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8th Grade Distance Learning Information & ActivitiesHello!We officially made it through our first distance learning experiences. Great job! It seems that most of youhave been able to navigate Teams and find your assignments. Please, let your teachers know if you’re struggle to complete any activities. This week you will have three learning activities from each of your core teachers as well as learning activities from your elective teachers. You can find more instructions on Teams in the 8th Grade Distance Learning Team.Each Hawk Time is scheduled to have a Zoom (video chat) on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you’re not able tojoin the Zoom, your Hawk Time teacher will be reaching out to you via phone call or email.Hawk TimeZoom TimeZoom Meeting NumberMr. Probst10:30 am177-227-621Mrs. Shaiboon11:00 am421-367-291Mrs. Byers11:30 am321-847-692Mrs. Fahy & Coach Fleer12:00 pm665-378-580Mrs. Wilson12:30 pm596-717-646*In addition to the learning activities provided by your teachers, you should also be completing 20-30 minutes of reading daily in addition to the learning opportunities. This could be reading to a sibling, parent, grandparent, from a magazine article, online article, book, or following along with an audio book or an electronic book. *Week 2Essential Learning Activity 1Essential Learning Activity 2Essential Learning Activity 3ELAMrs. Shaiboon cshaiboon@vp.k12.mo.us Office Hours:M/W/F 2:00-4:00Begin a grade appropriate NOVEL for the quarter! Please take time to calculate how many pages you need to read each week in order to finish your book by May 25th. Also, share the following information in the assignment section on Teams: Book Title? # of pages? How many pages should you read each week? What is the TONE (the author’s attitude) in this novel? Give a direct example that proves your choice. 5-writing- prompts-positive- thinking/Go this this link, choose one journal prompt and respond in the journal section of OneNote.Write an argumentative paragraph regarding Cody Pfister’s actions. (Specific details are found on the Week 2 Interdisciplinary Activity page.)MathMrs. Fahy lfahy@vp.k12.mo.us 314-782-5389Office Hours:T/W/TH 10:30-12:00Scatter Plots!Watch YouTube videos for the review. (2:38 minutes) (2:19 minutes) (2:54 minutes)Practice finding slope from a graph!DeltaMath skills are assigned.Log into Finding Slope assignmentIf you do not know your username, I can let you know! If you do not know your password, I can resetit for you.Practice with scatter plots and line of best fit!Go to Enter code: 924979Use your entire name as your username! (ex: LaurenFahy)You may retake this as many times as you wish! Pay close attention to the points on the graph when you try to find slope.ScienceMrs. Byers hbyers@vp.k12.mo.us 314-748-8377Office Hours: M/T/TTH 9:00-11:00Watch the TedEd video and complete the Questions the Think questions. You will be prompted to enter your first and last name when you respond to the first question. free to explore the Dig Deeper and add to the Discussion question!Complete the following IXL activities to reinforce chemistry concepts.F.1F.2F.3F.4Respond to the questions about the duration of coronavirus on various surfaces in the assignment on Teams.Social StudiesMr. Probst tprobst@vp.k12.mo.us Office Hours:M/T/W 1:30-3:00Primary Source: You are a primary source experiencing a historical event.Create a PowerPoint or Sway.Record yourself for 30 seconds on Monday and Friday via computer or phone (Journal).Then take a single picture each day of the week.Upload your videos, pictures to the PowerPoint or Sway.We are going to collect these and put them together in video presentation of 8th Grade VPMS experience with COVID-19. You can talk about whatever you want during the 30 seconds, but make sure you mention something about the Virus.Minecraft Fort McHenry will be live on Tuesday and Thursday. Check Teams for Code.Get Minecraft Education Edition Downloaded on your Computer.Google Cody Pfister, the Walmart deodorant licker.Find an article about him and summarize what happened.Post the article and your summary.The summary should be at least a 5-sentence paragraph.PE – HealthCoach Fleerdfleer@vp.k12.mo.usHealth: Complete one of your courses from : This YouTuber has a playlist called PE with Joe where he posts 30-minute