8th Grade Updates - 10/12/2026
English 8 -Students will continue working on Unit 2: Human Intelligence. Students will also attend a library lesson.
Prealgebra -Students will learn about angles vocabulary (vertical, complementary, supplementary) and review problems that include calculations of tax, tip and discount.
Algebra I -Students will continue working on Linear functions by writing equations of line parallel or perpendicular to a given line through a given point.
Geometry -Given an image or pre-image, students will identify the dilation that has/have occurred to the image as well as locate, count and draw lines of symmetry given a figure.
Science 8 -Continue Elements, Compounds and Mixtures, complete CER Major Summative
SSGS (Civics) 8 -Students will begin their unit on the Political Process by defining and identifying Political Parties.
Band 8 -Students are practicing for their upcoming marching band field trip. They have all of their winter concert music for our December concert.
Strings 8 - Students are continuing to improve music literacy. Practice note names in Schoology and bring your instrument home to practice! First Concert is Tuesday, October 27th at STM.
Chorus 8 -District chorus audition preparation. Sight-singing step 3. Concert repertoire: "Seize the Day". Battle of Route 7 star spangled banner.
Guitar L2 -Instrument Rental Agreements and $50 rental fees are due ASAP. Please bring cash or check (made out to Sterling Middle School) to your music teacher.
FACS 8 -Students will be exploring cultural foods and traditions for hispanic heritage month and making a traditional dish in the kitchen.
Robotics 8 -This week in Robotics: Students will be changing their Speed bots into Clawbot and preparing for the Robotics Showcase at the Academies of Loudoun on 10/24 9am-4pm.
Introduction to Computer Science - This week we are exploring what makes technology Software or Hardware and what goes into making programs like Video Games.
PE 8 - Mr. Massey's students will continue with their FLE and Ms. Eppard's students will continue their Health unit. Students will complete their nutrition brochures.
Level Up 8 -Students will continue build and code VEX robots to complete multiple challenges.
Spectrum 8 - Students will use their critical thinking skills to solve problems collaboratively and independently.
Spanish for Fluent Speakers -Students will go to the library and complete some readings
Spanish for Fluent Speakers 4 -We are starting a new unit, unit 2 with the presentation of new vocab
Spanish 2 -Students will explore and compare the school subjects offered in Ecuador and the United States. They will also identify Spanish-English cognates—words that look and sound similar in both languages—to strengthen their vocabulary and reading comprehension.
French 2 -Identify and describe popular free time activities, asking others about their likes and plans using interrogative expressions, & respond to questions about likes/dislikes/plans
Art 8 -Project Launch — Final Graphite Masterpiece: Students are converting their digital compositional concepts into their final major pencil drawings. They are now applying all learned techniques—form, shading, texture, and spatial layering—to produce a polished, high-contrast artwork.
Theater -Students are learning about making sound effects. Students will add sound to a video track to change the mood or emotion of an original scene.
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201 West Holly Ave
Sterling, VA 20164
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