What We Learned Today...October 30th

This morning we began the day with our usual AR period from 9:08 to 9:38.  In ELA we continued looking at heroes in Greek Mythology by learning about the myth of Jason and the Argonauts.  This myth was great for us to look at today because there are numerous parts in Jason's myth that were depicted in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters as well.  The students were also given a writing assignment that tasks them with comparing the myths of Perseus and Jason to the journey of Percy Jackson in the movie Sea of Monsters.  This will be the major writing assignment for our Greek Mythology unit and we will continue working on it tomorrow and for most of next week.  *The assignment and rubric can be found on the ELA tab at the top of the blog. 

In Grade 8 Math students learned how to find the unknown length of the Hypotenuse and the Legs of a Right Triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem.  We will continue to work on this concept on Monday after our Math Quiz.  *Remember to do a little bit of studying each night this week to help prepare you for the quiz.


After lunch we had Science and we continued to learn about Photosynthesis and also began to look at Cellular Respiration.  *Due to all of the tests and quizzes next week, we will have our Ecosystem quiz on Tuesday, November 12.  During the last hour of the day we headed down to the gym for our Month End Assembly.  A shout out goes out to all of the boys and girls football players for being recognized in front of the whole school this afternoon. 

*Cookie Dough fundraiser packages went home with the students today.  All orders must be turned in no later than November 12th.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:
ELA:
Perseus and Medusa questions are due tomorrow, October 31st.

French:
Unit Test on Monday, November 4th

Math:
Short Quiz on Monday, November 4th

Health:
Quiz on Friday, November 8th

Science:
Ecosystem Quiz on Tuesday, November 12th

Reminders:

-Halloween dance tomorrow afternoon.

 

-There is no school on November 1st due to the Deshaye Staff Retreat