Week of Dec. 12-16

Math
Monday--Finish up RTI testing for a few students. Otherwise, iMath
Tuesday-Friday--try to finish up your chapter before the break.

Next week Monday and Tuesday
continue working on iMath program. Don't forget to try and finish up before break
Wednesday--Serve and Skate

Science
Monday--Finish chapter on Faults and Stresses. Assign section 1 worksheet due tomorrow.
Tuesday--go over worksheet and then work on online earthquake game with partners.
Wednesday--Begin section 2 on Measuring Earthquakes
Thursday-- Finish section 2 and assign worksheet
Friday--go over section 2 worksheet

Next week Monday and Tuesday--lab on finding an epicenter of an earthquake.

Week of Dec. 4-8

Math
Monday--Discuss iMath-pros/cons etc.
Tuesday--iMath
Wednesday--iMath
Thursday--iMath
Friday--iMath

Science
Monday--Review cycles
Tuesday--Review game for quiz on Wednesday
Wednesday--Quiz, quest, tuiz, whatever you want to call it.
Thursday--Begin earthquakes-section 1
Friday--continue with earthquakes. Possible worksheet but not due till Tuesday if handed out.

Week of Nov. 28-Dec. 2

Math
Monday--Continue with iMath
Tuesday--iMath
Wednesday--iMath
Thursday--iMath
Friday--Discussion about iMath--pro/cons--what is working, what isn't working etc.

Science
Monday--Presentations
Tuesday--Presentations
Wednesday--Possible finish presentations or begin earthquakes
Thursday--finish/begin section 1 of earthquakes--assign worksheet
Friday--Go over assignment and begin next section

Week of Nov. 21-25

Math
Monday and Tuesday--working on iMath. End of marking period is Tuesday.

Science
Monday and Tuesday--working on Science project with group on different cycles of the Earth. Hopefully practicing presentation Tuesday.

Have a great break and see you at conferences.

Week of Nov. 14-18

Math
Monday--iMath
Tuesday--iMath
Wednesday--iMath
Thursday--iMath
Friday--iMath--and we get to finish RTI testing. So, if you need to take it yet or need to be retested, be ready. :)

Science
Monday--Review
Tuesday--TEST--good times.
Wednesday--No science, we are at Holland Christian most of the day.
Thursday--begin project on cycles
Friday--project on cycles

Week of Nov. 7-11

Math
Monday--Leaning about Active Grade and iMath
Tuesday--iMath
Wednesday--iMath
Thursday--RTI testins (last one for a while :)
Friday--No Middle School

Science
Monday--Finish the Deepest Place on Earth
Tuesday--Plate Tectonics
Wednesday--Worksheet and begin reviewing
Thursday--Review for Test next Tuesday
Friday--No Middle School

Week of Oct. 31-Nov. 4

Math
Monday--iMath--gentle reminder that kids can do homework if they wish. :)
Tuesday--iMath--for some classes. We are bowling in the afternoon
Wednesday--iMath
Thursday--iMath
Friday--RTI testing.

Science
Monday--Work on lab of plates moving.
Tuesday--Finish up plates moving.
Wednesday--Worksheet assigned
Thursday--going over worksheet and beginning trench video
Friday--Finish up video and begin next section on plates if necessary

Week of Oct. 24-28

Math-
Monday--iMath
Tuesday--iMath
Wednesday--iMath
Thursday--iMath--trying to make some progress this week.
Friday--Possible iMath if time for a couple of classes. Some classes will not have time due to Grandparents day.

Science
Monday--Go over homework and begin Drifting Continents
Tuesday--Finish Drifting Continents with homework
Wednesday--Go over homework and begin Sea Floor Spreading
Thursday--Continue with Sea Floor Spreading with homework. Homework due Monday
Friday--Lab on drifting continents with Grandparents. Due next week Tuesday

Pop Culture
Monday and Wednesday--Look at the history of 9/11 and the event that happened.

