Science: Students got their tests back and we went over them in class. Students should keep these tests for the midterm in January. We continued to work on the "Energy" packet.
Geometry: Began the 6.2 notes (Scale factors), students need to finish the notes for homework.
Algebra: No homework
Pre Algebra: Students learned 4.4. No homework.
Course 3: Baker- Students took Chapter 5 Test. Austin- No homework. We worked on holiday projects.
Algebra 2: We checked 6.3 W.S. No homework.
Language Arts - Students continued to take notes on literary terms. Any student who was absent will have an opportunity to view the notes I have provided in class. They will not be on the blog. HW - none.
Journalism - We went to the innovation lab to start new articles or wrap up the old ones.
Social Studies: Students shared current events and reviewed 8.2/8.3. No homework for tonight. "Big Ideas" mini-quiz on Friday. If you are absent, you can look on line and email me your understanding of the "Big Ideas" posted Friday morning.
Career Tech - Family Budget project is at the Create Stage. Students will begin to present (as ready) on January 5th.
Integrated Tech - Lego Robotics is going well, each week students are to turn in a team log to show what they worked on and how each member is working. A few students have opted to use this time to work on other class work, they will rejoin their team when it is appropriate.
Spanish 1: Vocab test over p. 121 tomorrow.
Spanish 8: We continued to learn about Spain. No homework.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Tuesday, December 15
Science: Today we watched Bill Nye "Energy". 2nd & 3rd hour need to complete "Forms of energy" from the packet. 4th, 5th & 7th hours must complete the whole packet for tomorrow.
Geometry: Went over the 6.1 notes (ratios, proportions & geometric mean). 6.1 worksheet is homework.
Algebra: Took Chapter 4 Test. No homework.
Algebra 2: 6.3 Homework.
Pre Algebra: 4.3 W.S. ODDS for homework. Please see attached and do Pg. 47 ONLY.
Course 3: Chapter 5 Test tomorrow. Austin- We finished notes on lesson 5.8. Homework is worksheet 5.8 all. Students had 20 minutes to work on it in class.
Social Studies: Students worked on 8.2/8.3 review in class (see attached from 12-14-09). Big ideas for the day:1. Federalists-pro constitution. 2. Antifederalists-against constitution-national gvt. too strong, no protection for people. 3. Bill of Rights-first 10 Amendments-protects peoples rights. Current events and review are due Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
LA - Students took notes on the literary elements of a story. We will continue with the notes on Wednesday. There will be a test when we return after break, test date TBD. HW - none.
Journalism - Assigning new news features and discussing topics. We are working to get PageMaker so we can put our first installment of "The Hawks Nest" out to the school. Sorry for the delay. HW - none.
Spanish 1: We are practicing the vocabulary for unit 2, chapter 1 for the quiz on Thursday. We also worked on -ar verb conjugations and applying them in sentences. Homework for tomorrow: use the answers I supplied to fix your answers to the oral questions that you wrote down for today. They are for the chapter test which will be given after break.
Spanish 8: The students read an article about Spanish proverbs (refranes) yesterday. They were asked to memorize one of them for today. They will be making small posters to illustrate the meaning of the refrán which will be due tomorrow.
Geometry: Went over the 6.1 notes (ratios, proportions & geometric mean). 6.1 worksheet is homework.
Algebra: Took Chapter 4 Test. No homework.
Algebra 2: 6.3 Homework.
Pre Algebra: 4.3 W.S. ODDS for homework. Please see attached and do Pg. 47 ONLY.
Course 3: Chapter 5 Test tomorrow. Austin- We finished notes on lesson 5.8. Homework is worksheet 5.8 all. Students had 20 minutes to work on it in class.
Social Studies: Students worked on 8.2/8.3 review in class (see attached from 12-14-09). Big ideas for the day:1. Federalists-pro constitution. 2. Antifederalists-against constitution-national gvt. too strong, no protection for people. 3. Bill of Rights-first 10 Amendments-protects peoples rights. Current events and review are due Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
LA - Students took notes on the literary elements of a story. We will continue with the notes on Wednesday. There will be a test when we return after break, test date TBD. HW - none.
Journalism - Assigning new news features and discussing topics. We are working to get PageMaker so we can put our first installment of "The Hawks Nest" out to the school. Sorry for the delay. HW - none.
