Week 36

May 29th - June 1st

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

All classes: We are wrapping up a unit on simplifying radicals and the solving equations with radicals. I am very impressed with the number of students stepping it up to power through the work!

For the Honors Algebra students taking the 2nd-semester exam, the study packet has been passed out. The exam will be Monday, June 4.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

We will complete our engineering lab this week. In this lab students are creating three different vertical wind turbines mock ups. They will try to generate at least 240 millivolts of electricity at high wind speeds created by a fan. Towards the end of the week look forward to seeing your child's design on Seesaw. We will have our final test on this unit on Monday next week. There is a review sheet posted on Google Classroom.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week we will finish up our final grammar unit with a test on Wednesday, May 30th. After the test, we will move into our final unit, in which students will write friendly letters to two mentors who have impacted them during their time at Bayside.

Reading

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

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

We will be finishing up this year with a short poetry unit. We will look at analyzing poems and identifying various forms of figurative language and poetic devices.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

This week in US History, students finished their DBQ writing essay on The Philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie: Did It Make Him a Hero?  We will also examine working conditions and the labor unions that formed at this time period to try and improve working conditions in the late 1800s early 1900s. Next week, we will look at Immigration to the United States in the early 1900s. We will then examine the changes that were made in the United States during the Progressive Era (the early 1900s) and the United States involvement in World War I.

Week 35

May 21st - 25th

MATC Summer Camps

Follow this link for listings of the MATC Summer Camps, most of which are FREE to high school participants (students entering grades 9-12 for the 2018-2019 school year). Spots are filled on a first come, first serve basis.

Questions may be directed to: explore@matc.edu (414) 297-6136

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Students will be studying radicals and simplifying them. This will be a worksheet unit. Students will need to be taking notes to use as a reference as the unit is not in the textbook. There will be a checking for understanding and quiz by the end of the year.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

This week we are finishing up our Transforming Energy unit with an engineering lab. In this lab students will be designing and testing three mock-ups of vertical axis wind turbines to see if they can construct one that can generate at least 240 millivolts of electricity. There will be a test on this unit early next week.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week in English, students will be writing an ekphrastic poem in response to a painting or other piece of art that they chose at the Milwaukee Art Museum on Friday's field trip. Final drafts will be due on Friday, May 25th.

Students will also continue their grammar review for the comprehensive grammar test next week Wednesday, May 30th.

Reading

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

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

This week we will have our Outsiders debate. This will be on Wednesday, and students have been preparing over the past week. Students should dress as Greasers or Socs on the day of the debate.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

Week 34

May 14th - 18th

MATC Summer Camps

Follow this link for listings of the MATC Summer Camps, most of which are FREE to high school participants (students entering grades 9-12 for the 2018-2019 school year). Spots are filled on a first come, first serve basis.

Questions may be directed to: explore@matc.edu (414) 297-6136

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

1st and 8th-hour Algebra:

We are wrapping up Ch. 9 with a quiz and a test at the end of the week or early next week. I condensed Ch. 10 into three worksheets of problems, so we will not formally cover every lesson in the review preview section. I grabbed all the problems that reflected the specific skills covered in each lesson. No test on Ch. 10. We will then do a unit on simplifying radicals and cover questions for the exam.

3rd and 7th-hour – 8th-grade math:

We are wrapping up Ch. 9 with a quiz Wednesday and test Thursday (we have a change in schedule on Friday due to the art museum field trip).

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

This week the students will be constructing an electromagnet and using it to build a motor. They will explore a number of variables to see how they affect the motor's output of energy.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week in English, students will return to the world of grammar, creating presentations to review the grammar concepts we explored earlier in the year, in preparation for the approaching grammar test.

We will also explore ekphrastic poetry – vivid, often dramatic, poetry written in response to visual works of art – as we will be taking a field trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum on Friday, May 18th. It will be the students' task to find inspiration from at least one piece of art and to write an ekphrastic poem of their own, incorporating at least one grammatical construction that we have studied this year.

