7th Grade Math

Quiz on chapter 10. Homework: Practice test form D. Page 465, problems 1-16. Test and notes tomorrow.

Pre-Algebra

Take chapter 11 quiz. Homework: Practice test form D. Page 555, problems 1-20. Test and notes tomorrow.

Science 8

Invertebrate information placed on poster paper;Students had time to collaborate w/ person researching the same subject.

Vocabulary for Invertebrates due Friday!

Literature 8

I Am the Cheese...finished reading through page 135; A review assignment was given.

Mrs. Mike...read & review chapter 12-14.

Health 7

Student played a BINGO review game to review for their test next week.
Test will cover the following:
Male & Female reproductive diagrams
pp. 159-165; 216-218; 220-224 in the text.

Health 8

Students learned and practiced the three action steps: Check, call, care when responding to an emergency.

Health 8

Students took their Nutrition Test today in class.

Health 7

Students learned about the male reproductive system in class today.

Students will be tested on the following information next week:

Male and female reproductive diagrams
The following pp. in the text: 159-165; 216-218; 220-224

Algebra

Lesson 9.8, part 2. Problems 24, 25, 34-48 even and quiz 1-13. Test and notes on Friday.

7th Grade Math

Chapter 10 Review. Pages 462-464. Problems 6-31. Quiz tomorrow and test and notes on Friday.

Science 8

Work day to complete Invertebrate research.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 11-8 worksheets. Enrichment is extra-credit. Quiz tomorrow and test and notes on Friday.

Literature 8

I Am the Cheese...Read Interview #11 pgs. 107-115

Mrs. Mike...Started Chapters 12-14

Language Arts~
Day Two of spring writing assessment.

Homework: nouns -- due on Friday, May 8th

Literature~
Assigned reading for reading journal #4
Milkweed - pgs. 127 - 164
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - pgs. 125 - 160

Reading journal & Chapter check tomorrow: May 7th

Science 8

Invertebrates
Each student was assigned one of twelve invertebrate groups to research using their text and one additional source (provided). They have tomorrow to finish the research during class.

Vocabulary from Chapters 1 & 2 was assigned...due on Friday.

Literature 8

Mrs. Mike...had work time to complete review of chapters 9-11

I Am the Cheese...We corrected review of 87-106 & participated in a group "character" review activity.

Health 7

Students learned about the male reproductive system in class today. Students are to finish reading pp. 220-224 and complete the crossword puzzle.

Students will be tested on the following information next week:
Male and female reproductive diagrams
The following pp. in the text: 159-165; 216-218; 220-224

Health 8

Students began the American Red Cross First Aid & Safety class today. Upon successful completion of the class, students will be certified for First Aid and Adult CPR. Students learned about how to recognize an emergency and reasons why people do not react in a situation.

Applied Math 7

Lesson 92: Finding the Whole Group when a Fraction is Known
Assignment: Complete Lesson 92

Applied Math 8

Lesson 7-8: The Percent Proportion
Assignment: p. 325 #3-18 AND p. 582 #1-20

Social Studies 8

Students worked in their groups to analyze items 6.7 - 6.14 of their DBQ packets. The analyzations are due tomorrow and will be discussed in class.

All social studies classes participated in a presentation about involvement in the high school by Mrs. Willems and high school students, and also completed an interest survey.

Science 7

We've started our last group presentations - Rocks! Each class has a different assignment tonight, but all are due tomorrow. Each class will have a quiz on rocks on Wednesday. After that, we start our new topics in astronomy!!

Social Studies 7

We are continuing with our study of Political Science. We have been working on the readings for the unit, and will be completed with the readings tomorrow. We will be having a quiz on Wednesday.

Algebra

Lesson 9.7, pages 551 and 553. Problems 13-33, 39, 40 and 44-66 even. Test and notes on Friday.

7th Grade Math

Lesson 10-8, pages 453-454. Problems 6-13 and 19-22. Quiz on Thursday. Test and notes on Friday.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 11-8, pages 550-551. Problems 8-25. Quiz on Thursday. Test and notes on Friday.

Health 7

Went over the female reproductive system in class today.
Study diagram.

Health 8

Reviewed for Nutrition test on Wednesday.

Science 8

All Plant work returned/text books turned in.
ANIMALS...books distributed and 1.1 reading and review assigned.

Literature 8

Finish reading & complete the review assigned.

