* Reading MEAP Day 2 in the morning. 5th & 6th hours only in the afternoon.
Science: 5th hour made similes to review science vocabulary. 6th hour did the notes and graphing activity (see Monday's post for details). ALL CLASSES: HOW FAST AM I? LAB DUE TOMORROW! Unit test will be on Tuesday, October 26.
Algebra 1 Hour 5: Discussed 6.2...Focus on switching the inequality when multiplying and dividing a negative! 6.3 Assignment: Pg 144 3-35 odd, 37-39 "Show ALL Steps"
Social Studies: Students checked atlas work, participated in a read aloud and worked on 4.1 in the text during class. Homework is to complete 4.1 section assessment. Current events due "C" and "F" days. Quiz on Friday, October 22.
Language Arts: See yesterday's post.
Art 7/8: Continuation of IB cube.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuesday, October 12
* Student's took the Day 1 Reading MEAP in the morning. After lunch students had 2nd & 4th hours.
Science: See yesterday's post
Geometry: 2.6 & 2.7 notes in class, 2.6 & 2.7 worksheets are homework for Thursday. Chapter 2 test will be Monday, October 20.
Science: See yesterday's post
Geometry: 2.6 & 2.7 notes in class, 2.6 & 2.7 worksheets are homework for Thursday. Chapter 2 test will be Monday, October 20.
Algebra 1: Discuss questions on 3.1/6.1 WS. Begin 6.2, Assignment: Pg 366 #s 3-33 odd, 36, 37
LA - Students learned Senyru, Tanka, Concrete and Acrostic poems. We practiced and discussed. Homework: write a Senyru, Tanka, Concrete and Acrostic poem. Make sure the A.R. novel is finished before 10/15...that is when they take their quiz.
Social Studies: Students shared atlas work, were introduced to 4.1 and began 4.1 section assessment.
*Please note, 4.1 section assessment reading are due on Thursday. We will review 4.1 on Thursday. Students in first and third hours will need to complete this work and have it for our next meeting on Thursday.
Tech: Rotation 2 (Second Hour) Worked on their Internet Search and Bibliography.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday, October 11 (C-Day)
Science (1st & 5th Hours): Class did a jigsaw to complete the notes on pages32, 33, 34, 46, 48 & 49 and also did an activity looking at graphs of speed using fairy tales (click here for a copy).
LA: Students learned Senyru, Tanka, Concrete and Acrostic poems. We practiced and discussed. Homework: write a Senyru, Tanka, Concrete and Acrostic poem. Make sure the A.R. novel is finished before 10/15...that is when they take their quiz.
Social Studies: Students watched CNN Student News, shared current events and began to explore the world of debate in class. No homework. Quiz on Friday. Quiz review Thursday.
Technology - Students worked on their Internet Scavenger Hunt, which is due on Thursday, October 14th.
Art 7/8: This week students will start an "IB Cube." It will include students name, brief autobiography, and 2 IB traits they already possess.
Advanced Art grade 8: Students continue working on "Flower Puns." This is a drawing completed in ebony pencil. Students are drawing their version of a selected flower.
LA: Students learned Senyru, Tanka, Concrete and Acrostic poems. We practiced and discussed. Homework: write a Senyru, Tanka, Concrete and Acrostic poem. Make sure the A.R. novel is finished before 10/15...that is when they take their quiz.
Social Studies: Students watched CNN Student News, shared current events and began to explore the world of debate in class. No homework. Quiz on Friday. Quiz review Thursday.
Technology - Students worked on their Internet Scavenger Hunt, which is due on Thursday, October 14th.
Art 7/8: This week students will start an "IB Cube." It will include students name, brief autobiography, and 2 IB traits they already possess.
Advanced Art grade 8: Students continue working on "Flower Puns." This is a drawing completed in ebony pencil. Students are drawing their version of a selected flower.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Friday, October 8 (B Day)
Science: Peer reviewed rough draft of "How Fast am I?" lab. Final draft of lab is due Thursday, October 14. Click for rubric.
Geometry: 2.5 notes and practice in class. 2.5 worksheet is homework.
Algebra 1 (Hours 2,4,5): 3.1 Practice WS #s 1-19, 21,22 & 6.1 Practice WS #s 1-21
Pre-Algebra: We continued to work on distributive property. Practice, practice, practice. Homework-worksheet 2.2, # 13-18.
