Wednesday, April 14

* Students received information and permission
slips regarding the 8th grade trip today!

Science: Jigsaw reading and notes page 434-437.

Geometry: 10.1-10.4 quiz. 10.6 notes for homework. Chapter 10 test Thursday, April 22.

Algebra: Students learned 9.4 and have # 3-45 odds for homework.

Algebra 2: Checked practice test. Chapter 10 Test tomorrow.

Pre Algebra: Took Chapter 6 Test and graded it in class. No homework.

Course 3: 9.1 Notes. No homework. Austin- We went over homework 8.8. We reviewed for our quiz tomorrow. Homework- Study.

Social Studies: Students shared current events and reviewed the "Big Ideas" from 14.1 in class. Homework is to complete 14.1 guided reading.

LA - continued with The Outsiders. Started story plotting Flowers for Algernon. Continued reading and discussing. HW - none

Journalism - finish final drafts. Due tomorrow. HW - none.

Spanish 1: We are working on 2-3 and using this as a chance to use past, present and future. Please do the photocopy, page 61 side, for tomorrow. Remember the 2-2 retakes continue tomorrow and the vocabulary test is on Tuesday.

Spanish 8: We continue to practice noun-adjective agreement. For tomorrow, please study the sheet called "Más descripciones" and the vocabulary on page 77.

Integrated Tech - Finished the Spatuala Challenge and discussed the Design Process. Homework: Engineering Design Process worksheet - pick a simple device from home and explain the process the engineering team may have used to create that device.

Tuesday, April 13

Science: Lab 20A (Waves) in class.

Geometry: 10.5 Notes (other angle relationships in circles). 10.5 worksheet is homework. 10.1-10.4 quiz tomorrow.

Algebra: 9.2 Homework # 3-41 every other odd. Chapter 8 Retakes are tomorrow at lunch.

Algebra 2: Chapter 10 Test on Thursday.

Pre Algebra: Chapter 6 Test on Wednesday.

Course 3: QUEST Today! No homework.

LA - Continued with The Outsiders. Students took their adverb quiz and homework was collected. Continued reading and discussing Flowers for Algernon. HW - none

Journalism - Continue with final drafts. HW - none

Social Studies: Students took notes on chapter 13 and section 14.1. "Big Ideas" for the day are: Immigration (What?, Who?, Why?). Resistance to Immigration (Who? Why?). Current events are due tomorrow.

April 12

Science: Reviewed the notes from section 19.1. Demonstration of periodic motion. Period & Frequency worksheet is homework. Students need to make problem solving boxes either on a separate sheet of paper or on the back of the worksheet.

Geometry: We reviewed 10.1-10.4. Homework is page 914 #1-36. 10.1-10.4 quiz on Wednesday.

Algebra: Started 9.1. Homework 9.1 #3-41 every other odd.

Algebra 2: Reviewed Chapter 10. Chapter 10 Test is on Thursday.

Pre Algebra: Chapter 6 Review. Test on Wednesday.

Course 3: Review for our Ch. 8 Quest tomorrow. Austin- We went over lesson 8.5.

LA - Continued reading The Outsider's to the class. We reviewed adverbs for the quiz tomorrow and grammar packets will be collected. We started reading our last science fiction story which is an excerpt from Flowers for Algernon.

Journalism - Start typing final drafts.

Integrated Tech - Restructure (again) of teams. New teams + smaller projects=a more structured plan and a happier class. The class will be "restarting" LegoRobotics and will be working with smaller projects to get us to the Bot Battle in a few weeks.

Language Arts: Students reviewed chapter 13 and were introduced to chapter 14 in class. No homework. Current events due Wednesday.

Spanish 1: The chapter 2-2 exam retakes will be either Wednesday or Thursday at lunch. We will have the vocabulary page 167 test next Tuesday, April 20. Study vocabulary, please!

Spanish 8: Please use the vocabulary on page 77 to complete the following. Use 3 terms for each:
Yo soy (I am)...
Yo tengo (I have)...
Yo llevo (I wear/am wearing)...

Week of March 29

Science: Demonstrated harmonic motion and described period and frequency. Students took notes on pages 414-417 and practiced calculating period & frequency.

Geometry: Completed sections 10.3 & 10.4.

Social Studies: Students corrected chapter 13 assessment and completed chapter 13 quiz in class Monday.-No homework for Monday.-Tuesday students will be introduced to chapter 14 by taking notes on a brief video and examining a time line of the progressive era.-Homework folders are due Wednesday and students should be ready to discuss current events Wednesday (current events will be conversation only).-Wednesday students will be turning in homework folders and sharing current events.-No homework over break...enjoy!!

Spanish 1: Because of the assemblies and upcoming vacation, this week we are spending previewing unit 2, chapter 3, and learning about Mexico City. There will be no homework till after break, but please use any free time to start to learn the new vocabulary and grammar.

