Events | News | 7th Grade Team News | 8th Grade Team News | Reminders
April |
May |
| Apr. 2 |
Boy's Tennis vs Valley Center 3:30 p.m.
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May 2 |
Pioneer League Band/Orchestra Festival @ Haysville M.S. TBA |
| Apr. 4 |
Boy's Tennis @ Ark City Inv. 9:00 a.m. |
May 3 |
Track @ Maize Inv. 3:30 p.m. |
| Apr. 6 |
NO CLASSES - Inservice |
May 5 |
EMS @ World's of Fun Music Festival TBA |
| Apr. 9 |
Boy's Tennis vs Newton 3:30 p.m. |
May 8 |
Boy's Tennis @ Pioneer League DII @ Andover TBA |
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BOE Meeting @ 201 N. Main, 7:00 p.m. |
May 10 |
District Band Concert @ EHS 7:00 p.m. |
| Apr. 10 |
Track @ Andover 3:30 p.m
Band/Orchestra Pre-Festival Concert 7:00 p.m. |
May 11 |
Spring Recognition Assemblies
7th grade 8:00 a.m. | 8th grade 9:00 a.m.
Yearbook Signing Party 1:00 p.m.
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| Apr. 12 |
Boy's Tennis vs GMS 3:30 p.m. |
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District Orchestra Concert @ EHS 7:00 p.m. |
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Kindergarten Roundup 6:30 p.m. |
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BOE Meeting @ 201 N Main, 7:00 p.m. |
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4th Quarter Progress Reports--Grades 5-12 |
May 15 |
EMS Choir Concert 7:30 p.m. |
| Apr. 16 |
Boy's Tennis @ Andover Central 3:30 p.m. |
May 17 |
End of 2nd Semester - LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Apr. 17 |
Track @ Mulvane 3:30 p.m. |
May 18 |
Teacher Work Day |
| Apr. 19 |
Track @ Goddard Kilmer Classic 3:30 p.m. |
May 28 |
Memorial Day - OFFICES CLOSED |
| Apr. 20 |
Jazz Band @ WSU Jazz Festival TBA |
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| Apr. 23 |
Boy's Tennis @ Goddard Inv. 9:00 a.m.
Track @ Valley Center Participation 3:30 p.m. |
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| Apr. 25 |
NO CLASSES for EMS 7-8
Pioneer League Vocal Music Festival @ EMS |
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| Apr. 26 |
Track @ Prairie Hills Inv. 2:00 p.m. |
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| Apr. 27 |
Stuco Dance 7:00 p.m. |
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| Apr. 30 |
Boy's Tennis vs Derby Red 3:30 p.m. |
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Track @ Goddard Participation 3:30 p.m. |
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The Big IV |
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The English classes kept busy reviewing and
preparing for the Kansas State Reading Assessments
which were taken March 13-15. Now that testing
has been completed students will learn how to write
personal and business letters. Each student will have
an opportunity to choose a celebrity, or person of
their choice, and write a letter to him or her.
Students will also work on a newspaper project
which must include fiction and non-fiction articles
plus miscellaneous items such as a weather report,
pictures with captions, and a comic strip. The entire
space of the newspaper should be used.
Classes will wrap up the year with short stories
and poetry. We will be reviewing many of the literary
terms from the state assessment throughout the
reading.
Science classes are reviewing of all of the
Kansas science standards, benchmarks, and
indicators which will be covered on the Kansas State
Science Assessment and administered on April 11 and
12. Once we have finished our assessments we will
continue with our science curriculum and begin to
incorporate more projects and demos for students to
experience. One demo we will do during this time is "liquid nitrogen."
Math classes are eager to take the state
assessments! We encourage the students to get
plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast so we
can test well April 3-5. After completion of the state
assessments we will explore integers and probability.
Math 7 Plus classes will continue graphing and
begin working with polynomials. |
The Big Macs |
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Science classes are reviewing all of the Kansas
science standards, benchmarks, and indicators
which will be covered on the Kansas State Science
Assessment and administered on April 11 and 12. Once
we have finished our assessments we will continue
with our science curriculum and begin to incorporate
more projects and demos for students to experience.
One demo we will do during this time is "liquid
nitrogen."
Math classes will wrap up the Kansas State
Math Assessments the first week of April. I am very
impressed with the hard work that the students
have put forth leading up to the assessments!
After assessments we will focus on chapter two
of our math books. This chapter deals with integer
operations. In May, we will move on to probability
(chapter 11) and multi-step equations (chapter 12).
