Covering May 11 - 15
We need five junior high parents
to help with the activities on field
day, May 29th. Please contact Mrs.
Z if you can help with jr. high.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some
stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts.
And we are never, ever the same.— Anonymous—
Mrs. Becker’s Bits
8th Grade Literature:
Students will continue reading the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. There will be comprehension and vocabulary quizzes on Monday on chapters 1-4 and Thursday on chapters 5-8. The “Tuff”
posters/collages are due Wednesday. Please continue your AR reading .
8th Grade Language Arts:
A DOL Quiz (Week 27) is scheduled for Thursday. Spelling skills pages 222-224 from Review
Unit 36 are due Friday. We will continue reviewing verbals. There will be a test on infinitives, gerunds,
and participles on Tuesday. Also, we’ll begin reviewing parts of speech.
7M Math Literature:
Students will continue reading Across Five Aprils. There will be a comprehension and vocabulary
quiz Tuesday on chapters 8 and 9. The vocabulary packets are due Friday. Please continue AR
reading.
Non-Jazz Art (Mondays and Thursdays only):
Students will begin work on a color unit. A Color Test is scheduled for Thursday. Students will
also work on a color/line project.
**HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all you wonderful moms and grandmothers!!
The Band Played On– Mrs. Henrichs
The spring band and chorus concert is this Thursday, May 14th at 7:00.
There will also be an afternoon matinee at 1:00 on May the 13th. Students should
dress nicely and be in their seats by 6:30 pm for Thursday’s performance. All
8th grade students and their parents will be recognized at the concert Thursday
evening. If you have any questions, feel free to call or email the school.
Shapin’ Up with Shubert -PE & Health
All classes have finished their health units for the 4th quarter. PE classes will be outside as
much as possible, please have appropriate shoes and uniforms. When the grass lot is dry
enough we will be having our golf unit. I provide the clubs and wiffle golf balls. This equipment is on loan from the high schools, please respect their property and treat it properly.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Gabler’s History Classes
6th Social Studies: We will continue on Chapter 18 and discuss the rise of Countries throughout
Europe.
7th Social Studies: We will discuss Gettysburg and Vicksburg and the downfall of the Confederacy
after those battles. Gettysburg Address is due on the 15th.
8th Grade Social Studies: We will discuss The Nixon Presidency and see how Watergate changed
politics in America.
Mrs. Varel’s Variety
6 LA: We will begin a parts of speech unit next week. A noun, pronoun, and verb quiz will be on Friday.
The week 19 DOL quiz will be on Tuesday.
6 Spelling: Review Unit 30 pages are due Friday, and the test is also Friday.
6 Literature: *Remember to read for AR!
6M- The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson: A chapter 10-12 vocabulary and comprehension quiz will be on Wednesday.
6T- The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg: A chapter 3 vocabulary and comprehension quiz
will be on Tuesday.
7PA Literature: Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt: A chapter 8-9 vocabulary and comprehension quiz will
be on Tuesday. We will finish the book on Friday. *Remember to read for AR!
8 Drama: Next week we hope to complete most graduation projects.
Reading: “Rip Van Winkle”, quiz on Friday, this will take us 2 weeks because it is a play. I will be assigning parts
to everyone and we will also dress up and use props! It’s a fun story to end the year!!
Health: communicable diseases
Science: Weather, quiz Monday on just the notes. We will then make a weather map
And design a forecast
Social Studies: Discuss the Vietnam War
Mrs. Z’s
Language
and
Spelling
Math: Finish up the rest of chapter 10 with a quiz on lessons 7-12.
7th LA: Unit 34; test, voc, and pages due Friday.
Poems this week. We will be working on a Haiku.
DOL week 23, test Friday. We will be dong some more
English/Z: Students begin presenting their PowerPoint presentations. Sentence Pattern 19 due Wed.
Spelling/Z: Rip Van Winkle list (on website) TicTacToe activity due Tuesday. Test on Friday, May 15th
Mrs. McSparin’s Minutes
Enrichment students—Here’s what we’ll be doing on Friday, May 15th:
8th grade: Class reward party
7th grade: Gifted games
6th/5th grade: Gifted games
4th grade: Completion of Real-Life Math Simulation Unit
3rd grade: Gifted games
Rakers’ Rabble
th
8 Grade Science
We will start a unit on “Meteorology” next week. What does an anemometer measure?
7th Grade Science
Next week we will combine 2 chapters on “Elements & The Periodic Table.” What element is Hg?
6th Grade Science
Science
We started a chapter on “Plants” this week, we’ve had enough of rocks for one year. What is the
name of the substance in plants that makes them green?
6th Geography
We will TEST over the Western States and their Capitals next week. Which western state is
famous for grapes & wine?
Quote of the Week: ”I knew the record would stand until it was broken.”
-Yogi Berra (Famous for saying things that just don’t make sense.)
Math 6M
This Week:
Volume of Rectangular Prism
Surface Area of Rectangular Prism
Chapter Test
Next Week:
Theoretical Probability
Outcomes
Making Predictions
Mid-Chapter 11
Probability and Area
This Week:
Area Models and Probability
Chapter 10 Test
Solids
Next Week:
Volume of Rectangular Prism
Volume of Cylinders
Surface Area of Rectangular Prism
Surface Area of Cylinders
Math 7M
This Week:
Chapter 12 Test
Simple Events
Tree Diagrams
Fundamental Counting Principle
Next Week:
Permutations
Mid-Chapter
Combinations
Theoretical/Experimental Probabilty
Independent/Dependent Events
Math 8M
Name
#
6M
Nolan Gerling
56
6T
Riley Albers
32
7M
Seth Haake
66
7PA
7PA
7PA
Hayley Heimann
Nick Hitpas
Ben Lampe
43
43
43
Justin Rolfingsmeyer 79
This Week:
More Factoring Trinomials
Factoring Complex Trinomials
Reducing
More Simplifying
Next Week:
Simplifying Radical Expressions
Factoring Equal to Zero
Review for Test
Algebra Test
Algebra
This Week:
More Factoring Trinomials
Factoring Complex Trinomials
Next Week:
Reducing
Simplifying Radical Expressions
Factoring Equal to Zero
Review for Test
Algebra Test
Grade
8
Math 7PA
Math 6T
This Week:
Chapter 10 Test
Rational Square Roots
Irrational Square Roots
Next Week:
Review for Semester Exam
Semester Exam
Pythagorean Theorem
**Athletic Banquet: Thank You to all who attended. It
was a fine evening. Congratulations to all the boys. You
certainly had a great season. A copy of “Thoughts on a
Championship Season” is posted on my web page.
**Open Gym Schedule:
Wed., June 3rd: 8 to 10 am
Thurs., June 4th: 8 to 10 am
Tues., June 16th: 8 to 10 am
Wed., June 17th: 8 to 10 am
Thurs., June 18th: 8 to 10 am
Tues., June 23rd: 8 to 9:30 am
Wed., June 24th: 8 to 9:30 am
Thurs., June 25th: 8 to 9:30 am
Bulldog Camp:
August 3rd thru 7th: 7 am until 9 am