Spanish 8: We are looking at noun-adjective agreement through the vocabulary on page 77. There is no homework till after break.

LA - students will continue reading Science Fiction stories for the rest of the week. They will also discuss the stories using literary elements and also practice writing response paragraphs.
Adverbs packet is due tomorrow 3/30. HW - grammar packet

Journalism - rough drafts are due today (Monday) as well as packet #3. This is their last day of Journalism until we get back from spring break. All assignments need to be completed today. HW - none.

Algebra: Chapter 8 Test is Tuesday. Explorathon girls will take the test on Wednesday.

Pre Algebra: We are going to work on finishing Chapter 6

Course 3: We are going to finish chapter 8 and have a QUEST on Wednesday.

Algebra 2: We are going to finish chapter 10 this week.

Friday, March 26

Science: Students worked on lab re-do's and watched Bill Nye "Static Electricity". Lab re-do's are due on Monday.

Geometry: 10.2 Notes (arc measures). 10.2 worksheet is homework.

Course 3: Austin- All students got to pick from 3 math activities. No homework.

LA - worked on Adverbs packet. Due Tuesday 3/26. Students had the opportunity to complete it in class. HW - grammar packet

Journalism - worked on rough drafts and packet #3. HW - finish articles. Due on 3/29

Social Studies: Students worked on chapter 13 assessment and reviewed for chapter 13 quiz. Homework is to study for quiz on Monday. Homework folder Wednesday.

Spanish 1: We looked at the new vocabulary and kids made Spanish tabu cards and finished the 2-2 exam. There is no homework.

Spanish 8: The kids made large people posters to practice clothing and colors in Spanish. There is no homework.

Thursday, March 24

Science: Took the Electricity Unit test. Labs are being returned at conferences or in class on Friday. Lab re-do's are due on Monday.

Geometry: 10.1 notes in class (tangents). 10.1 worksheet is homework.

Course 3: Austin- We finished notes on lesson 8.5. Homework - worksheet 8.5, all. Finished notes on 8.5 and have homework.

Algebra: Reviewed for Chapter 8 Test on March 30th.

Algebra 2: 10.1 and 10.2 Homework (#3-55 every other odd, except on 10.2). We did not cover Pascal's triangle or the binomial theorem.

Pre Algebra: Took notes on 6.8. Chapter 6 Test is on March 30th

LA - continued reading "The Outsiders". Students took a Science fiction quiz. Students' discussed literary elements of science fiction and incorporated how to write a good topic sentence and provide examples to support a paragraph. HW - none

Journalism - World, National and local articles are due today. Rough drafts are due 3/29 and the 3rd packet (famous people who write for the news). HW - finish articles.

Spanish 1: We finished the chapter test today and read an article about the creation of Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital. We will be talking about Tenochtitlán (which is now Mexico City) in the next few days, using it as a chance to practice the preterite. Kids who are gone for the various trips and events of the next few days should start to familiarize themselves with the new chapter, 2-3.

Spanish 8: The kids had a small pronunciation test today and continued to work on Enrique and María. There is no homework.

Social Studies: Students shared current events and began work on chapter 13 assessment in class. Chapter 13 assessment is due Monday. Chapter 13 quiz on Monday. Homework folders due Wednesday.

Wednesday, March 24

Science: Watched Bill Nye "Electrical Currents" and went over the test review. Electricity test is tomorrow. "What is Safe?" labs will either be given to parents at conferences or passed back to students on Friday.

Geometry: Took the chapter 9 "Quest". 10-1 Notes are homework.

Algebra: We did a graphing calculator activity on exponential growth and decay (8.5 and 8.6). Both sections are due tomorrow for homework. Quiz corrections are due tomorrow!

Algebra 2: Students finished the Chapter 9 Test and we started Chapter 10.

Course 3: Projects are due today. We also went over 8.1 and have 8.1 homework. Austin- We finished our projects and started notes on lesson 8.5. Homework- worksheet 8.5 #1-5.

Pre Algebra: We checked 6.5 Homework and have 6.6 Notes. No homework.

Spanish 1: We did the 2-2 exam today. We will finish it tomorrow since a number of students need some more time.

Spanish 8: There is a pronunciation quiz tomorrow based on Enrique y María, section 2.

LA - Continued reading "The Outsiders" and Science Fiction Stories. The class reviewed for their science fiction quiz tomorrow. Discussion of literary elements, using the stories as a reference. HW - none

Journalism - finishing National, World and Local articles. Due Thursday. Working on rough drafts - due 3/30. Working on 3rd packet - famous reporters and writers, due 3/30

Social Studies: Students corrected 13.4 notes and shared current events in class. No homework. Chapter 13 quiz on Monday.