English classes have finished taking the state
assessment tests! Everyone worked hard at reaching
their individual goals as well as our class goal of
standard of excellence. We will now learn to write
personal and business letters. Each student will have
an opportunity to write a letter to a celebrity of his/
her choosing. Many students will receive a letter
from their celebrity over the summer. A poetry unit
will be taught requiring students to write a variety
of original poems. We will end the year with a
newspaper project. Watch for details in May.
Social studies classes are continuing with the
study of Kansas history. We are learning about the
landscape, influential Kansans who have shaped our
great state and nation, how our ancestors survived on
the open plain, as well as historic events/movements
such as the Oregon Trail, Bleeding Kansas, and Kansas
becoming the 34th state of the Union.
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The 4 Amigos |
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Students did very well on the state social
studies assessment! The forth nine weeks will keep
us busy! The Oregon Trail diary will be due April 9.
This is a project that we will work on some in class
but will also require some work at home to put it
together. Sometime during the end of April we will
also work on a project over the Civil War that will
also require some work at home.
English classes will finish the year reading
the abridged version of "Flowers for Algernon," and
the historical fiction novel "In My Father's House" by Ann Rinaldi. Students will be working toward
more independent interpretation of literature and
establishing reading strategies to carry forward into
high school.
Science classes will continue exploring the
world of chemistry and matter, learning about
the Periodic Table, how atoms bond with each
other, and finally how to balance equations. Next
we will enter into the world of heredity and
genetics. Students will learn about the relationship
between traits and heredity, the father of genetics
Gregor Mendel; how genes and alleles are related
to genotypes and phenotypes; how to use the
information in a punnet square; how mitosis
and meiosis differ; and how male and female sex
chromosomes differ.
For our study of genetics, all students will
need to bring a family picture to refer to as we
learn about traits and heredity. In the second part
of our study we will study the structure of the
DNA molecule and the way in which DNA can be
copied, the relationship between genes and proteins
and discuss mutations. Current events in science
regarding genetics and cancer research will also be a
part of conversations.
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Team GUS |
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English classes will finish the year with a focus
on literature. During April, we will read the novel "Flowers for Algernon," a science-fiction story about
a man who has his intelligence tripled artificially.
Students will complete a project detailing the
plot, character changes, and theme for this story.
To finish the year, we will read the novel "In My
Father's House" which is a historical fiction novel
centered around the Civil War.
The last nine weeks will keep us very busy as
we introduce the Civil War and students will make
their very own civil war encyclopedia.
Students in Math 8 will begin the month of
April by taking the State Math Assessment April
3-5. The four areas of study that are emphasized
on the state test are numbers and computation,
algebra, geometry, and data, probability, and odds.
Please encourage your student to try his/her
hardest on the test and to get plenty of rest each
night to ensure a top notch performance. We want
Eisenhower Middle School's eighth graders to SHINE
on the test! Last year, the current eighth graders
blew the top off of the state assessments as seventh
graders!
After the state math test, Math 8 students will
begin a unit on Polynomials, which are many termed
expressions such as 10y – 3 or x2 + 4x + 4. Students
will add, subtract, and multiply polynomials to
prepare for Algebra I concepts next year. The
last chapter of the year will be about angle relationships
such as complementary and supplementary
angles and angles and parallel lines.
Math Funny: What do you call a parrot who
hasn't eaten in several days? Polly no meal.
Science classes will begin exploring the
chapters entitled "Heredity," and "Genes and DNA." Students will learn about the passing of traits from
parents to offspring, about DNA, and will learn how
everyone is unique. By the end of these chapters,
students should demonstrate a clear understanding
of the chapter's main ideas:
Chapter 3
- what experiments Gregor Mendel conducted
(Section 1)
- how genes and alleles are related to genotypes
and phenotypes (Section 2)
- how to use the information in a Punnett square
(Section 2)
- how mitosis and meiosis differ (Section 3)
- how male and female sex chromosomes differ
(Section 3)
Chapter 4
- the structure of the DNA molecule (Section 1)
- the way in which DNA can be copied (Section 1)
- the relationship between genes and proteins
(Section 2)
- the basic steps in making a protein (Section 2)
- the definition of mutation and an example of mutation (Section 2)
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Grade Reports by Email
The teachers at EMS email weekly progress reports straight from their gradebooks. If you are not receiving reports by email, please contact Sharon Gerken at sgerken@goddardusd.com with your email address and start receiving your weekly copy.