Spanish 1: We are practicing the vocabulary for unit 2, chapter 1 for the quiz on Thursday. We also worked on -ar verb conjugations and applying them in sentences. Homework for tomorrow: use the answers I supplied to fix your answers to the oral questions that you wrote down for today. They are for the chapter test which will be given after break.
Spanish 8: The students read an article about Spanish proverbs (refranes) yesterday. They were asked to memorize one of them for today. They will be making small posters to illustrate the meaning of the refrán which will be due tomorrow.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Monday, December 14
Science: 2nd & 3rd hour took the unit 2 test. All other classes began discussing unit 3: Work & Energy. Lab re-do's for 3rd, 5th & 7th hour are due Thursday.
Geometry: Took the chapter 5 test. 6.1 notes for homework.
Algebra: Chapter 4 Test tomorrow. Study guide: Pg. 941 # 9,10, 19-21, 27-32 Pg. 240 # 20, 24-32 Pg. 219 # 13, 16, 18 Pg. 248 # 32-35
Pre Algebra: Retake Chapter 3 Test tomorrow at lunch. No homework tonight.
Course 3: Baker- Chapter 5 Test on Wednesday. Review day today. Austin- We went over homework, multiplying and dividing decimals. We started talking about mean, median, mode, and range. NO homework. 3rd hour-finish #1-12 on worksheet 5.7.
Algebra 2: No homework.
Social Studies: Students reviewed 8.2 & 8.3 in class. "Big Ideas" for the day: 1) Westward migration after the revolution. 2) Articles of Confederation failed. 3) Constitution equals compromise! There is no homework due tomorrow, but students can begin to work on notes for 8.2 & 8.3 that we will do in class tomorrow. Current events are due Wednesday.
LA - Students finished and discussed Ch 5-6 worksheets. I collected their homework (the worksheets and the vocabulary).Students took a quiz on Ch5-6. HW - none
Journalism - We discussed new topics for the next edition. HW - none.
Career Tech - Family Budget is in full swing. The Design stage of the Design Cycle is Due Tuesday, Dec 15th.
Integrated Tech - "Roverbot" is due from all teams by Friday Dec. 18th.
Spanish 1: There is a p. 121 vocabulary quiz on Thursday. For tomorrow, please finish the oral questions (section A) from the guía de estudiar for the chapter.
Spanish 8: We looked at Spanish proverbs. For tomorrow, please memorize one that you like.
Geometry: Took the chapter 5 test. 6.1 notes for homework.
Algebra: Chapter 4 Test tomorrow. Study guide: Pg. 941 # 9,10, 19-21, 27-32 Pg. 240 # 20, 24-32 Pg. 219 # 13, 16, 18 Pg. 248 # 32-35
Pre Algebra: Retake Chapter 3 Test tomorrow at lunch. No homework tonight.
Course 3: Baker- Chapter 5 Test on Wednesday. Review day today. Austin- We went over homework, multiplying and dividing decimals. We started talking about mean, median, mode, and range. NO homework. 3rd hour-finish #1-12 on worksheet 5.7.
Algebra 2: No homework.
Social Studies: Students reviewed 8.2 & 8.3 in class. "Big Ideas" for the day: 1) Westward migration after the revolution. 2) Articles of Confederation failed. 3) Constitution equals compromise! There is no homework due tomorrow, but students can begin to work on notes for 8.2 & 8.3 that we will do in class tomorrow. Current events are due Wednesday.
LA - Students finished and discussed Ch 5-6 worksheets. I collected their homework (the worksheets and the vocabulary).Students took a quiz on Ch5-6. HW - none
Journalism - We discussed new topics for the next edition. HW - none.
Career Tech - Family Budget is in full swing. The Design stage of the Design Cycle is Due Tuesday, Dec 15th.
Integrated Tech - "Roverbot" is due from all teams by Friday Dec. 18th.
Spanish 1: There is a p. 121 vocabulary quiz on Thursday. For tomorrow, please finish the oral questions (section A) from the guía de estudiar for the chapter.
Spanish 8: We looked at Spanish proverbs. For tomorrow, please memorize one that you like.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Friday, December 11
Science: 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th hours took their test. 2nd & 3rd hour will have their test Monday due to the World Music Assembly this morning. 2nd & 4th hour lab re-do's are due Monday. All other labs will be passed back on Monday and re-do's will be due by Thursday. Have a great weekend!
Geometry: Went over practice test. Chapter 5 review odds is homework. Chapter 5 test on Monday.
