8th Grade

WELCOME BACK!!!!

Hi everyone!

Welcome back to another fabulous school year at Saint Joe's. We are so excited to get things started with all of our students back in the building! Some of the things we are looking forward to this year are welcoming the new sixth graders to join the upper hall students. We are bringing back our weekly FLEX days, which will also reintroduce our excel time small group learning time. Homework lab is another resource that will be returning for our students, and we hope you plan to take advantage! We are also planning on going to Washington D.C. this spring, May 25-27, so mark your calendars!

There is a lot to look forward to, and I know this coming year will be one of our best yet!

Pythagorean Theorem

In our most recent topic, eighth grade students have been studying the Pythagorean Theorem that is used with right triangles. To support this knowledge, the students were tasked with building a ramp in the shape of a right triangular prism. The competition was to send the toy car the farthest after it was let go from the top of the ramp. Students decided the height and base of their triangular bases, then used that information to estimate the length of the ramp (hypotenuse). It's always so much fun when we get to work with our hands from something we learn in math!

RESOURCES

MATH RESOURCES

Students and parents will still have access to the Pearson website with the same login information listed below. Listed below are other math game sites to help you review what we’ve learned and stay fresh!