Friday, June 1

* Please see yesterday's post for information from Mrs. Weiss regarding the 8th grade graduation speech writing contest.

Science: Mrs. Petersen is out today, students worked on the final exam review. The review is due on Monday (see Wednesday's post for a copy of the review) and the final exam is on Tuesday. have a great weekend!


Geometry: Mrs. Petersen is out today, students worked on the second part of the final exam review, which is due on Monday. The final exam is Wednesday. 

Humanities: Students shared projects and current events in class. No homework.

Spanish I: Study for the second part of the 3.2 test on Monday. Study the vocab and study guides for the final. Write out your answers to the oral prompt and the written prompt for the final to turn in on Monday.

Pre-Algebra: We continued to review for our final exam.  It is scheduled for Thursday, June 7th.  Students were given 12 practice questions for homework.

Algebra (Graham) Review for the Final Exam.  We will be taking a practice final on Monday.  Good luck studying!

Technology (Graham) Newsletters and Typing Web are due next week, Friday.

Thursday, May 31

Mrs. Weiss introduced the 8th Grade Graduation Speech Contest in Language Arts today. Information attached. Speeches are due by the end of lunch on Monday, June 4th.




Science: Played final review jeapordy. Final exam review is due on Monday, June 4 (students will work on the review in class tomorrow). The final exam is Tuesday, June 5.

Geometry: Worked on the formula sheet and review packet part 2. The final exam is Wednesday, June 6.

Spanish I: Study for the 2nd part of the 3.2 vocab quiz tomorrow and for the first part of the 3.2 test tomorrow.

Pre-Algebra: We are reviewing for our final exam. The final exam is scheduled for June 6th.

Humanities: Students presented projects in class today. Homework is to complete a current event.

ELA: We heard about the 8th grade dance, 8th grade Graduation Speech Contest, and the 9th grade summer reading requirements! We will go over the Final tomorrow. Tomorrow is also the last day for taking AR quizzes.Tech: NOT DONE YET! Tomorrow we have to be done in order to have the videos produced on to DVDs. Almost there.




Algebra (Graham): Complete chapters 8 and 9 of review for tomorrow. Final Exam Wednesday, June 6

Wednesday, May 30

Science: Quests were returned and students had an opportunity to work on Quest corrections in class. Quest corrections are due tomorrow, click here for more copies of the corrections sheet! If students finished corrections they began working on the review, which will be due on Monday. Final exam is Tuesday, June 5.

Geometry: Went over the review packets and started filling out the formula sheets which we will continue tomorrow. Final exam is now on Wednesday, June 6.

Pre-Algebra: We started to go over our final exam review.  They have 12 questions for review for the final for homework.  Many finished in class. The final exam is Wednesday, June 6.

ELA: Students took the 8th Grade Final (a common assessment both NIS and Anderson administered). Tomorrow students will hear about the 8th grade Graduation Speech Contest and the HS Summer Reading Program.  Friday is the last day for AR quizzes!

Tech: One or two more edits to be completed and we will be ready to send our video into production!

Humanities: Students presented projects in class. No homework. Current events due Friday.

Spanish I: Practice oral and writing prompts for 3.2 test on June 4th. Study vocab - part 2 for quiz on June 1st. Finish sentences for vocab parts 1 and 2 (first part was due today and second part is due this Friday)

Algebra (Graham) I have attached the review for the final exam. We start reviewing tomorrow!

Technology (Graham): Typing and Newsletter are due June 8.

Tuesday, May 29

Geometry: Continued to work on the final exam review, it is due tomorrow. Final exam is scheduled for Monday, June 4.

Science: Went over the Refraction homework and took the Light Quest. We will begin reviewing for the final tomorrow. Final exam is Tuesday, June 5.

Humanities: Students presented projects in class today. No homework.

Pre-Algebra: Students had some time to work on their final exam review.  We also worked on graphing linear equations that are in slope intercept form.  Homework is worksheet on slope-intercept form. Final exam is Wednesday, June 6

Spanish I: Study for vocab quiz tomorrow (the first part. The second part is this Friday) First set of sentences for the vocab quiz part 1 are due tomorrow.  Second set of sentences for the vocab quiz part 2 are due this Friday. Worksheet done today is NOT homework. It is just practice for the test.

Algebra (Graham): Our last Chapter test is tomorrow! We went over the practice test in class today. We will begin reviewing for the final exam. Our final exam will be Wednesday June 6 and Thursday June 7.

