Monday, December 14, 2009

Week of Dec. 14-18

Math
Monday--Test
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday-Page 11 ACE 1-2
Thursday-Page 12 ACE 3-5
Friday--Serve and Skate Day

Science
Monday--No homework--math test
Tuesday--Finish Map project
Wednesday--Questions 1-8 and reading page 443-447
Thursday--Questions 9-12 and reading page 448-449
Friday--Serve and Skate Day

Pop Culture
We are watching the Truman Show this week. It is a movie about what it would be like if your life was a television show. It also brings up some good discussion about Christianity and God watching over us.

Have a great Christmas and God bless!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Week of Dec. 7-11

Math
Monday--Page 68 ACE 1-3, 8, 10-14 and finish Investigation 5
Tuesday--Finish Question Bank and Investigation 6
Wednesday--Review
Thursday--Test
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Google Earth project--look at earthquakes and plates
Tuesday--Begin Plate Tectonics
Wednesday--Map project
Thursday--If time after math test--map project
Friday--Map project

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Finish Global Warming with Al Gore
Thursday--Begin "The Truman Show" and discuss what it would really be like to "live" in a television show. Brings up good points when discuss reality TV and also we discuss different roles of people in the show.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4

Math
Monday--Page 59 ACE 9-20 (18-20 make sure just to round to the 10th spot--don't follow the books directions)
Tuesday--Page 59 1-4 Extra Credit 21-24 Make sure to show work on Extra Credit
Wednesday--Page 59 ACE 5-8, 26-30 Extra Credit 25--must do it like the book shows
Thursday--Investigation 5 and Question Bank Review sheets
Friday--More time to work on Review sheets after the test. Math Test is probably Wednesday of next week.

Science
Monday--Finish earthquake houses
Tuesday--Begin review--work on review sheets and study
Wednesday--questions on review sheets and keep working
Thursday--Review game/study time
Friday--Big Test

Pop Culture
Tuesday and Thursday--We are watching the movie "An Inconvenient Truth". It discusses a major topic in the world today--global warming.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Week of November 16-20 and 23-24

Math--
Monday (16th)--Page 36 ACE 14-19 and 27
Tuesday--Investigation 3 paper
Wednesday--Page 46 ACE 1,3,5,6
Thursday--Page 46 ACE 2,4,7,8
Friday--No homework

Monday (23rd)--Investigation 4 paper
Tuesday--Quiz
Wednesday-Friday--No school

Science
Monday-- (16th)--No homework--finish LA earthquake video
Tuesday--Work on Finding an epicenter
Wednesday--no homework--play at HC
Thursday--No homework--work on hazards and safety
Friday--Worksheet due next week Tuesday

Monday (23rd)--Create "earthquake safe" house/building
Tuesday --Work on "earthquake safe" house/building

Pop Culture
Tuesday (24th) -- Smallville--we will look at super powers and why people would want them. If you are curious--it is about Superman and the challenges he faces.
Thursday--Continue it

Tuesday next week--Article on Facebook and discussion

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Week of Nov. 9-13

Math
Monday--Review--Practice 5 tilted triangles, find the perimeter and make 5 polygon areas. Should be at least 5 sides.
Tuesday--Quiz
Wednesday--Page 34 ACE 3-7
Thursday--Page 35 ACE 8-11 and 2.1 Follow-up
Friday--Page 34 ACE 1,2,19

Science
Monday--No homework-went over assignment as well and looked at a couple of videos about waves
Tuesday--No homework--talked about S and P waves
Wednesday--No homework--talked about Richter
Thursday--Worksheet will be assigned
Friday--No homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday--We will be bowling. Remember Warren Reynolds on Sunday afternoons? If you don't, you missed out. :)
Thursday--Have not decided yet.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Week of Nov. 2-6

Math
Monday-Investigation 1 Paper, 2.1 follow-up and Page 22 ACE 1 (on worksheet)
Tuesday-Page 23 ACE 4, 8, 11, 13, 14
Wednesday-Page 22 ACE 2, 3, 6, 7, 12
Thursday-Investigation 2 Paper
Friday-No school for the Middle School

Science
Monday-No homework--we did convection current lab
Tuesday-No homework--discuss types of earthquakes
Wednesday-No homework--discussed types of faults
Thursday-Earthquake worksheet
Friday-No school for the Middle School

