Wednesday, January 9, 2013

General Announcements:

• Friday PE: Wear or bring clothes/shoes to move in indoors.
• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace

Humanities:

• Continue revising fiction story according to rubric and comments. Final draft of story due Thurs., 1/10, 8 am.
• Continue researching your topic for Golden Age of Islam/European Renaissance debate.

Math:

• NEWS FOR YOU!  You now have a link to your textbook!  This  link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book.  Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class.  Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
Grade 7
• Due Wed., 1/9:
  • L1: textbook, p. 216, #4-11, 25-29
  • L2: textbook, p. 216, #4-8, 10, 18-19, 22
Grade 8
• Nada/li>

Science:

• Nada
  
  

Spanish

Grade 7
• Quiz Thurs., 1/10 on recent vocab
Grade 8
• p. 71, ex. 6.1

Music:

• Practice your performance song

Moment of Zen

Tiny, Tiny Trains

Miniature maker Mario Marchese built this working train set, featuring train cars only ½ inch long, into a wooden cheese box. Click to see more images and details about how it goes.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace

Humanities:

• Continue revising fiction story according to rubric and comments. Final draft of story due Thurs., 1/10.
• Continue researching your topic for Golden Age of Islam/European Renaissance debate.

Math:

• NEWS FOR YOU!  You now have a link to your textbook!  This  link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book.  Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class.  Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
Grade 7
• Due Wed., 1/9: Calculate area of your group's wall based on your scaledrawing made in class today. Scale is 1 cm in drawing is 1 foot of real wall.
Grade 8
• Due Fri., 12/21: #1-6 on Ch. 2 quiz in textbook, p. 94.

Science:

• Nada
  
  

Spanish

Grade 7
• Quiz Thurs., 1/10 on recent vocab
Grade 8
• p. 71, ex. 6.1

Music:

• Practice your performance song

Moment of Zen

The Striped Icebergs of Antarctica (and 10 other Icy Marvels)

Click to read more about how these icebergs, found in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica, got their stripes. Also, see and read about 10 other remarkable ice formations, including sparkling blue rivers flowing over ice, icy spikes that grow from the ground in the Andes and what appears to be a frozen wave.

Monday, January 7, 2013

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace

Humanities:

• Continue revising fiction story according to rubric

Math:

• NEWS FOR YOU!  You now have a link to your textbook!  This  link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book.  Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class.  Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
Grade 7
• Due Tues., 1/8: Finish puzzle begun in class.
Grade 8
• Due Fri., 12/21: #1-6 on Ch. 2 quiz in textbook, p. 94.

Science:

• Nada
  
  

Spanish

Grade 7
• Quiz Thurs., 1/10 on recent vocab
Grade 8
• p. 71, ex. 6.1

Music:

• Practice at your level using either the new sheet with C' and D' or with an older sheet including songs with fewer notes.

Atelier

Due Wed., 12/19: Second draft of cookbook border due.

Moment of Zen

We Live In the Future: Roads That Glow in the Dark

This year, the Dutch government will be experimentally painting lines on roads in a few areas of The Netherlands using glow-in-the-dark paint. The paint, a more-developed version of commonly available glow paint, absorbs sunlight all day and can glow for up to 10 hours during the night. Not only will the road markings glow in the dark, they will also be temperature-sensitive, displaying snowflakes on the road below freezing to indicate that roads may be slippery. Read more by clicking above.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace

Humanities:

• Continue revising fiction story according to rubric

Math:

• NEWS FOR YOU!  You now have a link to your textbook!  This  link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book.  Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class.  Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
Grade 7
• Due Fri., 12/21: textbook, p. 204, #8-11, 14-17. Challenge: 15, 17-24
Grade 8
• Due Fri., 12/21: p. 81, #11, 13, 15, 16 and 2 problems of your choice from either 2.5A or 2.5B Practice sheet.

Science:

• Nada
  
  

Spanish

Grade 7
• Nichts
Grade 8
• ничего: Read Chap. 4 Piratas

Music:

• Practice at your level using either the new sheet with C' and D' or with an older sheet including songs with fewer notes.

