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Grade 8 Blue TeamNovember 19, 2019 Open Pod Meeting
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Counseling
Kathryn Gray – 8th Grade School Psychologist
Jessica Rabine – 8th Grade School Counselor
Lindsay Tiscia - Social Worker
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PowerSchool(PS)
Teachers expectations:❏ students check PS frequently
❏ parents check PS as needed - set email notifications
❏ students and parents check PS to inquire about grades and missing work BEFORE contacting the teacher
★ STUDENTS contact the teacher regarding questions about grades/assignments.
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Schoology & Google Classroom
Teachers expect that students check Schoology and google classroom daily
❏ Calendar
❏ Recent activity and assignment feed
★ Parents do not need to check Schoology regularly - but should encourage students to do so!
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Language Arts
★ Dystopian ❑Completed dystopian book❑Completed realistic fiction book❑Completed first essay: literary analysis ❑ Currently reading Left for Dead, our nonfiction
mentor text★ Vocabulary study through roots.
❑ Ex: val, fin, term, horr, fug ★ Grammar
❑ Subjects, verbs, mechanics★ Upcoming… To Kill a Mockingbird
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Editing and Revising
★ Writing is a mixture of formative and summative. All of our writing requires revising and editing - even formatives.
★ Students should use rubrics and assignment sheets throughout the writing process.
★ Eighth grade and writing workshop stress independent, revision of writing.
★ We will also stress editing, which is understanding the mechanics of writing.
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Social Studies
Current Unit: Shaping America’s Identity: What is the impact of expansion?
★ Current content: Westward Expansion, Slavery, and the Civil War
Upcoming Unit: Reconciling America’s Identity: How has the American identity evolved to reflect the wants and needs of the American people?
★ Upcoming content: Reconstruction, Civil Rights, Reform Movements
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Math
★ Algebra 1:❑ Foundations, Patterns & Sequences and
Functions Units completed❑ Currently immersed in Linear Functions
★ Math 8:❑ Foundations Unit completed❑ Currently making progress with the
Exponent UnitMIDTERM - January 17, 2020
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Geometry
★ Recently completed: area and
perimeter, surface area and volume
★ Current unit: logic
★ Extra help is available in the mornings.
★ Assignments posted on Schoology.
★ Midterm January 17, 2019
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Science
September-October:★ Reviewed Lab Skills/Scientific Method★ Heat
❑ Thermal Design Challenge November-December:★ Earth’s Geologic History
❑ Mariana Trench❑ Grand Canyon
★ Next Up: Genetics and Evolution❑ Fossils❑ Galapagos Finches
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Chromebook Update
★ Students should:❐ Bring Chromebook fully charged every day❐ Be responsible for the security of their
Chromebook.❐ Keep protective hard cover on!❐ Leave the ID label and barcodes untouched.❐ NEVER loan their Chromebook to another
student.❐ Always adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy.❐ Comply with teachers’ instructions regarding
class use.
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Community Service Activities
★ Coin War ❑ November 18 - 22nd❑ Class of ‘17 raised $11,860!!!❑ Donated to Dept. of Human Services
■ ‘Tis the Season Fundraiser■ Scholarships, Camp Fund
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Reminders
Save the Dates
★ April 14, 2020 12:36 PM❑ Next Open Pod Meeting
★ June 3, 2020❑ Spirit Cruise & Broadway