Thursday, November 21, 2013
In the News...
Check out the articles in The Herd written by 8th grade students!
- A Veterans Day Experience by Andy Chrvala
- Mix-it Up at Lunch by Ethan Woodfill
Congratulations to the 8th Grade Student of the Month
The 8th grade team would like to congratulate Lily Jensen for being selected as the student of the month!
Read more about the students of the month on The Herd website.
Read more about the students of the month on The Herd website.
Electric Usage Audit ends Tuesday
Quick links to the electric usage audit project
- Part 1 House electricity scavenger hunt
- Part 2 Electric usage in-depth
- Part 3 - Level A & B Survey the energy use of the kitchen at your home
- Part 3 - Level C Searching for power vampires
- Part 4 Should you use CFL, LED or traditional incandescent light bulbs in your room?
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Declaring Our Independence
Students confidently “declared
their independence” in reading class this past week! Because The Declaration of
Independence was meant to be read aloud, eighth graders were assigned a
short passage from the Declaration to practice reading out loud with proper
phrasing, pronunciation, emphasis and tone for our whole class ceremonial
reading. Students were given the option to memorize their passages for
extra credit.
Over the
last two weeks, students worked hard translating The Declaration into modern
day English, analyzing the impact of specific words on the text’s meaning and
tone and formally presenting their analyses to the class. As
“experts” of the text, students completed an impressive ceremonial reading of
this important document! Many students memorized their assigned passages,
and we even had a few brave souls wear colonial attire for the event.
Events and Dates
Friday, November 22
[Science] Electric Audit Portfolio Part 3 checkpoint
Tuesday, November
26
[Reading]
AR Midterm Progress Check
[Reading] Book Club #2 Meeting
[Science] Electric Audit
[English] Theme Essay by the end of the class
[Math] Study Island to be completed by the end of the day
[Reading] Book Club #2 Meeting
[Science] Electric Audit
[English] Theme Essay by the end of the class
[Math] Study Island to be completed by the end of the day
Wednesday,
November 27
No
School - Teacher In-service ACT 80
Thursday,
November 28 & Friday, November 29
No School
- Thanksgiving break
Monday, December
2
School
back in session
Tuesday,
December 17
[Event]
Nicki's Family Movie (Field Trip)
Monday, December
23 through Wednesday, January 1, 2014
No School
- Winter Vacation
Thursday,
January 2, 2014
School back in session
The 8th
grade homework calendar is available on our Edline page.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Important dates...
11/19 sci. quiz on circuits
11/26 math study island scientific notation & sci. electric audit turn in
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