Friday, November 21, 2014

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes/shoes for PE.

HOMEWORK:

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• n/a
• L1:  
• L2: 
• L3: 
• 8th Grade:
• John's Group:.
• Pg. 144 Quiz #1, 4-6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16 (for extra study problems)
• Grace's Group:
• Finish what you started in class.

• 
  

Humanities:

• All:
• Literature Study:
• Rough Draft of Lit Analysis Essay DUE TUESDAY 11/25
• Finish your book by TUESDAY
• Grade 7:
• 
  
• Grade 8:
• Do lessons 9+10 in Classical Roots, TEST 12/5

Science:   

•  #A-H on Handout (DUE MONDAY 11/24)

Language Arts

• All
• n/a
• Grade 7
• 
  
• Grade 8
• 
  

Atelier: 

• n/a

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  
• Find 3 sources for your Mexico Presentacion DUE TUESDAY 11/25
• Traduce DUE TOMORROW 11/20
• Grade 8: 
• Estudia
• PRUEBA Verbos Irregulares MARTES

Tech:

• n/a

Music: 

• n/a

UPCOMING TESTS/DUE DATES:

• 7/8:
• Rough Draft of Lit Analysis Essay DUE TUESDAY 11/25
• 7TH GRADE:
• 
  
• 8TH GRADE:
• Prueba: Verbos Irregulares MARTES 11/25
• Lessons 9+10 in Classical Roots, TEST 12/5

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Today is WORLD HELLO DAY, a day established after a conflict between Israel and Egypt in the 1970s to promote WORLD PEACE! Here's a letter written in support of World Hello Day by Rigoberta Menchu Tum, aka The Girl from Chimel!

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2014

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes/shoes for PE.
• CITRUS IS HERE! 
• Please make sure to arrange how all of your citrus will be getting home. For example, if you usually take the bus, you might need to rearrange your pick up situation so you can take home your citrus.

HOMEWORK:

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• 3.2 WORKSHEET  DUE FRIDAY 11/21
• L1:  3 more
• L2: 5 more
• L3: 7 more
• 8th Grade:
• John's Group:.
• Finish "Car Salesperson"  DUE FRIDAY 11/21
• Grace's Group:
• Finish what you started in class.

• 
  

Humanities:

• All:
• Literature Study:
• Rough Draft of Lit Analysis Essay DUE TUESDAY 11/25
• Finish your book by TUESDAY
• Grade 7:
• 
  
• Grade 8:
• Do lessons 9+10 in Classical Roots, TEST 12/5

Science:   

•  Read Pg. 266-270 in Evolution packet and answer #2, 4, 7 DUE FRIDAY 11/21

Language Arts

• All
• n/a
• Grade 7
• 
  
• Grade 8
• 
  

Atelier: 

• n/a

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  
• Find 3 sources for your Mexico Presentacion DUE TUESDAY 11/25
• Traduce DUE TOMORROW 11/20
• Grade 8: 
• Estudia
• PRUEBA Verbos Irregulares MARTES

Tech:

• n/a

Music: 

• n/a

UPCOMING TESTS/DUE DATES:

• 7/8:
• Rough Draft of Lit Analysis Essay DUE TUESDAY 11/25
• 7TH GRADE:
• 
  
• 8TH GRADE:
• Prueba: Verbos Irregulares MARTES 11/25
• Lessons 9+10 in Classical Roots, TEST 12/5

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Today's XKCD comic is super related to Science class, hooray! 

Wednesday November 19, 2014

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes/shoes for PE.
• CITRUS IS HERE! 
• Please make sure to arrange how all of your citrus will be getting home. For example, if you usually take the bus, you might need to rearrange your pick up situation so you can take home your citrus.

HOMEWORK:

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• Pg. 102-103 DUE THURSDAY 11/20
• L1: 1-6, 11-25 (odd)
• L2: 1-6, 11-25, 26, 28, 29
• L3: 1-6, 18-26 (evens), 30-32
• 8th Grade:
• John's Group:.
• Pg. 141 #5-7, 11, 15, 25, 29, 31, 44 DUE THURSDAY 11/20
• Grace's Group:
• Finish what you started in class.

