November 26- December 1 Social Studies Ancient Greece Independent Project: You are to work on the museum display over the break. Begin gathering materials and designing your main demonstration (ppt, drawing, sculpture, diorama, etc.). You can also look ahead to the due dates: the final draft of the 4 Questions are due on Wed, Dec 2. Your list of "to dos" and time allotments are due Tues. Dec 1. For reference, here's the full list of project due dates leading up to the Dec. 10 museum exhibitions. Email John with questions: jvanbeckum -AT- iglide (dot) net (address mangled to protect against spambots - that last part will be @iglide.net) Have a great Thanksgiving holiday! John

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

General Announcements:

• 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.
• This Wednesday, Nov. 25, is the next day to turn in money students have earned towards their DC Trip share. Money should be turned in to Grace before 8:30 am on 11/25 either as cash or as a check made out to HCCPS. The recommended amount for this collection is $20, but please refer to your plan.

Math:

• None assigned

Social Studies:

• Due Wed., 11/25:
  • Make a cover for this Social Studies unit: "From Hunter Gatherers to Ancient Greece."
  • Test reflection: You should turn in your whole test with the blue rubric sheet and your reflection stapled to the back.

Science:

• Due Wed., 11/25: Metric/Imperial Conversion worksheet 1-14. Show your work, using the conversion ratios at the top of the page and the method used for the last sheet on Imperial conversions.

Language Arts:

• Due Wed., 11/25:
  • Bring in magazines, brochures, etc., that have colorful photos that can be used for collage making with residents at Overlook in the future. Place into box in LA classroom with tour name on the front cover.
  • Take home all costuming used in the myth scenes to wash as necessary. Have them ready to bring back to school on Monday, Dec. 7th. Those who need further costuming parts—in black—please find and bring in.

Moment of Zen: The Cooper's Hill Cheese Roll is an absurd but hardcore event that takes place every May in Gloucester, England, and has for hundreds of years. During the event, a 7-8 lb. wheel of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled down a very steep hill. Competitors, who come from all over the world for the event, chase the cheese down the hill. Broken bones are common and dozens of contestants from the several heats end up receiving medical attention for injuries sustained during the race. The winner's prize? They get to keep the cheese. Occasionally, they get to reclaim some of their dignity. Yes, there are videos of this fast and furious race on YouTube.

Monday, November 23, 2009

General Announcements:

• 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.
• This Wednesday, Nov. 25, is the next day to turn in money students have earned towards their DC Trip share. Money should be turned in to Grace before 8:30 am on 11/25 either as cash or as a check made out to HCCPS. The recommended amount for this collection is $20, but please refer to your plan.

Math: 7th Grade:

• Due Tue., 11/24: Complete 4.2 part (a) only on p. 52 of CMP book about traveling from Williamsburg, VA to Philadephia at different speeds. You will need grid paper and three different colored pencils (one for each speed - 50 mph, 65 mph and 55 mph). Graph all lines on same coordinate grid.

8th Grade:

• Due Tue., 11/24: Complete #5 on p. 44 (about revenue/cost/profit of candy bar fundraiser) and #22 on p. 48-49 of CMP book (about different methods of using a graphing calculator to solve for 22=100-3x). Do not use a graphing calculator, but show your knowledge about how to use one when writing responses.

Social Studies:

• Due Tues., 11/24: Sketch a detailed layout of your museum exhibit. See the rest of the due date checklist for this project. Note changes in schedule during first week of December.

Science:

• Due Wed., 11/25: Metric/Imperial Conversion worksheet 1-14. Show your work, using the conversion ratios at the top of the page and the method used for the last sheet on Imperial conversions.

Language Arts:

• Due Tue., 11/24 and Wed., 11/25: Bring in magazines, brochures, etc., that have colorful photos that can be used for collage making with residents at Overlook in the future. Place into box in LA classroom with tour name on the front cover.
• Take home all costuming used in the myth scenes to wash as necessary. Have them ready to bring back to school on Monday, Dec. 7th. Those who need further costuming parts—in black—please find and bring in.

Spanish:

Moment of Zen: This one's for you, Ben. Today marks the 46th anniversary of the airing of the first episode of Dr. Who on Nov. 23, 1963 on BBC1. This makes it not only the longest-running science fiction TV show, even with its 16-year hiatus from 1989-2005, but one of the longest running non-news programs in the world.