On this day in 1760, the first toy store was opened in London England. It was named, "Noah's Ark" @ High Hilborn.

Team Time: Celebrations, Review/Preview, Essential 55, Organization-Binders, Lockers, Red Folders

HW: P 1-7, P 1-9 all, due Tuesday, will be graded, show your work and check with calculator

SOCIAL STUDIES: (B-Class) Class Read Chapter 1 Lesson 1 ; Ch. 1 Lesson 1 Outline

HW: Ch. 1 Voc. Cards due Fri. Ch. 1 Voc. Quiz Fri. Ch. 1 Lesson 1 Outline due Fri.

(A-Class) Class: Purple Book Vocabulary Cards ; Set the Scene with Literature Boy of the Painted Cave; Blue Book Chapter 1 Read and complete Open Book Test

ELA: (B-Class) Class: LMC Book Fair ; 6+1 Traits of Good Writing Graphic Organizer "Autobiography"

(A-Class) Class: Writers' Workshop "Summer Vacation" Revise, Edit, Teacher/Peer Conference ; Library Media Center Book Fair Book Talks

(B-Day): P. 21 #s 2 – 20 EVENS ONLY, and P. 27 #s 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 18, P. 28#s 28-29. Due Wednesday 9/26. Cumulative quiz on Thursday 9/27 during CORE.

SCIENCE: (A-Day): We practiced metric measurement as well as read and summarized articles about Measuring Time during class on Friday.

(B-Day): Complete Sun Shadow lab graphs. Two graphs are needed: A bar graph and a line graph on the paper that is provided. Due Friday 9/28.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) Study the EUROPE map and capital packet, as well as your flash cards for your quiz next Friday. TRAIN YOUR BRAIN! Latitude and Longitude Activity is due on Monday. FIND Sue & Lou...they stole Mrs. Fortna's Reese's PB cups!

(B-Day) Study the EUROPE map and capital packet, as well as your flash cards for your quiz next Friday. TRAIN YOUR BRAIN! Latitude and Longitude Activity is due on Monday. FIND Sue & Lou...they stole Mrs. Fortna's Reese's PB cups!

SOCIAL STUDIES: ( A-Day) - Locating Cities in the U.S. and Canada - Due: Tues. 9/25

We will have block scheduling on Monday and Tuesday. We will have periods the rest of the week.

European Map test will be Wed., Capitals test is on Thurs., and the Geography test will be on Friday. STUDY!

SCIENCE: We talked about some early civilizations today, and how they used different methods to keep track of passing time. Students need to develop their own explanation for how they would do this if they were alive thousands of years ago.

ENGLISH: Draft of "New Experience" essay due Wednesday ; Book Fair visit tomorrow

SOCIAL STUDIES: Complete Reviewing the Main Idea (1-7) and Thinking About Geography

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: Vocabulary quiz today in class. Tonight: read pages 15-20 of Chapter 2

SOCIAL STUDIES: Bring colored pencils/crayons or Gel pens tomorrow, Quiz on Thursday 9/27.

English 8 Honors: Mrs. Napolitano - Vocabulary - Lesson 2 exercises and study Lesson 1 and 2 (quiz Thursday 9/27

ENGLISH: Prefix 6 worksheet

ENGLISH: 7H:

Upcoming: Math test Wednesday 9/26; Science test; Friday 9/28; LE test Friday 9/28;

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. DEMATTEO:

FRENCH 8: Write vocabulary #'s 16-20, 5x each in French and English; Quiz Wednesday 9/26

Physical Education: Mr. LETO

Team Time: Celebrations, Review/Preview, Essential 55, Organization-Binders, Lockers, Red Folders

HW: P 1-7, P 1-9 all, due Tuesday, will be graded, show your work and check with calculator No update for Tuesday

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Class) Class: Read Chapter 1 Lesson 1; Ch. 1 Lesson 1 Outline

HW: Ch. 1 Voc. Cards due Thurs. Ch. 1 Voc. Quiz Thurs. Ch. 1 Lesson 1 Outline due Thurs.

