Wow, where has the school year gone?! 8th graders completed the cumulative final and are ready to head off to high school. They tested over many concepts that they will use in the coming year of math, especially integers, powers & exponents, solving equations, and polynomials. Encourage your child to review over the summer and go into the new school year with the strong math skills they leave SFA with.
I have enjoyed working with your child and will miss this group of students. They are a great bunch of kids! Have a great summer.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
Science: Mrs. Mistry
The 8th Graders did a wonderful job on their science projects. The Science Fair was held on May 8 and it was spectacular! The students worked very hard on their projects and it showed. We all enjoyed seeing the finished results after all the weeks of experimenting. The students should have a greater understanding of the scientific method after completing this project. Grades will be posted on Monday, but the students have already received a copy of their project evaluation which should be signed and returned no later than Monday.
Thanks for the beautiful flowers sent for the Mary Garden. The students planted them last week and they are growing well. Stop by and take a look if you get time. The Mary Garden is on the southeast entrance of the school. Special thanks to Lexi Ancona for her help in keeping the garden watered!
We will finish up the year with a study of weather and climate, focusing on weather patterns and prediction and severe weather. We hope to make tornado models next week. We are looking for empty 2 liter plastic pop bottles to use for the project. Please send them to school if you have any at your house. Thanks!
The periodic table test will be on Friday, May 18. (please note change in date).
It was a pleasure to work with your kids and many of you at the service day. Thanks to all who helped!
Enjoy your weekend!
Thanks for the beautiful flowers sent for the Mary Garden. The students planted them last week and they are growing well. Stop by and take a look if you get time. The Mary Garden is on the southeast entrance of the school. Special thanks to Lexi Ancona for her help in keeping the garden watered!
We will finish up the year with a study of weather and climate, focusing on weather patterns and prediction and severe weather. We hope to make tornado models next week. We are looking for empty 2 liter plastic pop bottles to use for the project. Please send them to school if you have any at your house. Thanks!
The periodic table test will be on Friday, May 18. (please note change in date).
It was a pleasure to work with your kids and many of you at the service day. Thanks to all who helped!
Enjoy your weekend!
Social Studies - Nennig
Dear Eighth Grade Parents,
Thank you for all the wonderful flowers you brought in for the service day yesterday. We beautified both Freedom for Youth Campus and House of Mercy Campus. It was wonderful to see the kids work so hard together and find so much joy in giving to others. Thank you for your support and for encouraging a servant heart.
In social studies, we finally dug into our World War II study. The students have vocabulary and notes they should be studying over the weekend. Their WWII test will be next Wednesday. The students turned in their WWII research papers yesterday.
Our final mini-unit will be on the geography, history, and social problems of East Africa . This will be in response to the book they are reading in Language Arts as well as Fr. Komo’s Mission Jeans Day next week. We hope to inspire continued awareness of world issues as we send these young people off to high school.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Miss Mataloni: Language Arts and Reading
The 8th graders turned in their research papers on Wednesday. Many of the students commented on how proud they were of their efforts in putting the paper together. It was a challenging three weeks for them, but the 8th graders will be ready for high school having this paper under their belts.
The students have started reading their final class book this week, Left to Tell. We will be having daily discussions over the nightly readings. This book leads to great discussion and growth of one's faith.
The 8th graders are halfway through the final grammar unit, reviewing the parts of speech. They have a quiz over the first half Friday and will be finishing up the last half next week. A final test will be given the week of May 21st.
Vocabulary and spelling have come to an end! Woo-hoo! There will be no more lists or green books to look for this year. If you helped your child review each week, thank you!
To finish up the year, the 8th graders have two big assignments coming up that relate to graduation. Each student will be writing and presenting their own graduation speech. Hopefully they'll allow you to hear what they have to say as they practice at home. These are always a fun way to end the year. If your student is interested in presenting their speech for the graduation mass, there will be auditions the week prior to graduation for this spot. In addition to the graduation speeches, the students will be writing a reflective poem of their years at St. Francis which will have the potential of being featured on the graduation mass program.
I still have language arts review session openings for the summer. The reviews will be held on Thursdays from 12:00-1:00 PM. Please email me if you are interested and I will give you more details.
Lastly, I want to thank the parent volunteers and students for the hard work they put in today at Freedom Youth Shelter and House of Mercy. It was wonderful to see everyone come together for such a great cause. Thank you!