Reading

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

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

This week we will finish watching West Side Story and compare and contrast it with The Outsiders. Starting on Wednesday students will start preparing for the debate on May 23rd.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

This week, we are finishing our Wisconsin Native American Tribe presentations and Ch. 23 Tensions in the West.  We will be beginning Ch. 24 The Rise of Industry. The essential question is Did the benefits of industrialization outweigh the costs?  The students will also complete a DBQ essay for this Chapter.  The DBQ is titled The Philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie: Did it Make Him a Hero?  We will then finish the Unit by studying Ch. 25 which is titled: The Great Wave of Immigration.

Week 33

May 7th - 11th

MATC Summer Camps

Follow this link for listings of the MATC Summer Camps, most of which are FREE to high school participants (students entering grades 9-12 for the 2018-2019 school year). Spots are filled on a first come, first serve basis.

Questions may be directed to: explore@matc.edu (414) 297-6136

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Hours 1 and 8 - Algebra:

We are working in Ch. 9, the quadratic equation and then graphing inequalities. The students will also have worksheets for solving equations that represent the work from Ch. 10.

Hours 3 and 7 - 8th-grade math:

We are in Ch. 9, displays of data. Please check to be sure that your child is doing their assigned homework. Some are taking quizzes having done none of the assigned work. They want to ask questions during an assessment and are frustrated when we won't help them when they haven't done homework or the quiz reviews. Next year homework is not always checked by the high school teachers, yet students must be practicing the work on a nightly basis to be able to have procedural understanding and then be able to apply the skill. Students cannot opt out of the work, it will destroy their grade in math.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

This week we'll begin the last unit of the year Transforming Energy. Can you believe it's May already? In this unit students will investigate magnetic fields and electromagnets and then apply their scientific knowledge to design a vertical wind turbine. This week we'll complete the first reading in the text and complete an investigation into factors that affect the size of an object's magnetic field. Then students will explore a system where potential energy can be stored by repelling magnets.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week in English, students will be making their final touches on their graduation speeches, practicing, and finally performing. Performances will begin on Tuesday.

Week 32

April 30th - May 4th

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Hours 1 and 8 - Algebra:

We forge on to Ch. 9-the Quadratic Formula! The class will be working right up to the end of the year, as they will take the second semester final exam in June. There will be a study packet.

Hours 3 and 7 - 8th-grade math:

We will spend some time studying probability and statistics. We will be applying our graphing, fraction and percent skills.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

This week we'll complete our unit on Human Genetics with a section on Mendelian genetics. The students will learn about the difference between genotype (genetic makeup) and phenotype (how the trait is expressed). We will look at dominant and recessive genes and use Punnett squares to predict the probability of different genotypes in the offspring produced by two parents. This will lead us to an activity where students will apply their understanding of genetics to choose rabbits to selectively breed for a particular fur color.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week, students will be finishing pre-writing for the graduation speeches and will get to writing the actual speech. They will have a rough draft due Tuesday, May 1st. From there, students will explore grammatical and rhetorical patterns and revise their speeches to include various style elements. The final draft will be due Thursday, May 3rd. After that point, students will begin practicing the delivery of their speeches. Performances will begin the next week on Tuesday, March 8th.

Reading

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

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

This week we will be finishing up reading The Outsiders.  We will be watching the movie next week.  Please make sure to sign the electronic permission slip sent to you. Journals for the book will be collected at the end of the week as part of the unit assessment.  Our final assessment for the unit will be a debate on May 23.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

This week, we will have started Chapter 22: The Reconstruction Era. Students are working on a Reconstruction project which is due on Tuesday of next week. We will also be having our unit test next week on Chapters 20-22. Students will be issued a study guide before the test to help them study for the test.

Week 31

April 23rd - 27th

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

1st and 8th-hours - Algebra - We are finishing Ch. 8 on factoring and graphing quadratic functions. There will be a quiz and test this week.

3rd and 7th hours - General - We are finishing our unit on systems of equations. There will be a quiz and test this week. Please check to be sure your child has a calculator and pencils to finish the year.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

This week students will be learning about natural selection and adaptations through a simulation-type lab. In this lab the students will be birds looking for "stick bugs" in a forest. They will have 30 seconds to pick a color of stick bug out of the forest (there are red, yellow, green and tan). Then we will determine how many stick bugs are left of each color and they will reproduce in proportion to the number surviving. We will be able to track several generations within the class period so students can see how the environment can help shape the traits of the organisms that live there.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week, students will begin the pre-writing process for their graduation speeches, reflecting upon what graduation means to them, reflecting back upon their years in the Fox Point-Bayside School District, looking at and analyzing sample speeches, and brainstorming possible frames for their own speeches.

