8th Grade Updates - 10/5/2026
English 8 - Students will continue working on Unit 2: Human Intelligence.
Prealgebra -Students will continue working on solving contextual problems that require the computation of a markup or a discount as well as problems that require calculating tax, tip and the corresponding total.
Algebra I -Students will take the corresponding assessment on Domain and Range of Linear Functions and continue the unit by writing equivalent algebraic forms of linear functions, including slope-intercept form, standard form, and point-slope form, and analyze and interpret the information revealed by each form.
Geometry -Given an image or pre-image, students will identify the transformation, whether is a translation, a reflection or a rotation or combination of transformations, that has/have occurred to the image.
Science 8 -Beginning Elements, Compounds, Mixtures. Notes and Stations
SSGS (Civics) 8 -Students will end the Constitution Unit with the Bill of Rights and take their Foundations of Government Test.
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 -Ear training. Sight singing. Concert repertoire Reflections of a lad at sea. District chorus audition material.
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 in kitchens making trail mix and mug cakes.
Robotics 8 -This week in Robotics 8, we will be running time trails with out speed bots on tracks we build in class. we will then learn navigating mazes with code AND controllers.
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 interpret images, videos, and audio recordings related to professions and careers and respond in Spanish. Through these engaging activities, they will strengthen their listening, viewing, and writing skills while exploring different occupations and making meaningful personal and cultural connections.
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 -Layering Depth — Foreground to Background: Students are experimenting with overlapping forms and strategic placement to establish clear foreground, middleground, and background layers, pulling viewers deeper into their artistic environments.
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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