Hornet's Nest (COVID-19 Style)
FMS 8th Grade Newsletter: For the Week of May 18-21
Please make sure your 8th grader:
- Checks email and Google Classroom Classwork daily
- Responds to teachers weekly
- Responds to the Google Form their Advisory teacher included in this newsletter. The link is directly below.
Please encourage your 8th Grader to do the following in their Google Classroom:
ELA
Directions and Examples loaded in Google Classroom)
We made it!! Great job this year!!! .
COVID 19 Journal
Independent Reading
Readworks
8th Grade Scrapbook Writing activity
Please turn in all work by the 21st.
Math 8 and Advanced Math
Science
Theme for the Week: Wrap Up the School Year
- Complete the End of the Year form posted on google classroom. Please be honest on it.
Social Studies
History is all about remembering the past. This week, take some time to reflect on your end of 8th grade year. It has been a unique ending and we have missed you all so much! Use an app like Flip Grid, Google Classroom, Slides, Tik Tok, etc to create a "Top 10 Memories of 8th Grade." It can include pictures, words...be as creative as you want...and share it with us!! You can send it to Mr. Crowson or Mrs. Brunk through email or Google Classroom. Or you can share it on social media by tagging one of us, or Mrs. Houf/Hogan or Fulton Middle School!
Extra Practice for Your 8th Grader:
ELA
Any assignments from previous weeks that are not completed.
No Red Ink
Ask for more articles on Readworks
Semantris
Math
- Past assignments that are not completed. (If an assignment in Edulastic is needed to be completed, you will need to email the teacher.)
Khan Academy
Prodigy
Math Games for 8th grade (https://www.mathgames.com/grade8)
- Hooda Math (https://www.hoodamath.com/games/eighth-grade.html)
Science
Legends Of Learning (Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy and Conservation of Energy)
Social Studies
Watch CNN10.com and keep up with the most current news. Review The right to Protest.. Do you think protesters that are protesting the government shutdown have a right to?
Times to Connect with Your Teachers:
- Office Hours at 2:00 - 3:00 daily
Barb Barkho (Adv Math); Wednesdays at 4:00 (https://meet.google.com/mck-vesp-oni)
Barb Barkho (Math 8); Thursdays at 4:00 (https://meet.google.com/psg-cbex-fnp)
Email the Teacher:
Math
Barb Barkho bbarkho@fulton58.org
Jacob Lorentzen jlorentzen@fulton58.org
Science
Lucy Shrout lshrout@fulton58.org
Patrick Knipe pknipe@fulton58.org
Social Studies
Chris Crowson ccrowson@fulton58.org
Lara Brunk lbrunk@fulton58.org
ELA
Vickie Hickerson vhickerson@fulton58.org
Emily Cathey ecathey@fulton58.org
Michelle AuBuchon maubuchon@fulton58.org