Pop Culture
Tuesday-We will finish Survivor Episodes and discuss what they would do to win.
Thursday-We will look at America's got talent and discuss different opinions of people and what you would do to get on television. (ie-to be "famous")

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Week of Oct. 29-30

Math--
Monday--MEAP test--no homework
Tuesday--Page 12 ACE 1,3,4,7,8
Wednesday--Page 12 ACE 2,5,6
Thursday--Page 22 ACE 1 and Investigation 1
Friday--No homework (Unless you didn't finish Thursday's)

Science
Monday--MEAP test-no homework
Tuesday--No homework--magnetic fields
Wednesday--No homework--convection currents and heat transfer
Thursday-Worksheet
Friday--No homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday and Thursday--Survivor. We will discuss reality shows and what really happens in them. This also is a great discussion on choices and how people view you and asking the question--how important is a game?

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Week of Oct. 19-23

Math
Monday--Review Sheet
Tuesday--MEAP
Wednesday--Test
Thursday--No school
Friday--No school

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--MEAPing--is that a word?
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Simpsons--what are they really doing in the episodes?

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Week of Oct 12-16

Math
Monday--ACE 1-3--Story time--make them interesting or funny
Tuesday--ACE 5,6
Wednesday--ACE 10
Thursday--ACE 4,7,8,9
Friday-Investigation 4 paper

Science
Monday--No homework--notes on parts of earth
Tuesday--No homework--continued with notes on earth
Wednesday--No homework--in class lab
Thursday--Worksheet on Section 1
Friday--No homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday and Thursday--Begin Television. NCIS is the show for the week. We will talk about the show--what makes it so popular etc. We will even watch the show to see if we can figure out what it is about.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Week of Oct. 5-9

Math
Monday--Page 41 ACE 1
Tuesday--Page 42 ACE 2
Wednesday--Page 42 ACE 3-7
Thursday--Investigation 3 Worksheet
Friday--Investigation 3 Worksheet

Science
Monday--Nitrogen Cycle Worksheet
Tuesday--Review Sheet Work
Wednesday--Review
Thursday--Due to the fact many kids didn't study--changed to Friday
Friday--Quiz

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Pearl Jam
Thursday--Don't know yet--working on it.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Week of Sept 28-Oct. 2

Math
Monday--ACE 1,2, 10
Tuesday--Finish ACE 1,2,10 and work on papers Investigation 1 paper
Wednesday--Review Work
Thursday--Quiz/possible more review
Friday--If no quiz Thursday--then quiz. Possible ACE questions 1,3,5--possible no homework

Science
Monday--No homework--review for MEAPS
Tuesday--No homework--review for MEAPS
Wednesday--No homework--Work on Nitrogen Cycle and Review other cycles
Thursday--Online sheet on Nitrogen Cycle
Friday--In school lab.

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Article on Hip Hop/Rap
Thursday--Toby Mac

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Week of Sept. 20-24

Math-
Monday--review linear paper
Tuesday--Page 32-33 ACE 3-7
Wednesday--Review Linear sheet again
Thursday--Skill: Using Linear Models Sheet and Fix Writing Equations of Lines Sheet
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Carbon Cycle Game
Tuesday--Carbon Cycle Practice while watching video
Wednesday--Practicing MEAPS--math and science--no homework
Thursday--Practicing MEAPS--math and science--no homework
Friday--Practicing MEAPS--math and science--no homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Violence on TV Article
Thursday--Queen

Monday, September 14, 2009

Week of Sept 14-18

Math
Monday--ACE 20-23, 29-31 and check over Thursday's assignment with today's knowledge
Tuesday--ACE 2,3 25,40
Wednesday--Investigation 1 Worksheet
Thursday--Quiz
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Partner quiz due Wednesday
Tuesday--Work on quiz--due Wednesday
Wednesday--no homework
Thursday--no homework
Friday--no homework

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Week of Sept. 8-11

Hope you had a great long weekend. Crazy how the best weather of the year is the last weekend of summer.

Math
Monday--No School
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Page 15 ACE 1, 4-8, 41
Thursday--Page 17 ACE 9-17
Friday--No homework--Camp Geneva Day

Science
Monday--No School
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Worksheet on 4 spheres and how water affects it
Thursday--Hydrothermal information
Friday--No homework--Camp Geneva Day

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Week of Aug 31-Sept 4

Welcome Back!!!