The students have started reading their final class book this week, Left to Tell. We will be having daily discussions over the nightly readings. This book leads to great discussion and growth of one's faith.
The 8th graders are halfway through the final grammar unit, reviewing the parts of speech. They have a quiz over the first half Friday and will be finishing up the last half next week. A final test will be given the week of May 21st.
Vocabulary and spelling have come to an end! Woo-hoo! There will be no more lists or green books to look for this year. If you helped your child review each week, thank you!
To finish up the year, the 8th graders have two big assignments coming up that relate to graduation. Each student will be writing and presenting their own graduation speech. Hopefully they'll allow you to hear what they have to say as they practice at home. These are always a fun way to end the year. If your student is interested in presenting their speech for the graduation mass, there will be auditions the week prior to graduation for this spot. In addition to the graduation speeches, the students will be writing a reflective poem of their years at St. Francis which will have the potential of being featured on the graduation mass program.
I still have language arts review session openings for the summer. The reviews will be held on Thursdays from 12:00-1:00 PM. Please email me if you are interested and I will give you more details.
Lastly, I want to thank the parent volunteers and students for the hard work they put in today at Freedom Youth Shelter and House of Mercy. It was wonderful to see everyone come together for such a great cause. Thank you!
8th Grade Religion
Congratulations to our newly Confirmed 8th Graders!
Thank you for all of your support to help get them to their Confirmation days. Their new strength will help them make good choices, stay close to God and continue to seek true happiness in their lives.
To finish up the year we are going to close up Theology of the Body and end on a few lessons on the Virtues. We also will be working to produce simple audio and videos of some of the unit songs they have put together throughout this year. This way by the end of the year your students will leave with not only notes, handouts, etc. but also some songs and memories from their 8th grade Religion studies.
Please keep encouraging your student to turn in missing work. You can view what work they still need to turn in by going to infinite campus. The Reflection Papers have yet to be added, but everything else will be up to date.
Also, Service Hours are now overdue. Please encourage your student to check with me after classes to see where they stand.
Thank you for all of your support to help get them to their Confirmation days. Their new strength will help them make good choices, stay close to God and continue to seek true happiness in their lives.
To finish up the year we are going to close up Theology of the Body and end on a few lessons on the Virtues. We also will be working to produce simple audio and videos of some of the unit songs they have put together throughout this year. This way by the end of the year your students will leave with not only notes, handouts, etc. but also some songs and memories from their 8th grade Religion studies.
Please keep encouraging your student to turn in missing work. You can view what work they still need to turn in by going to infinite campus. The Reflection Papers have yet to be added, but everything else will be up to date.
Also, Service Hours are now overdue. Please encourage your student to check with me after classes to see where they stand.
Math: Mrs Cindy Streff
8th graders spent four days working in the computer lab working with Excel. They learned how to input data quickly using the tab and enter keys. They learned how to format the cells, add columns and worksheets, color and bold text, etc. More importantly, 8th graders learned how to use formulas to calculate addition, average, and multiplication. This was awesome for most students and what a time saver! 8th graders should find this helpful as they move to high school and must create more things on the computer. Some 8th graders even used things they had learned for their science fair projects!
8th graders are currently working on Chapter 12, Algebraic Relationships. This chapter has students adding, subtracting, and multiplying polynomials, a concepts they will use often next year in Algebra. They will quiz over the chapter on Friday, May 18.
8th graders will have their cumulative final on May 23 & 24. They will spend the two days prior to that reviewing for the test and will be prepared for the test.
All parents have received information about the summer math opportunities that I offer. I still have openings in the Math Review that is held on Thursdays 1:00-2:00 PM. If you are interested or would like more information, please email me here at school. I would enjoy working with your child in the summer.
8th graders are currently working on Chapter 12, Algebraic Relationships. This chapter has students adding, subtracting, and multiplying polynomials, a concepts they will use often next year in Algebra. They will quiz over the chapter on Friday, May 18.
8th graders will have their cumulative final on May 23 & 24. They will spend the two days prior to that reviewing for the test and will be prepared for the test.
All parents have received information about the summer math opportunities that I offer. I still have openings in the Math Review that is held on Thursdays 1:00-2:00 PM. If you are interested or would like more information, please email me here at school. I would enjoy working with your child in the summer.
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