Sept. 18

Science: Lab 1-a introduced students to the timers and photogates that will be used throughout the year to collect a variety of data. Ask them about their reaction times on the stopwatch! No homework unless labs were not turned in.

Geometry: Took 1.1-1.3 quiz. 1.5 Notes homework.

Language Arts: Journal #6 - Write a paragraph about a girl named Dot, but use no letters with dots. (i, j). Continued with test reading and answering texts. Read aloud and discussed as a class. HW: reading their reading counts books and keeping up on their journals.

Journalism - both classes got together to brainstorm on what they would like to see happen in the classroom. Team building opportunities.

Humanities: No homework, enjoy your weekend!

All Spanish; There is no homework for Spanish over the weekend...just remember to review vocabulary when you have free time!

Sept. 17

Science: Students received their science books/discs today. We did an activity to help students become familiar with their science books. Candy Coated Lab due tomorrow!

Geometry: Today we completed 1.4 notes (angles). 1.4 worksheet is homework. 1.1-1.3 quiz tomorrow. All quizzes are open note and quiz corrections will be an option as well.

Algebra 2: Test on Chapter 1

Algebra: 1.5 Homework

Pre Algebra: 1.4 Homework and Quiz tomorrow

Course 3: 1.4 Homework in class. No homework.

Language Arts: Went to the media center to take reading counts quiz. They also took out a new reading counts book. HW: none. :-)

Journalism: Students are finishing up their rough drafts of their "Personality Profile" interview articles. HW: Final drafts for Ms. Klein's class are due Friday.

Humanities: No homework

Spanish 1: Please memorize your lines to present to the class tomorrow.
Persona azul: El diecisiete de septiembre es un día especial para el gobierno de los Estados Unidos. ¿Por qué?
Persona verde: Es el día de la constitución. Persona azul: ¿Qué es?
Persona verde: Es el día cuando celebramos la ratificación de la constitución en el año 1787 (mil setecientos ochenta y siete).

Spanish 8: Two options: Memorize the dialogue for Spanish 1 with a partner or the following sentence:
Hay veintiún países donde el español es el idioma oficial.
(There are 21 countries where Spanish is the official language)
Please memorize this sentence

Sept. 16

Science: Student's peer reviewed lab write-up's today. Final labs are due on Friday.

Geometry: Finished 1.3 notes (midpoint formula) and began 1.4 notes (angles). Completing 1.3 worksheet is homework. 1.1-1.3 quiz on Friday.

Algebra: Ch. 1, Section 4 on Writing and Solving Equations and Inequalities. Homework listed on Assignment sheet.

Pre Algebra: Ch. 1, Section 4 on ordering integers. Quiz tomorrow, Thursday.

Course 3: Played investigating Algebra game. Went over translating verbal phrases. 1.3 Homework listed on stamp sheet.

Algebra 2: 1.7 Homework. Test on Friday.

Humanities: Make a list of what you know about the United States Constitution.

Language Arts: Journal#5: If you could watch only one hour of television a week, what would you watch? Why? Students continued to discuss and review "Test Reading Strategies" as well as "Question Answer Strategies" HW: Students should have their journals up to date. Also students will be taking their summer reading counts quiz in the media center Thursday Sept 17th.

Journalism: Students worked on their rough drafts, "Personality Profile" interviews. They also peer edited each others papers. HW: finish rough drafts and start on the final paper.

Spanish 1: Please finish labeling the blank map of the Americas and memorize the first sentence of the paragraph below. The full paragraph is below:

El día de la constitución, 17/9 (el diecisiete de septiembre)
Hoy es el día cuando celebramos la ratificación de la constitución en el año 1787. La nuestra es la constitución escrita más vieja y corta del mundo. ¡Sólo tiene 4.400 palabras!

(Today is the day when we celebrate the ratification of the constitution in the year 1787. Ours is the oldest and shortest written constitution in the world. It only has 4400 words!)

Spanish 8 (half year): Please take the paragraph below and get a signature to indicate that you read it in Spanish and translated it to English so your listener knows what you read.

El día de la constitución, 17/9 (el diecisiete de septiembre)
Hoy es el día cuando celebramos la ratificación de la constitución en el año 1787. La nuestra es la constitución escrita más vieja y corta del mundo. ¡Sólo tiene 4.400 palabras!

Sept. 15

Science: Today we finished working on our rough drafts of the candy coated lab. Students must have a complete rough draft for peer review tomorrow. Final draft will be due Friday.

Geometry: Began 1.3 notes (distance formula, midpoint & segment bisector). 1.3 worksheet # 1-7 & 6-19 for homework. 1.1-1.4 quiz on Friday. All quizzes are open note.

Algebra: Took quiz on 1.1-1.3. Pre Read 1.4 tonight for homework

Algebra 2: Took quiz on 1.1-1.5. No homework tonight

Course 3: 1.3 Activity and homework

Pre Algebra: 1.3 Activity and homework

Humanities: Chapter Assessment (p. 20-all) due Wednesday. Current event due Wednesday.

