Monday, Sept. 9

Science: Collected candy melting data for the "How Scientists Communicate" lab. Homework is to complete the research section for the lab. We will continue working on this for the rest of the week, with a peer review on Friday.

Geometry: Began our first section of notes with 1.1 - Identifying points, lines and planes. Homework is the 1.1 worksheet. Chapter 1 quiz is Friday.

Resource Room Correct Reading:  Reading logs will be passed out for the first time this semester.  They are always due to Mrs. Canvasser the following Monday.  Also, if you want to view the assignment, there is a link to the reading log on my homepage.

Resource Room Math:  Every student should practice X facts daily at home.  If you need creative ways to help master them, please contact Mrs. Canvasser.

Humanities: Students discussed IB values, shared values papers and were introduced to an IB rubric in class today. Homework is to answer the questions of "How do your values affect you and others?"

Spanish I (Roth): Map quiz on Spanish-speaking countries on Monday, Sept 16th

French I: World maps will be due by this Friday, Sept 13th

Spanish (Tomlinson)-Practica:  Textbook--p3 #s 1, 2, and 4 (you don't have partner at home, so complete exercises for your mother, father, a sibling, or a friend). Tomorrow-Class will meet in the front hall so we can all walk to the Avery computer lab together. Thank you.

Algebra:  Our first assignment in our ISN notebooks was due today.  We finished our beginning of the year assessment.  No homework, except to discuss Remind 101.  I have attached directions for signing up.

Course 3: Today we finished our pre-test on course 3.  We started our notes on order of operations.  No homework.

ELA - Students turned in their Class Information Signed Sheet.  We then began our Pre-Assessment for writing.  This is a three day assessment that culminates with a written piece on Wednesday.  If your student missed today please have them see me at lunch so they can view the two videos that the other students viewed today.  Tomorrow we will read two articles and take notes on them in preparation for the final piece.

Please send in at least one composition book for your student to start with for Reader's and Writer's Workshop.  We will be setting these up on Thursday. Homework: READ!!! students should be finishing a novel every two weeks to meet the 5 book per marking period requirement.

Creative Writing: Today in Creative Writing we have begun the Informational Reading/Argument Writing Performance Assessment. We are in the note-taking process; we watched two videos and read one article. Homework: Continuing reading Stargirl.