MATH:
*Optional Manga High challenges have been set up for extra practice over break

SCIENCE:
*Rough draft of creative story depicting a 'Nitrogen Atom', 'Carbon Atom' or 'Water Molecule' as it travels through it's cycle due Monday, 1.5.14

Math and Science 12.19.14 and 12.22.14

MATH:
*None

SCIENCE:
*Rough draft of creative story depicting a 'Nitrogen Atom', 'Carbon Atom' or 'Water Molecule' as it travels through it's cycle due Monday, 1.5.14

Language Arts & Social Studies 12/19/14

L.A. & S.S:

Remember, you need to go onto Google Classroom to submit your essay to me before midnight tonight.

The last two assignments before break are The Outsiders essay and the In the News presentation.  If you've completed those, you will not have any additional L.A./S.S. homework until 2015!

Math and Science 12.18.14

MATH:  
*Refelection #4 (pg. 85)
*Additional Practice Packet (pgs. 171-173)
*"Data Distributions" unit test tomorrow (organize your binder!!)

SCIENCE:
*BrainPop > CARBON CYCLE work due Friday, 12/19/14
1)  Define all words on the front page of packet
2)  Read and highlight important information on the next few pages
3)  Answer all 'Oxygen Cycle' questions on the last page (complete sentences and thorough answers expected)

Language Arts & Social Studies 12.18.14

L.A.:

• The Reading Journal check has been moved to Friday.
• By tomorrow, have all 5 paragraphs of your Outsiders essay completed.  Remember to use the Body Paragraph handout and the other resources in the Google classroom to help you.  

S.S.:

• In the News current event presentations start tomorrow.

Math and Science 12.17.14

MATH:  
*Problem 4.2 (pgs. 76-77) and ACEs 2-8 (pgs. 79-80) due tomorrow, 12/18/14

SCIENCE:
*BrainPop > CARBON CYCLE work due Friday, 12/19/14
1)  Define all words on the front page of packet
2)  Read and highlight important information on the next few pages
3)  Answer all 'Oxygen Cycle' questions on the last page (complete sentences and thorough answers expected)

Math and Science 12.16.14

MATH:  
*Problem 4.1 (pgs. 74-75) and ACEs 1 and 8-11 (pgs. 78-81) due tomorrow, 12/17/14

SCIENCE:
*BrainPop > NITROGEN CYCLE work due Tomorrow, 12/17/14
1)  Define all words on the front page of packet
2)  Read and highlight important information on the next few pages
3)  Answer all 'Nitrogen Cycle' questions on the last page (complete sentences and thorough answers expected)

Math and Science 12.15.14

MATH:  
*Additional Practice Packet (pgs. 167-170) and 30 (documented) TTM minutes due tomorrow, 12/16/14

SCIENCE:
*BrainPop > Water Cycle work due Tomorrow, 12/16/14
1)  Define all words on the front page of packet
2)  Read and highlight important information on the next few pages
3)  Answer all 'Water Cycle' questions on the last couple of pages (complete sentences and thorough answers expected)

Language Arts & Social Studies 12/15/14

L.A.:

• Paragraphs 1-3 of The Outsiders essay due at the beginning of class tomorrow. (Make sure that it is in Google Classroom.)
• Reading Journal check on Thursday.  Read 60 pages and write a one page summary.  (Nothing extra this week.)

S.S:

• In the News discussions start Thursday.  Make sure you are ready for all three parts!
• Thinkcerca.com article due Friday.

Math and Science 12.12.14

MATH: 
*Additional Practice Packet (pgs. 167-170) and 30 (documented) TTM minutes due Tuesday, 12/16/14

SCIENCE:
*BrainPop > Water Cycle work due Tuesday, 12/16/14
1)  Define all words on the front page of packet
2)  Read and highlight important information on the next few pages
3)  Answer all 'Water Cycle' questions on the last couple of pages (complete sentences and thorough answers expected)

Language Arts & Social Studies 12/12/14

L.A.:

• Reading Journals are checked every Thursday.  For next week, read 60 pages and write a one page summary.
  
