Thursday, November 29, 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
• Sat., Dec 1: Winter Fair! Prisms are performing on recorder and other instruments in the PE Space (formerly the CDSS offices) at 11:30 AM.
• Tue., Dec. 11: Trip to Islamic Society in West Springfield.
• Fri., Dec. 14: 6-7-8 Dance
• PE on Friday - Bring sneakers/shoes you can run in (no flip flops or sandals for PE), and warm clothes that you can still move in - we are still going up to the field until further notice.

Humanities:

• Study for Geography Test on Southwest Asia. Revise cookbook story. Final draft due!
• Work on writing story for cookbook spread (300-400 words), and making sure you have all ingredients and instructions for the recipe you collected from your interview subject.

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 Fri., 11/30: Pick one of the end of Ch. 2 problems handed out today: Either the bookcase problem or the party planning problem.
Grade 8
• Nada

Science:

Spanish

Grade 7
• Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz 12/4 (Tues.) Pobre Ana
Grade 8
• Chap. 5 grammar book (Reg. Present Tense) Quiz Fri. 30th

Music:

• Practice your part for "Step Back Baby" and show up to the Winter Fair ready to play! Also, practice one song in

Atelier

Due Wed., 12/5: First draft of cookbook border.

Tech

Bring in Flash Dive ASAP

Moment of Zen

Birds on Twitter

Latvian artist Voldemars Dudums set up a Twitter account for hungry birds outside his house. The setup is a keyboard overlaid with squares of bacon fat. When the birds peck at the food, they press the keys. Their messages are uploaded to the Twitter account @hungry_birds.

Wednesday, November 28, 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
• Tue., Dec. 11: Trip to Islamic Society in West Springfield.
• Fri., Dec. 14: 6-7-8 Dance
• PE on Friday - Bring sneakers/shoes you can run in (no flip flops or sandals for PE), and warm clothes that you can still move in - we are still going up to the field until further notice.

Humanities:

• Study for Geography Test on Southwest Asia. Revise cookbook story. Final draft due tomorrow.
• Work on writing story for cookbook spread (300-400 words), and making sure you have all ingredients and instructions for the recipe you collected from your interview subject.

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 Thurs., 11/29: p. 89, #1-16
Grade 8
• Due Thurs., 11/29: p. 61, #23, 24, 26, 27

Science:

Spanish

Grade 7
• Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz 12/4 (Tues.) Pobre Ana
Grade 8
• Chap. 5 grammar book (Reg. Present Tense) Quiz Fri. 30th

Music:

• Due Thurs., 11/29:
  • L1: Practice "Simmon Tree" song until comfortable playing it.
  • L2: Learn more than one song on the sheet of songs using the notes B, A, G, E, D
  • L3: Write your own short recorder composition in the staff space provided on the B, A, G, E, D sheet

Tech

Bring in Flash Dive ASAP

Moment of Zen

Candle Powered Electric Candle

Totally pointless, but using really interesting technology that converts heat into electrical energy.

Tuesday, November 27, 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
• Tue., Dec. 11: Trip to Islamic Society in West Springfield.
• Fri., Dec. 14: 6-7-8 Dance
• PE on Friday - Bring sneakers/shoes you can run in (no flip flops or sandals for PE), and warm clothes that you can still move in - we are still going up to the field until further notice.

Humanities:

• Due Wed, 11/28: Finish reading "Moslems Hear and Obey" and continue to create study guide.
• Work on writing story for cookbook spread (300-400 words), and making sure you have all ingredients and instructions for the recipe you collected from your interview subject.

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
• Test Wed., 11/28 on solving for a variable in equations and inequalities.
Grade 8
• Nada

Science:

• Due Wed., 11/28: Read 4.1, then answer p. 81, #1-3, 5-9 on separate paper.

Spanish

Grade 7
• Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz 12/4 (Tues.) Pobre Ana
Grade 8
• Chap. 5 grammar book (Reg. Present Tense) Quiz Fri. 30th

Music:

• Due Thurs., 11/29:
  • L1: Practice "Simmon Tree" song until comfortable playing it.
  • L2: Learn more than one song on the sheet of songs using the notes B, A, G, E, D
  • L3: Write your own short recorder composition in the staff space provided on the B, A, G, E, D sheet

Tech

Bring in Flash Dive ASAP

Moment of Zen

8-Bit In Real Life

This fluorite crystal looks something like images from the Hubble Space Telescope rendered for old-school Nintendo. That said, it's strangely entrancing.

Monday, November 26, 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
• Tue., Dec. 11: Trip to Islamic Society in West Springfield.
• Fri., Dec. 14: 6-7-8 Dance
• PE on Friday - Bring sneakers/shoes you can run in (no flip flops or sandals for PE), and warm clothes that you can still move in - we are still going up to the field until further notice.

Humanities:

• Due Wed, 11/27: Finish reading "Mohammed Speaks for Allah" and box in about 20 key terms (look for important people, places, events and concepts).
• Work on writing story for cookbook spread (300-400 words), and making sure you have all ingredients and instructions for the recipe you collected from your interview subject.

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., 11/27: Record & Practice Journal, p. 87 A & B, #1-15 odd.
Grade 8
• Due Tues., 11/27: textbook, p. 59-60, #1-11 odd, 15, 17, 21
  Challenge: p. 61, #27 (Graph it!)

Science:

• Due Wed., 11/28: Read 4.1, then answer p. 81, #1-3, 5-9 on separate paper.

Music:

• Due Thurs., 11/29:
  • L1: Practice "Simmon Tree" song until comfortable playing it.
  • L2: Learn more than one song on the sheet of songs using the notes B, A, G, E, D
  • L3: Write your own short recorder composition in the staff space provided on the B, A, G, E, D sheet

Tech

Bring in Flash Dive ASAP

Moment of Zen

Geek Chic: Circuit Board Nails