Homework -- 9/29

Language Arts Assigned today: Due Tues, 9/30, read for 20 minutes in independent reading book and do entry #3 on reading log. Due Wednesday, 10/1, type edited copies of poems for 2 voices. Attach original, edited copy to typed copy. Previously assigned/still due: None Math Assigned today: 7th Grade - Due Tuesday, 9/30, complete Math's Mate begun in class. Show work for asteriked (*) problems. Also, do #7 on p. 15 and Reflections on p. 17 (Variables and Patterns). 8th Grade - Due Tuesday, 9/30, complete Math's Mate begun in class. Show work for asteriked (*) problems. Also, do problem 2.2 on p. 18. You will need colored pencils. (Moving Straight Ahead). Previously Assigned/still due: None Social Studies Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 9/30, Complete "Contour Line" exercise. Also, complete government preassessment. Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: Due Wednesday, 10/1, Read ch. 3, sections 1 & 2, of handout. Answer questions 1, 2, & 3 on page 49 (you may also do the Challenge for extra credit if you choose). Previously Assigned/still due: None Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: Vocabulary quiz Thursday. Previously Assigned/still due: None Technology Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Music Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Atelier Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Due this Wednesday, 10/1, complete second draft composition for Homage assignment. Other Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None

Homework -- 9/26

Language Arts Assigned today: Due Monday, 9/29, read for 20 minutes in independent reading book and do entry #2 on new reading log (write heading also). Previously assigned/still due: Due Monday, 9/29, find at least one resource on your organism that is on a website. Bring in the first page printed with its address. (You may have to write in the address.) Math Assigned today: 7th Grade - Due Monday, 9/29, do Investigation 1, Additional Practice #1 only (on handout). You will need graph paper. 8th Grade - Due Monday, 9/29, do Problem 2.1 and 2.1 Follow-Up on p. 17 (Moving Straight Ahead). Previously Assigned/still due: None Social Studies Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: Due Monday, 9/29, read Ecosystems ch. 5, sec. 3; answer questions 1-3 on p. 101. Previously Assigned/still due: For all of this week, beginning Monday, 9/22 -- bring outdoor gear appropriate for river exploration -- no flip-flops. Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: This weekend, teach the story you read on Friday to a family member, or someone else in your household. 8th Grade: Do exercise 4, then translate sentences into English. Previously Assigned/still due: None Technology Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Music Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Atelier Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Due next Wednesday, complete second draft composition for Homage assignment. Other Assigned today: Previously Assigned/still due: Monday, 9/29, will be Prism photos, so come dressed appropriately.

Homework -- 9/25

Language Arts Assigned today: Due Friday, 9/26, read for 20 minutes in independent reading book and do entry #1 on new reading log (write heading also). Due Monday, 9/29, find at least one resource on your organism that is on a website. Bring in the first page printed with its address. (You may have to write in the address.) Previously assigned/still due: None Math Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Social Studies Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: For all of this week, beginning Monday, 9/22 -- bring outdoor gear appropriate for river exploration -- no flip-flops. Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: None; 8th Grade: Para Manana, Viernes (Friday, 9/26), ejercicio 1 (cierto/falso), El Bebe Sucio. Previously Assigned/still due: None Technology Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Music Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Atelier Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Due next Wednesday, complete second draft composition for Homage assignment. Other Assigned today: Tomorrow, Friday 9/26, is the All-School Photo, so come dressed appropriately. Monday, 9/29, will be Prism photos, so come dressed appropriately. Previously Assigned/still due: None

Study Guide for 9/25 Soc. St. Quiz

Study Guide for tomorrow's Social Studies Quiz 1. Look over all notes and maps in your notebook *Barnes Aquifer *Key Terms *Information from 3 worksheets: __"Water goes round and round" __"Rain drops falling in a watershed" __"Water from Underground" *Know the basic concern of the Woburn drinking water and local industry (from the film A Civil Action) *Know how Northampton residents are charged for their water __- by 100 cubic foot units __- pay for delivery and pay for removal (sewage) *Know the basic concern of Easthampton residents, the Barnes Aquifer, and plans to expand the Northampton Landfill *Know the main sources of Northampton's water supply 2. Be able to read a contour map

Homework -- 9/24

Language Arts Assigned today: None Previously assigned/still due: None Math Assigned today: Both 7th & 8th Graders who did not meet with Jane and take the quiz today: Review returned assignment & Investigation #1 in textbook for quiz Thursday, 9/25. Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade -- Due Thursday, 9/25, complete the Math's Mate exercise begun in class. 8th Grade -- Due Thursday, 9/25, Complete the Math's Mate exercise begun in class, except don't do #'s 22, 23, 24, & 26. Social Studies Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Study for quiz on Thursday, 9/25 -- study notes, vocabulary, charts/diagrams, have someone quiz you. Science Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: For all of this week, beginning Monday, 9/22 -- bring outdoor gear appropriate for river exploration -- no flip-flops. Spanish Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None; 8th Grade: Jueves - vocabulary (el bebe sucio). Technology Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Music Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Atelier Assigned today: Due next Wednesday, complete second draft composition for Homage assignment. Previously Assigned/still due: None Other Assigned today: Previously Assigned/still due: None

Homework -- 9/23

Language Arts Assigned today: Due tomorrow, Wednesday, 9/24 -- complete a poem for two voices about your homage character (atelier assignment). It is to be about 100 words; see examples by Paul Fleischman from Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices (examples can be found on the internet). Previously assigned/still due: None Math Assigned today: Both 7th & 8th: Review returned assignment & Investigation #1 in textbook for quiz tomorrow, Wed 9/24. 7th Grade -- Due Thursday, 9/25, complete the Math's Mate exercise begun in class. 8th Grade -- Due Thursday, 9/25, Complete the Math's Mate exercise begun in class, except don't do #'s 22, 23, 24, & 26. Previously Assigned/still due: None Social Studies Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Study for quiz on Thursday, 9/25 -- study notes, vocabulary, charts/diagrams, have someone quiz you. Science Assigned today: Due Wednesday, 9/24, answer food-web questions (handout #3, a-e). Previously Assigned/still due: For all of this week, beginning Monday, 9/22 -- bring outdoor gear appropriate for river exploration -- no flip-flops. Spanish Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None; 8th Grade: Jueves - vocabulary (el bebe sucio). Technology Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Music Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Atelier Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Due tomorrow, Wed, 9/24, first composition for Homage assignment. Other Assigned today: Previously Assigned/still due: None

Homework -- 9/22

Language Arts Assigned today: None Previously assigned/still due: Due Tuesday, 9/23 -- Bring to L.A. class at least one readable book on the organism that you will be researching. Math Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Social Studies Assigned today: Study for quiz on Thursday, 9/25 -- study notes, vocabulary, charts/diagrams, have someone quiz you. Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: For all of this week, beginning Monday, 9/22 -- bring outdoor gear appropriate for river exploration -- no flip-flops. Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: None; 8th Grade: Jueves - vocabulary (el bebe sucio). Previously Assigned/still due: None Technology Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Music Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Atelier Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Due next Wed, 9/24, first composition for Homage assignment. Other Assigned today: for P.E. tomorrow, Tuesday 9/23, bring shorts, sneakers, water bottle. Previously Assigned/still due: None