Tuesday, October 1

Science: Today students practiced calculating speed by using the car on an incline track and comparing the speed of the car before and after it bounced off of a rubber band. Quiz on Friday!

Geometry: Practiced some additional constructions. Homework is the construction packet.

Course 3: Today we reviewed for our quiz on Wednesday October 2nd.

Corrective Reading:  Reading logs and five responses due Monday October 7th.  If you did not turn in your log yesterday, Sept. 30th, you need to turn it in to me tomorrow for reduced credit.

Resource Room Math:  Homework packets/Multiplication daily forms due October 11th.

Spanish II: Look through unit 1 and unit 2 review worksheets, and put stars by the sections you do not understand. We will go over them tomorrow. 1st review test is next Tuesday, Oct 8th. This is a TEST grade, and cannot be retaken. Please come and ask for help at lunch.

French I: 1.1 quiz is tomorrow. Know all the vocab in purple on pg 45

Chinese: Teacher's Day Card Sample.

Spanish (Tomlinson):Continue to create and/or study flashcards for Unidad 1 Etapa 1

Humanities: Students discussed the government shutdown and reviewed chapters 1-3 in class today. Homework is to complete 4.1 section assessment. No current event this week.

Art 7/8: Hr: 1 Homework: Draw 2 plans for the MOTIF style painting.

Art 7/8 : Hrs: 4,5 Continue MOTIF final drawing for painting.

Advanced Art grade 8:  Hr:6 Shattered values continued.

Pre-Algebra: Chapter 1 Review: Day 1. HW: Unit 1 Chapter Review (both sides) Show ALL work!  Unit 1 Test Thursday

ELA - We will be starting our Science Fiction Unit next week so I would like all students to be done at least two books by the end of this week.  We will be reading and taking AR quizzes all this week. Homework: READ! Journal Entry #18.

Monday, September 30

Science: Today we discussed how to calculate speed and learned how to make a problem solving box. We then practiced solving speed problems with the aid of problem solving boxes. Click here for the presentation.

Geometry: Went over the special right triangles activity and took notes on special right triangles (7.4). Homework is the 7.4 worksheet. 

Corrective Reading:  Reading logs are due today.  Your new reading log will be due next Monday.

Chinese: Learn and make 15 flashcards of 15 strokes of Chinese characters.

Humanities: Students reviewed chapters 1-3 and corrected our summative assessments in class. No homework. No current event Wednesday. 

Spanish (Tomlinson) For Friday--flashcards for 1.1 vocab (unidad 1 etapa 1); for Wednesday--finish math packet from Friday, if not finished. Lab tomorrow-meet in front hall.

Course 3: We divided integers today.  Homework is worksheet 2.5, #1 - 22.  Quiz on Wednesday.

ELA - Students are being given a gift this week.  I have heard many complaints and seen many wide eyes when I told them that they should be reading each night and should be almost done 2 books.  We will be starting our Science Fiction Unit next week so I would like all students to be done at least two books by the end of this week.  We will be reading and taking AR quizzes all week. Homework: READ! Journal Entry #17.

Pre-Algebra: 1.8 Coordinate Plane (plotting and locating points). Unit 1 Test - Thursday, October 3rd

Spanish II: Begin studying the Unidad 1 worksheet you got today for the first test next week on Tuesday, October 8th.

French I: Study your review worksheet for the 1.1 quiz this Wednesday

Algebra:  We went over our tests from Friday.  Great scores (A- average).  I assigned an IB assessment that is due on Thursday (assignment and rubric attached) and a review equation solving worksheet.

Creative Writing: Today in Creative Writing we wrote from a journal prompt, practiced verb phrases in grammar, and wrote theme sentences. Homework: Read your novel

Friday, September 27

Science: Today we took notes on measurement, pages 11-15, and went over the Scientific Processes homework. 

Geometry: Students used what they reviewed yesterday regarding simplifying square roots to complete the special right triangles investigation. We discussed the relationships of side lengths in 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangles, homework is the 7.4 notes. 

Corrective Reading: Corrective Reading Logs due Monday. I will be out of the building Monday at a training.

Humanities: Students worked on our exploration summative assessment in class.  This assessment is due Monday. Assessment is attached.

Spanish II: Quiz corrections (writing out each verb 5 times and a complete sentence in Spanish) are due on Monday, Sept 30. Verb quiz (meaning and conjugation and putting it in a blank space) is on Monday,l Sept 30th.