• By Monday, have your introductory paragraph of your Outsiders essay written.  Remember to use the resources available in Google Classroom.  If you still need the code, it is cgfhcs8

S.S.: 

• Have Part 1 of your In the News project done by Monday.

Language Arts & Social Studies 12/11/14

L.A.:

• The Reading Journal check has been moved to tomorrow, Friday.
• By tomorrow, have your thesis statement written for The Outsiders, and find at least 2 quotes to support your thesis. 

S.S.:

• Thinkcerca.com article due every Friday.
• Decide what news event you will cover for your In The News choice project.

Math and Science 12.9.14

MATH:  
Students need to complete Problem 3.4 (pg. 61)  and ACEs 7, 8 and 23-29 (pgs. 64-72) due 12.10.14. 

SCIENCE:  
No new homework for tonight

Language Arts & Social Studies 12.9.14

L.A.:

• Reading Journal checks are every Thursday.  For this week: read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and make a T chart to describe the physical characteristics and personality traits of one character.

S.S.

• Thinkcerca.com article due every Friday


Don't forget to bring in nonperishable food for Operation Happiness!  Tomorrow is our LAST DAY to collect food! 

Math and Science 12.5.14

MATH:  
Students need to complete Problem 3.3 (pg. 60)  and ACEs 5, 6 and 18-22 (pgs. 64-70) due 12.8.14. 

SCIENCE:  
Students need to complete pg. 3 and the top half of pg. 4 in the terrarium packet they received on Friday in order to start constructing theirs.  They were given a list of what I am providing and what they need to provide for materials. As soon as they have all of the necessary materials here, they can start construction.   

Language Arts & Social Studies

L.A.:

• Plot plan for The Outsiders due tomorrow.
• Reading Journal checks are every Thursday.  For this week: read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and make a T chart to describe the physical characteristics and personality traits of one character.

S.S.

• Thinkcerca.com article due every Friday


Don't forget to bring in nonperishable food for Operation Happiness!  Thank you!

Hour of Code links

Hour of Code links (in class work)

http://hourofcode.com/code -tutorial for beginners

http://codecombat.com/ -coding game- offers some directions along the way, but not as much as beginner tutorial. ONLY for students who have already had basic intro.

If they’ve finished early, they can explore this from Google:

https://www.madewithcode.com/projects

Math and Science 12.4.15 and 12.5.14

MATH:  
Thursday:  Students need to complete Problem 3.2 (pgs. 58-59)  and ACEs 3, 4, 14, 15, and 17 (pgs. 63-67) and 3 Manga High challenges due 12.5.14. 
Friday:  Students need to complete Problem 3.3 (pg. 60)  and ACEs 5, 6 and 18-22 (pgs. 64-70) due 12.8.14. 

SCIENCE:  
Thursday:  Students need to complete the questions associated with the Bill Nye - Water Cycles video watched in class and finish their "Bottle Aquarium" worksheet.  
Friday:  Students need to complete pg. 3 and the top half of pg. 4 in the terrarium packet they received today in order to start construction in class on Monday, 12.8.14.  Students were also given a list of what I am providing and what they need to provide for materials.  Those who have all the necessary materials here on Monday, will be able to start construction.   

Language Arts & Social Studies

L.A.

• WANTED poster due tomorrow afternoon
• Reading Journal checks are every Thursday.  For next week: read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and make a T chart to describe the physical characteristics and personality traits of one character.  

S.S.

• Thinkcerca.com article due every Friday

Don't forget to bring in nonperishable food for Operation Happiness!  Thank you!

Math and Science 12.3.14

Math and Science 12.2.14

MATH:  

*Three Manga High practice sessions have been assigned to be worked on throughout the week (minimal expectation is a bronze medal on all three by the end of the day on Friday, 12.5.14).  
*Problem 3.1 (pg. 56-classwork) and ACEs 1, 2 and 9-13 (pgs 62-67) due tomorrow, 12.4.14

SCIENCE:  

*Many students have began to list/gather/bring in materials they will need for constructing their terrarium (I will provide basic soil, charcoal, pebbles and peat moss).  We are hoping to start the process on Friday or Monday (depending if they all have necessary materials).  

