Thursday, November 3, 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
• Fri., 11/4: Your main "checked" luggage needs to come to school. Anything you need over the weekend or on the train should go in the backpack you will bring on Sunday.
  • DC Packing List/Tentative Itinerary (public Google Docs file - no login required)
• Sunday, November 6, 2011: We meet at the Springfield Amtrak station at 8:30 AM. Carpool details to follow.

Humanities:

• Due Fri., 11/4: If not completed, finish your brief paragraph describing which Department of the Executive branch you would like to work for and the qualities that make you particularly qualified for this. Share with Beth when ready for review.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  All:
• Nada

Science:

• Due Fri., 11/4: Interview one more person using trait survey.

Español:

• Bring home Day of the Dead materials! Thanks for another beautiful Día de los muertos celebration!

Moment of Zen:

Vampire Stars?

"Scattered across our Milky Way galaxy are vampires that truly sparkle—so-called blue straggler stars that maintain the appearance of youth by sucking the life from other stars.

Blue stragglers are often found in dense star clusters. These tight bundles are thought to contain stars that all formed around the same time, and the majority of the stars in such clusters are among the oldest in the galaxy.

But the stragglers have a blue tinge to their light that suggests youth among stellar populations. Scientists think the vampires are stealing gases from their neighbors, allowing the small, aging stars to swell in mass and extend their lives by hundreds of millions of years."

- from National Geographic's "Halloween Pictures: Ten Spooky Objects in Outer Space".

Wednesday, November 2, 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
• DC Packing List/Tentative Itinerary (public Google Docs file - no login required)

Humanities:

• Due Thurs., 11/3: Work for 45 minutes writing/revising your Constitution essay and letter to legislator/editor. Share with Beth if ready for review.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  All:
• Thurs., 11/3: Math's Mates Term 1 Test. It's just like a regular MM sheet, so the best way to review is to redo problems that gave you trouble on previous sheets.
Grade 7
• Due Thurs., 11/3: Do 3.3 and 3.3 follow up on p. 37-38
Grade 8
Algebra B:
• Due Thurs., 11/3: On. p. 288, do #9-17 odds, 18-20, 45-50

Science:

• Due Thurs., 11/3: Interview one person using the trait survey.
• Due Fri., 11/4: Interview one more person using trait survey.

Español:

• Bring home Day of the Dead materials! Thanks for another beautiful Día de los muertos celebration!

Moment of Zen:

Abraham Lincoln, Ghostbuster

Monday, November 1, 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
• Wed., 10/26: DC Medical Packet due. Many still missing!

Humanities:

• Due Wed., 11/2:
  • Edit your Constitution essay, based on Beth's comments
  • Finish "Writing an Effective Letter" and write your rough draft of your letter

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  Grade 7
• Due Wed., 11/2: Do 3.1 and 3.1 follow up on p. 37-38
Grade 8
Algebra A:
• Due Wed., 11/2: Investigation 3, Additional Practice p. 163 #1 and 2
Algebra B:
• Due Thurs., 11/3: On. p. 288, do #9-17 odds, 18-20, 45-50

Science:

• Nada

Español:

• Bring home Day of the Dead materials! Thanks for another beautiful Día de los muertos celebration!

Moment of Zen:

Why Is This Forest Crooked?