Social Studies: Students reviewed 3.3 notes, discussed the "Big Ideas" of the "Three Worlds, European Powers and Colonial Regions" in preparation for the quiz next Wednesday and completed atlas work in class. No Homework. Current events due "C" and "F" days.
LA: Students shared their homework with the class. Students were introduced to more poems and poets. Lewis Carroll "Jabberwocky", Shel Silverstein "The Giving Tree", William Blake "Chimney Sweeper." I also read them a ballad written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney "Eleanor Rigby." No homework this weekend!
Geometry: 2.5 notes and practice in class. 2.5 worksheet is homework.
Algebra 1 (Hours 2,4,5): 3.1 Practice WS #s 1-19, 21,22 & 6.1 Practice WS #s 1-21
Pre-Algebra: We continued to work on distributive property. Practice, practice, practice. Homework-worksheet 2.2, # 13-18.
Social Studies: Students reviewed 3.3 notes, discussed the "Big Ideas" of the "Three Worlds, European Powers and Colonial Regions" in preparation for the quiz next Wednesday and completed atlas work in class. No Homework. Current events due "C" and "F" days.
LA: Students shared their homework with the class. Students were introduced to more poems and poets. Lewis Carroll "Jabberwocky", Shel Silverstein "The Giving Tree", William Blake "Chimney Sweeper." I also read them a ballad written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney "Eleanor Rigby." No homework this weekend!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Thursday, October 7 (A Day)
Science: Worked on rough draft of "How Fast Am I?" lab for tomorrow's peer review. Homework is to be prepared for tomorrow's peer review. Final draft of lab will be due Thursday, October 14.
Geometry: Took the 2.1-2.4 quiz, 2.5 notes are homework.
Algebra 1: (Hours 2, 4, 6) Test Chapter 1. No homework.
Pre-Algebra: We got started on lesson 2.2, the Distributive Property. We will spend many days on this. Homework-worksheet 2.2, 1-12. Show all of your work.
Social Studies: Students shared 3.2 guided reading and read 3.3 in class. Homework is to complete 3.3 guided notes. Current events due "C" and "F" days.
LA: We went over the homework in hours 2,4,6 which was writing a self-portrait poem and a limerick. Hour 3 learned about self-portrait and limericks today. All classes were introduced to the onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole and idiom. Homework: reading accelerated book, finishing their self-portrait, and limerick poems. (3rd hour only). Everyone: 3 lined onomatopoeia, 1 line alliteration, 1 hyperbole example and 1 idiom example.
Geometry: Took the 2.1-2.4 quiz, 2.5 notes are homework.
Algebra 1: (Hours 2, 4, 6) Test Chapter 1. No homework.
Pre-Algebra: We got started on lesson 2.2, the Distributive Property. We will spend many days on this. Homework-worksheet 2.2, 1-12. Show all of your work.
Social Studies: Students shared 3.2 guided reading and read 3.3 in class. Homework is to complete 3.3 guided notes. Current events due "C" and "F" days.
LA: We went over the homework in hours 2,4,6 which was writing a self-portrait poem and a limerick. Hour 3 learned about self-portrait and limericks today. All classes were introduced to the onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole and idiom. Homework: reading accelerated book, finishing their self-portrait, and limerick poems. (3rd hour only). Everyone: 3 lined onomatopoeia, 1 line alliteration, 1 hyperbole example and 1 idiom example.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Wednesday, October 6 (F Day)
Science (Hours 4 & 6): Collected data for "How Fast Am I?" Rough drafts for peer review for all classes on Friday. Quiz corrections due tomorrow (see yesterday's post).
Geometry: Truth tables & symbolic notation activity in class. 2.4 notes (Using postulates & theorems), 2.4 worksheet is homework. 2.1-2.4 quiz tomorrow.
Algebra 1: Hours 2 and 6: Worked on chapters 1/2 review. ALL CLASSES CH 1/2 TEST TOMORROW!
Social Studies: Students shared current events, discussed early colonization and took notes on a video of early exploration/colonization in class. 3.2 guided reading is due tomorrow.
Technology: Students completed their Moodle posting, this week they were to post a well worded quiz question to the "What's on your mind" Forum. This question is to be derived from the information viewed about Copyright. http://moodle.oakland.k12.mi.us/berkley/. Students began their Internet Scavenger Hunt. Students are to search on the internet for answers to the questions and then create a bibliography for their answers in Easybib.com. A copy of the worksheet is attached. This assignment is due on October 14th for Hours 1,3, &5. And October 18th for Hour 2.