I Am the Cheese...pages 87-106
Mrs. Mike...Chapters 9-11

Applied Math 7

Lesson 91: Volume
Assignment: Complete Lesson 91

Applied Math 8

Corrected Lesson 7-7.
Assignment: 7-7 Packet
The Chapter 7 Test will be on Friday.

Social Studies 8

We continued with our WWI DBQ (Document Based Questioning) Unit.

Science 8

Test Chapter 5 today! Extra credit offered...due Monday.

Literature 8

Quiz today...enjoy the weekend. Help with yard work!

Applied Math 7

Test 18 today. No homework.
Any outstanding math assignments will be entered in the gradebook as zeros for progress reports.

Social Studies 8

Today students began a Document Based Questioning (DBQ) unit for WWI. Students will be analyzing primary sources from WWI such as photographs, letters, statistics, and political cartoons.
Any outstanding assignments to date will be entered as zeros in the gradebook for progress reports.

Applied Math 8

Lesson 7-7: Percent of a Number
Assignment: p. 320 #4-18 AND p. 582 (Lesson 7-7) #1-20
All outstanding assignments will be entered as zeros in the gradebook for progress reports.

Science 8

The chapter 5 test is tomorrow...STUDY!

Literature 8

Quiz tomorrow for both classes & books.
I Am the Cheese...pages 1-86
Mrs. Mike Chapters 1-8

Social Studies 8

Students were given the hour to complete the WWI packets. These were due at the end of the hour today.

Applied Math 8

Corrected Lesson 7-6.
Assignment: 7-6 Packet
Any outstanding work not submitted by tomorrow will be recorded on progress reports as zeros (0).

Applied Math 7

Review for Test 18 today. Review work can be used on the test!

Science 7

The classes are doing a great job so far on their subject presentations. We have finished plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Tomorrow there will be a mineral quiz, which will complete our mineral section. Also due tomorrow is the mineral packet that was given out on Tuesday. The rock groups will begin their presentations on Monday May 4.
*I have offered extra credit for students, but haven't had a lot of takers...

Algebra

Lesson 9.6, part 2. Pages 546-547, problems 35-48 and quiz 2 1-13. Test, quiz and notes tomorrow.

Applied Math 7

Lesson 90: Multiplication Rule for Equations
Set 90 was done together in class and should have been submitted before students left.

Applied Math 8

Lesson 7-6: Percents Greater than 100% and less than 1%
Assignment: p. 317-318 #4-36

Science 8

Flower project turned in.
Seed planting Lab completed and turned in...you can take your plants home now!
Notes and review sheet on 5.5 due Thursday.
Bingo review Thursday...test chapter 5 FRIDAY!

Literature 8

I Am the Cheese...pages 67-86 & review due Thursday.

Mrs. Mike...chapters 6-8 & review due Thursday.

Quiz on both books Friday!

7th Grade Math

Lesson 10-7, pages 448-450. Problems 4-19 and 24-28. Please look over page 438, problems 3-16 for tomorrow's mid-chapter test and quiz. Notes are due tomorrow.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 11-7, pages 546-547. Problems 13-35.

Social Studies 8

WWI Offensive Presentations today. The remainder of class time was given for students to work on their WWI packets. These are due tomorrow.

Science 8

Vocabulary on page 170...key terms...may be defined for extra credit. The test for chapter 5 is on Friday. Study!

Flower project due tomorrow!

Literature 8

I Am the Cheese...Review corrected. Read pages 67-75/finish summarizing Interview #6

Mrs. Mike...read chapters 6-8 and review by Thursday.

Quiz for both books on Friday..all study guides allowed as notes.

Health 7

Students will review the growth years and get an overview of the Endocrine System and why it is important in human growth and development.
Complete worksheet on the Endocrine System if not completed in class.

Health 8

Students are sugar and fat sleuths today looking at how much sugar and fat is actually in several snacks and beverages they consume on a regular basis. Finish Snack Attack, if not completed in class.

Applied Math 7

Lesson 89
Assignment: Complete Lesson 89 for tomorrow.

Applied Math 8

Students turned in Lesson 7-5.
Assignment: Complete the 7-5 packet, due tomorrow

Social Studies 8

Today students received a packet on WWI to read and complete by Thursday. Students in 3rd and 4th hours attending the honor roll trip will not recieve their packets until tomorrow, however, there will be time in class tomorrow for all hours to work and the packets are not due until Thursday.

