Friday, March 5, 2010

General Announcements:

• Parents! Teacher Conference Sign-ups for next Friday's (3/12) Conference Day now posted in the front entryway of the Prisms. Sign up soon for best chance at getting your preferred time slot! Parents who don't come to the school regularly can feel free to e-mail Grace for sign up help. Please include preferred range of time and if you would prefer to conference with Jane or John. We will do our best to accommodate your requests.
• You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go.

Math:

• 7th Grade:
  • Due Mon., 3/8: Complete 6.1 and 6.1 Follow-Up on pp. 56-57. Use a compass to construct a perpendicular height if necessary. Show that construction on your paper. Show how you arrived at your answers and/or explain in sentence form as necessary.
• 8th Grade:
  • Due Mon., 3/8: On Labsheet 3.3 handed out in class, find the distance of all points from A by using the Pythagorean Theorem and symbolic method. Show all work on labsheet and lined paper. Only simplify square roots. Simplifying is not required.

Social Studies:

• Due Mon., 3/8: Signed "Compilation of Work" form and turn in your folder.

Science:

• Due :

Language Arts:

• Due Mon., 3/8: Look up and record definitions for the terms listed. Write the source you used to find them and its publication date.
  • Hannukah
  • Shabbat
  • Kosher
  • Mezuzah
  • Shema Yisrael

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:

• 8th Grade:

Moment of Zen:

By Request: World's Largest Burrito

The World's Largest Burrito was constructed on May 8, 1999 in Pasco, Washington. It took just under 2 hours to put together, measured 4,298 feet long (more than 3/4 of a mile) and weighed in at 3.7 tons (over 7,000 lbs!). You can see a breakdown of weight by ingredient here.