MGM 8th Grade House News
November 3, 2017
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8th Grade Expedition - Take a Stand!
1. Why take a stand?
2. How do I, others, and organizations take a stand?
8th Grade Trip - Parent Informational Meeting
Learning Commons News
***Want a Chance to Attend the Palmetto Bowl?
MGM is participating in the Read Your Way to the Big Game Reading Contest this year! This is a chance for your student to win tickets to the Clemson vs. USC game at the Palmetto Bowl in November. For students to be entered into the drawing to receive four tickets and sideline passes, they need to read 6 books between September 5th to November 6th. Reading logs are available from ELA teachers, the Learning Commons, download one from the Learning Commons Schoology Course, or use this form. Turn your reading log into your ELA teacher or the Learning Commons by November 6th to be entered into the drawing.
***The Learning Commons has a MakerSpace where students can create and collaborate with different projects and DIY activities during their lunchtime. We would like to have some activities with Lite Brites. If you have old Lite Brites/pieces that you would be willing to donate, please have your student bring them by the Learning Commons. We are also in need of bottle caps. Thanks so much!
Yearbooks
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Encore News
Chorus, 7th and 8th grade: After school combined rehearsal on Friday 11/10. 3:45 to 5:00 pm. Meet in the choir room.
Art 8th grade-- Palmetto Tree Project: after making connections between Social Studies curriculum and why the palmetto tree is our state tree, students are to create a graphic organizer of their “favorites”--places, foods, hobbies, sports, TV/movies, bands, etc. and then find pictures of those things. They are then to look at differences between Palmetto trees and other palm trees and create a silhouette drawing of a palmetto tree and fill it with all of these things about themselves, making sure that they focus on the Elements of Art and that their design flows together.
Musical Theatre: “Alice in Wonderland JR” is coming along!
8th Grade Theatre: Our class production on “10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse” was a huge success! Kudos to the cast and a huge thanks to the parents who came to support!
Upcoming Assessments
If you have any questions about assessments below, please email your child's teacher!
Pre-Algebra:
Quiz Tuesday 16-1 to 16-3
Algebra:
Quiz Tuesday 3-6 to 3-7 and Test Thursday on Chapter 3
Geometry:
See Schoology
Social Studies:
Unit 2-2 SC Royal Colony Government Quiz is Monday 11/6
Science:
None
Waves Retakes will begin next Tuesday (Nov 7th)
English 8:
See Schoology updates
English I:
See Schoology updates
World Language:
Spanish:
Spanish 1 -
Thursday & Friday, November 8-9 : Students will complete formative Interpersonal Speaking assessment; Students will begin working on their formative Presentational Speaking assessments due the following week.
French:
French 1 -
Thursday & Friday, November 8-9 : Students will complete formative Interpersonal Speaking assessment; Students will begin working on their formative Presentational Speaking assessments due the following week.
8th grade Immersion/Passport: 11/08/17- 11/09/17
French Passport:
French Immersion: Formative Interpretive Listening Assessment
French 2:
Formative Interpretive Reading Assessment
Latin:
Novice A: Episode 1.3 Assessment 11/9
Level 1: Derivative Trees due 11/7; Beginning Stage 6
Level 2: Stage 15 Assessment 11/6
Chinese:
Novice A: Thursday & Friday, Nov. 9-10: Formative Presentational Speaking assessment
Level 1: Thursday & Friday, Nov. 9-10, Formative Presentational Speaking assessment
Level 2:Thursday & Friday, Nov. 9-10: Formative Presentational Speaking assessment