complete warm up #5 (new prompts found in GC)

3.  Complete the word wall/pictionary activity on social studies anchor vocabulary (classwork)

4.  Complete the activity "What is an American?" questions 1-8 (classwork and homework).  This will be checked for a homework grade tomorrow.

*Questions 1-4 were completed in class on Friday

*Questions 5-8 are to be completed today

Core Connections:

Turn in the Hero's Journey Part 2. 

Spanish:

 Reminder: Remember to do your five new words and five sentences in your Padlet today.  

 Study for the written quiz on Wednesday

Math 8 Abbreviations Assignment Due Monday at 8 am.

The assignment involves drawing initials of your first and last name in block letters onto the first quadrant of a coordinate plane. I demonstrated this in class using "Mr. K." Next, chose 4-5 key points (x,y) and assigned them a letter starting with A. Then I identified the exact points on the coordinate plane. Next, I chose a rotation of 90 degrees clockwise onto the 4th quadrant and identified the same key points and their placement in quadrant four. I continued using a reflection onto the 3rd and a translation onto the 2nd quadrant identifying each transformation and the new points (x,y) of the letters. Students began working on this activity on Friday and have until Monday, August 20th to complete. Send me an email at rkozak@voyageracademy.net if you need further information. 

Monday, we will begin Lesson 6 Describing Transformations and Lesson 7 No Bending or Stretching. 

We are still in need of some class supplies. I have an amazon wishlist here.....https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1C3D48NOZEB55?ref_=wl_share

Thank you. 

Mr. K

Friday, August 18, 2023

 Core Connections:

1. Make sure you've turned in the Hero Card.  (Due yesterday)

2.  Work on the Marvel Kids' Heroes Venn Diagram.  Unfortunately, we've been unable to troubleshoot why some people can access them and others cannot.  So.... Choose any two examples from fiction for the Venn Diagram to turn in.  (Due today)

3.  Work on the Hero's Journey.  (Due Monday)

Social Studies:

1.  Make sure that you have completed entry #4 on your Social Studies Warm up Doc for Q1 using Friday's prompts.

2.  Make sure that you have completed 1-4 on the "What is an American?" handout (classwork)

3. Make sure that you have completed page one of the Word Wall/Pictionary assignment (classwork).

ELA:

1. ALL CLASSES: "Introversion Survey" (due Tuesday) -- respond once for yourself, then give the survey to an adult and have them fill it out once with answers based on their own personalities.

2. Period 1: Make sure you have written and submitted your INITIAL response to one of the prompts on the "quiet cheer" forum in Jupiter (you can find this in your "Messages" section). You do NOT need to respond to someone else's post yet.

Science:

1. Be sure you have turned in your Warm Ups for this week (Aug. 14-18) in Google Classroom.

2. If you didn't have your homework today (Color By Number), remember that you have 3 days to complete assignments after the due date.  Finish this over the weekend to avoid missing more points!

3. Bring your science binder and colored pencils to class on Monday. We'll continue Models of Matter on Monday. 

Have a wonderful weekend!  Thanks for working hard this week in science!

Thursday, August 17, 2023

 Core Connections:

1.  Complete your hero card and turn it in today in class.

2.  Begin Marvel Kids Heroes reading and Venn Diagram.  Not for homework - we will work on it tomorrow, too.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #3 using Thursday's TIER choices.  

REMINDER:  ALL TIERS require a minimum of 3 complete sentences to receive full credit.  The daily agenda slideshow has been updated to reflect this change.

2.  5 Themes of Geography Mini Project Workday:  Use the tools provided and your BRAIN to create your cube.  It will be collected on Monday, August 21.  Today is the only day that you will be given to work on it in class.

Science:

1 - Finish the Element, Compound, Mixture Color By Number (yes, the front and the back) if you did not finish during class today. 

2 - REVIEW your notes on elements, compounds, and mixtures  (pages 2-3 in your Now section, and the slideshows posted in Google Classroom).

Math 8 Core 1 Homework for tonight, 8/15/23 is DeltaMath "Transformations Practice"

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

There will be an interest meeting FRIDAY in the gym during lunch for any 6th, 7th or 8th grade student interested in running for a student council office. It will take less than 10 minutes.

Core Connections: 

1.  Continue working on Heroes and Hope slides (All classes but 2nd period should have completed and turned these in during class.)

2.  Work on Hero Card during class (You do NOT need to work on this at home.)

ELA:

Finish your "In a Word" final draft. This includes:

    1. Writing your word BOLD on the front of the cardstock (you may decorate it, too!)

    2. Put your final draft of the paragraph on the back. You may handwrite OR print it out and glue it on the back.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #2 on the Social Studies Warm-ups Q1 document

2.  Begin working on your 5 Themes of Geography Mini Project "Cube".  You will be given a workday tomorrow.  The project will be turned in on Friday 8/18.

*Remember that the Flocabulary assignment is due today.  If you have not completed it you will see a zero in powerschool.  You have 3 days to turn in late assignments.  Please email me if you are turning in late work per my earlier instructions!

Monday, August 14, 2023

Core Connections:  

1.  Google Form:  Hero Warm Up

2.  Heroes and Hope slides

3.  Begin Hero Card

Social Studies:

1. Complete the 5 Themes of Geography FLOCABULARY assignment

(Video, vocab game, read and respond practice, and the quiz (graded))

2. Make sure that you have completed warm up #1 on your Social Studies Warm-Ups Q1 Google DOC!

Science:

1 - Be sure your science binder is set up the way we organized it in class today.  If you missed class, please check today's slideshow posted in Google Classroom for reference (you will get any handouts / pages that you do not have when you return to school). 

2 - Review the Lab Equipment notes we discussed in class today.