Team TT
What is Due and When​​​

• Friday, February 1 - A complete rough draft of Section 2 of the food report is due.
• Monday, February 4 - Complete plane is due.

News​

• During the morning, we worked through Part 2 of Section 2 of the food report. The students also had plenty of time to work on their planes. 
• Students are working on Section 2 of the food report. You can go to..  http://raisagray.weebly.com/section-ii-sample.html  to learn more about the requirements for Section 2.

Plane Build

• All students must complete a plane by Monday, February 4. Students may choose to submit their plane to the Best Flight Competition, The Best Looking Plane Competition, or they may compete in The Best Overall Competition. There will be prizes for each category. 

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ELA (hours 1 and 2)
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What is Due and When​​​​

• Thursday, January 31 - Please come to class with a recording of your song's chorus (music and lyrics).

​News
​ELA 1 and ELA 2

• Each student is working on developing the chorus for their song.
• We started reading Wendy and Peter today (otherwise known as Peter Pan).
  

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8th Grade
Important Due Dates and Important Dates ​

• Due Thursday, January 31 - Final Competency Essay

In order to demonstrate a basic understanding of their 8th-grade presentation/project topic, each 8th-grade student must write an essay. The essay will be based on the question/topic that appears below. 

8th Grade Competency Questions and Topics

Essay Topics and Questions 
All essays must be a minimum of 500 words.

All essays are due on Thursday, January 31.

Sam A. 
What were the main causes of World War II?

JP
What are the parts of a solar panel, and how does a solar panel work?

David
What are flight scanners used for?  What are the components of a flight scanner? How do flight scanners work? 

Rose
What are the elements that make for a popular YouTube channel, and how do you drive an audience to your YouTube channel?

Macy
What are the five most important components of a go-kart? Describe what each component does and how each component works. 

Ema
What are the five most important steps in creating an art gallery?

Lucy
Why did you choose to do the things you did, and what was the hardest thing to do so far?

Sophia
What influences a person’s self-image? Why is self-image important?

Jaiden
Describe the process of creating an animated short film.

Chip
Describe the process of creating an animated short film.

Tyler
How is gum made? Summarize the history of chewing gum.

Richie
What are the important components of a drone? What does each component do? How does each component work or function in order to enable a drone to fly? 

Logan
How does a traditional electric speaker with a voice coil function? What are the parts of a traditional electric speaker? How does your speaker work when compared to an electric speaker that uses a voice coil?

Colin
What is the history of toy soldiers and model soldiers?

Conner
Describe the process of creating a full-length movie?

Lincoln
What are the parts of a water pump, and how does a water pump work?

Elizabeth
Describe the process of creating, filming, editing, and presenting a talent show.

Madelyn
Describe the history of dance by focusing on how dancing has changed throughout history?

TT
Describe the process of making clothes?

Dylan
What are the essential parts of a computer? What does each part do, and how does each part work?

Drew
Describe what a mural is. Discuss different techniques and materials used for creating murals. Discuss the role that murals play in modern America.

Noelle
Describe, from start to finish, the process of designing and creating a new shoe?

Team TT
What is Due and When​​​

• Friday, February 1 - A complete rough draft of Section 2 of the food report is due.
• Monday, February 4 - Complete plane is due.

News​

• Students are working on Section 2 of the food report. You can go to..  http://raisagray.weebly.com/section-ii-sample.html  to learn more about the requirements for Section 2.

Plane Build

• All students must complete a plane by Monday, February 4. Students may choose to submit their plane to the Best Flight Competition, The Best Looking Plane Competition, or they may compete The Best Overall Competition. There will be prizes for each category. 

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ELA (hours 1 and 2)
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What is Due and When​​​​

• Noting is currently due. 

​News

• ELA 1 and ELA 2 - The students have competed their song lyrics. We are now moving onto to creating the musical hook or riff that will anchor the song. 

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8th Grade
Important Due Dates and Important Dates ​

• Due Thursday, January 31 - Final Competency Essay

In order to demonstrate a basic understanding of their 8th-grade presentation/project topic, each 8th-grade student must write an essay. The essay will be based on the question/topic that appears below. 

8th Grade Competency Questions and Topics

Essay Topics and Questions 
All essays must be a minimum of 500 words.

All essays are due on Thursday, January 31.

Sam A. 
What were the main causes of World War II?

JP
What are the parts of a solar panel, and how does a solar panel work?

David
What are flight scanners used for?  What are the components of a flight scanner? How do flight scanners work? 

Rose
What are the elements that make for a popular YouTube channel, and how do you drive an audience to your YouTube channel?

Macy
What are the five most important components of a go-kart? Describe what each component does and how each component works. 

Ema
What are the five most important steps in creating an art gallery?