LA: Students reviewed and shared their Cinquain's and Clerihews. We went over all of our poetry notes and homework to make sure that everyone is up to date. We read "Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson and discussed its theme. We also read 2 Robert Frost poems and discussed their meanings. Students were introduced to Self Portrait and Limerick poems. Homework: Write a self-portrait and limerick poem. Continue reading their accelerated reading books. The quiz will be on Friday Oct. 15th.
Geometry: Truth tables & symbolic notation activity in class. 2.4 notes (Using postulates & theorems), 2.4 worksheet is homework. 2.1-2.4 quiz tomorrow.
Algebra 1: Hours 2 and 6: Worked on chapters 1/2 review. ALL CLASSES CH 1/2 TEST TOMORROW!
Social Studies: Students shared current events, discussed early colonization and took notes on a video of early exploration/colonization in class. 3.2 guided reading is due tomorrow.
Technology: Students completed their Moodle posting, this week they were to post a well worded quiz question to the "What's on your mind" Forum. This question is to be derived from the information viewed about Copyright. http://moodle.oakland.k12.mi.us/berkley/. Students began their Internet Scavenger Hunt. Students are to search on the internet for answers to the questions and then create a bibliography for their answers in Easybib.com. A copy of the worksheet is attached. This assignment is due on October 14th for Hours 1,3, &5. And October 18th for Hour 2.
LA: Students reviewed and shared their Cinquain's and Clerihews. We went over all of our poetry notes and homework to make sure that everyone is up to date. We read "Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson and discussed its theme. We also read 2 Robert Frost poems and discussed their meanings. Students were introduced to Self Portrait and Limerick poems. Homework: Write a self-portrait and limerick poem. Continue reading their accelerated reading books. The quiz will be on Friday Oct. 15th.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Tuesday, October 5 (E Day)
Science: Went to media center to work on research for "How Fast am I" lab. 4th & 6th hours will collect data tomorrow, rough drafts for peer review due Friday. Quizzes were returned, quiz corrections are due Thursday. Directions for quiz corrections:
1) Separate piece of paper
2) Copy entire question & correct answer (not just the letter)
3) Write at least 1 sentence explaining the correct answer (not what you did wrong!) or show work.
Geometry: 2.3 Notes (deductive reasoning & the laws of logic) in class, 2.3 worksheet is homework. 2.1-2.4 quiz on Thursday.
Pre-Algebra: We went over lesson 2.1. Homework is worksheet 2.1 #1-21 and 27.
Algebra 1: Hours 2, 4, Correct 2.5, Assign: 9.1 p. 557, 17-25 odd, 33, 35. Hour 5 Correct 9.1, Review Chapters1/2 . Chapter 1/2 test on Thursday, click for study guide.
LA: Students shared their Cinquain and Clerihew poems. I introduced Haiku, couplet, triplet and Animal in Me, poems. Homework: Reading accelerated reading book. Write a Haiku, couplet, triplet and Animal in Me poem. (3rd hour is due on Thursday since I won't see them tomorrow).
Art 7/8: Students continue working on "Name in a Circle" design. Due Wed. and Thurs. this week.
Advanced Art Grade 8: Some students are still completing "Shattered Values" drawing. We will begin "Flower Pun" drawings this week. Students have started working on still life #3.
1) Separate piece of paper
2) Copy entire question & correct answer (not just the letter)
3) Write at least 1 sentence explaining the correct answer (not what you did wrong!) or show work.
Geometry: 2.3 Notes (deductive reasoning & the laws of logic) in class, 2.3 worksheet is homework. 2.1-2.4 quiz on Thursday.
Pre-Algebra: We went over lesson 2.1. Homework is worksheet 2.1 #1-21 and 27.
Algebra 1: Hours 2, 4, Correct 2.5, Assign: 9.1 p. 557, 17-25 odd, 33, 35. Hour 5 Correct 9.1, Review Chapters1/2 . Chapter 1/2 test on Thursday, click for study guide.
LA: Students shared their Cinquain and Clerihew poems. I introduced Haiku, couplet, triplet and Animal in Me, poems. Homework: Reading accelerated reading book. Write a Haiku, couplet, triplet and Animal in Me poem. (3rd hour is due on Thursday since I won't see them tomorrow).
Art 7/8: Students continue working on "Name in a Circle" design. Due Wed. and Thurs. this week.
Advanced Art Grade 8: Some students are still completing "Shattered Values" drawing. We will begin "Flower Pun" drawings this week. Students have started working on still life #3.
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