Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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
  • Thursday, May 31 - Prism Tempest performances, 1:30 PM. Come see us perform scenes from two versions of Shakespeare's classic desert-island play and read scenes reinterpreted in different historical contexts.
  • Friday, June 1 - Il Teatro
  • Tuesday/Wedensday, June 5 & 6: Eighth Grade Project Exhibitions
  • Wednesday, June 13 - Graduation
  • Friday, June 15 - Last Day of School!
Humanities:
  • Work on Memorizing your lines for your Shakespeare performance
  • Wednesdays (Gr. 7) or Fridays (Gr. 8): Read your novel, bring questions to discuss.
Math:
  • Graph paper link on the sidebar →
    Grade 7
  • Due Wed., 5/23: p. 45-46, #1 and #4
  • Grade 8

    Algebra A
  • Nichts
  • Algebra B
  • Nada
  • Upcoming test dates:
  • Thurs., 5/31: Unit Test covering the following:
    • Combining exponents
    • Combining & factoring polynomials
    • Finding solutions of quadratics using factoring/Quadratic Formula
    • Simplifying/solving expressions with radicals
  • Thurs., 6/7: NHS Algebra Placement Test (Students not attending NHS next year will still take it as a cumulative review)
Science:
  • Nada

8th Grade Project:
  • Friday, May 11: key facts you want the audience to learn, shared on googledocs
  • Monday, May 14: description and picture of your mentor, shared on googledocs
  • Tuesday, May 15: reflective paragraph of your project, shared on googledocs
  • Wednesday, May 16: interactive element directions, shared on googledocs
  • Thursday, May 17: all pictures printed out
  • Friday, May 18: all written elements edited and printed out
  • Monday, May 21: be ready for presentation to panel, rehearsed and professional
  • Any day before Wednesday, May 23: bring trifold display board to 3rd Floor. Final draft of research paper due.
Moment of Zen

How did the Chicken Conquer The World?

Instead of a lame joke, Smithsonian Magazine tells a compelling tale that begins 10,000 years ago in the jungles of Southeast Asia and ends with the bird being the most commonly raised livestock in the world.

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