Monday, January 10, 2011

Monday, January 10 (B Day)

Science: 1st hour went over the last sections of notes, while the other classes taped their skits. All classes worked on quiz corrections, which are due Wednesday. We will begin our Roller Coaster Physics lab on Wednesday and will continue working on this for the remainder of the week and into next week. This lab will be due on Jan 20 for 1st hour and Jan 21 for 4th, 5th & 6th hours. The Unit 3 test is scheduled for Wednesday, January 26 and the midterm will be on Tuesday, February 1. These dates are posted in the classroom and students put them in their planners today as well.

Geometry: 6.6 notes (Use Proportionality Theorems) in class. 6.6 worksheet is homework. Chapter 6 test is Friday. The Kitchen Geometry Project and the Geometry Midterm will be during the week of January 24-27.

Art 7/8: Students will continue working on their Picasso tile. Most should finish today! Then we need to allow them drying time.

Advanced Art grade 8: Students will continue the "layout" of their white charcoal drawing onto the black paper. Most have chosen their subject matter.

Social Studies: Students discussed 8.2, read 8.3 and worked on 8.3 guided reading in class. Current events due "C" and "F" days. Homework folders due Wednesday. "Big Ideas" for chapter 8-Weakness of the Articles of Confederation, compromises needed to write the Constitution and Federalist verse Antifederalist arguments for ratification of the Constitution.

Algebra: Homework today was worksheet 5.6 (attached). I also handed out the review for chapter 5 (attached). It is not due until Thursday. 2nd and 4th hour will be testing on Friday (1/14), 5th hour will be testing on Thursday (1/13) This test will be the last grade on the report card. After this chapter we are starting our review for the mid-term exam. As always, I'm available before school and at lunch for extra help!

Pre-Algebra: We started notes on lesson 4.4, Homework-worksheet 4.4, # 1-14.

LA - students took their A.R. quiz on their biography books. They were also assigned to take out a science fiction book to read at home. (It must be an A.R. book).  HW - Reading the class novel "The Giver" 1-5 due on Wednesday 1/12