Applied Math

Lesson 81 - Ratio Problems Involving Totals
Assignment: Quiz 81 (open book) AND p. 363 Practice and #1-14

Social Studies 8

Chapter 24 1920s Advertisement Projects due today.
Notes on Chapter 25, The Great Depression, Section 1.
Assignment: Read Section 1, p. 778-783 and do the Section 1 Worksheet.

Language Arts - 8

Today the rough draft for the research paper will be due by the end of the hour. Starting today and into tomorrow, students will be peer editing one another's papers. Friday will be our last day as a class to type in the lab, and the final research papers are due on Monday, May 19th.

Social Studies 7

Discussed the different forms of government.

Science 7

Corrected Wave Erosion Packet and students worked on Wind Erosion Packet.

Algebra

Lesson 10.7, part 2. Page 623, problems 51-61 odd and 63-69. Quiz tomorrow, test on Friday.

7th grade math

Lesson 12-1, pages 516-517. Problems 7-19 and 24-29.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 12-4, pages 576-577. Problems 11-40 and 42-48. Quiz and Mid-chapter test on Friday, notes on Friday.

Health 8

Students were in the computer lab accessing www.mypyramid.gov to collect personal information regarding the Food Guide Pyramid and the online food and exercise tracker available for their use.

Health 7

Students took notes on the functions of the anatomical parts for the male and female reproductive systems.

Science 8

Quiz on Animal Characteristics, Sponges and Cnidarians today. We completed our note chart on Worms...a review assignment is due on Wednesday.

Literature 8

Review assignment for "Let Me Hear You Whisper" due by the end of class. The Moustache By Robert Cormier is our next selection Pages 140-147.

Social Studies 8

Students were again reminded that missing work from Chapter 24 turns into zeros on Friday. Many students need to complete and submit their Chapter 24 review.
The hour was spent in the computer lab for students to work on their vintage advertisements. These are due tomorrow, but could be turned in today if students finished.

Applied Math

Test 16 today - extra credit from yesterday will be added in, and students who submit their completed test review will receive an additional 2% on the final grade.

Algebra

Lesson 10-7 part 1, pages 622-623. Problems 18-62 even.

7th grade math

Lesson 12-4, pages 534-535. Problems 7-22 and 25-30.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 12-3, pages 572-573. Problems 12-37 and 39-44.

Social Studies 8

All missing work from chapter 24 (The Roaring Twenties) was written on the board today for students to see. Work not turned in by Friday will turn to zeros.
Students were assigned the Chapter 24 Assessment project (due Wednesday) - making a 1920s vintage advertisement. Students will choose a product that was popular in the 1920s and design an 8.5 x 11 advertisement for it. Computer lab time was given today, and students will also have time to work tomorrow.

Applied Math

Test 16 tomorrow!
Students were given time to complete extra credit problems to be used with the test score and were assigned the Test 16 Review to be attached to the test tomorrow - worth +2% on the final percentage!

Science 8

Video...Coral Reef. Quiz tomorrow on Animal Characteristics, Sponges and Cnidarians. Notes allowed!

Literature 8

"Let me Hear Your Whisper" by Paul Zindel finished today

Social Studies 7

Political Science Readings 1-3 were corrected in class today . Readings 3, 4 and 5 were assigned.

Science 7

Students are to complete the packet on Wave Erosion that was partially completed in class today.

Science 8

Progress report grades were posted and should be home by the end of next week. We watched a video on the Seasons of the Sea...Coral Reef to continue on Monday.

Literature 8

Questions due today from The Monkey's Paw were turned in. We read a play by Paul Zindel titled "Let Me Hear You Whisper". We will continue reading on Monday.

Applied Math

Lesson 80 - Percent of a Number

Assignment: Quiz 80 (open book) and p. 642 (supplemental practice for Lesson 80) #1-12

4th Quarter Progress Report Grades were posted today, and all graded assignments up to this point were handed back.