Lucy
Why did you choose to do the things you did, and what was the hardest thing to do so far?

Sophia
What influences a person’s self-image? Why is self-image important?

Jaiden
Describe the process of creating an animated short film.

Chip
Describe the process of creating an animated short film.

Tyler
How is gum made? Summarize the history of chewing gum.

Richie
What are the important components of a drone? What does each component do? How does each component work or function in order to enable a drone to fly? 

Logan
How does a traditional electric speaker with a voice coil function? What are the parts of a traditional electric speaker? How does your speaker work when compared to an electric speaker that uses a voice coil?

Colin
What is the history of toy soldiers and model soldiers?

Conner
Describe the process of creating a full-length movie?

Lincoln
What are the parts of a water pump, and how does a water pump work?

Elizabeth
Describe the process of creating, filming, editing, and presenting a talent show.

Madelyn
Describe the history of dance by focusing on how dancing has changed throughout history?

TT
Describe the process of making clothes?

Dylan
What are the essential parts of a computer? What does each part do, and how does each part work?

Drew
Describe what a mural is. Discuss different techniques and materials used for creating murals. Discuss the role that murals play in modern America.

Noelle
Describe, from start to finish, the process of designing and creating a new shoe?
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Team TT
What is Due and When​​​

• Monday, February 4 - Complete Plane is Due

News​

• Most of the students have developed an outline of the food product they hope to develop. Beginning tomorrow, we will develop and implement surveys to help each student refine their product idea.

Plane Build

• All students must complete a plane by Monday, February 4. Students may choose to submit their plane to the Best Flight Competition, The Best Looking Plane Competition, or they may compete The Best Overall Competition. There will be prizes for each category. 

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ELA (hours 1 and 2)
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What is Due and When​​​​

• ELA 2 - Due Friday, January 18 - Be ready to present your lyrical hook.
• ELA 1 - Nothing is due.

​News

• Having selected and researched a topic, the students are now beginning to develop the lyrical hook for their song.

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8th Grade
Important Due Dates and Important Dates ​

• Due Thursday, January 31 - Final Competency Essay

In order to demonstrate a basic understanding of their 8th-grade presentation/project topic, each 8th-grade student must write an essay. The essay will be based on the question/topic that appears below. 

8th Grade Competency Questions and Topics

Essay Topics and Questions
All essays must be a minimum of 500 words.

All essays are due on Thursday, January 31.

Sam A.
What were the main causes of World War II?

JP
What are the parts of a solar panel, and how does a solar panel work?

David
What are flight scanners used for?  What are the components of a flight scanner? How do flight scanners work?

Rose
What are the elements that make for a popular YouTube channel, and how do you drive an audience to your YouTube channel?

Macy
What are the five most important components of a go-kart? Describe what each component does and how each component works.

Ema
What are the five most important steps in creating an art gallery?

Lucy
Why did you choose to do the things you did, and what was the hardest thing to do so far?

Sophia
What influences a person’s self-image? Why is self-image important?

Jaiden
Describe the process of creating an animated short film.

Chip
Describe the process of creating an animated short film.

Tyler
How is gum made? Summarize the history of chewing gum.

Richie
What are the important components of a drone? What does each component do? How does each component work or function in order to enable a drone to fly?

Logan
How does a traditional electric speaker with a voice coil function? What are the parts of a traditional electric speaker? How does your speaker work when compared to an electric speaker that uses a voice coil?

Colin
What is the history of toy soldiers and model soldiers?

Conner
Describe the process of creating a full-length movie?

Lincoln
What are the parts of a water pump, and how does a water pump work?

Elizabeth
Describe the process of creating, filming, editing, and presenting a talent show.

Madelyn
Describe the history of dance by focusing on how dancing has changed throughout history?

TT
Describe the process of making clothes?

Dylan
What are the essential parts of a computer? What does each part do, and how does each part work?

Drew
Describe what a mural is. Discuss different techniques and materials used for creating murals. Discuss the role that murals play in modern America.

Noelle
Describe, from start to finish, the process of designing and creating a new shoe?

Team TT
What is Due and When​​​

• Monday, February 4 - Complete Plane is Due

News​

• We are moving on to the next step in the food project. The students are brainstorming ideas for their food products
  

Plane Build

• All students must complete a plane by Monday, February 4. Students may choose to submit their plane to the Best Flight Competition, The Best Looking Plane Competition, or they may compete The Best Overall Competition. There will be prizes for each category. 

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ELA (hours 1 and 2)
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What is Due and When​​​​

• ELA 1 and ELA 2 - Historical Event or Person research is due on Thursday of this week at the beginning of class.

​News
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8th Grade
Important Due Dates and Important Dates ​

• All Epitomes are due by Tuesday.

