Thursday, January 16, 2014

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE.
• Lowell trip Fri., Jan 24. We will be departing the school at 6:45 am and returning around 5:00 pm. Students will need to bring a lunch.
• Coffeehouse, Smith Voc., Friday, Feb. 28. Watch this space for more details as they develop

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• Due Thursday, January 16
  
  • Practicing the Percent Equation
  • Level 2: pp 162-163  #1-9, 18, 19, 22-27(even), 29
  • Level 1: pp. 162-163   # 1-3, 11-19 (odd) 22-26
• 8th Grade:Grace's Group:
• • Due Fri., 1/16: In 3.5 packet, finish Practice sheet on the back. 
• 
  John's Group:
• 
  

 Humanities:

• Reading log #3 due Thurs., 1/23.
• Read and annotate "As Long as Grass Grows" underline dates, events, people, products for your newspaper. Due Friday.

Science:   

• due Friday, Jan 17: complete Mitosis/Meiosis comparison worksheet (Use the two reading packets handed out in class to help you answer this!)

Tech:

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Spanish:

• 7th Grade:
  • earphones
  • -ar verbs worksheet or column II verbs

• 8th Grade:
• earphones

8th Grade Project:

• Take notes. 25 notecards due Tuesday.
• Mentors due Jan. 30

Moment of Zen:

Pictures in Boxes

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE.
• Lowell trip Fri., Jan 24. We will be departing the school at 6:45 am and returning around 5:00 pm. Students will need to bring a lunch.
• Coffeehouse, Smith Voc., Friday, Feb. 28. Watch this space for more details as they develop

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• Due Thursday, January 16
  
  • Practicing the Percent Equation
  • Level 2: pp 162-163  #1-9, 18, 19, 22-27(even), 29
  • Level 1: pp. 162-163   # 1-3, 11-19 (odd) 22-26
• 8th Grade:Grace's Group:
• • Due Thurs, 1/16: In 3.5 packet, finish Activity 1 only (this is different from what I told you in class). 
• 
  John's Group:
• TEST TOMORROW:
  solving inequalities (variety of them)
  systems of linear equalities
  systems of linear inequalities
  Homework: Practice with multiplying exponents:
  Chap. 8.1 (text)  p.453, #1-21

 Humanities:

• Reading log #2 due Thurs., 1/16.
• Read and annotate "As Long as Grass Grows" underline dates, events, people, products for your newspaper. Due Friday.

Science:   

• due Friday, Jan 17: complete Mitosis/Meiosis comparison worksheet (Use the two reading packets handed out in class to help you answer this!)

Tech:

• 
  

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:
  • earphones
  • -ar verbs worksheet or column II verbs

• 8th Grade:
• earphones
• Prueba miercoles sobre verbos infinitivos

8th Grade Project:

• Take notes. 25 notecards due Tuesday.
• Mentors due Jan. 30

Moment of Zen:

Classical Sculptures Recreated in Cardboard and Packing Tape

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE.
• Lowell trip Fri., Jan 24. We will be departing the school at 6:45 am and returning around 5:00 pm. Students will need to bring a lunch.
• Coffeehouse, Smith Voc., Friday, Feb. 28. Watch this space for more details as they develop

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• 
  
• 8th Grade: 
• Grace's Group:
  • Due Thurs, 1/16: In 3.5 packet, finish Activity 1 only (this is different from what I told you in class). 
  John's Group:
  • 
    

 Humanities:

• Reading log #2 due Thurs., 1/16.
• Read and annotate "As Long as Grass Grows" underline dates, events, people, products for your newspaper. Due Friday.

Science:   

Tech:

• 
  

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:
  • earphones
  • -ar verbs worksheet or column II verbs

• 8th Grade:
• earphones
• Prueba miercoles sobre verbos infinitivos

8th Grade Project:

• Take notes. 10 notecards due Tuesday, 1/14.

Moment of Zen:

Earth Cake. (!)

Monday, January 13, 2014

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE.
• Lowell trip Fri., Jan 24. We will be departing the school at 6:45 am and returning around 5:00 pm. Students will need to bring a lunch.
• Coffeehouse, Smith Voc., Friday, Feb. 28. Watch this space for more details as they develop

Math:

• Due Friday, Jan 10
• 7th Grade:
• Complete both scale drawings of your ergonomic desk chair
• 8th Grade: 
• Grace's Group:
  • Due Tues., 1/14: Finish 3.4 packet. For Activity 3 and for #1 and 2 on the Practice sheet, your answer must include the following
  • Scenario: what is the situation you imagine that will tie together the data (ex. draining the tank in a fish store)
  • Interpret x and y intercepts: What does each of these points mean? (ex. y-int is the number of gallons in the tank before draining, the x-int is the number of hours until the tank is empty)
  • Label graph axes with appropriate units (which is independent? which is dependent?)
  • Draw line
  • Describe rate
  • Write an equation for the data given.
  John's Group:
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 Humanities:

• Reading log #2 due Thurs., 1/16.
• Read and annotate "As Long as Grass Grows" underline dates, events, people, products for your newspaper. Due Friday.

Science:   No new homework, BUT...  your Pro/Con graphic organizer for your genetics speech is past due, and the final printed copy of your speech is due this coming Monday, January 13.

Tech:

• 
  

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:
  • earphones
  • Verbos worksheet

• 8th Grade:
• earphones
• Prueba miércoles on irregular verbs
• Traduce

8th Grade Project:

• Take notes. 10 notecards due Tuesday, 1/14.

Moment of Zen:

Scenes from an art show in a soon-to-be-demolished building. Click to see more.