Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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
• Fri., May 6: Music festival, featuring the Prisms' hip-hop routine, at Helen Hills Hills Chapel.
• Fri., May 13: 6-7-8 dance, pending volunteer cleanup support, 8-11 PM.
• Eighth Grade Project resource page updated 4/27, including project deadlines through the end of the project. Page will be updated as I get new information.
• Fridays: Hip-Hop Dance - The Prisms' next PE unit will be hip-hop dance class on Friday afternoons. Students need to wear or bring comfortable clothes and shoes for class.
• Download Ukulele Club documents (links fixed) here.

Math:

Grade 8vc
• Due Thurs., 4/28:
  • Complete 5.2 and follow-up begun in class. Do #1-4 on p. 59 and #21-24 on pp. 60-61. Show how you arrived at each answer.

Grade 7
• Due Thurs., 4/28:
  • Complete 4.1 and 4.1 Follow-up on pp. 42-43. You may use grid paper.

Language Arts:

• Due Thurs., 4/28: Read Ch, 9, 10, 11 in Nonna's.... In LA Journal, write questions and comments to be discussed on Th. Your entry should be at least one full page. Be ready for a quiz on Ch. 9-11.

Social Studies:

• Rien

Science:

• Due Wed., April 27: Complete Chem. Review sheet begun in class today. This will be your study sheet for the test on Monday.
• Test Monday, May 2: Covering our Chemistry unit, which includes:
  • The Periodic Table
  • atomic structure
  • pH
  • physical & chemical properties
  • the limestone cycle

Spanish:

Grade 7
• Due Tues., 4/26: Read Ch. 1 of Piratas.
Grade 8
• Due Tues., 4/26: Resumenes de Robo en la noche hasta capítulo 4 (summaries up to ch. 4).

Moment of Zen:

Whee!

(Photo from National Geographic)