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8th Grade Weekly Updates

Students, Parents, and Guardians;
 

Upcoming Events

  • November 1, 2019 - Washington, D.C Trip Deposit Due ($150.00) ... Please take a moment and review the Parent Letter and Sample Itinerary -  Parent Letter and Sample Itinerary

  • November 8, 2019 - Early Dismissal

  • November 11, 2019 - Veterans Day (NO SCHOOL)     

                                                     

 8th Grade Math 

  • We will be finishing our unit on Angle Relationships this week.

  • Students will have a unit test on Thursday October 24th. 

  • Students will be given a study guide on Tuesday to complete.


Math 1 

  • We will be finishing up our unit on Relations & Functions this week. 

  • Students will be identifying the zeros of a function and identifying an arithmetic sequence this week.

  • Students will have a test on Friday October 25th.

 

 

Science 

  • We will continue our unit on Evolution this week.  Students will have a vocabulary quiz Thursday Oct. 24th on the first 12 words in their Unit 4 Vocabulary.  Students have access to vocabulary words and quizlet to study.



Social Studies:  

  • We will begin our Unit 4:  Expansion & Reform study. Students will be using Google Classroom, Study Island and Discovery Education to complete unit assignments. 

 

ELA: 

  •  Spelling test on Friday.  Essays will be due on Thursday ,and we will spend time in class completing peer edits.  We will also be utilizing short paragraphs to determine author’s purpose.  

 

 

*** IF YOUR CHILD HAS MISSED SCHOOL OR A CLASS – Please remind them to talk to the teacher about any missed assignments!

 

*****Please note that the above is simply an idea of what we will be doing each week, but is subject to change at any time upon teacher discretion. It is the responsibility of your child to make sure they write down daily assignments in their notebooks.*****

 

 

The menus for breakfast and lunch are on the ECS website.  Here is the link: Menus

 

ALSO – Please review to the school website for parent/student handbook, athletic schedules, district calendar, etc.

 

Student safety is a priority. Please contact us with any questions or concerns. And please let us know if you have additional emails you would like added or if your email changes. Please let us know if you phone number changes or you would like additional phone numbers added to your child's information.

 

Thank you,

8th  Grade Team