*Complete "My Bottle Aquarium" worksheet (using the notes you took while watching the clips on ecosystems and aquatic ecosystems in class) for Friday, 12.5.14

Math and Science 12.2.14

MATH:  Three Manga High practice sessions have been assigned to be worked on throughout the week (minimal expectation is a bronze medal on all three by the end of the day on Friday, 12.5.14).  

SCIENCE:  Finish answering "Ecology" questions from the reading shared in class.  Students also are expected to complete the "Terrarium" worksheet and work on the rough draft of their own terrarium design, and list/gather/bring in materials they will need for construction.  

Math and Science 12.1.14

MATH:  Finish take home quiz on finding mean, median, mode and range for tomorrow, 12.2.14.  Also, three Manga High High practice sessions have been assigned to be worked on throughout the week (minimal expectation is a bronze medal on all three by the end of the day on Friday, 12.5.14.  

SCIENCE:  Students need to continue to researching terrariums, come up with their unique design, and gather/bring in materials they will need for construction.  

Language Arts & Social Studies 12.1.14

L.A.:

• The Outsiders Chapter 6 questions due Wednesday (make sure to use your notes on irony)
  Here is the audio version of chapter 6: http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=qs2NM8G and here is the full text: https://docs.google.com/a/fcsuvt.org/file/d/0B_CA_KZX-zLRcTNqYlB6T1BjZ2s/edit
  
• Reading Journal check on Thursday (read 60 pages, write a one page summary, identify 2 literary devices)

S.S.:

• Thinkcerca.com article due every Friday

L.A:

NOTE: We are reading The Outsiders in class. For students who missed class or would like to reread chapters, please use the links below to access the full text and audio version. If you use the audio, please remember to follow along with the text. Please DO NOT read ahead.
Link to The Outsiders full text
Link to Chapter 1 audio
Link to Chapter 2 audio
Link to Chapter 3 audio
Link to Chapter 4 audio 
Link to Chapter 5 audio

Math and Science 11.24.14 and 11.25.14

MATH:  
Monday:  Students need to finish 'Reflection #2 (pg. 54) and to spend at least 15 minutes on TTM (making sure to document their work in their math journal) for Tuesday, 11.25.14. 
Tuesday:  Students need to finish 'Additional Practice Packet' for Investigation 2:  Making Sense of Measures of Center and spend at least 30 minutes (this is in addition to the 15 minutes assigned yesterday) on TTM (making sure to document their work in their math journal) for Monday, 11.30.14.

SCIENCE:  
Monday:  Finish reading, highlighting important information, defining vocabulary and answering questions (on a separate piece of paper) from the in class reading 'Cycles of Matter' for Tuesday, 11.25.14
Tuesday:  Finish answering all questions associated with the 'Biodiversity' movie that was shown in class (Bill Nye) for Monday, 11.30.14.
Over Break:  Research various terrarium designs and start coming up with a draft of what you want yours to look like. Look for/collect any necessary material that you will need and bring whatever you'd like to use to school on Monday. 

Language Arts & Social Studies 11/25/14

L.A.:

• Reading Journal check Thursday, Dec. 4.  Read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and correctly list and identify 2 literary devices.  Remember to record your book title and pages read!

S.S.:

• Thinkcerca.com article due Friday, Dec. 5

Language Arts & Social Studies

L.A.& S.S:

No homework - unless you need to put finishing touches on your Greatest Empire project.

Math and Science 11.21.14

MATH:  Students need to make sure they have finished Problem 2.4 (pgs. 40-43) and A.C.E.s 7-12 (pg 46) out of the blue Connected Math book titled DATA DISTRIBUTIONS:  Describing Variability and Comparing Groups, for Monday.  

SCIENCE:  Students will continue presenting their "Ecology" graphic organizers after break.  In the interim, they should be researching terrariums, coming up with their unique design, and gathering materials for construction.  

Math and Science 11.20.14

MATH:  Students need to make sure they have finished Problem 2.3 (pgs. 36-39) and A.C.E.s 4, 5 and 6 (pg 45) out of the blue Connected Math book titled DATA DISTRIBUTIONS:  Describing Variability and Comparing Groups, for tomorrow.  

