Journal Entries

Please ensure you have completed journal entries 38, 39, and 40. Check the "Evernote" link above for details.

Japan

Our Japan inquiry is well on its way. Check out the Japan note in Evernote for our first assignment, a letter to the shogun.

Forms! Forms! Forms! DUE FRIDAY!

Hello students and parents!

The grade 8 Rocky Mountain Tour information night (Presentation found here) was last Thursday, and booklets were made available to each family at that time. All of the leftover booklets for families that could not attend last week were distributed today to students. Included in the booklet are 2 forms that need to be filled out. A third form is going out today for rafting.  In addition, as in past years we are requesting that each student bring between 6 - 12 snacks (cookies, bars, etc).  Please ensure that these are NUT FREE.  If you are looking to contribute something healthier, consider looking through these recipes.  All home baked items should include an ingredients list.  Thank you!

Forms that need to be returned ASAP!

1. Human Sexuality permission form (distributed last week)

2. Rocky Mountain Tour permission form (included in booklet Page 1 & 2, Page 3 & 4)

3. Health Form for Rocky Mountain Tour (included in booklets)

4. Rafting Waiver for Rocky Mountain Tour (distributed separately from booklet, today, April 22)

Please return these forms completely filled out ASAP!

Thanks,

The Grade 8 Team!

Scorpion Project Update

Couple Reminders (this information is also available in more detail at The Scorpion Project)

• Individual Post #2 - Initial Thoughts on the Novel
• DUE Wednesday April 17th

• Litspiration Challenge #1 - Setting
• DUE Thursday April 18th

• Section Three - Pages 84-111
• DUE Monday April 22nd

Welcome Back!

We hope everyone had a great Spring break! Mrs. Waite and Miss Groeller are working on assessing the Stories of Worldview projects now, so watch journal entry 33 for your feedback!

DUE WEDNESDAY:

1. JOURNAL ENTRY 34

• details can be found in the"journal entries" note; click "docs" above to get there

2. FIRST INDIVIDUAL BLOG POST FOR THE SCORPION PROJECT

• details can be found on The Scorpion Project

***Please visit The Scorpion Project blog for the reading schedule, quiz dates, assignment details, and the latest assignments!

Wednesday February 27th

Update!

This week we began a new project! The Story of Worldviews in Conflict is a chance for you to creatively demonstrate your knowledge of Spanish and Aztec worldviews and your understanding of how those worldviews came into conflict, as well as respond to our main inquiry question: Why should we care about the impact of cultural contact between the Spanish and Aztec civilizations?

All project details can be found through Evernote, including the assignment sheet, rubric, assigned groups, and approved resources.

After launching the project on Monday, we watched the documentary Conquistadors: The Fall of the Aztecs on Tuesday to give us some additional insight into the Spanish experience of the conquest, and more information about the conflict between these two groups. Today (Wednesday) we delved into our main source for information regarding the Spanish worldview - the textbook. Sections covered can be found through Evernote.

On Tuesday we also began a new feature in our journals in order to better utilize the feedback received on assignments. The aim of this task is to have each student create a customized bank of strategies for success to use on future assignments and projects. Again, details can be found through Evernote.

Tomorrow (Thursday) we will be having a class discussion exploring the Spanish worldview according to the seven elements that have been guiding our inquiry throughout the year, and recording the notes in Evernote.

Lastly, our week will conclude with our trip to the Reel Fun Film Festival on Friday morning. We will be back around lunch in time to eat and attend afternoon classes.

Wednesday, February 20

Welcome back from the loooooong weekend! I hope everyone found some time to relax!

Today we worked on digging even more deeply into worldview by exploring our society, and the Aztec society. We worked on completing a table to help us organize our thoughts as well. We will continue this throughout the week.
*Remember, the notes from our class discussion are available through the "Class Discussions" note in Evernote, as always!

Important upcoming due dates:

February 22 (Friday) - Quiz on Aztec notes
February 22 (Friday) - permission forms for the Reel Fun Movie Festival field trip on March 1
February 25 (Monday) - Journal Entry 31 (second round of comments on litspiration blogs)
February 25 (Monday) - corrections on the Guns, Germs, and Steel/Lecture test (those that have under 9)