Week of Oct. 17-21

Math
Monday--iMath--good day for tests or quizzes--no math next two days
Tuesday--Math MEAP--bring something else to do! Homework or a book?
Wednesday--Science MEAP--bring something else to do! Homework or a book?
Thursday--iMath
Friday--iMath

Science
Monday--Finish lab on Basalt and Granite. Go over sheet on parts of the earth
Tuesday--Math MEAP--bring something else to do when done!
Wednesday--Science MEAP--bring something to do when done!
Thursday--Begin convection currents
Friday--Finish convection currents. Possible worksheet due

Pop Culture
Monday--Finish up Food Inc. with discussion
Wednesday--Begin 9/11
Friday--9/11

Week of Oct. 10-14

Math
Monday--iMath
Tuesday--iMath
Wednesday--RTI testing--next week Tuesday MEAP
Thursday--no school
Friday--no school

Science
Monday--Finish notes on parts of the Earth and finish drawing.
Tuesday--Look at earth's magnetic field and worksheet assigned
Wednesday--Go over worksheet and review parts of the Earth
Thursday--no school
Friday--no school

Meap next week Wednesday

Week of Oct. 3-7

Math
Monday-Friday--Going to try and go as far as we can this week. We have a short week next week due to CEA and MEAP testing so we are pushing the iMath as hard as we can. MEAPs, I believe, are Tuesday in Math

Science
Monday--Review for Test on Tuesday
Tuesday--Test
Wednesday--Begin parts of Earth
Thursday--Finish notes and assign worksheet
Friday--Begin section 2. Worksheet is due.

Pop Culture
Monday--Discuss global warming and questions.
Wednesday--Begin either 9/11 video or a Food Inc. (Availability)
Friday--Continue with 9/11 or Food Inc.

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

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.

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.

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.

Week of Aug. 29-Sept. 1

Math--
Tuesday--nothing
Wednesday--Explain new iMath rules and philosophy
Thursday--All take Pretest
Friday--Nothing, of course

Science
Tuesday--nothing
Wednesday--Begin Maps and shape of the Earth
Thursday--The 4 spheres
Friday--nothing, of course

Non-band
Wednesday--Survey of types of movies, music and TV shows.

PE
Tuesday--No class
Thursday--Bring PE clothes! We need to practice some football. :)

I missed you!

Looking forward to seeing you soon. Hope you had a great summer! Should be a fun year.

Week of May 30-June 3

Final Week of School
Monday--Gone--Memorial Day
Tuesday--Gone--Class trip
Wednesday--Begin Final Project
Thursday--Continue with Final Project
Friday--Present Final Project and then go home. We need to hurry, I need to get my hair done. :)

Enjoy your summer!

Week of May 23-27

Math
Monday--Review
Tuesday--Test
Wednesday--Band Gone to Great America
Non band doing service and then Whitecaps
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Go over homework from last week and then do Metamorphic rocks
Tuesday--Finish metamorphic rocks
Wednesday--see above
Thursday--Begin two day project on the three types of rocks for your test grade
Friday--Poster's are due at the end of the class period.

History
Monday--Senate Session
Tuesday--Senate Session (if time with math test)
Wednesday--See above
Thursday--Senate Session/Begin payday
Friday--Finish Senate Session/Payday

Week of May 16-20

Math
Monday--Finish worksheet 13-5
Tuesday--Worksheet 13-6
Wednesday--Worksheet 13-7
Thursday--Do practice quiz page 718 and begin 722-724
Friday--Continue with 722-724 and begin practice test page 725

Test next Tuesday or Wednesday

Science
Monday--Classifying Rocks Discussion
Tuesday--Igneous Rocks
Wednesday--Sedimentary Rocks
Thursday--Review Worksheets on those three sections
Friday--Continue if needed with worksheets and then work on extra practice

History
Monday--Senate Session
Tuesday--Senate Session
Wednesday--Senate Session
Thursday--Video on moving Westward and some questions
Friday--Video on moving Westward and some questions

Week of May 9-13

Math
Monday--Review page 698
Tuesday-Quiz
Wednesday--No math
Thursday--13-4 Worksheet B
Friday--13-5 Worksheet B

