Tuesday, March 11

Science: Watched Bill Nye's Electricity Safety Smart. Students must bring evidence that they have started their circuit tomorrow. We will go over the review for the test tomorrow in class. Test is Friday.

Geometry: Investigated Concurrency & The Circumcenter.

C. Reading:  Logs were due yesterday.  If you did not turn in your log, you can tomorrow for late points-last day, which is better than a zero!  Your new log was passed out and will be due on Monday, 3-17-14.  Remember, you can use your book that you are reading for your English class.

R. Room Math:  You have a test this Friday.  Take your math books home and study!  Also, your homework packet will be due Friday as well, 3-14-14.  If you turn in your math packet a day early, I will check it so you can take it home to study with correct answers!  Always remember, you can ask me questions during lunch or LRC.

Chinese: We are going to start a project of making a future business card for each student. Students are to choose their ideal profession and then make the business card in Chinese and English.

Humanities: Students were introduced to, and began to work on, 13.1 in class. Homework is to complete 13.1 section assessment.

Algebra- homework: Practice test (attached).  Our test on Chapter 8 will be this Friday.

Spanish II: Write a paragraph on the chores you have to do at home, and what your parents and siblings have to do. Due tomorrow.

French I: Study for the listening part of the chapter 5 test tomorrow.

Spanish 1: Flashcards for 2.3 due tomorrow, reading packet (from Monday) due tomorrow, 2.3 vocab quiz--FRIDAY. Be ready to do restaurant skits tomorrow in class

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

Picasso inspired crushed can faces are being completed and turned in. Be watching for a display of these in one of the front showcases. Hrs: 1 & 4 will be starting pinch pots plans this week. These will be designed around the theme of a mouth. Hr 5:  Will be creating this years March Miracles banners using last years winners! Then will move onto the clay pinch pots.

Advanced Art hr: 6 Students continue working on paper sculpture still life using either oil or chalk pastels.

Pre-Algebra: Today we reviewed unit rate and equivalent rate. We also discussed different ways of solving proportions and how unit rate and proportions can be used to solve words problems (which is a better deal?). HW: 6.2 (10-26)

ELA - Grammar Chapter 6: Prepositions.  We worked on GR 6.2 "Using Prepositional Phrases?" Then students were given time to complete their work with me and read.  Homework: READ! Journal #32

 

Technology - The Family Budget continued.  We created our spreadsheet together so all are able to easily transfer this information into a pie chart.  Students were then given time to work on their Investigate.  The time line for this project is:

 

Investigate (research gathering costs)       Should be done by Thurs 3-13 or Friday 3-14.

Plan (Rough draft of presentation)           Should be done by Tuesday 3-18.

Create (final draft publishing)                   Should be done by Friday 3-21

Evaluate (reflection on project)                 Done a day after presentation of project.

 

All evidence of each step in the process should be kept in a folder and prior to handing in the Design Folder students should organize evidence in sections chronologically.