8th Grade 3/14

8th Grade Homework
DATE: 3.14.12
***Please use the homework sheets to get assignments if your student is absent for one or two days. Students can get notes and worksheets when they return to school. Students who are gone for three or more days may have teachers collect homework in the office for parents to pick up.***

English
In Class: Ch 21-23 questions, Main idea catch-up, reading time
HW: Ch 24-26 due tomorrow; Vocab & flippy due Friday; Study guide check ch. 15-26 on Friday

Social Studies
HW: Cold War Study Guide, Butter Battle Ending 3/19, All Pursuits due by 3/21, All Q3 late work due by 3/21

Algebra 8
In Class: Happy Pi Day! (Celebration on Friday )
HW: yesterday’s HW due tomorrow

Algebra Foundations
In Class: Happy Pi Day! (Celebration on Friday ), Slope
HW: p. 181 (2-8,11,15,20,22,26,31)

Intermediate Algebra
In Class: Happy Pi Day! (Celebration on Friday ), Polynomial review
HW: Test tomorrow---study!

Science
In Class: gather facts for argument for Pandora Planet Problem persuasive article assignment – complete outline
Due: Planet/Solar System Review
HW: Pandora Planet Problem persuasive article – rough draft due Friday; final due Monday; Solar System and Universe Exam (next Thursday 3/22)


Band
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Spanish 1-B
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French 1-B
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Comp 2
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Writing (A Class)
In Class: Bio Quiz, Revising
HW: Extra Credit for typed draft on Friday; Final due Tuesday 3/20 with all daily work

Financial Literacy
In Class: Balance Checkbook / Video ~ Should we make ‘cents?’
HW: Research the companies with the ticker symbols:
FORD & HP. (Hint ~ they are NOT Ford motor company & Hewlett Packard). Write a company summary for each one. Include the following:
• Name of company & what the company does
• Where it was established & when
Use the interactive chart in Yahoo Finance to find out how the company has been performing on the stock market over the past year. Also find the maximum amount a share sold for & when. DUE TUES

PE/Health
In Class: Speedball
HW: Deodorant/Sox/Water

RX
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