Monday, January 26, 2015

1.26.15 Benjamin Stoddert MS 8th Grade Weekly Update

Greetings Family,

Here are the announcements for this week:

Ms. Holt- Science
This week in science the honors class will begin an intro to their Astronomy STEM project. Current events are due on Tuesday.

General Ed students will revisit energy transformations and types of energy before oving on to astronomy. Scholars will finish BCR's on energy to ensure mastery of the content. 

All classes will have a take home quiz on Friday.

Ms. Shepard-English
Ms. Shepard will not be in school this week. She has military duty. Be sure to check my blog for video casts and work updates. Ensure that our scholars are checking their emails daily. 

High School prep will not take place this week because Ms. Shepard will be out of the building.

Ms. Shepard has a blog! shepshomeworkhelp.blogspot.com 

Mr. Banks- Social Studies
This week scholars will be looking at the causes and results of the French and Indian War (Seven Years War), as we continue to march toward the American Revolution.     

General School Announcements
  • The application for the Suitland Visual and Performing Arts is available online on the school's website. We will NOT be providing paper applications, but parents who need access to a computer can come into the school and use our computers in the Parent Center or Media Center.  The application deadline is February 1st and the audition date is March 7th
  • The Community of Hope is offering tutoring to students in need of help with Math, English, and Science. This is a great alternative for those students who missed out on ELO opportunities. If you are interested, please have your student see Ms. Cameron in Guidance for a permission form.
  • In preparation for iPad use, each student has been assigned a school gmail account. To access your account, do the following: 1) Visit gmail.pgcps.org 2) For your username and password, enter the EXACT same information you use to log onto the school computers. 3) Username: Firstname-Lastname 4) Password: bstod----(last four numbers of your student ID)
Let's make it a great week!

-The 8th Grade Team

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