Dear Discovery Team Parents / Guardians,
Welcome to March! We are hopefully approaching spring weather as well. We have eight days left of Trimester 2 which ends on March 10th. Please put it on your calendar that students do not have school on March 11-12. Feel free to contact any of your child’s teachers if you have any questions about their academic progress.
March 1 – 5 is SPIRIT WEEK at JOHN GLENN!
Monday Wacky Wear and Wacky Hair
Tuesday Color by Numbers – each grade wears a different color
– 8th graders have chosen black
Wednesday Jersey Day
Thursday Pajama Day and hot chocolate will be sold before school for 50 cents/cup
Friday School Spirit Day – wear John Glenn colors or clothes
P.S. Next week during lunch the Student Council kids will be selling retired jerseys from various John Glenn sports. All jerseys will be only $5!
Below is the weekly update for March 1-5
To get Discovery team information please view the team website at: http://johnglennmiddleschool.webaloo.com/discovery.aspx
Respectfully,
Mrs. Britta Peterson
on behalf of the 8th Grade Discovery Team
John Glenn Middle School
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GEOGRAPHY: Mrs. Beck
Through the end of the Trimester we will be reading So Far From the Bamboo Grove by: Yoko Kawashima Watkins.
Monday: Review study guide: Ch. 1-3, read Ch. 5
Tuesday: Read Ch. 6-7
Wednesday: Review study guide, Ch. 4-7, read. Ch. 8
Thursday: Read Ch. 9
Friday: Read Ch. 10
ILA – Ms. Gelking and Mr. Sheridan
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday—
Reading, notes and discussion of novel Of Mice and Men (chapter 4, 5, 6)
Thursday—Character review and theme activities related to Of Mice and Men
Friday—Final Test on Of Mice and Men
**Reader’s Workshop for trimester 2 ends on Wednesday, March 10. All completed booksheets to count for this trimester must be in by that date.
**Students received a grade update this week that reflected scores, missing work and current grades.
Enriched ILA – Mr. Sheridan
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday—Reading, notes and discussion of novel Of Mice and Men (chapter 4, 5, 6)
Thursday—Socratic Seminar discussion of justice and injustice in Of Mice and Men
Friday—Essay exam on Of Mice and Men
**Reader’s Workshop for trimester 2 ends on Wednesday, March 10. All completed booksheets to count for this trimester must be in by that date.
**Students received a grade update this week that reflected scores, missing work and current grades.
SCIENCE: Mrs. Peterson
This week we discovered that a calorie is a measure of heat energy. We then burned a peanut and marshmallow to determine the calories in each. Then we started learning the ways heat travel around the universe. Your son/daughter should bring you a permission slip regarding our ice cream lab. Please sign and return by March 1st.
Monday – Tuesday: Heat transfer (thermos) lab
Wednesday: Phase changes
Thursday: Expansion
Friday: Ice cream lab
SCIENCE: Mrs. Saccoman
This week we will be calculating calories by burning some food! We will also make our own ice cream using the principles of physics and chemistry. Your son/daughter should bring you a permission slip regarding our ice cream lab. Please sign and return by March 1st. We will also be inviting a 3M engineer to our school for a demonstration of chemistry and physics experiments on March 4th.
Diana Saccoman
John Glenn science teacher
651-748-6471
dsaccoman@isd622.org
MATH: Ms. Cabak / Mrs. Perkins:
The John Glenn Math Carnival will be held Monday, March 8th from 5-8pm. All students and their families are encouraged to attend. Join us for fun and fabulous prizes!
Parents volunteers still needed! Please contact Kay Honsa at khonsa@isd622.org (please put “Math Carnival” in subject line).
Students are finishing our selection of topics from Mod 5, which includes various topics from Geometry. Please refer to the following websites for the most current homework assignments, in-class notes, links to worksheets/workbook pages, and announcements (classes are very similar). The access codes to the online book are also on the website.
