Williston 8th Grade Newsletter
April 23, 2021
Please see below for current news and a glimpse into what is going on in each class.
I Pad Return!
AA students and everyday students: Please return your school issued iPad, charging cable, and power box May 3rd.
BB students: Please return your school issued iPad, charging cable, and power box May 6th.
Fully remote students: Please return your school issued iPad, charging cable, and power box when you come to take your EOGs.
Please use the form below to request device pick up if necessary.
Parent School Improvement Survey
In order to accurately measure and improve our school’s climate, we will be administering a school climate survey to all members of the school community. Different versions of the survey will be given to students and staff, which will allow us to hear from every single member of our school community. The survey is designed to assess perceptions of school climate, including feelings about safety, relationships, learning, the environment, and communication within the school.
The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Your feedback is important to helping Williston understand and improve the specific climate issues in our school. All responses are anonymous. There are no names or other personally identifying information attached to the survey. Furthermore, results will not be disaggregated for sub-groups with ten or fewer constituents in order to protect their confidentiality.
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IMPORTANT DATES
4/23 - Interim Reports
5/17 - 8th Grade Science EOG
5/18 - 8th Grade Math EOG
5/19 - 8th Grade Reading EOG
WILLISTON SPIRIT WEAR ON SALE!!
Our Williston Hoodies are on sale! Save 20% on our Williston Hoodies while supplies last. Originally $25, they are currently on sale for $20. Several options to choose from, Tiger head hoodies in Gray, Blue, Black, Yellow; and Tiger full-body hoodies in blue and black.
Check out our Spirit Wear online store here: https://williston.memberhub.store/store
Items for A/B students will be delivered to their homeroom teachers; items for remote only students may be picked up at the school.
If a particular item can't be added to your cart it means we are out of stock on that item.
Thank you for your continued support!
Williston PTA
Box Tops for Education
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All others search “Box Tops for Education” in the app store for your device.
Gaggle
Student Excellence
What are students learning?
Mr. Garcia (SCIENCE)
This week in science students explored why elements bond, the indicators of chemical reactions, and how in chemical reactions matter is neither lost nor created. Next week we will begin our EOG prep with a sample EOG. From the results of the sample EOG, we will tailor our review to get the best bang for our time.
8th Grade Science Weekly Agenda
Earth & Environmental Weekly Agenda
Contact information:
Phone Ext: 76613
Mr. Foster (Science)
This week in science we continued our lessons on the periodic table, We discussed the meaning of information in element boxes as well as what we know about an element based on its position on the periodic table. We finished the week up by learning about valence electrons and their importance for element bonding.
Next week we are going to learn about chemical reactions and the Law of Conservation of Mass/Matter
Contact information:
Phone Ext: 76615
Mrs. Hulin (ELA)
Parent(s),
This week Hulin Core classes worked on reading the novel Crow by Barbara Wright. We discussed the effects of the coupe on Wilmington and its citizens. We took notes and viewed the documentary "Wilmington On Fire." We began work on the final activity for the book. The students were asked to pretend they were reporters for the Wilmington Daily Record. They had to choose one of the events from the period and create a newspaper article summarizing the event. This activity is due next Friday, April 30th.
Next week, we will continue to work on the final Crow activity, complete our final SCA, and begin EOG reading review. As always, students should be reading at home. If you have any questions, please reach out.
Zoom days and time
Mondays and Thursdays
Core 1 9:10-10:00
Core 2 10:10-11:10
Core 3 1:30-2:20
Core 4 2:30-3:30
Contact information:
Phone Ext: 76619
Mrs. Diehl (ELA)
This week, Diehl's Core classes worked on reading the novel Crow by Barbara Wright. We discussed the effects of the Wilmington Race Riot and the burning of the Wilmington Daily Record. We took notes and viewed the documentary "Wilmington On Fire." Students also worked on chapter analysis questions pertaining to chapters 1, 7, 8 and 12.
Next week, students will begin their practice packets for the ELA EOG and complete the final ELA SCA on that Friday.
Take care and stay safe!
Contact information:
Phone Ext: 76616
Ms. Tovar (Social Studies)
Mrs. Lappin (Social Studies)
Ms. Candio (Math)
This week we continued working on Functions. Next week we will finish our unit on functions and take an SCA.
Math 1:
This week we finished our unit on Quadratic Functions. Next week we will review the unit and take an SCA
Contact information:
Phone Ext: 76618
Ms. Gordon (Math)
Ms. Pullen (Resource ELA)
Please encourage students to continue to check Google Classroom for any new ELA practice for Wednesday Remote day.
Office hours: 1-1:30 daily
Contact information:
Ext 76622
Mrs. Rae McClellan (ESL)
Aprenderemos sobre preguntas en el tenso del pasado del inglés.
Contact Information:
Ext 76602
Ms. Brown (EC Math)
Brigade Boys & Girls Opportunity for Remote Days
Grab-N-Go Lunches
CLICK HERE for the full list of school meal sites!!
Contact us!
Website: https://williston.nhcs.net/
Location: 401 South 10th Street, Wilmington, NC, USA
Phone: 910-815-6906
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Twitter: @WillistonTigers