October 9th - 13th
General News
DC Fundraising-Cookie Dough Pick UP!!!
Thursday, October 12, from 3:00-5:30PM, in cafeteria
Payments are due in full at pick up.
Ms. Knippen will send out emails to families with the breakdown of the credit amount being sent to NationsClassroom from Butterbraids, car wash, cookie dough and donations.
Math
Ms. Knippen
jknippen@foxbay.org
Hours 3 and 7-We will be moving on to Ch. 3-angle measures. Students will need to know vocabulary terms for this unit. There will be a quiz on the terms as well as needing to know them to follow directions.
Hours 1 and 8-We are working in Ch. 2-this is a unit on writing equations and slope. We will be using graphs, tables, equations and situations to represent given problems.
Mathcounts continues. Students have Workout 7 to complete for next week.
Science
Ms. Waller
twaller@foxbay.org
On Monday students will be completing a chemical reactions investigation where they will look for evidence of a reaction, determine if the reaction is endothermic or exothermic and apply the law of conservation of matter. We will then begin preparations for our next lab in which students will make a polymer and adjust the proportion of reactants to test which results in a more elastic bouncy ball.
After we complete each section of reading, do our Socratic seminar and participate in a lab, I will give students a concept check-in (like an ungraded quiz) so they can get some feedback about how well they can apply the concepts from that section. I will use those results to individually assign review and practice activities. Although they will not count towards the grade, I will be posting these scores on the Infinite Campus portal so that you can check on your child's progress and encourage that extra review and practice when necessary.
On Monday students will be completing a chemical reactions investigation where they will look for evidence of a reaction, determine if the reaction is endothermic or exothermic and apply the law of conservation of matter. We will then begin preparations for our next lab in which students will make a polymer and adjust the proportion of reactants to test which results in a more elastic bouncy ball.
After we complete each section of reading, do our Socratic seminar and participate in a lab, I will give students a concept check-in (like an ungraded quiz) so they can get some feedback about how well they can apply the concepts from that section. I will use those results to individually assign review and practice activities. Although they will not count towards the grade, I will be posting these scores on the Infinite Campus portal so that you can check on your child's progress and encourage that extra review and practice when necessary.
English
Mr. Heimerl
zheimerl@foxbay.org
This week we will continue our exploration of the free modifier, continuing to practice with the appositive phrase and introducing the absolute phrase.
We will also continue exploring the memoir, specifically looking into how to start the memoir with an effective opening. Beyond the opening, we will also explore how to create a vivid setting with sensory imagery and how to use characterization to build conflict that pushes the plot forward.
Reading
Ms. Brinnington, Ms. Traska, Ms. Hiir, Ms. Allen
dbrinnington@foxbay.org, straska@foxbay.org, ghiir@foxbay.org, jallen@foxbay.org
Social Studies
This week we begin our first class novel, The Silenced. This dystopian novel, written by James DeVita, tends to be an 8th grade favorite - it touches upon the true story of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose. Students will begin discussing the importance of identity, differences, and the courage to speak one’s truth.
Since our class novel has begun, it is extremely important that your child finds balance with his/her independent reading. As a reminder, each student is to read three books this trimester: a memoir, a dystopian novel, and a book of choice.
This week’s vocabulary root word is -sed, -sid, -sess...meaning “to sit/settle”. Contextually rich sentences, with proper grammar and mechanics, are due Wednesday; the quiz follows on Friday.
Mr. Blahnik
bblahnik@foxbay.org
This past week, students examined the Bill of Rights that were amended to the US Constitution. Students interpreted each of the Ten Amendments into their own words and decided if it was an individual freedom, protection against government abuse and power, and/or rights of people accused of crimes. Students then continued to work on their Federalist and Antifederalist debates in class. Students are finding primary and secondary sources to defend their stances on whether or not the US Constitution should be ratified. The debate will be on Tuesday, October 10. On Friday, October 13th Students will have a test on the Constitution Unit. We will then begin our next unit on Launching the New Republic which will examine the Political Developments, Foreign Affairs, Growing Sense of Nationhood, and Andrew Jackson in the United States from 1789-1839.
This past week, students examined the Bill of Rights that were amended to the US Constitution. Students interpreted each of the Ten Amendments into their own words and decided if it was an individual freedom, protection against government abuse and power, and/or rights of people accused of crimes. Students then continued to work on their Federalist and Antifederalist debates in class. Students are finding primary and secondary sources to defend their stances on whether or not the US Constitution should be ratified. The debate will be on Tuesday, October 10. On Friday, October 13th Students will have a test on the Constitution Unit. We will then begin our next unit on Launching the New Republic which will examine the Political Developments, Foreign Affairs, Growing Sense of Nationhood, and Andrew Jackson in the United States from 1789-1839.
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