Friday, January 20, 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
• Thurs., 1/19 - We visit Forbes Library to see their research facilities
• Wed., 1/25 - Forbes Library Research Day
• Wed., 1/25 - Coffeehouse Planning Meeting, 3rd Floor Classroom, 6:30-7:30
• 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.
• Student Art Exhibit at Meekins Library: This is an encore exhibit of last year's Prisms artwork currently on display at the Meekins Library in Williamsburg Center. Throughout the month of January, their 3-tiered drawings illustrating the history of the Connecticut River are on display.

Humanities:

• Due Fri., 1/20: Take notes on your local historical figure for "Stories of Freedom" assignment.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  
  All
• Due Mon., 1/23: Math's Mate 2.6, according to usual protocol (no calculators, work for * problems on separate paper, complete any attached N/A problems)
Grade 7
• Due Mon., 1/23:
  • Have assignment book (cheap at Acme Surplus!)
  • Bring in 1 picture/image to scale
  Grade 8
• Algebra B
  Due Mon., 1/23:
  • p. 414 #9-29 odd (HW orig. due Fri, plus a few)
  • one of the two sheets handed out (Expanding, Simplifying Radicals) or ½ of each.

Science:

• Due Mon., 1/23: Finish and practice your story/song/verse/analogy to help you learn the parts/function of a cell...! Complete rubric and turn in as well.

8th Grade Project:

• Due Mon., Jan. 23: Bibliography and specific research question due.

Moment of Zen:

What do you think it is?

Thursday, January 19, 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
• Thurs., 1/19 - We visit Forbes Library to see their research facilities
• Wed., 1/25 - Forbes Library Research Day
• Wed., 1/25 - Coffeehouse Planning Meeting, 3rd Floor Classroom, 6:30-7:30
• 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.
• Student Art Exhibit at Meekins Library: This is an encore exhibit of last year's Prisms artwork currently on display at the Meekins Library in Williamsburg Center. Throughout the month of January, their 3-tiered drawings illustrating the history of the Connecticut River are on display.

Humanities:

• Due Fri., 1/20: Take notes on your local historical figure for "Stories of Freedom" assignment.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  
  Grade 7
• Due Fri., 1/20: p. 67, # 5, 6, 8
  Challenge: #14 (Zach M.: 15)
Grade 8
• Algebra B
  Due Fri., 1/20: p. 414 #9-25 odd

Science:

• Due Mon., 1/23: Finish and practice your story/song/verse/analogy to help you learn the parts/function of a cell...! (rubric to come tomorrow)

8th Grade Project:

• Due Mon., Jan. 23: Bibliography and specific research question due.

Moment of Zen:

Life on the edge...

At this cafe in Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands, you may cross the national border by scooting your chair back too far.

Wednesday, January 18, 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
• Thurs., 1/19 - We visit Forbes Library to see their research facilities
• Wed., 1/25 - Forbes Library Research Day
• Wed., 1/25 - Coffeehouse Planning Meeting, 3rd Floor Classroom, 6:30-7:30
• 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.
• Student Art Exhibit at Meekins Library: This is an encore exhibit of last year's Prisms artwork currently on display at the Meekins Library in Williamsburg Center. Throughout the month of January, their 3-tiered drawings illustrating the history of the Connecticut River are on display.

Humanities:

• Due Fri., 1/20: Take notes on your local historical figure for "Stories of Freedom" assignment.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  
  Grade 7
• Nada
Grade 8
• ничего

Science:

• Due Mon., 1/23: Finish and practice your story/song/verse/analogy to help you learn the parts/function of a cell...! (rubric to come tomorrow)

8th Grade Project:

• Due Mon., Jan. 23: Bibliography and specific research question due.

Moment of Zen:

When National Pride Makes You Hungry...

To promote the Sydney International Food Festival in Australia, a company was commissioned to style flags of various countries out of food related to the country. For example, the Indian flag pictured above is made out of stripes of orange and green curries and a white stripe of rice, with the wheel symbol represented by a pappadum (thin, crispy lentil chip). Click to see more food flags, including China, Italy, Lebanon, and the star-spangled Australian flag.

Tuesday, January 17, 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
• Wed., 1/18 - We visit Historical Sites around Northampton.
• Thurs., 1/19 - We visit Forbes Library to see their research facilities
• Wed., 1/25 - Forbes Library Research Day
• Wed., 1/25 - Coffeehouse Planning Meeting, 3rd Floor Classroom, 6:30-7:30
• 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.
• Student Art Exhibit at Meekins Library: This is an encore exhibit of last year's Prisms artwork currently on display at the Meekins Library in Williamsburg Center. Throughout the month of January, their 3-tiered drawings illustrating the history of the Connecticut River are on display.

Humanities:

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  
  Grade 7
• Due Wed., 1/18: "Word Problems " Worksheet, # 1, 3, 5, 7 and "Using Similar Polygons" #1-12, odd-numbered problems only.
  Challenge: #15-17

Grade 8
• Due Wed., 1/18: Applications, p. 34-35, #3-11
  Challenge: p. 49-50, #6, #12

Science:

• Nada

8th Grade Project:

• Due Mon., Jan. 23: Bibliography and specific research question due.

Moment of Zen:

A different way of having your nose in a book

As part of an ad campaign for Dutch Book week in March, which this year focuses on biographies, they took off from the idea of biographies as "Written Portraits" (Geschreven Portretten) and carved a 3D image of the subject's face from their biography. Anne Frank is pictured above; click to see more.