8th Grade Update
May 06, 2024
REMINDERS!
5/09: Grades are due
Computer Device Return
5/13: Milk and Cookies for Principal's List
5/14: Castles and Coaster Field Trip
5/15: Last day for 8th grade
Promotion Practice (am) and clap out at 11:45 am
12:05 pm- Dismissal for the 8th graders
6pm- 8th Grade Promotion
Promotion Yard Signs
Parents, we still have some Promotion Yard Signs available. If you have not picked up yours yet, please feel free to contact Mrs. Jen Selle. Her email - wingsgal1930@gmail.com
Year-End Field trip to Castles and Coasters
Our Promotion year-end fun trip will take place at Castles and Coasters. Permission slips wwas given to your child today. We will leave SF at 8:45 am and will be back on campus at around 3:00 pm.
The cost for this trip is $45.00 which includes our transportation (Charter Buses), all thrill rides, and their souvenir 8th-grade shirt. Students will bring their own money for food as in the past, students did not eat the food we ordered with their tickets.
Payment and Permission Slip are due on 05/10 (Friday)
Our 8th-grade Shirt will have all the names of the promoting students.
You may pay online for this trip via the school website.
https://www.dvusd.org/sonoranfoothills
Sonoran Foothills has developed a new way of paying for field trips online and we are encouraging everyone to make their purchase for the field trip by following the steps below:
1. Go to the Sonoran Foothills website https://www.dvusd.org/sonoranfoothills
2. Select Online Payments & Tax Credit Donation
3. Log into the Student Account using the student's username and password
User Name=Student's PowerSchool ID Number
Password=Student's Last Name
4. Select the Student you are shopping for
Making a Purchase
1. Select Shop/Items at Your School
2. Choose the category Class and Club Accounts
3. Scroll down to whichever Class (8th Grade) or Club it is that you are making a payment to.
4. Type in the payment amount ($45.00) and click Buy
5. Click on the Checkout link, in the upper right corner. Verify the cart contents and click on the blue Checkout icon.
6. The customer will be directed to a payment screen where all of the credit card information is entered.
7. Click Pay Now and complete the transaction.
8. The customer has the opportunity to print and/or save a copy of the payment receipt.
Please print your receipt and attach it to the permission slip.
If your child will not participate in this field trip, your child may stay home. However, if you decide to have your child come to school on that day, we will provide a safe space for him/her.
You may also pay just for the 8th-grade shirt $14.00 if not going to Castles and Coasters.
YEAR BOOK ORDERS
Yearbooks have been delivered. Students in 8th grade who ordered a yearbook online will receive their book on Friday, May 10th. All other students who ordered a yearbook online will receive theirs on Monday, May 13th. There are still yearbooks available to purchase. In order for students to get their yearbooks on the 10th or 13th, they need to be purchased by May 8th. Here is the link to the website with the information to order, https://www.dvusd.org/domain/5740.
Computer Device Return -05/09
Return Location: Library
Requirements: Both the device and power cord
Cleaning Instructions:
Remove all stickers, including your child's name
Clean the case without leaving residue
Clean the screen, keyboard, and outer case with either #10 or #24 lightly applied to a cloth towel
Wind up the power cords neatly so labels can be placed on them next year without unwinding
Science ~Mrs. Cawley
In the last week of Science instruction, we will explore the advancements of Science in various fields that help sustain and improve our lives today. These advancements will summarize the different concepts we have learned throughout the year.
Additionally, students will have the opportunity to reflect on their performance in my class/set goals as they enter their Freshman year and provide feedback to future 8th graders.
STEM ~ Mrs. Cawley
In STEM, we will be wrapping up our final EEK Lesson on "Trouble in the Toy Factory." During this lesson, you will use critical thinking skills and creativity to invent and evaluate items. Additionally, we will explore what makes an object a polymer, and students will have the opportunity to design own investigation to create a toy polymer based on their desired criteria
Math~Miss. Kindell
Grades are due by Thursday, May 9th, and all work must be submitted by Wednesday, May 8th, at 3:30 PM."
Social Studies~ Mr. Rowhling
This week, we will review the answers to our packet on Immigration: Pathway to Citizenship. We will also start and finish the questions on Jacob Riis' Pictures/Articles of Italian Immigration in the late 1890s. Additionally, please turn in any missing work from Unit 5 and consider retaking the "Citizenship Quiz" from last week if you haven't already. Let's all work together to finish this week, quarter, semester, and 8th-grade year on a positive note!
ELA ~Mr. Walker
Amazon Wish List
Mrs. Cawley ~https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1DH6U8TUJDDFO?ref_=wl_share
Miss. Kindell ~https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/93M8CR9VWDXW?ref_=wl_share
Important Links
PTSA
PowerSchool
Canvas
8th Grade Team
Math ~ robyn.kindell@dvusd.org
Social Studies ~cody.rohlwing@dvusd.org
ELA ~ ryan.walker@dvusd.org
Email: maryann.cawley@dvusd.org
Website: https://www.dvusd.org/Domain/5737
Twitter: @mpcawley17