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Assignments are grouped by the Subject in which they are assigned. Click on the links below to go to the appropriate subject.
Assignments by Subject
Language Arts |
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Classroom Book Donations Book donations are always welcome. If you have extra Young Adult books hanging around your house, or if you know of any YA titles that you would like to purchase for the classroom, please send them in. We are always looking to expand our classroom library. Thank You so much for all of your support. |
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Monday 2/6
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EReading of "A Christmas Story" by Walter Dean Myers as the start to our mini unit on the Harlem Renaissance.
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Read for 30 minutes. Homework: Work on IR project. Complete your WEB, answering the question, "Who sees the best in you?" |
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Tuesday 2/7 |
Continue with our discussion of the artists and authors of the Harlem Renaissance. We will be reading "Thank You M'am" by Langston Hughes today and tomorrow. |
Read for 30 minutes. Homework: WMake sure your introduction and conclusion for your thesis essay are in and that your IR project is in. |
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Wednesday 2/8
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Continue with "Thank You M'am" and our introduction to the works of Langston Hughes. |
Read for 30 minutes. Homework:TBA.
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Thursday 2/9
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Thesis essay work. We will be working on reviewing the thesis essay format and writing our own essays. This will be the day to ask any questions you may have before the essay is due next Wednesday, 2/15. |
Read for 30 minutes. Homework:Work on your thesis essay. Final copy is due next week on 2/15. |
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Friday 2/10
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Final day for working on thesis essays. Please be sure to bring all questions today!
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Read for 30 minutes.
Homework: Complete your thesis essay by Wednesday, 2/15.
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Independent Reading All students should continue to work toward the goal of meeting the 25 book standard. Each child should be reading at home each night for 30 minutes. |
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MATH: PERIODS A & F (PRE-ALGEBRA) AND PERIODS C & D (ALGEBRA) Please note: This is an outline and subject to change. Consult daily planner for actual assignments. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION
All quizes/tests can be made up after school on Monday or Wednesday this week |
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PERIODS A & F (PRE- ALGEBRA)
We have just finished CH 2 and are continuing to work on our Algebra unit in Chapter 3. A tentative schedule of CH 3 can be found under the math tab. Check students' planner for daily activities, classwork and homework; Call a study buddy if absent from class.
Week of Jan 30th: First quiz for CH 3 will be from sections 3.1 to 3.3
Make up tests/quizes after school normally on Mondays and Tuesdays from 2-3pm |
Monday Classwork see # Homework see #
CHAPTER 3 ASSIGNMENTS
_____ # 1 CW drum set problem _____ # 2 Checkpoints 3.1 _____ # 3 Pg 122 (4-24 even) [3.1] _____ #
4 Study Guide [3.1] _____ # 5 CW problems [3.2] _____ # 6 Practice A (1-16) [3.2] _____ # 7 Study Guide [3.2] _____ # 8 CW 4 problem asmt (20 pts) [3.2] _____ # 9 [3.2] HW pg 127 (11, 22-32 even) _____ # 10 [3.2] CW/HW pg 127 (13-35 odd) _____ # 11 [3.2] CW problem solving Practice A 17-23 and
Practice B (# 18, # 19) _____ # 12 [3.2] HW finish problems from Practice B (1 - # 17) _____ # 13 CW: Students competed in teams solving two step equations with and decimal to two trivia questions involving the median USA age and the mean soft drink consumption. NO HOMEWORK ____ # 14
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PERIODS C & D (ALGEBRA)
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Thurs classwork # 8; homework: # 9 below
Quarter Three assignments
_____ # 1 CH 1 review for midterm _____ # 2 CH 2 & 3 review for midterm _____ # 3 CH 4 & 5 review for midterm _____ # 4 CH 6 review for midterm _____ # 5 Midterm Exam - day 1 _____ # 6 Midterm Exam - day 2 (no homework tonight _____ # 7 Chapter 8.1 Read section 8.1 (page 349 - ) Do problems 5 - 33 (odd) and # 37 (a word problem based on the example in text you read). Please pPre-read 8.2 so are prepared for tomorrow's lesson _____ # 8 Classwork: Section 8.2 Notetaking guide (points, lines, and equations) _____ # 9 Homework: Sheet 46 and pre-read 8.3 _____ # 10
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Social Studies |
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Februay 3 |
Quiz on Economics/ Automobile Graphic organizer |
February 7 |
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February 6 through February 27 |
Look up closing price of your stock...use money.msn.com |
February 7 and daily until February 17 |
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February 6 and February 7 |
Bring in Washington, D.C. Behavior Policy Sheet...this is due even for kids not going on the trip because of field trips conducted for those students staying here. |
February 14 |
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It's not too late!...to sign up for the Washington, D.C. trip. www.worldstrides.org or 1-800-468-5899; use trip ID # 65886 |
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Science |
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Lab on Tuesday / Wednesday Conclusion due on Friday
more significant test middle of next week: atoms, elements, the atom model, compounds/molecules
In case you missed it: Giants 21 - Patriots 17. Eli rules!
