General News
8th Grade Parent Night
Thank you to all of the families who came out to Parent Night this past week! If you were unable to attend, here are the slides that teachers presented to families.
Progress Reports
Progress reports for the 1st Quarter went home with students on Thursday this past week. It is our sincere hope and goal that all of our scholars are passing all of their classes and performing to their full potential. If you are interested in after-school activities to help your child bring his or her grades up, please consider signing up for PSP! More information about PSP is located further below.
Thank you to all of the families who came out to Parent Night this past week! If you were unable to attend, here are the slides that teachers presented to families.
Progress Reports
Progress reports for the 1st Quarter went home with students on Thursday this past week. It is our sincere hope and goal that all of our scholars are passing all of their classes and performing to their full potential. If you are interested in after-school activities to help your child bring his or her grades up, please consider signing up for PSP! More information about PSP is located further below.
College/Career T-Shirt Day
Our monthly College/Career T-Shirt day will be this Monday, September 17th. Students are encouraged to wear a t-shirt representing a college (or career) with uniform bottoms. Please make sure the college is visible on the shirt, as solid colors are not permitted. Students who do not wish to participate must wear regular uniforms. Our staff will be decked out with shirts from our colleges and we hope students will join us!
21st Century Learning Program
The 21st Century Learning Program has begun. A more detailed schedule can be found here, and a copy of the program application can be found here. For more information, please contact Ms. Hughes (hughes@clarke.k12.ga.us) or Ms. Dalton (daltonm@clarke.k12.ga.us).
PSP
The Pathways to Success Program (PSP) will begin this Monday, September 17th. PSP is a program designed to provide students with extra help in ELA and Math. It will meet on Mondays and Tuesdays after school from 3:45-6:00pm, as well as before school from 7:15-8:00am. The focus on Mondays will be ELA, and on Tuesdays the focus will be Math. If you would like your child to participate in PSP, please pick up an application from the front office. For more information, contact Ms. Ward (wardt@clarke.k12.ga.us).
Panther Nation News Blog
Be sure to check Ms. Tolbert's Panther Nation News Blog, as it contains news, announcements, and information for the entire school!
Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Group quiz on Flip Grid
Tuesday: Unit 1 Review (exponents & equations)
Wednesday: Unit 1 Review (scientific notation)
Thursday: Unit 1 Test (Day 1)
Friday: Unit 1 Test (Day 2)
Students will receive two study guides to help prepare for our first Unit Test this week. Both study guides will be worked on and reviewed during class, and they will be due on Thursday as a chance for students to earn bonus points on the test. Please help us by ensuring that your student is studying at home each night this week!
Accelerated Math
Monday: Building fluency with linear & exponential functions
Tuesday: Building fluency with linear & exponential functions
Wednesday: Group quiz on Flip Grid
Thursday: Unit 2 Review Day
Friday: Unit 2 Test
More specific information on assignments, upcoming dates, etc. will be specified via group email.
ELA News:
Unit 1: Exploring Identity
Monday: Review narrative checklist & memoir revisions
Tuesday: Inferencing & citing from text
Wednesday: Inferencing & citing about characters
Thursday: Inferencing & citing about point of view
Friday: Freedom Friday reading, Inferencing & citing about theme
Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Law of conservation of matter lab & binder check
Tuesday: Unit 2 review
Wednesday: Unit 2 review and Unit 2 Notebook Test
Thursday: Unit 2 Test
Friday: Unit 3 Pre-Test & intro to Unit 3
High School
Monday: Notebook check; finish up phase change diagrams
Tuesday: Unit 2 review and practice with constructed response & rubrics
Wednesday: Unit 2 Notebook Test
Thursday: Unit 2 review and Unit 3 Pre-Test
Friday: Unit 2 Test
Social Studies News:
Monday: What are the purposes of city, county, and special purpose governments?
Tuesday: What is the role of local governments in the state of Georgia?
Wednesday: How are local governments funded in Georgia?
Thursday: What determines and decides how money is spent in Georgia government?
Friday: Unit 2 Test
Spanish News:
Spanish 8th Grade
Wednesday: Build your clothes
Thursday: Finish your project
Friday: Presentations
Spanish I
Monday: Review for test
Tuesday: Unit 2 TestWednesday: Build your clothes
Thursday: Finish your project
Friday: Presentations
Spanish I
Monday: Review adjectives
Tuesday: Review nounsWednesday: Listening comprehension
Thursday: Review for test
Friday: Unit 1 Test
There will be Spanish tutoring on Mondays from 4:00-5:30 in Ms. Viera's room.
CHANGE OF DATE: Hispanic Heritage Night will be held Wednesday, October 3rd at 6:00pm in the cafeteria. All families are invited to join us for a wonderful night of celebration!
FFA/Agriculture
8th Grade Faculty
Math:
Tonya Ward, wardt@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mark Martin, martinm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Conor Naughton, naughtonc@clarke.k12.ga.us
Jason Pratt, prattj@clarke.k12.ga.us
ELA:
ELA:
Eric Blake, blakee@clarke.k12.ga.us
Cassie Page, pagec@clarke.k12.ga.us
Melanie Marty, maxeym@clarke.k12.ga.us
April Chester, chestera2@clarke.12.ga.us
Science:
Science:
Meganne Skinner, skinnerme@clarke.k12.ga.us
Shaun McCann, mccanns@clarke.k12.ga.us
Zinetta Fox, foxz@clarke.k12.ga.us
Karen Myers, myersk@clarke.k12.ga.us
Social Studies:
Karen Myers, myersk@clarke.k12.ga.us
Social Studies:
Jason Yungmann, yungmannj@clarke.k12.ga.us
Nyla Bell, belln@clarke.k12.ga.us
Angela Bright, brighta@clarke.k12.ga.us
Spanish:
Spanish:
Laura Viera, vieral@clarke.k12.ga.us
Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!
Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!
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