7th/8th Grade Classes:	

Announcement: 8th grade students who are attending MHS next year: There will be a placement test on March 12th at 10am.  
Science with Ms. Dominguez
Week 27 Schedule 

DATES	TENTATIVE Schedule for Week 27
(Dates are subject to change based on the pace of each class) 	
Monday 	1.	Study Guide and Test Review Session 
a.	Students will have time to ask any last minute questions to prepare for the test
b.	Kahoot!/Jeopardy 
i.	Students will be playing either Kahoot! Or Jeopardy to prepare for the unit test 
ii.	All questions on the Kahoot! or Jeopardy board will be taking directly from the study guide (same formatting of the questions)	
Tuesday	1.	Unit Test 
a.	This test will include questions on the following topics: 
i.	The Constellations 
ii.	The Sun 
iii.	The Planets 
iv.	Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids 
v.	The Moon 	
Wednesday 	1.	Introduction to new unit - Chemical Reactions 
a.	Demos 
i.	Students (in-person and online) will be able to see several demonstrations of chemical reactions 
b.	Video Examples 	
Thursday 	1.	What is a Chemical Reaction? 
a.	New notes will be posted to the Google Classroom after we cover the material in class. 
b.	Review of the Periodic Table 
i.	Worksheet (this will also be posted to the Google Classroom)	
Friday	1.	 Google Classroom Check-In due by 1pm  

Social Studies with Ms. Zaca
Highlight of the Week
Students spent last week learning about Black History Month and being introduced to influential African Americans they may not yet have learned. 
Next week we will begin our Unit 5: Jacksonian Democracy. Students will spend the next several weeks learning about Andrew Jackson and his presidency. 
*Starting this week, students will need to attach a link to their flipgrid videos to the google classroom assignment. I will no longer check the flipgrid website to see if they did the video but forgot to attach it. Thank you!*
Upcoming dates:
Hw #42 Flipgrid is due 3/5th 
Unit 5 Test April 15th
Unit 5 Cover Page April 15th by 8am
Weekly Agenda 
(displayed beginning of every class)
Week 28 Agenda
Calendar of Events
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iR6tredgHYh-9hkF3ceL_idB7bL1mM5qQmcEKCDflbw/edit?usp=drive_open&ouid=107903942875290587640

Another useful tip for my classroom is all assigned homework assignments all have an accompanying video that helps explain and show the students how to do them. These videos can be found on Google Classroom in classwork, under the topic Homework Videos.

Math with Mr. Dhillon
 Varsity: We completed the UC Davis test and lesson 10 , and next week we will start lesson 11 and 12 .We are practicing basic concepts of math on IXL everyday .
Scholastic: We completed the UC Davis test and part one (5.1 and 5.2 ) and next week we will do the review of part one and take quiz 1.

Honors: We completed  the UC Davis test and also 5.7, 5.8 and next week we will do the review of unit 5 and take unit 5 test.

Language Arts with Mrs. Cerezo- Week 27
Week 27 was a REVIEW WEEK! This week we spend almost every minute reviewing for our upcoming final (3/2). Trimester two is swiftly coming to a close and that means a trimester final is imminent. We reviewed as a class and in small groups using jeopardy, kahoot, quizlet, BINGO, and completing a study guide. 
Please remind your student to study for their final which will take place on Tuesday 3/2.
Language Arts with Ms. Greene and Ms. Polo
It is almost the end of the 2nd Trimester which means Final Exams. This week we dedicated it to reviewing for the final which is next Tuesday! 
We reviewed in many different ways: students created Kahoots, we played jeopardy and quizlet and students were also given a study guide. 
Please be sure to submit the Permission Slip on Google Classroom allowing the students to watch The Breadwinner movie, which will be watched on March 3rd. 

Math with Mrs. Linarez
This week we are starting UNIT 5 on fractions. Really excited to start teaching about fractions. This week we will focus on prime numbers, composite numbers, divisibility rules and prime factorizations. These concepts are important to know before we start learning about fractions. 

 Math with Mrs. Rapp
***All dates are subject to change based on the pace of the class
	Varsity 	Scholastic	Honors	
Monday (2/22)	Review
Start Unit 4 Test	Review for Unit Test	Review
Quiz 5-2	
Tuesday (2/23)	Complete
Unit 4 Test
	UC 
Davis Test	UC 
Davis Test
	
Wednesday (2/24)	Picture Day! 
NO ZOOM!
Movie for in class	Mrs. Rapp is out, NO ZOOM.
Unit 2 Test will be posted and is due at 2:20pm	Mrs. Rapp is out, NO ZOOM.
Assignment will be posted on classroom	
Thursday (2/25)	UC Davis Test
	Mrs. Rapp is out, NO ZOOM.
Assignment will be posted on classroom	Mrs. Rapp is out, NO ZOOM.
Quiz 5-2 due at 4:00pm	
Friday (2/26)				

LOOKING AHEAD
Varsity: Start Unit 5
Scholastic: Unit 2 Test 
Honors: Completing Unit 5
This week in art…  (Ms. Losen)
This week in art students worked on capstone projects ranging from sculptures, films, and original music to home-baked desserts!

 Physical Education: 
DCS PE will be back on campus, next week & we can’t wait!!! :) We will be continuing our New Units: Coach P. “Spikeball, Coach Levand “Frisbee Golf” & Coach Williams “Ramp Shop,” when we get back on January 25th, as well as incorporating “PT Tuesday’s!”

Parents/Guardians, please continue to make sure students are checking their “Google PE Classroom” daily for assignments, as well as reading & following the directions thoroughly, for assignments being posted by each individual Coach!

Enjoy your weekend...Wash your hands & Continue to stay safe!!! :)

Music with Mr. Dougherty:
7/8 music will be doing a unit on found objects used as musical instruments. Students will be asked to bring a found object to class that will used as a musical instrument for this unit.