Mr. DeVries' Classroom Blog

Week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3

2012-01-29T20:04:00.002-05:00

Math
Monday-Thursday--iMath
Friday--ti-83 use. How to make linear lines using your calculator

Science
Monday--Google Earth Lab on volcanoes
Tuesday--Gentex Corp. chemistry demonstration
Wednesday--Google Earth and worksheet Due. Begin section 2
Thursday--No homework--continue with section 2
Friday--Finish Section 2 and worksheet assigned--due Tuesday

Pop Culture
We continue watching and discussing the Truman Show.

Week of Jan. 23-27

2012-01-22T23:17:00.002-05:00

Math
Monday--No school
Tuesday-Friday--iMath--keep moving. Let's try and do homework two days this week.

Science
Monday--No school
Tuesday--Go over exams--begin section 1 on volcanoes
Wednesday--Finish section 1--assign worksheet
Thursday--No homework--begin section 2
Friday--No homework--work on section 2

Pop Culture
Wednesday--explain class and do survey
Friday--Begin Truman Show video.

Week of Jan. 16-20

2012-01-15T17:58:00.002-05:00

Math
Monday--iMath
Tuesday--iMath
Wednesday--No math--unless time after science exam
Thursday--Geometry Lesson--making bisectors with Geometry
Friday--iMath

Science
Monday--Review and study
Tuesday--Review and study
Wednesday--EXAM
Thursday--No homework--movie on Earthquakes
Friday--No homework

Week of Jan. 9-13

2012-01-08T19:00:00.002-05:00

Math--
Monday--Linear work unless many kids have quizzes/tests to take
Tuesday--iMath
Wednesday--iMath
Thursday--iMath
Friday--iMath

Science--
Monday--Begin earthquake safe house and worksheet due tomorrow
Tuesday--Time to work on earthquake safe house
Wednesday--Begin fourth section
Thursday--Finish fourth section and assign worksheet
Friday--Earthquake safe houses and section 4 worksheet due. Begin reviewing for exam.

Weed of Jan. 4-6

2012-01-03T22:29:00.002-05:00

Hope you had a great break! Welcome back.

Math
Wednesday--iMath--figure out where we are and continue working.
Thursday--iMath
Friday--iMath

Science
Wednesday--Go over worksheet from before break, turn in lab and look at some earthquake safety
Thursday--Begin earthquake safety
Friday--Continue with notes and then begin section 3 worksheet

Week of Dec. 12-16

2011-12-11T21:54:00.002-05:00

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

2011-12-04T18:09:00.003-05:00

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

2011-11-27T22:22:00.002-05:00

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

2011-11-20T21:53:00.002-05:00

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

2011-11-13T20:39:00.002-05:00

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

2011-11-06T17:40:00.002-05:00

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

2011-10-30T21:40:00.002-04:00

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

2011-10-23T20:50:00.003-04:00

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

2011-10-16T22:20:00.003-04:00

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

2011-10-09T22:30:00.003-04:00

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

2011-10-02T18:09:00.002-04:00

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

2011-09-25T16:44:00.002-04:00

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

2011-09-18T21:59:00.003-04:00

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

2011-09-11T20:54:00.002-04:00

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

2011-09-04T20:59:00.002-04:00

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

2011-08-28T18:36:00.002-04:00

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!

2011-08-09T09:25:00.002-04:00

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

Week of May 30-June 3

2011-05-22T18:54:00.001-04:00

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

2011-05-22T18:51:00.002-04:00

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

2011-05-15T21:29:00.003-04:00

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

2011-05-08T22:34:00.002-04:00

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

2011-05-01T21:39:00.002-04:00

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

2011-04-24T17:46:00.002-04:00

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

2011-04-17T15:40:00.002-04:00

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

2011-04-10T22:39:00.003-04:00

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

2011-03-27T17:43:00.002-04:00

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

2011-03-20T21:12:00.003-04:00

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

2011-03-13T23:08:00.002-04:00

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

2011-03-06T16:26:00.002-05:00

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

2011-02-27T16:40:00.002-05:00

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

2011-02-20T18:10:00.004-05:00

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

2011-02-13T20:06:00.003-05:00

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

2011-02-05T19:51:00.003-05:00

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

2011-01-30T17:16:00.002-05:00

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

2011-01-23T17:16:00.002-05:00

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

2011-01-15T17:31:00.002-05:00

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

2011-01-09T20:34:00.002-05:00

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

2011-01-01T19:54:00.003-05:00

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.

