Winter Break Math Homework

Hello 8th Grade Math Class!

Here are digital versions of the review packet that is required for everyone as well as a bonus packet to complete over break.

Please remember to show your work on all problems. Once you've corrected your work, be sure to show WHY you got the problem wrong and HOW to get the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Thanks!
Mr. Radich

Winter Break Math Packet
 ANSWERS_Winter Break Math Packet

BONUS packet

Winter Break Reading Homework

Hello 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders!

Here is a digital copy of your winter break reading homework in case you misplace the handout.

Thanks!

Mr. Radich

WINTER BREAK READING HOMEWORK HANDOUT

Social Studies 12/16 to 12/20

Social Studies for December 16th to 20th

6th Grade:
Mon: Climate Zone intro (student led presentation) & begin Rain Shadow intro
Tues: Finish Rain Shadow; complete continents map; intro to Model Island Project
Wed: SSR; South America Map Test (Countries and Capitals)
Thurs: Model Island Project Work Time
Fri: Model Island Project Work Time

7th Grade:
Mon: Current Event Presentations
Tues: Tiny Houses Project
Wed: Field Study--no class
Thurs: Tiny Houses debrief; India intro (population, human rights, inequality)
Fri: Planner Check; binder update; finish Tiny houses debrief/inequality discussion; explain HW for break.
**This week's HW: planner check on Friday, CE #13 due Friday, HW for over break introduced on Friday.

8th Grade:
Mon: Tiny Houses Project
Tues: Tiny Houses debrief; India intro (population, human rights, inequality)
Wed: Field Study--no class
Thurs: Current Events presentation; finish Tiny Houses debrief/inequality discussion
Fri: Binder update; pass back papers; writing assignment
**This week's HW: CE #13 due Friday, HW for over break introduced on Friday.

8th Grade Math: 12/16 to 12/20

8th Grade Math Dec 16th to Dec 20th

--Mon: SSR; correct L22 (five problems); warm up; begin L23 notes HW: Top TWO boxes of handout (bottom two boxes for bonus/challenge)
--Tues: Warm up; correct handout HW (five problems); finish L23 notes; L23 work time; HW assignment: L23#s 1-26 due Thursday.
--Wed:  no class/Field Study
--Thurs: warm up; correct L23 (five problems); L24 notes; L24 work time; HW: L24 #1-19 (due Friday)
--Fri: warm up; correct L24 (five problems); L25 notes and instructions for Math HW over break.

Weekend Math

8th Grade Math: Please finish Lesson 22 all problems (1-29).
Thank you!

Photos from Dance

Break Dancin'

Group Dance

8th Grade HW for Friday

Hello 8th Graders!

Please remember to read through the plain language version of the Declaration of Human Rights that I handed out in class. A copy of the text can be found here: http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources/plain.asp

Please come to class ready to discuss this declaration.

Also remember that Current Event #12 is due as well.

Thank you,
Mr. Radich

More Nelson Mandela and Human Rights Day Current Event Articles

Hi all,

Here are links to some more good articles about Nelson Mandela:

o “Beyond Nelson Mandela: Rights picture brighter in much of the world”
LA Times -- Nelson Mandela

o “Mandela’s Death Leaves South Africa Without Its Moral Center”
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/world/africa/nelson-mandela.html


o “South Africa after Nelson Mandela”
http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/17/opinion/south-africa-after-nelson-mandela.html


"South Africa’s Nelson Mandela was global symbol for human rights”
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20131206/NEWS08/312060125?gcheck=1


Here are some articles about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Human Rights Day (applicable to current discussion in 8th Grade Social Studies):

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Plain Text: http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources/plain.asp 

• “Rights of Lawyers Harassed as China Hails Rule of Law”
  http://abcnews.go.com/international/wirestory/china-rights-lawyers-harassed-200-thugs-21091851 

• “Biden Asked to Raise Case of Jailed Nobel Laureate and Wife”
  http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/biden-asked-to-raise-case-of-jailed-nobel-laureate-and-wife/

 

• “Syria: Aid to Besieged Areas Being Blocked”
  http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/12/03/syria-aid-besieged-areas-being-blocked

 

• “Human Rights and Human Rights Violations”
  http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/freedom_and_human_rights/

