Thursday, November 21

Science: Student's planned their next inquiry lab, "Is The Force With You?". We will be collecting data in class tomorrow and working on the lab the rest of next week in class. The lab planner is attached. 

Geometry: Investigated reflection over parallel lines on the TI Inspire calculator. Quiz tomorrow.

Humanities: Students watched a video on historical investigations in class. No homework.

Resource Room Math:  Test tomorrow and homework is due.

Corrective Reading:  Logs are due Monday.

ELA - Students continued their Grammar Study with Chapter 1 Lesson 7: Subjects in Unusual Order and Lesson 8: Complements: Subject Complements. Homework: READ!  Students should be finished with two books by now, I will be printing AR Quizzes as soon as I am done with grading the Literary Essays (zeros will go in for the first AR quiz due).  Journal #20 

Spanish (Tomlinson): TEST tomorrow (Friday). Turn in Study Guide (distributed today)

Spanish 2: 4.1 vocab quiz on Monday and flash cards due.

French I: 2.2 vocab quiz on Monday. Flash cards and 2.2 worksheet are due.

 Chinese: 5th hour: Learn and practice writing Lesson 4's radicals. 6th hour: Start the project of making a Chinese calendar for 2014

Algebra:  We finished Chapter 4 today.  Our Chapter test is next Tuesday.  The homework tonight is wkst 6.7.  I have attached 1 of the reviews in case students wanted to get an early start.

Pre-Algebra: Today we review solving inequalities using addition and subtraction. We also took notes on solving inequalities with multiplication and division in our ISNs.  HW: One Step Inequalities Worksheet (this side only) solve and graph each problem

Course 3: We started one-step equations using addition and subtraction.  Homework is worksheet 3.1, evens only.

Spanish (Farah): WHAT WE DID TODAY: Today, we did more review for the test tomorrow.  We focused primarily on adjective and gender agreement, and vocabulary. We completed a packet and played 'Matamoscas.' HOMEWORK: Study for Chapter 1.2 TEST tomorrow, Friday, November 22.  ¡Buena suerte!

Wednesday, November 20

Science: Completed our Unit 2 notes by taking notes on Newton's 3rd Law and Momentum. Homework is the momentum worksheet.

Geometry: Continued our discussion of composite reflections over parallel lines through proofs. Homework is the Composite of reflection of parallel lines worksheet.

Resource Room Math:  You will have a test on Friday.  Your homework packet is also due on Friday.  If you show me your homework before Friday, I will grade it and help you with the problems you  may not understand so you do great on the test.

Corrective Reading:  Reading logs and five different reader's responses are due every Monday.  This is not optional.  Parents must also sign your log.

Humanities: Students turned in chapter 7 summative assessments and shared current events in class. No homework.

Chinese: Paper-cutting,making Chinese fan as Thanksgiving gifts, writing characters.

Spanish 2: Study the new vocab for a vocab quiz this Monday, Nov 25th.

French 1: Study the purple words on pg 73 for a vocab quiz on Monday, Nov 25th.

Course 3: Chapter 5 test today.  No homework.

Algebra: no homework today

Pre-Algebra: Today students utilized their problem solving strategies to solve an algebraic assessment task. I also introduced inequalities. We discussed the difference between an equation and an inequality, and looked at real-life examples of inequalities. HW: Solving Inequalities with Addition and Subtraction Worksheet (solve and graph all)

 

 Spanish (Tomlinson): Finish Study Guide begun in class. Test-Friday. Remember:  Folder packets are due. Check Family Access for missing assignments

ELA - Students continued their Grammar Study with Grammar 1.5-1.6. Homework: Read, Grammar, Journal entry #19

 

 

Tuesday, November

Science: Completed investigation 3-A (momentum and the 3rd law). No homework.

Geometry: Began composites of reflections over parallel lines. Homework is to finish whatever was not completed in class. Quiz on Friday.

Humanities: Students checked chapter 7 assessment and worked on answering the following questions from chapter 7.

-Why did we win the War?

-What did we get from our victory?

-What was the cost of victory?

-Was it worth it and why?

 Please note, the first three questions require fact based answers, while the fourth is an opinion question.  For the fourth question, students should use facts from the first three questions to form a strong argument. Questions and current events are due Wednesday.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Complete yesterday's assignment (due Wed). #9,10,14,18 pp.58-63. TEST on Friday --1.2

Corrective Reading:  Reading log and five reader's responses are due Monday.