Week of Dec. 6-10

2010-12-05T22:08:00.004-05:00

Math
Monday--Review page 180
Tuesday--Study for quiz and practice
Wednesday--Quiz
Thursday--4-5 Worksheet B
Friday--4-6 Worksheet B

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday-Worksheet on Section 2
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--No homework--Video on San Andreas Fault
Friday--No homework--Video on San Andreas Fault

History
Monday--Moodle Questions and vocab for the unit
Tuesday--Timeline questions on French and Indian War
Wednesday--
Thursday--
Friday--

Pop Culture--Finish up movie on Food Inc. on Tuesday. Finish movie and discussion on Thursday. If done early, we are looking at violence on TV and will be reading an article and then watching CSI or NCIS to discuss what is happening and what is wrong and what is right with what we see.

Week of Nov. 29-Dec. 3

2010-11-28T20:15:00.003-05:00

Math
Monday--4-1 Worksheet B
Tuesday--4-2 Worksheet B
Wednesday--4-3 Worksheet B
Thursday--4-4 Worksheet B
Friday--No homework--calculator work again. Quiz next week Wednesday

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Worksheet on Section 1--Earth's Crust in Motion
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Worksheet on Section 2--Measuring Earthquakes--Due Monday
Friday--No homework-work on some online earthquake activities

History
Monday--Finish Notes on Parts of colonies
Tuesday--Finish Notes on Parts of colonies/Trivia for Monday
Wednesday--Review sheet for History
Thursday--Review for Test
Friday--Test--Finally :)

Pop Culture
We will be watching Food Inc. A movie about how our food is made. It brings out discussions about what we eat.

Week of Nov. 15-19 and 22-23

2010-11-12T21:11:00.005-05:00

Math
Monday--3-4 Worksheet is assigned and due Tuesday
Tuesday--3-5 Worksheet is assigned and due Thursday
Wednesday--Gone on high school visit
Thursday--Review Sheet assigned.
Friday--Test Monday

Monday--Test
Tuesday--No homework--playing with calculators
No school

Science
Monday--no homework--watching video on Plate Tectonics
Tuesday--no homework
Wednesday--no homework
Thursday--Worksheet on Plate tectonics due Friday
Friday--Begin Review process for test next week Tuesday.

Monday--Review
Tuesday--Test

History
Monday--Finish research for Thursday survival quiz.
Tuesday--Moodle Questions 106-111 and 112-116 due Friday
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Survival Test--open note
Friday--No homework

Monday--No homework
Tuesday--No homework

Week of Nov. 8-12

2010-11-07T20:58:00.004-05:00

Math
Monday--No homework--calculator lab
Tuesday--3-3 Practice B worksheet
Wednesday--Review from 3-1 through 3-3
Thursday--Quiz
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Worksheet on Sea Floor Spreading due tomorrow.
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday-No homework
Friday--No homework

History
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Begin survival research
Wednesday--Must finish survival research
Thursday--Possible survival quiz if done with research--if not completed--next week
Friday--Quiz on 13 colonies and 9 towns--on a map and current event presentations.

Pop Culture--Continue watching the video on Global Warming with discussion.

November 1-5

2010-10-31T21:03:00.002-04:00

Math
Monday--Review Sheet and pages 110-112
Tuesday--Continue review and go over sheets to get ready for test
Wednesday--Test
Thursday--3.1 Worksheet B
Friday--3.2 Worksheet B

Science
Monday--Finish worksheet on convection currents--couple of labs to show magnetic poles and convection currents
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Worksheet on drifting continents due Friday
Friday--No homework

History
Monday--No homework--going over quizzes and write answers of explorers
Tuesday--No homework--Indian visit and sickness problem in colonies
Wednesday--Begin next Moodle questions after test--due Friday
Thursday--Finish Moodle questions and current events people--25-30
Friday--No homework

Week of Oct. 25-29

2010-10-24T20:59:00.003-04:00

Math
Monday--Assign 2-7 worksheet--due Tuesday
Tuesday--MEAPing
Wednesday--Assign parts of worksheet 2-8 due for Thursday
Thursday--Assign the rest of 2-8 worksheet
Friday--Begin review pages--110-112 from book.