Social Studies 8

Notes on Chapter 24, Section 3 -The Jazz Age
Assignment: Chapter 24 Review (p. 771-772) #1-11

4th Quarter Progress Report Grades were posted today, and all graded assignments up to this point were handed back.

Science 8

Sponge Comparison Lab...Absorbency
Cnidarian notes
No Homework

Literature 8

The Monkey's Paw...Today we listened to the story version compared to the Play on Wednesday. Complete questions a-e AND 2-4 on page 198.

7th grade math

Reviewed for chapter 11 test. Test and quiz tomorrow and note check.

Algebra

Lesson 10.6, pt.1. Page 614-615. Problems 18-46 even.

Pre-Algebra

Page 645, problems 1-29

Social Studies 7

The test about Geography was taken today.

Science 7

A test about Glaciers was taken today!

Social Studies 8

Note Check today - students who have been participating in taking notes will receive full points, while students who have chosen not to take notes will recieve a zero.

Notes on Chapter 24, Section 2 - Life in the 1920s.
Assignment: Read Section 3 (p. 765-769) and 24.3 Worksheet

Applied Math

Basic Facts in Multiplication and Division
Review with adding signed numbers and working with symbols of inclusion
Lesson 79 - Area of a Triangle
Assignment: Quiz 79 (open book), p. 641 (Supplemental Practice for Lesson 79) #1-6, and p. 356 #7-16

Algebra

Lesson 10.5 part 2. Page 608. Problems 56-58, 63, 87-96.

7th grade math

Practice test, page 507. Problems 1-16. Quiz tomorrow and test on Friday.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 12-2, pages 567. Problems 10-29.

Social Studies 7

The Geography test is on Thursday.

Science 7

Glacier slide test was given today. A short quiz about glaciers will be given tomorrow.

Applied Math

Lesson 78 - Adding Signed Numbers
Assignment: Quiz 78 (open book) and p. 641 (supplemental practice for Lesson 78) #1-12

Social Studies 8

Notes on Chapter 24, Section 1 - The Roaring Twenties, Boom Times!
Assignment: Read Section 2 p. 758-764, Worksheet 24.1

*Some students have developed a bad habit of ignoring notes during lecture and therefore will have notes checked for a grade tomorrow. Students with notes from today will recieve full points, students who chose not to participate in the note-taking process will receive zeros.

Social Studies 7

Students are completing a Review of the Geography Unit.

Science 7

There will be a slide test tomorrow on Glaciers and Glacial Features.

Science 8

Today we corrected our Animal Characteristics review and briefly discussed each major phylum of animals. Animal Diversity Crossword was assigned and is due on Wednesday.

Literature 8

We re-read the 5 Minute mystery#3 and solved it as a class. We then spent time discussing our end of the year work. Both first and second hour decided to read short stories/examples of various genres not yet covered.
Assignment: 5 Minute Mystery #4

Social Studies 8

Chapter 23 (WWI) Test
Assignment: Read Chapter 24 Section 1 (The Roaring Twenties - Boom Times) p. 752-757. Do the 24.1 Vocab Worksheet.

Applied Math

Lesson 77 - Symbols of Inclusion
Assignment: Quiz 77 (open book), p. 344 practice problems, p. 345-346 #11-18
Extra Credit Option: p. 346 #19-30 (Today's the last day this week extra credit will be offered!)

Social Studies 7

Students worked on a review of the Geography Unit.

Science 7

Glaciers were discussed today while students took notes and viewed slides. There will be a quiz on this material on Wednesday.

Science 8

Discussed Animals...notes. Complete the review for Section 1 Chapter 1 (pgs. 6-11)
Showcase is due on Thursday, May 22nd.

Literature 8

Finished the end of CLUE...the movie. Discussed our next project. Assignment: Read and solve the 5 minute mystery #3

7th Grade Math

Lesson 11-8, Page 503. Problems 6-14 and 18-19. Quiz Thursday, test and notes due on Friday.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 12-1, pages 562-563. Problems 3-31 and 33-40.

