Thursday, September 26

Science: Today we reviewed converting in the metric system by viewing a power point presentation and a video to help remember the order of the prefixes. If the metric practice was not completed in class it is homework. Lab corrections are due tomorrow. (Mrs. Petersen was out today). 

Geometry: Today we reviewed simplifying radicals. The simplifying radicals worksheet is homework. Students will need to be able to simplify radicals (this is review from algebra) in order to complete the special right triangles exploration tomorrow. (Mrs. Petersen was out today). 

Resource Room Math:  Math packets due Friday.

Corrective Reading:  Logs due Monday. (Read daily)

Algebra:  We have our test tomorrow.  Students received the answers to the review, and we discussed ways they could study.  Good luck!

Humanities: Students were introduced to, and began to work on, summative questions for the chapters one, two and three of the textbook.  Please note that students are expected to use atlas notes in answering the questions.  Students are not expected to read all of these chapters in their entirety. Rather, students should use non fiction reading techniques to locate details within the chapter.  The assessment is attached and is due Monday.  Student will have time to work on the assessment in class

Art 7/8: Hrs. 1,4,5:

Completing name design for sketchbook cover this week. Those students who finished early, worked on a designing a logo for the "Fun Run" tshirts.

Advanced Art grade 8: Hr. 6:

First still life completed this week. Shattered Values drawing continued. "Pop" quiz on the elements of principles of design.

ELA - Students are to be ready to start publishing today.  We will be using the COW  to type and print their poems.  Please know that all poems need to have an illustration that goes with them.  If it needs to be printed in color I do not have the ability to do this on the COW.  Students will need to come to me at lunch in the PYP lab to print in color.  These poems will be compiled into an anthology for parents to see at PT conferences!  Students should have at least one novel finished and AR quizzed by now.  Next week will be a week of silent reading to allow those that aren't on their second book to catch up.  The following week (October 7th-11th) we will be starting our Science Fiction Unit and reading the Giver. Homework: READ!  Journal entry #15.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Study for countries quiz tomorrow; bring in binders and any practice--Friday is LAST DAY to get credit for Etapa Preliminar practice.

Course 3: Today we worked on subtraction of integers.  Homework is worksheet 2.3 odds only.

PreAlgebra: 1.7 Integer Operations. HW: 1.7 odds (on a separate sheet)

Spanish II: Quiz corrections (writing out each verb 5 times and a complete sentence in Spanish) are due on Monday, Sept 30. Verb quiz (meaning and conjugation and putting it in a blank space) is on Monday,l Sept 30th.

Tomorrow is a lab day. Meet my by the office.

French I: Numbers quiz (1-20) on Monday, Sept 30th. 1.1 quiz on Wed, Oct 2nd). Worksheet packet is due on Monday, Sept 30th and so are the numbers flash cards

Creative Writing: Today in Creative Writing we wrote from a journal prompt, continued with grammar and found complete subjects within our writing. We watched a YouTube video regarding themes vs. subjects. Ended with writing a theme of their novel as an exit slip. Homework: Continue reading your novel. At least 60 pages a day.