Test next week Tuesday

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Science MEAP--so we are MEAPing
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Section 2 Worksheet on Convection Currents--Due Friday
Friday--No homework

History
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--No homework--may begin Moodle questions and reading if time. Sick town has work to do
Wednesday-No homework
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework--pop quiz on maps--make sure yours is up to date from last week.

Pop culture--We are watching the movie by Al Gore about Global Warming. Please, don't think I am showing it because I agree with everything he says. But, it is a way to portray what culture thinks about global warming.

Week of Oct. 18-22

2010-10-15T23:51:00.002-04:00

Math--
Monday--2-6 Worksheet assigned for Tuesday
Tuesday--Review Sheet assigned for extra practice--Math MEAP
Wednesday--Quiz on sections 2-1 through 2-6--No homework
Thursday--No school
Friday--No school

Science
Monday--Worksheet on Section 1 assigned for Tuesday
Tuesday--No homework---Math MEAP
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--No school
Friday--No school

History
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--No homework--Math MEAP
Wednesday--Towns must be completed.
Thursday--No school
Friday--No school

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Reading an article and discussing about being In the World, but not of it. Tough thing for us to do.

Week of Oct. 11-15

2010-10-10T21:49:00.004-04:00

Math-
Monday--No Homework
Tuesday--2-4 Worksheet Due Wednesday (and should be done with 2-3 worksheet)
Wednesday--No Homework
Thursday--2-5 Worksheet Due Friday
Friday--No Homework

Science
Monday--Carbon Cycle Discussion--Review other cycles
Tuesday--Review
Wednesday--Wow--barely have tests graded and now a Quiz on the three cycles
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

History
Monday--Moodle Questions due Wednesday
Tuesday--Work on Towns
Wednesday--Work on Towns--Moodle and Vocab Due today
Thursday--Work on Towns?
Friday--Towns and Colony Worksheets due. Current Events as well.

Pop Culture
Tuesday and Thursday--Continue with 9-11 video.

Week of Oct. 4-8

2010-10-03T16:12:00.006-04:00

Math
Monday--2.2 Worksheet is due Tuesday
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--2.3 Worksheet is due Friday
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Review Sheets due Tuesday. Map is Due Thursday
Tuesday--Study for Test
Wednesday--Test
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

History
Monday--Vocab Unit 2 and pages 84-89 read. Handout worksheet is for pages 84-109
Tuesday--No homework--focus on Science test--although maps were handed out and colony sheet handed out on Monday. Due next week.
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Current Evens--No other homework
Friday--No homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday and Thursday--We are watching a documentary about 9-11. It is a very powerful movie from the point of view of the fire fighters.

Week of Sept. 27-Oct. 1

2010-09-26T17:33:00.007-04:00

Math
Monday--Review for Test on Tuesday
Tuesday--Test
Wednesday--RtI test--nothing to study for--its on what you know.
Thursday--2-1 Practice B worksheet assigned
Friday--2-2 Practice B worksheet assigned--Will make due Tuesday--unless everyone gets done in class. Kind of depends on the student. If using time wisely--due Tuesday--if wasting time--due Monday.

Science
Monday--
Tuesday--Read pages 29-33 in Science books
Wednesday--Section 4 Worksheet on Topographical maps
Thursday--Pixel picture due Friday and complete maps due Monday
Friday--Hand in Pixel Pictures--time for maps in class--but they are due Tuesday

Plan on a test next week, probably Tuesday or Wednesday

History
Monday--Finish Moodle questions and reading and review sheet
Tuesday--Review for quiz
Wednesday--Quiz
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday--If I can get the Simpsons to work, we will be watching and discussing an episode. If it doesn't work, see Thursday.
Thursday--Watching a 9-11 documentary from the point of view of the firefighters. Many students are either too young or have forgotten what happened that day. It is a powerful documentary about the event which shows people's emotions of the day.

Week of Sept. 20-24

2010-09-19T18:56:00.006-04:00

Math
Monday--Review Papers
Tuesday--Quiz
Wednesday--1-8 Worksheet
Thursday--1-9 Worksheet
Friday--1-10 Worksheet (Should get done in class so no homework for the weekend)

Math Test Next week Tuesday

Science
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Making a Pixel Picture--Due Wednesday?
Wednesday--Work on worksheet 1.3 on Maps in the computer age Due Thursday?
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

History
Monday--Explorer Sheet is Due Tuesday. Moodle questions and reading due Tuesday
Tuesday--No Homework
Wednesday--No Homework
Thursday--Current Evens # 5-8 Moodle Questions 73-77
Friday--No homework

History Quiz next week Wednesday

Pop Culture-
Tuesday--Finishing the Truman Show with some discussion on our questions.
Thursday--Watching the Simpsons with some discussion. If I can't get internet TV at school, then we will be reading an article and answering questions.

