Let us see the JOY in our lives this 3rd week of Advent and thank God for how good He is to us!

8th Grade
In this time of Christmas preparation, let us keep Jesus foremost in our thoughts, words, and actions, as we prepare for Him in our lives!

Calendar: Every school morning around 7:15 during Advent there will be Communion Services in our Chapel ~ try to join and see what preparations God suggests to you.
Monday, December 16:  8:30 Christmas Program Practice, 1:00 Electives
Tuesday, December 17: 8:30 Christmas Program Dress Rehearsal for school; 1:15 Band Concert
Wednesday, December 18: 7:50am Christmas Program Practice at St. Patrick's Church - students can be dropped off WITH SPIRIT of CHRISTMAS DESSERTS after 7:30 am - THANK YOU parent volunteers to organize desserts and drive students back to OLM School
Thursday, December 19: 
Friday, December 20:  8th grade present Advent reflection; Elective Christmas Plays; the Christmas Story; Class Christmas Party; 12:30 Dismissal; NO EXTENDED CARE - Have a beautiful and blessed Christmas!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!! Wednesday, December 18th - 8th Grade Christmas Program

 ? of the Day:
12/18: Please see the religion and science below.  I'll see you at 6pm at St. Patrick's Church!


12/17: Read today's daily reading on usccb.org website and then read the reflection on wau.org summarize this in your faith journal then reflect on what this says to you about your gifts from God. Write your 2nd essence and synynoms that express the same idea.

12/6: Read today's daily reading on usccb.org website and then read the reflection on wau.org summarize this in your faith journal then reflect on what this says to you about your gifts from God.  Have you planned what you are making for your Spirit of Christmas donation - we need it Wednesday morning - Thank You! 

What are 5 things that you feel are the essence of you - that when you meet Jesus, He will say, "Good job my good and faithful servant, you have done well" because you have prepared - used your essence/the gifts He gave you in the way He wanted you to use them?  Ask your parents what they think these might be for you.  Be prepared to write about them.  


8th Grade Homework
Religion:
12/18: Sunday reading and 2 connections on the back of the paper. Write another gift and synynoms in your faith journal.
​12/16: Brainstorm at least 5 gifts that God has given you that He has given you to bring His light to this world.
U.S. History:
12/16: 
Physical Science: 
​12/18: SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT!!
Science Fair Project 2019-2020
1. Observe life around us and see something that we have a question about.
2. Ask the question:  then complete background research: investigate other ideas about this question by asking others who are connected to this question, use academic studies from textbooks or the internet - find at least 3 sources for research
3. Form an hypothesis using your knowledge and the background research facts.
4. Test your hypothesis at least 3 times to eliminate some area of error.
    Plan your test/experiment
    Gather the needed materials and note them
    Clearly communicate (write all steps in your notebook) your set up and procedure - the “recipe” 
    Record your findings in DETAIL in charts
5. Analyze your data
     Create graphs to explain your findings
6. Explain your conclusion
    basically: what happened, why you think that happened, was that what you thought was going to 
    happen - your hypothesis
7. Share your findings by writing an abstract, a report, and a visual display - board and and materials for clarity



Algebra:

7th Grade Homework:
Life Science:
12/18:  review prokaryotic cell parts/SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT 
Science Fair Project 2019-2020
1. Observe life around us and see something that we have a question about.
2. Ask the question:  then complete background research: investigate other ideas about this
    question by asking others who are connected to this question, use academic studies from
    textbooks or the internet - find at least 3 sources for research
3. Form an hypothesis using your knowledge and the background research facts.
4. Test your hypothesis at least 3 times to eliminate some area of error.
    Plan your test/experiment
    Gather the needed materials and note them
    Clearly communicate (write all steps in your notebook) your set up and procedure - the
   “recipe” 
    Record your findings in DETAIL in charts
5. Analyze your data
     Create graphs to explain your findings
6. Explain your conclusion
    basically: what happened, why you think that happened, was that what you thought was
    going to happen - your hypothesis
7. Share your findings by writing an abstract, a report, and a visual display - board and and
​    materials for clarity

World History:
12/18: Study 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.