Social Studies: Week of 12/9 - 12/13

This Week In Social Studies

6th Grade:
Mon: No School
Tues: No School
Wed: SSR, complete maps of favorite place and How Maps Help Us Understand our World Packet
Thurs: Latitude and Longitude Activity; "quick" World Mapping
Fri: Intro to Climate Zones and Rain Shadow Effect

7th Grade:
 
Mon: No School
Tues: No School
Wed: Delayed Start, no SS
Thurs: Group Review of Chapter 9 Notes "Daily Life in Ancient Egypt"; Nelson Mandela and Human Rights Day
Fri: Intro to Chapter 10: Kingdom of Kush; CE #12 Due

Next Week: Finish Ch 10 & Class-supported time for Current Events Analysis Paper

8th Grade:
 
Mon: No School
Tues: No School
Wed: Delayed Start, no SS (used class for Math time)
Thurs: Student CE Presentation; Intro to Ch 10 Kingdom of Kush; Nelson Mandela and Human Rights Day
Fri: Continue Ch 10 work; CE #12 Due

Next Week: Finish Ch 10 & Class-supported time for Current Events Analysis Paper

Math Assignments 12/9-12/13 UPDATE

Week of Dec 9th - 13th

Mon: No School Snow
Tues: No School Snow
Wed: DUE first thing--Block 3 Review Odds and Evens; class review, then Block 3 Exam
Thurs: Intro to Block 4, Supplemental Lesson, Functions update: Block 3 Exam
Fri: Supplemental Lesson Due, Intro and assign L22 (all problems due Monday)

Upper Grades Update

Good afternoon upper grades families!

We hope you enjoyed a few days off to rest and perhaps build some snowmen. Here are a few changes and updates for the rest of this week:

• Due to a few days away from school we have decided to cancel field studies tomorrow in order to have more time in the classroom. We will be having a normal school day schedule.

• After school tomorrow we have our first dance from 3:15-5:15. Please make sure to arrange transportation at 5:15 as there will be no buses at this time.  

• Tribal Cultural Heritage Night is on Thursday at 6:30pm. This event will feature tribal drumming and singing, as well as traditional foods and cultural demonstrations stations for youth, adults, and families. Stations are slated to include: traditional paint making with minerals, cordage making (with cattail, dogbane, cedar), chinuk wawa language basics, necklace making, and tribal history. We hope to see you there! 

Please let students know about these changes as it will help our school day and rest of the week run smoothly. As always, thank you for your support in and out of the classroom. 

  

-Brittany, Matt, and Aly

Social Studies Reminders

Hello all,

Hope you're staying safe and warm!

Just wanted to send a quick few suggestions/reminders for Social Students who may be wondering what they can be doing with their extra time-off.

All Social Studies (6th, 7th, 8th) have a current event log due this Friday. The form for the current event log can be found here at the blog. Students can complete their write-up on a separate sheet of paper or may type it.

If students are looking for a good article to choose for this week's current event, I'd recommend one of the following articles about Nelson Mandela:

http://magazines.scholastic.com/news/2013/12/Nelson-Mandela-Dies

http://upfront.scholastic.com/News/Nelson-Mandela

The previous two articles are at our middle grades reading level; for students who would like a challenge and/or are more curious about Nelson Mandela, the following New York Times site has a great collection of stories past and present about Nelson Mandela: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/nelson_mandela/

6th Grade Only -- South America Map Test Next Wednesday

6th graders have their South American Map Test in just over a week. Here are two great study resources: 

the capitals song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw1H8aIhKNk

online map quiz: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/country_SoAmCA_G1_drag_drop.html

Lastly, with this extra time off I strongly encourage students to spend a significant amount of time each day reading a book of their choice.

Stay warm and hopefully we'll be back in session tomorrow!

8th Grade Math 12/9 to 12/13

Mon: No School Snow
Tues: No School Snow
Wed: DUE first thing--Block 3 Review Odds and Evens; class review, then Block 3 Exam
Thurs: Intro to Block 4, Supplemental Lesson, Functions
Fri: Supplemental Lesson Due, Intro and assign L22 (all problems due Monday)

Western Day and Planner Check!

Reminder: Western Day tomorrow!

Also, 7th Grade will have a Planner Check in Social Studies.

