Let's be the light that helps others to see the way to walk this week!

8th graders  ~
Thank you to those of you who attended OLM Mass at 5pm on Saturday at St. Patrick's Church.  As the readings said this week: we must be the salt of the earth - help make life full and vibrant, and a light to shine - as we show good role modeling to others so that they too can see the way to live!  That was being the salt of the earth and a lamp for others feet.
Calendar: 
Monday, February 10: 
Tuesday, February 11: 
Wednesday, February 12: 6pm Basketball Sports Banquet
Thursday, February 13:  
Friday, February 14: Free Red, White, Pink Dress, make D Street meal, Valentine's Party - end of day

 ? of the Day: CHECK THE CALENDAR ABOVE!!

2/13: What is tomorrow?  Could you please make 2 small, kind, and fun Valentine cards for the D Street meals tomorrow? Remember free red, pink, and white dress tomorrow. Preamble Quiz tomorrow!
Many of you are doing much better BUT don't slow down there is more to learn and we must constantly review so as not to FORGET! Please continue to focus on the Constitution this week for AT LEAST 1 hour each day - it's the only way you will know and remember these facts!  

8th Grade Homework
Religion: 
2/13:  D Street donation
U.S. History:
2/13: Study Constitution - preamble quiz tomorrow! During break every day review Articles, Amendments, Cabinet positions and responsibilities, Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branch facts, Preamble and text pages 3-19.
2/12: Read Constitution pgs. 17-19, answer questions p.19, not "Projects and Opinion"; Notecard Judicial Branch p.37 [see below] and Know Constitution: 7 Articles of the Constitution - p.12, 27 Amendments - p.12,13,  15 Cabinet positions - p.31,  Legislative Branch p.23  ALL questions p. 5, 6, 7-8 9-12 - all answers are in the text; write the preamble and check it - use Quizlet to study also
2/11: Constitution p.13-16 answer questions p.14 &16
2/10: STUDY!!! COMPLETE questions to readings on pages 10-12, Notecard Judicial Branch p.37 [see below] and Know Constitution: 7 Articles of the Constitution - p.12, 27 Amendments - p.12,13,  15 Cabinet positions - p.31,  Legislative Branch p.23  ALL questions p. 5, 6, 7-8 9-12 - all answers are in the text; write the preamble and check it - use Quizlet to study also

Physical Science:
2/12-13: continue to memorize facts of Ch3,S2 changes of state,  review properties of solids, liquids, gases, plasmas; 

Algebra:
2/12: p.97 #2-30 evens

7th Grade Homework:
Life Science:
2/13: Study Cell Parts for test upon return from break
2/11-12: Lab: complete cell organelle notecards; play matching game
2/10: Know all 13 Cell parts: cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, Golgi complex, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, lysosomes, vacuole, chloroplasts, nucleus, deoxyribonucleic acid, nucleolus; 

World History:
2/13: Know the first 5 countries of Africa along the Mediterranean sea; and all 21 countries surrounding and in the Mediterranean Sea for test tomorrow

Periodically review 50 Asian countries: Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, East Timor, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar(Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam  ; Review: Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Nepal, India, and 22 Middle Eastern countries for test tomorrow: Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, & Jordan 

 Periodically review all  52 European countries: Moldova, Malta, Crete, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Liechtenstein, Ukraine, Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Czech Republic, Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom: Scotland, England, Wales, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

8th Constitution Notecards
​p.37 Judicial branch facts
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​1. Judicial Branch                      * main courts (list 3)
                                                       * terms of office
                                                       * main duty
                                                      * article establishes                                                                                    2. Supreme Court                      * number of courts
                                                       * number of judges
                                                       * salary
                                                       * duties
                                                       * meeting place
3. Court of Appeals                  * number of courts
                                                       * number of judges
                                                       * duties
                                                       * meeting place
4. District Courts                       * number of courts
                                                       * number of judges
                                                       * duties
                                                       * meeting place