Algebra

Lesson 10-5, pages 607-608. Problems 15-47.

Language Arts - 8 (5/5-5/9)

This week we are back in the classroom organizing the research we found on our famous Hispanic American. On Monday we will be working on parenthetical citations, thesis statements, and the outline. Tuesday we will look at a sample research paper and discuss formating. By the beginning of the hour Friday, everyone should be finished with their detailed outline and be ready to type their title and outline page.

Applied Math

Lesson 76 - Classifying Triangles
Assignment: Quiz 76 (open book), p. 340 practice problems
Extra Credit option - Problem Set 76
*Today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday) will be the only days this week when extra credit is offered. Students were encouraged to take advantage of these opportunites.

Social Studies 8

We reviewed key points from Chapter 23 in preparation for the test tomorrow.
Assignment: Chapter 23 Review (p. 741-742) #1-11 and #13-16, p 743-Test Practice

Algebra

Practice worksheet 10.4, problems 2-40 even.

Pre-Algebra

Chapter 11 test, no homework.

7th grade math

Lesson 11.6 page 591, problems 1-15. Lesson 11.7 page 592, problems 1-9.

Health 8

Students completed test in class today. If absent, please schedule a time at lunch to make-up the test.

Current grades will be posted in my classroom every Monday, along with reports for missing assignments. It is the students responsibility to check if they have any missing work. They can do this before/after class or during work time.

Health 7

Student completed test today. If absent, you need to schedule a time at lunch to make it up.

Current grades will be posted in the classroom every Monday, along with any missing assignments a student might have. It is the students responsibility to check for missing work.

Science 8

Chapter 4-5 test today...hope you did well!

Literature 8

The Movie Clue...continued

Social Studies 8

Students viewed the video Dear Home: Letters from World War I.
Study for the Chapter 23 Test this weekend!

Applied Math 8

Test 15 today. No Assignment.

Algebra

Lesson 10-4, pages 600-602. Problems 20-42 even, 44-54, 59, 65,70, 75, 80-82.

7th Grade Math

Lesson 11-7, page 500. Problems 6-12 and 15-20.

Pre-Algebra

Chapter 11 review, pages 552-553. Problems 10-50 even. Chapter 11 test tomorrow and note grade.

Science 8

Chapter 4-5 review today in class
Test on Plants Friday...STUDY!

Literature 8

The Movie: CLUE

Social Studies 7

Students worked on a Geography Review Crossword Puzzle.

Science 7

Today we completed the video about caves. Students were assigned the task of completing a Venn Diagram which compared and contrasted a Continental Glacier with a Valley Glacier. these diagrams were collected at the end of the hour.

Health 7

Students accessed a website and answered questions to check to see if it was a reliable resource for health information for drug and alcohol prevention information.

Students will have thier unit test on Friday (A-day) and Monday (B-day).

Permission slips for Human Growth and Development should be signe by a parent and turned in no later than Monday (5/5).

I will be posting my gradebook in my classroom for students to view their current grade and if they have any missing assignments. It will be updated every Monday. Students may check it before/after class or during work time. I will no longer waste class time to alert students that they have missing assignments. It is their responsibility.

Applied Math

Extra Credit options and Test 15 Review. Extra Credit must be turned in at the end of class. Completed Test Reviews will count for +2% if attached to the test tomorrow.
Assignment: Complete Test 15 Review (if not already done) and review for tomorrow's test!

Health 8

Students reviewed and studied for their Fitness Unit test on Friday (A-day) and Monday (B-day). Extra-credit puzzles are due before their test.

My gradebook will be posted in my classroom and updated every Monday so that students may view thier current grade and if they have any missing assignments. I will no longer take class time to let students know they are missing assignments. It will be their responsibility to check before or after class or during work time.