workouts! n6rYQElectivesBand (8-12)Ms. Porter lporter@vp.k12.mo.us Office Hours:M 10:30-12T 1-2:30Th 10:30-12Phone # 314-500-4539 (via textnow)Instrument Videos and Questions for High School Worksheet in Google Classroom.Find your instrument page, watch the video's, and respond to the questions in the “quiz” form.Choose 3 instrument videos AND 3 band videos to watchZoom Meeting Check-in: Wednesday, April 1st at 10:30 am for 30 mins.1 day this week - Spend 20 –25 minutes practicing5 mins warm up10 mins Aztec Fire10 mins Swahili Folk HymnUpload a 60-120 second video to FlipGrid at the end of your practice session. - Link in Google Classroom – We are going to try to mass distance record these pieces in thenext couple weeks.A different day this week - Spend 20 –25 minutes practicing5 mins warm up10 mins Aztec Fire10 mins Swahili Folk Hymn Upload a 60-120 second video to FlipGrid at the end of your practice session. - Link in Google Classroom – We are going to try to mass distance record these pieces in the next coupleweeks.**Students withOUT instruments at home, complete the new EdPuzzel Music Video Concert assignment in Google Classroom. If others want to complete it, you are welcome to aswell.**CalculationsMrs. Schroll cschroll@vp.k12.mo.us 314-833-8079Office Hours:M/T/W 8:00 -9:30I invite anyone and everyone to play the Ten, Twenty, Thirty game found in Teams > Files > Class Materials > Calculations. You can email Mrs. Schroll with any comments, strategies, or questions about the game. cschroll@vp.k12.mo.usChoirMrs. Graville mgraville@vp.k12.mo.us 636-486-1948Office Hours: M/T/TH 1:00-2:30Sisi Ni Moja: Learn your part for measures 5-13. Show choir and MS boys sing tenor part. Mixed and advisory choir boys sing bass.Girls-split S1 and S2 like the contest split.Score copy and link to weebly practice tracks are on the Choir Google.Assessment: upload video of you singing those measures using the accompaniment by Friday April 4.ArtMs. Quisenberry bquisenberry@vp.k12.mo.us Office Hours:W/TH/F 12:30-2:30Mixed Media ArtCreate a piece of art to express how you are currently feeling. This can be done using whatever materials you have. This could be a drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, etc. Log into our class notebook (8th Grade Mixed Media Art Online Learning) in Microsoft Office on Monday 3-30 to see some examples and further instruction. Email Ms. Quisenberry with any questions – bquisenberry@vp.k12.mo.usSpanishSra. Houston chouston@vp.k12.mo.us Office Hours:M/T/TH 10:00-11:30Visit VPSpanish. for more details. Go to Level 1 and “Weekly Updates” in the dropdown. Family Booklet Project and read aloud on Flipgrid due Friday 4/3Industrial TechnologyMrs. Reedlreed@vp.k12.mo.usTechnology in the News Activity: You will research a recent news article addressing some type of advancement in technology or some type of technology issue that has occurred. Please make sure you are finding an article about something within the last year. Please answer the following questions after finding your article. You may answer these questions using pencil and paper, or you may use Microsoft Word to answer these questions. Once you are finished, please share your findings with me.How/Where did you find this news article?What is your news article about? Please explain.Does your article discuss something positive or negative about technology? Why? Please explain.Does this news article relate to us as a class? Is it educational? Please explain.FACsMs. LaRue klarue@vp.k12.mo.us Office Hours:M/W/T 9:30-11:00Watch the youtube video then give someone aSincere Compliment.Possible choices for giving a compliment:In PersonSocial MediaText MessagePhone CallSend an EmailWrite a Letter something KIND for someone in your family.Tell Ms. LaRue about your week! Send me a quick email about what you’ve been doing and how you are feeling.Be sure to tell me what you did for your first two learning activities. Can’t wait to hear from you!GiftedMrs. Kaiser kkaiser@vp.k12.mo.us Office HoursM/W/F 9:00-10:30Please respond to the Flipgrid question. For Genius Hour, fill out the planning sheet that’s posted under Assignments in Teams. You can start learning about your topic! Next week, we will talk about setting up your weekly journal. Zoom chat at 1:00pm on Thursday. Be on the lookout for an invite! ................
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