We are so proud of our 8th graders! We made it through the first quarter and they are getting back into the swing of things. Google Classroom is our students’ best organizational tool, but Tyler is still the best way to keep track of missing assignments. Please check Tyler often. Please make sure your child has the supplies they need for each class so they can be organized and prepared. You can find what each subject area is up to as you read below…
History: We are finishing up Chapter 22, Overseas Expansion. Students learned about Imperialism and how the United States acquired Alaska, Hawaii, and other island territories. We will be moving into our unit on the causes and effects of World War I.
Language Arts:
The 8th Grade Language Arts classes are reading short stories to identify the elements of literature and plot. After we are finished going through all of the elements of literature and plot individually, we will move on to reading “Flowers for Algernon” written by Daniel Keyes. This will be our culminating short story, and with it, we will review and discuss figurative language.
Instructional Language Arts:
Instructional LA students just finished up The Outsiders and continue to work hard to improve their writing. We are finishing up sentence structure and moving forward to paragraph writing. We are continuing to work on a variety of comprehension skills, sequencing and inference are coming up this quarter.
Math:
We are in the midst of Unit 2 Expressions and Equations. We have covered one-step, two-step, and multi-step equations. We are rolling along in chapter 3 where we have covered the constant rate of change, slope, Equations in y = mx form and slope-intercept form. We will be continuing on through chapter 3 with graphing a line using intercepts, writing linear equations. We will be ending the chapter with systems of equations. As the month goes on we will be moving into chapter 4 which covers functions.
Instructional Math:
Students in the instructional math class are working on Unit 1, which includes integers, number relationships and functions, and expressions and equations. Each week, the students continue to brush up their math skills through daily math minutes, online practice using iXL, and solving word problems.
Science:
We have finished our periodic table review unit and students did a great job. We will be moving into our unit on interactions of matter (chemistry) next. Please make sure students are staying up to date on their assignments because this subject matter will be a little more challenging than the 1st quarter. Students should check on Google Classroom for any missing work and on Tyler for their grades.
Students of the Month: Our 8th grade Students of the Month are Laiken Ervin and Jacquelynn Elder. These are two hard working students who have great attitudes and are kind to others. They are great role models!