Science
Monday--Begin Section 6
Tuesday--Finish Section 6 and Worksheet due Wed.
Wednesday--Begin Review Test and Review Papers
Thursday--Review
Friday--Test

History
Monday--Work on Project
Tuesday--Work on Project--should be done by Thursday
Wednesday--If time--Finish up loose ends on project
Thursday--begin Senate Session
Friday--Senate Session

Week of May 2-6

Math
Monday--Review for Test page 455
Tuesday--Test
Wednesday--13-1 Worksheet B
Thursday--13-2 Worksheet B
Friday--13-3 Worksheet B

Science
Monday--Finish Glaciers and Glacier Worksheet Due Tuesday
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Begin working on 5-5 on waves
Thursday--5-5 Worksheet and Notes due Friday
Friday--No homework

History
Monday-Jobs
Tuesday--Jobs
Wednesday--Jobs
Thursday--Jobs
Friday--Last of the current events and jobs. Last weeks and and this weeks. So if you were supposed to do it last week, you are doing it today.

Week of April 25-29

Math
Monday--8-8 Worksheet B
Tuesday--8-9 Worksheet B
Wednesday--8-10 Worksheet B
Thursday--Review Page 448
Friday--Review Quiz and Pages 452-454

Test in Tuesday

Science
Monday--Finish section 3 and worksheet
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Finish section 4 and worksheet
Friday--no homework

History
Monday--Moodle Question and Vocab.
Tuesday--Work on jobs
Wednesday--Work on jobs
Thursday--Work on jobs
Friday--Current Events--You know who you are. Work on jobs

Week of April 18-22

Math
Monday--8-4 Worksheet B
Tuesday--8-5 Worksheet B
Wednesday--8-6 Worksheet B
Thursday--8-7 Worksheet B
Friday--No Math--History Test and Current Events

Science
Monday--Section 2 and Worksheet on Water Erosion
Tuesday--Go over worksheet and begin picture of water erosion
Wednesday--Picture of water erosion--if time (all school chapel)
Thursday--work on picture--if time (family groups)
Friday--Picture due by end of class period.

History
Monday--Work on practice for History Bar Exam
Tuesday--Bar Exam--Open note
Wednesday--Review for Test
Thursday--Review
Friday--Test

Week of April 11-15

Math
Monday--8-1 Worksheet B
Tuesday--8-2 Worksheet B
Wednesday--8-3 Worksheet B
Thursday--Review page 408
Friday--Quiz

Science
Monday--Begin section on Changing Earth's Surface
Tuesday--Notes need to be completed and worksheet due Wednesday
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Lab on Sand Dunes
Friday--Work on section 2 on Water Erosion. That and worksheet should be completed by next week Tuesday

History
Monday--Law School Practice Problems
Tuesday--Notes on powers of government
Wednesday--Open note quiz and more practice problems.
Thursday--Law School Review sheets and more practice problems
Friday--Current Events #7-12 and go over practice problems. "Bar Exam" next week Tuesday

Week of March 28-April 1

Math
Monday--Quiz
Tuesday--Review Problems
Wednesday--Test
Thursday--Polygon Game
Friday-Nothing

Science
Monday--Review for Test
Tuesday--Review for Test (Notice--two days to review for test--use time wisely :)
Wednesday--Test
Thursday--Science Experiments
Friday--Nothing

History
Monday--Finish Moodle questions, Vocab and any other things that need to be done by Thursday
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

Have a great Spring Break :)

Week of March 21-25

Math
Monday--7-7 Worksheet B and Worksheet C
Tuesday--7-8 Worksheet B
Wednesday--Review for Quiz page 376
Thursday--Quiz
Friday--Begin Reviewing for Test Next Week Tuesday

Science
Monday--Worksheet on Section 2 is due Tuesday--Discussing last weeks video
Tuesday--Begin section 3 on soil conversation--no homework
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Soil conversation--possible worksheet but time in class
Friday--Lab on keeping soil from washing away contest

History
Monday--Finish up constitutions--Moodle questions and presidential issues. Current events from last week. Chapter 7 overview notes as well.
Tuesday--No homework--Notes on Parts of Government
Wednesday--Practice Problems Day
Thursday--Election Issues Day
Friday--Election and Open Note Bar Exam

