Ask Your Child About...Newsletter February 20, 2015

Here are a few things you can ask your child about as we finish this week in school.

In math, you could ask your child about....

• slope
• y-intercepts
• what they should be studying for our test on Tuesday

In FACE, you could ask your child about...

• Washing dishes by hand

Next lab is Thursday (Chip Lab)
If a student misses a lab, they will have to do a make up. It is a summative grade.

In English, You could ask your child about...

• Our epic writing project that is due March 26th
• What Tupac was trying to tell the world
• How they best study for the vocab quizzes
• What incredible book they are reading 

In Geography, ask your child about

• What the "Scramble of Africa" is
• What some causes of African colonization of were
• What some of the the immediate and long-term consequences of colonization are

On the Horizon - Upcoming deadlines and big events

February

• February 23rd - Africa map quiz (Geo - Howe)
• February 24, Math 8 Quiz Investigation 1 and 2 FFPC (Poch) 
• February 24th - Colonization Quiz (Geo-Stoller)
• February 24th - Africa maps due (Geo - Stoller)
• February 24th - Test on Moving Straight Ahead (Math-Stauss) 
• February 26th - Chip Lab (FACE)
• February 27th - March 4th  - Human Body Systems Project due - Science 

March

• March 4th and 5th - Pancake Lab (FACE)
• March 10th - Book Clubs Final Project due (Ripp - English)
• March 11th and 12th - Muffin Lab (FACE)
• Final Projects due March 16th-20th (FACE)
• Thursday, March 26th - Writing project due (English-Ripp)
• Thursday, March 26th End of 3rd Quarter
• Friday, March 27th - CARE trip