Language Arts (11/10-11/14)

This week there are three days of testing so we will not have vocabulary. Monday, you will receive the outline for your essay and you should work on that throughout the week. The outline will be due Monday, Nov. 17th. If you have any questions, please come see me before or after school.

Friday we will be going to the library and books are due that day so remember to bring them!

Health 8

Students took notes on serving sizes for food items to be used as a guide for their nutrition project.

Due 11/12: Design for daily food log. See example in packet.

Health 7

Students completed their Anti-ads for tobacco and alcohol in class today.

Algebra

Students finished their mid-chapter three test. No homework.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 3-4, pages 135-136. Problems 12-34. 8th graders bring calculators on Wednesday for your WKCE testing.

7th Grade Math

Lesson 3-4, pages 123-124. Problems 11-58. Mid-chapter test, quiz and notes tomorrow.

Science 8

We began chapter two today. I assigned independent study work due to the W.K.C.E. testing schedule. All students should complete their work by Friday...at the start of class. We did Chapter 2.1 together. If students plan and use work time properly there should be little to no outside of class work time needed.

Science 7

Today due to operator confusion ;) we had a change in plans. We reviewed the events from Friday and that lead right into the reading of section 2.5, Precipitation. Students were actively involved in discussions! There was an assignment, pg 65 the section 5 assessment. Students were given class time to complete this, most finished. If not, it is due tomorrow in their notebooks.

Social Studies 7

Today students completed readings 4-9 in needed. We then discussed the readings and corrected the assignments from readings 1 to reading 9.

State Testing Week

W.K.C.E. testing begins tomorrow. Make sure to get plenty of rest, eat a good breakfast, and try your best!

Testing will take place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during morning classes.

Literature 8

We took the book test today. The students were allowed to use their character charts as notes. We will watch the movie...a 1945 Black & White classic account of the story on Friday.

FYI...I will not have literature classes Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday due to the WKCE testing. Classes will resume on Friday.

Special Announcement

All this week, November 10-14, homerooms will be participating in the Student Council Food Drive. Each homeroom has been assigned a specific item to collect. They are as follows:

Corn – Francoeur/Powers
Tomato Products (paste, sauce) – King/Whitmore
Salt – Stachowski/Fadroski
Tuna – Moran/Leal
Peas – Rehm/Smith
Peaches – Lewis/Wolf

The top 3 homerooms with the most food collected per student (number of cans divided by number of students - to be fair to smaller homerooms) will receive participation posters that will count toward the end of the year pizza party!

Applied Math 7

We reviewed for Test 5 and made more corrections to our reviews. When reviews were corrected, students were able to use them on the test. No homework today!

Applied Math 8

Today we reviewed Box and Whisker Plots.
Assignment: the 2-6 packet - due Wednesday because of WKCE testing tomorrow

Social Studies 8

Today we reviewed and discussed Sections 3-4 of Chapter 7 - the early civilizations, colonizations, and independence. We also reviewed for the Chapter 7 quiz which will be next Monday. Students were reminded that the Chapter 7 MAP quiz is on Friday and that it is their responsibility to study their maps for the quiz.
We also had a short discussion about Veteran's Day (tomorrow) and students were encouraged to wear red, white, and blue to show their support for our veterans.
Assignment: Chapter 7 Vocabulary Worksheet