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Thursday, Febraury 2 |
Small Quiz on Monday Feb 6. Given atomic number and mass number, draw an atom model.
GO GIANTS!!!!!!
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Extra help available after school Monday January 23!
Should last about 30 minutes.
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January 18 |
Test on Mixtures and Solutions
Tuesday January 24.
See the row below for key terms; plus: acid, base, neutral, pH scale.
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January 5
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Latest topic: Mixtures / Solutions
Several labs over the next week and a half.
Later next week a lab report will be due.
There will be an unannounced quiz sometime next week. Important vocab: mixture, solutions, solute, solvent, insoluble, soluble, solubility, saturated, unsaturated, supersaturated, concentration, dilute, universal solvent
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December (pre holidays) |
After school extra help is available Tuesday from 2 to 2:45.
Test is Wednesday.
Key terms: energy, conductors, insulators, conduction, convection, radiation, total thermal energy, average kinetic energy, absolute zero, Celsius, Kelvin, Fahrenheit, thermal expansion, etc.
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By popular demand...
The recipe for homemade ice cream:
Bag 1: 4 parts whole milk, 1 part sugar (as in 2 cups of milk and a half cup of sugar), plus 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla. Bag 2: 3 cups ice, 1 cup salt
Place bag 1 in bag 2. Gently but constantly squish, knead, etc. generally keep it moving, for 5 to 10 minutes.
Take out bag 1, rinse, open, and eat.
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Wednesday Dec 14 |
Test on Heat, Wednesday, December 21
key terms: energy, conductors, insulators, conduction, convection, radiation, total thermal energy, average kinetic energy, absolute zero, Celsius, Kelvin, Fahrenheit, etc.
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Thursday December 1 |
Lab Completed in class today. Due Tuesday: Graph Conlcusion
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Week of November 28
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Starting Unit on Heat and Temperature There will be a lab activity towards the end of the week. Lab report will be due 2 days after completion of lab.
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Monday Nov 21
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2 paragraphs on the Gas Laws and Class Demonstrations Started in class. Due Wednesday. (sorry it was due Tuesday)
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Thursday Nov 10 |
There is a significant test ; scheduled for Wednesday Nov 16.
This test is on Matter, Properties of Matter, the Phases of Matter, and phase changes.
Extra help is available after school on Tuesday.
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Friday Nov 4 |
A lab in which students heated water from solid to melting to liquid to boiling was completed earlier this week. The lab paper (focusing on the line graph and a conlcusion) was due Thursday Nov 3.
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Thursday October 27
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Due Monday:
Oobleck lab paper:
1. handout from class 2. bar graph 3. conclusion
This assignment is (tentatively) worth 12 points.
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Monday October 24 |
handout on properties due tomorrow (Tuesday)
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test grades were posted on parent connect Wednesday at 7:30 pm |
There will be only one opportunity to do a retake on the test. Students who earned a low grade on the test will need to stay after school on Monday for a review class. Then on Tuesday they will retake a different version of the test. This might be the last time a retake will be offered. (High School teachers do not offer retakes.)
I will record the higher of the 2 grades but no student can achieve a grade above a B on the retake.
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Wednesday October 19 |
Graded Tests will be returned on Thursday or Firday, October 20 or 21. I will update parent connect ASAP. The test was worth 35 points. It will
have a significant impat on (some) student's grades.