SCIENCE:  Students continued presenting their "Ecology" graphic organizers to their peers today.  Their increased content knowledge, creative projects and presentations continued to impress the audience.  There was no additional homework assigned tonight.  

Language Arts & Social Studies 11/20/14

L.A.:

• The Outsiders Chapter 4 scavenger hunt due tomorrow.  Want to listen again? Follow this link: http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=kq0JyyW  make sure you follow along with the text: http://www.mrclements.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/S.E.-Hinton-The-Outsiders-Full-Text.pdf 

S.S:

• thinkcerca.com  article with comprehension questions due every Friday
• The Greatest Empire presentations start Monday

Language Arts & Social Studies

L.A.:

• Reading Log check tomorrow
• Character list check tomorrow

S.S.:

• The Greatest Empire presentations start on Monday.  Make sure to do some work on these outside of class.

Math and Science 11.19.14

MATH:  Students need to make sure they have finished Problem 2.2 (pgs. 34-35) and A.C.E.s 3, 14 and 15 (pgs. 44-50) out of the blue Connected Math book titled DATA DISTRIBUTIONS:  Describing Variability and Comparing Groups, for tomorrow.  

SCIENCE:  Students began presenting their fabulous "Ecology" graphic organizers to their peers today.  Their increased content knowledge, creative projects and presentations were impressive.  Hopefully we will finish them up tomorrow.  There is no additional homework for tonight.  

Math and Science 11.18.14

MATH:  Students need to make sure they have finished Problem 2.1 (pgs. 29-31) and A.C.E.s 1, 2 and 17 (pgs. 44-51) out of the blue Connected Math book titled DATA DISTRIBUTIONS:  Describing Variability and Comparing Groups, for tomorrow.  

SCIENCE:  Final draft of "Ecology" graphic organizer is due at the beginning of class Tomorrow, 11.18.14.  Students were given a detailed scoring checklist to double check that they have all components  (they will be sharing their work with their peers)  Tomorrow will be the last of the class time they will be given to work on this project.  Again, some websites that students have found helpful are listed below.

kids.nceas.ucsb.eduslideshare.net/

ecologywww.eoearth.orgeschooltoday.com

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/biology/biology.cfm

www.factmonster.com

a-z-animal.com/reference/habitats

http://www.softschools.com/facts/biomes/

Language Arts - The Outsiders book - full text copy

For your use at home, here is the full text copy of the book:

http://www.mrclements.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/S.E.-Hinton-The-Outsiders-Full-Text.pdf

Language Arts & Social Studies 11/17/14

L.A.:

• The Outsiders Chapter 1 & 2 questions due tomorrow, Tuesday.
• Reading journal check every Thursday.
• The Outsiders character packet check on Thursday.

S.S.

• The Ancient World 2.2 due tomorrow, Tuesday.
• Thinkcerca.com article due Friday.

Math & Science 11.17.14

MATH:  Students need to complete ADDITIONAL PRACTICE page 157-163 for Tuesday 11.18.14 (they were given a substantial amount of time to work on this in class so should not have a lot left to do). 

SCIENCE:  Final draft of "Ecology" graphic organizer due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, 11.18.14 (they will be sharing their work with their peers)  Tomorrow will be the last of the class time they will be given to work on this project.  Again, some websites that students have found helpful are listed below.

kids.nceas.ucsb.eduslideshare.net/

ecologywww.eoearth.orgeschooltoday.com

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/biology/biology.cfm

www.factmonster.com

a-z-animal.com/reference/habitats

http://www.softschools.com/facts/biomes/

Math and Science 11.14.14

MATH:  Students need to complete ADDITIONAL PRACTICE page 156 only for Monday, 11.17.14  

SCIENCE:  Rough draft of "Ecology" graphic organizer due at the beginning of class on Monday, 11.17.14.  Some websites that students have found helpful are listed below.

kids.nceas.ucsb.eduslideshare.net/ecologywww.eoearth.orgeschooltoday.comhttp://regentsprep.org/Regents/biology/biology.cfmwww.factmonster.coma-z-animal.com/reference/habitatshttp://www.softschools.com/facts/biomes/

ENRICHMENT MATH: Students should work on the Practice Test for Chapter 1. We will review in class on Monday. The test is Tuesday.

