Social Studies 8

Students viewed the WWII documentary "Victory at Sea"
Different hours viewed different episodes, including the Italian invasion, D-Day, and The Battle of Leyte Gulf

Applied Math

Students voted on a movie to watch over today and tomorrow. This reward has been earned by hard work and excellent classroom behavior over the last quarter.

Language Arts - 8 (6/9-6/12)

This week there is no vocabulary because vocabulary was wrapped up last week. Monday will be a day to work on the finishing touches of the creative myths. Tuesday, 4th-6th hour will have a convention where all the creative gods, goddesses, and heroes will gather to tell their tales. Wednesday will be the convention day for third hour, so bring your stories, illustrations, and dress-up for extra credit!

Science 8

Movie day continued.

Literature 8

Students read their modernized fairy tale to the class. We will continue tomorrow.

Applied Math

Students finished their paper knot and Sierpinski Carpet projects - those students who were already done were allowed to play math games on pre-approved web sites.

Social Studies 8

Students completed and presented their WWII radio broadcasts. We also turned our books in today - no more lugging those heavy things around!

Literature 8

Fairy Tale modernization is due on Monday.

Science 8

Discussed End of the Year Contest Review...starts on Monday.

Applied Math

Continued working on the Paper Knot and Sierpinski's Carpet projects

Social Studies 8

Test on Chapter 26

Science 8

Frog Dissection

Literature 8

Work day to complete Fairy Tales

Social Studies 8

Quiz show review game for Chapter 26.
Assignment: p. 833-835 #1-14, 16-17 and test practice - last test tomorrow!

Applied Math

Students who were absent yesterday took their final math tests. Students were assigned 2 projects involving measurement and some creativity due Tuesday.

Social Studies 7

Students worked on the course review today and tomorrow in class. It is due on Monday. The final exam is next Tuesday and Wednesday.

Science 7

Students watched a video about tornados.

Algebra

Lesson 12-6, pages 748-749. Problems 14-25 and 34-38.

7th grade math

Lesson 10-3, pages 424-425. Problems 10-27 and 30-38.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 9-3, pages 432-433. Problems 6-13 and 16-21.

Science 8

Vertebrate Test Today! Hope you did well.

Literature 8

Students had another work day to complete a modern version of a Fairy Tale. Final product is due on Monday.

Science 7

Students were given one more class period (today) in order to complete the Time Period Brochure and Illustrations.

Social Studies 8

Students viewed an informational WWII video as the beginning of our review. Assignment: start studying for the Chapter 26 test on Friday

Applied Math

Test 18 today - the last test of the year! Students are reminded to bring rulers, pencils, markers, calculators, etc to class tomorrow.

Science 7

The Time Period brochure and two Illustrations are due on Wednesday.

Algebra

Read rocketry packet and be ready to discuss Newton's law. Reminder: Rockets should be here by Friday. Please remember payment.

7th grade math

Lesson 10-2, pages 420-421. Problems 7-14 and 17-21.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 9-2, page 428-429. Problems 6-11 and 13-16.

Science 8

We played a vocabulary Bingo game to prepare for the test on vertebrates tomorrow.

Literature 8

Students planned the modern version of a Fairy Tale...rough drafts should have been started.

Social Studies 8

Finished Chapter 26 notes - Victory and Consequences.
Assignment: Read Section 5 p. 825-829 and 26.5 worksheet
Chapter 26 Test on Friday so start studying now!

Applied Math

Extra Credit options and Test Review. Last test tomorrow!

Science 8

Completed Vertebrate presentations. Fossil and Flight study guides are due Tuesday. Have your Vocabulary Bingo card ready for Tuesday as well. Test on Vertebrates on Wednesday. Frog dissection Thursday!

Literature 8

Fairy Tale Unit...Students need to choose a story to modernize. Work time in class this week. Stories are due on Monday.

Social Studies 7

Students worked on the Cloze assignment which is due on Tuesday.

Science 7

The Time Period Brochure and Illustrations are due on Wednesday. Students were allowed time to work on this assignment today in class.

Language Arts - 8 (6/2-6/6)

This week is the last week of vocabulary. Our words deal with the roots "voc" and "clam", meaning "to call out" or "to cry out". Included in the final vocabulary quiz on Friday will be all the roots, prefixes, and suffixes we have done in the past so make sure to review all previous packets. We will also do a review in class.

This week we will continue our mythology unit and work on creative assignments dealing with Greek mythology. Tuesday we will receive pictures of Greek myths and make up a story that we think explains the picture. Wednesday and Thursday we will receive the story of six myths that will be acted out in front of the class. Then, everyone will be responsible for creating a myth of their own.

Social Studies 8

Notes on Chapter 24, Section 4 - War in the Pacific
Assignment: Read Section 4 p. 820-824 and 26.4 Worksheet

Applied Math

Lesson 90 - The Multiplication Rule for Equations
Assignment: Quiz 90 (open book), practice p. 406, p. 406-408 #1-24
Extra Credit Option: #25-30