Friday, November 20, 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.
• Open Studio this Tuesday, 11/24 from 3-4 PM to work on puppets.

Math: 7th & 8th Grade:

• None assigned

Social Studies:

• 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
• Comment on this blog post with the address and a brief description of any websites you find that you think might be helpful to others. (Comments are open to anonymous posting, but will be screened).

Science:

• Due Mon., 11/23: "Units of Length" conversion worksheet, part II - Do #1-18 according to instructions. Use conversion factor handout for both conversion factors and examples of method demonstrated in class.

Language Arts:

• Due Mon., 11/23: Read for 20 minutes in your independent reading book twice and complete the next two reading log entries.

Spanish: 7th & 8th Grade:

• Due Mon., 11/23: Choose one article from the ¿Qué tal? magazine. Read the article and look up any new vocabulary. Be able to talk about it to the class in English and teach any new Spanish vocabulary to the class.

Moment of Zen: Bailey and Ben play a well-balance game of chess in Homework Club.

Thursday, November 19, 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 Fri., 11/20: Work on Math League for 20 min. past what was completed in class today. Show all work on separate sheet of white paper.

Social Studies:

• Due Fri., 11/20: Present your notes addressing the required questions (handed out today on yellow paper). See the rest of the due date checklist for this project

Science:

• None assigned

Language Arts:

• None assigned

Spanish: 7th Grade:

• Due Fri., 11/20: Finish Pobre Ana crucigrama.

8th Grade:

• Due Fri., 11/20: Finish Piratas questions.

Moment of Zen:

Wednesday, November 18, 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.
• OPEN STUDIO: Next Tuesday, 11/24 from 3-4 PM, Puppetwork Open Studio in the Atelier with Joy to work on god(dess) puppets. There is very little class time remaining for this project, especially with the field trip on Wednesday Afternoon.

Math:

• None assigned

Social Studies:

• Due Fri., 11/20: Present your notes addressing the required questions (handed out today on yellow paper). See the rest of the due date checklist for this project

Science:

• Due Thurs., 11/19: "Units of Length" conversion worksheet (metric prefixes).

Language Arts:

• Overdue: If you have not yet, bring in your black top & pants for Thursday's performance. Check this in with Grace in the morning, then keep in your cubby.
• Due Thurs., 11/19: On white, lined paper, write a well-developed ¶ describing why you chose your current independent reading book. Title of entry = Title of book + Author. Edit all.

Spanish: 7th Grade:

• Nada

8th Grade:

• Due Thurs., 11/19: Translate 3 "adjective ¶s" in the Johnny Depp article.

Moment of Zen: "Starry Night" redux, part ii: Starry night Lego mosaic. (click for artist's description of the process and more pictures)

Tuesday, November 17, 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.
• FIELD TRIP tomorrow Wednesday, 11/18 to the Smith College Art Museum to see their Greek Art collection. We will be riding over on a bus after lunch. Please wear good walking shoes and neat clothes.
• OPEN STUDIO: Next Tuesday, 11/24 from 3-4 PM, Puppetwork Open Studio in the Atelier with Joy to work on god(dess) puppets. There is very little class time remaining for this project, especially with the field trip on Wednesday Afternoon.

Math: 7th & 8th Grade:

• Due Wed., 11/18: Complete Math's Mate Term 2, Sheet 1, with work for * problems on a separate sheet of paper.

Social Studies

• Due Wed., 11/18:
  • Read Roman Republic handouts and answer attached questions.
  • Athens/Sparta letter rewrite.

Science:

• Due Wed., 11/18: Metric Worksheet II

Language Arts:

• Overdue: If you have not yet, bring in your black top & pants for Thursday's performance. Check this in with Grace in the morning, then keep in your cubby.
• Due Wed., 11/18:
  • Read for 20 min. in your independent reading book and complete first entry in reading log.
  • If you are an actor (not a shadow), bring in an accessory item that communicates your character (e.g., crown=Zeus).
• Due Thurs., 11/19: On white, lined paper, write a well-developed ¶ describing why you chose your current independent reading book. Title of entry = Title of book + Author. Edit all.

Spanish: 7th Grade:

• Nada

8th Grade:

• Due Thurs., 11/19: Translate 3 "adjective ¶s" in the Johnny Depp article.

Moment of Zen: Who knows where the idea for extreme ironing came from? Maybe because ironing and irony sound so similar. Regardless, extreme ironers have pressed their clothes in all kinds of hard to get at locations around the world. The sport's inventor, British knitwear factory worker Phil Shaw, describes it as, "the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt." Yup. Follow the link for more on extreme ironing. Also, Leonids still at their peak tonight if you're up late enough.

Monday, November 16, 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.
• FIELD TRIP this Wednesday, 11/18 to the Smith College Art Museum to see their Greek Art collection.
• OPEN STUDIO: This and next Tuesday, 11/17 and 11/24 from 3-4 PM, Puppetwork Open Studio in the Atelier with Joy to work on god(dess) puppets. There is very little class time remaining for this project, especially with the field trip on Wednesday Afternoon.

Math: 7th & 8th Grade:

• Due Tue., 11/17: Bring your independent reading book into class.

Social Studies:

• Due Tue., 11/17: Bibliography for Ancient Greece museum project
• Edit Athens/Sparta letter if handed back.

Science:

• Due Tue., 11/17:
  • Read handout on "History of the Metric System."
  • Make a diagram of how the meter was first determined.

Language Arts:

• Due Tue., 11/17: Bring in your black top & pants for Thursday's performance. Check this in with Grace in the morning, then keep in your cubby.
• Due Wed., 11/18: If you are an actor (not a shadow), bring in an accessory item that communicates your character (e.g., crown=Zeus).
• Due Thurs., 11/19: On white, lined paper, write a well-developed ¶ describing why you chose your current independent reading book. Title of entry = Title of book + Author. Edit all.

Spanish: 7th Grade:

• Due Tue., 11/17: Read & review capítulo 3 of Pobre Ana

8th Grade:

• Due Thurs., 11/19: Translate 3 "adjective ¶s" in the Johnny Depp article.

Moment of Zen: This picture was taken with a long exposure time, so you can see the changing positions of the stars in the sky through the night, as they seem to rotate around Polaris in the North. Leonids tonight!