Algebra: Today we played equations of attack. Please see attached sheet (sheet 1, sheet 2). Students have Chapter 4 Test Pg. 275 Due on Monday. Chapter 4 test on Tuesday, December 15th.
Algebra 2: Challenge Practice due on Monday
Course 3: Cumulative review due on Monday. Chapter test on Wednesday, December 16th.
Pre Algebra: Today we went over the Chapter 3 Test. Students who want to retake must come for a review session Monday at lunch and retake the test on Tuesday.
LA - We discussed and reviewed Ch 5 and 6 in the "Pigman". We also went over the quiz from Ch 1-4. Students checked their vocabulary homework for the quiz on Monday, Pigman 5,6. I returned their possessive nouns quiz and reviewed their mistakes. HW - study for the "Pigman" quiz.
Journalism - Students listened to a speaker discuss graphics/editing and layouts. Homework was collected - Best Schools in Michigan assignment All rough drafts should be in the news feature folder for credit. HW - none.
Spanish 1: The students played Spanish tabú today to drill vocabulary. the 2-1 guía de estudiar is due Monday. There will be a vocabulary test on Thursday, December 17.
Spanish 8: Students turned in their posters about Spanish entertainers and athletes today and made a map of the country to display. No homework.
Geometry: Went over practice test. Chapter 5 review odds is homework. Chapter 5 test on Monday.
Algebra: Today we played equations of attack. Please see attached sheet (sheet 1, sheet 2). Students have Chapter 4 Test Pg. 275 Due on Monday. Chapter 4 test on Tuesday, December 15th.
Algebra 2: Challenge Practice due on Monday
Course 3: Cumulative review due on Monday. Chapter test on Wednesday, December 16th.
Pre Algebra: Today we went over the Chapter 3 Test. Students who want to retake must come for a review session Monday at lunch and retake the test on Tuesday.
LA - We discussed and reviewed Ch 5 and 6 in the "Pigman". We also went over the quiz from Ch 1-4. Students checked their vocabulary homework for the quiz on Monday, Pigman 5,6. I returned their possessive nouns quiz and reviewed their mistakes. HW - study for the "Pigman" quiz.
Journalism - Students listened to a speaker discuss graphics/editing and layouts. Homework was collected - Best Schools in Michigan assignment All rough drafts should be in the news feature folder for credit. HW - none.
Spanish 1: The students played Spanish tabú today to drill vocabulary. the 2-1 guía de estudiar is due Monday. There will be a vocabulary test on Thursday, December 17.
Spanish 8: Students turned in their posters about Spanish entertainers and athletes today and made a map of the country to display. No homework.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday, December 10
Science: Today we went over the review in preparation for tomorrow's test. 2nd & 4th hours labs have been returned and their lab re-do's are due on Monday, December 14.
Geometry: Practice test. Chapter 5 test is Monday.
Algebra: Students checked 4.7 and we took a timed test. Afterward, I explained the Equations of Attack activity that they will do tomorrow. Chapter 4 Test is on Tuesday, December 14th. Students must do Chapter Test 4 in book for practice (ALL problems). No homework tomorrow (Friday) except for studying over the weekend.
Algebra 2: Today we finished our discussion on 6.2. Students have 6.2 homework.
Pre Algebra: Students must do 4.1 and 4.2 homework tonight. They will have ½ the class period tomorrow to work. This homework is due on Monday. Please see attached assignment sheet.
Course 3: Baker-Today students presented their recipe posters. Afterward, those who chose to do extra credit shared their recipes with the class. No homework. Chapter 5 Test on Wednesday, December 16th. Austin- We went over homework and finished notes on 5.6, adding and subtracting decimals. We did more practice in class. No homework.
LA - Catch up day. Students read the Pigman through ch 6 on their own. They had to define and write a sentence for the following vocabulary words. Ch 5- demented, patron, subsidize, disdain. Ch 6 - terminal, omens, antagonistic, nocturnal, secrete, primate. Students also had to answer the following questions: How has being John's friend seemed to help Lorraine? How might it have harmed her? What would you advise Lorraine if she asked if she should become further involved with John? Give reasons for your advice. There will be a quiz on the "Pigman" Ch5 -6 Mon. Dec 14th. HW - definitions and comprehension questions.
Journalism - working on news features. Discussing "Best Schools in Michigan" homework. HW - none.
Geometry: Practice test. Chapter 5 test is Monday.
