• 8th Grade Reminders
  

  Friday, January 18th

   

  • No School on MONDAY, JAN. 21 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

   

  • Jr. High Youth Group:  Learning to Pray with Scripture will be on WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23RD from 6 - 7 in Fr. Barry England Room.  Dinner will be provided.  Come join in fellowship!

   

  • Parish Affidavit of Active Parishioner Status form went home with the youngest/only child of the family.  This is DUE:  FRIDAY, JAN. 25 IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE PARISH TUITION SUBSIDY!!!

   

  • Open House for HD/SF will be on THURSDAY, JAN. 31ST.  I will offer extra credit (+5)  for all seventh and eighth graders if you attend (you must make sure to see me).

   

  • We will be having a Pizza Party with drinks + ice cream on TUESDAY, FEB. 5TH (this is a reward for the 92 boxes of cereal with 100% participation). The free time/recess was also earned.  

• 8th Grade Social Studies 

    

  • Will be starting Stock Market Game soon!

   

  • Extra Credit opportunity available through Social Studies Google Classroom.  The essay is "Should there be limits on free speech?  Why or why not."  See  the details in Google Classroom.

• 7th Grade Social Studies

   

  • Regular History Day Process Paper (if you did not take advantage of the early turn in this is REQUIRED)  DUE:  TUESDAY, JAN. 22ND.

   

  • Students who did the Early Turn in for the Process Paper will be given NEW DUE DATES (starting THURSDAY, JAN. 24TH).  You must include the original graded copy.  Refer to the rubric/title page/PowerSchool for the new due date.

   

  • HD Presentations (see rubric) will begin MONDAY, JAN. 28TH.  Be prepared to present!

   

  • NHD Project DUE:  THURSDAY, JAN. 31ST
    • Hard Copy of Process Paper + New Annotated Bibliography (with sources from website/documentary + process paper)
    • Completed Website or Documentary

   

  • Regionals Competition for NHD is on SATURDAY, FEB. 23RD at SMC.  To register, you will need me to sign you up.  I will give extra credit (+ 15 points to be used on any Turnock assignment, quiz, test).  Registration must be completed by FRIDAY, FEB. 8TH.  See me if you're interested.

   

  • Fridays will have Genius Hour.  You may work on HD process papers, HD websites, coding, illustrating African proverbs, etc.  Be prepared to work/learn

    

• 8th Grade Computers 

  • 8T  Project Lead the Way:  Students need to complete the Gears/Mechanism Activity Packet DUE:  TUESDAY, JAN. 15TH

   

  • 8W:  Researching for your Historical Documentary using WeVideo

• 7th Grade Computers

   

  • Working  on the Website Design for NHD via Weebly

• 6th Grade Computers

   

  • Started Scratch - think of a game or activity to create with sprites, backgrounds, events, sounds, etc.  Refer to rubric in Google Classroom.

   

  • Keep keyboarding via Typing.com.  You are aiming to get 35 - 40 W.P.M with 90% accuracy

• Documents

  • 8T Schedule
  • Social Studies/Computers Syllabus
  • Suggested NHD Websites
  • HD Keypoints
  • Turnock HD Due Dates
  • HD Research Deadlines
  • HD Process Paper Rubric

• Links

  • Junior High Blog
  • National History Day

• Contact Ms. Turnock

  • Ali Turnock
    8th Grade
    aturnockstasb.org