Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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., 3/2 - Prisms Coffeehouse!
• Yoga Unit in PE on Fridays - Please wear or bring comfortable clothes to move in on Fridays during this unit.

Humanities:

• Due Thurs., 2/9: Finish anti-slavery packet to prepare for role play tomorrow.
• Ongoing Continue taking notes on your historical figure, using research materials you got at Forbes Library today. If you go back on your own, remember to tell the librarian on duty that you're working on this project to get free copies/microfilm printouts.
7th Grade Research Paper
• Due Th., 2/9: 45 notecards with sources
• Deadlines for 7th Grade Abolitionist Research Paper (updated 1/31)

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  
  Grade 7
  
• Due Thurs., 2/9: Do p. 15, #27.
  • "Write a check" = negative number
  • "deposit" = positive number
• Math's Mate Test Fri., 2/10

Grade 8

• Due Thurs., 2/9: Organize Pythagorean Theorem work in binder. Mae cover with title "Exploring the Pythagorean Theorem", your name and a related illustration in glorious full color.
• Math's Mate Test:
  • Algebra A: Fri., 2/10
  • Algebra B: Fri., 2/17

Science:

• Due Wed., 2/8: Complete cover for unit on cells. Must include title, "Life and Structure of Cells", your name, and an illustration relating to some aspect of our study done carefully in colored pencil.

8th Grade Project:

• Due Fri., 2/10: Another 15 notes from another 2 resources
Complete list of project due dates (as of 1/25) here.

Moment of Zen:

The Cup Drawings of Gwyneth Leech

For the last five months at a Gallery in New York, Gwyneth Leech has been drawing on old coffee cups. This is no new pastime at an art gallery, but the twist is that this time, it's the exhibit. Leech has been accepting visitors' used coffee cups, drawing on them, and hanging them up. At this point near the end of her residency, she has over 700. Here's her statement to would-be contributors:

Bring me one of your own used paper coffee cups with your name and the date you drank the beverage written on the bottom. and I will add it to the installation.

Two rules:
Wash out your cup first.
No Styrofoam!