Wednesday, May 21, 2014

General Announcments:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. Unless it's raining, we will be up at the field for the rest of the year
• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace

Math:

• 7th Grade: 
• due Thursday, May 22Complete one of these levels that you did not complete today!
  Either
  1) complete construction of the pyramid and cube for activity 7.3, R and P journal page 171, questions 1 and 4
  2) p. 313 in Text, On your own #1-3
  or
  3) R and P Journal practice, p. 174, #1-6
• 8th Grade:
• Grace's Group:
• Due Thursday, 5/22: Complete any parts of 9.4 packet "Zero & Negative Exponents" not yet completed and complete 9.4 Practice A
• John's Group: 
• due Thursday May 22
  Carry on with Cumulative Practice
  p. 772-3
  # 42-46 even, 47-53 odd, 54,56, 60, 62

Humanities:

• All:
• Study for the test of the 50 States. Test is Friday. Use Sheppard Software or sheet handed out by Beth to study.
• Grade 7:
• Grade 8:
• Print out all trifold paragraphs and images, bring in trifold.
• Work on building your project due 5/19

Science:   

• Food Chemistry Unit test is this Friday!

  Practice for the test by reviewing/quizzing yourself with the

  test review sheet handed out in class...

Atelier: 

• 
  

Spanish:

• Grade 7: Pobre Ana cap. 1 & preguntas
  
• Grade 8: 
• Viaje: 1 cap. 3
• Secretos: cap. 3 y preguntas

8th Grade Project:

• Be ready for your panel presentation!
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

Chinese scientists are researching how possible it would be to build 

Awesome, creepy or both?

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

General Announcments:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. Unless it's raining, we will be up at the field for the rest of the year
• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace

Math:

• 7th Grade: 
• 
  
• 8th Grade:
• Grace's Group:
• Due Tuesday, 5/20: Complete any parts of 9.4 packet "Zero & Negative Exponents" not finished in class today (including the back) and complete 9.3 Practice A
• John's Group: 
  
  
  

Humanities:

• All:
• Study for the test of the 50 States. Test is Friday. Use Sheppard Software
• Grade 7:
• Grade 8:
• Print out all trifold paragraphs and images, bring in trifold.
• Work on building your project due 5/19

Science:   

• (Science Unit test this week Friday (Food Chemistry II - Protein, Fats and Oil)
  Review sheet handed out tomorrow; will have in-class review this Tuesday and Wednesday

Atelier: 

• 
  

Spanish:

• Grade 7: tener worksheet
  
• Grade 8: 
• Viaje: 1/2 cap. 3
• Secretos: cap. 2 y preguntas

8th Grade Project:

• Be ready for your panel presentation!
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

Would you sit in this chair?

Monday, May 19, 2014

General Announcments:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. Unless it's raining, we will be up at the field for the rest of the year
• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace

Math:

• 7th Grade: 
• Due Tuesday, 5/20

  No homework given; students are taking an in-class, "End of Year"

  assessment on all of the units this year. 
• 8th Grade:
• Grace's Group:
• Due Tuesday, 5/20: Complete any parts of 9.3 packet "Quotient of Products" not finished in class today.
• John's Group: 
  
  Due Tuesday, 5/20

  Practice problems for Algebra 1 Course Review

  pp. 772 -773 # 1-3, 4-12 (even),  #13-25

Humanities:

• All:
• Rehearse your poem. Use your rubric!
• Grade 7:
• Grade 8:
• Print out all trifold paragraphs and images, bring in trifold.
• Work on building your project due 5/19

Science:   

• (Science Unit test this week Friday (Food Chemistry II - Protein, Fats and Oil)
  Review sheet handed out tomorrow; will have in-class review this Tuesday and Wednesday

Atelier: 

• 
  

Spanish:

• Grade 7:  "IR" 2-sided sheet
  
• Grade 8: Start new books: capitulo con preguntas

8th Grade Project:

• Print out all trifold paragraphs and images, bring in trifold.
• Work on building your project (due 5/19)
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

Tally, the Husky Raised by Cats

Who kinda thinks she might be one.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

General Announcments:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. Unless it's raining, we will be up at the field for the rest of the year
• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace

Math:

• 7th Grade: 
• due Friday, May 16
  Complete the Compound Probability  practice questions;
  If completed in class, complete the Practice Quiz on page 412 in the Text 
  
• 8th Grade:
• Grace's Group
• John's Group:
  
  due Friday, 5/16
  Calculate the heights of the objects you measured with your inclinometers.  We'll review your calculations on Friday during math class.

Humanities:

• All:
• Rehearse your poem. Use your rubric!
• Grade 7:
• Grade 8:
• Print out all trifold paragraphs and images, bring in trifold.
• Work on building your project due 5/19

Science:   

• 
  

Atelier: 

• 
  

Spanish:

• Grade 7:  "IR" sheet
  
• Grade 8:

8th Grade Project:

• Print out all trifold paragraphs and images, bring in trifold.
• Work on building your project (due 5/19)
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

Art you can eat 

Superdad Alex Feliciano decorates bananas for his sons' lunchboxes. And documents them.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

General Announcments:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. Unless it's raining, we will be up at the field for the rest of the year
• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace

Math:

• 7th Grade: Nope

8th Grade: Nada

Humanities:

• All: 
• Reading log 6 due Thursday
• Rehearse your poem. Use your rubric!
• Grade 7:
• Grade 8:
• Print out all trifold paragraphs and images, bring in trifold.
• Work on building your project due 5/19

Science:   

• 
  

Atelier: 

• 
  

Spanish:

• Grade 7:  "IR" sheet
  
• Grade 8:

8th Grade Project:

• Print out all trifold paragraphs and images, bring in trifold.
• Work on building your project (due 5/19)
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

 

Anatomy of a Rabbit

See additional, equally scientific diagrams of animals like goats, wasps and salamanders at It's Okay to Be Smart, an indie science blog that is funny and intriguing in equal measure.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

General Announcments:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. Unless it's raining, we will be up at the field for the rest of the year
• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace

Math:

• 7th Grade: 

8th Grade:

• All: MCAS - no homework

Humanities:

• All: 
• Reading log 6 due Thursday
• Rehearse your poem. Use your rubric!
• Grade 7:
•  Rehearse walking tour. Use your rubric. Find a prop or costume.
• Grade 8:
• Print out all trifold paragraphs and images, bring in trifold.
• Work on building your project due 5/19

Science:   

• 
  

Atelier: 

• 
  

Spanish:

• Grade 7:  "IR" sheet
  
• Grade 8:

8th Grade Project:

• Print out all trifold paragraphs and images, bring in trifold.
• Work on building your project (due 5/19)
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

 

The Illuminated Walt Whitman 

Monday, May 12, 2014

General Announcments:

• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE. Unless it's raining, we will be up at the field for the rest of the year
• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace

Math:

• 7th Grade:  p.409- 411 in textbook
• L1: # 5,6 36-39
• L2  # 5-9, 36-39
• L3 Exercises on 9.4 Extension

8th Grade:

• All: MCAS - no homework

Humanities:

• All: 
• Reading log 6 due Thursday
• Two revised poems due tomorrow
• Grade 7
• Finish rough draft of research paper by Monday
• Grade 8
• Final draft due Friday

Science:   

• None

Atelier: 

• 
  

Spanish:

• Grade 7:  
• Grade 8:

8th Grade Project:

• Final draft due Friday
• Work on building your project (due 5/19)
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

One of these things is not like the others...