Thursday, February 6

Science: Continued Investigation 13-A and learned how to use a multimeter to measure current and voltage.

Geometry: Continued practicing trigonometric functions. Homework is the trig handout. Trig quiz tomorrow!

Chinese: We are learning to write the character spring, and do a paper-cut decoration of this character.

C. Reading:  Logs are due Monday.  I will not be giving a reading log over vacation unless you do not turn one in on Monday.

R. Room Math:  Your test is a week from today.  Also, your homework packet will be due Thursday as well.

Spanish (Tomlinson): #3 p. 128 and #6 p. 130. Write in COMPLETE SPANISH SENTENCES. Due TOMORROW (FRIDAY 2/7)

Algebra- Check skyward for grades on the last quiz.  Awesome job!!  Today we worked with linear systems that had no solution or an infinite amount of solutions.  Homework: 7.5(all) [attached]

Course3: We started to graph linear equations.  Our homework is labeled 11-3, both sides.

ELA - Students continued their study of Realistic Fiction in the reading of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.  In Reader's Workshop Day 8 we discussed another Signpost. Homework: Read to the end of the book!  Journal entry# 16

Technology- Kennedy - Students finished their survey and posted in the hall.  We then continued our keyboarding practice.  Tomorrow we will start our Moodle/online classroom experience. 

Pre-Algebra: More practice with finding intercepts and slope from a graph. We also discussed how to write an equation in Slope-Intercept form when given a graph. Students listened to a math rap to help them remember the steps for graphing a line. Finally, we finished our ISN foldable to that displays how we can find slope from: graphs, tables, ordered pairs and equations. HW: 8.3 evens (on the back of last night's homework) 

Wednesday, February 5

Science: Started our unit on electricity by building simple circuits and testing conductors and insulators.

Geometry: Continued our unit on trigonometry with a discussion of using inverse sine, cosine and tangent ratios to solve for angle measures. Homework is to complete worksheet 7.7.

Spanish II: Write 6 sentences using reflexive verbs that they will use in a children's story. The sentences are due tomorrow. We will illustrate the book next week in the lab using clip art or drawing.

French I: Study for the midterm on Monday and Tuesday.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Flashcards due Friday. Study for 2.2 Vocab quiz--next Wed (2/12)

C. Reading:  Logs are due Monday.  ALL FIVE DAYS need to be complete.

R. Room Math:  Test next Thursday when your homework packet is due.  2/13/14.

Humanities: Students took the chapters 9/10 test in class today.  If students were absent, they will make up the test on Monday, as I will be at a conference, out of the district, Thursday and Friday. There is no homework for this evening. Thursday, students will be working on 11.1 section assessment.  This assessment will be due Friday. Friday, students will be working on 11.2 guided notes.  Guided notes will be due Monday. If students are absent on Friday, and unable to get the guided notes, they can complete a section assessment for 11.2.

Algebra - We took a quiz today.  Homework: notes for 7.5 and review sheet on graphing linear inequalities.

Course 3: We changed equations from standard form into function form.  12 questions for homework.

Chinese: We started learning Lesson 8 by introducing the new words, and our classwork is write the characters in this lesson 3 times.

Pre-Algebra: Today we discussed how lines can easily be graphed using Slope-Intercept Form.  HW: Linear Graphs (4) Worksheet. Please also write an equation for each line in Slope-Intercept form.

Tuesday, February 4

Science: Took the midterm exam!

Geometry: Investigated sine, cosine and tangent ratios. Homework is to complete practice pages 160 & 164.

C. Reading:  Logs are due 2/3/14- ALL FIVE DAYS need to be filled out in full.

R. Room Math:  Homework packets will be due 2/13/14. 

Humanities: Students had our final day of review for chapters 9/10 test in class today. Homework is to study for the test that is tomorrow.

ELA - Students continued with their Realistic Fiction Reader's Workshop with Day 6.  We learned another sign-post "Words of the Wiser" and filled out a worksheet, this worksheet should go in their portfolio.  We discussed any problems students had with last night's chapters and then they were given time to read tonight's chapters. Portfolios should be an ongoing process.  Jotting down quotes as they find them in the reading, keeping track of characters and their characteristics as they are mentioned in the book. Keeping track of theme indicators as we proceed.  I have been mentioning these during our class discussions and have pointed out how our signposts are clues to the theme or conflict...so they SHOULD be having those little "aha" moments themselves as they read.I gave more hard nosed due dates for the AR quizzes.  I will enter any quizzes the day after the due dates for this marking period.  Hoping this keeps students more on track than saying that they should be reading a book every two weeks, they can see the pacing in their grade-book through student access. Homework: Read Chapters 20-22 Journal #12

Tech - Students worked on their survey and created a bar chart to represent this survey, due tomorrow.