Week of Sept. 13-17

2010-09-12T20:36:00.008-04:00

Math
Monday--Worksheet 1-3 is due Tuesday
Tuesday--Worksheet 1-4 is due Wednesday
Wednesday--Worksheet 1-5 due Thursday
Thursday--Worksheet 1-6 is due Friday
Friday--Worksheet 1-7 is due Tuesday

Next week Tuesday--First math quiz of the year. Sections 1-1 -- 1-7

Science
Monday--No homework but we hope to finish maps with proper distances.
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Worksheet on section 2 due Thursday
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

History
Monday--Pop Quiz (open note) and explorer questions worksheet (also on Moodle)
Tuesday--Begin working on Explorer Map
Wednesday--Explorer Map due Friday
Thursday--Moodle questions Due Friday from 65-72 Current Events #1-4 Due Friday
Friday--No homework--prepare for Test next week and finish skits

History Test Next Week.

Pop Culture
Tuesday and Thursday--watching and discussing The Truman Show.

Week of Sept. 6-10

2010-09-06T21:05:00.005-04:00

Math
Monday--No School
Tuesday--Practice 1-1 Worksheet Due Wednesday
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Practice 1-2 Worksheet Due Monday
Friday--Camp Geneva Day

Science
Monday--No School
Tuesday--Finish picture of four spheres
Wednesday--Worksheet on Section 1
Thursday--No homework, but we are beginning our map of the school playground and hill
Friday--Camp Geneva Day

History
Monday--No School
Tuesday--No Homework--review notes from last week
Wednesday--Explorers work
Thursday--Pop quiz on notes--open note--no homework
Friday--Camp Geneva Day

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Article on picking on good movie. Class discussion and questions to answer
Thursday--Begin watching the Truman Show. Interesting movie about what life would be like if you were on a TV show all day long.

Week of Aug. 30-Sept. 3

2010-08-31T13:16:00.002-04:00

Wow! First week of school and is it hot!

Anyway--check out this blog for homework, information or other school related things.

Math-
Monday--no school
Tuesday--no homework--meet your teachers/classes/rules
Wednesday--no homework--but we are beginning to work on page 8
Thursday--no homework--are you kidding? First week of school, but we did work on problems in class
Friday--no school

Science
Monday--no school
Tuesday--no homework
Wednesday--begin looking at topography and no homework
Thursday--no homework but begin maps
Friday-no school

History--
Monday--no school
Tuesday--no homework
Wednesday-no homework, but explain project and take a information quiz
Thursday--Begin working on page 60 questions and vocab--but no homework!
Friday--no school

Pop Culture
Tuesday--no class
Thursday--We take a class survey on different types of music, TV and movies. Next week we begin studying movies.

Week of May 23-June 4

2010-05-23T21:35:00.002-04:00

Last blog update of the year. Can you believe it!

Math--May 23-27
Monday--Page 35 ACE 5,6
Tuesday--Page 36 ACE 7-11
Wednesday--Investigation 2 Worksheet
Thursday--Quiz
Friday--Begin Project

Science
Monday--No homework if Metamorphic Rock worksheet is completed
Tuesday--Rock Cycle Worksheet
Wednesday--Review Sheet and Practice
Thursday--Open Note Quiz--that's right--open note. :)
Friday--Working on Project

Week of May 31-June 4
Monday--No School
Tuesday--Work on Project
Wednesday--Good times at camp
Thursday--Finish projects and present
Friday--No school for 8th graders (unless project needs improvement)

Enjoy your summer! :)

Pop culture
We are finishing our 911 documentary with discussion.

