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WELCOME�MRS. SCHMITT 8TH GRADE SCIENCE

WEDNESDAY

WEEKLY AGENDA 9/2-9/5

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• Prefixes, Root words, Suffixes in Science
• Root Monster Section 3
• Classwork- Metric System. Slide 1

• Metric System Introduction
• Metric Prefixes and Units
• “Sum It Up” (1-11)

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• Metric Conversions
• King Henry Ladder
• Sum it Up” (12-24)
• Sum it Up” (25-30)

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• Classwork Due- Slides 1,3,4 and Sum It up.
• Engineering Challenge “To the Rescue
• Welcome Dance!

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REMINDERS:

All Classwork is due Friday

Check Google Classroom daily

Welcome Dance Friday $0

TUESDAY

MONDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

CLASS INFORMATION

GOOGLE CLASSROOM

NOTES ARE TAKEN IN COMPOSITION BOOKS

• Notes are to include:
• Color
• Text
• Pictures
• Big Idea

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SCIENCE AT A GLANCE

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Overall theme: Earth’s Place in the Universe

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1^st Trimester- Metric System, Contact Forces, and Sound Waves

Project: Balloon Car (50 points)

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2^nd Trimester- Forces at a Distance, Earth in Space, The Universe and the Solar System.

Projects: Science Contracts

(50 points on each due date 200 points total)

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3^rd Trimester- Natural Selection, Geologic Time, Fossil Record. Genetics, and Positive Prevention

Open SciEd

Curriculum

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ACADEMIC AREAS

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Progression

ABSENT POLICY

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• Students who turn in work on time receive full credit.
• Classwork is due each Friday, regardless of absence. Students should email if an extension is requested.
• Projects are due on due date even if your child is absent.
• Students are expected to know what occurred in class BEFORE they return.

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Fun Fact:

22 absences already this year!

GRADING

• Tests are worth 100 points.
• Projects are worth 50 points
• Homework/Classwork is worth 10-20 points
• Incomplete or missing work will receive a score of 10/20 and be marked “M” “I”. This replaces a grade of “0” and cannot be made up.
• Late work is not accepted for full credit under most circumstances.
• I communicate by posting grades
• Grades are posted online

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JUST A QUICK SUGGESTION…

• Have your child email the teacher instead of you doing it on their behalf. We are trying to promote independence.
• Many times they know the answer to the question you are asking.
• This helps teach them responsibility for their learning as well as how to write emails.
• Your child has a school email on their iPads.

“Children’s real confidence grows from the inside out, not from gold stars, false accolades, and helicoptering.”

- Michelle Borba ED.D. Author of Thrivers.

PLEASE VIEW AND SIGN YOUR CHILD’S PLANNER WEEKLY

If returned and signed on…

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Monday 10 points

7 points if filled out, but not signed

5 points if partially filled out

0 points if not filled out

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Tuesday 8 points if signed on Tuesday. No more points given.

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WELCOME�MRS. SCHMITT 8TH GRADE Language Arts with a Focus on Science

Language Arts

Period 3

Language Arts instruction will be emphasized using a Science focus.

9/2-9/5

Dates

Deadlines

• Complete iReady Diagnostic this week.
• English 54321 Due Friday

Language Arts Agenda

Lab Reports

Nonfiction Articles

Claim Evidence Reasoning

Novels

• Flowers for Algernon
• Frankenstein
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
• HIdden Figures
• The Diary of Anne Frank

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Language Arts Basics

English 54321

Grammar Challenges

Online Platforms

1 lesson per day. Due each Friday.

• Amplify
• iReady
• No Red Ink

Once a month

• Escape Rooms
• Quizzes

Standards

Reading

Tone

Author’s Purpose

Theme

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Writing

Persuasive

Factual- citing evidence CER

Compare/Contrast

Narrative

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Speaking and Listening

Language

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole

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Presentations- Create an App

Debates- “Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?”

Movies- comparison of novel and movie