Wednesday, October 6, 2010

General Announcements:

• Citrus Sale! See details, access printable documents HERE
• Read about the Prisms' ongoing observations in defining intelligent here.
• We need tissues! Cold season is upon us and we need nice tissues for sore noses. If every Prism family donated one box of tissues, that would almost certainly get us through the worst of tissue season.
• Fridays: Bring sneakers, clothes to run in and water bottle for Frisbee!

Math:

• Grade 7:
  • Due Thurs., 10/7: Complete 2.1 on p.19. Remember to meet the criteria on the rubric and show your current understanding of algebra.

• Grade 8:
  • Due Thurs., 10/7: Complete 2.2 on p.18 and 2.2 Follow-up on p.19. Meet the criteria on the rubric as well as accurately showing your current knowledge of algebra. You will need three different colored pencils and grid paper.

Social Studies:

• Due Wed., 10/6: Complete survey of topic preferences with your reasons for your top 3.

Science:

• Due Thurs., 10/7: Research/report on your assigned symbiotic organism pair: 1 ¶, complete sentences.

Language Arts:

• Due Thurs., 10/7: Complete reading "Marigolds" and be ready for a quiz on the main ideas and details of the story.

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  • No hay tarea:
• Grade 8:
  • Due Thurs., 10/7: Repaso del alfabeto: ¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre? Debe poder contarme. (Review of the alphabet: How is your name written? You should be able to tell me.)

Moment of Zen The Earth and The Moon from 114 million miles away. We look like stars!