Week of May 17-21

2010-05-17T08:25:00.002-04:00

Math
Monday--Page 17 ACE 9-12 and 18
Tuesday--Investigation 1 worksheet
Wednesday--Quiz
Thursday--Page 34 ACE 1-4
Friday--Page 35 ACE 5-6 (Due Tuesday)

Science
Monday-No homework
Tuesday--Sedimentary Worksheet
Wednesday--Rocks from Reefs Worksheet
Thursday--No homework
Friday--Metamorphic Rocks Worksheet (Due Tuesday)

Pop Culture--Tuesday we will finish Truman Show. Thursday we begin watching a 9-11 documentary from the perspective of the firefighters. Many kids know about 9-11, but the don't really remember what happened that day and why we are at war and why we have airport security.

May 10-14

2010-05-09T21:26:00.002-04:00

Math
Monday--No homework
Tuesday--Page 16 ACE 4-7
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Page 15 ACE 1-3, 13-17
Friday--Create three hubcaps

Science
Monday--Worksheet on section 1
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Worksheet on Rocks
Friday--No homework

Pop culture--Watching the Truman Show and discussing what it would be like to live in a TV world.

May 3-7

2010-05-02T20:39:00.002-04:00

Math
Monday--Investigation 4 sheet and Question Bank sheet for review
Tuesday--See Monday
Wednesday--Test
Thursday--No Homework-have fun
Friday--No Homework-have fun

Science
Monday--Friday--No homework. Monday and Tuesday we begin looking at rocks and the different types.

Pop Culture--Tuesday we finish our global warming movie.

Week of April 26-30

2010-04-25T19:33:00.002-04:00

Math
Monday--Page 59 ACE 6-10
Tuesday--Page 60 ACD 12-16, 20-27
Wednesday--Investigation 4 Paper
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Finish first review sheet
Tuesday--Begin and finish practice test
Wednesday--Go over review sheets and practice tests
Thursday--Review and study
Friday--Test

Pop Culture--Tuesday and Thursday--Global Warming Movie and discussions

April 19-23

2010-04-18T21:58:00.002-04:00

Math
Monday--Review and practice--and everyone should practice
Tuesday--Redo Quiz
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Page 59 ACE 1-5
Friday--No homework

(Math test late next week)

Science
Monday--Waves worksheet
Tuesday--Wind Worksheet
Wednesday--Begin Reviewing for test
Thursday--practice test
Friday--No homework

(Science test early next week--Wednesday?)

Pop Culture
Tuesday--The History of Warren Reynolds and his Sunday's
Thursday--Finish and discuss Simpsons and article

Week of April 12-16

2010-04-11T16:09:00.002-04:00

Math
Monday--No homework--review factored and expanded forms
Tuesday--Page 49 ACE 39-42
Wednesday--Investigation 3
Thursday--Quiz
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Review what had been done and then begin Glaciers
Tuesday--Worksheet on Glaciers
Wednesday--No homework but Waves
Thursday--Worksheet on Waves
Friday--No homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Article about adult cartoons that kids are watching.
Thursday--Watch "The Simpsons" and discuss the episode.

Week of March 29-April 2

2010-03-28T18:18:00.003-04:00

Math
Monday--Finish Page 44 ACE 1-10 from last week. Add to that Page 45 ACE 13-18
Tuesday--Page 46 ACE 25-32, 35-37, 43-45. Forget the instructions in the book and just put the equations into simplest terms. (If they were not already) Also do 46 and 47
Wednesday--Page 51 ACE 52-57--be careful--only 6 problems but only a few have ever gotten them all correct the first time they tried.
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No school

Science
Monday--Worksheet on Water Erosion
Tuesday--Begin Section 3 on Page 85
Wednesday--Finish Section 3 and Worksheet is due
Thursday--No homework--video on Glaciers (our next section in science)
Friday--No school

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Finish and Discuss Survivor
Thursday--Don't know yet--Depends how many students are here :)

Week of March 23-26

2010-03-23T14:20:00.002-04:00

Math
Monday--Page 27 ACE 4-12, 19-22
Tuesday--Investigation 2 Paper
Wednesday--Page 45 19-24
Thursday--Page 44 ACE 1-9
Friday--Page 44 ACE 10, 13-18

Science
Monday--Changing Earth's Surface Worksheet
Tuesday--Survey
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Worksheet--Water Erosion
Friday--No homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Finish watching the office and discuss.
Thursday--Begin watching Survivor and discuss.

