8 Unity
April 12, 2024
Important Information
Mrs Hennekes: hennekes.mackenzie@wgmail.org
Mrs. Kenney: kenney.emily@wgmail.org
Mrs. Lowe: lowe.rachel@wgmail.org
Mr. Ward: ward.wardell@wgmail.org
Mrs. Gelb: gelb.jessica@wgmail.org
Please see the following link for Team Unity’s Canvas Instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQV4kWXMMmI4G88FEDu2ODyJVuP3Ur5qSWpoWR-yiFE/edit?usp=sharing
Please see the following link for Team Unity’s Expectations: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rAYOXWLEYElMYkzyOGk5N_qbeHc9UqrlQhGMjriVMM0/edit?usp=sharingELA: Mrs. Lowe
In the past two weeks of ELA:
1. We started our argumentative unit where we are trying to answer the question: Should school start later in the day? Students took some surveys giving their opinions on the topics of sleep and school work and self- assessed their skills in argumentative writing. We explored St. Louis area start times to determine what time other middle schools and high schools in the area start their day. Students selected their first article out of two options and read the article looking for evidence that could potentially support either side of the debate. They gathered their evidence in a graphic organizer and should be ready to move onto article # 2 on Monday. If students are not finished with article #1, it was homework.
2. We completed two auditory article Wednesdays where we listened to a non-fiction piece and answered questions.
3. Visited the library
*If your student is absent, please have them check on the “What Did I Miss?” button on my Canvas homepage.
Science: Ms. Kenney
These past few weeks of science: We continued our Forces Unit. Last week, students finished their electricity labs and studied for their test over electricity and magnetism. This week, students took their test. Then, we started our Waves Unit. Students learned about properties and characteristics of waves, sound waves, and light waves. Next week, we will continue with the unit. Students will have a quiz on Monday over the properties of waves. **Please remind your child to check in Canvas on the Homepage Absent button when they miss class or need to see the slides of notes. Also, please remind them to email me during Statesman Time if they need help. Thank you!
Math: Mrs. Gelb
Math 8:
This week we finished up our Angles unit with a test on 4/12. Any students who want to retake this test will need to see Mrs. Gelb next week. Next week we will begin preparing for the MAP test with a small unit on Data and Statistics.
Algebra
This week we finished up Chapter 10, with a test on 4/12. Next week we will begin preparing for our End of Course Exam, which will take place on 4/23 and 4/24.
If your student is ever absent, please have them check Canvas for any missing work by clicking the “What did I miss” button.
Social Studies: Mr. Ward
These past two weeks in social studies:
1. We completed our study of the Monotheism Unit. In this unit, we covered Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
2. The summative for the Monotheism Unit will be on Monday 4/15. This will be an open notes summative. The notes that students will be using are the assignments that were completed during our Monotheism unit.
3.. Students completed their Build Your Own Civilization project.
If your student is ever absent, please have them check Canvas for any missing work by clicking the “What did I miss” button.
Contact Us
Contact: Emails will be returned within a 24 hour period.
Mrs. Kenney: kenney.emily@wgmail.org
Mr. Ward: ward.wardell@wgmail.org
Mrs. Hennekes: hennekes.mackenzie@wgmail.org