Algebra: Students checked 4.7 and we took a timed test. Afterward, I explained the Equations of Attack activity that they will do tomorrow. Chapter 4 Test is on Tuesday, December 14th. Students must do Chapter Test 4 in book for practice (ALL problems). No homework tomorrow (Friday) except for studying over the weekend.
Algebra 2: Today we finished our discussion on 6.2. Students have 6.2 homework.
Pre Algebra: Students must do 4.1 and 4.2 homework tonight. They will have ½ the class period tomorrow to work. This homework is due on Monday. Please see attached assignment sheet.
Course 3: Baker-Today students presented their recipe posters. Afterward, those who chose to do extra credit shared their recipes with the class. No homework. Chapter 5 Test on Wednesday, December 16th. Austin- We went over homework and finished notes on 5.6, adding and subtracting decimals. We did more practice in class. No homework.
LA - Catch up day. Students read the Pigman through ch 6 on their own. They had to define and write a sentence for the following vocabulary words. Ch 5- demented, patron, subsidize, disdain. Ch 6 - terminal, omens, antagonistic, nocturnal, secrete, primate. Students also had to answer the following questions: How has being John's friend seemed to help Lorraine? How might it have harmed her? What would you advise Lorraine if she asked if she should become further involved with John? Give reasons for your advice. There will be a quiz on the "Pigman" Ch5 -6 Mon. Dec 14th. HW - definitions and comprehension questions.
Journalism - working on news features. Discussing "Best Schools in Michigan" homework. HW - none.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Wednesday, December 9
Science: Today we did the jeopardy review in class. Monday's review questions are due tomorrow. Unit 2 test is Friday.
Geometry: Went over 5.6 notes in class. 5.6 worksheet is homework. Chapter 5 test Monday.
Algebra: Today we did 4.7. Homework: Pg. 265 # 1, 2, 4-40 every other even. Students have Chapter 4 Test on December 15th.
Algebra 2: Today we did 6.2. Students have 6.2 Homework as listed on assignment sheet. See Monday's blog for assignment sheet.
Course 3: Baker- Today we did Chapter 5.7. Students have 5.7 W.S. for homework, ODDS. Recipe project is due TOMORROW, Thursday. Extra credit is due as well. Austin- We started notes on lesson 5.6. Homework - worksheet 5.6, #1-12.
Pre Algebra: Students took Chapter 3 Test. No homework.
Social Studies: -Students shared current events and worked on guided notes for 8.1 (see attached). Homework folders were returned (please check family access for grade). 8.1 notes are due tomorrow.
LA - students took the possessive nouns quiz. We read Ch 5 in the "Pigman" and they started on the vocabulary for Ch5 as well (demented, patron, subsidize, disdain). Definition and a sentence.
I also collected their grammar packet for a homework grade.
Journalism - Working on writing their media story. Finishing touches on their news articles. HW - to report on the "Best Schools in Michigan" special that is on tonight on ABC from 8-830p. Pick out something that is interesting to you and write a news feature on it.
Spanish 1: The 1-3 test retake will be at lunch either on Thursday or Friday. For tomorrow, do 112#12 as directed then recopy questinos 1-5 once more.
Spanish 8: The students took a test over bullfighting today. The poster about a famous Spaniard is due Friday.
Geometry: Went over 5.6 notes in class. 5.6 worksheet is homework. Chapter 5 test Monday.
Algebra: Today we did 4.7. Homework: Pg. 265 # 1, 2, 4-40 every other even. Students have Chapter 4 Test on December 15th.
Algebra 2: Today we did 6.2. Students have 6.2 Homework as listed on assignment sheet. See Monday's blog for assignment sheet.
Course 3: Baker- Today we did Chapter 5.7. Students have 5.7 W.S. for homework, ODDS. Recipe project is due TOMORROW, Thursday. Extra credit is due as well. Austin- We started notes on lesson 5.6. Homework - worksheet 5.6, #1-12.
Pre Algebra: Students took Chapter 3 Test. No homework.
Social Studies: -Students shared current events and worked on guided notes for 8.1 (see attached). Homework folders were returned (please check family access for grade). 8.1 notes are due tomorrow.
LA - students took the possessive nouns quiz. We read Ch 5 in the "Pigman" and they started on the vocabulary for Ch5 as well (demented, patron, subsidize, disdain). Definition and a sentence.
