Pi Day is Wednesday, 3.14! All math classes will hold competitions to see which students can recite the most digits of pi, with the top 2 students from each class competing in a school wide competition the following week. Click here for 100,000 digits of pi!
Science: Today we played Electricity Jeopardy to review for Tuesday's test. The test review worksheet (see yesterday's post for a copy) is due on Monday. Students should also be working on building their circuits. Circuit projects are due Wednesday, March 21. We will have 5 project work days in class before the project is due (Wed 3/14- Tues 3/20).
Geometry: Went over the 10.4 homework on took the 10.1-10.4 quiz. Homework is to complete the 10.5 notes. Chapter 10 test will be Thursday, March 22.
Humanities: Students group read and presented information on 12.1 in the text in class. Homework is to read 12.2 for Monday.
Algebra (Hill): Finish your 9.1 Worksheet
Pre-Algebra: Today we worked on chapter 5 practice test. Students will have a chapter 5 test on Monday.
Spanish I: We went over er and ir verb conjugations, and some irregular verbs. The verb conjugation homework is due on Monday and will be graded for accuracy.
ELA: Students should have had their body paragraphs written for this class. Today we went looked in depth at what an introductory paragraph should look like and include. I provided a Power Point and students took notes as we discussed the importance of introductory paragraphs. On Monday we will continue with the conclusion. By Tuesday rough drafts (5-6 paragraphs depending on the graphic organizer the student chose last week) are due for Peer Editing. FYI - we will not do silent reading on Monday as we will be missing many students on Thursday (1/2 day hours 3,4,5, & 6) and Friday (Spanish trip to Chicago). Final paper with Rubric, Outline, First Draft, Second Draft, Peer Editing sheet, final draft is due Friday March 16th - if you are going on the trip it is due before you go.
Tech: We continued our Investigation of our Family Budget. I showed students how to deduct taxes from their spreadsheet and then we discussed Child Support and how to find it online. For most child support calculators students will need to know how much child care is....Cell phone day is Tuesday - students may bring in cell phones to call child care centers or local schools to find out about after-school care for their children. No Mom cannot watch the kids for free :)
