Tuesday, March 10

Science: Project work day- most students worked on the paper for their "What is Safe?" circuit project using Google Classroom. Paper and final circuits are due on Monday, March 16. Electricity unit test Friday, March 13.

Geometry: Worked on trig test review, review is due tomorrow. Trig test Friday, March 13.

R. Room Math: Homework was passed out and will be due the day of the next test: 3/20/15. Please try and get your homework packets in early, I will check them, and you can use your packet as an extra study tool!

R. Room English: Logs are due Monday. Read daily.

Humanities: Students checked 11.1 and worked on 11.2 in class. Homework is to finish 11.2 section assessment.

Pre-Algebra: Students went to the Avery Lab to study for the quiz tomorrow. The quiz will be over 9.1-9.4. Homework: Study for the quiz. You may go on the following websites for extra practice:

1. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/pre_alg/resources/applications/eWorkbook/index.html 

Practice lessons 1 through 4.

2. http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-8 . Here, they can practice any of the topics under “Pythagorean theorem” as well as the following topics under “Exponents and roots”:

• F.13 Square roots of perfect squares
• F.14 Positive and negative square roots
• F.15 Estimate positive and negative square roots
• F.16 Relationship between squares and square roots
• F.17 Evaluate variable expressions involving squares and square roots

ELA - Students continued with their Community Read on Child Labor. Chapters 2-3 of Iqbal were read to them and they answered questions regarding the characters in the book. Another homework journal entry tonight. Homework: Read & Journal Entry 3.35

Technology - Family Budget Work. Presentations will begin tomorrow.

Algebra: Chapter 9 test tomorrow. No official homework tonight, but try the evens from the Practice test. Attached are the answers to the Pre-test warm-up.

Monday, March 9

Science: Played jeopardy to review for Friday's test and band students turned in their review. Electricity test review is due tomorrow (it will be passed back on Wednesday). Tomorrow is also our last project work day and the last opportunity for students to get help from me on the circuit project. Electricity unit test Friday, March 13, What is Safe Circuit Project and Paper due Monday, March 16.

Geometry: Notes on area formula, homework is area practice. Unit 6 test Friday, March 13.

Humanities: Students received high school scheduling information, checked 11.1, and shared current events in class. No homework.

RR English: Logs are due every Monday. New logs were passed out today. Please follow what the log asks you to do. We have reviewed this in class several times. Late logs need to be turned in tomorrow.

RR Math: Math packets will be passed out today or tomorrow and will be due 3/20. Late math homework from last week still needs to get turned in as well.

ELA - We began reading Iqbal for our community read. Students created a See, Think, Wonder chart from examining the front cover of the book. We then read the first chapter. Students will write predictions abut the book's main character. This journal entry will be checked in as homework tomorrow. Homework: Journal entry #3.33

Technology - Students finished up and checked in their rough drafts of their Family Budget Presentation. Presentations will begin on Wednesday.

Algebra: Test on Wednesday! Today students were provided with answers to the Practice Test. Homework: Pre-test warm-up

Spanish (Farah): WHAT WE DID TODAY: Today, we reviewed the (tener/venir) questions again from the Think, Puzzle, Explore routine from last Thursday. Students also worked on their Test Review sheets. TAREA: Complete Test Review worksheets for tomorrow's class. The Chapter 3 TEST has been moved to Friday, March 13 due to a field trip and a half day of school.

Friday, March 6

Science: "What is Safe" rubric was passed out and students had time in class to work on their projects (circuit or paper) or review. Review is due on Tuesday (Monday for band students) and electricity test is Friday, March 13. Final circuit project and paper due Monday, March 16. 

Geometry: Took the trig and solving right triangles quiz. Homework is the "developing area" handout examples 2 & 3. 

RR English: Reading logs are due Monday. Please make sure you follow what each journal is asking you to do.

RR Math: No homework. If you forgot to turn in your math packet today, you will need to do so please on Monday.

