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Welcome to Eighth Grade
Teaching the Eighth Grade Class:
Louise Mistry

Angela Mataloni
Erin Nennig
Cindy Streff
Jennifer Wallace

 

 

Middle School Service Program

Service Requirements

Pre-Approved Organizations

Contract

Service Log

Pre-Approval Form

 

Weekly Newsletter
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August 20th-September 17th

 

September 18th-October 2nd

 

October 3-October 31

 

 January 4 - January 22

 

 January 23-February 5

 

 February 5 - March 5

 

 March 6th - April 2nd

 

 April 3- April 30

 

 

Class Info

Subject

Info

Religion

 

Language Arts

Website for help on writing your THESIS

Math

 

Science

 

Social Studies

 

Other

 

 

 

Important Notes

 

 

 

 Spelling Lists

 

 

 

 

Websites
 

Language Arts

Math

Science

Social Studies

Religion
 

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Language Arts

Midsummer Night's Dream Links:
PinkMonkey.com (summaries, characters, etc)
SparkNotes.com read "No Fear Shakespeare"
and
Read the play on Project Gutenberg

 

Corresponds to our Grammar Text
Current code is eck-8002
http://www.PHSchool.com

 

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Click here for Citation Machine

 

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Two great online dictionaries!
http://dictionary.reference.com/   and   http://www.webster.com
 

Common Grammar Errors in English
A fun cite that explains the correct usage of commonly mistaken words and phrases in the English language.  Listed alphabetically.

Literature.org
Free Literature available for online viewing

Project Gutenberg
Also contains free Literature for online viewing--mostly classic works.

 

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Des Moines Register

http://infoweb.newsbank.com

 

 

 

Math Websites

All math topics:
stock activity
This site is the site we
are using for our virtual stock game


aaamath.com
Contains subtopic categories
examples would be decimals, measurement

aplusmath.com
Creates worksheets for various concepts

http://www.superkids.com
Creates worksheets for various concepts

http://www.homeschoolmath.net
Creates worksheets for various concepts and online practice

Virtual Manipulatives

This site contains virtual manipulatives for most concepts
It also contains logic activities such as MasterMind, Tangrams, Number Puzzles, etc

http://www.flashcardmath.com/
 Creates worksheets


Word Problems and Brain Teasers:

Education Place-Brain Teasers
Contains word problems of the week,
along with a archive of problems

 

Scholastic Math Word Problems/Mysteries
Word problems that are listed by skill and
difficulty level

http://www.eduplace.com/math/mhm/
Houghton Mifflin Website-our math textbook

Daily SuDoku
Logic puzzle

 

Science Websites:
Internet Safety:
www.netsmartz.org

Science Websites:

chemicool.com

webelements.com

volcanoworld.com


Internet Safety:
www.netsmartz.org

http://www.PHSchool.com

This website corresponds to our science textbooks and has links, self-tests and lots of great material which ties into our curriculum.

www.SciLinks.org.

Throughout your child's texbook there are "web-codes" listed in the margins of the text.  When you get on this website and enter the codes it will take you to the applicable links. 

 

More to come!



Social Studies Websites

 

The Rise of Big Business Power-Point

Events- 1800-1850 Stations assignment

 

Reconstruction Links

#1 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/40acres/program_clips.html

#2 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/activism/program_clips.html

 

World War II Review Powerpoint

 


 


www.unitedstreaming.com
(username and password needed from school,
email any teacher if you would like this information)
 

 

Religion

Catholic News Websites: Spirit Daily    Zenit

Faithful Citizenship: Video 1

Eucharistic Adoration : Video 1  Video 2    Video 3 Video 4

Four Marks: One   Holy    Catholic     Apostolic

Music:   Take my Life      When God Ran        For Future Generations       For the Sake of the Call       Everything Skit

 

Christmas: Breathe of Heaven     Joseph's Song

Vocations Awareness Week:   Video 1      St. John Vianney Seminary 1           St. John Vianney Seminary 2     Fishers of Men

Respecting Life:   I Want to Live     There Goes My Life

Country and World Religion Statistics

Relationships:  Shawshank Redemption       Pure Love Club       Demand Your Dignity       Dove: Real Beauty Commercial        Dove: Real Esteem        A Tale of Two Brains

Confirmation Introduction Video

The Saints:     Saint Forum       Catholic Online     American Catholic      The Catholic Encyclopedia  Catholic Information Network   The Work of God (Incorruptibles)     Saint Quiz

Rwandan Genocide: PBS Ghosts of Rwanda

Uncle Greg’s Religion Website: OLG Catholic School Minneapolis, MN

Twisted Mystics

Wisdom of the Elders

Catholic Youth Websites

Disciples Now

Catholicity

Lifeteen

SQPN

God Tube

Love to be Catholic

 

Other Useful Catholic Websites

Social Justice, Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Encyclopedia, New Advent

Catholic Answers

Vatican YouTube  

YouTube – Look up Saints, Rwanda, Catholic, Eucharist, Christian Music,

            Marian Apparitions

            Catholic Online

                                   

 

Prayer Websites

            Three Minute Mediation

            Live Rosary

            Catholic Prayers

            EWTN Prayers

            Catholic Doors  

Daily Thought & Saint

            Daily Readings

            Sacred Space

Daily Reflections – (other good websites at bottom of page)

Gratitude

Animoto (create your own prayer)

 

 

Good Christian Music (107.1 FM Radio or YouTube)

Third Day

Casting Crowns

Matt Maher

Steven Curtis Chapman

Jars of Clay

MercyMe

Steve Angrisano

            Switchfoot

            Philips Craig and Dean

            Christ Tomlin

            Tenth Avenue North

           

 

 

 

WEBSITES

Language Arts

Math

Science
Social Studies

Religion
 

  

 

 

 

 

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