Reading

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

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

The week our root word is pol/pos/val, meaning "power/strength". Sentences will be due on Wednesday and the quiz will be on Friday.

We will be reading through Chapter 8 of The Outsiders and doing the journal for Chapters 7-8.

Students will need to complete Flipgrid number 3 for independent reading on Friday.

Week 30

April 16th - 20th

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Hours 1 and 8 – Algebra:

We are now graphing quadratic functions. Today we graphed quadratic functions from situations, charts, equations, and graphs. There will be a quiz tomorrow on the first section of the chapter.

Hours 3 and 7 – 8th-grade Math:

We are working on Ch. 5, solving systems of equations. We will be reviewing the first two lessons. There will be a quiz on Wednesday.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

This week we continue our study of evolution by examining similarities and differences in DNA of different organisms and observing embryonic development in different species. After completing the reading and two activities we will do a Socratic Seminar on this topic. Students will have a quick ungraded quiz after the Socratic Seminar. Then we will begin the next section of reading which focuses on the process of natural selection.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week, students will finally finish their research essay. On Monday, a complete rough draft is due, including an intro, body, and conclusion. Monday and Tuesday, students will engage in a peer review and revision process. We will also create the cover page and works cited page. On Wednesday, students will make their final edits. The final draft will be due at the end of class Wednesday.

Thursday and Friday, we will begin to discuss our next major unit – the graduation speech. We will explore example speeches, discuss what makes a good speech and a poor speech, and begin to brainstorm ideas for student speeches.

Reading

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

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

We will continue reading and discussing The Outsiders this week. We will get through Chapter 5. There will be Forward Testing on Wednesday and Thursday, so there will not be class on those days.We will not have a root word this week.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

In History Class, the students are finishing writing their DBQ essay on The Battle of Gettysburg: Why Was It a Turning Point? The essays are due next week. We are also finishing Ch. 21 the Civil War this week and will be starting Ch. 22 Reconstruction Era. The essential question of the chapter is: To what extent did Reconstruction bring African Americans closer to full citizenship? We will be gaining background content through the TCI textbook and students will be starting a project on Reconstruction of the US next week.

Week 29

April 9th - April 13th

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Hours 1 and 8-algebra –

We are factoring quadratic functions. There will be a quiz on the first half of the chapter on Thursday or Friday next week. Then we will begin graphing the functions.

Hours 3 and 7-General 8th grade math –

We are graphing systems of equations. We will then be solving equations to find the point of intersection. We have also been reviewing the laws of equations. The retake on the Ch. 10 test will be on Friday of next week. Please be sure your child is reviewing this material by practicing problems from their text or on-line.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

We begin a new unit called Human Genetics this week. In the first part of this unit students will learn about how life on Earth has changed over time. After our first introductory reading the students will do a follow-up activity where they will have a chance to examine the forelimb structure of various animals noting patterns. Then they will compare fossilized skeletons of whales from various time periods. Another activity will have students exploring the changes in animal embryos throughout development. Lastly they will be analyzing DNA sequences from various animals.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week in English, students will continue drafting the rough drafts of their research essay. Monday through Wednesday, students will engage in peer review, providing and receiving advice on how to improve their essay and then using that advice to draft their essays. Thursday and Friday, we will move onto their introductions and conclusions, reviewing sample intros and conclusions, discussing what is included in effective intros and conclusions, and starting drafts of their own. By Monday, April 16th, students should have a complete rough draft that is 3- 5 full pages, double-spaced.

Reading

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

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

We will begin the novel The Outsiders this week in reading. We will start with an introduction of the author and setting. Students will be expected to respond in their journals regularly to prompts given in class.

Because of Forward testing this week, there will be no root word.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

The students are currently working on a DBQ packet and writing a 5 paragraph essay response to answer the DBQ question: The Battle of Gettysburg: Why was it a turning point of the Civil War? The students are going to organize and start writing their DBQ response on Monday. We will then be finishing Ch. 21 The Civil War by the end of the week. The essential question for Chapter 21 is: What factors and events influenced the outcome of the Civil War? After this chapter, we will be moving into Chapter 22 The Reconstruction Era. The essential question for this chapter is: To what extent did Reconstruction bring African Americans closer to full citizenship?