Language Arts & Social Studies 11/14/14

Language Arts:

• We started reading The Outsiders today.  For those of you who want to listen to chapter 1 again, here is a link: http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=ZnpxREu  For the full text of the book, following this link:  http://www.mrclements.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/S.E.-Hinton-The-Outsiders-Full-Text.pdf  Make sure to follow along in the text.  This will help you see vocabulary words in context, and identify unfamiliar words in print.
  
• Independent reading journals will be checked on Thursday, November 20th.  Read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and identify two literary devices.  

Social Studies:

• Thinkcerca.com article due Friday, November 21.

Math and Science 11.13.14

MATH:  Students need to make sure they have finished Problem 1.4 (pgs. 13-15 and A.C.E.s 12,13 and 19 (pgs. 20-23) out of the blue Connected Math book titled DATA DISTRIBUTIONS:  Describing Variability and Comparing Groups, for tomorrow.  

SCIENCE:  Continue working on "Ecology" brainstorm from science class (final drafts will be due at the beginning of next week).  Some websites that students have found helpful are listed below.

kids.nceas.ucsb.edu
slideshare.net/ecology
www.eoearth.org
eschooltoday.com
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/biology/biology.cfm
www.factmonster.com
a-z-animal.com/reference/habitats
http://www.softschools.com/facts/biomes/

Language Arts & Social Studies 11/13/14

L.A.:

• Classical Roots quizzes tomorrow!  Make sure you study.
• The Outsiders Chapters 1&2 vocabulary webs due tomorrow.

S.S.:

• Thinkcerca.com due every Friday.
• Here are links for the Ziggurat activity we did in class today:

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/architecture/ziggurats.htm

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/igraphics/AC_03_093_ziggurat/AC_03_093_ziggurat.html

Language Arts & Social Studies - November 12th

L.A.:

• Reading Journal check tomorrow
• Study for Classical Roots quizzes on Friday

S.S.

• Gilgamesh rewrite final draft due tomorrow
• Thinkcerca.com article due on Friday

Math and Science 11.12.14

MATH:  Students need to make sure they have finished Problem 1.3 (pg. 12 and A.C.E.s 3-7 and 18 (pgs. 17-22) out of the blue Connected Math book titled DATA DISTRIBUTIONS:  Describing Variability and Comparing Groups, for tomorrow.  NOTE:  They need to be using the data that was collected and they copied down in class

SCIENCE:  Continue working on "Ecology" brainstorm from science class (at least 20 more minutes of work outside of class is expected)

Math and Science 11.11.14

MATH:  Students need to make sure they have finished Problem 1.2 (pg. 11 and A.C.E.s 8-11 (pgs. 18-19) out of the blue Connected Math book titled DATA DISTRIBUTIONS:  Describing Variability and Comparing Groups, for tomorrow.

SCIENCE:  None

Language Arts & Social Studies 11/11/14

L.A.:

• 1960's webquest due tomorrow.  Don't forget to ask an older adult about the 1960's! 
• Reading Journal check on Thursday.  Read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and list two literary devices.

S.S.

• Final copy of the Gilgamesh rewrite due Thursday, 11/13.  Make sure you have your rough draft and grade sheet attached.  
• Thinkcerca due Friday, 11/14 

Math & Science 11.10.14

MATH:  Students need to make sure they have finished Problem 1.1 (pg. 8) and A.C.E.s 1,2,14 and 15 (pgs. 16-20) out of the blue Connected Math book titled DATA DISTRIBUTIONS:  Describing Variability and Comparing Groups, for tomorrow.

SCIENCE:  None

Language Arts in class 11/10

Here is a link to the document for the 1960's webquest.

https://docs.google.com/a/fcsuvt.org/document/d/1LCgSb4RKvjakj53PebtDFpgoObhCwfofUDoLgxm9iKM/edit?usp=sharing

Math & Science 11.7.14

MATH:  A 2nd documented 30 minute TTM session is due Monday, 11.10.14 (students who were finished their test, had completed the TTM assignment from last night, AND didn't owe/have to redo any math assignments were given time to complete this assignment in class).

