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Well, I think we can confidently say winter is behind us; however, April came in with what I would say is its adage. Which is to say, there were plenty of showers this week. Still, as you guys can probably guess, the rain doesn’t stop us from appreciating this beautiful campus, and we look forward to those eventual (May) flowers! Thank you to all who came to Celebrate and showed your support!
English w/ Mr. Rouse –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- none.
- Continued peer review and individual conferencing.
- We revised and turned in our midpoint drafts.
Math w/ Mrs. Howells
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – none scheduled
- This week began with a continuation of prime factorization.
- This led into finding Greatest Common Factors (GCF) and Least Common Multiples (LCM).
- These foundational skills were then applied to the process of adding fractions, including both positive and negative fractions, which necessitated a review of integer operations.
- We also revisited the concepts of proper and improper fractions, as well as mixed numbers.
- Next week we continue with fraction and mixed number operations.
Science w/ Mrs. Farris –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No test or quiz scheduled
- This week, students were introduced to simple machines—and many were surprised to learn that a machine does not need a motor to do work!
- We defined key concepts such as work, force, power, and the differences between simple and complex machines.
- To reinforce their learning, students completed a digital review on simple machines and prepared for their energy unit test.
Music w/ Mrs. Chelsey –
- 8th grade will now be in sculpting for the remainder of the year, but I will continue to edit our song and once it’s ready, I will share it!! You will all get to hear it at graduation! Thank you for a great year of music making together!!
