Thursday, October 30, 2014

General Announcements:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes/shoes for PE.
• TEACHER CONFERENCES TOMORROW!

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• Do the next 3 word problems on your 2.5 Practice A or B worksheet DUE MONDAY 11/3
• 8th Grade:

• John's Group:
• POW "Splash" DUE MONDAY 11/3

• Grace's Group:
• Finish worksheet started in class.

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Humanities:

• All:
• Finish conference reflection packet, choose sample work. DUE FRIDAY 10/31
• Literature Study:
• NUMBER THE STARS - Read Chapter 9-10 and write down your favorite line. DUE TUESDAY 11/4
• THE BOOK THIEF - Read up to p. 238  and write down your favorite line. DUE TUESDAY 11/4
• European Map Test. DUE 11/4
• Here's a map to study!
• Grade 7:
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• Grade 8:
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Science:   

• n/a

Language Arts

• All
• n/a
• Grade 7
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• Grade 8
• Complete exercises in Lessons 5 & 6 in vocabulary book. Test FRIDAY 11/3

Atelier: 

• n/a

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  
• Articulos sheet DUE TUESDAY 11/4
• Grade 8: 
• No hay!

Tech:

• n/a

Music: 

• n/a

Upcoming Tests/Major Due Dates:

• 7TH GRADE:
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• 8TH GRADE:
• Lessons 5 & 6 Vocabulary Test 11/3 (LA)
• BOTH:
• Europe TEST 11/4 (HUMANITIES)
• Here's a map to study!

Moment of Zen

On this day in 1938, Orson Welles recorded a radio version of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" about a Martian invasion. Some people missed the memo that it was just a radio drama...

Here's a headline from the following day, and the recording itself if you want to hear what scared everybody so much!