Week of March 15-19

2010-03-14T18:58:00.002-04:00

Math
Monday-Investigation 1 Paper
Tuesday-Quiz
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Page 26 ACE 1-3, 23-24
Friday--Page 27 ACE 4-12

Science
Monday-Review Sheets for Quiz
Tuesday-Review
Wednesday-Quiz
Thursday-No homework
Friday-Assign Worksheet--Due Tuesday

Pop Culture
Tuesday-Finish NCIS video and discussion
Thursday-The Office and discussion

Week of March 8-12

2010-03-05T13:00:00.003-05:00

Math
Monday--Page 12 ACE 1-5, 18-22
Tuesday--Page 13 ACE 23-28
Wednesday--Page 12 ACE 6-17
Thursday--Page 14 ACE 29-42--look for special instructions (lots of practice)
Friday--Continue working on ACE questions

Science
Monday--Work on answering questions from Weathering website
Tuesday--Finish up questions--Due Wednesday
Wednesday--No homework
Thursday--Section 2 Worksheet
Friday--No homework--possible lab on erosion

Pop Culture
Tuesday and Thursday--We begin on Tuesday discussing how to make a Pop Star. Then we begin watching NCIS. We will discuss what the show is about, why it has been so popular and what could be different on the show.

Week of March 1-5

2010-02-28T22:49:00.003-05:00

Math
Monday--No school--No homework
Tuesday--Review Sheets and ACE questions due Wednesday
Wednesday--Review for Test
Thursday--TEST
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--No school--No homework
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Worksheet on Weathering
Thursday--No homework
Friday--Worksheet on video due after video

Pop Culture
Tuesday--I forgot to do this earlier! We are watching super bowl ads and discuss what they are trying to do to catch our attention and get us to buy their products.
Thursday--Article on How to Create a Pop Star. We will discuss how the music world portrays new artists to make them the next star.

Week of Feb. 22-26

2010-02-22T11:15:00.005-05:00

Math
Monday--Page 65 ACE 4-6, 24-25
Tuesday--Page 67 ACE 18-23 (Didn't get to this-finish worksheet instead)
Wednesday--Page 67 ACE 18-23
Thursday--Page 69 ACE 31, 34, 36-40, 42, 46, 47, 57
Friday--Investigation 4 Worksheet and Question Bank Worksheet Due Wednesday--Test Thur.

Science
Monday--Bring in pop bottle and/or materials for making volcano
Tuesday--Work on Volcanoes
Wednesday--Work on Volcanoes
Thursday--Work on Volcanoes
Friday--Hopefully, and I mean hopefully, make our volcanoes explode

Pop Culture change for Thursday--we are watching the new "We are the World video and then we are watching the Dove Project. Some have seen these before, but it is worth discussing again.

No school Monday--Math test on Thursday of next week

Week of Feb. 15-19

2010-02-14T18:23:00.004-05:00

Math
Monday--Finish ACE questions from last week and Investigation 3 worksheet
Tuesday--Review
Wednesday--Quiz
Thursday--Page 64--ACE 1-3
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Finish Three types of Mountains-Due Wed. Last day for time in school?
Tuesday--Review Sheets--Practice test and Review sheet
Wednesday--Turn in Three types of volcanoes/Review time--not much time because of math quiz
Thursday-Review-
Friday--Quiz/Test on Volcanoes

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Discuss the article from last week. Then listen to Queen. Interesting group about what songs are really about.
Thursday--Hip Hop article--history of it and why it is here to stay.

Week of Feb. 8-12

2010-02-07T19:58:00.003-05:00

Math
Monday--Page 44 ACE 3, 5-8, 20-22
Tuesday--Page 46 ACE 9-11
Wednesday--Page 47 ACE 17-19, 41-46
Thursday--Page 48 ACE 23-35, 38, 49 EC 48 and 50
Friday--Investigation 3

Science
Monday-No homework
Tuesday--Worksheet on Section 3
Wednesday--Begin project on volcano research
Thursday--Volcano research
Friday--volcano research

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Carrie Underwood--listen to some country music and what her music is saying
Thursday--Article on violence in television--which leads also to video games--and what that does to young people's minds.

Week of Feb. 1-5

2010-01-31T19:25:00.004-05:00

Math
Monday--Page 33 ACE 40-42
Tuesday--Page 33 ACE 43-47, 49, 62-64
Wednesday--Investigation 2 Paper
Thursday--Quiz
Friday--No homework

Science
Monday--Internet Worksheet on Volcanoes is due Tuesday
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Section 2 Worksheet
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday--We are going to listen to Black Eye Peas.
Thursday--Sean Kingston is our topic.

