Wednesday, January 2, 2013

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

Humanities:

• Continue revising fiction story according to rubric

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., 12/21: textbook, p. 204, #8-11, 14-17. Challenge: 15, 17-24
Grade 8
• Due Fri., 12/21: p. 81, #11, 13, 15, 16 and 2 problems of your choice from either 2.5A or 2.5B Practice sheet.

Science:

• Nada
  
  

Spanish

Grade 7
• Nichts
Grade 8
• ничего: Read Chap. 4 Piratas

Music:

• Practice at your level using either the new sheet with C' and D' or with an older sheet including songs with fewer notes.

Atelier

Due Wed., 12/19: Second draft of cookbook border due.

Tech

Have flash drive at the ready

Moment of Zen

Contest for New Birthday Song

Remember how the quintessential English-language birthday song, "Happy Birthday" is copyrighted? The Free Music Archive, which is exactly what it sounds like, is currently running a contest attempting to establish a new standard. Who knows if they'll succeed in establishing a new standard, but it's worth checking out.