Wednesday, October 21, 2009

You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go. Math: 7th & 8th Grade:

• Due Thursday, 10/22: Be ready for test on Investigations 1 and 2 both Thurs., 10/22 and Fri., 10/23. Use the following materials to help you prepare:
  • Your returned homework assignments from Inv. 1 & 2
  • Your CMP textbook
  Make sure you have a book with you in Math in case you finish early!
• Due Friday, 10/23: Complete Math's Mate, Term 1, Ex. 5, begun in class today. Show any written work/computation, especially for problems with a *, on a separate sheet of white, lined paper.

Social Studies:

• Due :

Science:

• Due :

Language Arts:

• Due Friday, 10/23: Read Ch.8 in Goddess of Yesterday. (19 pages) On white, lined paper, write four quiz questions plus their answers that would be appropriate for a quiz I will give on Ch.8. Be sure all is edited well. These will be used for a lengthier quiz on the reading of Ch.8. (I will read the questions orally and you will answer with short answers.)

Spanish:

Moment of Zen:

(photo credit: Gabe F.) This slithery fellow was curled up in a bush outside the Prisms yesterday after Homework Club on Tuesday.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go. Math: 7th Grade:

• Due Wed., 10/21: Complete #4 on p. 28-29 and #6 on p. 30 of CMP book according to directions. Show how you got your answers. Write responses in complete, edited sentences. Use relevant math vocabulary. You will need graph paper.

8th Grade:

• Due Wed., 10/21:Complete #5 (parts a and c only) and #6 (all parts) on p. 26 of CMP book. Show how you got your answers. Write responses in complete, edited sentences. Use relevant math vocabulary. You will need graph paper.

Social Studies:

• Due Wed., 10/21: The pg. 2 questions (handed out today) about the Solon/Democracy reading.

Science:

• Due Wed., 10/21: Your finished pouch made from the felt we dyed

Language Arts:

• Due Wed., 10/21:
  • Read Ch. 7 in Goddess of Yesterday (12 pages).
  • On white, lined paper, write four quiz questions that would be appropriate for a quiz I might give on Ch. 7 and answer them.

Spanish:

• Correction: As stated in Deena's letter, and not in yesterday's homework blog, the Prisms' Día de los Muertos celebration will be at 6:00-7:30 PM on Friday, October 30 in the All-School Space.

Moment of Zen: What's your caption?

Monday, October 19, 2009

You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go. Math: 7th Grade:

• Due Tues., 10/20: Complete all parts of #2 on p. 27 of CMP book according to directions. Write your responses in complete, edited sentences. Show how you got your answer. You will need graph paper.

8th Grade:

• Due Tues., 10/20: Complete #1, 2 and 3 on p. 24 of CMP book. Treat these like test questions. Write your responses in complete, edited sentences. Show how you got your answer. You will need graph paper.

Social Studies:

• Due Tues., 10/20: Read "Solon/Democracy" reading and answer questions on p. 1
• Due Wed., 10/21: Answer the p. 2 questions about "Solon/Democracy" reading.

Science:

• None assigned

Language Arts:

• Due Wed., 10/21:
  • Read Ch. 7 in Goddess of Yesterday (12 pages).
  • On white, lined paper, write four quiz questions that would be appropriate for a quiz I might give on Ch. 7 and answer them.

Spanish:

• Bring home the note about our Día de los Muertos celebration, which will take place on Friday, 10/30/09 at 6:00 PM

Moment of Zen:

Math: 7th Grade:

• Due Mon., 10/19: Complete 2.4 on p. 23-24 of CMP book. Follow directions, except, instead of just sketching the graph, actually make graph on graph paper. Write responses in complete, edited sentences. Show how you got your answer, including all calculations, even if done on a calculator.

8th Grade:

• Due Mon., 10/19: Complete #13 (all parts) on p. 29 of CMP book (ACE section) according to directions. Write responses in complete, edited sentences. Show how you got your answer, including all calculations, even if done on a calculator. You will need graph paper.

Social Studies:

• None assigned

Science:

• None assigned

Language Arts:

• Due Mon., 10/19:
  • Read chapters 5 and 6 of Goddess of Yesterday (30 pages).
  • Be ready for a quiz on the reading.
  • In your LA journal, write a one-page or more response that describes Helen as a person with certain personality/character traits. Be certain to provide evidence from Chapters 5 & 6 to support your descriptions of her. You may use the scoring rubric as a guide.

Moment of Zen: What's your caption for this picture?

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Math: 7th Grade:

• Due Fri., 10/16: Complete 2.3 on p. 22-23 of CMP book according to directions (note change in label for y-axis on handout to "distance from Lewes in miles"). Remember to answer in complete, edited sentences. Show all calculations. Avoid beginning sentences with pronouns unless its antecedent (the noun to which it refers) is in a prior sentence.

8th Grade:

• Due Fri., 10/16: Complete 2.5 on p. 22 of CMP book according to directions. Write responses in complete, edited sentences. Avoid beginning sentences with pronouns unless its antecedent (the noun to which it refers) is in a prior sentence. You will need grid paper and two colored pencils.

Social Studies:

• Due Fri., 10/16: Draw a Minoan motif on your notes about Minoan Crete.

Science:

• Due Fri., 10/16: Write a two-paragraph summary of our pouch dyeing/making project and draw a color illustration of some part of the process.

Language Arts:

• Due Fri., 10/16:
  • Read Ch. 4 of Goddess of Yesterday (15 pages).
  • Be sure to review Ch. 4 vocabulary.
  • Be ready for a quiz
  • Write an edited one-page journal entry starting from one of the following prompts:
    • "If I were Anaxandra in Chapter 4, I..."
    • "While reading Chapter 4, I had very strong feeling about..."

Spanish: Bring in boxes for your altar! Moment of Zen: Inner City Snail: Very Slow-Moving Street Art "No snails were harmed in this project, their homes were just vandalised."

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Math: 7th & 8th Grade:

• Due Thurs., 10/15: On white, lined paper, correct/complete all problems that are marked incorrect/not done on Math's Mates Term 1, Sheet 4. DO NOT make corrections on the exercise sheet itself.

Social Studies:

Science:

• Due Wed., 10/21: Finish sewing your pouch according to pattern handed out or your own pattern. You need to have at least 4 stitches/inch. Feel free to embellish your pouch as you wish (buttons, embroidery, shoulder strap, etc.).

Language Arts:

• Due Thurs., 10/15: Review Ch. 3 in Goddess of Yesterday and be ready to share your entire journal entry with the class. Make sure you have evidence from the story to support your opinions. If necessary, glue Ch. 3 journal entry into LA journal.
• Due Fri., 10/16:
  • Read Ch. 4 of Goddess of Yesterday (15 pages).
  • Be sure to review Ch. 4 vocabulary.
  • Be ready for a quiz
  • Write an edited one-page journal entry starting from one of the following prompts:
    • "If I were Anaxandra in Chapter 4, I..."
    • "While reading Chapter 4, I had very strong feeling about..."

Spanish: 7th Grade:

8th Grade:

Moment of Zen: The Dumbo or Vampire Octopus, Grimpoteuthis megaptera Yes, it is a real animal.