Team TT
What is Due and When​​​

• Tuesday, January 15 - Students should have completed a rough draft of section 1 of the food report.

Requirements
Market Analysis: Section I Requirements
Introduction: Your introduction should address the following:

• The goal of of customer analysis
• An explanation on how you collected the data

Customer Characteristics: The customer characteristics paragraph should address the following:

• Demographics (Age, Gender, Occupation, etc)
• What your customers like to do
• What your customers like to eat 
• What your customers spend their time doing

Customer Needs:The customer needs paragraph should address the following:

• What types of things do middle school students and their parents wants, needs or expects in a product

Customer Buying Decisions:The customer buying decisions paragraph should address the following:

• What types of products do middle school students and their parents tend to buy
• What influences their buying decisions
• How much money do parents of middle school students spend on groceries by month
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• Monday, February 4 - Complete Plane is Due

​Plane Build

• All students must complete a plane by Monday, February 4. Students may choose to submit their plane to the Best Flight Competition, The Best Looking Plane Competition, or they may compete The Best Overall Competition. There will be prizes for each category. 

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ELA (hours 1 and 2)
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What is Due and When​​​​

• ELA 1 and ELA 2 - Students should come in on Tuesday, Jan 15 with at least 3 possible topics for a song. These topics should involve historical events or important people. 

​News

• ELA 1 - The students have finished reading Animal Farm. We will begin our final discussion tomorrow. We will finish watching the movie on Friday. Over the next few days, students will create propaganda posters. 
• ELA 1 and 2 - We have started the song writing project. To begin the project, I sang a song about the Sullivan Boys. If interested, look up... Sullivan Boys by Caroline Spine.

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8th Grade
Important Due Dates and Important Dates ​

• All Epitomes are due by Tuesday.

Team TT
What is Due and When​​​

• Tuesday, January 15 - Students should have completed a rough draft of section 1 of the food report.

Requirements
Market Analysis: Section I Requirements
Introduction: Your introduction should address the following:

• The goal of of customer analysis
  
• An explanation on how you collected the data
  

Customer Characteristics: The customer characteristics paragraph should address the following:

• Demographics (Age, Gender, Occupation, etc)
  
• What your customers like to do
  
• What your customers like to eat
  
• What your customers spend their time doing
  

Customer Needs:The customer needs paragraph should address the following:

• What types of things do middle school students and their parents wants, needs or expects in a product
  

Customer Buying Decisions:The customer buying decisions paragraph should address the following:

• What types of products do middle school students and their parents tend to buy
  
• What influences their buying decisions
  
• How much money do parents of middle school students spend on groceries by month
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• Monday, February 4 - Complete Plane is Due

​Plane Build

• All students must complete a plane by Monday, February 4. Students may choose to submit their plane to the Best Flight Competition, The Best Looking Plane Competition, or they may compete The Best Overall Competition. There will be prizes for each category. 

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ELA (hours 1 and 2)
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What is Due and When​​​​

• ELA 1 and ELA 2 - Students should come in on Tuesday, Jan 15 with at least 3 possible topics for a song. These topics should involve historical events or important people. 
  

​News

• ELA 1 - The students have finished reading Animal Farm. We will begin our final discussion tomorrow. We will finish watching the movie on Friday. Over the next few days, students will create propaganda posters. 
• ELA 1 and 2 - We have started the song writing project. To begin the project, I sang a song about the Sullivan Boys. If interested, look up... Sullivan Boys by Caroline Spine.

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8th Grade
Important Due Dates and Important Dates ​

• All Epitomes are due by Tuesday.

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Team TT
What is Due and When​​​

• Thursday, January 10 at 11:00 - ILP Poster Session
• Monday, February 4 - Complete Plane is Due

News

• We started the food project. For more information, point your browser to...
  http://raisagray.weebly.com/food-show.html
• Camping Trip is this Thursday. We depart from CLC at 3:15. We will return on Friday at 2:30. 

​Plane Build

• All students must complete a plane by Monday, February 4. Students may choose to submit their plane to the Best Flight Competition, The Best Looking Plane Competition, or they may compete The Best Overall Competition. There will be prizes for each category. 

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ELA (hours 1 and 2)
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What is Due and When​​​​

• ELA 1 -  Read chapter 8 of Animal Farm by Thursday, Feb. 10.
• ELA 2 - Nothing is due.

News

• ELA 1 - We continue to read Animal Farm and For the next few days we are reviewing grammar and mechanics and doing some practice editing.
• ELA 2 - For the next few days we are reviewing grammar and mechanics and doing some practice editing.
• ELA 1 and 2 - Next Monday, we are going to start a short song writing and recording project. 

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8th Grade
Important Due Dates and Important Dates ​

• Nothing is currently due.