What We Learned Today...October 7th

Playing the Consumer/Producer game.

 This morning we started our day off with a school wide assembly in the gym.  Once we got back to the classroom we had AR from 9:08 to 9:38.  As of 3:30 today we were up to 10 AR Points Per Student, which was our goal for the month.  This means that we will be having a much deserved AR party later this week to celebrate our dedication to reading over the past month.  Keep up the great work everyone! 

In ELA we took a small break from our Greek Mythology Unit to learn about the writing process.  During the lesson we discussed the importance of writing in our world and also brainstormed all the different jobs that involve writing. (Hint: almost all of them!)  After our discussion we played "The Grammar Games", a game which split the class up into a tournament bracket and had the students going head to head answering questions about the Writing Process.  We got through the preliminary round today and will go through the sweet sixteen and final four tomorrow. 

Our "Grammar Games" Bracket!

In Grade 8 Math the students continued to work on their assignments from 3.1.  Some students also had the opportunity to work on some extra practice questions on IXL.  IXL is the same extra math practice website that we used last year.  Students each have their own ID's and Passwords and can access the website from both school and home.  I highly recommend this as an additional studying tool for exams as well as extra practice during units to help students grasp the various concepts we are learning about. 

Mimio Vote.

After lunch the students had Phys. Ed with Mr. Fuchs and they headed to the gym for some circuit training before going outside to work on some football skills.  At 1:23 we had Science and learned about three kinds of Consumers: Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores.  The students also participated in a Mimio vote activity that dealt with identifying different types of consumers and producers.  During the last hour of the day the students had Social Studies with Mr. Csada and they worked on their Green/Pink Experiment questions.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

Math:
Grade 8:
3.1 handout is due tomorrow

Science:
Abiotic Lab and Questions are due tomorrow


ELA:
Pandora's Box Assignment is overdue

Reminders:

No School on Monday, October 14th (Thanksgiving)