Atelier

Due Wed., 12/19: Second draft of cookbook border due.

Tech

Have flash drive at the ready

Moment of Zen

Contest for New Birthday Song

Remember how the quintessential English-language birthday song, "Happy Birthday" is copyrighted? The Free Music Archive, which is exactly what it sounds like, is currently running a contest attempting to establish a new standard. Who knows if they'll succeed in establishing a new standard, but it's worth checking out.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace

Humanities:

• Over Vacation: Revise fiction story according to rubric
• Cook your recipe, serve it to family and friends to make sure that it's a good recipe and written clearly.

Math:

• NEWS FOR YOU!  You now have a link to your textbook!  This  link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book.  Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class.  Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
Grade 7
• Due Fri., 12/21: textbook, p. 204, #1-3, 8-11. Challenge: 16
Grade 8
• Due Fri., 12/21: p. 81, #11, 13, 15, 16 and 2 problems of your choice from either 2.5A or 2.5B Practice sheet.

Science:

• Due Fri., 12/21:
  
• Complete organizing science binder (notes from last unit, oldest→newest)


• Finish questions about lab activities in packet handed out today.

Spanish

Grade 7
• Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz 12/4 (Tues.) Pobre Ana
• Due Thurs., 12/6 Ch. 2 Grammar ser & estar
Grade 8
• Due Thurs., 12/6: Read Chap. 4 Piratas

Music:

• Practice at your level using either the new sheet with C' and D' or with an older sheet including songs with fewer notes.

Atelier

Due Wed., 12/19: Second draft of cookbook border due.

Tech

Have flash drive at the ready

Moment of Zen

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace

Humanities:

• Test Wed., 12/19 on Islam
• Due Thurs., 12/20: Finish first draft of fiction piece (3-12 pages)

Math:

• NEWS FOR YOU!  You now have a link to your textbook!  This  link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book.  Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class.  Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
Grade 7
• Due Thurs., 12/20: Complete R&P Journal, p. 111-113. You can cut out and use the shapesets in the back of the R&P journal to help.
  
Grade 8
• Due Thurs., 12/20: In textbook, finish p. 78, #1 and 2 (if not done), then do p. 80, #1, 2, 8-10, 14. Challenge: 17

Science:

• Due Fri., 12/21:
  
• Complete organizing science binder (notes from last unit, oldest→newest)


• Finish questions about lab activities in packet handed out today.

Spanish

Grade 7
• Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz 12/4 (Tues.) Pobre Ana
• Due Thurs., 12/6 Ch. 2 Grammar ser & estar
Grade 8
• Due Thurs., 12/6: Read Chap. 4 Piratas

Music:

• Practice at your level using either the new sheet with C' and D' or with an older sheet including songs with fewer notes.

Atelier

Due Wed., 12/19: Second draft of cookbook border due.

Tech

Have flash drive at the ready

Moment of Zen

Therapy Chickens?

The University of Minnesota St. Paul brought in a troop of therapy animals to help soothe finals-stressed college students. Most of the group were of a more canine persuasion, but then there's Woodstock (pictured above). Woodstock is a therapy chicken. He is not the only therapy chicken. In fact, as places concerned with dog allergens become more interested in the positive effects of therapy animals, chickens are becoming increasingly popular. Click above to read more.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace

Humanities:

• Test Wed., 12/19 on Islam
• Due Thurs., 12/20: Finish first draft of fiction piece (3-12 pages)

Math:

• NEWS FOR YOU!  You now have a link to your textbook!  This  link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book.  Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class.  Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
Grade 7
• Nada
  
Grade 8
• Nada
  

Science:

• Nada.

Spanish

Grade 7
• Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz 12/4 (Tues.) Pobre Ana
• Due Thurs., 12/6 Ch. 2 Grammar ser & estar
Grade 8
• Due Thurs., 12/6: Read Chap. 4 Piratas

Music:

• Practice at your level using either the new sheet with C' and D' or with an older sheet including songs with fewer notes.

Atelier

Due Wed., 12/19: Second draft of cookbook border due.

Tech

Have flash drive at the ready

Moment of Zen