• 
  

Humanities:

• All:
• Literature Study:
• Rough Draft of Lit Analysis Essay DUE TUESDAY 11/25
• Finish your book by TUESDAY
• STUDY for Judaism Test on THURS 11/20
• Grade 7:
• 
  
• Grade 8:
• Do lessons 9+10 in Classical Roots, TEST 12/5

Science:   

•  Read Pg. 266-270 in Evolution packet and answer #2, 4, 7 DUE FRIDAY 11/21

Language Arts

• All
• n/a
• Grade 7
• 
  
• Grade 8
• 
  

Atelier: 

• n/a

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  
• Find 3 sources for your Mexico Presentacion DUE TUESDAY 11/25
• Traduce DUE TOMORROW 11/20
• Grade 8: 
• Traduce DUE TOMORROW 11/20
• PRUEBA Verbos Irregulares MARTES

Tech:

• n/a

Music: 

• n/a

UPCOMING TESTS/DUE DATES:

• 7/8:
• Judaism Test TOMORROW NOVEMBER 20
• Rough Draft of Lit Analysis Essay DUE TUESDAY 11/25
• 7TH GRADE:
• 
  
• 8TH GRADE:
• Prueba: Verbos Irregulares MARTES 11/25
• Lessons 9+10 in Classical Roots, TEST 12/5

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes/shoes for PE.
• CITRUS IS HERE! 
• Please make sure to arrange how all of your citrus will be getting home. For example, if you usually take the bus, you might need to rearrange your pick up situation so you can take home your citrus.

HOMEWORK:

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• Pg. 102 #7-10 
• Complete Activity 3
• Pg. 103 #34-38 on graph paper
• #33 CHALLENGE
• POW Due WEDNESDAY 11/19
• 8th Grade:
• John's Group:.
• Pg.135 #2-14
• Grace's Group:
• Finish what you started in class.

• 
  

Humanities:

• All:
• Literature Study:
• Finish your book by TUESDAY
• STUDY for Judaism Test on THURS 11/20
• Grade 7:
• 
  
• Grade 8:
• Do lessons 9+10 in Classical Roots, TEST 12/5

Science:   

•  Read pg. 257-265 DUE WEDNESDAY 11/19

Language Arts

• All
• n/a
• Grade 7
• 
  
• Grade 8
• 
  

Atelier: 

• Write a brief attention-getting phrase that specifically relates to your selected propaganda subject. These words will be attached to your poster. (Joy's example was "Gardeners' friends - bringing Christmas dinner to the American family.") DUE WEDNESDAY 11/19

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  
• Mexico Presentacion
• Grade 8: 
• Conjuguemos link in email (10 min)
• Quia.com "present tense irregular verbs" (10 min)
• PRUEBA Verbos Irregulares MARTES

Tech:

• n/a

Music: 

• n/a

UPCOMING TESTS/DUE DATES:

• 7/8:
• Judaism Test NOVEMBER 20
• 7TH GRADE:
• 
  
• 8TH GRADE:
• Prueba: Verbos Irregulares MARTES 11/25
• Lessons 9+10 in Classical Roots, TEST 12/5

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How videochatting was imagined in 1963...

Monday, November 17, 2014

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes/shoes for PE.

HOMEWORK:

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• Fair Game Review #1-20 DUE TUESDAY 11/18 
• POW Due WEDNESDAY 11/19
• 8th Grade:
• John's Group:.
• #12-14 Pg.135
• Grace's Group:
• Finish what you started in class.

• 
  

Humanities:

• All:
• Literature Study:
• NUMBER THE STARS - Read Chapter 15+16 DUE TUESDAY 11/18
• THE BOOK THIEF - Read up to p. 444  and write down your favorite line. DUE TUESDAY 11/18
• STUDY for Judaism Test on THURS 11/20
• Grade 7:
• 
  
• Grade 8:
• Do lessons 9+10 in Classical Roots, TEST 12/5

Science:   

•  Read pg. 257-265 DUE WEDNESDAY 11/19

Language Arts

• All
• n/a
• Grade 7
• 
  
• Grade 8
• 
  

Atelier: 

• Come up with some slogans to use on your Propaganda poster DUE WEDNESDAY 11/19

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  
• Worksheet "In my room..."
• PRUEBA  MARTES 11/18:  los articulos (the, a, some), objetos en la clase
• Grade 8: 
• Lectura "En Defensa de Las Vampiros"

Tech:

• n/a

Music: 

• n/a

UPCOMING TESTS/DUE DATES:

• 7/8:
• Judaism Test NOVEMBER 20
• 7TH GRADE:
• 
  
• 8TH GRADE:
• Lessons 9+10 in Classical Roots, TEST 12/5

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