I hope you had a great 4 day weekend!
Today, Tuesday the 17th, we will have a small quiz in Science. We will start a "sky log" and will will continue the study of planets.
In Math you will have a writing prompt to explain how to find the area of a triangle.
Then the rest of this week we will work on finding the circumference and area of circles. On Friday you will have a quiz to see what you learned. Next week we will review order of operations, writing equations, and finding GCF and LCM. We will use that the following week to be sure we know how to add/subtract /multiply and divide fractions. Finally, we will review graphing and plotting points. This will be Monday and Tuesday March 9th and 10th. March 11th and 12th wil be Math DSTP with Friday as a make-up day.
ELA - Homework - Write a sentence using each correctly: their, they're, your, you're, its, it's, who's, whose. There will be a Chapter 3 Grammar Test this Friday.
Social Studies - We continue with Chapter 8 - tomorrow, Wed. 18th - Quiz on 8.2
Health -

IMPORTANT DATES
March 10th - Community Service Day/School-wide Gathering/End of 2nd trimester
March 11-12 DSTP Math
March 13 - Make-up day for Math/Rain date for community service
March 16-17 DSTP Reading/the 17th wear jeans and a green top
March 18 Make-up day for Rdg. /Report Cards go home
March 19-20 DSTP Writing
March 23-26 DSTP make-up days
March 27 (Friday) - Field Trip to DC
April 3 (Friday) - Fitness Day
April 6 (Monday) - Field Trip to Dupont Theatre
April 10 (Friday) - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL until Mon. the 20th HAPPY EASTER!
April 27 (Monday) - Advisement Field Trip to Rockwall
April 30 (Thursday) - Gathering 2:00-3:20
May 9 (Saturday) - 8th grade Formal
May 10 - Don't forget your mom - it's Mother's Day!

IT'S FEBRUARY !!

Hey 8th grade - here's what's happening in February -



ELA - Everyone should have already presented their book reports - Most of you did a great job!

Also your Autobiographical Incident should have been handed in, but if you haven't

handed it yet it's better late then never, so get it in...

We will be doing Mid-year Benchmark Reading Tests this week, just do your best...



MATH - We will continue working on Area and Perimeter. Then we will start looking at square

roots, pythagorean theorem, and area of circles.



SOCIAL STUDIES - We have been studying the Constitution. You will have a TEST on

Thursday 5th so be sure to review your worksheet and notes. You need to know the

following: The 3 parts of the Constitution are 1. Preamble (which set the goals) 2.

Articles and Amendments 3. Principles



HEALTH - You will have a TEST on Thursday 5th on Puberty, Male and Female ....

review your notes and diagrams



IMPORTANT DATES -

Friday 13th - NO SCHOOL for students - but we have to work, teacher's in-service day

Monday 16th - NO SCHOOL - Presdient's Day (so that makes it a 4 day weekend for you)