Resource Room Math:  Test on Friday.  Homework is due on Friday.  I will check your homework before Thursday if you turn it in early, that way you can study for the test.

Spanish 2: Study for the present progressive quiz tomorrow. Use the links on my blog.

French I: Start studying the new vocab: blue words, for a vocab quiz on Monday.

Algebra: wkst 4.6 (odds only)

Pre-Algebra: Today students finished their quiz over 3.1-3.4. They also continued to practice writing and solving equations for algebraic word problems. Tomorrow we will begin looking at inequalities. No homework today.

Course 3: We have our chapter test tomorrow.  We reviewed today.  There is extra practice in the textbook.  Students can practice on lessons 5.1 - 5.8.  Odd answers are in the back of the book.

Creative Writing: Today in creative writing we continued writing our persuasive essays. Intro paragraphs should be completed for homework as well as the first body paragraph. Read

Spanish (Farah): WHAT WE DID TODAY: Today, students took the Vocabulary Quiz retake if they were not satisfied with their original grade. Students received the Chapter 1.2 Study Guide. HOMEWORK: Complete the Chapter 1.2 Study Guide. CHAPTER 1.2 TEST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 

Monday, November 18

Science: Today we collected data after two cars collided on the track to explore Newton's 3rd Law and Momentum. 

Geometry: Transformation test!

Chinese: Making correction on Unit 1 quiz. Reviewing weekdays and dates.

Corrective Reading:  Reading logs are due today.  If you did not bring it in, you need to bring it in for late points in the grade book tomorrow.  Also, you new log will be passed out today, or you can print a copy of my blog, and it will be due next Monday (11.25.13).

Resource Room Math:  Homework is due this Friday and you will have a test on Friday.  Please try and turn your homework in early, and I will check it prior to the test.  Your homework packet is just like the test.

Humanities: Students checked Yorktown maps, read 7.4 and began to work on chapter 7 assessment in  class. Homework is to complete the chapter 7 assessment. Current events are due Wednesday.

ELA - Students turned in their Literary Essay Summative Assessment.  We began our Grammar Unit with a review of sentences.  Students will be given two lessons a day and then time to work with me on the grammar assignment, read, or take AR quizzes. Homework: Read, Journal entry #17, Grammar Lesson 1.1-1.2

Spanish (Tomlinson): 1.Finish what was not completed in class (due Wednesday): # 9,10,14,15,18 on pp.58-63. 2.Review study guide. 3.Test is Friday 11/22

Spanish 2: Do the practice review for the quiz on direct objects tomorrow. It will be on my blog, under the Vocabulary/Grammar page.

French I: Start studying blue words on pg 73 for a quiz on Monday, Nov 24th.

Course 3: We are going to have the Chapter 5 test on Wednesday.  We started a review in class today.  It is homework if they did not finish in class.

Pre-Algebra: 3.1-3.4 Quiz

Creative Writing: Today in creative writing we learned persuasive vocabulary terms and continued writing the intro paragraph to our persuasive essays. Homework: Read (The next AR quiz will be on Nov 26th.) and begin constructing your first body paragraph.

Spanish (Farah): WHAT WE DID TODAY: Today, we went to the computer lab to work on a descriptions dialogue for our Voki Avatar. Students who did not return the Voki permission slip worked on Quizlet.com in preparation for our Chapter Test Friday, November 22. Our Vocabulary Quiz retake will be tomorrow Tuesday, November 19, due to lab availability today.  HOMEWORK: Study for Vocabulary Quiz Retake tomorrow. Chapter 1.2 TEST is Friday, November 22. 

Algebra: wkst 4.5 (all)

Friday, November 15

Science: Watched Bill Nye "Momentum" and went over the mass vs. weight homework. Quiz, corrections were also returned. 

Geometry: Went over the Transformation test review. Study for transformation test on Monday!

Corrective Reading:  Reading logs are due Monday.  Remember, if your parents do not sign off on it, you will not get full credit. Choose a different readers response for each of the five days. 

Resource Room Math:  Homework will be due next Friday, one week from today.  If you turn in your homework early I will check it so you can use it to study for your math test next Friday. Enjoy the weekend.

ELA - I apologize for not posting yesterday, I was out sick :(  I am in today, to help facilitate the final drafting process.  "Day 12" is a review of formating on the computer.  The students were shown this, we discussed it, and we reviewed how to make all this happen on a computer.  Final draft due Monday at the beginning of class.  Please check rubric to be sure all points are addressed.  Any problems with printing should be addressed during lunch, not as class starts. Homework: Literary Essay Final Draft, READ! Be sure you are at Journal entry #17 if not, writer over the weekend.

