Friday, November 13, 2009

You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go. Other:

• Due Mon., 11/16: Bring in Fundrasing packet and all payments collected.
• Sign up for one shift at the Winter Fair (Sat., 12/5). Sign up for a time slot other than 12:00 or 1:20.

Math: 7th & 8th Grade:

• Due Mon., 11/16:
  • Turn in Math's Mates 1.8, already corrected in class on Thursday.
  • Complete your work for fundraiser sales.
  • In LA journal, write a one-page entry titled "My Participation Experience with the Fundraiser." (These will not be shared with the class)

Social Studies:

• Due Mon., 11/16: Finish illustration of Alexandria.

Science:

• None assigned.

Language Arts:

• Due Mon., 11.6: Using reference books, encyclopedia, Internet, collect more information about the god(dess) whom you are researching to create your puppet. Record the information on the form provided. Be certain to state where each fact can be found (URL or book ref. with page number) and use quotation marks around material copied directly from your sources.
• If you find any websites that you think will be useful for others, comment on this post with the URL and a brief description of for whom you think it will be useful (you can comment even if you don't have a Blogger/Gmail account).

Moment of Zen: Start watching the sky tonight, folks! This year's Leonid meteor showers are predicted to run from 11/13-11/21, with a peak on Tuesday night, when there may be as many as 500 meteors per hour! Follow the link for information about where in the sky to look.

Ancient Greece Independent Project - Due Date Checklist

• Friday, Nov. 13: On worksheet, precisely describe what you are going to make that you will present at the Museum to teach others about your topic.
• Tuesday, Nov. 17: Have a minimum of 3 sources for your information (using at least one book source) written as a bibliography, according to the format provided.
• Friday, Nov. 20: Present your notes addressing the required questions.
• Monday, Nov. 23: Typed drafts of answers to the list of questions provided that are required for this project.
• Tuesday, Nov. 24: Detailed layout sketch of what your poster/model/board will look like

Thanksgiving Vacation Nov. 26-Nov. 30

• Tuesday, Dec. 1: Submit a list of steps with time allotment showing how you will complete the project by the following Tuesday, 12/8
• Wednesday, Dec. 2: Final drafts of answers to questions due.
• Thursday, Dec. 3: Submit a photo of your project so far.
• Friday, Dec. 4: Work on project day. Bring in work (typing or constructing) on your project.
• Tuesday, Dec. 8: Your projects are due in class today. Project peer feedback day: We will spend some time giving you feedback on the museum display you have made. All text needs to be typed, except for certain headings.
• Thursday, Dec. 10 Museum Presentations, 1:30 PM

Thursday, November 12, 2009

You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go. Math: 7th & 8th Grade:

• Test tomorrow, Fri., 11/13, on Math's Mates Term 1. Use completed, corrected MM sheets for review.

Science:

• Due Fri., 11/13: Read Mesopotamian Science handout and answer attached questions.

Social Studies:

• None assigned.

Language Arts:

• Due Fri., 11/13: Reread the Prometheus poem several times to become very familiar with it. Memorize the lines you have been assigned to know by heart for Thursday's performance.

Moment of Zen: Camels graze next to a ship abandoned in the Aral Sea bed. (click picture for larger version) Follow this link to see satellite photos of the Aral each year from 2000 to the present. I was there in 2002, visiting the city of Aralsk, Kazakhstan, not marked on this map, but on what was the Northeast coast in the 1960s. While the dramatic evaporation of the lower section is the most striking change, note that the upper section actually has expanded some. (NASA Earth Observatory) You can also see satellite shots of the Aral from 1964, 1973, 1987 and 1999 by following this link. (U.S. Geological Survey) Along this link are photos from Moynaq, Uzbekistan, another former coastal fishing city. (October 2008)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go. Math: 7th & 8th Grade:

• Due Thurs., 11/12: Math's Mates, Term 1, Ex. 8. No need to turn in corrections for 1.7 this week, but you should start 1.8 with the numbers you missed on 1.7. As always, show work for * problems on a separate sheet of white, lined paper.
• Fri., 11/13: Term 1 test for Math's Mates

Social Studies:

• Due Thurs., 11/12: Empire of Alexander the Great Map Activity

Science:

• None assigned

Language Arts:

• Due Thurs., 11/12: Finish Goddess of Yesterday
  1. Read to the end of the book (Chs. 14-17, 44 pages or about 15 pages/day)
  2. For each chapter, on white, lined paper, compose a chapter title. In one or two sentences, explain why you chose that title. Quality is expected.
• Due Thurs., 11/12: Significant progress made on knitting a hat or scarf for buddies' project. Have in school and at home. See Grace and/or Jane before school or at lunch time before Wed. for assistance, if needed.
• Musicians playing with Nick will be rehearsing on Thursday from 12:45-1:25. Bring your instruments!

Moment of Zen: I cannot overstate how amusing this collection of old photos is

Monday, November 9, 2009

You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go. Math: 7th Grade:

• Due Tue., 11/10: Complete 4.1 (about the return van trip from Williamsburg to Philadelphia) on p. 50-51 of CMP book - part (a) only. You'll make your own table and graph on separate paper.

8th Grade:

• Due Tue., 11/12: Complete 3.2, parts (a), (d) and parts of (b) not completed (everything but the tables), on p. 39 of CMP book, continuing exploration of proposed walkathon pledge plans. Write in complete, edited sentences.

Social Studies:

• None assigned.

Science:

• Due Tue., 11/10: Revise the "Shackleton to Ice Core" summary if it was handed back today, either typed or neatly handwritten on a separate sheet of paper.

Language Arts:

• Due Thurs., 11/12: Finish Goddess of Yesterday
  1. Read to the end of the book (Chs. 14-17, 44 pages or about 15 pages/day)
  2. For each chapter, on white, lined paper, compose a chapter title. In one or two sentences, explain why you chose that title. Quality is expected.
• Due Thurs., 11/12: Significant progress made on knitting a hat or scarf for buddies' project. Have in school and at home. See Grace and/or Jane before school or at lunch time before Wed. for assistance, if needed.

Spanish: 7th Grade:

• Due Tue., 11/10: Read Ch. 2 in Pobre Ana and write a list of new words in the chapter.

8th Grade:

• Nada

Moment of Zen: More in this photoblog dedicated to strange, old, black and white photos