Thursday, June 13, 2013

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Fridays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. We will be up at the field.
• Tuesday, June 18: Eighth Grade Graduation! All-School space, 6:30 PM, reception and dance to follow
• Thursday, June 21: Last Day of School! Final All-School at 11 AM, dismissal at 12:30.

Humanities:

• Grade 7:
• Grade 8: Final draft of graduation speech due ASAP

Math:

• Big Ideas Math Website: Choose your level/color
Grade 7:
• Due Fri., 6/14:
  • Level 1: Write a complicated conversion problem for Grace! Here are the requirements:
    • It must take at least 4 conversion factors to complete
    • You may invent units, but you need to provide conversions to familiar units.
    • You must also be able to solve it.
  • Level 2: Finish Chapter 4.1, Practice A or B
Grade 8:
• Due Fri., 6/14: p. 366, #2, 7-25 odds, and 29

Science:

• Due Fri., 6/14: Tomorrow your Science folder is due! This folder contains our final two units, Project Budburst and Experiment Design.
  
  If you have a pronged folder, place both units inside the pronged binder of the folder; if you have a regular pocket folder, place each unit in a separate pocket.
  
  
  To ORDER your Experiment Design notes:
  1. Make an illustrated cover. The title is "Experiment Design: What makes for a good experiment?"
     Then add an illustration, something that relates to our projects this unit.
  2. Your reflection comes next.
  3. Then add all your notes, and your experiment summary.
  4. Finally, place this collection of work inside your folder.

Music:

• Continue working on your part for any songs you are singing/playing for graduation

Tech:

• Bring in baby pictures (print or digital) ASAP!
• Yearbook must be done Tuesday, June 11. This means all personal pages and community pages. Payment for yearbook ($25) also due by Tues., 6/11

Moment of Zen

It Serves Pulled Pork

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