Wednesday, January 26, 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
• Yoga Fridays - For the Fridays until February break, the Prisms should bring comfortable clothing for yoga class in the afternoon, and a mat if you have it. Last week we had enough mats for everyone if the two groups shared, but you may want to label your mat if you want to get the same one back.
• Wednesday, 2/2: Reception/Celebration of the Prisms' artistic work on the history of the Connecticut River Valley, 6:30-7:15 pm in the Atelier.
• Eighth Grade Project resource page updated 1/24, including project deadlines through the end of February and downloadable documents. Page will be updated as I get new information.

Math:

• Grade 7: Due Thurs., 1/27: 3.1 on p. 28 and #1-5 on p. 33-34
• Grade 8: Due Thurs., 1/27: 2.1 on p. 18 and 2.1 follow-up on p.18
• All: Math's Mates Mid-term 2 test coming up end of next week

Language Arts:

• All: Have your LA journal and independent reading book every day.
• Due Thurs., 1/27: Grade 8: Bring all research materials to class.
• Due Fri., 1/28: Have a set of 4x6 index cards, lined on one side
• Due Mon., 1/31: Have one book related to your research topic.

Social Studies:

• Nada

Science:

• Due Thurs., 1/27:
  • Complete graph of data from experiment today
  • Answer on back of sheet: What patterns (if any), did you see in the data? Did the data confirm your hypothesis? If you didn't have a hypothesis, use the class' hypothesis: that the bigger the jar got, the longer the candle would burn.
• There is some debate as to whether both classes have the same assignment

Spanish:

Moment of Zen:
The heart of a lighthouse: much like the heart of a seashell.