Thursday, April 14, 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
• 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 8vc
• Due Fri., 4/15:
  • Do Additional Practice (handout) #1, 4, 5, 8.

Grade 7
• Due Fri, 4/15:
  • 2.1 on p.22 and #5 on p.24 using a counting tree approach and #9 on p.26.

Language Arts:

• All
  • Due Fri., 4/15: Be certain to have your research outline completed and in school along with your notecards—all of them. Also, have Nonna 's Book of Mysteries with you.

Social Studies:

• Rien

Science:

• Nada

Spanish:

Grade 7
• Due Mon., 4/25: Chapter 9 translation. Bring translation and Pobre Ana book to hand in and trade for your Piratas book.
Grade 8
• Due Mon., 4/25: Read Ch. 5 of Robo en la noche over break.

Moment of Zen:

What is this dog thinking?

Submit your caption in comments...

Tuesday, April 12, 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
• 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 Wed., 4/13:
  • Complete 4.3 on p. 45 and 4.3 Follow-up and #2 on p. 47. Use the properties of triangles we discussed today to help you solve.
  • Retest Wed., 4/13: Unit retest for Growing³ during math class.

Grade 7
• Due Wed., 4/13:
  • Complete 1.4 on p. 11 if not completed in class. Also, do #14 on p.18.

Language Arts:

• All
  • Due Thurs., 4/14: Read Ch. 5 and 6 is Nonna's Book of Mysteries. In LA journal, write reactions and questions on a page of journal. Include some for each of the two chapters read. Be ready to share in a discussion.

Social Studies:

• Due Thurs., 4/14: Finish reading handout about scholarship in the Golden Age of Islam, p. 26-35. Highlight or underline main ideas in the text.

Science:

• Due Thurs., 4/14: Summarize "From Limestone to Mortar" and be sure to explain the 3 key steps.

Spanish:

• Mi vida loca

Moment of Zen:

150 Years Ago

April 12, 1861: The first shots of the Civil War are fired in Fort Sumter, SC. From there, it was nearly four years and over 600,000 lives to the other side. Click above to visit a set of photos from the Civil War selected from the Library of Congress collection.

Monday, April 11, 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
• 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 Tues., 4/12:
  • Complete #20b and 20c on p. 38. Do #21 through #26. Use the table info and show/explain how you got answers.
  • Retest Wed., 4/13: Unit retest for Growing³ during math class.

Grade 7
• Due Tues., 4/12:
  • Complete 1.3 on p. 9 if not done in class. Then do 1.3 Follow-up on p. 9. You will need your data from the spinner game today and grid paper.

Language Arts:

• All
  • Due Tues., 4/12: Review Ch. 2-3 and read Ch. 4 in Nonna's.... In LA journal, write reactions and questions on a page of journal. Include some for each of the three chapters read. Be ready to share in a discussion.

Social Studies:

• Due Tues., 4/12: Read p. 6-8 and 20-25 in handout, "A Beacon in the East" and finish coloring map of the Islamic world c. 800 CE.

Science:

• Due Thurs., 4/14: Summarize "From Limestone to Mortar" and be sure to explain the 3 key steps.

8th Grade Project:

• Due Tues., 4/12: Mentor contact info and revised project proposal is due to Jane in Math Class.

Spanish:

• Mi vida loca

Moment of Zen:

Walking on Roses

This road just outside Lahore, Pakistan is covered with rose petals set out to dry and take to market.