8th Grade Glimpse
October 1-5
Save the date: Parent Teacher Conferences October 18…2:00-4:30 and 5:30–8:00
SCIENCE: Students will wrap up the temperature lab by graphing and writing a conclusion to their data. Students will
also complete the volume lab during which they practice measuring volume directly and indirectly. We will finish the
week with a review for the test. The test will be on Monday Oct 8 (Gold) and Tuesday Oct. 9 (Blue). I will also do a
notebook check on test day. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me.
Mrs. Rhoad
rhoade@huskers.k12.mo
660-584-7161
Conference: G4/B4 11:30 -1:15
Pre-Algebra: Students will interpret graphs and make graphs to model a situation. There will be a quiz on Thursday
(G5) and Friday (B3 and B5) over ordered pairs and graphs.
Algebra I: We have completed our unit on equations and formulas. We will review for the test on Tuesday and take the
test on Thursday.
Several students have created “mathcasts”, which have been posted on my website. All students have the opportunity to
create one for extra credit.
Check out my website at https://sites.google.com/site/huskersnikkel/.
Ms. Nikkel
nikkeln@huskers.k12.mo.us
660-584-7161
(Conf time Gold 10:04-11:30, Blue 11:34-1:30)
Vocal
T-shirt order forms and money are due Monday. The cost is $11. All students will wear these shirts and black
pants to the concerts this year. Students are working pieces for the Fall Choral Concert. This concert is
Tuesday, October 30th at 7:00 p.m. in the East Gym. Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns.
cooksa@huskers.k12.mo.us
Mrs. Sellman and Mrs. Lettau: Reading/Language Arts: We will continue to identify and analyze the basic
elements of literature through our Edgar Allen Poe unit. TEST on Blue-Monday/Gold-Tuesday over the The TellTale Heart. We were not able to begin the The Pit and the Pendulum last week. We will start this week. Spelling:
Blue day students will receive Unit 2 spelling packet on Monday, spelling work is due Wednesday, with the test on
Friday. A.R.: The last log for 1st quarter is due October 12. The last day to meet 1st quarter A.R. goal will be
Friday, October 12. CHANGE OF DATE: The 1st quarter writing project is due by Friday, October 12. Students may
turn the project in by Friday, October 5, to receive extra points. If you have any questions please feel free to contact
Mrs. Sellman G5: 1:34 – 3:00 or B1: 8:15 – 9:15 at 584-7161 or sellmanj@huskers.k12.mo.us or Mrs. Lettau G5:
1:34 – 3:00p.m. or B3: 10:10 – 11:25a.m. @ 584-7161 or @ lettauc@huskers.k12.mo.us
BAND: The opportunity to perform during halftime of the football game will now be on October 5. Students
interested in this opportunity will need to attend the Thursday night rehearsal on October 4 from 7:30-9 unless
approved by Ms. Langemach. The next practice record will not be due until October 8. Please contact Ms.
Langemach a langemachk@huskers.k12.mo.us with any questions or concerns.
FACS Students are working on their sewing projects.
Food Science Students are looking at how acid affects color, texture and flavor of cooked vegetables. They
will also begin looking at daily caloric intake and making healthy food choices.
Mrs. Goodman goodmanm@huskers.k12.mo.us
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Student Name:________________________________________________________
September 28, 2012
Parent/Guardian Signature:________________________________________________
Date: ___________________
Glimpses need to be signed and returned to Mrs. Rhoad no later than Tuesday, October 2, 2012 for extra credit
Graphics I
The students in this class will continue to use photos, sound, and typography set to animation to create a slide
show that represents HUSKERS. Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to design and create
multimedia presentations.
Art 8
The students will transfer their drawings to their final paper. They will then begin observing and illustrating the
colors, values, and textures found in the animal photo so that it looks realistic.
Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to use a grid system to enlarge a contour outline drawing of
an animal.
Rhonda Boedeker
Office Phone: (660)584-7161
Email: boedekerr@huskers.k12.mo.us
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Conference: 1 Semester, Gold 4- 11:34AM – 1:30PM and Blue 3- 10:04AM – 11:30AM
CA - Ms. Lettau – 7th/8th grade - The students in B4 will get a new spelling packet on Monday and have their
spelling test on Friday. The B4 class did not get to take the grammar test on Thursday, so they will take that on
Monday. The students in G1 will begin reviewing the writing process and study adjectives. If you have
questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 and leave a message or you may email me at
www.lettauc@huskers.k12.mo.us . If you need to talk to me immediately, I am available on Gold days from
1:30-3:00 and on Blue days from 10:00-11:30.
8th Grade U.S. History Glimpse: Mr. Stickel
The students recently took a test over early exploration of the Americas and what drove Europeans to explore
this region. The test the students were given was mostly a constructed response test that included a large
amount of writing based on the various notes we took and summarized over each section we studied. Several
students took part in the early morning study sessions for extra credit and others chose to make a study guide for
extra points as well. Students who took part in these two opportunities scored very well on the test. In the
upcoming week we will begin to discuss the European settlement of the Americas. If you ever need to contact
me I can be reached by phone at the middle school from 8:00-9:20 daily or you can email me at
stickelj@huskers.k12.mo.us.
Counselor’s Corner: We will be starting up our small groups this month. Topics that will be addressed in
small groups this semester are school success, girls’ friendship, and anger and conflict management. Please
remember to bring in your Box Tops for Education labels the next couple of weeks. You can turn them in to
Ms. Tuttle in the front office or Mrs. Hopkins. This is a great way Student Council raises money for our school.
Thank you for your help! hopkinsc@huskers.k12.mo.us
7th/8th Health and Physical Education:
The students will be able to apply information learned in the Chapter 4 to a test. The test will be on Monday
and Tuesday. Students should have Chp. 4 lessons 1-7 to study from. On Thursday and Friday the students will
be discussing social skills. They will be able to explain why clearly expressing yourself is important and list
four characteristics of active listening. They will be able to describe the ways of expressing body language and
contrast assertive behavior with passive behavior and aggressive behavior. In Physical Education class the
students will be implementing the rules of soccer (Sears/Figg), and football (Dudley) into organized games.
searss@huskers.k12.mo.us
dudleyz@huskers.k12.mo.us
7th and 8th grade RISE: Students will be summarizing and analyzing the data they collected with learning
style, cognitive, and personality surveys in order to know how to best advocate for their education. They will
be able to create a poster to keep in the RISE room that explains how they learn best. They will identify
learning techniques that suit their styles.
Marybeth Fuller fullermb@huskers.k12.mo.us 660-584-7127 school 660-584-6145 home