8thGrade GlimpseJanuary 23-27
8th Grade RISE-Students will continue their research for their independent studies. We will also continue our Extempore Unit. This year’s theme is “Say Watt?”. They will continue the first section which is about static electricity. If time allows, we are also doing some learning with the Rubik’s Cube Program, which we have checked out from their lending library until February 13th. More information can be found here:
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8th FACS:
The students have started working on their sewing projects. They will be doing this for the next few class periods. Those students not sewing aprons will be hand sewing hand warmers and weaving coasters. Please send your $10 ASAP if you have not yet done so.
Food Science:
The students are discussing scientific evaluation and doing a yeast lab. They will end the week discussing sensory evaluation and how our senses affect how preference in food choices.
Band: Our second semester has gotten off to a great start! We have been moving through our book and learning about cut time and sixteenth notes. Starting February 7th, we will begin our middle school jazz band rehearsals. This group is open to any 7th or 8th grade band student and will meet before school (from 7:30-7:50) on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. They will perform on our Spring Concert. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!
7th and 8th Grade Choir
Students have been sight-reading in class. Rhythmic studies have included sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, dotted quarter, and whole note rhythms. Students have been identifying key signatures and time signatures. Melodic sight-singing examples have included skips and steps, and two-part music. Two part sight-singing is a new skill this semester. Students are also beginning to read and sing several choral octavos in three parts.The composer of the week is Mozart.
8th Grade Science: (1/23-1/27)
We will be working on finishing our unit on Work and Simple Machines. Topics covered have been the ways in which machines make doing work easier (3), solving work and power, solving mechanical advantage and efficiency. We will be discussing the six different types of simple machines. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Mr. Sears (Conf time: G2 9:28-10:52 & B2 9:28-10:52)
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8THGrade Math: We will continue the unit on geometric measurement next week. Students will be able to find the volume of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones. Please check out our class website at There is a lot of helpful information and resources there including a class calendar and notes from class. My digital library contains many resources that students can use at home to practice the skills we are learning in class.
8th Communication Arts – Mrs. Figg
This week we will continue reading The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. We will also continue studying adjectives.
If you have any questions, please email me at . My conference times are: Gold days 8:00-9:24 and Blue Days 9:28–10:52.
8th Grade Social Studies (Mr. Gifford)We have begun our unit on “Creating a Nation”. We will be studying founding documents such as the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We will also be having in class discussions about the purpose of government and how it functions. Starting this week, at the end of each week until the end of the quarter, students will be taking short quiz over the branches of government and their roles. Each week the quiz will be the EXACT SAME. This will be a great opportunity for struggling students to earn easy points as well as cultivate a better understanding of how our government works. Feel free to email me at with any questions or concerns.
Resource/Reading Intervention-2 7/8 – Mrs. Lettau – We will begin Unit 12 – focusing on vowel teams with the letter ‘o’ and ‘u’. If you have questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 and leave a message or you may e-mail me at If you need to talk to me immediately, I am available on Gold days from 11:30-1:30 and on Blue days from 8:00-9:30.
Computer Literacy 7/8 – Mrs. Lettau – We will continue to work on keyboarding skills and learning basic operating systems in word processing – with a focus on writing a resume and creating a power point. If you have questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 and leave a message or you may e-mail me at If you need to talk to me immediately, I am available on Gold days from 11
8th Grade Art
Students will need to come prepared with a pencil/eraser, black sharpie and rubber cement for our next project. Our second weekly sketch is due Friday at the end of class. We will also continue working on our next project that will utilize the use of the art elements and principles to create an image using high and low areas of relief.
Graphics 1 and Graphics 2:
Students will continue reviewing/being introduced to the basics of GIMP. We are moving on from our selection tools and we will begin learning the basics of photo manipulation and filter usage.
:30-1:30 and on Blue days from 8:00-9:30.
6,7,8th Health/ Physical Education- Next week Mrs. Briney's classes will be starting their volleyball unit & Mr. Hawthorne's classes will be starting their basketball unit. If your student missed any fitness test, they may be asked to stay after school to make them up. Fitness tests are worth 20 points and we would like them to be completed as soon as possible. Please help remind your child to bring clothes and tennis shoes for participation! Especially if they like to wear boots. Students are covering Self-Esteem during their health lesson and will be reviewing and taking a quiz next week. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mr. Hawthorne or Mrs. Briney. Coach Hawthornes's plan is Gold 1 or Blue 5 and Mrs. Briney's plan is Gold 1 and Blue 4