Monday, September 10, 2012

Monday, September 10, 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
  • Monday, 9/10 - Parent meeting, 6:30-8 PM, 3rd Floor Classroom
  • Friday, 9/14 - Outdoor adventure field trip. A waiver is coming home tomorrow, as well as a description of our day!
Other

  • Due Monday, 9/10   You and your parents  should read over the  school 's Community Compact, (green handout given out today), that both you and your parents sign!

Humanities:
  • Due Tues., 9/11: Read the photocopy from the Higginbotham book on paganism for 45 minutes. Annotate each paragraph with a few words summarizing its topic either on post-it notes in the article or in the Annotation Worksheet shared with you on Google Docs (remember to make a copy, rename to include your name, and share with Beth).
Math:
  • NEWS FOR YOU!  You now have a link to your textbook!  This  link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book.  Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class.  Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
  • Graph paper link on the sidebar →
    • Grade 7
    • Due Tues., 9/11:
      Grade 8
    • Due Tues., 9/11: Record & Practice Journal, p. 5; textbook, p. 7, #4-6
Science:
  • Due Tues., 9/11: Finish reading about the Mill River and answer questions.

Español:
    Grade 7
  • Para lunes: Find 5 'cognados en Español'.
  • Grade 8
  • Para miércoles: Libro de ejercicios, 1.1/1.2; lee páginas 3-7.
Moment of Zen

Sculpting Time


Polish-American sculptor Adam Niklewicz often creates his found-object sculptures around food. This one shows the path of a spoonful of soup from bowl to mouth. Which reminds me: bring your own set of silverware to school and keep it in your cubby.

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