Week 17 8th grade 5/11/26-5/15/26

 

8th Week 1705/11/265/12/20265/13/20265/14/20265/15/2026Co-Teacher Notes
GeometryTessellation Project
Earth Science In Class: Chapter 9: Surface Water and Ground Water Sections 9.4 Groundwater 9.5 Caverns and Groundwater Landforms Textbook pages No Homework In Class: Chapter 10: Landforms Sections Sections 10.1 Landforms caused by mass movement, 10.2 Desert Landforms Textbook pages No Homework!!Substitue teacher todayHappy Summer!!
EnglishThe Hiding Place Final ExamStudy for Vocabulary Exam; list 21-30Vocaublary EXAMJust in case I ever teach again, write about one thing you learned where instruction was thorough AND you believe will come in handy; then tell me something you wish we had covered or covered better/more thoroughly. This will not be graded, but you are the best ones to help me be a more effective teacher and I would welcome your feedback."Nailed It" direcftives with some "Golden Nuggets" of recapped literary elements. Read some amazing books this summer! And, reach out with any recommendations for me. I will be recouping on the couch and in need of some awesome literature to pass this summer of no traveling. I love each one of you!
LatinReview for test on Wednesday over Chapters 19-21 Review pages.Study for test tomorrow on 19-21Final exam over chapters 19-21.no homework Last day of LNM 1!!!!!!
US HistorySee 5/14/25 LP - 9/11Check GCRNo ClassCheck GCR Activity
Formal LogicFinish Lesson 9.6Study for Final Test tomorrow Final Test No homework Finish Informal Logic

Week 16 8th grade 5/4/26-5/8/26

 

8th Week 165/4/20265/5/20265/6/20265/7/20265/8/2026Co-Teacher Notes
GeometrySectors and Arcs
Lesson 14.6: 9-17, 26-30, 47-56		Final ExamFinal Exam
Earth Science In Class: Labs Today!! Continue with Lab #5: Modeling Weathering **Bring a protein shake bottle and Lab Notebooks to Class At home: Complete Formal Lab Report for Lab#5 Modelling Weathering in Lab Notebook In Class: Chapter 9: Surface Water and Ground Water Sections 9.1 The Hydrologic Cycle 9.2 Streams 9.3 Stream Land forms Textbook pages 234-244. At Home: Work on Learning Checks on Sections 9.1 The Hydrologic Cycle 9.2 Streams base your answers on Textbook pages 234-244. In Class: Chapter 9: Surface Water and Ground Water Sections 9.1 The Hydrologic Cycle 9.2 Streams 9.3 Stream Land forms Textbook pages 234-244.
EnglishGrammar ReviewStudy for Grammar Test; Piece final essay together for "Sentry" or "Patricide" -- Due date extended to Friday, 5/8, because of substitute.Session 1: Last Grammar Test, Time afterward: Work on Sentry/Patricide Essay or study for 5/13 Vocab Final, lessons 21-30 Session 2: Hiding Place Book Club (Assigned groups, form completion)Sentry or Patricide Essay due tomorrow.Presentations of final essay
LatinIn class exercises, review of Chapter 21. Chapter 21 WB exercises 1-6 due tomorrow. HW due. Begin review of concepts in Chapters 19-21. Perfect passive, pluperfect passive, future perfect passive, hic, ille, future active participle, future active infinitiveMake flashcards for the words which you have trouble remembering in the Vocabulary to Know on pages 387-388 Due Friday. Do exercise 1 in the textbook p. 388. Due Friday.Continuation of reiew of Chapters 19-21.
US HistoryRodney King Riots - Christian Fundamental Approach to Racism See 5/8/25 HwkNo ClassComplete GCR assignment 9/11 Discussion
Formal LogicLesson 9.6 Complete GCR AssignmentLesson 9.5 Part 2Complete GCR assignment Lesson 9.6

Week 15 8th grade 4/27/26-5/1/26

 