SCIENCE:  Small groups presented their awesome projects on their 'hypothetical' experimental inquiry to the class today.  Observations for Part III of "My Own Science" will be ongoing throughout this week and next.

Math & Science 11.6.14

MATH:  Documented 30 minute TTM session due tomorrow (most students had time to start this in math class and work on it some in science).

SCIENCE:  Parts I and II of "My Own Science" will be collected, at the beginning of class, TOMORROW.  Then, small groups will be presenting their hypothetical experimental inquiry to the class; make sure you practice/memorize your part!!  Observations for Part III of "My Own Science" will be ongoing throughout this week and next.

Language Arts & Social Studies 11/6/14

Language Arts:

• Flash cards for lesson 2 due tomorrow.
• Personification and hyperbole packet due tomorrow.

Social Studies:

• Thinkcerca.com article due tomorrow.

Language Arts & Social Studies 11/5/14

L.A.:

• Reading Journal checks are every Thursday.  Read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and identify two literary devices.
• Classical Roots lesson #2 flashcards due Thursday.
• Personification & hyperbole packet due Friday.

S.S.:

• Sumerian invention article do Thursday.  Use a google template to write your article: https://drive.google.com/a/fcsuvt.org/templates?type=docs&q=newspaper&sort=user&view=public&ddrp=1#
• Thinkcerca.com - read and answer online questions by Friday.

Math & Science 11.5.14

MATH:  Students will continue working on their "UNIT TEST" on tomorrow.   It wouldn't hurt to continue to study/review lessons 1-7 and complete as many of the review/practice problems they didn't get a chance to finish in class.

SCIENCE:  Continued work on "My Own Science"  - Parts I and II will be collected on Friday, 11.7.14, and small groups will be presenting their hypothetical experimental inquiry to the class.  Observations for Part III of "My Own Science" will be ongoing, in class, throughout this week and next.

MATH & SCIENCE 11.4.14

MATH:  Probability "UNIT TEST" tomorrow, 11.5.14 (to best prepare, study lessons 1-7 and complete as many of the review/practice problems you've been working on in class as you can).

SCIENCE:  Continued work on "My Own Science"  - Parts I and II will be collected on Friday, 11.7.14, and small groups will be presenting their hypothetical experimental inquiry to the class.  Observations for Part III of "My Own Science" will be ongoing, in class, throughout this week and next.

Language Arts & Social Studies 11/4/14

Language Arts:

• Quick comma quiz on Wednesday.  Use your comma rules sheet and the practice pages, if you need to study more. 
• Book recommendation due Wednesday. (Many of you finished this paragraph in class.)
• Reading Journal due Thursday. (read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and list two literary devices)
• Flashcards for Classical Roots lesson 2 due Thursday. Write the word on the front.  On the back, list the root, part of speech, and definition.  

Social Studies:

• Sumerian invention article due Thursday.  Many of you finished this in class.  If you don't have a template yet, select one of these:  https://drive.google.com/a/fcsuvt.org/templates?type=docs&q=newspaper&sort=user&view=public&ddrp=1#
• Thinkcerca.com article due Friday.
• Encourage your parents to take you with them to Collins Perley when they VOTE today!! 

Language Arts & Social Studies 11/3/14

Language Arts:

• Quick comma quiz on Wednesday.  Use your comma rules sheet and the practice pages, if you need to study more. 
• Book recommendation due Wednesday.
• Reading Journal due Thursday. (read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and list two literary devices)

Social Studies:

• Sumerian invention article due Thursday.
• Thinkcerca.com article due Friday.

Math & Science 11.3.14

MATH:  Probability "UNIT TEST" Wednesday, 11.5.14 (study lessons 1-7 and complete as many of the review/practice problems you've been working on in class as you can).

SCIENCE:  Continued work on "My Own Science"  - Parts I and II (due no later than Friday, 11.7.14).

Math & Science 10.31.14

MATH:  None

SCIENCE:  Continued work on "My Own Science"  - Parts I and II

Math & Science 10.30.14

MATH:  Make sure pages 784-788 (all) are done for tomorrow

SCIENCE:  Continued work on "My Own Science"

Language Arts & Social Studies 10/30/14

L.A.:

• Reading log check every Thursday.  Don't save it until the last minute!  Read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and identify two literary devices.
• Choice short story page due Friday, 10/31

S.S.