ELA - Students were introduced to our community read Iqbal. We investigated different products that are obtained or made through child labor. Students then learned about 3 other products. We will begin to read he book aloud on Monday. STUDENTS HAVE HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKEND: Discuss the four products your student learned about, brainstorm how to help stop child labor. Students must write a journal entry on this family discussion.

Technology- Students worked on their family budget project. Rough Drafts are due Monday, presentations will begin Wednesday.

Algebra: We took a quiz today. Homework for this weekend is the Chapter 9 practice test (odds only)

Chinese: Who couldn't finish writing your story in the class, it will become your homework. Due date is March 9, Monday.

Spanish (Farah): WHAT WE DID TODAY: anguage Lab- If you are taking the tener/venir makeup quiz, complete it, then do the following lessons. If you are not taking the tener/venir makeup quiz, you may begin this lesson right away.

• Go to the following url: http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/possadj.htm
• Read through the material on Possessive Adjectives, and take notes (You may do this alone or with a quietly with a partner)
• On the left side of the screen you will see a series of links
• Take the Basic Quiz, and the Mini Test
• Print out your scores and give to me. This will be graded as homework, not as a Quiz or Test.
• If you have time leftover, you may get a ‘Country Study’ sheet, and complete it. Keep it in your binder for future labs. If you previously started but did not complete a country study, you may complete it today. Keep it in your binder.TAREA:

Chapter 3 test has been postponed until next week. Many students needed more work with the tener/venir verbs. The test will be on Wednesday, March 11.

Thursday, March 5

Science: Students began working on the review for next week's electricity unit test. The review is due on Tuesday. Evidence of work on the circuit is due tomorrow, students can bring in a picture or their actual circuit. Tomorrow is a project work day, students can work on their circuit or the paper.
Friday, March 13: Electricity Unit Test
Monday, March 16: Circuit & Paper Due

Geometry: Did more practice with trigonometry and solving right triangles. Anything not finished in class is homework. Quiz tomorrow. 

RR Math: Homework packets are due tomorrow. Study tonight for your test tomorrow.

RR English: Logs are due Monday.

Humanities: Students reviewed tests and projects in class. No homework. Students will work on 11.1 section assessment in class tomorrow. 11.1 and a current event are due Monday.

ELA - Students wrote an on demand writing - a compare and contrast on To Kill a Mockingbird movie vs book. Homework: Journal 3.31 and READ!

Technology - we continued to work on Family Budget Projects.

Algebra: Open note quiz tomorrow (sections 9.1-9.5). Homework 9.6-9.8 homework (due end of the hour tomorrow)

Wednesday, March 4

Science: Completed the notes for electricity and discussed the requirements for the testing and revisions log. No homework, although students should be working on their circuit projects! Upcoming Due Dates:
Friday, March 6: Evidence of Circuit Due; Project Work Day
Tuesday, March 10: Project Work Day
Friday, March 13: Electricity Test
Monday, March 16: Circuit Project & Paper Due

Geometry: Continued trig with solving right triangles. Homework is the solving right triangles practice. Trig & Solving Triangles Quiz Friday. Unit 6 test Friday, March 13.

ELA - Students finished watching the movie To Kill a Mockingbird and took notes watching for similarities and differences between the movie and the book. Tomorrow we will be writing an On-Demand paper comparing and contrasting the two. Students should be half-way through an independent novel and should be finished by this Friday. We will be doing a community read over the next few weeks with Iqbal a story about child labor in Pakistan. This will be read aloud in class allowing for yet another independent novel to be read at home! Lots and lots of time to read :) Homework: Read & Journal #3.28

Technology - Students worked on and checked in their Investigate for their Family Budget. All should be started on the Design/Plan portion of the Design Cycle - in this part of the process students are making task lists (in the Design Folder Packet) and making a rough draft of their project. Design/Plan should only take a day or two - these will be checked in on Friday. Create (publishing) will be done by Wednesday, March 11th (pushed three days due to class interruptions) with presentations beginning then.

