Thursday, December 8, 2011

Thursday, December 8

Science: Went over the practice test and discussed good study skills to prepare for tomorrow's test. Homework is to STUDY!

Geometry: Went over the 5.6 worksheet and discussed indirect proofs in more detail. Quizzes were also returned. Practice test is homework. Chapter 5 test is Monday.

Language Starts: Students Continued their Short Story Unit with reading "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe and completed a Short Story Plot Sheet with all the pertinent information. Please remember that the second AR quiz is due before we go on break next week. Homework: Read and a Home Journal entry.

Advanced Art Grade 8: Students have just completed a 2 day drawing for a holiday art installation at the Chase Building downtown. We are now moving onto "Non-Objective" art. Students are choosing a non-objective idea by looking through magazines and using view finders. They are looking for non- recognizable compositions that show texture, value, contrast, line, shape etc. These art pieces will be completed using colored pencil.


Art grade 7/8 : We are wrapping up Andy Warhol. Students have completed 3 photo tinting assignments. Two of themselves and one of a staff member. They will be writing letters to the staff member and delivering these as a gift in the next few days.

Pre-Algebra: We started to talk about inequalities that include multiplication and division.  No homework.

Algebra (Graham): 4th hour - p.296 (4-44 multiples of 4), story problem worksheet, and How to... page. 7th hour - story problem worksheet, and How to... page

Humanities: I am out sick again and will try to be in tomorrow. We will review for the test and share current events tomorrow. The test will be on Monday.

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