Happy December, everyone! I hope all of you had a blessed and joyful Thanksgiving. We have three week of school before we go on Christmas break, and there is much to complete between now and then. Here are the updates for this week:
8th Math
This week we will begin Module 4, which covers non-proportional relationships and the linear equation. This starts on page 92 of the student book. I am also giving out an extra credit graphing project on Tuesday, which will be due on Tuesday, December 9th. This will be counted as an extra quiz grade.
8th Social Studies
This week we are beginning Chapter 18, Industry and Urban Growth. This chapter will cover the people and inventions of the early 20th century that really made the U.S. a modern nation. One of the sources that I will be referencing in class is the History Channel’s miniseries, The Men Who Built America, which you can see here.
8th Religion
This week in religion, the students will be studying the events in the book of Numbers. The book of Numbers gives the details of the Israelites as they were approaching the Promised Land, and main message to take from these passages is that God’s plan will always succeed. The memory verse for this week is 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13, on page 43 in the student book. You may also view the verse here, but the version in the book is an abridged version, which is what I am asking the students to learn.