Thursday, March 6, 2014

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE.
• Congrats on a fabulous and successful Coffeehouse!

Math:

• 7th Grade:  
• Quiz Thursday, 3/13 covering sections 5.1-5.4 in Chapter 5
• Due Tuesday, 3/11: Complete the practice quiz on p. 219, #1-10 (We will review these questions tomorrow, first thing!)

8th Grade:

Grace's Group: 

Due Tues., 3/11: Complete 6.2 Practice A, handed out in class today. Make sure you bring your Wheel of Theodorus back tomorrow.

John's Group: 

Quiz Thursday, 3/10 on applying the Quadratic Equation

Due Tuesday, 3/11: In you handout given in class today (pp. 470-473) read over the description of the protocol for "completing the Square" (whose rule we derived  in Class the last two days) - p. 470. Then, read through all three examples, so that you can do "On Your Own" questions 4-7, p. 471.
On p. 472-3, do Problems #18, 20, 25

Humanities:

• All
• Reading log assignment #8 due Thursday
• Grade 7
• 5 notecards due Monday
• Grade 8
• Detailed outline due tomorrow. Mentor meeting due Friday.

Science:   

• Due Tomorrow, Thursday, March 6:
  Bring in your video materials tomorrow, as you and your partner may have time to shoot some parts of your Storyboard...

• Due Friday, March 7
  Bring in your cameras !Your numbered Procedure and your Storyboard for the Video lab: (I need one copy of each from your team)

Atelier: 

• Borrowed scratchboard knives need to be returned.

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:

• 8th Grade:
• La guitarra misteriosa cap. 11 & 12

8th Grade Project:

• Detailed outline due tomorrow.
• Mentor Meeting due Friday
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE.
• Congrats on a fabulous and successful Coffeehouse!

Math:

• 7th Grade:  
• 
  

8th Grade:

Grace's Group: 

Due Thurs., 3/6: Nada

John's Group: 

Humanities:

• Finish "Practice test for open response test" 3 out of 4 due Monday.
• Reading log assignment 7 due Thursday

Science:   

• Have you gotten your hypothesis approved by me, or have you talked with your partner about your idea for an experiment? Come ready to work on this tomorrow, and BRING YOUR VIDEO RECORDING DEVICES TO SCHOOL if you have them! We will use them this week.

Atelier:

• Borrowed scratchboard knives need to be returned.

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:

• 8th Grade:
• La guitarra misteriosa cap. 11 & 12

8th Grade Project:

• Detailed outline due tomorrow.
• Mentor Meeting due Friday
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

Inflatable, Heated Shelters for Homeless People

From Inhabitat.com: Artist Michael Rakowitz designed a smart urban shelter that uses excess heat from building HVAC systems to keep the homeless warm. Inspired by Bedouin tents that respond to different kinds of desert winds, The ‘paraSITE’ shelters are simple, effective and cost under $5. Over the course of 17 years, Rakowitz has built at least 60 shelters in various cities he’s lived in and plans to develop this project further.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE.
• Congrats on a fabulous and successful Coffeehouse!

Math:

• 7th Grade:  
• Complete the PoW given out last week
• Due Tuesday, 3/4

8th Grade:

Grace's Group: 

Due Wed., 3/5: Finish any parts of 6.1 packet not yet completed and do 6.1 Practice A, handed out in class today.

John's Group: 

Humanities:

• Finish "Ending Slavery" packet if you don't finish in class
• Reading log assignment 7 due Thursday

Science:   

• Have you gotten your hypothesis approved by me, or have you talked with your partner about your idea for an experiment? Come ready to work on this tomorrow, and BRING YOUR VIDEO RECORDING DEVICES TO SCHOOL if you have them! We will use them this week.

Atelier:

• Borrowed scratchboard knives need to be returned.

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:
  • traduce la comida
  • prueba miércoles

• 8th Grade:
• La guitarra misteriosa -10 c/f oraciones sobre cap. 6-10
• prueba miércoles: saber/conocer

8th Grade Project:

• 100 Notecards due Tues.
• Mentor Meeting due Friday
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

Happy National Pun Day.

Pun day falls every year on March 4th. Say it out loud.

I'm sorry (I'm not really sorry).

Monday, March 3, 2014

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE.
• Congrats on a fabulous and successful Coffeehouse!

