Greetings Family,
Welcome to February, Black History Month. We've got some important items covered in this email. Here are the first announcements of the third quarter:
Ms. Holt- Science
All Gen Ed students are starting astronomy. Math classes and I will continue to incorporate thermodynamics concepts into the lessons.
Each day students are to record the moon's height, a sketch of its shape, the time of observation, and notes about cloud cover. Periodic checks will be conducted for a grade. Please remind students to complete the activity each night during the month of February.
The honors class has already begun their STEM projects: collaboratively designing a Lunar International Space Station. Please remind students to save soda bottles, toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, washed meat trays, and cardboard. The students have been given the instructions for the project. This contains a thorough list of materials.
Mr. Barnes- Math
The algebra class will be doing quadratic equations and the discriminate to determine solutions to that equation that will review systems of equations to see how it ties in to the overall study of algebra.
The mathematics 8 classes will continue to work with functions and they will also be reviewing everything that we have done from the start of the year to ensure that they are ready for the upcoming PARCC examination.
Ms. Shepard-English
Ms. Shepard has returned from military duty. In her absence, students should have completed all of their class novel Of Mice and Men. This week, students will be completing one part of a multi-part project. This is likely the only time students will have to work on their projects. The rest of the time, students will need to complete the project outside of class.
High School prep will take place this week on Wednesday and Thursday. We will be working on applying to summer programs. For those parents who are interested, please take a look at the following links, which offer some excellent and out-of -the-box FREE summer program opportunities.
- http://www.nsbe.org/seek.aspx
- http://www.usaeop.com/
Check out Ms. Shepard's blog for updates and cool instructional videos shepshomeworkhelp.
Mr. Banks- Social Studies
This week scholars will have a quiz on chapter 4. Also, we will discover what led to the French and Indian War in the New World, and why it becomes important to the future of the colonies.
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 IB Application is available online (PGCPS website) and the deadline is 3-12-15. The application for Forestville Military Academy is also available in the guidance office and the deadline is 4-30-15.
- Team Hampton looks forward to helping our scholars in their transition to high school. We recognize the importance of teacher recommendations during this time in the school year. In order for us to have enough time to write quality recommendations, please be sure to place your request one week in advance.
- Students are invited to bring Earbud headphones (the small, fit in your pocket kind) to Ms. Shepard's class only. They will need the headphones as we move into our unit on informational text.
- If your scholar does not yet have their iPad, please sign the attached form.
Let's make it a great week!
-The 8th Grade Team
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