8th Week 154/27/20264/28/20264/29/20264/30/20265/1/2026Co-Teacher Notes
GeometryCLT 3-8Study for Chapter 12 Test
Chapter 12 Test		No HomeworkThe Perimater and Area of Polygons
Without a Formula
Earth ScienceCLT At home: Do this Assignment on Loose Leaf paper Work on Chapter 8 Exercises, this is the Open Book Test for Ch8, base your answers on Textbook reading. In Class: Labs Today!! Continue with Lab #5: Modeling Weathering **Bring Lab Notebooks to Class At home: Do this Assignment on Loose Leaf paper Complete Chapter 8 Exercises, this is the Open Book Test for Ch8, base your answers on Textbook reading. In Class: Labs Today!! Continue with Lab #5: Modeling Weathering **Bring Lab Notebooks to Class **Due today Open Book test on Ch8 done on lose leaf paper.
EnglishCLT testing/No classComplete the next three paragraphs in your paticide / sentry essay; Read "The Hiding Place"Session 1: Adjective CLAUSES 2 and Infinitive Adverbs; Session 2: The Hiding Place ch 10-12Complete final paragraphs for Common Topic essay - Final due next Wednesday, 5/6Attend 9th grade Composition presentation
LatinCLT testing/no classCopy the Vocabulary to Learn on page 378Future Perfect Tense Passive; Future Active Participle; Boethius, The Wheel of FortuneDo exercise 1 (page 378)and 3 (page 380).Due Friday.HW due. Future active infinitive, Boethius, exercises in class.
US HistoryDiscussionLesson 32 - SR 483-490 Complete assignment No ClassSR 491-498 Complete assignment - Lesson 32 Test FridayLesson 32 Test - Discussion
Formal LogicLesson 9.4 Originally Week 14GCR Lesson 9.4 exercises pgs. 265-267 - Lesson 9.5 Part 1 – Extension –GCR Deduction in Action pg. 268 – Tactics - the Colombo questions

Week 14 8th grade 4/20/26-4/24/26

 

8th Week 144/20/20264/21/20264/22/20264/23/20264/24/2026Co-Teacher Notes
GeometrySecant Angles Inside and Outside the CircleLesson 12.5: *1-4, 5-7, *8-12, 13-16, 22-26, Set IIITanget Segments and Intersecting Chords
Prove Thm 66 and Thm 67 (6-10)		Lesson 12.6: 11-15, 18-21, 26-27, 35-36Lesson 14.5: 31-36
Earth Science In Class: Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Sections 8.3 Soils Textbook pages 213-224. At home: Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Read Textbook pages 215-219. Complete Qs 1-3 of Learning Check 8.3, base your answers on Textbook reading. In Class: Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Sections 8.3 Soils Textbook pages 213-224. At home: Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Read Textbook pages 215-219. Complete Qs 1-3 of Learning Check 8.3, base your answers on Textbook reading. In Class: Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Sections 8.3 Soils Textbook pages 213-224.
EnglishCommon Topic 3 or 4 due today; Comparison and "There"; What is wrong with a 'sentry who falls asleep?"; Why is patricide more grave than murder?Vocab quiz tomorrow and THP 8-9 discussionVocab Quiz lesson 21-29; Next Common Topic start. Session 2: The Hiding Place 8-9Draft 3-4 paragraphs of Sentry or Patricide essay in Shared Drive, document title is YOUR NAME: followed by 'Sentry" or "particide"Misc Grammar Fun; Last Vocab spotlight
LatinChapter 20- pluperfect passive, ille, Augustine; Vocabulary Quiz Friday.Complete exercises 5 & 6 in the textbook on pages 368-369. Due Wednesday 4/23.Vocabulary review. Homework review. Workbook exercises.Vocabulary review for quiz tomorrow. Vocabulary Quiz. Activity.
US HistoryDiscussionLesson 31 - SR 463-469 - Complete assignment - No ClassSR 470-480 - Complete assignment - Lesson 31 Test FridayLesson 31 Test - Discussion
Formal LogicCritiquing Syllogisms Exercises Complete GCR assignment Determining Validity & Other ExercisesComplete GCR assignment Informal Logic

Week 13 8th grade 4/13/26-4/17/26

 