Pre-Algebra: Today students completed a square root and perfect squares check up. This went into the Skyward as a quiz grade. Homework: 9.4, 1-18. There is a challenge on the back for extra practice :)

Algebra: More Factoring Fun!! Homework is to finish the problems on the notes.

Tuesday, March 3

Science: We reviewed the notes on static electricity and viewed some animations to demonstrate charging by friction/static discharge (John Travoltage) as well as polarization (balloon/sweater/wall). Student then were given the static electricity worksheet to work on while they watched Bill Nye Static Electricity. Homework is the static electricity worksheet.  Students should also be working on their circuit project. Important Dates:
Friday, March 6: Evidence of attempted circuit due, project work day
Tuesday, March 10: Project work day (paper)
Friday, March 13: Electricity unit test
Monday, March 16: What is Safe? Circuit presentation and paper due. 

Geometry: Took the Special Right Triangle & Unit Circle Quiz. Homework is the SohCahToa handout. Trig quiz on Friday, March 6, Unit 6 test on Friday, March 13.

RR English: Logs are due Monday.

RR Math: There is a test this Friday. Please study. Homework packets are due on or before Friday. Please see me during lunch or LRC for extra support.

Pre-Algebra: Today, we went to the Avery Lab and continued practice on perfect squares, simplifying square roots and Pythagorean Theorem. There is no homework.

Humanities: Students had our second day of review for our chapter 10 test (Jackson) tomorrow. Homework is to study for the test.

Algebra: We started factoring trinomials today. Homework: 9.5 (1-6)

ELA - Students watched the movie To Kill a Mockingbird and took notes watching for similarities and differences between the movie and the book. On Thursday we will be writing an On-Demand paper comparing and contrasting the two. Students should be half-way through an independent novel and should be finished by this Friday. We will be doing a community read over the next few weeks with Iqbal a story about child labor in Pakistan. This will be read aloud in class allowing for yet another independent novel to be read at home! Lots and lots of time to read :) Homework: Read & Journal #3.28

Technology - Students worked on and checked in their Investigate for their Family Budget. I extended the deadline again until tomorrow as part of today's class was taken up by the March Miracle's informative meeting.

Monday, March 2

Science: Took notes on static electricity- we will review these concepts tomorrow as a class. Students should be working on their projects and need evidence that they have made the initial circuit by Friday (it doesn't need to be finished, but a basic circuit should be done by Friday). Important Dates:

Friday, March 6: Evidence that circuit has been started due; Project Work Day
Tuesday, March 10: Project (paper) Work Day
Friday, March 13: Electricity Test
Monday, March 16: Circuit Project Due

Geometry: We began the 6.3 notes on Sin/Cos/Tan ratios. Homework is the unit circle handout. Quiz tomorrow on special right triangles and the unit circle.

RR English: Logs are due today. If you did not turn it in, please do so by tomorrow. Your new log was passed out today and is due Monday 3.9.

RR Math: Test/Homework=3/6

Humanities: Students reviewed for our chapter 10 essay exam on Wednesday. Homework is to study for the test.

Algebra: No new material today. We continued discussing the Zero Product Property and factoring. Homework: 9.2B and wkst 9.2-9.4

ELA - Students watched the movie To Kill a Mockingbird and took notes watching for similarities and differences between the movie and the book. On Thursday we will be writing an On-Demand paper comparing and contrasting the two. Students should be half-way through an independent novel and should be finished by this Friday. We will be doing a community read over the next few weeks with Iqbal a story about child labor in Pakistan. This will be read aloud in class allowing for yet another independent novel to be read at home! Lots and lots of time to read :) Homework: Read & Journal #3.27

Technology - Students worked on their Investigate for their Family Budget. I extended the deadline until tomorrow as Friday's class was taken up by the High School Scheduling informative meeting.