Week of March 14-18

Math
Tuesday--Another practice Quiz
Wednesday--Quiz
Thursday--7-6 Worksheet B
Friday--7-7 Worksheet B

Science
Tuesday--No homework--working on soil composition
Wednesday--Worksheet on Soil composition assigned--due next Monday
Thursday--Video on glaciation with answers to questions
Friday--Video on glaciation with answers to questions

History
Tuesday--Constitution and Amendments due Thursday--Last week current events should be done as well.
Wednesday--Candidates announced and Issue Questions Due Tuesday
Thursday-Moodle questions and practice problems due Tuesday
Friday--Finish Moodle questions, do election game and Articles of Confederations Sheet. Current Events will be Monday

Week of March 7-11

Math
Monday-No homework--more work with a compass
Tuesday--7-3 Worksheet B on Triangles
Wednesday--7-4 Worksheet B on polygons
Thursday--7-5 Worksheet B on coordinates
Friday--Page 358--Review.

Science
Monday--No homework--working on mechanical weathering
Tuesday--Mechanical Weathering pictures
Wednesday--Worksheet on Mechanical weathering
Thursday--Soil Lab--but no other homework
Friday--No homework

History
Monday--Little time to review with partners about presentations--and then present
Tuesday--Presentations
Wednesday--Finish up presentations
Thursday--Work on constitution and bar exam
Friday-- Work on constitution and bar exam

Week of Feb. 28-March 4

Math
Monday--Review--chapter test page 323
Tuesday--Test
Wednesday--7-1 Worksheet B
Thursday--7-2 Worksheet B
Friday--No homework--Bisecting Angles--my favorite!

Science
Monday--Paint and clean up volcanoes
Tuesday--Work on Projects and check visual--and research
Wednesday--Project completed and begin presentations
Thursday--presentations
Friday--Finish presentations and volcano eruptions. :)

History
Monday--Work on Research
Tuesday--Keep working on research--probably not much time due to Math test
Wednesday--Research--individual research should be done
Thursday--Work in groups
Friday--Current events last two weeks worth--projects finished. :)

Week of Feb. 21-25

Math
Monday--Ice Day
Tuesday--6-6 Worksheet B (looks like comfy day is today :)
Wednesday--6-7 Worksheet B
Thursday--Review Pages 316 and Selected from 320-322
Friday--Review Test 323
Test next week Tuesday

Science
Monday--Ice Day
Tuesday--Review
Wednesday--Test on Volcanoes
Thursday--Plan Volcanoes
Friday--Begin base of volcanoes

History
Monday--Ice Day
Tuesday--Finish towns and town decisions
Wednesday--Begin working on History Project
Thursday--History Project
Friday--History Project

Week of Feb. 14-18

Math
Monday--6-3 Worksheet B is due Tuesday
Tuesday--6-4 Worksheet B is due Wednesday
Wednesday--Review page 300--practice
Thursday--Quiz
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Worksheet on Volcanic Explorer Website
Wednesday--Worksheet on different types of volcanoes
Thursday--Begin Review
Friday--Continue with Review--Test Tuesday

History
Monday--Finish Battle Quizzes Information and Current Events from last Friday
Tuesday--No homework--work on online game as a revolutionary war person or finish information needed for quiz
Wednesday--Battle Quiz
Thursday--Finish Battle Quiz
Friday--Current events 9-12 or 13

AP math
Tuesday--a few are ready for their first quiz. Others continue on Euhler circuits.
Thursday--Continue with section 2 or get ready for quiz

Week of Feb. 6-10

Math
Monday--Review and RTI testing
Tuesday--Test on Chapter 5 and finish redo RTI testing
Wednesday--Big RTI test again
Thursday--6-1 Worksheet B is assigned
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Pumice and Obsidian Lab
Tuesday--Discussion on volcanoes
Wednesday--Finish up Volcano discussion
Thursday--Begin volcanic landforms--have a picture day with drawings.
Friday--No homework

