8-206 Ms. Becht

This past week was a great one. There was Confirmation on Saturday and it was wonderful to see our 19 8th graders receive this sacrament. The Bishop's homily was very powerful and moving.

This week we are beginning state tests in ELA. (Math is next Thursday and Friday)

All HS applications and the note we sent home about it-should be sent in.

8th grade goes on a trip this week to St. Catherine of Genoa to see a show.

Math prep continues during school and after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays for grade 8.

We learned a lot about recycling and waste last week so please keep in mind not to use plastic bags.

(because of the state test in grade 8 things may be a bit off this week-email me for clarifications)

7th grade hw
Mon/Tuesday-study for the chapter 8 test on Weds. Put this all on one looseleaf: p 8-2 #1-4, p 8-4 #1,5,10,15 r 8-5 even, 8-6 even

Weds-wksht, and chapter 8 test

Thurs 8-8 #1-3

Fri 8-8 #4-9

8th grade

Test prep hw will be given every day.

There also is castle learning.

I also encourage the students to look over their index cards each night.

Posted by Ms. Becht at 9:44 PM | Permalink

Feel free to do any or all of the problems below for extra credit. Please put the question and answer on LL and hand it in the folder...enjoy your week and remember try not and use plastic bags.

In 1970, Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin proclaimed April 22 to be "Earth Day." More than 20 million people participated in the first "Earth Day," which helped raise America's awareness of environmental issues.
1. Rainforests cover only a small part of the Earth but they are home to more than half the world's plants and animals. It is estimated that rainforests are being cut down at the rate of 100 trees per minute. At this rate, how many are cut down every 24 hours? Every week?
2. The average American uses 7 trees a year in paper, wood, and other products. If there are about 275 million Americans, how many trees are used in a year?
3. Each American throws away about 60 pounds of plastic packaging each year. At this rate, about how many years would it take one person to have thrown away a ton of plastic?
4. When you shower, you use 5 gallons of water every minute. Most people take 5 minute showers. How many gallons of water does a family of 4 use in a week (assuming they each take a daily shower)? How much do they use in a month?
5. A bath uses 50 gallons of water. How much water could a person save in a week taking a shower instead of a bath?
6. If each person took a 4 minute shower instead of a 5 minute shower, how much water could a single person save in a year?
7. A gallon of thrown away paint can seep into the Earth and pollute 250,000 gallons of drinking water. A spilled gallon of gasoline can pollute 750,000 gallons of water. What kind of damage would be done by just 3 gallons of paint and 2 gallons of gasoline?
8. It has been estimated that, on the average, each person in the United States discards about 32 pounds of solid waste each week. Some of the things that we dispose of can be broken down into: 5.1 pounds of ashes and dirt; 3.5 pounds of metal; 2.6 pounds of glass; 2.6 pounds of garbage; 2.2 pounds of wood, rags, and plastic. Make a bar graph to display this information.

9. Make a bar graph showing the annual household waste per person in each country:
(in pounds per person):
United States - 1930
Canada - 1157
Italy - 542
Japan - 758
Sweden - 661
Australia - 1500
10. Below are listed materials and millions of tons generated in one year in the U.S. and how much of each is recycled. Complete the table by filling in the % of each material recycled.
Material Millions of Tons
Generated Millions of Tons
Recycled % Recycled
Paper 77.8 26.5
Aluminum 3.0 1.1
Glass 13.7 3.0
Plastic 19.3 .7
Yard Debris 32.8 6.5
11. Make 2 pie charts to display this information:
Solid Waste Management
Recycled or Reused: U.S.- 11%; Japan - 50%
Waste-Energy: U.S. - 6%; Japan - 23%
Landfill: U.S. - 83%; Japan - 27%

Posted by Ms. Becht at 6:02 PM | Permalink

This week we celebrate Earth Week. It is so important for us to be aware all of the gifs mother Earth has given us. It is also important that we take care of the Earth. it doesn't belong to us, it belongs to our grandchildren.

This week there are no quizzes.

The Oratorical Contest is on Weds.

State test for grade 8 is 2 weeks away! (Test prep during class is going well)

All 8th grade public high school forms should have been returned to us last week. If you have not done that please return them to us ASAP.