Week 27

March 12th - March 16th

Class T-Shirt Design Contest

Is your child an artist? Does he/she like to design and create? Have him/her enter our graduation logo contest!! We are looking for our future graduates to design the Class of 2018 t-shirt and memory book cover.

Follow this link for further details.

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Hours 1 and 8 - Algebra:

Students are finishing up with Ch. 7. We will have the chapter test on Friday. There will be a quiz on section 7.1 Monday. 

Hours 3 and 7 - General 8th:

We are now studying scientific notation-converting between scientific and standard notation and then adding and multiplying them. We will have a quiz and the chapter test next week.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

This week in science the students will be analyzing what cells need to do in order to divide and making a model that illustrates the steps of mitosis. Then students will construct a model of meiosis showing the recombination of genes that occurs during crossing over and illustrating how gametes get only half the number of chromosomes. They will use their two models to compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis. We will do a quick concept check-in at the end of the week so students can evaluate their week's learning.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week in English, students will continue the prewriting process for their research essay. Moving beyond the outline and the general argument established in their thesis and sub-claims, students will explore how to incorporate and punctuate quotations and how to paraphrase.

Reading

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

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

This week we will be working on the elements of debate, focusing on opening statements, counterarguments, rebuttals and closing statements. Students will be choosing partners and topics for Lincoln-Douglas debates that will happen the week following Spring Break.

Root word this week is tang/tact, meaning "touch".

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

United States History is finishing up Chapter 20 Divided Nation. The essential question is Which events of the mid-1800s kept the nation together and which events pulled it apart?

The students are also starting a project where students will choose a major event that led to the Civil War that they want to learn more in-depth. Students will be presenting these projects next week Thursday. Then we will be starting Chapter 21 the Civil War. The essential question of this chapter is What factors and events influenced the outcome of the Civil War?

Week 26

March 12th - March 16th

Class T-Shirt Design Contest

Is your child an artist? Does he/she like to design and create? Have him/her enter our graduation logo contest!! We are looking for our future graduates to design the Class of 2018 t-shirt and memory book cover.

Follow this link for further details.

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Algebra 1 and 8th hours:

We are reviewing a bit of exponential functions. Homework check on Tuesday on the first two lessons. A quiz is scheduled for mid-week up to 7.1.4. We will be continuing with exponential decay. And then fractional exponents.

8th grade math Hours 3 and 7:

We are reviewing the laws of exponents and then moving on to scientific notation.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

We are learning about cell division and how it is responsible for growth. Students will also learn about how organisms pass their genetic information onto their offspring during asexual and sexual reproduction. They will study the process of crossing over and learn how that results in genetic recombination of the parental DNA in the offspring.

The students will begin with a reading and then participate in an activity where they will model and compare mitosis and meiosis.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week in English, students will continue their research process the started during trimester 2. Monday and Tuesday, students review their notes that they have already gathered, craft a working thesis statement, and create an outline for their eventual essay. Thursday and Friday, they will explore effective ways to build claims and will develop topic sentences for each of their body paragraphs.

Reading

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

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

This week in reading we will begin our unit on debate. Students will be introduced to the terminology of debate, as well as the form and structure of different kinds of debates. This will be in preparation for a major debate coming up after reading The Outsiders.

Root word this week is "aud/phon/son", meaning "sound"/"hear".n Sentences are due on Wednesday and quiz is on Friday.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

Students are finishing their Washington D.C. reflections for Social Studies which are due on Tuesday, March 13. Students will turn those in with their Washington D.C. projects which were due March 6th. This week, we will be studying Chapter 20 "A Dividing Nation". The essential question to this chapter is Which events of the mid-1800s kept the nation together and which events pulled it apart? We will discuss the Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, Kansas and Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, The Dred Scott Decision, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and the Election of 1860 and Secession. After this chapter, we will be studying the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Week 24

February 26th - March 2nd

Class T-Shirt Design Contest

Is your child an artist? Does he/she like to design and create? Have him/her enter our graduation logo contest!! We are looking for our future graduates to design the Class of 2018 t-shirt and memory book cover.

Follow this link for further details.

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Algebra, 1st and 8th hours:

We just started Ch. 7 on Exponential Growth and Decay. Students will be using the in-class graphing calculators to study patterns of exponential equations.