Science 8

Last Flower Project work day. Due to the Honor Roll trip on Tuesday...students will not be expected to turn in flowers and all requirements until the start of class Wednesday.

Test chapter 5 on Friday!

Literature 8

I am the Cheese...Reading pages 44-66 and review.

Mrs. Mike...Chapters 4-5 and review assignment.

Applied Math 7

Lesson 88 today. Most was done together in class.
Assignment: finish lesson 88 (you should only have 6 problems left!) Students who attempt to submit lesson 88 as incomplete will not have their work accepted until the assigned problems are completed.

Algebra

Lesson 9.6, Part 1. Pages 544-545. Problems 9-26. Mid chapter test and quiz on Thursday.

7th Grade Math

Lesson 10-6, pages 442-443 Problems 6-14 and 18-23. Mid-Chapter test, quiz and notes on Wednesday.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 11-6, pages 540-541. Problems 9-20 and 23-28.

Language Arts - 8 (4/27-5/1)

This week we are in the final steps of the writing process for out research unit: revision, editting, and publishing.

Due dates:

Revised Rough Draft - Monday, April 27th
Peer Edit - Wednesday, April 29th
Final Essay - Monday, May 4th
Speech - Tuesday, May 5th

Keep up the great work!

Applied Math 8

Lesson 7-5: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Assignment: p. 314-315 #4-36

Social Studies 8

Final day in the computer lab to complete the WWI Offensives Project. This was due at the end of the hour today. No homework.

Science 8

Earth Day extra credit due today. Happy Arbor Day!

Work time to complete a 3-D Angiosperm. This project is due Tuesday. Monday is the last workday!

Literature 8

Reviews due today were corrected...we began our next section in each book.

I Am the Cheese...we read pages 44-56

Mrs. Mike...Chapters 4-5 and review due Tuesday.

Language Arts - 8

Weekend homework - revise rough draft!

Applied Math 7

Lesson 86: The Opposite of the Opposite; Algebraic Addition
Assignment: Complete Lesson 86

Applied Math 8

Corrected Lesson 7-4.
Assignment: 7-4 Packet. There is a review for tomorrow's mid-chapter test on p. 310. It is not required for students to complete this review, but it was encouraged.

Social Studies 8

World War I
Investigation and Presentation of Campaigns and Offensives
Requirements

2 maps with keys
Map showing planned offensive (if you were trying to communicate the goal of the plan through a map, what would it look like?)
Map showing locations of actual battles fought and territory gained or lost (the result map)

1 Write-Up
Description of the plan (Who’s idea was this plan? What was the purpose or goal of this plan?)

Description of the actual offensive (Include starting and ending dates, countries involved in the fighting, list of actual battles and their outcomes)

Analysis of the offensive
How did what actually happen differ from the plan?
Was this plan a good idea? Why or why not?
Was this plan a success? Why or why not?

1 group presentation to include
Information from your write-up
An explanation of your maps to the class


Due Dates
Maps and write-ups are due Monday, April 27th at the end of social studies class
ALL presentations will be Wednesday, April 29th

Offensives
1. Schlieffen Plan
2. Meuse-Argonne Offensive
3. Second Battle of the Marne ( 5th Ludendorf Offensive, Oise-Aisne Offensive, Aisne – Marne Counter Offensive)
4. Somme Offensive
5. Seige of Verdun
6. Brusilov Offensive
7. Plan 17

Science 8

Seed Propagation Article & questions due today. We also started our 3-D Angiosperm project.
Students are encouraged to work wisely...this is due on Tuesday next week. I have supplied the materials myself so any donations from home would be appreciated:
Green plant tape
plant wire
solid colored fabric or felt
glue gun sticks (small tube)
green duck tape
pipe cleaners
***ask your student...they will know what they want for their flower!

Literature 8

Work Day today...
I Am the Cheese...should be read through pg. 43 and review 25-43 finished by Friday
Journal entries 1-4 should also be finished.

Mr. Mike...Chapters 2-3 read with study guide finished.

Health 8

Students learned about portion sizes and BMI today. Complete worksheet if you did not finish in class.
Assignment: Bring in 5 food labels from your favorite snack foods and beverages. A t least 3 snack labels and 1 beverage label minimum.

