Humanities: Students were introduced and worked on 12.4 in text. 12.4 free choice is due Monday. We will have a post test on chapter 12 on Tuesday. Students should have a copy of the pre-test to study. The essay question is attached.
Science: Project work day, "What is Safe?" project due on Wednesday, March 21
Algebra (Graham): Only saw 4th hour today. We discussed 9.2 and 9.3, multiplying polynomials. We learned FOIL and made up a chant with hand motions...so ask your child about that. I'm sure they would love to show it to you ;) No homework.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Pi Day (3.14)
Science: Project work day, "What is Safe?" project and paper due on Wednesday, March 21.
Geometry: Celebrated Pi Day, congratulations to our memorization winners, Ari Dubrinsky (327 digits of pi) and Leah Pernick (168 digits of pi)! Homework is to complete the 10.6 worksheet from yesterday. Chapter 10 test is on Thursday, March 22.
Pre-Algebra: We celebrated Pi Day. We measured many circular objects to find the ratio of the circumference to the diameter. Happy Pi Day. No homework!
ELA: Students spent the hour cleaning up their Persuasive Research Project, typing and printing final drafts, and/or working on their TKM Packet for chapters 19-24. Research Paper packet is in this order:
1. Rubric
2. Outline
3. 1st Draft
4. 2nd Draft
5. Peer Review
6. Final Draft
7. Bibliography
Phew! Big project, but we have been working on it step by step together, everyone should be ready to turn in their work either tomorrow or Friday (if they aren't going to Chicago).
Tech: All work day for our Investigate for our Family Budget....a few students have already turned in their Investigate for checking....moving right along
Humanities: Students reviewed 12.3 and shared current events in class. No homework.
Algebra (Graham) Pi Day activities. No homework.
Technology (Graham): Investigation portion of Family Budget is due next Wednesday.
Geometry: Celebrated Pi Day, congratulations to our memorization winners, Ari Dubrinsky (327 digits of pi) and Leah Pernick (168 digits of pi)! Homework is to complete the 10.6 worksheet from yesterday. Chapter 10 test is on Thursday, March 22.
Pre-Algebra: We celebrated Pi Day. We measured many circular objects to find the ratio of the circumference to the diameter. Happy Pi Day. No homework!
ELA: Students spent the hour cleaning up their Persuasive Research Project, typing and printing final drafts, and/or working on their TKM Packet for chapters 19-24. Research Paper packet is in this order:
1. Rubric
2. Outline
3. 1st Draft
4. 2nd Draft
5. Peer Review
6. Final Draft
7. Bibliography
Phew! Big project, but we have been working on it step by step together, everyone should be ready to turn in their work either tomorrow or Friday (if they aren't going to Chicago).
Tech: All work day for our Investigate for our Family Budget....a few students have already turned in their Investigate for checking....moving right along
Humanities: Students reviewed 12.3 and shared current events in class. No homework.
Algebra (Graham) Pi Day activities. No homework.
Technology (Graham): Investigation portion of Family Budget is due next Wednesday.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Tuesday, March 13
Science: Took the Electricity Unit test. The remainder of the week will be devoted to working on the circuit projects. "What is Safe?" is due Wednesday, March 21
Geometry: Went over the 10.5 homework, LOTS of questions and admissions of not looking back to the notes and examples we had done yesterday in class for guidance. Took notes on section 10.6, quadratics are back! 10.6 worksheet (evens only) is homework. Don't forget that tomorrow is Pi Day!
Pre-Algebra: Students took their chapter 5 test. No homework.
ELA: Students were given the whole hour to Peer Edit and begin work on their Final Drafts. Remember the whole packet is due either Thursday or Friday (depending on if you are going to Chicago or not). Final Persuasive Research Packet:
1. Rubric
2. Outline
3. First Draft
4. Second Draft
5. Peer Edit Sheet
6. Final Draft
7. Bibliography
Tech: Students were given the hour to complete their Investigation, all line items for their budget need to have printed evidence.
Spanish ISpanish: Ex 12,13 and 14 pgs 156-157 Due Tomorrow
Geometry: Went over the 10.5 homework, LOTS of questions and admissions of not looking back to the notes and examples we had done yesterday in class for guidance. Took notes on section 10.6, quadratics are back! 10.6 worksheet (evens only) is homework. Don't forget that tomorrow is Pi Day!
Pre-Algebra: Students took their chapter 5 test. No homework.
