Thursday, April 8, 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
• Create-an-Ad due Thurs., 4/7
• Fri., April 8: Frisbee team organizational meeting at 3:15 in the River Classroom
• Fridays: Hip-Hop Dance - The Prisms' next PE unit will be hip-hop dance class on Friday afternoons. Students need to wear or bring comfortable clothes and shoes for class.
• Download Ukulele Club documents (links fixed) here.
• 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 8
• Due Fri., 4/8:
  • Complete #1 and 2 on p. 34 and 3.2 Follow-up on p.30 using the Pythagorean Theorem and the symbolic method. You will need dot paper.

Grade 7
• Due Fri., 4/8:
  • #7 on p.15 and complete 1.1 if not completed in class time.

Language Arts:

• All
  • Due Fri., 4/8: Complete the reading of Ch.1. Then in LA journal, write a list of questions and comments about what you are reading—not whether you like it or not. HAVE BOOK WITH YOU NEXT LA PERIOD TODAY—AND LA JOURNAL OF COURSE.

Social Studies:

• Nada

Science:

• None:

Spanish:

• Mi vida loca

Moment of Zen:

New Alien Mineral

Wassonite, a sulfur-titanium compound, was recently discovered in small amounts in a meteorite unearthed in Antarctica. While not a new element, wassonite still represents a compound never examined on Earth before, and which exhibits a never before seen crystalline structure in the way it's formed. Click the heading to read more about its discovery and structure.