Friday, April 12, 2013

Friday, April 12

Geometry: Went over the 10.6 notes and quizzes were returned, homework is the 10.6 worksheet.

Science: Reviewed notes and concepts from the past week (amplitude, wavelength, speed, frequency, transverse & longitudinal) and completed Properties of Waves worksheet. Homework is Waves Worksheet, (both worksheets are attached here).


Spanish I: Study 3.1 words for a vocab quiz on Monday, Apr 22nd.

Technology 8 - Orlando: What we did today: Students met with high school counselors to discuss their schedules for next year. All next week will be dedicated to the pilot of the online Smarterbalanced Assessment.  Monday, they will familiarize themselves with the test, and the rest of the week with be dedicated to completing the math and English tests. Homework: No homework. Discussion topics: What did you get accomplished today with the counselors?

Humanities: Students checked 13.4, discussed current events, and worked on projects in class. Homework is to complete find a minimum of fifteen facts to include in projects for Monday.

Tech 8 (Stein): 9th Grade Scheduling 


Pre-Algebra: We finished our really difficult chapter 6 test.  No homework.
Algebra: We continued our factoring work.  Homework: 1/2 sheet of factoring.

ELA- Students continued their Writer's Workshop with Day 7 Persuasive Research.  They were given the hour to research their Persuasive Research Topic.  They are to put each fact for or against their topic on a note-card or 1/2 sheet of lined paper.  The resource should be indicated on the back of the note-card and cited on Easybib.com.  Students should have between 12 and 20 note-cards ready for Monday's class.  We will be talking about organization of facts and how to format a Persuasive Paper - they need their facts in order to benefit from this lesson. Persuasive Research Paper due Tuesday, April 23rd.


Course 3: Today we talked about probability today.  Homework is worksheet 7.8, all.  2nd hour has no homework.