T3 Scheduling Notes:
Our third and final trimester will be starting on Monday, February 29. With that comes a change in Eagle Op and Specials scheduling. Listed below are the letter days each grade will have P.E. during Eagle Op and/or Specials:
6th Grade: A, B, and C days
7th Grade: B, C, and E days
8th Grade: A, C, and D days
This coming Monday is an A day, so the 6th and 8th grade students will need their P.E. uniforms. Students will be given their new schedule on Monday.
*There will be a Middle School Dance on Friday, March 4th from 7PM-9:30PM in Hancock Hall.*
8th Grade Yearbook Reminders:
*Please remember that your ad is due NO LATER than Wednesday, March 2nd.
*Please select one baby picture to go on a “When They Were Young” yearbook page. If it is one of your ad pictures, please note that when you turn in your ad. Thank you!
NOTES FROM 8th GRADE
8th Grade Physical Science Mrs. Huennekens
We will begin our unit of study on Physical Science.
8th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra we will continue in Chapter 8 by defining and using zero and negative exponents as well as using scientific notation. Students will have a quiz over sections 1-4 on Thursday, March 3. Friday we will do an activity involving exponential growth and decay with M&M’s!
8th Grade Geometry Mr. Lanfear
Welcome back from Washington, D.C.! Next week, we will be starting Chapter 8, which involves properties of quadrilaterals. We will learn theorems about the interior and exterior angles of polygons (8.1), properties of parallelograms (8.2), rhombuses, rectangles, and squares (8.4). We will also learn how to prove that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram using various theorems learned throughout the year (8.3).
8th Grade Advanced Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Welcome back from Washington, D.C.! Next week we will start our unit on Trigonometry. Students will learn where the trigonometric ratios of sine, cosine, and tangent come from, as well as using them to find the side lengths and angle measures in right triangles.
8th Grade Language Arts Mrs. O’Connor
I hope you all enjoyed a fabulous trip to D.C., and I’m excited to welcome you back! Next week we will explore some short pieces of nonfiction as we study the various organizational structures of different texts. We will also examine persuasive devices, bias, and the characteristics of an argumentative essay. Additionally, we will be working with vocabulary words in unit 14 of Greek and Latin Roots as well as identifying complex sentences. Students will take their first quiz over the trimester on Friday covering two nonfiction selections from the textbook.
8th Grade History Mrs. English
This week we will continue our study of the Great Depression. Readings and homework will come from Chapter 23. Expect a quiz on The Great Depression at the end of the week.
8th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will begin to create their Spanish news broadcast. This will include a top news story, sports, entertainment, and weather completely in Spanish. The vocabulary quiz will be Wednesday, March 2nd.
NOTES FROM 7th GRADE
7th Grade Life Science Mrs. Huennekens
We will finish up Chapter 13. The chapter test date will be announced as soon as possible.
7th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra we will continue in Chapter 8 by defining and using zero and negative exponents as well as using scientific notation. Students will have a quiz over sections 1-4 on Thursday, March 3. Friday we will do an activity involving exponential growth and decay with M&M’s!
7th Grade Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will learn how to solve percent problems using proportions or the percent equation (7.2, 7.4). We will have a quiz covering sections 7.1 - 7.4 on Tuesday. We will then complete Chapter 7 by learning how to find the Percent of Change (7.5), real-world applications of percent problems (7.6), and calculating simple interest (7.7). There will be a Chapter 7 Test early next week.
7th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Hannah
We will have a quiz Tuesday over vocab lesson five, and will be reviewing phrases all week to prepare for a test on Thursday. Seventh grade will also analyze aspects of fables, and work with a partner to create an original fable to share with the class. We will finish our unit on myths, epics, and fables with a test next Tuesday, 8 March.
7th Grade History Mrs. English
This week we will present our presidential projects and introduce our President Madness competition. We will also continue our study of the Constitution and checks and balances.We will have a quiz at the end of the week on the material we learned in our Constitution unit.
7th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will continue to work on their travel projects. The projects are due Thursday, March 3rd. The grammar quiz over the“personal a” and the verb ir in the preterite will be Wednesday, March 2nd.
NOTES FROM 6th GRADE
6th Grade Earth Science Mrs. Huennekens
Next week in Earth Science we will wrap up our Oceanography unit by discussing the sources and effects of ocean pollution as well as how the pollution can be controlled. We will do a lab on Wednesday to show the effect that pollution has on marine life. Students should expect a brief quiz on ocean pollution on Thursday. There is a tentative field trip planned for Friday, March 4. Stay tuned for more info.
6th Grade Earth Science Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Earth Science we will wrap up our Oceanography unit by discussing the sources and effects of ocean pollution as well as how the pollution can be controlled. We will do a lab on Wednesday to show the effect that pollution has on marine life. Students should expect a brief quiz on ocean pollution on Thursday. There is a tentative field trip planned for Friday, March 4. Stay tuned for more info.
6th Grade Math Mrs. Reardon
Next week we will wrap up Chapter 7 by graphing functions! On Tuesday and Wednesday we will review for the Chapter 7 Test that will take place on Thursday, March 3. It is imperative that students are practicing the concepts that we learn in class. Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers MUST be mastered because students will continue to use this concept within other concepts!!
6th Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will learn how to solve percent problems using proportions or the percent equation (7.2, 7.4). We will have a quiz covering sections 7.1 - 7.4 on Tuesday. We will then complete Chapter 7 by learning how to find the Percent of Change (7.5), real-world applications of percent problems (7.6), and calculating simple interest (7.7). There will be a Chapter 7 Test early next week.
6th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Guggenheim
As the research portion of our project is over, we will spend time in class working on the presentation. Presentations will be the following week. List 9 vocabulary will be introduced, and the quiz will be 3/8/16. We will also begin working on prepositions.
6th Grade Ancient Civilizations Mrs. Hannah
We will finish our study of China this week! We will discuss the Han dynasty Monday and Tuesday, review Wednesday, and have a test over the Qin and Han dynasty Thursday. Next week, we will begin studying Ancient Greece!
6th Grade Spanish Ms. Sotomayor
We have had a wonderful time learning a new favorite category of vocabulary words: food! There’s been lots of great discussions in Spanish alone stemming from questions such as “What’s your favorite dish” “What do you know about Latin food?”, and “What Latin-inspired flavors do you like in your own meals?” We’ve also discussed the latest in modern Mariachi music in Mexico and how American food companies and supermarkets incorporate Latin cuisine into American dish favorites. Apart from food, the students had a blast discussing videos for MovieTalk. And last but not least, they have enjoyed creative writing with new words such as “encontrar” (to find), “buscar” (to look for), and “saber” (to know). Next week, we will continue focusing on a lot of reading comprehension from interesting text followed by discussion in Spanish and will discuss prepositions.
Our 8th graders have had a wonderful D.C. trip!
Our 8th graders have had a wonderful D.C. trip!
