8th Grade Glimpse
April 20-April 24
Counselor’s Corner: There is a MAP kickoff fieldtrip on April 24. Students will be going to the Community Center in Warrensburg. Students MUST have parent permission to attend, please get the permission slips turned in to the counseling office as soon as possible! Students will leave after first block and return at 1:30pm.
SCIENCE: We will continue working on the waves unit, including sound and light. Students will be able to distinguish between mechanical and electromagnetic waves and describe examples of each. If you have questions or concerns please contact me. Mrs. Rhoad
Exploring Agriculture-Mr. Brock: This week we will continue Unit 4: Agricultural Mechanics. Students will develop basic shop skills ranging from reading a measuring tape to safely operating various tools. The project associated with this unit is a blue bird house. The lab fee for this activity is $5. If you have not done so, please send this to me as soon as possible.Students who fail to pay their shop fee by Monday, April 20 will be required to complete an alternate assignment while others are working on projects. If you are unable to pay the fee by the deadline, please contact me. We will begin project construction this week.Please make sure your child wears closed toe shoes. Young ladies must bring hair ties with them to tie back long hair. My plan times are Gold 4 and Blue 1. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me by email, .
8th Grade RISE- Students will continue their independent study projects. They are set to present either May 11th or May 13th. The Extempore strategy we will continue learning next week is “The Art of Reasoning.” We can use our reasoning in two different ways-inductively or deductively. We will focus on deductive reasoning which is going from general facts to very specific conclusions. Mrs. Bell , Conference Time: BLUE 5 (1:30-2:45)
8th Grade Computer Literacy B4-We will continue our keyboarding focus on the whole keyboard and practice to increase our net speed. Students will begin a research project on a country of their choice. This project will require them to take the information that they have collected and present it in a PowerPoint.
Mrs. Bell , Conference Time: BLUE 5 (1:30-2:45)
6th/7th/8th Health and Physical Education:
The students will be turning in their notebooks. They should have Chapter 21, lessons 1-6 and their fitness sheet. If they have lost the lessons they can print the packets from my website and fill them in. They have the opportunity of extra credit if they get their fitness sheet signed and their test they will get back on Monday and Tuesday next week. In physical education class they will be continuing units on softball/baseball (Dudley) and soccer (Sears). Anyone who needs to make up the mile will need to schedule a time to do so after school with Coach Sears.
BAND: This week we will be focusing on our concert music. We will revisit proper breath support, playing with good tone, as well as ensemble precision. Our spring MS Band concert is May 12th at 7:00 pm in the East Gym. Students need to arrive in the band room at 6:15 pm dressed in black pants, black socks, black shoes, and their long-sleeved blue band shirt. Mrs. Langemach
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** Return signed slips to“tray” in Mrs. Rhoad’s room no later than 3:00 on Tuesday, April 21
Student Signature: ______April 17, 2015
Parent Signature: ______Date: ______
***Signature indicates glimpse has been read***
***BOTH Parent and Student signature needs to be included, first and last name, for extra credit
8TH Grade CA/Reading – Mrs. Lettau - We will finish the story and essay from last week. We will then have some activities/games for MAP review. If you have questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 and leave a message or you may e-mail me at If you need to talk to me immediately, I am available on Gold days from 11:30-1:30 and on Blue days from 1:30-3:00.
FACS Students are creating floor plans. They are due at the end of class on Thursday.
Food Science We are working with food analogs and using substitute ingredients to simulate different types of food.
Mrs. Goodman
Graphics I:The students in this class will begin a Power Point on test taking strategies.
8th gr. Art: The students in this class will finish their oil pastel flowers and write their artist statements for this project.
Graphics II: The students in this class will continue to present and peer edit their multimedia videos. When these are completed, they will continue designing and editing their HUSKER CAFÉ’ menus.
8th gr Art:The students in this class will complete their oil pastel project of florals. Once these are finished they will write artist statements for them.
Rhonda Boedeker Conference: G 4, (11:34AM to 1:30PM) and B 5 (1:34PM to 3:00PM)
Pre-Algebra: We will complete the unit on graphing linear equations next week. Students will identify and write equations of direct variation and solve systems of equations by graphing.
Algebra I: Students will take the Algebra 1 EOC on Tuesday, April 21. We will continue the unit on factoring polynomials next week. Students will factor ax^2 + bx + c polynomials and perfect square trinomials.
Please check out my website at There is a lot of helpful information and resources there including a class calendar and notes from class. My digital library contains many resources that students can use at home to practice the skills we are learning in class.
Ms. Nikkel 660-584-7161 (Conference time Gold 11:30-1:30, Blue 1:30-3:00)
U.S. History: Mr. Stickel…Students have been focused on the development of the office of the presidency as well as the challenges Washington faced while in office and the advice he had for our nation as he left office. We will be taking a test over chapter 8 this week in class. If you ever have any questions I can be reached by email at . I can also be reached by calling the middle school office during my conference period. My conference period on Gold Days is from 10:10-11:20 or 1:45-2:50 on Blue Days.
7th and 8th Grade Choir
Students continue to work on music for the Spring Concert. This concert will take place on May 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the West Gym following the Spring Showcase. Students have been focusing on vowel production and consonants this week as well as pitch, rhythm, and
8thGrade Communication Arts:- Mrs.Sellman and Mrs. Lettau:Spelling: Gold day classes will receive their spelling packet on Monday, due on Wednesday, and test on Friday.S.W.B.A.T:Identify authors purpose in a short story. We will finish the story, "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings."A.R.4th Quarter reading logs will be due: March 27, April 10, 24, and May 8. Students will need to have met50% of their AR goal by Thursday, April 16 and100% of their A.R. goal by Friday, May 15.If you have any questions or concerns please feel free tocontactMrs.Sellman G3/B3: 10:10 – 11:20a.m. or Mrs.Lettau G4: 11:40 – 1:20p.m. B5: 1:40 – 2:50pm. @584-7161 or