Algebra

Lesson 8.2, pages 459. Problems 14-44 even.

7th grade math

Lesson 7-6, page 318. Problems 13-39.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 10-4, pages 486-487. Problems 10-34 even, odds are extra credit.

Literature 8

Due to the early release day shortened schedule...We were only able to correct and discuss the end of the book.
The Pigman book test has been moved to Friday. 3-7-08

Science 8

Today we talked about the end of Chapter 2: Viruses, Bacteria and Your Health: pages 60-65.
The students were given a review assignment that follows those pages.

Field trip forms and money are due on Thursday. Slips will not be accepted after tomorrow.

The chapter 2 test has been moved to next week Tuesday.

Social Studies 8

While Ms. Francoeur was away at conferences students were supposed to complete a study guide as well as the Chapter 3 test. There have been some incidents brought to my attention where students have either (1) not chosen to complete the study guide and use their notes instead - which was clearly outlined as not permissable - or (2) students have been "sharing" study guides - either letting friends copy without doing the work, or passing off their study guides to friends after they already took the test. In order to keep this from happening again, and to encourage students to take a more active role in their learning, some changes for the next chapter (chapter 4 - the American Revolution) were announced today.
1. Notes for students will be much less detailed to encourage students to practice reading for information skills and studying on a more frequent basis.
2. Notes and study guides will not be allowed on the test - studying is required.
3. For this chapter, students will also have individual presentations to complete. Requirements and topic choices were distributed today. These presentations will offer students the opportunity to further research one of the many important people, battles, or documents covered in this chapter.

Also today we went through the main ideas of Chapter 4, Section 1

Assignment: Read Section 1 (p. 112-116) and answer the assessment questions 1-4 on p. 116. Start looking over topics you are interested in - topic choosing is on Friday - names will be drawn in random order.

Applied Math

Reviewed Powers of 10, Expanded Notation, and Rectangular Area. New today - square roots.
Assignment: Test Review for tomorrow's test

Students are reminded that there will be no corrections made on tomorrow's test. There will still be extra credit available as well as bonus points for turning in the completed test review with the test tomorrow.