Science 8

Lab work continued today.
The Osmosis lab was finished by most as well as the cell structure micro-slide lab.
The Microscope lab started...

Work time again tomorrow to finish up!

SCIENCE SHOWCASE IS DUE MONDAY!

Literature 8

We reviewed the book to date. A chapter 5-7 review assignment was given. All should have finished in class. The kids were assigned to read Chapter 8 for homework!

Applied Math 7

Class began with a discussion about making corrections. The procedure is that students exchange papers and mark which problems have been missed on an assignment. Then, students get their own papers back and have the opportunity to ask questions, get help, and make corrections on missed problems BEFORE submitting the assignment for a final grade. There is NO REASON a student could not have 100% on every assignment. It was pointed out to students that it is not the teacher's responsibility to make sure they are correcting every problem before submitting - it is the student's responsibility to take advantage of the opportunity. When asked why corrections weren't being made suggestions from students were laziness (just not caring) and frustration with having to redo a problem. We discussed these suggestions and many students decided that it would be worthwhile to ask for help the first time they didn't understand a problem, and then they wouldn't have to try it again later.

Today we went over Lesson 21: Solving Equations - this lesson was mostly a review about how to find missing numbers.

• If you are missing and addend, subtract
• If you are missing the top number in a subtraction problem, add
• If you are missing the bottom number in a subtraction problem, subtract
• If you are missing a factor (multiplication), divide

Assignment: Lesson 21 worksheet

Applied Math 8

Lesson 2-3: Line Plots
We discussed how to make line plots and how to organize and summarize data on line plots.
Terms to remember:

1. Range: the difference between the lowest and highest numbers
2. Intervals: remember they must all be the same (25,20,35 NOT 25, 30, 40)
3. Clusters: data close together
4. Outliers: quite seperate from the rest of the data
5. Gaps: big spaces between data

Assignment: p. 66 #5-21

Social Studies 7

The students had the entire class time to work on the Unit 3 Psychology test. Also, any projects were due today...this has been written on the board (both Mr.Whitmore's and Mrs. Moran's) and the students have been reminded daily of the deadline.

There is no homework tonight for Social Studies (whew!)

Social Studies 8

Sadly, our beloved overhead projector (Big Stinky) has died. Until he is either repaired or replaced, we will have to improvise a little when it comes to reviewing locations on the map of Canada.

Canada outline maps were due today.

We reviewed Chapter 6, Section 1 about the 4 regions of Canada: The Atlantic Provinces, The Core Provinces, The Prairie Provinces (with Ms. Francouer's favorite province name ever: Saskatchewan) and British Columbia and the Territories.

Assignment: Read Section 2 (p. 165-169) and complete the Section 2 Notes and Study Guide.

English/Literature 7

English 7 --

We are working on our spooky stories! Many students will be finishing rough drafts and heading to the computer lab to type. I am excited to see what they have come up with!

*Just a note: This is an in-class assignment, so I have stressed the importance of utilizing class work time. Many students have a co-author they are working with; this is not an assignment to be worked on at home. The students are aware and are all on board.

Homework: Vocabulary #6. There will be a short quiz tomorrow.

Literature 7 --

We are continuing through House on Mango Street. The students are working on double entry journals. These journals are designed to help students think critically about specific passages from the book. They are doing a fabulous job!