Team 8 RED Newsletter
November 18 - November 22 Volume 15
Welcome to the 2019-2020 School year!
This newsletter will be our way of communicating upcoming events within the team and school. In this volume of the Team 8 Red Newsletter you will find the following information:
- Teacher contact information
- Upcoming events
- Elective agenda link
- Agenda for the week
- Team 8 Red NEWS
- Picture gallery
- School-wide information
- Helpful links
TEACHER CONTACTS
Math - elizabethchou@usd475.org
Science - johnbarstow@usd475.org
Social Studies - kathryngaines@usd475.org
Special Education - michelleirvine@usd475.org
Reading Interventionist - rolindasmith@usd475.org
STEM - melissahall@usd475.org
Art - catherinecoughlin@usd475.org
Asst. Principal - kathleenbrennan@usd475.org
Counselor - jasonlubbers@usd475.org
Upcoming Events:
November 18:
- StuCo Spirit Week: Disney vs. Nickeldoeon
- 7:25 Anime Club
- 7:25 Walking Club
- 3:00 Art Club
- 3:00 Girls on the Run
- 3:00 Anime Club
- Band Concert!
- StuCo Spirit Week: Meme vs. Vine
- Faculty Meeting: Teachers not available in the AM
- 2:30 Wrestling release
- 2:30 Girls Basketball release
- 3:00 Video Game Club
November 20:
- StuCo Spirit Week: Marvel vs. D.C.
- Progress Reports sent home
- 7:25 Choir Club
- 7:25 Walking Club
- 3:00 Art Club
- 3:00 Girls on the Run
- 3:00 STUCCO
- Orchestra Concert!
- StuCo Spirit Week: Music Genre Day
- 7:25 Kay Club Meeting
- 7:25 STUCCO
- 2:15 Girls Basketball release
- 3:00 Cooking Club
November 22:
- StuCo Spirit Week: Scrub vs. Sleek
- 7:25 Walking Club
- 11:30 Wrestling release
Progress Reports will be sent home November 20. Permission slips for survey due back November 22!
End of 2nd 9 week grading period AND semester is December 19!
Agendas
Language Arts
Monday: watch the trial scene from the To Kill A Mockingbird movie.
Tuesday: compare and contrast film vs. text
Wednesday: trial scene test - argue in favor of or against the changes made in the film.
Thursday: chapter 22
Friday: chapters 23 and 24
Foundation Language Arts
Essential Question for Unit 4: How do writers inform readers through their writing
Language/Grammar- Adjectives
See Agenda in class: Write informative/explanatory text; perfect verb tenses
Science
All science assessments from NGSS standards will be graded on a proficiency scale (a rubric). Each scale is then converted to a percentage according the intervals on the following chart.
Monday: Magnetic Fields
Tuesday: Magnetism Research
Wednesday: Earths Magnetism
Thursday: Review of Magnetism
Friday: Quiz
American History
Monday-Andrew Jackson Stations
Tuesday- Trail of Tears
Wednesday- Trail of Tears Diary Writing
Thursday- Andrew Jackson DBQ Preview
Friday- Andrew Jackson DBQ
8th grade math
Monday: Unit 2 Lesson 12 – Angles Sum of a Triangle
Tuesday: Unit 2 Lesson 13 – More on the Angles of a Triangle
Wednesday: Unit 2 Quiz 3 (City Project Due)
Thursday: Unit 2 Lesson 14 – Constructing Triangles: SSS
Friday: Unit 2 Lesson 15 – Constructing Triangles: ASA
Important Information: Morning Help is available everyday
Algebra
Monday: 3.3.2 Day 2
Tuesday: 3.3.3
Wednesday: Chapter 3 Review
Thursday: Chapter 3 Test
Friday: Chapter 3 Test Day 2
Team 8 Red News
Picture Gallery
8 Red HONOR ROLL!!!
Principal's- Only A's and B's
Trooper- A's, B's and C's
8 Red PRIDE awards
8 Red Super Trooper
Cow Eyeball Dissection
Grade Checks
Be on the look out for emails from your student about their current grades and any missing work.
**Every week your student will email home with their current grade and missing work**
Trooper PRIDE Awards
Team 8 Red - A week in pictures!
Washington D.C. Trip
8th Graders! There is still time to sign up for the trip to wASHINTON D.C. over Spring Break. When you join us on this trip, you’ll embark on a travel adventure you’ll never forget.
Program: 4 Days and 3 Nights in Washington D.C.
Trip Dates: Sunday, March 8th- Wednesday, March 11th
Check out this video link for more information about the trip!
See Ms. Henry or stop by the office for an trip invitation to share with your parents!
2019-2020 District Calendar
Fort Riley Middle School
Website: https://www.usd475.org/school/frms/SitePages/Home.aspx
Location: 4022 1st Division Road, Fort Riley, KS, United States
Phone: (785) 717 - 4500
Facebook: facebook.com/frmsusd475/
Twitter: @FRMStroopers
Common Websites and Log-ins
Username: firstlast@frms (ex. johndoe@frms)
Password: FrmsID# (ex. frms12345)
Science: Pearson
Username: firstlast@frms (ex. johndoe@frms)
Password: FrmsID# (ex. frms12345)
Social Studies: Discovery Education
Username: firstlast@frms (ex. johndoe@frms)
Password: FrmsID# (ex. frms12345)
Gradebook: Skyward
Username: firstlast
Password: Same as computer login
Online Classwork: Schoology
Username and Password are the same as computer log-in
Email: Office365
Username: email address (ex. johndoe@usd475.org)
Password: same as computer password
TUTOR.COM INFORMATION
*Sorry...it keeps sending the links to the bottom.