Thursday, September 13, 2012

Thursday, September 13

Pre-Algebra: We talked about absolute value and ordering integers. We have our first quiz tomorrow! As mentioned in class, I have attached a review to this blog. If it is printed out, completed, and brought to class on Friday, you will get 2 extra credit points!

Algebra: We worked on problem solving today. Tomorrow is our first quiz and Problem Solving Workshop is due. Happy Studying!

Geometry: Took our first quiz on sections 1.1-1.4. Homework is to practice constructions of angle bisectors.

Geometry: Investigation 1-A, using the photogates and timers. Final draft of the "Candy Coated Lab" is due tomorrow.

8th ELA - Students reviewed their first vocabulary list with table "Vocab Bees" and then the top of each table competed in a Final! Great Job kids! Students then had the hour to work on their Test Taking Skills Reading Packet - due at the end of the hour tomorrow. AR quizzes were taken for Summer Reading and our first set of Vocabulary sentences was handed in. First full week almost done! This is a great group!
Homework: READ! Study Vocabulary for Quiz tomorrow *Summer Reading AR quizzes due by the end of the day tomorrow.

Humanities: Students discussed perspective in relation to values, investigated current events related to conflicting values and began to work on a visual representation and written explanation of what Americans value. Homework is to complete the picture/paragraph of American values.

Spanish I: 1st, 4th, 56th, 7th hour: Homework: Finish the worksheet packet. Due Sept 19. Study for vocab quiz on Etapa Preliminar on Sept 19. 2nd hour: Study for vocab quiz on Etapa Preliminar on Sept 19. Tomorrow meet me by the art room to go to the lab at Avery.

Course 3: Students have a quiz tomorrow on lesson 1.2 - 1.4 and interpreting a graph.