Let's get straight to the point. This blog is a great spot to check on homework, receive information or review what we have been doing.

Math--
Monday--No School
Tuesday--Go home and check your supplies
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Labsheet 1.2--should get done in class
Friday--No school already!

Science--
Monday--No school
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No school

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Week of May 18-22

Math--
Monday--Open note Math exam
Tuesday--Open note Math exam
Wednesday--Band Gone
Thursday--Math Exam Due--Not done--answers wrong
Friday--No Homework

Science
Monday--Review Sheet
Tuesday--Review Sheet
Wednesday--Band Gone
Thursday--Review for Test
Friday--Science Test on Ecosystems

Next Week--Final Project Exam

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Week of May 4-8

Math
Monday--no homework--ditto time
Tuesday--ACE 7-8 and partner rotation
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--ACE 9-11--review
Friday--ACE 12-15, 21-22 a and b

Science
Monday--Worksheets and plants due Wednesday
Tuesday--Worksheets and plants due Wednesday
Wednesday--no homework
Thursday--Animal Adaptations due next week
Friday--Animal adaptations due next week

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Week of April 27-May 1

Math--
Monday--Finish follow-up questions
Tuesday--ACE 1-4
Wednesday--Finish follow-up questions for 2.2
Thursday--ACE 5,6
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Work on animals--worksheet due Wednesday
Tuesday--Worksheet due tomorrow
Wednesday--Work on animals
Thursday--All animals--explain plants
Friday--All 8 animals Due--2 plants due Tuesday

Monday, April 20, 2009

Week of April 20-24

Math
Monday--Finish last three pictures and then draw your own kaleidoscope
Tuesday--ACE 9-12
Wednesday--Investigation 1
Thursday--Quiz
Friday--no homework--Fun Night--Yippee

Science
Monday--Work on bird and Map is due
Tuesday--Work on animals
Wednesday--Bird Due
Thursday--Worksheet due
Friday--Work on animals

Monday, April 13, 2009

Week of April 13-17

Math
Monday--no homework--organizational day
Tuesday--page 18 ACE 18a-e
Wednesday--reflectional drawing--detailed
Thursday--Page 15 ACE 1-3, 13-17, 18f-g
Friday--rotational symmetry drawing--detailed

Science
Monday--no homework--finished presentations
Tuesday--begin ecosystem project--work on map
Wednesday--work on map
Thursday--map is due
Friday--begin first animal

Monday, March 30, 2009

Week of March 30-April 2

Math
Monday--Redo some problems and worksheet
Tuesday--Practice for the retake of test
Wednesday--Retake of Test
Thursday--no homework of course
Friday--no school

Science
Monday--presentations
Tuesday--presentations
Wednesday--presentations
Thursday--presentations
Friday--no school

Have a great--deserved--vacation

Monday, March 23, 2009

Week of March 23-27

Math
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Redo Simplest Terms Paper
Wednesday--No homework--Science Test
Thursday--Redo Simplest Terms Paper--Make 20 of your own Questions
Friday--Redo factoring paper and make 12 of your own questions

Science
Monday--Review for Test
Tuesday--Review for Test
Wednesday--Test
Thursday--Preparing Pick a Pet Plant Project Presentation
Friday--Pick a Pet Plant Project Presentations

We are redoing some of the math work from the previous book because of poor test scores. It does not seem like enough students understand what is going on so we will try it again.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Week of March 16-20

math
Monday--Investigation 4 paper
Tuesday--Quiz
Wednesday--Review Papers
Thursday--Review Papers
Friday--Test

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Section 5 Worksheet
Wednesday--Review Papers
Thursday--Review Papers
Friday--Review Papers

Science Test Next Week Tuesday--Study Now

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Week of March 10-13

Math
Monday-No school
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Page 59 ACE 1-5
Thursday--Page 59 ACE 11-13, 20-21
Friday--Page 59 ACE 6-10, 22-27

Science
Monday--No school
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Worksheet on Plant Responses
Friday--No homework

Math Quiz and Science Test Soon!! Big Science Test so start to study.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Week of March 2-6

Math
Monday--Page 45 ACE 13-18
Tuesday--Page 51 ACE 52-57
Wednesday--38-42, 46-47 and Investigation Paper
Thursday--Go over ACE's finish Investigation Paper prepare for quiz
Friday--Quiz

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--No homework--discussed Angiosperms
Wednesday-Discussed Angiosperms--
Thursday--Angiosperm worksheet
Friday--Flower Dissection

No school on Monday--don't forget to sign up for conferences.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Week of Feb. 23-27

Last week of February--2/3 done! Can you believe it?