Math:

• 7th Grade:  
• Complete the PoW given out last week
• Due Tuesday, 3/4

8th Grade:

Grace's Group: 

Due Tues., 3/4: Ch. 6 Fair Game review (last back & front sheet in packet)

John's Group: 

Due Tues., 3/4

8th gr. math

p.521-2

1,3-5,6,8-9,13,20,21,28, 35

65-68

Humanities:

• Finish "Ending Slavery" packet if you don't finish in class
• Reading log assignment 7 due Thursday

Science:   

• Have you gotten your hypothesis approved by me, or have you talked with your partner about your idea for an experiment? Come ready to work on this tomorrow, and BRING YOUR VIDEO RECORDING DEVICES TO SCHOOL if you have them! We will use them this week.

Atelier:

• Borrowed scratchboard knives need to be returned.

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:
  • traduce la comida
  • prueba miércoles

• 8th Grade:
• La guitarra misteriosa -10 c/f oraciones sobre cap. 6-10
• prueba miércoles: saber/conocer

8th Grade Project:

• 100 Notecards due Tues.
• Mentor Meeting due Friday
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

Will it Beard?

It began as a family talent show act. Pierce Thiot started by seeing how many pencils he could stick in his beard (and have them stay!) for the amusement of his mom at Christmas. Since then, he and his wife, Stacy, have been answering the question, "Will it Beard?"  documenting other things ranging from dry spaghetti to Mr. Potatohead parts to plastic dinosaurs (above) that stay in the beard via Instagram and Tumblr. Follow the link above to see more.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE.
• Practice for Coffeehouse! 
• Coffeehouse Crafts due tomorrow!
• Coffeehouse, Smith Voc., Friday, Feb. We will be setting up for Coffeehouse on Friday afternoon until 4. Students should be picked up from Smith Voc at 4 and return between 5:30 and 5:45 for the show. We anticipate to be cleaned up and out by 9:45.

Math:

• 7th Grade:  
• No homework tonight.

8th Grade:

Grace's Group: 

Nada

John's Group: 

No homework tonight.

Humanities:

• Reading log #6 assignment due Thurs., 2/27
• Final draft of newspaper due Monday.
• Add to autobiography: What would your character say about Nat Turner? Due tomorrow.

Science:   

• Have you gotten your hypothesis approved by me, or have you talked with your partner about your idea for an experiment? Come ready to work on this tomorrow, and BRING YOUR VIDEO RECORDING DEVICES TO SCHOOL if you have them! We will use them this week.

Atelier:

• Borrowed scratchboard knives need to be returned.

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:
  • create sentences sheet

• 8th Grade:
• La guitarra misteriosa cap. 9 & 10

8th Grade Project:

• 100 Notecards due Tues.
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

Carved out of Brick.

Hip Hop Dance Video

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

General Announcments:

• If you notice anything missing or wrong, please comment below. I don't always have the whole picture -Grace
• Mondays: Wear or bring comfortable clothes for PE.
• Practice for Coffeehouse! Your act must be at least preliminarily screened by the end of this week!
• Coffeehouse, Smith Voc., Friday, Feb. 28. Watch this space for more details as they develop

Math:

• 7th Grade:  
• 
  

8th Grade:

Grace's Group: 

due Tue., 2/25: Color your unfolded crane pattern. Nicely.

John's Group: 

Humanities:

• Reading log #6 assignment due Thurs., 2/27
• Final draft of newspaper due Monday.
• Finish Autobiography (1 page) 

Science:   

• Have you gotten your hypothesis approved by me, or have you talked with your partner about your idea for an experiment? Come ready to work on this tomorrow, and BRING YOUR VIDEO RECORDING DEVICES TO SCHOOL if you have them! We will use them this week.

Atelier:

• Borrowed scratchboard knives need to be returned.

Spanish:

• 7th Grade:
  • ar, er, ir 2 sided sheet

• 8th Grade:
• La guitarra misteriosa cap. 7 +8

8th Grade Project:

• 100 Notecards due Tues.
• Eighth Grade Project Deadline Calendar

Moment of Zen:

Poultry Shaming

I suppose it was the next inevitable pet shaming step. After the popularity of dog and cat shaming (for those not in the know, pet "shaming" involves taking pictures of pets with signs announcing their crime and posting them publicly). Fiber artist and backyard poultry keeper Amy Rawson posted a set of photos of her chickens, roosters and turkeys wearing signs announcing their misdeeds. I can't wait for alpaca shaming. Clearly, that is what must come next, if it hasn't already.