ELA - Students finished up their poems, and turned in.  Next week is reading catch up and a little grammar, please be sure each student has a novel and is bringing it to class daily. Have a great weekend!

Pre-Algebra Today we finished up working on Integer Operations. Unit 1 Test - Thursday 10/3 

Creative Writing: Today in Creative Writing we wrote from a journal prompt, continued with Grammar- simple subjects and predicates, practiced writing themes. Homework: Read your novel. 

Algeba:  We took our chapter test today.  No homework!  Enjoy your weekend.

Course 3: Today we worked on multiplication of integers.  Homework is worksheet 2.4, #1-24, 27-29.

Thursday, September 26

Science: Today we reviewed converting in the metric system by viewing a power point presentation and a video to help remember the order of the prefixes. If the metric practice was not completed in class it is homework. Lab corrections are due tomorrow. (Mrs. Petersen was out today). 

Geometry: Today we reviewed simplifying radicals. The simplifying radicals worksheet is homework. Students will need to be able to simplify radicals (this is review from algebra) in order to complete the special right triangles exploration tomorrow. (Mrs. Petersen was out today). 

Resource Room Math:  Math packets due Friday.

Corrective Reading:  Logs due Monday. (Read daily)

Algebra:  We have our test tomorrow.  Students received the answers to the review, and we discussed ways they could study.  Good luck!

Humanities: Students were introduced to, and began to work on, summative questions for the chapters one, two and three of the textbook.  Please note that students are expected to use atlas notes in answering the questions.  Students are not expected to read all of these chapters in their entirety. Rather, students should use non fiction reading techniques to locate details within the chapter.  The assessment is attached and is due Monday.  Student will have time to work on the assessment in class

Art 7/8: Hrs. 1,4,5:

Completing name design for sketchbook cover this week. Those students who finished early, worked on a designing a logo for the "Fun Run" tshirts.

Advanced Art grade 8: Hr. 6:

First still life completed this week. Shattered Values drawing continued. "Pop" quiz on the elements of principles of design.

ELA - Students are to be ready to start publishing today.  We will be using the COW  to type and print their poems.  Please know that all poems need to have an illustration that goes with them.  If it needs to be printed in color I do not have the ability to do this on the COW.  Students will need to come to me at lunch in the PYP lab to print in color.  These poems will be compiled into an anthology for parents to see at PT conferences!  Students should have at least one novel finished and AR quizzed by now.  Next week will be a week of silent reading to allow those that aren't on their second book to catch up.  The following week (October 7th-11th) we will be starting our Science Fiction Unit and reading the Giver. Homework: READ!  Journal entry #15.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Study for countries quiz tomorrow; bring in binders and any practice--Friday is LAST DAY to get credit for Etapa Preliminar practice.

Course 3: Today we worked on subtraction of integers.  Homework is worksheet 2.3 odds only.

PreAlgebra: 1.7 Integer Operations. HW: 1.7 odds (on a separate sheet)

Spanish II: Quiz corrections (writing out each verb 5 times and a complete sentence in Spanish) are due on Monday, Sept 30. Verb quiz (meaning and conjugation and putting it in a blank space) is on Monday,l Sept 30th.

Tomorrow is a lab day. Meet my by the office.

French I: Numbers quiz (1-20) on Monday, Sept 30th. 1.1 quiz on Wed, Oct 2nd). Worksheet packet is due on Monday, Sept 30th and so are the numbers flash cards

Creative Writing: Today in Creative Writing we wrote from a journal prompt, continued with grammar and found complete subjects within our writing. We watched a YouTube video regarding themes vs. subjects. Ended with writing a theme of their novel as an exit slip. Homework: Continue reading your novel. At least 60 pages a day.

Wednesday, September 25

Science: Today we did Investigation 1B, which involved systems and variables. Lab corrections are due Friday.

Geometry: Discussed yesterday's activity and notes. We then began an activity to investigate special right triangles. No homework. 

Corrective Reading:  Logs are due Monday- you need to use all five reader response choices- a different one per each day.  All the responses need to get get completed once on different days.

R.Room Math:  Test Friday and homework packet due Friday.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Finish ANY and ALL missing assignments (nothing from Etapa Preliminar accepted after Friday); Study for countries quiz on Friday.

Spanish II: Write out each verb that you got wrong five times, and write a sentence in Spanish using that verb. Due Monday, Sept 30th

French I: Write out a short conversation in French: saying hello,asking people's name, giving your own name, asking how they are, saying how you are, and saying goodbye. Due Monday, Sept 30th.