History
Monday--No homework--do current events 1-4 from Friday (everyone forgot)
Tuesday--Begin battle skit information as well as directions
Wednesday--Continue with Battle Skit
Thursday--Battle Skit
Friday--Current Events 5-9

Week of Jan. 31-Feb. 4

Math
Monday--Review pages 266 in book and practice quiz worksheet. Also an RTI test during this practice time
Tuesday--Review pages 270-272--select few from each section
Wednesday--Practice Test on page 273
Thursday--Test
Friday--RTI test-no homework

Science
Monday--8B has worksheet homework due for Tuesday. 8A and 8B has google search worksheet due Tuesday as well.
Tuesday--No homework--notes on different types of volcanoes
Wednesday--No homework--notes on different types of volcanoes
Thursday--Worksheet on section 2 is due.
Friday--Watch videos on different things--your choice!

History
Monday--Finish Battle sheet--due tomorrow. We are watching Revolutionary War video
Tuesday--No homework--going over battle skits directions
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Begin working on battle skit information
Friday--Current Events #1-4 and any others who forgot last week.

AP Math--continue with Euhler circuits

Week of Jan. 24-28

Math-
Monday--RTI testing so no homework
Tuesday--5-5 Worksheet B--finish up RTI testing
Wednesday--5-6 Worksheet B--retest last RTI testing person
Thursday--5-7 Worksheet B
Friday--RTI testing so no homework

Science
Monday--volcanoes and plate tectonics worksheet--due Tuesday
Tuesday--No homework--ring of fire
Wednesday--No homework--ring of fire
Thursday--Google Earth Assignment--finish and due tomorrow
Friday--No homework

History
Monday--Moodle Questions 150-155
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--No homework--notes on battles
Thursday--Discussion of battles
Friday--No homework

AP Math
Tuesday--No homework
Thursday--No homework

Week of Jan. 17-21

Math
Monday--Review
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Study for exam
Thursday--Exam
Friday--No school

Science
Monday--Review
Tuesday--Study for Exam
Wednesday--Exam
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No school

History
Monday--Study for Exam
Tuesday--Exam
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No school

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Last pop culture class--we are going to look at random pieces of music by different artists picked by the students. I have a few in mind to discuss as well.
Thursday--We are watching Holes as a treat for exams.

Week of Jan. 10-14

Math
Monday--5-3 Worksheet B
Tuesday--5-4 Worksheet B
Wednesday--Review page 242 on sections
Thursday--Quiz
Friday--Review for Exams

Science
Monday--Section 4 Worksheet
Tuesday--Review Pages for Test
Wednesday--Continue work on review pages
Thursday--Review Game and answers for practice test etc.
Friday--Test--look at the bright side--1/3 of you science exam is studied for in advance.

History
Monday--Finish up notes and prepare of open note quiz
Tuesday--Open note quiz
Wednesday--Begin review for exams. Please have all tests at school so that you can start finding old answers and reviewing
Thursday--Time to work on review sheets and organize for exams
Friday--Continue reviewing with time for questions

Next week Monday--time for questions in all three areas. I plan on show a History video on the Revolutionary War to prepare us for the next unit after questions are answered.

18th--History Exam
19th--Science Exam
20th--Math Exam

21st--No school.

Week of Jan. 3-7

Welcome back!

Math
Monday--Work on Pages 212-214 for Review. Must do at least three problems from each section.
Do More problems if necessary.
Tuesday--Work on Practice Test from book. Page 215. If you need more review, look at
yesterday's work.
Wednesday--Test--If we feel ready. If we don't feel ready because of Christmas break--we will
postpone until we are prepared.
Thursday--5-1 Worksheet B
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Worksheet on Earthquake Hazards and Safety from section 3
Wednesday--Begin Earthquake safe house
Thursday--Earthquake safe house
Friday--Earthquake safe house is due

History
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Moodle questions (possible assigned Monday) pages 142-149
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Begin to get ready for open note quiz
Friday--Open Note quiz on French and Indian War

Pop Culture
I hope to watch an NCIS episode. We are discussing violence in TV shows and this show has some things that are open for discussion.