Students should bring their calculator and graph paper to class every day.
CABAK: http://johnglenn.isd622.org/cabak.aspx
PERKINS: http://johnglenn.isd622.org/math6.aspx
The following are probable assignments for the week:
Mon. – Mod 5, Sec. 4, Exp. 1 (Surface Area of Prisms) (HW: Surface Area Worksheet)
Tues. – Volume of Prisms and Cylinders (HW: Finish worksheets Worksheet 1 Worksheet 2 Worksheet 3)
Wed. – Mod 5 Geometry Review (HW: Finish Review Packet, Make Cheat Sheet)
Thurs. – Mod 5 Geometry Quiz (HW: Late work catch-up)
Friday – Math Carnival Probability Packet (HW: Probability Practice Worksheet)
HP Math: Ms. Cabak
The John Glenn Math Carnival will be held Monday, March 8th from 5-8pm. All students and their families are encouraged to attend. Join us for fun and fabulous prizes!
Parents volunteers still needed! Please contact Kay Honsa at khonsa@isd622.org (please put “Math Carnival” in subject line).
Students are finishing Chapter 13 – Probability and Data Analysis. Students will discuss the difference between probability and odds, find permutations and combinations, work with conditional probability and learn how to interpret data displays. We will be applying our knowledge through our construction of games for the Math Carnival. We are continuing to stress the importance of showing and checking one’s work, and we are also beginning to pre-read sections before we take notes on them. Students are encouraged to bring their graphing calculators to class every day.
Please refer to http://johnglenn.isd622.org/cabak.aspx for the most current homework assignments, in-class notes and announcements. The access code to the online book are also on the website.
The following are probable assignments for the week:
Mon. – Notes 13.8 (HW: Sec. 13.8 pg. 889-892 #1-7, 8-12, 16, 19)
Tues. – Quiz 13.4, 13.7, 13.8 (HW: Catch-up on Chapter 13 HW)
Wed. – Chapter 13 Review (HW: pg. 896-898 #1-5, 8-10, 13-21, 24, 25)
Thurs. – CML
Friday – Chapter 13 Test (HW: None)
HEALTH/PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Mr. Witt
Mr. Witt’s Physical Education classes will start Team Handball on Tuesday, March 2nd and continue through Friday, March 5th. Monday, March 8th, students will begin a short TAE-BO unit. TAE-BO is an energizing, explosive, powerful and uplifting workout that incorporates several components of exercise with aerobic kickboxing. Some of these fitness components include agility, coordination, balance, muscular strength/endurance, and cardiovascular/respiratory conditioning. This specific fitness unit continues through Wednesday, March 10th.
Mr. Witt
651-748-6463 or switt@isd622.org
Website: http://johnglenn.isd622.org/phyed_health8.aspx
HEALTH/PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Ms. Pederson
Ms. Pederson – 8th Grade Physical Education
Monday 3/1 - Friday 3/5: For our last rotation in trimester 2, we are going to learn about the benefits of weightlifting on the human body. We will learn muscular system anatomy, as well as what lifts work what muscle groups. Students will be doing a cyclical rotation where they lift upper or lower body one day, opposite group the next, and a day of cardio/plyometrics. They will record their workouts on a workout card in the weight room. Students will receive a take home test on Monday, March 1st that will be due back by Friday, March 5th. This take home test is worth 40 points.
Remember to see my website for day to day information, study guides, and links to other information. http://johnglennmiddleschool.webaloo.com/pederson.aspx
FACS: Mrs. George
Mon – Cheese Information
Tues – Protein Study Guide
Wed – Cookie Info/Plan lab
Thurs – Roll out sugar cookie lab
Fri – Roll out sugar cookie lab
Maree George
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher
John Glenn Middle School
651-748-6418
mgeorge@isd622.org
MUSIC APPRECIATION: Ms. Fleming
We are currently studying the lives, styles, and sounds of Jazz greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Scott Joplin, to name a few.