8th Week 134/13/20264/14/20264/15/20264/16/20264/17/2026Co-Teacher Notes
GeometryCircle Parts Open Investigation 7.1 and 7.2Study for Chapter 15 TestChapter 15 TestLesson 12.1 16-33, 37-39;
Lesson 12.2 1-7, 24-28,		Open Investigation Central (90) and Inscribed Angles (same arc) and Arcs
Lessons 12.3: 8-13, 43-47
Lesson 12.4: 6-25
Earth ScienceScience Fair 2025-26 Begins today!! Students present their posters to their class mates and Grammar and Rhetoric ClassesAt home: Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Read Textbook pages 207-212. Work on Learning Check 8.2 base your answers on Textbook reading. This HW for may be distributed over Tuesday and Thursday, students should pace themselves as per individual HW needs Science Fair 2025-26 Competition today after School !! Students present their posters to their class mates Students present their work in the form of Posters to the Judges today, between 3:15pm-4:15pm At home: Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Read Textbook pages 207-212. Complete Learning Check 8.2 base your answers on Textbook reading. This HW for may be distributed over Tuesday and Thursday, students should pace themselves as per individual HW needs Science Fair 2025-26!! Students present their posters to their class mates Notebooks for Classwork, Homework, any revised work and due today! **Quarter 3-4 Project; Science Fair Projects .Students may begin working on their approved Experiments. Final darft of Written Report and Poster due April 13th, 2026. Please refer to email and the video on How to cite Resources using Chicago Style
. The Science Fair will take place 13th-17th April 2026. ***No Haz-Mat Projects allowed
EnglishGrammar CLT prep: Verb tense, S/V agreementRead The Hiding Place per schedule: chapters 5-7 questions due tomorrow (handed out 4/10 and attached here). Final "Against an Abortionist or a Ruler who Puts Revenge..." due on MONDAY 4/20. Typed and double spaced.Session 1: In class writing lab; essay or Vocab work as needed; Session 2: The Hiding Place ch 5-7Vocab. Lesson 29: Write a ONE PAGE story, with proper conventions, using 20 of the 25 vocabulary words on page 238. Underline your words. See Final Essay assignment from Tuesday and remember to spend some time with Corrie. THP chs 8-9 are due next Wednesday.Comparisons and There (90-91)
LatinChapter 20. Pluperfect tense passiveDo exercise 1 in the workbook for Chapter 20, p. 136.Perfect active and passive infinitivesDo exercise 3 on page 366 in the textbook. Adjective Ille
US HistoryDiscussionLesson 30 - SR 449 top 1/2 of 455 Complete assignment No ClassSR 455-461 - Complete assignment Lesson 30 Test - Discussion
Formal LogicLesson 9.2Lesson 9.2 exercises pgs. 245-248 - No DIALesson 9.3 Part 1Lesson 9.2 pg. 248 DIA - See GCR TBD

Week 12 8th grade 4/6/26-4/10/26

 

8th Week 124/6/20264/7/20264/8/20264/9/20264/10/2026Co-Teacher Notes
Geometry
Easter Monday - No School
Surface Area and Volume of Spheres Riddle Worksheet
 Lesson 15.7: 11-15, 16-18, 24-27, 28-31		Volume and Surface Area of Composite FiguresVolume and Surface Area of Composite Figures Worksheet: 1-9Similar Solids
Lesson 15.8: 1-5, 12-15, 47-50, 57-60
Earth ScienceAt home: Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Read Textbook pages 201-206. Work on Learning Check 8.1 base your answers on Textbook reading. This HW for may be distributed over Tuesday and Thursday, students should pace themselves as per individual HW needs In Class: Return Test and discuss; Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Sections 8.1 Mechanical and Chemical Weathering Textbook pages 201-206. At home: Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Read Textbook pages 201-206. Complete Learning Check 8.1 base your answers on Textbook reading. This HW for may be distributed over Tuesday and Thursday, students should pace themselves as per individual HW needs In Class: Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion, and Soils Sections 8.2 Erosion Textbook pages 207-212. **Quarter 3-4 Project; Science Fair Projects .Students may begin working on their approved Experiments. Final darft of Written Report and Poster due April 13th, 2026. Please refer to email and the video on How to cite Resources using Chicago Style
. The Science Fair will take place 13th-17th April 2026. ***No Haz-Mat Projects allowed
EnglishSee last Thursday, April 2, for composition expectations by tomorrow; THP handout due tomorrow for ch. 3-4Session 1: Comp Check; Discuss: Rejection of Pity; "There"; Session 2: THP ch 3-4Complete your "Rejection of Pity" build up and rough draft. Ask yourself: What more can I add for a final 'punch' to my Epilogue? Brainstorm; possible ask an adult in your life for an idea. Final draft expectations; Lesson 29 collaboration (Vocabulary)
LatinDo exercise 4 in the textbook on page 351 and WB exercises 1 and 2, page 127 & 128. (Do only 1-31 in ex. 2) In exercise 4, copy the original sentence and skip a line between each exercise.Due Wednesday 4/ 8.Chapter 19. Homework due. Demonstratives hic, haec, hoc. In class exercises.Do exercise 6 in the textbook. Copy the original sentence and skip a line between each exercise. Also do exercises 3 & 4 in the workbook, pages 129,130. Due Friday 4/10.HW due. Chapter 19 continued.
US HistoryLesson 29 - SR 437-top half 443 Complete assignment No ClassSR 443-448 - Complete assignment - Lesson 29 Test FridayLesson 29 Test - Discussion
Formal LogicDeduction in Action pg. 238 – turn in - Essay Due - Chapter 8 Test TomorrowChapter 8 TestLesson 9.1 - read and answer questionLesson 9.2 and Informal Fallacies

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