Thursday, October 23, 2014

General Announcements:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes/shoes for PE.
• Field work to B'nai Israel and Amherst College TOMORROW, FRIDAY 10/24!

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• "Carpenter" POW DUE MONDAY 10/27
• 8th Grade:

• John's Group:

• "Tied in Knots" POW DUE MONDAY 10/27
• Grace's Group:
• 
  

• 
  

Humanities:

• All:
• Literature Study:
• NUMBER THE STARS - Read Chapter 5+6 and write down your favorite line. DUE TUESDAY 10/28
• THE BOOK THIEF - Read up to p. 170 and write down your favorite line. DUE TUESDAY 10/28
• European Map Test. DUE 11/4
• Here's a map to study!
• Grade 7:
• 
  
• Grade 8:
• 
  

Science:   

• 
  

Language Arts

• All
• n/a
• Grade 7
• 
  
• Grade 8
• Complete exercises in Lessons 5 & 6 in vocabulary book. Test FRIDAY 11/3

Atelier: 

• n/a

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  
• 
  
• Grade 8: 
• PRUEBA: La Familia/adj posesivos MIERCOLES 10/29

Tech:

• n/a

Music: 

• n/a

Upcoming Tests/Major Due Dates:

• 7TH GRADE:
• 
  
• 8TH GRADE:
• PRUEBA: La Familia/adj posesivos MIERCOLES 10/29 (SPANISH)
• Lessons 5 & 6 Vocabulary Test 11/3 (LA)
• BOTH:
• Europe TEST 11/4 (HUMANITIES)
• Here's a map to study!

Moment of Zen

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

General Announcements:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes/shoes for PE.
• Field work to B'nai Israel and Amherst College on FRIDAY 10/24

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• "Carpenter" POW DUE MONDAY 10/27
• 8th Grade:

• John's Group:

• "Tied in Knots" POW DUE MONDAY 10/27
• Grace's Group:
• 
  

• 
  

Humanities:

• All:
• Literature Study:
• NUMBER THE STARS - Read Chapter 3+4 and write down your favorite line. DUE THURSDAY 10/23
• THE BOOK THIEF - Read up to p. 122 and write down your favorite line. DUE THURSDAY 10/23
• Grade 7:
• 
  
• Grade 8:
• 
  

Science:   

• 
  

Language Arts

• All
• n/a
• Grade 7
• 
  
• Grade 8
• Complete exercises in Lessons 5 & 6 in vocabulary book. Test FRIDAY 11/3

Atelier: 

• n/a

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  
• Estudia les expresiones
• PRUEBA Classroom Expressions JUEVES 10/23
• Grade 8: 
• "Casi una mujer" preguntas
• PRUEBA: La Familia/adj posesivos MIERCOLES 10/29

Tech:

• n/a

Music: 

• n/a

Upcoming Tests/Major Due Dates:

• 7TH GRADE:
• PRUEBA Classroom Expressions JUEVES 10/23 (Spanish)
• 8TH GRADE:
• PRUEBA: La Familia/adj posesivos MIERCOLES 10/29 (SPANISH)
• Lessons 5 & 6 Vocabulary Test FRIDAY 11/3 (LA)
• BOTH:
• Europe TEST 11/4 (HUMANITIES)

Moment of Zen

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

General Announcements:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes/shoes for PE.

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• QUIZ WEDNESDAY 10/22 on sections 2.1-2.3 (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing rational numbers)
• POW DUE MONDAY 10/27
• 8th Grade:

• John's Group:

• QUIZ WEDNESDAY 10/22 on sections 2.1-2.4 (slope from a line and slope from 2 coordinate points, slope-intercept form and standard form (solving each for y) and interpreting x and y intercepts)
• Grace's Group:
• Due WEDNESDAY 10/22: Finish Unit Rates, pt. 2 handout begun in class today.

• 
  

Humanities:

• All:
• Literature Study:
• NUMBER THE STARS - Read Chapter 3+4 and write down your favorite line. DUE THURSDAY 10/23
• THE BOOK THIEF - Read up to p. 122 and write down your favorite line. DUE THURSDAY 10/23
• Grade 7:
• 
  
• Grade 8:
• 
  

Science:   

• DUE WEDNESDAY 10/22 
  

  Collect all science notes, place in order, put into a pronged (metalized 3-hole punch) folder.