Week of Jan. 25-29

2010-01-24T17:22:00.004-05:00

Math
Monday--Page 32 ACE 23-28
Tuesday--Skill worksheet--Writing Expressions in Expanded Form
Wednesday--Work on factoring--Page 29-30
Thursday--Continue with factoring--Assign skill sheet--Factoring Expressions
Friday--No homework--play with calculators--please check your batteries

Science
Monday--No homework--review exams--discuss.
Tuesday--No homework
Wednesday--Section 1 Worksheet about volcanoes
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework--small lab needs to be finished.

Pop Culture
Thursday we are going to listen to a popular Christian group called Skillit.

Week of Jan. 18-22

2010-01-18T07:56:00.001-05:00

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

Science
Monday-Review
Tuesday-Review
Wednesday--Math Exam and review if time
Thursday--Exam
Friday--No school.

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Finish the 9/11 video.
Thursday--All the students are having a little party and watching Holes.

Week of Jan. 11-15

2010-01-11T08:28:00.005-05:00

Math
Monday--No homework--taking quiz
Tuesday--Page 30 ACE 3-15
Wednesday--Page 31 ACE 16-21
Thursday--No homework
Friday--No homework--get ready for exams.

Science
Monday--Work on lab
Tuesday--No homework--worked on lab
Wednesday--Worksheet on Plate Tectonics and worksheet on Sea-Floor spreading
Thursday--worksheets and continue review
Friday-- Quiz or review time for exam next week. (Students voted to have a quiz)

Week of Jan. 4-8

2010-01-03T21:38:00.004-05:00

Welcome back! I hope you had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Math
Monday--Review and Finish up ACE 3-5 on page 12
Tuesday--Page 13 ACE 6-7
Wednesday--Page 14 ACE 8-13 Extra Credit page 16 ACE 28-29
Thursday--Investigation 1 Review Paper
Friday--Quiz has been moved to Monday--review sheet due Monday

Science
Monday--Review Pangea--no homework
Tuesday--Drifting Continents Worksheet will be assigned
Wednesday--Begin Work on Question 13-25--Will need to be finished Friday
Thursday--No homework--watching a video on parts of the earth--but finish worksheet 13-25
Friday--No homework

Pop Culture
Tuesday--Finish up the Truman Show.
Thursday--I have a 9/11 documentary planned. After some discussion during class last year, many students don't really know what happened that day. Hopefully, it brings some light to what is going to with our country and in the world today. This might change, but for know I have this planned.

Week of Dec. 14-18

2009-12-14T09:20:00.004-05:00

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!

Week of Dec. 7-11

2009-12-06T22:24:00.002-05:00

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.

Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4

2009-11-29T18:44:00.004-05:00

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.

Week of November 16-20 and 23-24

2009-11-15T21:37:00.003-05:00

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

Week of Nov. 9-13

2009-11-08T22:47:00.003-05:00

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.

Week of Nov. 2-6

2009-10-31T21:26:00.004-04:00

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")

Week of Oct. 29-30

2009-10-25T22:13:00.005-04:00

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?

Week of Oct. 19-23

2009-10-18T22:10:00.002-04:00

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?

Week of Oct 12-16

2009-10-11T22:11:00.004-04:00

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.

Week of Oct. 5-9

2009-10-05T07:59:00.004-04:00

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.

Week of Sept 28-Oct. 2

2009-09-27T22:07:00.005-04:00

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

Week of Sept. 20-24

2009-09-20T20:07:00.006-04:00

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

Week of Sept 14-18

2009-09-14T07:58:00.002-04:00

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

Week of Sept. 8-11

2009-09-08T20:32:00.004-04:00

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

Week of Aug 31-Sept 4

2009-08-26T13:47:00.002-04:00

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

Week of May 18-22

2009-05-17T20:37:00.002-04:00

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

Week of May 4-8

2009-05-03T22:53:00.004-04:00

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

Week of April 27-May 1

2009-04-29T07:29:00.003-04:00

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

Week of April 20-24

2009-04-20T21:24:00.002-04:00

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

Week of April 13-17

2009-04-13T08:16:00.003-04:00

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

Week of March 30-April 2

2009-03-30T08:29:00.002-04:00

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

Week of March 23-27

2009-03-23T12:52:00.002-04:00

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.

Week of March 16-20

2009-03-16T11:03:00.002-04:00

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