Humanities: Students reviewed 7.3 guided reading, worked on a map of the battle of Yorktown, and watched student news in class. If the map was turned in at the end of the hour, there is no homework.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Do "Práctica"--chapter review: para lunes (due Monday). TEST 1.2--Friday 11/22

Algebra:  Homework - IB assessment (if it wasn't finished in class) and Graphing Lines from slope-intercept form worksheet.

Pre-Algebra: Today we created an ISN page that orders that steps to solving algebraic word problems, provides helpful hints and gives an example to show each step. HW: Quiz Monday over multi-step solving equations (distributive property, combing like terms, variables on both sides). 3rd Hour - finish word problems Example worksheet

Course 3: Homework-worksheet 5.8, all, skip 9.

Spanish 2: Go on my blog (franciscaroth.weebly.com) and print out the two worksheets under the Vocabulary and Grammar section. They are due on Monday and we will go over them in class. Study for the quiz on Tuesday on direct object pronouns and the quiz on Wednesday on the present progressive tense.

French I: Study for the unit quiz on Monday 2.1

Spanish (Farah): WHAT WE DID TODAY: Today, we took a practice quiz on vocabulary and gender and number agreement, described people in photographs from the overhead, and went on a treasure hunt. HOMEWORK: Study for Vocabulary Quiz Retake, on Monday. Finish Treasure Hunt if you didn't finish in class.  Unit 1.2 TEST Friday, November 22. 

Thursday, November 14

Science: Took notes on gravity, free fall and mass vs. weight. Homework is the mass vs. weight worksheet. 

Geometry: Worked on the transformation test review, which is due tomorrow. The transformation test is on Monday. 

Humanities: Students shared Revolutionary War letters and were introduced to 7.3 of the text in class today. Homework is to complete 7.3 guided reading.

Resource Room Math:  Homework packets are due next Friday.  I will review your answers if you turn them in early so you will be ready for the test next Friday.

Corrective Reading:  Read daily (at least 20 minutes/day).  Reading logs are due on Monday.  Remember, these are weekly points in the grade book.  You can use the books you are reading for your English classes if you would like.

Spanish 2: Study for a quiz on direct object pronouns on Tuesday next week and a quiz on the present progressive next Wednesday.

French 1: Study for the 2.1 unit quiz on Monday

Spanish (Tomlinson): From yesterday (due Friday)-#6 and 7 on p.57. 1.2 Test on 11/22

Pre-Algebra: Today we practiced writing equations to represent and solve word problems. HW: Word Problems Worksheet (evens). Write the equation and solution (in context) for each even problem. Chapter 2 Test Corrections due Friday (C- or below) 3.1-3.4 Quiz on Monday (multi-step equation solving and writing equations from word problems)

Wednesday, November 13

Science: Completed Investigation 2-B by graphing speed vs. time for the car's motion along the track. We then discussed what the graphs told us about acceleration and force. Quizzes were passed back, quiz corrections are due tomorrow.

Corrective Reading:  Logs due Monday

Resource Room Math:  Math packet due next Friday.

Geometry: Took the rotation quiz. Transformation test is on Monday, we will review for the test tomorrow and Friday.

Spanish 2: Start studying new words on pg 269. The vocab quiz will be on Monday, Nov 18th.

French I: Vocab quiz on 2.1 tomorrow. Unit quiz on 2.1 is on Monday, Nov 18th. We will have the practice unit quiz this week.

Humanities: Students reviewed 7.1 and were introduced to 7.2 in class. Homework is to assume the identity of a citizen/soldier during the War years, and to write a letter or diary entry in which you describe your experiences.  Please remember to use detail from the book in your writing.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Para viernes (due Friday)--# 6 and 7 on p.57. For #6-write in complete sentences, using the correct definite articles. For #7, write the name of the clothing and the correct definite article (the first 2 items are already done as examples)

ELA - Students brought their Rough Drafts to class and conducted a Peer Review.  Revisions and final drafts will be finished either at home or in class with the COW on Thursday and Friday.  Final drafts are due on Monday. Students should be finishing up their first AR book this week (to keep on track with one book every two weeks). Homework: Revisions to Literary Essay, READ! Journal Entry #15

Course 3: Worksheet 5.6, # 1 - 12, 24 - 26.

Chinese: Taking Unit 1 Quiz reading and writing part.