Health 7

Students completed test today. Make sure you turn in your parent-signed Human Growth and Development permission slip by Friday.

Social Studies 8

Today students learned that WWI marked the beginning of modern warfare through the use of airplanes, poison gas, and machine guns. WWI also marked the first use of trench warfare. Students learned about the unpleaseant conditions soldiers experienced while in the trenches, then participated in a simulation of trench warfare. Students concluded that trench warfare is an ineffective strategy because it results in a stalemate.

Assignment: Complete the Trench Warfare worksheet - due today in class if finished, otherwise can be turned in tomorrow with no penalty.

Applied Math 7

Test 17 today. No homework.

Applied Math 8

Lesson 7-4: Scale Drawings
Assignment: p. 306-307 #3-22 NO #20
Mid-Chapter Test on Friday.

7th Grade Math

Lesson 10-5, pages 436-437. Problems 10-31 and 35-45. Mid-chapter test, quiz and notes on Friday.

Pre-Algebra

Mid-Chapter Practice test on page 530. Problems 1-15. Lesson 11-4, page 643. Problems 1-24. Test, quiz and notes tomorrow.

Algebra

Chapter 9 review in the back of the book. Problems 2-40 even. Test on Thursday.

Health 8

Students completed an activity Portion Distortion, which identified how we tend to eat larger portion sizes than we need. Students then learned about BMI and the energy balance equation.

Assignment: complete handout and bring in 5 food labels from favorite snack foods- at least 3 of them must be snack foods.

Applied Math 7

Review for Test 17 was done together in class.

Applied Math 8

Corrected Lesson 7-3.
Assignment: 7-3 Packet

Social Studies 8

Today students participated in an alliance simulation. Students belonged to different countries on an imaginary continent. Given background information and the goal of keeping peace, students worked to form alliances with other countries, then reacted, based on their alliances, to events that occurred on the continent.

Science 8

Planting of seeds today.
Students also read an article on Propagation of Seeds with questions(DUE at the end of class WEDNESDAY!).
A 3-D project sheet was also passed out so they can begin planning.

Literature 8

I Am the Cheese...read pages 12-24 and complete review/interview 1-3 should be in your journal.

Mrs. Mike...read chapters 2-3 and complete your review.

Health 7

Students are playing a tic tac toe review game for their test on Thursday. Make sure you read over your handouts on alcohol, tobacco and marijuana before the test.

7th Grade Math

Lesson 10-4, pages 430-431. Problems 8-24 and 27-32. Mid-chapter test, quiz and notes on Friday.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 11-4, pages 528-529. Problems 10-23 and 30-36. Mid-chapter test, quiz, and notes on Wednesday.

Algebra

Lesson 9.4, pages 529-531. Problems 18-44 even, 52, 57, 65, and 72-82 even. Test, quiz and notes on Wednesday.

Applied Math 7

Lesson 85: Circumference and Pi
Lesson 85 was completed together in class. Students should have shown work and submitted their worksheets before leaving. Students will not recieve points on problems that do not have work shown since all the work was shown on the overhead.

Science 8

A review of chapter 5 so far...
Seed Plants, Gymnosperms & Angiosperms

We also took notes on 5.4 tropisms and had a review assignment.

Literature 8

Each hour started a new book. The assignments vary for each book and will sometimes vary by the class period.


"I Am the Cheese"
Read pages 1-11 and complete review

"Mrs. Mike" Read chapter 1 and complete review.

Applied Math 8

Lesson 7-3: Solving Proportions
Assignment: p. 299 #4-39

Language Arts - 8 (4/20-4/24)

This week we are focusing on organizing and typing our rough drafts for the Hispanic American research unit. Some upcoming deadlines are:

Wednesday, April 22nd - Outline completed
Monday, April 27th - Rough draft completed
Wednesday, April 29th - Peer edit completed
Monday, May 4th - Final due
Tuesday, May 5th - Speeches begin

Social Studies 8

Today we discussed background information on the causes of WWI including the rise of nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and the formation of secret alliances.
Students have a four-part homework assignment - (1) list the tensions in Europe prior to WWI *this was done in class,* (2) list the countries involved in the two main alliances - the Central Powers and the Allied Powers, (3) color a map and make a key showing the locations of the Central Powers and Allied Powers, and finally (4) write a paragraph explaining the benefits and risks of forming alliances between countries *discussed in class.*