Math
Monday--Investigation 2 paper and page 30 ACE 20-22
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Page 43 ACE 1-9
Thursday--Page 39 #5 a-d Page 44 ACE 10, 19-24
Friday--Page 45 ACE 13-18, 25-29, 46-47

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Gymnosperms worksheet
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

Friday, February 20, 2009

Week of Feb. 16-20

Oops--here is this weeks information

Math
Monday--Investigation Paper
Tuesday--Quiz
Wednesday--Page 26 ACE 1-3
Thursday--Page 29 ACE 19, 23-24
Friday--Page 24 Follow-up 1, 2a, 3-6 Page 27 ACE4-18

Science
Monday--Nothing
Tuesday--Nothing
Wednesday--Nothing
Thursday--Nothing
Friday--Worksheets on section 1 and Seed Dispersal

Monday, February 9, 2009

Week of Feb. 9-13

Math
Monday--page 12 ACE 1-5--make sure to follow the steps
Tuesday--page 13 ACE 18-27
Wednesday--page 12 ACE 6-17
Thursday--page 14 ACE 28-37
Friday--ACE 38-42

Quiz in math on Tuesday

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

Monday, February 2, 2009

Week of Feb. 2-6

Math
Monday--Page 67 ACE 18-22, 31a-c
Tuesday--Page 67 ACE 24-28
Wednesday--Review Papers and Page 71 ACE 36-40, 42, 46, 47 Extra Credit 56-57
Thursday--Review Papers
Friday--TEST

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Notes on light and photosynthesis
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Review Papers due Monday
Friday--No homework--Math test

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Week of January 26-30

Math
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Investigation paper and page 49 ACE 38, 48 ab (c Extra Credit), 49, 50 ab (c Extra Credit).
Wednesday--Quiz
Thursday--Page 64 ACE 1-4
Friday--Page 65 ACE 5-6

Science
Monday--Plants/seeds brought in and set up began
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Worksheet On Section 1
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

Monday, January 19, 2009

Week of Jan. 19-23

Math
Monday--No homework--went over exams
Tuesday--N homework--began next section
Wednesday--Page 44,45 ACE 3, 5-8
Thursday--Page 46 ACE 9-11
Friday--Page 47 ACE 17-22, 45-46

Science
Monday--No homework--explained Pick a Pet Plant Project
Tuesday--Worked on plant information--Due Monday
Wednesday--Worked on plant information--Due Monday
Thursday--Plant information and seeds/plant due Monday
Friday--Plant information and seeds/plant due Monday


Next week Monday--Make sure you have your plant or seed at school

Monday, January 12, 2009

Week of Jan. 12-16

Math
Monday--Get ready for exam
Tuesday--Get ready for exam
Wednesday--Get ready for exam
Thursday--Exam
Friday--No school

Science
Monday-Get ready for exam
Tuesday--Exam
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No school

Pick a Pet Plant projects--have plant or seeds brought in by Monday, January 26.

If a snow day on Tuesday, the exam schedule is as follows:
Wednesday--Science and Lit.
Thursday--Math and Bible
Monday--History

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Week of Jan. 5-9

Math--
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Page 48 ACE 23-35
Wednesday--Investigation 2 Worksheet
Thursday--No homework
Friday--Begin review for exams

Science
Monday--Instructions for plant project
Tuesday--Section 2 review questions and section 3 questions assigned. Begin section 4 notes
Wednesday--Finish section 4 notes and begin questions (questions are on a worksheet this time, not Moodle) Begin review sheet.
Thursday--Review
Friday--Plant draft day--must have three plant chosen to pick

Exams next week--take you milli vanilli folders anytime you want to, just make sure they are at school to review for the exam.

Science exam is Tuesday and Math Exam is Thursday.