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Wednesday October 12
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Test on Monday, October 17 Mass, Volume, Distance, Density, (emphasis on density) test is worth 30 points
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Thursday October 6. |
A huge thank you to all the chaperones who made yesterday's field trip such a great success.
During science class today students were asked to write some brief comments about the trip. Here are a few samples:
""It was an awesome trip.....going to climb it again some time.... it wasn't hiking it was rock climbing"
"...very fun on the way up. It was the most rewarding when I didn't realize I was high up and I turned around and there was an amazing view. You made it sound like it was easier than it really was."
"It was awesome."
"Yesterday was the best trip ever period."
"It was really slippery...would have been more fun if it hadn't been so wet"
"like: the challenge, the spring, the summit, the weather, the climb; dislike: the mud and slipping and time on the summit was short"
"...navigating the rocks was really fun in the beginning... It was a great experience thought it was nothing like I pictured it and nothing like you described it."
"It was great a bit more climbing than implied."
"The trip was fun but tuff."
"Best field trip yet but you said it would be easy."
"OMG it was really fun...some parts were really muddy but that's what gave the trip character."
(I really don't recall ever saying the hike was easy. Maybe the word "rigorous" = easy in middle school language?)
My apologies again to the athletes and coaches who's games/meet were rescheduled 2x as a result of the trip.
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Wednesday Sept 28 |
So much for "predicted inclement weather". I sent a paper home with students today describing what to wear and what to pack for Mount Monadnock. Thank you to all the chaperones who are planning to join us. It seems that switching the date of the trip allowed us to pick up a few additional adults! Also the lab paper on density is due Friday (extended from Weednesday).
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Monday Sept 26 |
The field trip has been rescheduled due to predicted inclement weather. The new date is Tuesday Oct. 4 (this has always been the "rain date"). Groups will be announced on Wednesday. A packing list will go home on Friday. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused for any chaperones. We do apprecaite your help.
Also: Lab Paper on density is due Wednesday. (might get finished in class)
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Sept 20 |
Quiz was today, Field Trip forms were due today.
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Sept 19 |
My parent connect grades were updated Friday at noon. Sorry for any confusion.
Monadnock forms are due Wednesday. Chaperones go free!
There is a handout from class today that some students need to finish tonight (Monday night). It involves a bar graph.
There will be an 8 question quiz on Wednesday on mass, volume, and distance.
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Sept 14, 2011 |
"Measuring Lines in mm and cm" will be handed out today (Weds) in class. It is due Thursday.
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Please note, re: Parent Connect and Grades. Sometimes I enter assignments one to three days before I enter the individual student grades for the assignment. If there is no grade it is not a zero. If a student didn't complete an assignment, it will show up as a zero.
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Sept 13, 2011 |
There is a field trip planned for the entire eighth grade. We are going to hike Mount Monadnock in southern New Hampshire. This is a moderately challenging hike with spectacular scenery and views.
The date of the trip is Wednesday Sept. 28. Rain date October 4.
We will be leaving school early: 6:45 am, returning late: 5:30 pm.
The cost is $32 (financial aide is available upon request).
Permission slips will be handed out to students Tuesday Sept 13. Due Wednesday Sept. 21. |
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Wednesday Sept 7, 2011 |
Lab Safety Quiz on Thursday Sept 8. Does not count for a grade. Also, lab safe crossword due Thursday.
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We are working on Context clues. Homework on 5/19: Circus worksheet |
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Health |
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FEBRUARY 2011 |
HEALTH ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT #1 |
MARCH 18TH |
SEE HEALTH WEBPAGE |
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HEALTH ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT #2 |
APRIL 15TH |
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HEALTH ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT #3 |
MAY 20TH |
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EXTRA CREDIT HEALTH ARTICLE |
BY JUNE 10TH |
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May 6th 2011
May 10th, 2011
May 24, 2011 |
Study " All Important Facts Sheet"
Adult Interview Worksheet- Amazing Alternatives
Amazing Alternatives - Time Capsule Worksheet |
Tuesday May 10th
Thursday May 12th
Thursday May 26th |
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