Hornet's Nest (COVID-19 Style)
FMS 8th Grade Newsletter: For the Week of April 27-May 1st
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)
COVID 19 Journal (3-5x/week)
Independent Reading
ACROSTIC Poem
Holocaust One Pager
Holocaust Word Art Activity
Readworks: How Plates affect our Planet: Earthquakes
Earthquakes Around the World Video and Questions
Anansi Folktale Video and Questions
May Day Activity
Math 8
Advanced Math
Science
Theme for the Week: Energy Transfer
For the next two weeks we will be reviewing energy transfer by making a Rube Goldberg Machine. Week one will be learning about what the machine is and getting ideas that can be used for your own build. Week two will be building your own machine.
Watch the videos that show examples of Rube Goldbery Machines
Read about the history of the machine--there are also video examples on this website
Complete the google form about what you learned from the videos and reading--4 questions
Social Studies
Brunk - Check out Google Classroom to find the FINAL question for Manifest Destiny! We’ve almost mastered this objective!
Crowson - Click here for rest of year assignments
Extra Practice for Your 8th Grader:
ELA
No Red Ink
Ask for more articles on Readworks
Semantris
Math
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)
Lucy Shrout: Wednesday at 3:00 Show and Tell time--have something to share that represents what you have been doing at home without school (make sure it is school appropriate). (https://meet.google.com/pve-ppkd-ugg)
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