Wednesday, March 12

Another snow day- wow, what a year!

Science: With the extra day off hopefully many students got a lot done on their circuits! 1st & 3rd hour test is still scheduled for Friday as we will meet tomorrow (1/2 day) to go over the review. 5th, 6th & 7th hour will take their test on Monday.

Algebra: Answers to the practice test are attached. 

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.

Monday, March 10

Science: Played jeopardy to review for Friday's test. The review that students started Friday in class is due tomorrow.  Evidence of initial circuit creation due on Wednesday.

Geometry: Continued our exploration of central and inscribed angles. The Central & Inscribed angles worksheet is homework.

Algebra- Attached are the completed notes from 8.5 and the homework for tonight

C. Reading:  Logs are due today.  If you did not turn in your log, you can tomorrow for late points, which is better than a zero!  Your new log was passed out today 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 discuss the unit test, and make correction on a separate sheet of paper. Correction is due tomorrow.

Spanish 1: No new homework due Tuesday. Due Today--Ex. 2,3,7--pp. 150-152. 2.3 flash cards due Wed. 2.3 vocabulary quiz -- Friday

Spanish II: finish conjugating gustar, encantar and doler and labeling the body parts.

French I: Study for the chapter 5 test tomorrow. All flash cards for pg 167 are due tomorrow.

Humanities: Students were introduced to chapter 13 in class today. No homework.

Course 3: Today we talked about using the percent proportion.  Homework is worksheet 7.3, odds.

Pre-Algebra: Today we began a new unit and started discussing rates, ratios and proportions. Students completed a foldable for their ISN. HW: 6.1 (odds)

ELA - Students began Grammar Chapter 6: Prepositions.  We worked on GR 6.1 "What is a Preposition?" Then students were given time to complete their work with me and read.  Homework: READ! Journal #31

Technology - We finished touch typing tests, everyone did better!  It is working!  We then began our final project - The Family Budget.  Students participated in the lotter of life, where they were given how many girl and boy children they have, what city they work in, and whether they are married or divorced.  Students were then given time to find their occupation in Career Cruising (only 4 years of college entry level wages, no professional athletes or famous actors/actresses).  The time line for this project is:

Investigate (research gathering amounts) 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.

Friday, March 7

Science: Students began reviewing for the Electricity Test and submitted their circuit events & sketches. Lengths of wire and bulbs were also distributed to students. The review is due on Tuesday and the Electricity Unit Test is Friday, March 14. Students should begin working on building their circuits over the weekend and early next week and must provide evidence of starting to make the circuit by Wednesday, March 12.

Geometry: Began the unit on circles by investigating the relationship between arc measure, central angles and inscribed angles. Homework is practice page 196 #1-14.

C. Reading:  Your new log was passed out and is due 3/10/14.

R. Room Math:  G red, test corrections are due today, Friday.  Both groups, homework packets will be due 3/14/14.  Your test will also be on 3/14/14

Humanities: Students shared political cartoons and current events in class. No homework.

Spanish 1: Exercises 2,3, and 7 pp.150-152. Write all exercises in complete Spanish sentences.  Due Monday--put in Inbox in class. 2.3 Vocab due Wednesday (5 sentences about what you do in the park due TODAY). There is no new work due Tuesday - -we will go to the lab and work on 2.3 Vocab. Vocab quiz--Friday 3/14

Chinese: Yesterday we reviewed Unit 3 Revision from workbook again, and homework is to make correction on the practice test. Today we are going to take the Unit Test.

Course 3: Today we worked on solving and setting up proportions.  Homework is worksheet 7.2, # 1 - 22.

Spanish II: Start studying the vocab words for 5.2 on the blog.

 

French I: 5.2 worksheet is due Monday. Chapter 5 test on Tuesday.

Pre-Algebra: Today students finished up their Linear Equation Quiz and caught up on ISNs. I checked ISNs for unit 8 completion. No homework, unless you need to complete pages from Unit 8 in the ISN.

ELA - Today will be a reading and take AR quiz day.  I want to be sure that students have the time to complete each requirement.  We will be moving on to Prepositions next week.  Homework: Read. AR4 quiz is due 3/21

 

Tech- Today we went over any missing Moodle Assignments for Module 0 an Module 2.  Students were given the time to upload any missing work. When both of these tasks were completed students were given time to practice their touch typing skills on TypingWeb.com.

Algebra - We started exponential functions.  Attached is the homework and the answers to yesterday's assignment.  Remember the extra credit! (last sheet of the packet)

Thursday, March 6

Science: Discussed the notes and investigation on static electricity from earlier in the week. We then completed the notes for the electricity unit. Students must have the event and idea sketch for their alarm circuit in class tomorrow. 

