Wednesday, October 9

Humanities: Students took the MEAP test in hours 1 and 2. During third hour, our second hour class worked on chapter 4 assessment. Homework is to complete chapter 4 assessment and a current event.

Spanish 2: study for the test on Monday. Finish all three worksheets for Monday.

French 1; Study your new vocab: the blue section on pg 45

ELA - Some classes finished "Rain Rain Go Away" by Isaac Asimov, all classes began reading "Future Tense" by Robert Lipsyte.  We will have all The Giver by Lois Lowry books distributed by the end of the week.  Homework: READ! Journal #24 (If students are having a hard time coming up with Journal topics please check my webpage for the 114 Things to Write About...or just download it here)

Science: We continued our discussion of speed vs. time and distance vs. time graphs using fairy tales. The Graphs of Motion without Numbers worksheet is homework. 

Spanish (Tomlinson): Vocab quiz--Friday Due Friday--#13, p. 38 (write out in complete sentences)

Geometry: We began our unit on quadrilaterals by coming up with our own definitions of quads and creating hierarchies of quads. 

C. Reading:  Logs due Monday.

RR Math:  Math packets due Friday.  Review math homework and ask about unclear questions and you will do great when we test Friday on this material.

Algebra:  2nd hour-we went over the material for the quiz tomorrow; 4th-7th hours-we took a quiz today and the homework is notes for Ratios, Rates, and Proportions

Course 3: We started distributive property today.  We will spend many days on this.  Homework is worksheet 2.7, #1 - 6.

Creative Writing: Today in Creative Writing we continued writing the literary essay. Many students are close to completing their first draft. Homework: Type what you have completed, save it, and bring a copy to class to revise it. We will continue to work on the essay all week. 

Spanish (Farah) What we did today: Today we took notes on the the subject pronouns, and the concept of 'familiar' and 'formal' ways to say 'you' in Spanish. Homework: If you did not complete exercises 6 & 7 (p. 34) in class, finish at home, and hand in tomorrow. Study for Vocabulary Quiz on Friday (all words).