Week 14

December 11th - 15th

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Hours 1 and 8 – We are working in Ch. 4, Systems of Equations. We will use graphing calculators to determine the point of intersection and then different methods for solving the equations.

Hours 3 and 7 – We are wrapping up our unit on slope. We are reviewing Monday, the 11th, and then having our quiz and test.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

We'll begin a lab this week on how the angle of light affects heating. Towards the end of the week we'll begin the next section of reading which discusses weather topics such as how heat is transferred in the geosphere, how air moves, air masses and fronts, and high and low pressure systems.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week, we will take a hiatus from the dystopia literary analysis unit and focus on on-demand writing to prepare for the Nicolet writing assessment that will determine their placement in 9th grade English.

In particular, we will focus on how to move through the on-demand writing process – how to formulate an argumentative claim, how to find/think of evidence to support that claim, how to provide sufficient reasoning of the evidence, and how to organize it and provide effective transitions.

Reading

Ms. Brinnington, Ms. Traska, Ms. Hiir, Ms. Allen

dbrinnington@foxbay.org, straska@foxbay.org, ghiir@foxbay.org, jallen@foxbay.org

We continue to analyze our class novel, Fever. Our focus for this novel is to analyze how individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Students are analyzing how the main character gains new strengths through new experiences and handles the yellow fever epidemic in 1793. Students are reflecting on their reading through considerate, in-depth discussion questions and class conversations. Quizzes every couple of days will continue up until the end of the book -- it is important that your child comes prepared with vocabulary sticky-notes.

It is very important that your child find balance with his/her independent reading and the class novel. All students should be well into their first book (historical fiction) by now. Journaling continues in class each Friday. “Due dates” were provided in order to help the students balance their reading time throughout the trimester. A final project for these three books will be due at the end of the trimester.

Greek and Latin vocabulary continues! Per the usual, contextually rich sentences are due Wednesday followed by a quiz Friday.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

This week in US History we are starting Chapter 16 which is about Life in the West.  We will be examining the motives, hardships, and legacies of different groups that moved west in the 1800s.  Students finished presenting our Manifest Destiny Projects on Monday and the project debrief form is due on Tuesday.  Students will also be assigned a group that moved west at this time period and will have to make a presentation to the class on the motives, hardships, and legacies of the group they are assigned.  There will also be a Guidance Lesson for students on Wednesday in class that will be lead by the Guidance Counselor.  We will finish this unit next week and have an assessment.