  
  
  

  Create an Illustrated "Ecosystems Studies" cover for your folder. Pick an image that comes from the study itself. 

  
  
  

  Compose a 1 paragraph summary that introduces the contents of the folder (5-6 sentences).

Language Arts

• All
• n/a
• Grade 7
• 
  
• Grade 8
• Complete exercises in Lessons 5 & 6 in vocabulary book. Test FRIDAY 11/3

Atelier: 

• 
  

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  
• Fill in sheet
• PRUEBA Classroom Expressions JUEVES 10/23
• Grade 8: 
• Traduce
• PRUEBA: La Familia/adj posesivos MIERCOLES 10/29

Tech:

• n/a

Music: 

• n/a

Upcoming Tests/Major Due Dates:

• 7TH GRADE:
• QUIZ WEDNESDAY 10/22 on sections 2.1-2.3 (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing rational numbers) (Math)
• PRUEBA Classroom Expressions JUEVES 10/23 (Spanish)
• 8TH GRADE:
• QUIZ WEDNESDAY 10/22 on sections 2.1-2.4 (slope from a line and slope from 2 coordinate points, slope-intercept form and standard form (solving each for y) and interpreting x and y intercepts) (MATH)
• PRUEBA: La Familia/adj posesivos MIERCOLES 10/29 (SPANISH)
• Lessons 5 & 6 Vocabulary Test FRIDAY 11/3 (LA)
• BOTH:
• n/a

Moment of Zen

Jesse Owens and Luz Long (the German athlete who befriended Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games)

Monday, October 20, 2014

General Announcements:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes/shoes for PE.

Math:

• 7th Grade:
• 2.3 Practice A OR B, Odd # questions DUE TOMORROW 10/21
• QUIZ WEDNESDAY 10/22 on sections 2.1-2.3 (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing rational numbers)
• POW DUE MONDAY 10/27
• 8th Grade:

• John's Group:

•   Pg. 69 #16-20
• Pg. 71 "Quiz" 1, 2, 5-7, 10-14
• QUIZ WEDNESDAY 10/22 on sections 2.1-2.4 (slope from a line and slope from 2 coordinate points, slope-intercept form and standard form (solving each for y) and interpreting x and y intercepts)
• Grace's Group:
• n/a

• 
  

Humanities:

• All:
• Literature Study:
• NUMBER THE STARS - Read Chapter 2 and write down your favorite line. DUE TUESDAY 10/12
• THE BOOK THIEF - Read up to p. 80 and write down your favorite line. DUE TUESDAY 10/12
• Grade 7:
• 
  
• Grade 8:
• 
  

Science:   

• 
  DUE WEDNESDAY 10/22 
  

  Collect all science notes, place in order, put into a pronged (metalized 3-hole punch) folder.

  
  

  Create an Illustrated "Ecosystems Studies" cover for your folder. Pick an image that comes from the study itself. 

  
  

  Compose a 1 paragraph summary that introduces the contents of the folder (5-6 sentences).

Language Arts

• All
• n/a
• Grade 7
• 
  
• Grade 8
• Complete exercises in Lessons 5 & 6 in vocabulary book. Test FRIDAY 11/3

Atelier: 

• 
  

Spanish:

• Grade 7:
  
• Quia.com 15 minutos, keyword "Classroom Expressions"
• PRUEBA Classroom Expressions JUEVES 10/23
• Grade 8: 
• 1/2 pagina descripcion de tu familia and family tree  MARTES 10/21

Tech:

• n/a

Music: 

• n/a

Upcoming Tests/Major Due Dates:

• 7TH GRADE:
• QUIZ WEDNESDAY 10/22 on sections 2.1-2.3 (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing rational numbers) (Math)
• PRUEBA Classroom Expressions JUEVES 10/23 (Spanish)
• 8TH GRADE:
• QUIZ WEDNESDAY 10/22 on sections 2.1-2.4 (slope from a line and slope from 2 coordinate points, slope-intercept form and standard form (solving each for y) and interpreting x and y intercepts) (MATH)
• Lessons 5 & 6 Vocabulary Test FRIDAY 11/3 (LA)
• BOTH:
• n/a

Moment of Zen

German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl made a documentary (Or is it propaganda? YOU evaluate that claim...) on the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The film has been praised for its advanced film techniques, but criticized for it's political content. 

Here is Opening Ceremony footage from the film:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_(1938_film)