ELA: Students were given the whole hour to Peer Edit and begin work on their Final Drafts. Remember the whole packet is due either Thursday or Friday (depending on if you are going to Chicago or not). Final Persuasive Research Packet:
1. Rubric
2. Outline
3. First Draft
4. Second Draft
5. Peer Edit Sheet
6. Final Draft
7. Bibliography
Tech: Students were given the hour to complete their Investigation, all line items for their budget need to have printed evidence.
Spanish ISpanish: Ex 12,13 and 14 pgs 156-157 Due Tomorrow
Monday, March 12, 2012
Monday, March 12
Parent Teacher conferences are Wednesday & Thursday!
Pi Day is Wednesday, 3.14! All math classes will hold competitions to see which students can recite the most digits of pi, with the top 2 students from each class competing in a school wide competition the following week. Click here for 100,000 digits of pi!
Geometry: Quizzes were returned and 10.5 notes completed. 10.5 worksheet is homework. Chapter 10 test is scheduled for Thursday, March 22.
Science: Went over the electricity review for tomorrow's test. Homework is to STUDY! Students can play jeapordy (see Friday's post), go over the review, review the electricity quiz and go over homework assignments to help them study. We will spend the remainder of this week working on the "What is Safe?" project.
Pre-Algebra: We reviewed for our chapter 5 test. It is tomorrow.
ELA: We finished our lesson on Introductions and Conclusions. Students then moved forward with their second draft and wrote their conclusion. Peer Editing began and will continue tomorrow. Remember, Final papers are due by Friday, March 16th....that means if you are going on the Chicago Trip it is due to me on Thursday, March 15th (wether you see me or not on the half day). Final packets should be in the following order:
1. Rubric
2. Outline
3. First Draft (body paragraphs)
4. Second Draft (Introduction, rewritten body paragraphs, and conclusion)
5. Final Draft - 12pt font, double spaced, 1" margins.
TKM: Chapters due this week are 25-27. Packets will be checked on Monday due to the half day and the trip.
Tech - Students are still in the "Investigate" stage of the Design Cycle. They are gathering print evidence of the expenses and income for their "life" being sure to cite each source. The only evidence allowed to come from parents are : Food, Clothing, and Household Items. Investigate is due for checking by Monday, March 19th. Students will present their folder with their printed spreadsheet and all print evidence.
Algebra (Hill): Homework finish all odd problems in your section 9.2 worksheet.
Algebra (Graham): 4th hour- 9.1 worksheet (1-21), 7th hour- 9.2 worksheet (1-15)
Technology (Graham): Workday on Family Budget
Humanities: Students explored Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy in class. Homework is to read 12.2 in the text and summarize (5 W's) Jackson's policy.
Pi Day is Wednesday, 3.14! All math classes will hold competitions to see which students can recite the most digits of pi, with the top 2 students from each class competing in a school wide competition the following week. Click here for 100,000 digits of pi!
Geometry: Quizzes were returned and 10.5 notes completed. 10.5 worksheet is homework. Chapter 10 test is scheduled for Thursday, March 22.
Science: Went over the electricity review for tomorrow's test. Homework is to STUDY! Students can play jeapordy (see Friday's post), go over the review, review the electricity quiz and go over homework assignments to help them study. We will spend the remainder of this week working on the "What is Safe?" project.
Pre-Algebra: We reviewed for our chapter 5 test. It is tomorrow.
ELA: We finished our lesson on Introductions and Conclusions. Students then moved forward with their second draft and wrote their conclusion. Peer Editing began and will continue tomorrow. Remember, Final papers are due by Friday, March 16th....that means if you are going on the Chicago Trip it is due to me on Thursday, March 15th (wether you see me or not on the half day). Final packets should be in the following order:
1. Rubric
2. Outline
3. First Draft (body paragraphs)
4. Second Draft (Introduction, rewritten body paragraphs, and conclusion)
5. Final Draft - 12pt font, double spaced, 1" margins.
TKM: Chapters due this week are 25-27. Packets will be checked on Monday due to the half day and the trip.
Tech - Students are still in the "Investigate" stage of the Design Cycle. They are gathering print evidence of the expenses and income for their "life" being sure to cite each source. The only evidence allowed to come from parents are : Food, Clothing, and Household Items. Investigate is due for checking by Monday, March 19th. Students will present their folder with their printed spreadsheet and all print evidence.
Algebra (Hill): Homework finish all odd problems in your section 9.2 worksheet.
