Eighth Grade Essentials and Agendas
March 21-25, 2016
The moral focus for the month of March is Encouragement. Encouragement begins with putting
others first (humility). When we build others up we give them hope and support which results in
faithful friendship.
Dates to Remember:
Mar 24 – K-2 Moral Focus Assembly @ 8:20
Mar 25 – End of 3rd Quarter
Mar 28 – Parent Teacher Conferences 5-8 PM
Mar 30 – ½ Day – dismiss @ 11:20
Conferences 1-4 & 5-8 PM
Mar 31 – 3-5 Moral Focus Assembly @ 8:20
Mar 31 – ½ Day – dismiss @ 11:20
Apr 1-8 – No School – Spring Break
Apr 15 – Middle School Moral Focus Assembly @ 8:20 & PTO Popcorn Day
Apr 22 – MS Drama – “Mother Goosed” @ 7:00 PM
Agenda Items
"Art to Remember" order forms went home recently. The art teachers and Young 5 - 6th grade students have done beautiful work that
can be made into everything from key chains, coffee mugs, magnets, phone cases and matted prints. Orders must be turned in by
Wednesday, March 23. Do your Mother's Day and Father's Day shopping with Art to Remember!
Tuesday, March 22 will be our School-wide ‘Read-n-Feed’. Everyone will stop what they are doing from 2:35 to 3:00 to read their
favorite book and celebrate Reading Month. Students in Y-5s to 5th grade may bring a snuggly animal, pillow or blanket to get comfy
with while reading. Please consider donating a simple snack to share with the class to munch on while reading. Students in Middle
School may bring in their favorite hat to wear while reading. They should also bring in an individual snack if they would like to munch
while reading.
Reading Month Class Competition Update:
 In Middle School, LSU is in the lead with 9,482 miles traveled, followed by UofR with 5,893 and Georgia with
5573.
 In the 3-5 wing, Mrs. Broersma’s class is in the lead with 16,932 miles, Mrs. Swanlund next with 12,369 miles,
and Mrs. Cornell in third with 10,098 miles.
 In the Y5-2 wing, Miss Still’s class has traveled 7,810 miles, next is Miss Lier with 6,081, and finally Miss den with
5,361 miles traveled!
Keep up the good work, and turn those passports in! Every mile you travel helps your class or House Team win!
Language Arts with Mrs. Shepardson
This week students will be finishing presenting their Utopia projects as well as finishing takin Interim 3 as a
class. The article of the week is due on Tuesday the 22nd when they will receive a new article that will be
due Tuesday the 29th. Students should as always be reading for 30 minutes each night and completing
end of book tasks during silent reading time set aside during class to ensure they get credit for reading
each book they read. Book number 6, the final book for the quarter, should be completed by March 25th.
Spanish
If you need to contact me for any reason I am usually at school from 7:15 am to 4:00 pm. My e-mail
address is [email protected]. Notes and extra practice activities are available on my
websitewww.excelspanish.weebly.com. Gracias - Sra. Zhang.
On Monday students will be able to identify rooms in a house, things in a house, chores, conjugat ar/er/ir
verbs and give commands. Students will also be given time to work on these objectives Tuesday and
Wednesday while working on dream house project. On Thursday students will present their dream house
projects. On Friday students will listen to and translate a song and learn to dance salsa. Homework for this
week includes working on visual aid for the dream house project. Please refer to the website for vocabulary
and grammar notes, as well as extra practice. www.excelspanish.weebly.com
8th Grade Math
Mr. Huntley
Chapter 10 “Exponents”
MONDAY: Chapter 10.1 – 10.4 Review
Extra Fun Practice: Pg. 414-415 # 3-5, 30-33
TUESDAY: Chapter 10.1 – 10.4 Review
Extra Fun Practice: Pg. 414-415 # 1, 2, 8-16 even, 17-27 odd
WEDNESDAY: GVSU
Extra Fun Practice: No Homework
THURSDAY: Chapter 10 Review
Extra Fun Practice: TBD
FRIDAY: Chapter 10 Quiz
Extra Fun Practice: No Homework
Algebra 1
Chapter 9 “Solving Quadratic Functions”
MONDAY: Extension 9-4: I can choose a method to solve a quadratic equation.
Extra Fun Practice: pg.481-482 # 9-22, 27-29
TUESDAY: Lesson 9-5: I can solve systems of linear and quadratic equations.
Extra Fun Practice: worksheet
WEDNESDAY: GVSU
Extra Fun Practice: No Homework
THURSDAY: Chapter 9 Review
Extra Fun Practice: TBD
FRIDAY: Chapter 9 Test
Extra Fun Practice: TBD
8th Grade Social Studies w/ Mr. Feldpausch
[email protected]
“Be addicted to excellence!” –Gerald Williams
Monday: Unit 6 Setting the Stage; Geography Challenge thru Critical Thinking Skills
HW: Complete any unfinished ?s from class today. Review notes—quiz next Tuesday.
Tuesday: Ch. 18 Preview; 18.1 Introduction, 18.2 The Spirit of Reform HW: Complete 18.1/18.2.
Review notes—quiz next Tuesday.
Wednesday: No 8th Grade Social Studies (GVSU trip)
HW: Complete 18.1/18.2. Review notes—quiz next Tuesday.
Thursday: Discuss 18.2; 18.3 Prison Reform, 18.4 Education Reform HW: 18.3, 18.4 due Friday.
Friday: Day #16; Discuss 18.3, 18.4; 18.5 The Movement to End Slavery HW: Review notes—quiz
(18.1 - 18.5) next Tuesday.
MR. SMITH’S
EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE AGENDA
March 21-25, 2016
If you need to contact me for any reason I am usually at school from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. If you have an
emergency and need to contact me at home, my number is listed in the parent handbook. My e-mail
address, for those of you with computers, is [email protected]. Notes and daily reviews are
available on my website www.mrsmithscienceclass.weebly.com.
Monday 3/21-
Pregnancy Resource Center will be here today.
Tuesday 3/22-
We will finish our review of the tides and discuss some historical perspective
on astronomy.
Wednesday 3/23-
GVSU campus visit.
Thursday 3/24-
Students will have time today for questions on the solar system and will be
give some study time.
Friday 3/25-
The assessment on the solar system will be given today.
Scoring Scale objectives included in this week’s agenda:
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Compare and contrast the ideas of Ptolemy, Aristotle, Copernicus, and Galileo regarding Earth’s position and
motion in space.
Describe the appearance and apparent motion of groups of stars in the night sky relative to Earth and how
various cultures have understood and used them for navigation and calendars
Compare and contrast rotation and revolution and the effects of each (day/night; years/seasons)
Compare and contrast the planets in our solar system
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Compare and contrast asteroids, meteors, and comets
Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe using either astronomical units or light years,
depending on the distance