Tuesday, April 21

Science: Played Jeopardy to review for next week's test. Tomorrow students will be participating in a mathematics activity to help prepare them for the last session of M-Step math testing Thursday & Friday.

Geometry: Completed notes on 7.7, homework is the Centroid Handout.

Humanities: Students checked 15.2 and were introduced to 15.3 of the text in class. Homework is to finish 15.3 free choice for tomorrow.

RR ELA: Logs are due Monday- read daily.

RR Math: Finish workbook pages from today and work on your packet due 4/27.

Algebra: We started simplifying radicals (square roots) today. Homework: 11.2A (1-15)

Monday, April 20

Science: 1st, 2nd, 5th & 6th hours took the math M-Step test. 7th hour worked on their review.

Geometry: Intersecting medians activity in class. Homework is the Incenter Handout. Unit 7 test Monday, April 27.

RR English: Read daily. Logs were due today. If you forgot, please get it in tomorrow. New logs are due Monday 4/27.

RR Math: Finish any workbook pages from today and work on your math packet due 4/27.

Humanities: Students reviewed 15.1 and worked on 15.2 free choice in class. Homework is to finish 15.2 free choice.

ELA - M-STEP again :) Students focused on theme today for our Reader's Workshop Day 6. We have worked on this quite a bit this year, looking for the message, what the book is "really, really" about. We all know the novel is not REALLY about the Civil War. Next Book Club is Wednesday, April 22nd - WIR2 is due at the beginning of the hour. Homework: READ - WIR2, Journal #4.17

Technology - M-STEP again :) We spent our time keyboarding and working on any other work they need to catch up on from other classes due to the M-STEP. Tomorrow we will begin the Family Budget project!

Algebra: We started Chapter 11 and 8th graders finished their Chapter 10 tests. Homework is Worksheet 11.1 # 13-18

Friday, April 17

Science: Students watched Bill Nye Sound and had the opportunity to start working on the Waves & Sound review if they wanted. Due to M-Step the review is not due until Monday, April 27 and the test is Tuesday, April 28.

Geometry: Began section 7.6, inscribing circles.

RR Math: Homework packet due 4/27. Work on any workbook pages not finished in class today.

RR English: Read daily. Logs are due Monday!

ELA - Major M-STEP day, students mostly read in class Day 5 teaching point is attached. Please remember that a teaching point is not a full journal entry, the Independent Practice needs to be done for an in-school entry to count :) Homework: Read, WIR2 (due Wednesday)

Technology - With M-STEP we had less than half students in class, therefore we were not in a Lab so we finished up any Quests not completed and worked quietly. This is the only day we will be in a regular classroom for the M-STEP (we hope). Tuesday is the next day I will have all students in Tech - we will begin our Family Budget on that day.

Algebra: We took our Chapter 10 test today. No Homework! Have a great weekend.

Thursday, April 16

Science: Completed the notes for sound, the slides were posted on yesterday's blog. Homework is the Sound worksheet (except for 2nd hour, which I forgot to pass out the homework to!). We will begin reviewing for the Unit 5 test tomorrow and will continue reviewing all next week. The unit 5 test is Tuesday, April 28.

Geometry: Quizzes were returned and we completed section 7.5. Homework is the tangent handout. Unit 7 test is Monday, April 27.

RR Math: Quiz corrections due tomorrow. I will not grade them after tomorrow. Finish any workbook pages assigned to you today. Math packets were passed out but not due until 4/27/15.

RR English: Read daily. Log due Monday.

Humanities: Students participated in an M-STEP lesson in class today. They will use the information from today to complete a performance task for the M-STEP test tomorrow. Homework is to complete 15.1 free choice by Monday.

ELA - Students enjoyed their first Book Club Meeting. Our Reader's Workshop Day 4 went well and many students enjoyed the conversations about their books. Read the next sections. WIR2 is due Wednesday, April 22nd for our next Book Club Meetings. Homework: Read, WIR2, Journal Entry # 4.14

Technology - Mrs. Helms joined us and Career Cruising requirements were met. Students worked on their 21 Things Quests. All Quest information can be found on the Google Classroom for easy accessibility. Tomorrow we will be missing many students for the M-STEP, if you are one of them please be sure to finish your Quests over the weekend.

Algebra: Test tomorrow. Anxiety levels are high! Attached are the answers to both reviews (Practice Test & Review). Make sure you check these before coming to class. We will answer questions before the test.

Wednesday, April 15

Science: Took notes on sound (power point attached- through slide 6). We will complete the notes for our unit on Waves & Sound tomorrow. Because of M-Step testing we will spend extra time reviewing for the unit test on Tuesday, April 28.