Algebra:  Tomorrow is the Classifying Numbers quiz and Friday is the Unit Test (sections 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.7, and 9.1).  Attached is the review packet handed out today in class (ignore #52-60).  It is due tomorrow.

ELA - Students will evaluate their own poems using the rubric.  They will then write a brief self evaluation of their performance on this project.  We will begin publishing tomorrow.  Please remember, illustrations must accompany each final draft. Homework: FINISH Poem, Journal entry #15, READ!

Humanities: Students worked on summaries of Atlas work and discussed current events in class. Homework is to complete summaries if they are not finished.

Course 3: We went over our test today.  We also added integers.  Homework is worksheet 2.2, #2-21.

Creative Writing: Today in Creative Writing we wrote from a journal prompt, completed the first topic (complete subjects and complete predicates) in our grammar packet, and finished writing stories for the newsletter. All stories must be submitted to Dax no later than Thursday. Homework: Continue reading your novel. 

Tuesday, September 24

Science: Completed the jigsaw note-taking that we started yesterday and labs were returned. We then discussed lab corrections, which are due on Friday.

Geometry: Today we investigated the Pythagorean theorem to better understand how it works. Homework is to complete questions #1-3 from the investigation on page 432 and complete notes on 7.1

Humanities: Students worked on and discussed atlas work in class. Current events due tomorrow (template is attached).

C. Reading:  Logs were due on Monday, please turn them in if you forgot.  New logs should be worked on daily and returned next Monday.

R. Room Math:  Continue X practice daily and re-work  math homework packets.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Study for TEST tomorrow (Wed) and countries quiz (FRI); work on packet from Monday, if you have not finished it.  Packet is due Wed. Bring a binder for Spanish with dividers (5).

Creative Writing: Today in Creative Writing we responded to a journal prompt, turned in literary essays, grammar review, and continued writing individual stories for the newsletter. Some read independently when finished.  Homework: Complete story for newsletter and turn in to Dax's email. Continue reading your new novel of choice. 

ELA - Students continued their Poetry Writing with Peer Review Groups today in Writer's Workshop Day 7. We are in the home stretch now.  Poems are due with illustration on Friday. Homework: Journal #13 and READ!

Spanish 2: You need to have 2 paragraphs done for the All About Me project by this Thursday. Verb quiz on Monday, Sept 30th, in which you will have to know the meaning of the verbs and how to conjugate them.

French I: Study your numbers for a quiz on Monday, Sept 30th

Algebra:  Worksheet 9.1B  #7,10,11,12,13,15.  Quiz Thursday!  Test Friday!

Spanish (Farah): What We Did Today Students went to the lab and studied their maps. Homework Study for tomorrow's test using the vocabulary words and the classwork you've done.

Pre-Algebra: 1.5 Today we discussed the rules for adding integers. HW: 1.5 (1-29 odd)

Course 3: Today we talked about Absolute value and opposites.  Our homework is worksheet 2.1, all.

Monday, September 23

Science: Today we learned about using the jigsaw method of note-taking and began taking notes on Pages 4-9. We will continue with this process tomorrow.

Geometry: Took the Chapter 1 test.

Humanities: Students had their values paper due today. In class students worked with the American History atlas to complete some worksheets. Current events are due on Wednesday.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Study for test (Wed); countries quiz (Fri); finish classwork packet for practice (if you did not finish in class).

Corrective Reading:  Reading logs are due today.  Please turn them in tomorrow if you forgot.  I will be passing out your new reading logs today due next Monday.

R.Room Math:  Re-work last weeks homework and fill out your multiplication (X) sheet for Monday.

Algebra:  We finished up the notes on section 2.5 (distributive property).  We have 1 more section and then we are done with the first unit (ch 1/2).  We will have a short assessment on Thursday covering classifying numbers and a big unit test on Friday.  Homework:  wkst 2.5 (attached)

Course 3:We took our Chapter 1 test today.  No homework.

ELA - Students continued their Poetry writing in Writer's Workshop Day 6 lesson.  They looked in their journals (that they should be writing in nightly) for more topics they could be using for their narrative poems.  They worked on their final poem or read.  FYI students should be finished at least one novel with the AR quiz taken, they should be part of the way through their second novel.  If they are not, please be sure your child is reading nightly. Homework: Journal entry #11...READ!

Pre-Algebra: Today students took a quiz over lessons 1.1-1.4. No homework was assigned.