Algebra - Tomorrow is our 7.1-7.4 Quiz.  Homework: Systems practice (attached)

Course 3: We continued to work on lesson 11.3.  Homework is worksheet 11.3, #13 - 23.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Due Wednesday -- p128 Ex 1 and 2 (full Spanish sentences). Due Friday--2.2 vocab (p.143) flashcards. Sopa de Letras and Árbol de familia due by Friday as well

Stein Health 8: What we did today: Students finished the webquest from yesterday and we discussed the answers as a class. Students were able to manipulate an online age simulator for people who smoked to show how smoking can affect a person's outward appearance drastically. Homework: Edmodo permission slips were due Friday, January 31. Please have your student's slip in as soon as possible.

Chinese: Today we went over the assignment from yesterday, and reviewed how to inquire people and item. Homework is on Workbook P.70 16&17.

Pre-Algebra: An exploration of Slope. Describing slop as positive, negative, zero and undefined ("Adventure of Slope Dude"). Finding slope from a graph and two given points. HW: I Can Find Slope From...Worksheet (front only)

Monday, February 3

Science: Went over the review for the midterm. Midterm is tomorrow!

Geometry: Took a quiz on the unit circle, homework is to complete the trig activity.

Course 3: Students took the quarterly assessment.  No homework.

Humanities: Students reviewed for the chapter 9/10 test in class today. Chapter 9/10 test is on Wednesday. Homework is to study for the test.

Corrective Reading:  Logs are due today.  If you forgot, you can turn it in tomorrow for late points.  Better than a 0!!  Your new log is due 2/10/14 (Monday).

R. Room Math:  Homework is due today.  If you forgot, you can turn it in tomorrow for late points.  Better than a 0!!  Your next test will most likely be on Thursday 2/13/14 when your new homework packet is due.

Algebra - continued working on systems of equations.  We have a quiz on Wednesday (7.1-7.4).  Homework: story problem practice (attached)

Stein Health 8: What we did today: Students completed a webquest in partners researching nicotine, addiction, health problems and withdrawal. Homework: Edmodo permission slips were due Friday, January 31. Please have your student's slip in as soon as possible.

Spanish (Tomlinson): 2.2 Flashcards (vocab. p. 143)--due Friday. p.128 exercises 1 and 2 -ANSWER IN COMPLETE SPANISH SENTENCES (due Wed.)

Spanish II: Study 5.1 vocab for a quiz on Monday.

French II: Study all study guides and vocab for the midterm on Monday and Tuesday next week.

Chinese: Students are translating from English to Chinese in pinyin regarding people and item inquiry. Last Friday we watched selected sections of 2014 Spring festival gala by CCTV.

ELA - Students continued with their Realistic Fiction Reader's Workshop with Day 5.  We discussed any problems students  had with the weekend's chapters and then they were given time to read tonight's chapters. Homework: Read Chapters 17-19 Journal #10

Tech - Students learned how to make a pictogram...using "old" directions from a previous version of Excel.  This helped teach them how to transfer knowledge of one version of a program to another.  They then created their own survey and created a bar chart to represent this survey, due Wednesday.

Pre-Algebra: Graphing Linear Equations using intercepts. Naming a point on the line and proving that it is, in fact, a solution to the equation. HW: Backside of Graphing Linear Equations worksheet

Friday, January 31

Science: Played jeopardy to review for the midterm. Homework is to complete the review we started yesterday, it is due on Monday. Midterm is Tuesday!

Geometry: Completed our investigation of the unit circle. Homework is to complete the unit circle handout.

Spanish II: Begin studying the 5.1 vocabulary words on pg 343

French I: 4.1 quiz on Monday, 4.1 worksheet due on Monday, midterm on Feb 10 & 11

Corrective Reading:  Logs are due on Monday- 5 responses.  Yes, you can use your novels from English class.

R. Room Math:  Test Monday- study.  Also, your homework packet is due Monday, including reflect questions!

ELA - Students continued their reading of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.  Many are really getting in to this classic novel! Today we looked at another Signpost during Reader's Workshop. Students should be able to recognize "Aha Moments" this signpost worksheet is due as an Exit Slip today. Homework: Read chapters 11-16

Tech (Kennedy) - Students finished their Excel Worksheet "12 Days of Middle School" and then practiced their touch typing skills.

Tech (Stein) What we did today: Students that turned in their permission slips were able to join their class and create an Edmodo account. Students also watched a video following two teens that use tobacco products and why they chose to quit. Homework: Edmodo permission slips were due Friday, January 31. Please have your student turn in a signed slip Monday if it has not yet been turned in. Have a great weekend and stay warm! :)

Course 3: Homework is worksheet 11.4, #4-12.

Humanities: Students checked 10.4, discussed current events and were given a study guide for chapters 9/10 test, which will be on Wednesday of next week. Homework is to begin to work on the study guide. Students will have a total of five days to work with the study guide and ask questions in preparation for the test Wednesday. The study guide is attached.

Pre-Algebra: Quick review and then a "Check Up" over 8.1-8.3. No HW. 

