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.