Wednesday, January 19, 2011

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
• Friday, 1/21: All School field trip to Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School of Excellence in Springfield. Buses will be leaving promptly at 8:45 am. Prisms need to bring a lunch with them - regular hot lunch/pizza will not be available, nor will microwave access.
• Yoga Fridays - No yoga this Friday, 1/21 — we're spending the whole day at MLK Charter School in Springfield!
• Eighth Grade Project resource page up, including project deadlines through Jan. 12 and downloadable documents. Page will be updated as I get new information.

Math:

• All:
  • Due Thurs., 1/20: Complete Math's Mates 2.5 according to usual protocol. No N/A problems this week — N/A problems for both 2.4 and 2.5 will be attached to 2.6 next week.
  • Math's Mates Mid-term 2 test coming up end of next week or beginning of the following week.

Language Arts:

• Due Thurs., 1/20: LA/Tech presentations by those who did not present last week. Be rehearsed for your oral presentation of essay ideas. Have your intro & conclusion completed and woven into your presentation with your visual media in Tech.

Social Studies:

• Nada

Science:

• Due Thurs., 1/20:
  • Make illustrated cover for the science unit we are completing — your cover must include the title, "Succession and Evolution" at the top, and a ½ page color illustration relating to our study.
  • Write a 1¶ summary of our study. Include how your understanding of evolution changed. Consider the following activities:
    • Yum-yum experiment
    • Darwin documentary
    • readings about evolution in textbook
    • your story about succession from the rock's point-of-view
    • your illustrated story of succession

Spanish:

Moment of Zen:

Guide to Puzzling Architecture, #218: Kijk Kubus

Kijk Kubus, a business and apartment complex in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, was designed in the early 1980s by architect Piet Blom, who saw, "[his design] as a tree and the entire complex as a forest." Sure, Piet. If you're ever in Rotterdam, one of the cubes is set aside for public visitors.