Thursday, June 5

Science: Continued working on the eye packet and demonstrated the eye dissection. 

Geometry: Reviewed factoring. 

Humanities: Students checked 19.2 and worked on 19.3 in class. If students finished 19.3, they turned in books.  If not, all books are due by Monday. Homework folders are due Monday.

Spanish 1: Don't forget to turn in your books TO MY HAND either tomorrow Friday or on Monday. Also you need to turn in your 2 final review packets by Monday. 

Course 3: Students took final exam.  No homework.

ELA - Students took their final today, grades should be posted by tomorrow morning and I will hand them back on Monday.  Tomorrow is a full day for 8th grade.  We have the Immigration Experience all day tomorrow, which promises to be a fun filled day!  Then tomorrow night our 8th Grade Gala from 6:00-8:00! I'm so thankful for all of the help parents have provided for both events.  NIS is sending off a great group of students, whom I am sure will represent their roots well at which ever high school they attend. Homework: Live a good life, and KEEP READING!

Pre-Algebra: We finished our final exam today.  We will go over the results on Monday.

 

Algebra: We finished our exam today.  We have an immigration assignment due on Monday.

Wednesday, June 5

Science: Began studying the human eye today in preparation for Monday's eye dissection. Any students with books or discs need to return them by tomorrow. 

Geometry:  Practiced solving systems and graphing inequalities today (pg. 880 & 881). 

Spanish I: All review sheets passed out today and tomorrow will be due this Thursday. Answers will be on the blog, since we will not have time to go over them. The final exam is this Wednesday and Thursday.

Course 3: Final exam today.

Humanities: Students reviewed 19.1, were introduced to 19.2 and worked on 19.2 summaries or section assessments in class. 19.2 is due tomorrow.

ELA - We finished our reading of First Crossing: Stories About Teen Immigrants.  We heard the stories of teens immigrating from Mexico, Venezuala, Haiti, and Cambodia.  The students were then given their journals back and were given time to study for finals. Remember: our final is tomorrow, encourage students to look over their work, as simple mistakes can hurt on a short test.

Tuesday, June 4

Science: Students took their final exam. Family history is due tomorrow. 

Geometry: Went over the final exam and review of simplifying radicals and exponents. If students did not finish the Solving Formulas page 877 then it is homework.

Spanish I: All review sheets passed out today and tomorrow will be due this Thursday. Answers will be on the blog, since we will not have time to go over them. The final exam is this Wednesday and Thursday.

Humanities: Students finished preparing for our "Immigration Day," and worked on 19.1 section assessment in class. Homework is to complete 19.1 section assessment. Please be sure to find textbooks by Thursday.

Tech 8 (Stein): Investigating Search Engines and Directories

Technology 8 (Orlando): What we did today Students finished their EDPs for the high school.  They updated their goals and their education plans. Homework- No homework

Course 3: Review for the final exam.  Exam is tomorrow and Thursday

Pre-Algebra: We start our final exam tomorrow!

 

Algebra: We start our final exam tomorrow!

Monday, June 3

Anyone entering 8th Grade Graduation Speech Contest needs to submit a copy of their speech to Mrs. Weiss by the end of lunch tomorrow (6/4).

Science: Went over the review for the final exam. Final exam is tomorrow, homework is to study! 

Geometry: Began reviewing some of the major concepts from algebra to help ease the transition to Algebra 2. The average on the final exam was 94%, nice work!

Humanities: Students prepared for our Ellis Island simulation on Friday. No homework.

Technology 8: What we did today- Students finished their EDPs for the high school.  They updated their goals and their education plans.  Homework- No homework

Tech 8 (Stein): Digital Life 101; 3rd Hour: Finish PowerPoint Activity/Digital Life 101

Spanish I: All review sheets passed out today and tomorrow will be due this Thursday. Answers will be on the blog, since we will not have time to go over them. The final exam is this Wednesday and Thursday.

ELA - Today AR quizzes were due during the hour the student attended class.  I will be shutting down AR tomorrow (FYI).  We continued our discussions on immigration by reading our third story "Making Maddie Mad" by Rita Williams-Garcia from our book First Crossings: Stories about Teen Immigrants. The unfortunate loss of the Spirit Assembly opened up another day allowing me to give a Final for ELA.  This final will consist of grammar and reading comprehension.  Basics from what we have learned all year.  This final will be administered on Monday, June 10th.  I will work hard to get them graded as soon as possible and will have finals (hopefully) finished to distribute on Tuesday before students are released. Please remember journals are due tomorrow with at least 50 entries (10 extra credit points will be given if students write 10 extra entries). Homework: READ!  Journal entry #50

Algebra: We took a practice test today.  I have posted the answers to both the review and practice test. Final exam is on Wednesday! 

 

Course 3: Today we reviewed for our final exam June 5th and 6th.  It is not on the 7th.