Monday, January 11, 2010

Monday, January 11

Science: Jigsaw note-taking on pages 70-72, 101 & 102. Quiz on Wednesday, January 13.

Geometry: 6.7 notes in class (similarity transformations). 6.7 worksheet is homework. Chapter 6 test on Thursday, January 14. Kitchen geometry project is due Tuesday, January 19.

Algebra: Today students learned how to derive point-slope form from the slope equation. Students will have to know how to derive the point-slope form on the Chapter 5 Test. We also learned 5.4 today and students will have time in class tomorrow to complete the homework.

Algebra 2: Students have Chapter 6 Practice Test for Homework plus the last 3 check points from 6.6. Chapter 6 Test on Thursday.

Pre Algebra: Today we finished up Chapter 4 by learning about Scientific Notation. Chapter 4 Test is on Friday.

Course 3: Baker- We went over the solving multi-step equations packet then went on to 6.3. No homework tonight. Austin- We started notes on multi-step equations (lesson 6.1). Homework-Worksheet 6.1, # 1-3, 5,6,8,16, and 17.

LA- Journal #6 - If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be and why? We finished Ch 13 in the "Pigman" novel, only 2 more chapters to go! Students worked on vocabulary for Ch11-13. Ch 11 - arrested, graft, hawking, congeal. Ch 12 - succinct, maladjusted, hovel, intimate. Ch13 - momentum, buxom. HW - finish vocabulary (definition and sentence for each). Quiz on Ch11-13 comprehension and vocab, Wed 1/13

Journalism- Working on rough and final drafts of the paper.

Social Studies: Students took "Big Ideas" quiz. Homework folders were collected in class. Project expectations were distributed today. This rubric (which includes expectations, due dates and point values) can be found on the blog. Homework for the evening is to get parent signatures and to pick a Core Democratic Value/Constitutional Principle to study.