Algebra (Graham): 4th hour- 9.1 worksheet (1-21), 7th hour- 9.2 worksheet (1-15)
Technology (Graham): Workday on Family Budget
Humanities: Students explored Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy in class. Homework is to read 12.2 in the text and summarize (5 W's) Jackson's policy.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Friday, March 9
Pi Day is Wednesday, 3.14! All math classes will hold competitions to see which students can recite the most digits of pi, with the top 2 students from each class competing in a school wide competition the following week. Click here for 100,000 digits of pi!
Science: Today we played Electricity Jeopardy to review for Tuesday's test. The test review worksheet (see yesterday's post for a copy) is due on Monday. Students should also be working on building their circuits. Circuit projects are due Wednesday, March 21. We will have 5 project work days in class before the project is due (Wed 3/14- Tues 3/20).
Geometry: Went over the 10.4 homework on took the 10.1-10.4 quiz. Homework is to complete the 10.5 notes. Chapter 10 test will be Thursday, March 22.
Humanities: Students group read and presented information on 12.1 in the text in class. Homework is to read 12.2 for Monday.
Algebra (Hill): Finish your 9.1 Worksheet
Pre-Algebra: Today we worked on chapter 5 practice test. Students will have a chapter 5 test on Monday.
Spanish I: We went over er and ir verb conjugations, and some irregular verbs. The verb conjugation homework is due on Monday and will be graded for accuracy.
ELA: Students should have had their body paragraphs written for this class. Today we went looked in depth at what an introductory paragraph should look like and include. I provided a Power Point and students took notes as we discussed the importance of introductory paragraphs. On Monday we will continue with the conclusion. By Tuesday rough drafts (5-6 paragraphs depending on the graphic organizer the student chose last week) are due for Peer Editing. FYI - we will not do silent reading on Monday as we will be missing many students on Thursday (1/2 day hours 3,4,5, & 6) and Friday (Spanish trip to Chicago). Final paper with Rubric, Outline, First Draft, Second Draft, Peer Editing sheet, final draft is due Friday March 16th - if you are going on the trip it is due before you go.
Tech: We continued our Investigation of our Family Budget. I showed students how to deduct taxes from their spreadsheet and then we discussed Child Support and how to find it online. For most child support calculators students will need to know how much child care is....Cell phone day is Tuesday - students may bring in cell phones to call child care centers or local schools to find out about after-school care for their children. No Mom cannot watch the kids for free :)
Science: Today we played Electricity Jeopardy to review for Tuesday's test. The test review worksheet (see yesterday's post for a copy) is due on Monday. Students should also be working on building their circuits. Circuit projects are due Wednesday, March 21. We will have 5 project work days in class before the project is due (Wed 3/14- Tues 3/20).
Geometry: Went over the 10.4 homework on took the 10.1-10.4 quiz. Homework is to complete the 10.5 notes. Chapter 10 test will be Thursday, March 22.
Humanities: Students group read and presented information on 12.1 in the text in class. Homework is to read 12.2 for Monday.
Algebra (Hill): Finish your 9.1 Worksheet
Pre-Algebra: Today we worked on chapter 5 practice test. Students will have a chapter 5 test on Monday.
Spanish I: We went over er and ir verb conjugations, and some irregular verbs. The verb conjugation homework is due on Monday and will be graded for accuracy.
ELA: Students should have had their body paragraphs written for this class. Today we went looked in depth at what an introductory paragraph should look like and include. I provided a Power Point and students took notes as we discussed the importance of introductory paragraphs. On Monday we will continue with the conclusion. By Tuesday rough drafts (5-6 paragraphs depending on the graphic organizer the student chose last week) are due for Peer Editing. FYI - we will not do silent reading on Monday as we will be missing many students on Thursday (1/2 day hours 3,4,5, & 6) and Friday (Spanish trip to Chicago). Final paper with Rubric, Outline, First Draft, Second Draft, Peer Editing sheet, final draft is due Friday March 16th - if you are going on the trip it is due before you go.
