Math Unit 4

8M Feb/March
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Mrs. Muldoon

Language
Dream
In this unit your
child will be
reading to evaluate
texts and explore
the theme of
chasing a dream or
a personal goal. In
past units grade
eights learned to
make connections
to a writers
message and to
ask literal,
inferential and
critical questions.
In this
interdisciplinary
social studies unit
students will be

Unit 4: Measuring Prisms

and Cylinders
Test February 12, 2015

4.1 Exploring Nets

Arts Unit: Chasing a

4.2 Creating Objects from

Nets

weekly texts to note the tips

and techniques writers use, to
find and examine point of

4.3 Surface Area of a

Right Rectangular Prism

view and to determine bias

through poetry, art, lyrics,

4.4 Surface Area of a

Right Triangular Prism

Unit assignments will include weekly evaluation

of a variety of texts, a novel quilt due February
4.5 Volume of a Right26, 2015 and a monologue of an early
Rectangular Prism immigrants dream of coming to Canada.
Students have unit outlines for our new
4.6 Volume of a RightLanguage Arts and Social Studies Units.

Mid-Unit Review

Triangular Prism

reports and narrative texts.

4.7 Surface Area of a

Right Cylinder

As usual we will be exploring

and extending our words
knowledge through weekly

4.8 Volume of a Right

Cylinder

evaluating the

Unit Review

Social

Practice Test

Canadian

Grade 8: Volume 3

spelling and vocabulary and

language activities.

Studies
Citizenship and Immigration

We have successfully

this unit I will ask students to

completed our unit on The

bring the outline of this unit

Rule of Law. Students

home for you to review.

investigated the way in which

Students will be expected to

needs and wants in a society

dress in period costume as

can influence the rule of law.

they participate in the

And they reconstructed

dramatic monologues.

possible types of government

from monarchies, to
democracies to dictatorships.
In our next unit will be
reviewing the foundations of
the rule of law in Canada and
looking at the implications of
citizenship on the life of
Canadians. The grade eights
will explore the contribution
of John A. MacDonald to the
rule of law in Canada. We will
research the diverse reasons
why people worldwide choose
Canada as a homeland. As an
assignment each student will

Religion

I Believe in One Holy Apostolic Church

Grade 8s are continuing to explore the parts of the Apostles Creed. As students are developing their
own personal creed throughout the year they have been reflecting on their call to faith as they pray
this prayer. Currently they are exploring the question, Why Bother With Church? Incorporating
their findings from their Communion of Saints Interview they have found that many of their
family traditions are centered on their Christian faith. By examining the lives of saints, the diverse
nature of the Catholic Church (exploring the Eastern and Orthodox Rites), they are discovering that
like them the church is diverse, seeks to encourage a life of virtue and is open to all who share its
values and traditions. Their current assignment, creating a brochure noting differences between the
North American Catholic Church and three Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church is due February 5,
2015. In February we will be beginning our Fully Alive Units. I will be sending a letter home with
students explaining our grade eight program. If you have questions please call or e-mail.

Mrs. Muldoon
mmuldoon@gscs.sk.ca
306-659-7162

successfully completed our

research and create an inner

immigration patterns.

unit on The Rule of Law.

monologue from an assigned

They will assess the

Students investigated the way

immigrant. They will present

fairness of Canadas

in which needs and wants in a

their (monologue) historical

current immigration

society can influence the rule

perspective and immigrant

policy by conducting an

of law. And they

experience on March 10. For a

inquiry to determine if

reconstructed possible types

complete list of social studies

their ancestor

of government from

outcomes and indicators, and

(Communion of Saints

monarchies, to democracies to

assignments leading to this

Interview) would be

dictatorships. In our next unit

final demonstration project for

admitted to Canada by

will be reviewing the

this unit I will ask students to

todays criteria (recognize

foundations of the rule of law

bring the outline of this unit

that not all students will

in Canada and looking at the

home for you to review.

be descendants of

implications of citizenship on

Students will be expected to

immigrants, such as

the life of Canadians. The

dress in period costume as

Aboriginal students or

grade eights will explore the

they participate in the

those who are recent

contribution of John A.

dramatic monologues.

immigrants).

MacDonald to the rule of law

In the process students

in Canada. We will research

will investigate the

the diverse reasons why

evolution of Canadas

people worldwide choose

immigration policy and

Canada as a homeland. As an

assess the impact on

assignment each student will

historic and contemporary

Assess the benefits and

challenges of the multicultural
policy in Canada.