• Thinkcerca.com article due Friday, 10/31

Here are links to the review games we played in language arts class on 10/30:

Comma practice:

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/comma1.htm

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

http://www.savethecomma.com/game/

Find the sentence that is missing commas:

http://www.compasslearningodyssey.com/sample_act/34lang_confusion.html

Using Commas Quiz:

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/using_commas/quiz1004.html

Math & Science 10.29.14

MATH:  Lesson 7, pgs. 775-782, 1-11 and 16-36 due tomorrow.  "H.O.T." problems can be found on pg. 780 (12-15); challenge yourself!!!!

SCIENCE:  Keep working on "My Own Science" parts I and II (will be due next week) and thinking about what you will propose your group will do for part III.

Language Arts & Social Studies 10/29

L.A.:

• Reading Journal check tomorrow - read 60 pages, write a one page summary, list 2 literary devices 
• Choice short story analysis page due Friday, 10/31

S.S.:

• The Middle East - Then and Now map due tomorrow, Thursday 10/30
• thinkcerca.com due every Friday

Math & Science 10.28.14

MATH: 
*3 Manga High challenges due tomorrow (bronze medal on each is the minimal requirement)
*Lesson 7 "Independent and Dependent Events" pgs. 779-780, 1-11 due tomorrow.  Challenge yourself with the H.O.T. problems 12-15

SCIENCE: 
*Continued work on "My Own Science"

Math & Science 10/27/14

MATH:  

*3 Manga High challenges (bronze medal on all three is the minimal requirement) is due 10.29.14

*Finish up 30 minute TTM session and journal write for tomorrow.  Remember, you should have at least 8 journal entries from the last check (I will be checking them)!!

SCIENCE:  

*TEST TOMORROW, STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!  Continue to go through your flashcards, handouts, notes, study guide, etc. on variables and the scientific method.  

*"My Own Science" observations and research is ongoing.

Language Arts & Social Studies 10/27/14

L.A.:

• "The Lottery" story/movie comparison chart due Tuesday, 10/28.  Here is a link to the 20 minute video, if you need to watch it again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIm93Xuij7k
• Reading Journal check on Thursday.  Read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and identify 2 literary devices.  

S.S.: 

• The Middle East - Then and Now due Wednesday.  (class time today and tomorrow to work on this) Here is a link to the assignment.
  https://docs.google.com/a/fcsuvt.org/document/d/15fi8auiSzYpt44HcjVrpiEJPw28N2g7hpgIna96a5Ss/edit
• Thinkcerca.com reading due every Friday. www.thinkcerca.com

Here is a good map to use for the Middle East.

Math & Science 10/24/14

MATH:
* 3 Manga Challenges (at least a bronze medal on each) due Wednesday, 10/29
* Permutation practice packet due Monday, 10/27

SCIENCE:
* Study for upcoming test (flashcards words, scientific method cards, etc.)
* Work on "My Own Science" - Part I (observational inquiry) and Part II (research inquiry)

Math & Science

MATH: 
*3 Manga High challenges (at least a bronze level on each required) due Wednesday, 10/29/14.
*Lesson 6 "Permutations" pages 769-772, 1-10 & 14-27; challenge yourself w/ 11-13!
SCIENCE:  Study for upcoming (tentatively this upcoming Tuesday) test using vocabulary flashcards, scientific method 'ordering' cards, notes, handouts, etc.
*Work on "My Own Science" Part I - Observational Inquiry

Language Arts & Social Studies 10/23/14

L.A.:

• Comma packet due tomorrow, 10/24
• Reading Journal due Thursday, 10/30 (Read 60 pages, write a one page summary, and identify two literary devices used by the author.)

S.S.:

• Chapter One quiz on Friday.  Make sure you study your study guide.
• Thinkcerca.com article due Friday. 

Math & Science 10/22/14

MATH:  Manga High math challenges (at least a bronze level) due next Wednesday, 10/29/14

SCIENCE:  Make flash cards to study definitions in reference to variables and the scientific method.  Also make sure you are familiar with the steps of the scientific method.