Tech: We continued our Investigation of our Family Budget. I showed students how to deduct taxes from their spreadsheet and then we discussed Child Support and how to find it online. For most child support calculators students will need to know how much child care is....Cell phone day is Tuesday - students may bring in cell phones to call child care centers or local schools to find out about after-school care for their children. No Mom cannot watch the kids for free :)
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Thursday, March 8
Science: Students worked on the Electricity Test Review or research for "What is Safe?". See Monday's post for a copy of the lab planner. Upcoming important dates:
* Monday, March 12 - Review Due
* Tuesday, March 13 - Electricity Test
* Wednesday, March 14 - Initial Circuits built (does not need to be turned in, this is a suggested date to help ward off procrastination)
* Wednesday, March 21 - What is Safe projects due
Geometry: Went over the 10.3 homework and took notes on section 10.4 (inscribed angles and polygons). Homework is 10.4 worksheet, quiz on sections 10.1-10.4 tomorrow. Pi day is Wednesday, 3.14 and all math classes will be celebrating a multitude of ways!
Pre-Algebra: We worked on two-step equations with fractions. Homework is worksheet 5.6, #13-16, 20-22.
Art 7/8: Students continue working on clay "relief" tiles. Many are to the final stage of embellishing the craftsmanship of their tile.
Advanced Art grade 8: Pastel fruit bowls continued. Most students have completed the drawing portion. Demo on chalk pastels was yesterday. Today students will start the pastel!
Spanish I: We began chapter 2.3. Exercise #7 and 8 pg 153 and 154. Due tomorrow
* Monday, March 12 - Review Due
* Tuesday, March 13 - Electricity Test
* Wednesday, March 14 - Initial Circuits built (does not need to be turned in, this is a suggested date to help ward off procrastination)
* Wednesday, March 21 - What is Safe projects due
Geometry: Went over the 10.3 homework and took notes on section 10.4 (inscribed angles and polygons). Homework is 10.4 worksheet, quiz on sections 10.1-10.4 tomorrow. Pi day is Wednesday, 3.14 and all math classes will be celebrating a multitude of ways!
Pre-Algebra: We worked on two-step equations with fractions. Homework is worksheet 5.6, #13-16, 20-22.
Art 7/8: Students continue working on clay "relief" tiles. Many are to the final stage of embellishing the craftsmanship of their tile.
Advanced Art grade 8: Pastel fruit bowls continued. Most students have completed the drawing portion. Demo on chalk pastels was yesterday. Today students will start the pastel!
Spanish I: We began chapter 2.3. Exercise #7 and 8 pg 153 and 154. Due tomorrow
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Wednesday, March 7
Science: Worked on project plans and initial designs, see Monday's post for a copy of the project planner. Discussed research and starting to build initial circuits, wire and light bulbs were distributed to all students who wanted these supplies. Students should begin building their circuits as soon as possible! We will spend the rest of this week reviewing for Tuesday's test, next week Wed-Fri will be devoted to project work. Important dates to keep in mind:
- Tuesday, March 13: Electricity Test
- Wednesday, March 14: Initial circuit built (this is not something to be turned in, but to help procrastination!)
- Wednesday, March 21: Project due
Geometry: Went over the 10.2 homework and 10.3 notes (relationships of chords in circles). 10.3 worksheet is homework, 10.1-10.4 quiz is Friday.
Pre-Algebra: We worked solving equations with fractions. No homework.
Humanities: Students reviewed learning goals, took a pre-test for chapter 12 and shared current events in class. No homework.
Algebra (Hill): Finish the review packet questions 1-24. I have posted the solutions to these problems so you can check your work.
Algebra (Graham): 4th hour - reviewed today (test on Friday), 7th hour - test today
Technology (Graham): Today we made our spreadsheet on EXCEL. We will spend the next few days researching apartment prices, cars, childcare, etc.
Spanish I: Flashcards done today are due by next Wednesday.
- Tuesday, March 13: Electricity Test
- Wednesday, March 14: Initial circuit built (this is not something to be turned in, but to help procrastination!)
- Wednesday, March 21: Project due
Geometry: Went over the 10.2 homework and 10.3 notes (relationships of chords in circles). 10.3 worksheet is homework, 10.1-10.4 quiz is Friday.
Pre-Algebra: We worked solving equations with fractions. No homework.
Humanities: Students reviewed learning goals, took a pre-test for chapter 12 and shared current events in class. No homework.
Algebra (Hill): Finish the review packet questions 1-24. I have posted the solutions to these problems so you can check your work.
Algebra (Graham): 4th hour - reviewed today (test on Friday), 7th hour - test today
Technology (Graham): Today we made our spreadsheet on EXCEL. We will spend the next few days researching apartment prices, cars, childcare, etc.
Spanish I: Flashcards done today are due by next Wednesday.
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