8th-grade math, 3rd and 7th hours:

We are continuing with our unit on the Laws of Exponents, Ch. 10 from their texts. The laws should be continually reviewed as the laws get confused when students don't write out the work in expanded form.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

We are ready to begin our next unit Inheriting Traits. In this unit students will learn about the structure of DNA and how it encodes for proteins in the cell. They will also investigate how cells replicate to make copies of themselves (mitosis) and how gametes are formed (meiosis). Finally students will model how mutations occur in cells. This week will begin with a reading and then students will do an investigation modeling transcription and translation.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

We will finish the second trimester this week with no major deadlines. Students will simply continue the research process and finalize their note cards for their research essay. Students should have a total of 25 unique note cards recorded to their NoodleTools account by Wednesday, February 28th. We will then begin to discuss how to make sense of and organize all their various note and ideas. This process will spill into the third trimester when we will begin the writing process and all of its various steps.

Reading

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

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

This week in reading we will finish up the book Discovering Wes Moore. There will be a Double Journal Entry test mid to late week. This will count as an assessment grade and will go on Trimester 2. There is no root word this week.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

This week in United States History, we have started our next unit which is called "The Union Challenged." We have started Chapter 20 which is titled "A Divided Nation." The essential question of this chapter is: Which events of the mid-1800s kept the nation together and which events pulled it apart? The students are also working on their Washington D.C. project that contains the itinerary of the Washington D.C. trip. The project is due on Monday before the trip.

Week 23

February 20th-23rd

Class T-Shirt Design Contest

Is your child an artist? Does he/she like to design and create? Have him/her enter our graduation logo contest!! We are looking for our future graduates to design the Class of 2018 t-shirt and memory book cover.

Follow this link for further details.

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Hours 1 and 8 – Algebra:

We will be finishing Ch. 6 this week with a test on Thursday (due to the students having off on Monday, the test is postponed a day). Students will be working with the graphing calculator-inputting data, calculating the line of best fit, residuals, correlation coefficient and upper and lower boundary lines. The parent guide is available through a link on google classroom. We will then begin work in Ch. 7. This is a chapter on geometric sequences and percentages as it relates to interest rates.

Hours 3 and 7 – 8th-grade Math:

We will be working on the Laws of Exponents from Ch. 10. We will also look at scientific notation. This is a quick unit and will finish up before we leave for DC.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

We'll be finishing up our first Biology unit of the year with a test on Thursday. There is a study guide posted on Google Classroom. Prior to the test we have a lab to finish up where the students are looking at how a sugar solution affects Daphnia heart rate. Our next unit is Inheriting Traits and will explore how DNA codes for proteins and how it gets passed down from parent to offspring. Students will compare sexual and asexual reproduction and model how changes to a DNA sequence can result in mutations.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week, students will be continuing their research process. After gathering resources and narrowing their focus to a working thesis, students will begin taking notes using NoodeTools to record and organize their notes. They should each have ~15 unique notes recorded by Friday, 2/23.

In grammar, students will continue their exploration of the infinitive phrase with a quiz scheduled for Friday, February 23rd.

Reading

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

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

This week we will be continuing our reading of Discovering Wes Moore. At the culmination of this short unit, we will be taking a service learning field trip on March 5. Root word this week is Flu/Flux.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

This week in United States History, to prepare for the Holocaust speaker on Wednesday, students will create a timeline of events of the Holocaust and investigate its impact and implications on us today. We also finished our unit on Americans in the mid-1800s. We will have our unit test on Friday. The next unit of study is called "The Union Challenged". This unit will examine the causes of the Civil War, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction Era. The students have also been assigned their Washington D.C. project that is based on the itinerary of the Washington D.C. trip that is coming up in March. The Washington D.C. project is posted on Google Classroom.

Week 22

February 12th-16th

T-Shirt Design Contest

Is your child an artist? Does he/she like to design and create? Have him/her enter our graduation logo contest!! We are looking for our future graduates to design the Class of 2018 t-shirt and memory book cover.

Follow this link for further details.

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Hours 1 and 8 – Algebra: We are finishing up Ch. 6, calculating best fit lines. We will have a check and quiz this week. The test will be early next week.

