Friday, September 4

MEAP testing begins next week! 8th graders will have Reading on Oct. 8 & 9, Math on Oct. 15 and Science on Oct. 16.

Science: Took the Unit 1 quiz.  No homework! We will be completing the unit with more discussions of graphs next week, in addition to beginning our next lab "How Fast Am I?".

Geometry: We began our unit on quadrilaterals by making cubes out of Origami paper. Homework is to answer the questions related to the small cube. We will continue this next week with a larger cube followed by constructions of quadrilaterals. 

Corrective Reading logs due Monday with five different responses.

Resource Room Math packets are due Friday.

Spanish II: The three review sheets are all due Mon, Oct 14th. I am moving the test day to the 14th because we have MEAP on Tuesday. Your homework until then, is to work on these worksheets. answers will be posted on my blog (franciscaroth.weebly.com) The answers will be on my blog by tonight. Look at the unit 3 worksheet tonight and put stars by the parts you don't know.

French I: Study your new words: the blue words on page 45 and make flashcards for them. You will have a quiz on these words on Monday.

Spanish (Tomlinson): Ejercicios:  3,4,5,7-pp. 32-34; write answers in complete sentences in Spanish

ELA - We will be starting our Science Fiction Unit next week so all students needed to be done at least two books by today.  We were reading and taking AR quizzes all this week, hoping this helped students that were behind in their reading.  If your student still has some reading in their novel please have them read this weekend. Homework: READ! 

Chinese: Practice writing Chinese characters by making cards for Chinese Teacher's Day.  

Humanities: Students reviewed 4.3, were introduced to 4.4 and began working on 4.4 notes in class. Homework is to complete 4.4 notes. Have a great weekend.

Course 3: We started to talk about the commutative and associative properties.  No homework.

Creative Writing: Today in Creative Writing we discussed yesterday's grammar assessment, continued writing intro paragraphs for the literary essay, and read independently. Homework: Read your novel. 

Thursday, October 3

Science: Took notes on distance vs. time graphs and speed vs. time graphs. Homework is to study for tomorrow's quiz!

Geometry: Took a quiz on Pythagorean theorem and special right triangles. No homework!

Spanish (Tomlinson): Flashcards due: TOMORROW. Practice due: Monday ( #'s 3,4,5,7-pp. 32-34; write in complete sentences in Spanish).

ELA - We will be starting our Science Fiction Unit next week so all students need 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 #20.

C.Reading:  Logs due Monday.

R.Room Math:  Packets due next Friday.

Spanish II: The three review sheets are all due Mon, Oct 14th. I am moving the test day to the 14th because we have MEAP on Tuesday. Your homework until then, is to work on these worksheets. answers will be posted on my blog (franciscaroth.weebly.com) The answers will be on my blog by tonight. Look at the unit 3 worksheet tonight and put stars by the parts you don't know.

French I: Study your new words: the blue words on page 45 and make flashcards for them. You will have a quiz on these words on Monday.

Pre-Algebra: Today we took the Unit 1 Assessment. Students that did not finish will have more time tomorrow. 

Humanities: Students checked 4.2 guided reading and were introduced to 4.3 in class. Homework is to complete 4.3 guided questions.

Sign-up link to NIS Chinese Club: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C48ACAF23ABF49-register

Algebra:  Homework: worksheet 3.3/6.3 (attached)

Wednesday, October 2

Science: Today we continued practicing calculating speed, distance and time as well as how to complete a problem solving box. Homework is the complete the speed worksheet.  Our first quiz is on Friday!

Geometry: We continued practicing constructions, homework is to complete the construction packet. Quiz tomorrow on Pythagorean theorem and special right triangles!

Course 3: We took our quiz today.  No homework.

ELA - We will be starting our Science Fiction Unit next week so all students need 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 #19.

Humanities: Students reviewed 4.1 and were introduced to 4.2 in the text. Homework is to complete 4.2 guided reading.

Corrective Reading: We are switching from reading to writing this week.  Reading logs and 5 different responses will still be due on Monday.

Resource Room Math:  Math packets due next Friday.

Spanish (Tomlinson):Work on flash cards -- due Friday.

Creative Writing: Today in Creative Writing we took AR quizzes in the media center, wrote from a journal prompt and read independently while searching for the signpost of contrasts and contradictions within individual novels. For those students finished with their novels, they worked on writing a theme sentence/intro paragraph for a literary essay.    Homework: Read your novel. Begin intro paragraphs for the literary essay. 

Spanish II: Use the review worksheets to study for the test on Tuesday. The answers will be on my blog by tonight. Look at the unit 3 worksheet tonight and put stars by the parts you don't know.

French I: Study your new words: the blue words on page 45 and make flashcards for them. You will have a quiz on these words on Monday.

Algebra:  Reminder that the IB assessment is due tomorrow along with worksheet 3.2/6.2 both attached.

Chinese: Students made correction on Dictation 2, and we began introducing China with handout and video.

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.