8th Grade Glimpse --- September 13-17
Student Council speeches and selections will be held next Tuesday during seminar. Please keep an open mind and vote for
the most qualified student.
Science: For the classes that did not get into the library to take the Acuity test that will be completed this week.
Students will continue to practice constructing data tables to organize data. Students will practice collecting data then
graph that data using appropriate graphing technique. If you have any questions please contact us.
Mrs. Rhoad… rhoade@huskers.k12.mo.us
Plan: Gold: 11:45 - 1:15 Blue: 1:30 - 3:00
Phone: 584-2533
Mrs. Lettau…lettauc@huskers.k12.mo.us
Gold: 1:30 - 3:00 Blue: 10:04 - 11:30
Com. Arts: We have begun our “fiction” unit. We are currently reading, The Medicine Bag by Virginia Driving Hawk
Sneve. Our objectives with story are to identify static and dynamic characters, and identify their character traits.
Please feel free to contact Mrs. Sellman G/B3 10:05 – 11:30 or Mrs. Lettau G5 1:35 – 3:00/B3 10:05 – 11:30 at 5847161 or sellmanj@huskers.k12.mo.us or lettauc@huskers.k12.mo.us.
Ms. Nikkel:
PRE-ALGEBRA: Students in this course completed the first Acuity Predictive test this week.
This week, we learned about the coordinate plane. For practice activities that correlate
with this weeks lessons, visit www.ikeepbookmarks.com/nikkel.
ALGEBRA: Students in this course are learning about the properties of real numbers, including the associative,
distributive, and commutative properties. We are learning how to use these properties to simplify both algebraic and
numerical expressions.
Please feel free to contact me anytime with questions or concerns at nikkeln@huskers.k12.mo.us or 660-584-7161
Conference: 1:30-3:00
Mrs. Lettau – Math– Students will evaluate and write algebraic expressions using the concept of absolute value to
add/subtract and multiply/divide integers. They will work in Chapter 1 sections 1-1 and 1-3 in the Course 3 Math book.
In addition, they will be taking the Acuity test. If you have questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 (Gold – 1:303:00 or Blue – 10:04 – 11:30) or email me at www.lettauc@huskers.k12.mo.us
8th Grade Band
We have been reviewing music in Essential Elements Book 2, which they already have from last year. I have spoke with
students who need another book and have let them know a price and who to write checks to. We are working on playing
the school fight song “Onward Huskers” and will begin to learn how to march and play to prepare for the Homecoming
parade on October 15th in which the 8th grade will march with the High School. There was a playing test on “Onward
Huskers” on Friday, September 10th. Please check out the concert events and dates in the syllabus that was sent home
with students.
Please let me know if your student needs another MS Band Blue Polo for concerts! The price is $15. Please make checks
payable to Lafayette County C-1 Middle School. I will have a deadline for purchase at a later date.
Please contact me with questions! weldona@huskers.k12.mo.us
8th Grade Vocal Music
Vocal Music students will be able to identify quarter, half, dotted half, and whole notes and rests. Students will be able to
identify pitches that go up, down, or stay the same. We are studying these objectives through daily sight singing lessons
and our choral music. Students have studied the origins of Amazing Grace. Please contact me if you have any concerns
or questions. My plan times are Gold 3 and Blue 1. Thanks, Sarah Cook cooksa@huskers.k12.mo.us
8th Grade Ag will be introduced to FFA and what FFA has to offer. We will also talk about what a SAE is and how to go
about starting a SAE. Mr. Rogers
PLEASE TURN OVER-- MORE ON BACK
------------Cut here----------------------------------------------Cut here------------------------------------------------------Cut here---------Signatures indicate glimpse has been read…both signatures must be present for extra credit
Student Signature:________________________________________________________ September 10, 2010
Parent/Guardian Signature:________________________________________________
Date: ___________________
Glimpses need to be signed and returned to Mrs. Rhoad no later than Tuesday, September 14 for extra credit
8th Grade Art
The students have created a mathematical grid system to illustrate an animal portrait layout. Next, they will observe a
photo and draw an outline of what they see in each section of the grid. Then, they will transfer their outline drawing to
final paper. Finally, they will demonstrate their ability to illustrate life like details and textures using color. All students
will need to bring in their supplies of….6B Pencil (soft lead), 2B Pencil (medium lead), Magic Rub Eraser, Kneadable
Eraser (*Kramer Clothing carries theses supplies) Masking Tape, and Sharpie Markers. If you can’t send the
supplies with your child, please send a note to let me know they have sent a supply list home to you and a possible date
when I can expect that they will bring their supplies to school.
Students will be creating a portrait later in the semester but will need to bring in their own photos to work from. Please
help them locate a photo that could be scanned and returned to you. They may also use photos from magazines, books,
the internet, or other photo sources for this project. It takes time to scan and print these images for the students to use so I
appreciate them bringing those to me early in the year. The subjects may be family members, friends, or other people that
they want to illustrate. The larger photos work best….no billfold sized.
Computer Graphics
This week the students will continue creating a tri-fold flyer using MS Publisher. They will edit their tables, insert photos,
and word art. During bellringer keyboarding warm ups, students will demonstrate proper position of the body and
keyboarding techniques.
Rhonda Boedeker
boedekerr@huskers.k12.mo.us
Conference: Semester 1 Gold 1 8:00-9:26AM and Blue 3 10:04-11:30AM Phone: (660)584-7161
FACS House plan projects are due for B-5 on Monday and for G-3 on Tuesday. Students will need poster board to
complete the project. We will finish up the Housing Unit studying the exterior of houses and indentifying the architectural
components that make up the different styles.
FOOD SCIENCE Students are analyzing how the size of the pan, size of the burner, starting temperature of the liquid,
and use or nonuse of lid affect cooking times. We are also learning the difference between: simmer, boil, rolling boil and
scald.
Mrs. Goodman goodmanm@huskers.k12.mo.us
7th/8th grade Health/PE:
The students will be demonstrating fitness levels by performing the sit-and-reach and an
agility test in PE. The students will also be incorporating the rules of soccer into a
game called speedball in Coach Sears’ class and learning the rules of the game of soccer
in Coach Forsee’s class. The student will be able to demonstrate their understanding of
the emotional health in class by a writing activity on Monday and Tuesday. They will
also demonstrate this knowledge through a quiz on Thursday and Friday.
Contact:
Shelly Sears searss@huskers.k12.mo.us
Tyler Forsee forseet@huskers.k12.mo.us
8th grade RISE: Students will continue to read I Have Lived a Thousand Years and relate the happenings in the book to
the “ladder of prejudice” in which they learn how small acts of prejudice can lead to genocide if not stopped. They are
also learning how someone like Hitler could take command of a country and how people could allow such atrocities to
happen.
Mrs. Fuller
8th Grade American History: We will describe the events and technological advances that supported European
exploration, and explain why Spain and Portugal wanted to find a sea route to Asia. mooret@huskers.k12.mo.us