Classroom News 12/2 to 12/6

Hello 6th, 7th, and 8th grade families!

Hope that you all had wonderful and restful break. Just wanted to send a couple quick updates and reminders for upcoming events. As always, please check the blog for happenings in Social Studies and 8th Grade Math (teachermr.blogspot.com). Thanks!

Guest Author & Writer's Workshop

This week SIA was fortunate to have author Rosanne Parry here for two full days of seminars and workshops for all grade levels. The 6th, 7th, and 8th graders each had two 1-hour sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, it was great to see students engaging with a successful and published author. For information on Rosanne Parry, whose books have been featured for multiple years on Oregon Battle of the Books, please visit her website: http://rosanneparry.com/. Rosanne will be hosting a Family Write Night this Thursday at 6pm here at school, it'd be great to see you there!

Oregon Food Bank Field Trip

On Thursday 7th and 8th graders will go on our annual trip to the Oregon Food Bank. This trip is always a student favorite and a fantastic opportunity to give back to the community through service-learning!

New Enrichment Classes!

With the beginning of the new quarter all students have rotated their enrichment classes. The new course offerings are as follows:

6th Grade -- Design & Project Inquiry w/Ms. Brittany and Mr. Radich

7th Grade -- Art w/Ms. Shelly

8th Grade -- Technology w/Ms. Terra & Leadership w/Mr. Nick

Mark Your Calendars: Tribal Heritage Night

I highly encourage all of you to attend SIA's second annual Cultural Tribal Heritage Education Night, hosted by SIA 3rd graders and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. This fun and informative event will be held here at school next Thursday, December 12th at 6:30  PM. Hope to see you there!

Math Volunteers Needed

Calling all available parents! We could really use additional math helpers in the upper grades every Tuesday through Friday from 8:40 to 9:35. All levels need assistance, no math expertise needed, please email Aly, Brittany, or I if available.

Field Study

All Field Study groups will meet the next two Wednesdays. All three projects will meet in the morning to better accommodate a cohesive schedule. Please ensure students are appropriately dressed, the weather will be extremely cold.

Upper Grades Dance

The first dance of the year is upon us and the students couldn't be more excited. The dance is here at school next Wednesday, December 11th from 3:15 to 5:15 PM. 

Have a fantastic rest of the week and pleasant weekend!

Best, 

Mr. Radich

Social Studies 12/2 to 12/6

This Week In Social Studies

6th Grade 12/2 - 12/6

-Mon: World in Spatial Terms (unit 2) pre-test

-Tues: Guided Notes, Discussion, Visuals, PPT "How Can Maps Help Us Better Understand the Earth"

-Wed: SSR, Continue Guided Notes, Discussion, Visuals, PPT  "How Can Maps Help Us Better Understand the Earth"

-Thurs: Outdoor mapping activity 

-Fri: Begin planning for Future Island Project/ intro to topography

7th/8th Grade 12/2 - 12/6 
-Mon: 8th--group review/complete Ch. 9 response notes; 7th--CE Presentation Intro, New Class Jobs, Update Notebooks
-Tues: 8th--Guest Author, writer's workshop; 7th--Begin N. Africa & Middle East Map; Guest Author, writer's workshop
-Wed: 8th--Guest Author, writer's workshop; 7th--Wrap maps; Guest Author, writer's workshop
-Thurs: 7th & 8th gone at Oregon Food Bank
-Fri: 8th Begin Ch 10 intro--Kingdom of Kush; 7th--group review/complete Ch 9 response notes HW DUE: CE#11

8th Grade Math 12/2 to 12/6

8th Grade Math Week of Dec 2nd - 6th

-Monday: Warm up, comp book set-up, turn in Thanksgiving Block 3 packet, begin notes on Lesson 21

-Tuesday: warm up, Lesson 21 intro, notes, HW: Lesson 21 problems:1-29 (all problems due 1st thing on Wednesday)

-Wednesday: warm up, Check Lesson 21 HW (5 problems), Begin Block 3 Review (odds, due 1st thing Thurs.).
-Thursday:  warm up, check Block 3 Review HW (5 problems), Block 3 Review Pt II (evens, due 1st thing Fri)
-Friday: Block 3 Assessment

* Remember to show your work and use your notes to help you complete assignments.