7th hw
Mon-Finish classwork, r 8-2
Tues-8-7, 8-2 even
Weds-Investigations-that is the quiz grade for the week 8-6 even, r 8-7
Thursday-Earth Day wksht,8-6 odd
Friday-make up missing work

8th hw
Mon-some of us will be on the Confirmation retreat, everyone needs to complete the practice state test
Tues- 6-5 mult of 3, wksht
Weds-6-5 mult of 4, r 6-8 #1-6
Thurs-wksht
Friday-wksht

Posted by Ms. Becht at 10:16 PM | Permalink

I hope everyone is enjoying the Easter Season. I hope you are all rested up and ready for some wonderful work!

Announcements:
-Prayer service on Thursday.
-Quiz for both grades this week
-Castle learning vacation hw due Monday April 12th
-Be sure you are signing the quizzes and tests.

7th-topic this week: Pythagorean Theorem, creating 3d figures
Mon-Investigation
Tues-r 8-6, quiz on area of a circle, circumference of a circle, finding the square root of a number, bring in .$50 for project
Weds-quiz, 8-7
Thurs-project-creating 3d figures with marshmellows and toothpicks, hw r 8-7
Friday-finish wksht

8th grade
Topics: percents, simple interest, percent of change
-The state test in math is less than 1 month away
-A note about a review class will be sent home on Monday. The class will start this week.
-We continue to review for it each day in class
-ELA state test is coming up!
-Quiz on Thursday
-There will be hw everyday, including Friday, until the State test

Mon-r 6-2
Tues-6-4 mult of 3, test prep
Weds-study for quiz on percents, 6-5 mult of 3, 6-4 mult of 4
Thurs-quiz, 6-5 mult of 4, r 6-8 #1-6 find interest and balance
Friday-test prep

Journal topics for 8-206
-How did your family celebrate Easter
-What is something unique about your culture?
-What is something about the American culture you disagree with?

Posted by Ms. Becht at 5:06 PM | Permalink

I hope everyone is enjoying the Easter Season. I hope you are all rested up and ready for some wonderful work!

Announcements:
-Prayer service on Thursday.
-Quiz for both grades this week
-Castle learning vacation hw due Monday April 12th
-Be sure you are signing the quizzes and tests.

7th-topic this week: Pythagorean Theorem, creating 3d figures
Mon-Investigation
Tues-r 8-6, quiz on area of a circle, circumference of a circle, finding the square root of a number, bring in .$50 for project
Weds-quiz, 8-7
Thurs-project-creating 3d figures with marshmellows and toothpicks, hw r 8-7
Friday-finish wksht

8th grade
Topics: percents, simple interest, percent of change
-The state test in math is less than 1 month away
-A note about a review class will be sent home on Monday. The class will start this week.
-We continue to review for it each day in class
-ELA state test is coming up!
-Quiz on Thursday
-There will be hw everyday, including Friday, until the State test

Mon-r 6-2
Tues-6-4 mult of 3, test prep
Weds-study for quiz on percents, 6-5 mult of 3, 6-4 mult of 4
Thurs-quiz, 6-5 mult of 4, r 6-8 #1-6 find interest and balance
Friday-test prep

Journal topics for 8-206
-How did your family celebrate Easter
-What is something unique about your culture?
-What is something about the American culture you disagree with?

Posted by Ms. Becht at 5:06 PM | Permalink

I hope everyone is enjoying the Easter Season. I hope you are all rested up and ready for some wonderful work!

Announcements:
-Prayer service on Thursday.
-Quiz for both grades this week
-Castle learning vacation hw due Monday April 12th
-Be sure you are signing the quizzes and tests.

7th-topic this week: Pythagorean Theorem, creating 3d figures
Mon-Investigation
Tues-r 8-6, quiz on area of a circle, circumference of a circle, finding the square root of a number, bring in .$50 for project
Weds-quiz, 8-7
Thurs-project-creating 3d figures with marshmellows and toothpicks, hw r 8-7
Friday-finish wksht

8th grade
Topics: percents, simple interest, percent of change
-The state test in math is less than 1 month away
-A note about a review class will be sent home on Monday. The class will start this week.
-We continue to review for it each day in class
-ELA state test is coming up!
-Quiz on Thursday
-There will be hw everyday, including Friday, until the State test

Mon-r 6-2
Tues-6-4 mult of 3, test prep
Weds-study for quiz on percents, 6-5 mult of 3, 6-4 mult of 4
Thurs-quiz, 6-5 mult of 4, r 6-8 #1-6 find interest and balance
Friday-test prep

Journal topics for 8-206
-How did your family celebrate Easter
-What is something unique about your culture?
-What is something about the American culture you disagree with?

Posted by Ms. Becht at 5:06 PM | Permalink