I also collected their grammar packet for a homework grade.
Journalism - Working on writing their media story. Finishing touches on their news articles. HW - to report on the "Best Schools in Michigan" special that is on tonight on ABC from 8-830p. Pick out something that is interesting to you and write a news feature on it.
Spanish 1: The 1-3 test retake will be at lunch either on Thursday or Friday. For tomorrow, do 112#12 as directed then recopy questinos 1-5 once more.
Spanish 8: The students took a test over bullfighting today. The poster about a famous Spaniard is due Friday.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Tuesday, December 8
Science: Today we continued working on the review that was begun yesterday. Please see Monday's post for details about this assignment. The review is due on Thursday. Students were also given a study guide for the unit 2 test, which is Friday.
Geometry: Today students took a quiz on 5.1-5.4. 5.6 notes are homework. Chapter 5 test on Monday, December 14.
Algebra: Today we went over Linear Regression (line of best fit) on the graphing calculator. See yesterday's post for information on the directions. Students have the Chapter 4 Test on Tuesday, December 15th.
Algebra 2: Today students started 6.1 and will not have homework if finished in class. See yesterday's post for the Chapter 6 homework log.
Course 3: Baker- Today we went over the Feeding Frenzy worksheet. Afterward, we learned 5.7 in class. Students have 5.7 homework, worksheet attached. Students must do ODDS.
Pre Algebra: Today we reviewed for the test on Wednesday.
Social Studies: Students shared notes from section 7.4 in class and then watched a video to introduce the formation of the national government. Students then worked on pp 4, 6, & 7 of the attached document. Homework folders were collected. Current events and constitution worksheets (see above) are due Wednesday.
LA - Students took the "Pigman" quiz ch1-4 and I collected the vocabulary homework. We corrected the possessive nouns grammar packet. I also collected the bio/autobio worksheets, there were 5 of them at 10 points each. We started Ch 5 of the "Pigman" novel. HW - study for the possessive nouns quiz tomorrow and the grammar packet will be collected as homework.
Journalism - Continue watching Internet media. Finish discussing the media/file sharing excerpt. Students will write a news feature on what they found most interesting in the video. HW - working on the news feature. Rewriting rough draft articles.
Spanish 1: Please do questions 1-5 of p. 110#8 for tomorrow and study your vocabulary.
Spanish 8: There is a small quiz over bullfighting tomorrow. The attached sheets are the study guides. Sheet #1 Sheet #2
Career Tech - See Yesterday's post, Family Budget on going
Int Tech - LegoRobotics teams continuing work if Internet Search has been completed
Geometry: Today students took a quiz on 5.1-5.4. 5.6 notes are homework. Chapter 5 test on Monday, December 14.
Algebra: Today we went over Linear Regression (line of best fit) on the graphing calculator. See yesterday's post for information on the directions. Students have the Chapter 4 Test on Tuesday, December 15th.
Algebra 2: Today students started 6.1 and will not have homework if finished in class. See yesterday's post for the Chapter 6 homework log.
Course 3: Baker- Today we went over the Feeding Frenzy worksheet. Afterward, we learned 5.7 in class. Students have 5.7 homework, worksheet attached. Students must do ODDS.
Pre Algebra: Today we reviewed for the test on Wednesday.
Social Studies: Students shared notes from section 7.4 in class and then watched a video to introduce the formation of the national government. Students then worked on pp 4, 6, & 7 of the attached document. Homework folders were collected. Current events and constitution worksheets (see above) are due Wednesday.
LA - Students took the "Pigman" quiz ch1-4 and I collected the vocabulary homework. We corrected the possessive nouns grammar packet. I also collected the bio/autobio worksheets, there were 5 of them at 10 points each. We started Ch 5 of the "Pigman" novel. HW - study for the possessive nouns quiz tomorrow and the grammar packet will be collected as homework.
Journalism - Continue watching Internet media. Finish discussing the media/file sharing excerpt. Students will write a news feature on what they found most interesting in the video. HW - working on the news feature. Rewriting rough draft articles.
Spanish 1: Please do questions 1-5 of p. 110#8 for tomorrow and study your vocabulary.
Spanish 8: There is a small quiz over bullfighting tomorrow. The attached sheets are the study guides. Sheet #1 Sheet #2
Career Tech - See Yesterday's post, Family Budget on going
Int Tech - LegoRobotics teams continuing work if Internet Search has been completed
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