Language Arts: Journal #4: Why is it important to be knowledgeable? Continued with test reading strategies. HW: Finishing up their journals if they did not complete in class.

Journalism: Worked on their personality profile interviews. HW: rough drafts are due Friday 9/18 - Mr. LaFramboise class. Ms. Klein's class the rough drafts are due Wednesday 9/16.

Spanish: Please study your classroom vocabulary so that you understand instructions in Spanish. Also, there is an extra credit opportunity for you to go to the site below and follow the links to read about study habits and learning styles. If you summarize the articles (please write your summary by hand) you can receive 6 points per article.

Article 1: Go to…
http://homeworktips.about.com
Link to Top 10 Study Habits
10 Great Study Habits

Article 2: Go to…
http://homeworktips.about.com
Scroll down to Learning Style and Skills.
Click on Learning Styles (15) in blue font.
Read the general description of the learning styles. Does one seem best to describe you? Then scroll down to Learning Style quiz. There are 9 questions you answer to see what your style is.

Sept. 14

Science: Today we worked on graphs and data analysis for the candy coated lab. Rough draft for peer review is due Wednesday.

Geometry: Checked 1.1 homework and completed 1.2 notes. 1.2 worksheet is homework. 1.1-1.4 quiz Friday.

Algebra: 1.3 Homework. Quiz tomorrow on 1.1-1.3

Pre Algebra: 1.2 Homework

Algebra II: 1.5 and 1.6 Homework, Quiz tomorrow on 1.1-1.5

Course 3: Went over Order of Operations worksheet and started 1.2. We also did MEAP review.

Language Arts: Journal #3: Where would you go if you had the change to take one trip in a time machine? Why? We went over and looked at different types of texts. How to recognize these texts and how to adjust if don't understand what you are reading. HW: finishing up their journals.

Journalism: Class did not meet today - assembly for dress code and magazine kick-off

Humanities: Geography Handbook assessment (p. 20-all) due Wednesday. Current event due Wednesday.

Spanish: Please make sure you have the classroom vocabulary memorized and can speak the small paragraph about the day. The basic paragraph is:

Rellena los blancos (Fill in the blanks)
Feliz ______________________________ (the day of the week). _______________ (today) es el _______________ (date) de _____________________ (month). Ayer fue _______________ (the day of the week) y _______________ (tomorrow) es ______________________ (the day of the week).
Otherwise there is no written homework. ¡Feliz lunes!

Sept. 11

Science: Students finished collecting data for the candy coated lab and began writing their methods section. We will work on making graphs and writing the data analysis section on Monday. On Tuesday we will work on our conclusions and critique/reflection. Supplies should be purchased and in class with students on Monday.

Geometry: Today we went over the 1-1 notes in class. 1-1 worksheet is homework.

Algebra: 1.2 Homework

Pre Algebra: 1.2 Homework

Course 3: Today we talked about Study Skills, Homework help and 1.2 Lesson. Students have homework listed on log.

Algebra 2: 1.4 Homework

All Spanish: There is no written homework over the weekend, but students who have not returned the sheet called "Make your homework work for you" should discuss it with a parent or guardian and return it on Monday. ¡Feliz fin de semana!

Language Arts: Students wrote on the topic: "Find a connection between your life and your summer reading book." Students had the whole hour to work on their papers. This will be counted as a quiz grade. Journal #2: What problems would you have if all the round objects in your life suddenly become square? HW: Finish their journal entry.

Journalism: Mr. LaFramboise class swapped with my class and students learned the 5 W's and how of journalism writing. Discussion regarding plagiarism and ethics was also part of this lesson. Students also took notes on the writing process of journalism. Students interviewed each other on their personality profile. HW: working on their personality profile and rough draft.

Humanities: Scatagories due Monday.

Sept. 10

Science: Today we began collecting data for the candy coated lab. We will continue collecting data tomorrow and will work on writing up the lab next week. Signed letters are due tomorrow & supplies need to be purchased by Monday.

Geometry: Today we completed our comic proofs and students received their textbooks. The books should stay AT HOME as we have a classroom set here to use. Signed letters are due tomorrow and supplies need to be purchased by Monday. 1-1 notes for homework.

Algebra: Chapter 1.1 Homework as assigned on Stamp Sheet

Pre Algebra: Chapter 1.1 Homework as assigned on Stamp Sheet

Algebra 2: Chapter 1.2 and 1.3 Homework as assigned on Stamp Sheet

Course 3: Chapter 1.1 Homework as assigned on Stamp Sheet

Language Arts: Students took the Botel reading assessment test. HW: Their summer reading counts book should be completed. Students will be applying the book they read to the writing prompt that will be given in class on Friday. This will count as a quiz grade. Signed letters are due - homework grade

Journalism: Worked on their personality profile interviews. Students started writing their rough drafts. HW: rough drafts are due Wed. Sept 15th. Signed letters are due with the interview question "Why is the news important?" - homework grade.

Humanities: Current event forms need to be signed by parents and returned to class ASAP. 8th Grade Humanities KWL is due Friday.