Monday, March 23

Science: What is Safe projects were returned and corrections were discussed. If students are choosing to do corrections they must be turned in by Thursday to count for the card marking. We then discussed the 8th grade trip to Cedar Point and permission slips were passed out. Permission slips due Wednesday, April 1. Students were then able to start working on the Period & Frequency handout, this is homework.  

Geometry: Started working on the Law of Sines & Cosines review, review is due tomorrow. Law of Sines & Cosines test is Wednesday, March 25. 

ELA - Students turned in their Journals and were introduced to our final project for Iqbal and the issue of child labor. This project is due Thursday, March 26. Homework: READ! AR quizzes due Friday, March 27th

Technology - We will print survey charts today. Students should either email me or bring in a flash drive with a digital image of themselves. If they do not have one we will take photos in class. We will be working in Photoshop this week!

Humanities: Students had a second day of review for our chapter 12 test tomorrow. Homework is to complete the review sheet and terms and names for tomorrow's test. Current events are due Friday.

RR ELA: Logs are due today. Your new log was passed out due on Monday. Turn in late logs tomorrow. Read daily.

RR Math: Late homework should have been turned in today. Your new homework will be passed out today or tomorrow.

Pre-Algebra: Today we went over 5.4, multiplying mixed number and improper fractions, some with variables. The homework is 5.4, 1 - 27 odd. Try to have a picture for number 27. Notes and homework available on http://norupstein.weebly.com/pre-algebra-notes-and-homework .

Chinese: Homework: Mini story 2.2 Hanzi Writing Day 2. Due tomorrow, March 24

Friday, March 20

Science: Took notes on cycles, period & frequency as related to harmonic motion. We then did our first "flash" assessment to determine understanding of a cycle and what factors affect the period of a pendulum.

Geometry: Continued Law of Cosines. Homework is the Law of Sines & Cosines Handout. 

RR ELA: Logs are due Monday- read daily!

RR Math: Homework was due today. If you did not turn it in, please do so by Monday.

Humanities: Students reviewed for our chapter 12 test on Tuesday. Homework is to study and work on the terms and names found in each of the four sections of chapter 12.

Algebra: We took our Chapter 10 mini-Test today. I also offered 2 extra credit problems that were due at end of the hour. No homework

Chinese: Homework for this week:

1) Hanzi Writing - 5 characters

2) Finished drawing the pictures after your read the story (mini story 2.2 xiao he de sheng ri)

3) Read the mini story 2.2 (xiao he de sheng ri) to your parents or guardians and ask them to sign on the last page.

TEST- We are going to have a test coming Thursday (March 26). The test covers mini story 2.1 and 2.2. It includes reading comprehension and writing.

ELA - We finished reading Iqbal and wrote a page reflection on the Power of One. We then watched this video on work inspired by Iqbal Masih with actual footage of the boy himself.http://youtu.be/t0D6K18wq8A

Homework: READ! 46 Journal entries due Monday

Technology - students finished up their surveys and began formatting them in Excel. We will print charts on Monday. Students should either email me or bring in a flash drive with a digital image of themselves. If they do not have one we will take photos in class. We will be working in Photoshop next week!

Thursday, March 19

Science: Continued investigating pendulums by experimenting with variables that affect it's period.

Geometry: Introduced Law of Cosines, homework is to complete the next two problems from the notes.

RR English: Logs due Monday- read daily.

RR Math: Homework due tomorrow. Test tomorrow. Study!

 Algebra: Test tomorrow on sections 10.1-10.3. We know everything there is to know about parabolas. Homework: Chapter 10 Part 1 Practice Test (all)

 Chinese:  Finish Mini Story 2.2 Reading Exercise. You need to read the story and draw the pictures. Due date is tomorrow.

 ELA - We checked in last night's reflection on Iqbal then continued reading with chapters 12-13. Students answered questions on the chapters as their in class journal entry. Tonight's journal entry is a free write. Homework: READ! Journal Entry #3.45

Upcoming due dates:

Child Labor Project (not given out yet) Thursday, March 26

Journals with a minimum of 46 entries due Monday, March 23

AR quiz goals due by noon on Friday, March 27

Technology - Students finished up Evaluations of their Family Budgets. We then moved on to an Excel Survey. Students first completed a practice sheet on how to format data for display in a chart by completing the Pictogram assignment. They then developed their own survey which we will also depict with a Pictogram. Personal Surveys should have 10 items to choose from and they should survey at least 100 people.

