Thursday, June 13, 2013

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Fridays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. We will be up at the field.
• Tuesday, June 18: Eighth Grade Graduation! All-School space, 6:30 PM, reception and dance to follow
• Thursday, June 21: Last Day of School! Final All-School at 11 AM, dismissal at 12:30.

Humanities:

• Grade 7:
• Grade 8: Final draft of graduation speech due ASAP

Math:

• Big Ideas Math Website: Choose your level/color
Grade 7:
• Due Fri., 6/14:
  • Level 1: Write a complicated conversion problem for Grace! Here are the requirements:
    • It must take at least 4 conversion factors to complete
    • You may invent units, but you need to provide conversions to familiar units.
    • You must also be able to solve it.
  • Level 2: Finish Chapter 4.1, Practice A or B
Grade 8:
• Due Fri., 6/14: p. 366, #2, 7-25 odds, and 29

Science:

• Due Fri., 6/14: Tomorrow your Science folder is due! This folder contains our final two units, Project Budburst and Experiment Design.
  
  If you have a pronged folder, place both units inside the pronged binder of the folder; if you have a regular pocket folder, place each unit in a separate pocket.
  
  
  To ORDER your Experiment Design notes:
  1. Make an illustrated cover. The title is "Experiment Design: What makes for a good experiment?"
     Then add an illustration, something that relates to our projects this unit.
  2. Your reflection comes next.
  3. Then add all your notes, and your experiment summary.
  4. Finally, place this collection of work inside your folder.

Music:

• Continue working on your part for any songs you are singing/playing for graduation

Tech:

• Bring in baby pictures (print or digital) ASAP!
• Yearbook must be done Tuesday, June 11. This means all personal pages and community pages. Payment for yearbook ($25) also due by Tues., 6/11

Moment of Zen

It Serves Pulled Pork

Click to read about this and nine other unorthodox food trucks.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Fridays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. We will be up at the field.
• Tuesday, June 18: Eighth Grade Graduation! All-School space, 6:30 PM, reception and dance to follow
• Thursday, June 21: Last Day of School! Final All-School at 11 AM, dismissal at 12:30.

Humanities:

• Grade 7: Complete eight paragraphs of portfolio reflections.
• Grade 8: Final draft of graduation speech due Thursday

Math:

• Big Ideas Math Website: Choose your level/color
Grade 7:
• Due Tues., 5/11:
  • Level 1: Complete 3.6 Extensions (handout), odd numbered problems. Must show all steps!
  • Level 2: Complete 3.6 Extensions (handout), #3, 8, 11
Grade 8:
• Due Tues., 6/11: Nada

Science:

• Due Wed., 6/12: Complete experiment summary and project reflection.

Music:

• Continue working on your part for any songs you are singing/playing for graduation

Tech:

• Bring in baby pictures (print or digital) ASAP!
• Yearbook must be done Tuesday, June 11. This means all personal pages and community pages. Payment for yearbook ($25) also due by Tues., 6/11

Moment of Zen

A Bunny in Bunny Slippers

Meet Albi, rabbit of the world. His profile says that he "...avoids hipsters and dogs whenever possible," and, ...enjoys digging, vegan food, ripping up rugs, and head massages." He's also quite tech savvy and can be found on Youtube, Instagram and facebook and his very own website (just look for "albirabbit"). Which he keeps up with in his bunny slippers, naturellement.

Monday, June 10, 2013

General Announcent:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Fridays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. We will be up at the field.
• Tuesday, June 18: Eighth Grade Graduation! All-School space, 6:30 PM, reception and dance to follow
• Thursday, June 21: Last Day of School! Final All-School at 11 AM, dismissal at 12:30.

Humanities:

• Grade 7: Complete eight paragraphs of portfolio reflections.
• Grade 8: Final draft of graduation speech due Thursday

Math:

• Big Ideas Math Website: Choose your level/color
Grade 7:
• Due Tues., 5/11:
  • Level 1: Complete either Banana Slug/Furlongs per Fortnight conversion OR 3.6 Practice B, odds (handout).
  • Level 2: Complete 3.6 Practice B (handout), # 1, 5, 9, 13
Grade 8:
• Due Tues., 6/11:
  • Level 1: Ch. 9.1 Practice A (handout), # 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15-17
  • Level 2: Ch. 9.1 Practice B (handout), # 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15-17
  • Level 3: Any 9 problems from Algebra book, p. 453, #22-25

Science:

• Due Wed., 6/12: Complete experiment summary and project reflection.

Music:

• Continue working on your part for any songs you are singing/playing for graduation

Tech:

• Bring in baby pictures (print or digital) ASAP!
• Yearbook must be done Tuesday, June 11. This means all personal pages and community pages. Payment for yearbook ($25) also due by Tues., 6/11

Moment of Zen

Doctor Who Crafts

On crafting network Craftster, people sometimes organize craft swaps. The Doctor Who themed craft swap is currently on it's 8th round. One participant received this lovely embroidery piece commemorating the TARDIS's incursion into Van Gogh's "Starry Night" as depicted in Vincent and the Doctor.