Lord help us to see others as You see them, to hear others as You hear them, to love others as You love them. This was one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dreams.

8th graders and parents ~
This week let us consider our words and actions toward others - do we role model social justice?

Calendar: 
Monday, January 20: NO SCHOOL to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement's effort to bring Justice to America.
Tuesday, January 21: 
Wednesday, January 22: 
Thursday, January 23: 
Friday, January 24: 2:45-5:00 Junior High Dance
Saturday, January 25: 5pm Auction
Sunday, January 26: 9:00am OLM School Mass at St. Patrick's Church to kick-off Catholic Schools Week

 ? of the Day:
1/23: Did you remember tomorrow is Western Free Dress for the day?  Have you asked your parents if they could bring you and classmates back to OLM from St. Patrick's next Friday about 9:45?

/17: Have you shared "the mighty times children's march" youtube (about 41 minutes) with your family and answered the questions?  How are you doing with your science fair project?  It is due on the 23rd.

1/16: Have you edited your Civil Rights Essay?  Please do that BEFORE you print it to be turned in - thank you.  Have you shared with your parents the high school information - please do so!
1/15: Did you remember to remind your parents that there is no homework help tomorrow?

1/14: Have you turned in your report card and SLE's - I'm missing at least 10 - they MUST be turned in tomorrow! 

1/13: Tomorrow we have a presentation on your high school and college experience - please think of questions you would like to ask and note them.

8th Grade Homework
Religion:

U.S. History:
1/23: Read and answer ALL questions p. 5, 6, 7-8 - all answers are in the text; can begin to notecard 15 cabinet positions p.31; review preamble
1/21: Read and answer ALL questions p.5 - all answers are in the text; can begin to notecard 15 cabinet positions p.31; review preamble
1/17: Answer 25 "Children's March" questions after reviewing youtube the mighty times the children's march (~41min)
1/16: Civil Rights Essay due Friday
1/13: Research 3 individuals involved in the 1960's Civil Rights Movement that you would like to write about - the 5W's. List their names in order of preference. Memorize the Preamble to the Constitution; work on Constitution Notecards

Physical Science:
1/23: Students: memorize properties of solids, liquids, gases, plasmas; work on Science Fair Project 2020 Board, Report due 1/23 be prepared to present

1/16: Students: memorize properties of solids, liquids, gases, plasmas
​1/15: Science Fair Project 2020 Board, Report due 1/23 be prepared to present
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:
1/23: p.85 #6-20 all
​1/21: p.81 #20-34 even

7th Grade Homework:
Life Science:
1/23: Science Fair Project 2020 Board, Report due 1/24 be prepared to present
1/21: Lab: define 6 Eukaryotic Cell parts: Golgi complex, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, lysosomes, nucleus, nucleolus; Science Fair Project 2020 Board, Report due 1/23 be prepared to present
1/16: Complete Eukaryotic Animal Cell Diagram 
1/16:  Science Fair Project 2020 Board, Report due 1/23 be prepared to present
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:
1/23: Study 7 more Asian countries: 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 

1/17: Answer 25 "Children's March" questions after reviewing youtube the mighty times the children's march (~41min)

 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.