Wednesday, March 18

Science: Continued our discussion of harmonic motion by coming up with a definition of cycle and timing one cycle (the period). 

Geometry: Continued practicing solving problems related to the ambiguous case (SSA) with law of sines. Law of sines & cosines test Tuesday, March 24.

RR Math: Test Friday. Homework packet due on or before Friday.

RR ELA: Read daily. Logs due Monday.

Humanities: Students checked 12.2 free choice and began to work on 12.3 in class. Homework is to finish 12.3 free choice.

Pre-Algebra: Today we went over 5.2, adding and subtracting fractions. The homework is 5.2, 1 - 33 odd. The two story problems MUST HAVE A PICTURE TO MATCH THE WORK for full credit. Notes and homework available on http://norupstein.weebly.com/pre-algebra-notes-and-homework .

ELA - We read chapters 10-11 of Iqbal and did a few activities. Have your student show you our "Literacy Code" it was a lot of fun! Tomorrow we will be reading 12-13. Homework: Journal # 4.43 & Read

Upcoming due dates:

Child Labor Project (not given out yet) Thursday, March 26

Journals with a minimum of 46 entries due Monday, March 23

AR quiz goals due by noon on Friday, March 27

Technology - last day of Family Budget Presentations - if student has not presented they will need to make an appointment with me to present before school or at lunch. We will be moving on to our next project.

Algebra: Section 10.3-we graphed parabolas using graphing calculators. (use desmos.com at home if you don't have a graphing calculator) Homework: 10.3 (evens only)

Tuesday, March 17

Science: Began our unit on waves and sound by observing the motion of a pendulum. Students came up with definitions of cycle, period and frequency. We will continue tomorrow by experimenting with variables that affect the period of the pendulum. 

Geometry: Continued the Law of Sines by investigating the ambiguous case (where there could be more than one value for the length of a side of a triangle). Homework is the ambiguous case practice.

Humanities: Students checked 12.1 and began to work on 12.2 free choice in class. Homework is to complete 12.2. Chapter 12 test is next Tuesday.

RR English: Read daily. Reading logs due Monday.

RR Math: Test Friday. Homework packet is due Friday- but try and get it in early so you can use it as an extra study tool!

ELA - Students learned the connection between the Irish immigrants, indentured servitude, and the American Civil War from an Irish historian. Ms. Grund is an 8th grade parent and very knowledgeable about the true Irish story. Homework: READ! Journal entry #3.40

Technology - Students showed their Family Budget project and worked on their typing skills. 

Algebra: Graphing more parabolas using intercept form. Homework: 10.2 extension (all)

Monday, March 16

Science: Project presentation day!

Geometry: Began Law of Sines & Law of Cosines mini-unit. Homework is the Law of Sines practice.

Humanities: Students checked 11.4 and began to work on 12.1 section assessment in class. 12.1 section assessment is due tomorrow. We will have a chapter 12 test one week from tomorrow.

RR English: Logs are due today. New logs were passed out and are due on Monday. Turn in late logs tomorrow. Read daily.

RR Math: Math packets are due by 3.20. Please turn them in early if you can. I will check them and return to you as an extra study tool for your test on 3.20.

Algebra: We started Chapter 10, graphing parabolas. Homework: 10.2 (odds only)

Wednesday, March 11

Science: Students went over the review for Friday's test. Homework is to study! Circuit project and paper are due on Monday, March 16.


Geometry: Students went over the review for Friday's test. Homework is to study!

Humanities: Students checked 11.2 and began to work on 11.3 section assessment. No homework.

Algebra: We took our chapter test today. No homework!

RR English: Read daily, logs due Monday.

RR Math: Start working on HW packets due next week.

ELA - Lunch was open to Band students that missed yesterday's read aloud of Chapters 2-3. Today we read Chapters 4-6, no in class journal entry and no assigned home entry - free write tonight. Homework: READ! Journal entry 3.36

Technology - Students were given another day to work on their Final Draft. Many have yet to check in their Rough Drafts, a very important step in the process as their format needs to be checked before they create their final draft. This is a very short class so each step needs to be checked, no time for fixes!