Algebra - 2 worksheets (story problems and solving systems using elimination)

Thursday, January 30

Science: Began reviewing for the science midterm. The review is due on Monday, the midterm is on Tuesday. 

Geometry: Continued our study of the unit circle by using our knowledge of special right triangles (30-60-90 & 45-45-90) to identify coordinates on the unit circle that correspond with angle & radian measures.  Unit circle should be completely labeled for homework.

C. Reading:  Logs are STILL due with five completed days on Monday 2/3/14.

R. Room Math:  Homework packets will now be due on Monday 2/3/14.  Your test has also been moved to Monday 2/3/14.  This gives you a nice long weekend to study!  Please remember, if I have your homework packets early- by Friday, I will check it and return it to you so you can study from it with correct answers!

R. Room Math & C. Reading Recap:  Math dates have been changed- one day.  Corrective Reading dates remain the same.

Spanish (Tomlinson): 2.1 vocab quiz tomorrow. ALL WORK from Term 2 DUE TOMORROW

Chinese: We are going to do speaking practice on how to inquire about people. Students will also continue making correction on mid-term exam.

Spanish II: Continue studying for the second part of the midterm tomorrow. It will be all multiple choice. Both study worksheet packets are due tomorrow.

French I: The 4.1 worksheet passed out today is due Monday, Feb 3rd. Study for the vocab quiz on Monday, Feb 3rd

Humanities: Students checked 10.3 guided notes and began to work on 10.4 guided notes in class. Homework is to complete 10.4 guided notes. Please note that there will be a test on chapters 9 and 10 next Wednesday.  Students will get a review sheet tomorrow in class.

Health (Stein): What we did today: Students conducted a web scavenger hunt on the chemicals found in cigarettes, second hand smoke, celebrities with health problems due to smoking, how smoking affects a person's outward appearance and stroke. Homework: Edmodo permission slips were passed out and are due Friday, January 31.

Course 3: We worked on scatter plots today.  Homework is worksheet 11.2, all.

Pre-Algebra: Today we completed a sort of linear equations in which we matched linear equations to a descriptor, graph or table and provided proof of our matches. This page was completed in our ISN. HW: 8.2 (1-17 odd) We will have a short "Check Up" tomorrow over 8.1-8.3

ELA - We continued our reading of To Kill a Mockingbird;  starting with our Teaching Point (memory moment) and then discussing yesterday's chapters to check for understanding.  Today's signpost lesson will go in to their Novel Portfolio to be handed in at the end of the unit. Homework: Read Chapters 9-10, Journal entry #7

Technology - Kennedy - On Monday students took their first Typing Test to find a base line for their touch typing skills.  We then proceeded with TypingTest.com (each student has his/her own account) for skills development and practice. On Wednesday we continued with touch typing. Today students were introduced to/reminded about the Excel Spreadsheet environment.  We did a quick spreadsheet "The 12 Days of Middle School" and then created pie charts to reflect the cost of Middle School.  We will continue our spreadsheet studies tomorrow with taking our own surveys and charting them using Excel.

Algebra- Finish page 1 of notes (front and back)

Wednesday, January 29

Science: Students re-created the roller coasters that they built on Monday and then compared the transfer of energy for their coaster to their classmates. No homework. We will begin reviewing for the midterm tomorrow. Midterm is on Tuesday, February 4.

Geometry: Began our unit on trigonometry by investigating the relationship between degrees and radians using the unit circle. Homework is to complete the review of special right triangles through Explore 1 & 2 in the trig packet.

C. Reading:  Logs are STILL due with five completed days on Monday 2/3/14.

R. Room Math:  Homework packets will now be due on Monday 2/3/14.  Your test has also been moved to Monday 2/3/14.  This gives you a nice long weekend to study!  Please remember, if I have your homework packets early- by Friday, I will check it and return it to you so you can study from it with correct answers!Recap:  Math dates have been changed- one day.  Corrective Reading dates remain the same.

Humanities: Students checked 10.2 guided notes and began to work on 10.3 guided notes in class. Homework is to complete 10.3 guided notes for tomorrow.

Chinese: We are going to learn how to require about family members in Lesson 7 Text 2. We are also going to make correction on mid-term exam.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Part II of Midterm tomorrow (Thursday). All work due in by Friday 1/31

Algebra - We are continuing our work solving systems of equations.  We discussed the method of substitution.  Homework attached

Spanish II: Spanish midterm is tomorrow and Friday.

French II: Start studying the purple words (first set) on pg 135 for a 4.1 vocab quiz on Monday.

Stein Health 8: Students took an alcohol and Tobacco Unit Pretest. Students read and discussed an article on tobacco basics. Edmodo permission slip were distributed and are due Friday, January 31.

Pre-Algebra: Today students learned how to use intercepts to graph a linear equation. HW: 8.3 Practice worksheet (1-15)

ELA- Attached is the entire Unit's Teaching Points.  Today we covered Day 1 and Day 2 as two separate journal entries. Homework: Read Chapters 6-8 and Journal entry #5