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
- Parents! Signup sheets for conferences are up in the entranceway to the Prisms' River Classroom, and slots are going fast! Check in soon to make sure you get your choice of time, and remember that conferences will be with the teacher, parent and Prism student.
- Parent Meeting Tues., 12/14, 6:30-8 PM
The meeting will take place in the third-floor classroom. We will start planning for Coffeehouse, Graduation (which is put on by the 7th Grade parents) and let you know what's coming up for 8th Grade Project.
- Fri., 12/17 - 6-7-8 Dance!: A production of HCCPS Student Council and the dance committees now forming, we invite HCCPS students in grades 6-8 to get their best moves on from 8-11 PM. A snack or drink to share is your admission ticket!
- We need tissues! Cold season is upon us and we need nice tissues for sore noses. If every Prism family donated one box of tissues, that would almost certainly get us through the worst of tissue season.
Math:
- Grade 7: Due Th. 12/9
- Grade 8: Due Wed., 12/8:
- Same assignment for both classes, but different due dates as noted above.
Using internet resources, find information on careers that require a knowledge of mathematics. Print it out and bring to class. Autobiographies by people working today are especially interesting to read. Be sure to have the web site address (URL) on the printout so we can find it again.
Language Arts:
- Due Th. 12/9: Read Ch. 3 & 4 of ...Sarah Barker. Complete a journal entry on: How Sarah was "shakerly" in Ch. 3 and how Abel was "shakerly" in Ch. 4. Write well-developed paragraphs and edit them for English conventions.
Social Studies:
- Due Tues., 12/7: Write 2 paragraphs wrapping up our study of Hindu gods, following the instructions on the yellow sheet handed out today.
- ¶1: Select the two most interesting (to you) of the Hindu gods and goddesses, and write what you find interesting, inspiring or surprising about each one of them. Use your notes on the Hindu gods to help you refer to specific details about each god.
- ¶2: Based upon the stories and descriptions of the Hindu gods and goddesses, what did you learn through the survey about Hindu beliefs? What qualities or virtues seem important to Hindus? What is valued by Hindus?
Science:
Spanish:
- Grade 8: Nada
- Grade 7: Nada
Moment of Zen:
Eat Your Heart Out, Spirograph
Joseph Griffith's bike-powered drawing machine. In his artist's statement, Griffiths describes his hybrid art:
"[My work seeks] to transcribe the living relationship between man and machine...simultaneously celebrating and denying the human touch. Directly engaging the audience in the creative cycle, my work seeks to reevaluate the human position in the technological equation, and realize the potential for art to permeate in everyday life."