8th Grade ELA

Week of 8/7/23
We will start Colonization this week. Students will learn how to create a Sway document to go along with the content they learn each day. 
Week of 8/21/23
This week we will be working with adaptation and scientific theory.
Week of 8/28/23
Monday- goal-setting day
Tuesday-Friday we will start Unit 2 - The American Revolution
Week of 9/5/23
Tuesday- Review for test
Wednesday- Chapter 3 test
Thursday/Friday
Week of 9/11/23
This week we will be learning about fossilization and the rock cycle. Rock Cycle test on Thursday.
Week of 9/18/23
We will be going to Hyder-Burks for Career Day Tuesday.
Wed-Fri we will be discussing the Declaration of Independence.
Week of 9/25/23
Monday- Chapter 4 Test- SS
Tuesday- Safety Day
Wednesday- Track and Field
Thursday and Friday-  Chapter 5 SS
Week of 10/2/23
This week we will be finishing up Chapter 5 in Gallopade.
We will be taking our Science and Social Studies benchmark testing also.
Week of 10/16/23
This week we will begin Unit 3:The New Nation in Social Studies
In Science we will cover Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
 
Week of 10/23/23
This week in science we will continue with Motion and Stability. 
In Social Studies we will learn about the Constitution. The students will memorize the Preamble by Monday, October 30th.
Week of 10/30/23
We will be finishing up with the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution and continuing with Motion and Stability.
Tuesday- Halloween party
 
Week of 11/6/23
This week we will learn about how to calculate net force, find the speed/velocity, and find the average acceleration of an object. We will discuss magnetism. Thursday we will learn about Veteran's Day.
Week of 11/13/23
This week we will finish up Force and acceleration. We will continue with the New Nation.
Week of 11/20/23
Monday- Chapter 8/9 Test
Tuesday-Thanksgiving Day Project
 
Week of  11/27/23
This week we will learn about circuits. Students will be able to create series and parallel circuits.
Friday- Notebook Check
Week of 1/4/23
Monday- Aimsweb testing
We will finish up circuits and magnetism.
 
Week of 12/11/23
This week we will start Chapter 10 in Gallopade. 
Thursday is our field trip.
Friday is our Christmas party.
Week of 1/3/24
Welcome back!
This week we will continue with Chapter 10 and 11 in Social Studies.
Week of 1/8/24
Monday- Complete the study guide for Tuesday's test. The study guide was given out Friday.
We will start the Waves Unit Wednesday.
1/25/24-1/26/24
We will do our Mastery Connect for Social Studies and Science.
Week of 1/29/24
We will complete Chapter 12. The test will be open notes and on Wednesday. We will start with waves after that.
Week of 2/5/24
We are going to continue with Waves Unit
Week of 2/12/24
We will work on Chapter 13 in Gallopade and then continue with waves in Science
Week of 2/26/24
We will start with Social Studies presentations
In Science we will work on earth structures
week of 2/4/24
This week we will finish up with earthquakes and complete mastery connect tests
Week of 3/18/24
This week we will work on Social Studies Presentations.
A review Science Study Island
Tuesday- 8th grade is invited to LA that afternoon.
Thursday we have a career fair at TCAT and LA
Friday we have reward day
Week of 4/8/24
We will be doing TCAP Review this week for Science
Week of 4/15/24
We will be taking the TNReady this week.
 
All Study Island and IXL grades that were do last week have been posted.
 
Week of 4/ 22/24
We will continue with the TNReady this week.