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16 Dec 2021
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8th Grade in December

Hello, parents!

 

8th graders are looking forward to the break starting next week, because they have been working hard in all their classes.

Humanities

In ELA, students have almost completed their poetry unit, in which they analyzed more than 25 poems over the course of a month! Now students are constructing small poetry chapbooks/zines in which they collect their own original poems, their favorite poems they read, and at least one analysis of a poem (their PRJ). They are creating beautiful pieces that I know they will keep for years to come!

In Social Studies, students are learning about the preludes to the civil war, analyzing maps and data about the economy of the North and South, in addition to gathering information about the lives and cultures of African-Americans in the mid-1800s.

Joseph

 

Science

Science continued to explore molecules, reactions, bonds, and other concepts in chemistry. During one of our experiments students discovered if the reaction rate is increased due to temperature. We also used an assortment of simulation software to continue discovering these chemistry concepts. As we wrap up the unit and semester we continue to work on understanding physical and chemical changes as a preview to our next unit of culinary science. Their hard work and dedication have been showcased in all their assignments, activities, and experiments. Cannot wait to continue our discoveries of new science topics next semester.

Mike Noll

Math

The 8th grade has been learning about various ways they can apply linear equations and inequalities in two variables to real-world situations. In 8Y, the students are learning about how to use x-and y-intercepts and slope-intercept form to graph equations and interpret solutions. In 8X, the students have been working on a project where they run a food truck business and analyze their budget and sales by creating linear equations and systems of linear equations. Parents of 8X students will receive an email soon with photos of the projects, including the food trucks 8X designed! Enjoy the winter break and see you next year!
Shana

Hebrew

Dear parents,

These past few weeks, we have been hard at work practicing using vocabulary when discussing how we are feeling, various aches and remedies. We compared fold remedies to doctor’s advice and we practiced expressing what we must do to what we feel like doing.
We ended the unit with a skit that the students wrote and acted out in which a parent takes their child to see the doctor.
I wish everyone a wonderful and safe vacation,

 

 

להורים יקרים,
סיימנו בהצלחה את היחידה על ״תנועות נוער יהודיות״ התלמידים נבחנו על החומר. היחידה החדשה היא על לבוש; מה הבגד אומר על האדם? מה תפקיד של בגד בחברה המודרנית מלבד הגנה? מה מקום של מותגים בחברה שלנו? האם על מנת להגיע לשוויון חברתי בית ספר יש לחייב את התלמידים בתלבושת אחידה? מה היתרונות והחסרונות של זה?
מאחלת לכם חופשה נעימה,
אילנה

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