Skyward Family Access
Want to check your student's current grade in each class? Want to check their daily attendance? Skyward is the Student Information System that Goddard USD 265 uses to maintain all student information. Students can access their grades and attendance as well as other pertinent information by logging in with their user id and password.
Here are the steps to logging onto Skyward:
1. Go to: http://www.goddardusd.com/ems
2. Scroll down and click on Skyward
3. Enter Login:
4. Enter Password: (may be changed)
If you do not know or cannot find your login and password send an email to Sharon Gerken at sgerken@goddardusd.com requesting this information. Be sure to include your name, your student’s full name, and the information that you are requesting and the information will be sent to you in an email.
Blackboard
Blackboard is an on-line tool that is being used to post daily agendas (under announcements) and any handouts that were used during the day (under assignments). An answer key to any notes that are taken during class will be posted as well. This is especially important for any student who is absent when notes may have been taken.
Here are the steps to logging onto to Blackboard:
1. Go to: www.goddardusd.com/ems
2. Scroll down and Click on: Bb
3. Enter User Name:
4. Enter Password: (may be changed)
Online Textbooks
Classzone is a website for the online textbook used by several eighth grade core classes.
Go to www.Classzone.com and follow the directions:
Select Middle School
Select Kansas
Select approriate subject textbook
The first time a student enters the site, it will ask you to register and create a password. You will need to use the number from the back of the book.
The next page will give you all the activities you can do with the book. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Online Book. The book will open and appear just as the actual textbook.
sciLINKS
The seventh and eighth grade science classes are using sciLINKS, an on-line textbook. There are lots of features with the on-line text book: audio, video, additional resources, etc.
Here are the steps to logging onto to the on-line textbook:
1. Go to: my.hrw.com (NO www)
2. Enter User Name: etigers3
3. Enter Password: etigers3
4. Select the textbook you would like to work with.
Report of Absence
Any time that your student is absent, PLEASE CALL THE FRONT OFFICE by 9:00 a.m. to report the absence at 794-4150. Our voice mail is on 24 hours a day. Please state the reason for the absence.
Call Ahead for Early Dismissal
Any time that your student will be leaving school early due to an appointment, you are encouraged to call or send a note to the office early in the morning. We will write a dismissal for your student and have him/her in the office upon your arrival.
Change of Address/Telephone
Please be sure to call Mrs. Gerken at 794-4139 with all changes and/or additions to your address, telephone numbers, extra mailings, etc. so that we may keep our files current. Thank you.
InTouch
Do you want to know what your student received on that social studies test? Or how about the quiz in math? A great way to keep up with your student’s progress at school is our Internet reporting system called InTouch. With a password you can get from the office, you can log into the system and check the grade in each of the classes for which your student is enrolled.
Lunch Money
All lunch money must be turned into Carie in the office before 9:45 a.m.
Checks for lunch money should be made out to Food Service. Please make sure that you are putting your student’s first name, last name, and grade in the Memo area of your checks.
You may also choose to pay for meals online. Simply go to MyNutriKids.
Microsoft Office
Do you need a legal copy of Microsoft Office? You can now go to the Goddard district website and find the link called Staff and Student Software Catalog.
For less than $75.00 you can download a copy or for another $10.00 you can get one mailed to you. If you were to purchase this software retail it will run over $500.00.
Files from home to school and back...
We have numerous students who like to work on files at home and school. The problems arise when the software at home is different than what we use at school. Students are bringing their work, usually word processing, to school and finding they can’t open their file!
The solution lies in how those files are saved. When the save choice is made, the software will save in its own standard format. That format may or may not be compatible with Microsoft Office 2007. Even Microsoft Works is not easily opened by Microsoft Office. By taking a bit of extra time, you can guarantee the file can be opened, and here’s how.
When it is time to save the file, it has to be given a name. Go to the File Menu and choose SAVE AS. Directly underneath the box containing the name you give, is another box which contains the file type. It is a drop down menu. When you click on it, a list drops down and you can choose the file format type. If Microsoft Word is there for a word processing document then you should choose it. If not, there should be an option called RTF. This type is somewhat generic but will hold your formatting choices like bold, italics, font, bullets, etc.
File Transfers...
Student’s projects are getting larger because of the amount of content including graphics, audio, and video. There are a couple of options available to transfer files from home to school.
One is to burn a CD. The downside is that a new CD has to be used each time the transfer happens. Another way is to pick up a Flash Drive or USB Drive. They are small devices about the size of a cigarette lighter that can plug into any of our computers. These are nice because they can be reused over and over.
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