Hours 3 and 7 – 8th-grade math: We have a quiz on 8B Wednesday and test on Thursday. Many students need to do a supply check. Please help them with pencils, a calculator and a notebook as needed.

Science

Ms. Waller

twaller@foxbay.org

This week students are designing an experiment to answer the question, "how does the amount of sugar affect yeast's respiration rate?"

After the lab, we will have a Socratic Seminar where we will discuss the definition of life and the role that cells and organelles play in living things. Then we will complete the last section of reading in our current unit. In this reading, students will learn about how cells become differentiated in multicellular life forms and develop organs and systems to carry out functions similar to those of organelles in single-celled life forms. Our next lab is a daphnia lab where students will investigate how sugar affects the heart rate in a multi-cellular organism.

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week in English, we will continue the beginning stages of the research process, gathering sources and writing an annotated bibliography containing a minimum of five sources. Due to the snow day on Friday, the annotated bibliography won't be due until Wednesday, February 14th. Once finished gathering research sources, the next step will be to take notes from those sources. Students will be using NoodleTools online to organize their research, which they will be able to access through their school email. To access from home, students will need to enter their Google Drive, click on the "waffle button" in the top right corner, and scroll all the way down to the NoodleTools app.

Beyond moving through the research process, students will also continue to explore the grammar of the infinitive phrase. The quiz originally scheduled for last week Friday, will take place next week Tuesday, 2/20.

Reading

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

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

We will be finishing up the book Phineas Gage this week. As a wrap-up to this nonfiction unit on the brain, we will be having a guest speaker on Friday to talk about traumatic brain injury and the structure of the brain.

Because of the snow day last week, we will have the root word quiz on Monday and will forgo a new word this week.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

On Tuesday, we are having a presenter for United States History. The presenter will be bringing in Civil War artifacts and putting on a presentation for the students. We will continue Chapter 19 which is titled "African Americans in the mid-1800s". The essential question of the chapter is How did African Americans face slavery and discrimination in the mid-1800s? Next week, we will have a test on this unit which is Americans in the Mid-1800s which covers chapters 17-19.

Week 21

February 5th - 9th

Math

Ms. Knippen

jknippen@foxbay.org

Hours 1 and 8 - Algebra
We are in Ch. 6. Plans changed due to the timing of the test for Ch. 5 and camp. So Ch. 6 it is! We are back to studying linear equations and best fit lines. We will be using the classroom set of graphing calculators to input data, calculate the line of best fit and to analyze the data.

Hours 3 and 7 - 8th Grade Math
We are in Ch. 8 working through geometric formulas for the volume of cones and cylinders. We will be looking at similar figures and comparing their surface areas and volume. The first quiz of this unit is on Monday. They have page 347 to use as their review. Please be sure to ask your child if they completed this assignment. Many have not been doing the necessary review problems before quizzes and tests. Calculators are still a must-so please make sure your child has a calculator. This is a great unit!

English

Mr. Heimerl

zheimerl@foxbay.org

This week, students will begin their research process for their essays. After brainstorming a research focus and learning how to determine whether or not a source is reliable and trustworthy, students will begin researching on their own topic, using academic search engines to find sources. They will then need to determine the sources' reliability and whether or not they are relevant to their topic, recording the sources they find in an annotated bibliography using Noodletools.

For grammar, students will continue to work with the infinitive phrase. There will be a quiz this Friday, February 9th.

Reading

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

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

This week our root word is duc/duct, meaning "to lead'. Sentences will be due on Wednesday and the quiz will be on Friday. We will continue reading the true story of Phineas Gage and taking notes as we read. Students can expect quizzes on each chapter. They will be able to use their notes on these.

Social Studies

Mr. Blahnik

bblahnik@foxbay.org

In United States History, the Americans in the mid-1800s project is due on Tuesday, February 6th.  Students will be presenting to each other in class on Tuesday.  We will then examine Chapter 19 "African Americans in the mid-1800s".  The essential question of the chapter is How did African Americans face slavery and discrimination in the mid-1800s?  After this chapter, we will have a unit test and move the next unit which is called a Unit Challenged which is on the Civil War and Reconstruction.  We will have a Civil War presenter for the 8th graders on Tuesday, February 13th.  He will be presenting his Civil War artifacts to the 8th-grade students on this day.