RR English: Read daily. Logs due Monday.

RR Math: Homework will be passed out today or tomorrow. Not due this week, but can start it. Test corrections due by Friday. I will not take these late. Finish workbook pages assigned today.

Humanities: First and second hour students checked 14.4 and worked on 15.1 in class (third hour did this yesterday). Third hour took the M-STEP test (first and second hours did this yesterday). Because we are taking the M-STEP Thursday (in class lesson) and Friday (computer assessment), 15.1 is due Monday. There will be no other homework for the week.

ELA - Students continued reading their Historical Fiction books and filled in their Write in Response 1 sheet (WIR1) for tomorrow's book clubs. M-STEP continued :) Homework: READ, WIR1 due at the beginning of class, Journal #4.12

Technology - Students worked on their Quests, tomorrow we will be in our lab but we will be completing our Career Cruising requirements. Friday we will have no computer access so please be sure your student comes to class with paper/pencil work. I will not be checking in Quests until Monday to allow students the weekend to work on Quest 4 and 5. We will be starting our next project - The Family Budget!

Algebra: Attached is the review that was assigned. Some students missed math today because of M-Step testing. Please print it out a copy and have it completed for class tomorrow (skip page 4 and 5).

Tuesday, April 14

Science: Investigated properties of sounds using instruments, tuning forks, etc.... Quiz corrections are due tomorrow.

Geometry: Took the 7.1-7.4 Quiz. No homework.

RR Math: Missing homework needs to get turned in tomorrow.

RR English: Read daily. Logs are due Monday.

ELA - The M-STEP has begun. The Reader's Workshop lessons will be a Teaching Point and Independent Practice. Our first Book Club Meeting will be Thursday - Write In Response 1 (WIR1) sheets are due complete when students enter the class. Homework: READ! Work on WIR1 and Journal Entry # 4.10

Technology: Students worked on their Quests and read silently as internet use is to be kept to a minimum during the M-STEP. We will not have computer access tomorrow please complete as much work as possible at home.

Humanities: Students in first and second hours took the M-STEP test in class. Third hour students checked 14.4 and began to work on 15.1 free choice. Homework for third hour is to finish 15.1. First and second hours will work on 15.1 tomorrow, while third hour will take the M-STEP. All classes will turn in 15.1 on Monday, as we are taking the M-STEP Thursday and Friday.

Algebra: We covered the last section of Chapter 10 today. We spent the hour discussing the flight of a baseball and putting equations in vertex form. We will finish the notes tomorrow. No homework tonight.

Pre-Algebra: Today we practiced solving inequalities with fraction terms and coefficients. Some students missed class due to M-Step testing. Please look over the notes if you were testing this morning. There is no homework. The notes are available at http://norupstein.weebly.com/pre-algebra-notes-and-homework

Monday, April 13

Science: Reviewed properties of waves and quizzes were returned so students could begin quiz corrections. Because so many students have not yet taken the quiz students were asked to return them for now and will get them back tomorrow.

RR English: Logs are due Monday. Read daily.

RR Math: Homework was due today. If not, bring it tomorrow. Test tomorrow- please study tonight. Study workbook pages, homework if checked by me and notes.

Humanities: Students reviewed chapter 13, were introduced to chapter 14 and began to work on 14.4 in class today. Homework is to complete 14.4 section assessment.

***PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK THE BLOG EVERY DAY TO KEEP UP WITH HOMEWORK ASSIGNED DURING THE MSTEP TESTING.***

ELA - Students chose their Historical Fiction books. We will be doing a lot of independent work due to the M-STEP schedule. If a student misses a day of ELA due to M-STEP please be sure they are checking the blog for the Daily Teaching Point and keeping up with their reading. Book Clubs will meet for the first time Thursday, April 16th, directions are attached, WIR1 is due on Thursday as well. If a student does not have WIR done they will not participate in Book Clubs. Day 1 Attachment, Book Clubs Attachment. 

Tech - Students created a chart to show their Technology usage during break. All Quest links can be found on Google Classroom.

Due dates are:
Quest 1 Chart Tuesday, March 31 - Presentations April 13th
Quest 2 - Monday, April 13th
Quest 3 - Tuesday, April 14th
Quest 4 - Wednesday, April 15th - Post Link to classroom
Quest 5 -Thursday, April 16th

Algebra: Welcome back! We discussed the discriminant today to help determine how many solutions a quadratic has. Our Chapter 10 test will be on Friday. Homework: 10.7B evens