Sunday, September 25, 2011

Week of Sept 26-30

Math
Monday--Calculator Work--how do we make a fraction appear on our screen?
Tuesday--iMath work
Wednesday--iMath work
Thursday-iMath work
Friday--No iMath-we are doing RTI testing

Science
Monday--Work on Contour Lines and get papers passed back
Tuesday--Finish Contour Lines with some practice on Moodle and a Worksheet
Wednesday--Go over worksheet and begin review
Thursday--Review with Practice Test and Review Questions
Friday--Make sure we have correct answers

(Test on Next Tuesday)

PE
Volleyball--

Pop Culture
Watching and Discussing Global Warming using the movie An Inconvenient Truth

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Week of Sept. 19-23

Math--
Monday-Friday--Continue with iMath. Students are moving along at a good pace needed for them. Friday, we might have a full class discussion to continue looking at different options for learning as well as some calculator work.

Science--
These things will change depending on the weather. We will need to go outside and draw maps but if it is raining, that will not happen. :) So, pay attention in class as to what is due or not due

Monday--Work and finish maps. They are due Wednesday.
Tuesday--Finish up any map work and begin learning about maps in the computer age.
Wednesday--Finish up maps in the computer age and do worksheet and do pixel drawing.
Thursday--Go over worksheet and begin topographical maps.
Friday--Continue with topographical maps and possibly practice some

PE--Football on Tuesday and Volleyball Thursday

Pop Culture/Finance--We finish the Truman Show on Monday and discuss our questions. Wednesday and Thursday we begin discussing Global Warming and the different ideas brought on by our video.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Week of Sept. 12-16

Math
Monday-Discuss organization features. Looking at ways students can go back and look at different things if they get parts wrong.
Tuesday-Thursday--iMath work.
Friday--Full class discussion on using calculator

Science
Monday--Begin next section on making maps
Tuesday--Continue with making maps and what our world looks like
Wednesday--Continue with section 2. Homework assigned. Worksheet on section 2
Thursday--Go over worksheet and then explain project on Friday
Friday--Work on map (weathering permitting)

Pop Culture
We continue answering questions and watching "The Truman Show". Interesting movie on advertisements and reality television.

PE--flag football continues.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Week of Sept. 5-9

Math
Monday--No school
Tuesday--Explain different options for doing math. Get them started
Wednesday--Continue with iMath
Thursday--Continue with iMath
Friday--At Geneva. :)

Science
Monday--No school
Tuesday--Continue with parts of the earth. Assign the volcano picture with volcano and spheres. Due Thursday
Wednesday--Finish notes if necessary. Should finish up volcano description of spheres and then begin worksheet on first section. Both due Thursday
Thursday--Begin next section on parts of earth and go over assignment.
Friday--At Geneva. :)

Non-band class--we begin pop culture class for a few weeks where we study movies, TV and music. We discuss which would be good for them to listen and watch as Christians. Also, we learn how to watch and listen to these things instead of being unaware of the things going on around them.