Language Arts & Social Studies 10/21/14

L.A.:

• Reading Journal due Thursday: 1 page summary and 2 literary devices
• Comma packet due Friday - use your notes from today's class!

S.S.:

• Thinkcerca.com online article by Friday
• Chapter 1 quiz on Friday - Use your study guide!

Math & Science 10/21/14

MATH:  In class, you were supposed to finish the "Fundamental Counting Principle" work.  If you didn't, for some reason, you need to do so before class tomorrow.  Also, you are responsible for at least 30, journaled, TTM minutes.

SCIENCE:  Make sure you have read, highlighted key information, and answered the questions pertaining to all three articles that you were given in class today.

Language Arts & Social Studies 10/20/14

L.A.:

• Comic for "Thank You, Ma'am" due tomorrow
• Reading Journal due Thursday: 1 page summary and 2 literary devices
• Comma packet due Friday

S.S.:

• Thinkcerca.com online article by Friday
• Chapter 1 quiz on Friday - Most of you completed your study guide in class.  If you didn't, please complete it for homework.

Math & Science 10/20/14

MATH:  None
SCIENCE:  Finish the "Scientific Method - Project" for the 3 scenarios you were given in class.

Social Studies - Geography quiz retake links 10/20/14

A few of you may still be interested in retaking your geography quiz from earlier in the semester.

For those people who need more practice with latitude and longitude, please play the following games:

http://geographyworldonline.com/tutorial/practice.html

http://www.media.pearson.com.au/schools/cw/au_sch_atkinson_sose1_2/dnd/1_lat.html

For those of you who haven't mastered your continents and oceans, please play this game:

http://mrnussbaum.com/continents-and-oceans/.  

Math and Science 10/16/14

MATH:  None

SCIENCE:  If you did not complete the "Simpsons" and grid (picture of a cow is the first one) practice on identifying variables in class for Monday.  In addition, please complete the 3rd practice piece (the one with the picture of the tomato) on identifying variables that was given to you today.

Language Arts and Social Studies 10/16

****Progress Reports went home today**** Please sign and return ASAP

L.A.:

• Reading Journal check Thursday, Oct. 23rd - one page summary and 2 literary devices
• Thinkcerca.com article by Friday
• Comics for "Thank You Ma'am" are due Tuesday (not Monday).  Try out each of these comic strip creators, then decide on one that will work best for your plans.  These each have different functionality and design options, so it’s important to explore each of them before making a decision about which one you will use. 

http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/
http://www.comicmaster.org.uk
http://www.pixton.com/

http://writecomics.com/

http://stripgenerator.com/

S.S.:

• None.  However, the quiz for chapter 1 will be sometime next week.  Make sure you have your handouts for sections 1 - 3 completed.  

Math & Science 10/15/14

MATH:  Continuing where you left off in class, make sure that problems 1-9 (pgs. 761-762) and 14-27 (pgs. 763-764) from the "Fundamental Counting Principle" lesson are done for tomorrow, 10/16/14.   Don't forget to challenge yourself with problems 10-13 (pg. 762), too!

SCIENCE:  "Independent and Dependent Variables" worksheet due tomorrow, 10/16/14.  No further work on "The Simpsons" needs to be done tonight.  We will continue working on that and finish it up in class tomorrow.

Language Arts & Social Studies 10/15/14

L.A.:

• Reading Journal check tomorrow - one page summary and 2 literary devices
• Spelling and vocabulary quizzes for Classical Roots lesson 1 are tomorrow
• Thinkcerca.com article by Friday
• Comics for "Thank You Ma'am" are due Monday.  Students started today and will have all class tomorrow to work on these.  Try out each of these comic strip creators, then decide on one that will work best for your plans.  These each have different functionality and design options, so it’s important to explore each of them before making a decision about which one you will use. 

http://www.comicmaster.org.uk
http://chogger.com/

http://writecomics.com/

http://stripgenerator.com/

S.S.:

• None.  However, the quiz for chapter 1 will be sometime next week.  Make sure you have your handouts for sections 1 - 3 completed.