Social Studies 8

Notes on Chapter 23 Section 4 - Establishing Peace (Done with the chapter!)
Assignment: Chapter 23 Packet, review notes and text for the test next Tuesday!

8th Grade Family and Consumer Education

Each class is working on thier restaurant simualtion experience.
Please ask you child about the "restaurant" thier class will be running.
An invitation should be coming home for you. Any extra help in the kitchen
your child does can be used as extra credit - as long as they are apart of the
clean-up!!

Science 8

Assignment corrected and then students completed the Flower Dissecting lab on pages 158-159 in their text.

Literature 8

Movies finished up today. First and second hours will be switching movies for the rest of the week.

Social Studies 7

Students practiced using a map scale to determine distance and the time it would take to fly to different destinations.

Science 7

Caves and cave features were discussed and slides were shown.

Applied Math

Lesson 75 - Variables and Evaluation
Assignment: Quiz 75 (open book), p. 335-336 a-c, and p.640 (Supplemental Practice for Lesson 75) #1-6
Extra Credit Option: Problem Set 75 #10-30

Social Studies 8

Notes on Section 3 - Americans in WWI
Students were encouraged to begin reviewing for the WWI test next Tuesday, and were given time to begin studying and/or make up any missing assignments.
Assignment: Read Section 4 (p. 735-739) and do the Section 4 (23.4) Vocab Worksheet

Science 7

Today was a Nature Area Workday!

Language Arts - 8 (4/28-5/2)

This week we are spending all of our time in the library researching. By today, you should have showed me that you were able to find three sources. The rest of the week will be dedicated to taking noted in the library and by Friday you should have five pages of written notes. Remember, you need to take all three types of notes: direct quote, paraphrase, and summary.

Algebra

Lesson 10-3, part 2. Pages 593-596. Problems 36-42, 47-50, 56-58, 65, 70,75,80, 81 and quiz 1 1-17. Quiz tomorrow.

7th Grade Math

Lesson 11-5, pages 491-492. Problems 8-21 and 23-27.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 11-8, pages 550-551. Problems 8-25, 27-28. Test on Friday, Quiz on Thursday and note grade on Friday.

Science 8

Angiosperms notes today.
Students worked on a monocot and dicot chart as well as prepared for tomorrow's flower dissection by learning the parts and function of a flower.

Literature 8

We continue to watch the movie for the books we have read

Applied Math

Lesson 74 - Fractional and Decimal Parts of a Number, Part 1

Assignment: Quiz 74 (open book), p. 331 a-d, and p. 332 8-13
Extra Credit Option: p. 332 #15-30

Social Studies 8

Notes on Section 2 - Americans Prepare for War
Assignment: Read Section 3 p. 730-734 and do the Section 3 (23.3) Worksheet

The Chapter 23 Test will be next Tuesday, May 6.

7TH GRADE FRENCH

WELCOME TO THE WEEK OF APRIL 28. CLASSES WILL CELEBRATE THE FRENCH LABOR DAY THIS WEEK WED. & THURS. THE ACTUAL FETE DU TRAVAIL IS MAY 1, BUT SINCE FRENCH MEETS EVERY OTHER DAY, YOUR CHILD WILL REMEMBER A TREAT TO SHARE EITHER FOR WED. OR THURS. THE GEOGRAPHY QUIZZES WERE HANDED BACK AND DISCUSSED THIS WEEK. ACTIVITY IN PROGRESS IS WORKING ON A FRENCH FLAG COLLAGE.

Science 8

Honor Roll trip today...students worked on mandatory extra credit. The vocabulary will enforce the subject matter and give each student some well needed extra credit to meet Honor roll in quarter 4.

Literature 8

Today we finished tests and started watching the movie for each book.

Applied Math

Students received a 3-page packet. 2 pages of the packet are review, 1 page is a challenge for bonus points. Packets are due at the end of the hour. Students with late/missing assignments had time to complete and turn in those assignments to help their grade.

Social Studies 8

Students viewed the biography of Henry Ford.