Thursday, September 27, 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
• PE on Friday - Bring sneakers/shoes you can run in (no flip flops or sandals for PE).
• Citrus Sale open until Fri., 10/12 Packets should come home today!
  
• Fri., 9/28: All-School Picture

Humanities:

• Due Mon., 10/1: Read Ch. 14, 15 and epilogue in What the Moon Saw and complete Reading Log.

Math:

• NEWS FOR YOU!  You now have a link to your textbook!  This  link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book.  Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class.  Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
Grade 7
• Due Fri., 9/28: Record & practice journal, p. 22 & 23
Grade 8
• Due Thurs., 9/27:
  

Science:

• Due Fri., 9/28: Define terms highlighted in class today (in the Ecosystems text given you) using your own words. The sentence must provide a meaning to the vocabulary word; this would not work:  for ecosystem   "An ecosystem is part of a biosphere."  This is true, but does not say what an ecosystem is, or what the word means!

Español:

Grade 7
• In Spanish book, Read Ch. 1, do ex. 1.1 & 1.2
Grade 8
• En el libro de español, lee p. 56-60, ej. 5.1 & 5.2

Moment of Zen

Technological Mandala 2

Italian artist Leonard Ulian made a series of mandalas, repetitive, meditative patterns out of electrical circuit components. Click to see more.