Technology (Graham): Students should be working on their newsletters and their typingweb.com

Thursday, May 24

Science: Discussed refraction, Refraction worksheet is homework if it wasn't completed in class. Light Quest is Tuesday, May 29 and the science final exam is Tuesday, June 5.

Geometry: Chapter 9 tests were returned and we started reviewing for the final exam. Final exam review is due on Wednesday. Final exam is Monday, June 4.

Humanities: Students worked on, and presented, projects in class today. Homework is to finish projects if they are not complete. Presentations begin Tuesday.

Spanish I: Vocab packet for the quizzes next week: Part 1 on Wednesday and part 2 on Friday. This packet is due by next Friday. Study your oral and written prompts (examples are on my blog: sraroth.blogspot.com) and remember that you have the first part if 3.2 test on Friday, June 1st (the reading and listening comprehension) and the 2nd part (the oral and written prompts) on Monday June 4th)

Pre-Algebra: Students took a quiz on lesson 8.1 - 8.4. Students were given their practice final to work on. They will be given additional time in class to work on it.

ELA: Students worked on their ELA/Humanities projects, worked on AR quizzes.

Tech: We are still working on final edits and finalizing the 8th grade video, it is looking good!

Algebra (Graham): Last Chapter Test next Wednesday. Attached is the review that students have already received.

Technology (Graham): Students should be working on typing and 8th grade newsletter.

Wednesday, May 23

Science: Completed the Unit 6-Light notes. Light quest is Tuesday, May 29 and the final exam is Tuesday, May 5. 7th hour was given the refraction assignment which is tomorrow's work (7th hour doesn't meet tomorrow due to the spirt assembly).

Geometry: Took the chapter 9 test. Students need to make sure that they are doing assignment to COMPLETION if they want to earn credit. No homework tonight, we will start reviewing for the final exam tomorrow. The final exam is Monday, May 4.

Humanities: Students began to present Civil War projects, continued to work on projects and discussed current events in class. Homework is to work on Civil War projects.

Pre-Algebra: We reviewed for our quiz tomorrow on lessons 8.1 - 8.4.  They can review more tonight on pages 442 - 444, #1 - 14.

Art 7/8: Students continue painting Piet Mondrian inspired monochromatic paintings.

Advanced Art 8: Students are beginning their final daily still life drawing of the year today and tomorrow. They will re-draw their very first still life item from the beginning of the year. We will compare the results!! Most students have completed their chair collages for the Picasso inspired monochromatic painting. Demo on mixing tints and shades was given yesterday. Students will begin painting theirs today.

Algebra (Graham): We finished our last lesson in Algebra today!! The assignment was a worksheet which is due tomorrow, and I also gave them the chapter review due on the Tuesday we return. Our last chapter test will be Wednesday.

Tuesday, May 22

Science: Went over the law of reflection and yesterday's notes. Law of reflection worksheet is homework. Light Quest is Tuesday, May 29, Science final is Tuesday, June 5.

Geometry: Used the TI Inspire's to do a graphing calculator activity. Homework is the chapter 9 review, odds. Chapter 9 test is tomorrow. Final exam is Monday, June 4.

Pre-Algebra: worked on a quiz review.  We will have a quiz on lesson 8.1 - 8.4 on Thursday.  Homework is to finish the review if you didn't in class.

Humanities: Continued to work on Civil War projects in class. Projects are due Tuesday, May 29, 2012. If students wish to have no homework over the weekend, they have the option of presenting Wednesday or Thursday of this week.

Spanish I Ex 17 pg 210, Ex 4 pg 215. due tomorrow. Start studying vocab quiz words - part 1 is next Wednesday and the 2nd part is next Friday.

Algebra (Hill): Please complete page three in your chapter 11/12 pretest.

Algebra (Graham): Almost finished 12.1. Homework: 12.1 half-sheet. Attached is the Final Exam Review

Technology (Graham): Students' webpages are excellent. Ask to see your son or daughter's!!

ELA: We finished the PBS movie "Slavery by Another Name" to wrap up our year of the African American experience. We will be working on our Humanities/ELA project tomorrow.


Tech: We had our H: drives back for part of the hour! Kudos to the students for rolling with the punches. I'm hoping that a minimum of work was lost when the servers suddenly shut down. We will finish this project!