Geometry: Law of Sines & Cosines tests were returned and we went over them. We then briefly introduced our next unit on circles.

Spanish 2: Start studying the new rods. they are on pg 365. Extra words can be seen on my blog.

French I: 5.2 worksheet is due by next Monday.

Spanish 1: Write 5 complete sentences about what you do on the weekend, using vocab from 2.3 and previous chapters.

Humanities: Students worked on editorial cartoons in class. Homework is to complete an editorial cartoon for tomorrow.

C. Reading:  Your new log was passed out and is due 3/10/14.

R. Room Math:  G red, test corrections are due this Friday.  Both groups, homework packets will be due 3/14/14.  Your test will also be on 3/14/14.  

Course 3: We are working on rates and ratios.  Homework is worksheet 7.1, all.

ELA - Today will be a reading and take AR quiz day as the next due date for AR quizzes is tomorrow.  I want to be sure that students have the time to complete each requirement.  We will be moving on to Prepositions next week.  Homework: Read, Journal entry #30

 

Tech- Today we went over any missing Moodle Assignments or Module 0 an Module 2.  Students were given the time to upload any missing work and take a Michigan Educational Technology Standards based quiz.  When both of these tasks were completed students were given time to practice their touch typing skills on TypingWeb.com - we will have our mid-term typing quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 5

Science: Read and took notes on static electricity. Homework is the Static Charge & Static Electricity Worksheet.  Project event & idea sketch due Friday.

Geometry: Took the Law of Sines & Law of Cosines test.

C. Reading:  Your new log was passed out and is due 3/10/14.

R. Room Math:  G red, test corrections due this Friday.  Both groups, homework packets will be due 3/14/14.

Spanish II: No homework.

French I: 5.2 worksheet is due next Monday

Humanities: Today students investigated editorial cartoons in class. Homework is to gather information about an event to comment on by way of a political cartoon.

Chinese: We are taking the remaining parts of Unit 3 Quiz today.

Algebra - We studied the growth population of "Skeeters"  no homework

Spanish I: 2.3 Flashcards--due Wed 3/12. ALL work from 2.2 due today (Wed 3/5) including classwork packets. If you missed the 2.2 test today, makeup time is tomorrow (Thursday 3/6 at lunch in media center)

Pre-Algebra: More practice writing linear equations from word problems. Review for tomorrow's Quiz which will cover: Writing Linear Models to represent word problems, Putting equations in Slope-Intercept Form, Writing linear equations from data tables. HW: Quiz Review (front and back) ** Tomorrow after the quiz we will prepare out ISNs for a completion check that will take place Friday

Tuesday, March 4

Science: Students investigated static electricity.

Geometry: Went over the review for tomorrow's test, ambiguous cases and Law of Sines & Cosines handout. Homework is to study for the test.

Spanish II: Study 5.1 vocab for listening part of test tomorrow

 

French I: 5.2 worksheet is due on Monday. Chapter 5 test is on Monday.

Spanish I: A) 2.2 TEST tomorrow-- question words: who, where, what, when,which, how many, why, to where. Remember that a few are plural and 1 matches gender; know IR and ESTAR; you must know VOCABULARY relating to PLACES. B) Escuchar and Voacbulario packets are due tomorrow. C) Classwork review from Monday is due tomorrow. D)Crossword from last week is due tomorrow

Course 3: Test today.  No homework.

Humanities: Students took the chapter 12 summative assessment in class. No homework.

C. Reading: If you forgot, please turn it in tomorrow for late points-last day.  Your new log was passed out today and due 3/10/14.

R. Room Math:  G red, test corrections due this Friday.  Both groups, homework packets will be due 3/14/14.

ELA - We reviewed using citations correctly and did a little research practice as a class, the rest of the hour was for Reading and/or AR quizzes.  AR3 is due by Friday. Homework: Journal #28 and READ!

 

Tech - Students began their EDP (Education Development Plan) in Career Cruising with Mrs. Helms. 

Algebra - homework:  8.4B (evens)

Pre-Algebra: Today we completed an ISN page to show how linear relationships can be represented in multiple ways (equation, context, graph, table). Students learned how all of these representations are related. We also practiced writing a linear equation when given a word problem. HW: complete #s 1-4 on Linear Word Problems worksheet (in packet) We will have a short quiz on Thursday over Writing Linear Equations from a Word Problem I will also check students ISNs on Thursday (for a quiz grade) to be sure all of the unit 8 entries are complete.

Chinese: We are reviewing unit 3 by doing exercises on workbook, and then took Unit 3 Quiz part 1.