HW: Ch. 1 Voc. Cards due Fri. Ch. 1 Voc. Quiz Fri. Ch. 1 Lesson 1 Outline due Fri.

ELA: (A-Class) Class: LMC Book Fair ; 6+1 Traits of Good Writing Graphic Organizer "Autobiography"

(B-Class) Class: 6+1 Traits of Good Writing Graphic Organizer "Autobiography"

MATH: (A-Day): Pg. 21 #s 2 – 20 EVENS ONLY, and Pg. 27 #s 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 18, Pg. 28#s 28-29. Due Thursday 9/2. Cumulative quiz on Thursday 9/27 during CORE.

Pg. 28#s 28-29. Due Wednesday 9/26. Cumulative quiz on Thursday 9/27 during CORE.

SCIENCE: (A-Day): Complete Sun Shadow lab. Two graphs are needed: A bar graph and a line graph on the paper that is provided. Due Thursday 9/27.

(B-Day): Complete Sun Shadow lab graphs. Two graphs are needed: A bar graph and a line graph on the paper that is provided. Due Friday 9/28.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) Mind Map of "your" European country is due on Monday, 10/1

ELA: Block One and Block Two - Favorite Relative paragraph. Be sure to use Level 4 sentences and to write a rough draft. Final draft MUST be in pen or typed. Due: Thurs. 9/27

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for European Map test tomorrow. Geography vocabulary worksheet (this is a graded assignment). Thurs. - Capitals test, Friday - Geography test.

GENERAL ENGLISH: Look in agenda for any back work owed. Fix and paper below a "check"

SMT: (Math): (1 - 10) #'s 1 - 10, 38 -52 ; Extra credit on coordinate graphing due next tues

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: Vocabulary quiz today in class. Tonight: read pages 15-20 of Chapter 2

UPCOMING: Science "Quest" Wednesday ; Math Chapter 1 Test Wednesday ; Math 8 Vocab Quiz Friday

English 8 Honors: Mrs. Napolitano - Vocabulary - Lesson 2 exercises and study Lesson 1 and 2 (quiz Thursday 9/27) No update for Tuesday

ENGLISH: Prefix 6 worksheet

ENGLISH: 7H:

Upcoming: Math test Wednesday 9/26; Science test; Friday 9/28; LE test Thursday 9/27;

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. DEMATTEO:

DEUTSCH (German) 7: - Copy classroom vocab 5x Gr. 5x Eng AND bring 10 3x5 cards.

DEUTSCH (German) 8: - Copy new vocab (How you like a subject) 5x Gr. 5x Eng.

Physical Education: Mr. LETO

Wednesday <back to top>

Wednesday September 26, 2007. B-Day

John Chapman, also known as "Johnny Appleseed", was born in 1774. He was a pioneer who traveled west and introduced the west, particularly Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana to the apple.

6 th Grade: CERRITO, CASELLA (6-1)

TEAM TIME: 24 B Day

Team Time: Celebrations, Review/Preview, Essential 55, Organization-Binders, Lockers, Red Folders

MATH: (A-Class) Class: NO CLASS: Team Meeting

HW: P 1-7, P 1-9 all, due Tuesday, will be graded, show your work and check with calculator No update for Tuesday or Wednesday

(B-Class) Class: Lesson 1-10: Order of Operations, P 1-10 odd #'s

HW: P 1-10 even #'s No update for Tuesday or Wednesday

SCIENCE: (A-Class) CLASS: No update for Tuesday or Wednesday

(B-Class) Class: Finish Lab, Notes on Characteristics of Life

HW: page 23, Q # 1-4, complete sentences No update for Tuesday or Wednesday

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Class) Class: Terra Novas

HW: Ch. 1 Voc. Cards due Thurs. Ch. 1 Voc. Quiz Thurs. Ch. 1 Lesson 1 Outline due Thurs.

(B-Class) Class Terra Novas

HW: Ch. 1 Voc. Cards due Fri. Ch. 1 Voc. Quiz Fri. Ch. 1 Lesson 1 Outline due Fri.

ELA: (A-Class) Class: 6+1 Traits of Good Writing Graphic Organizer "Autobiography"

HW: Independent Reading

(B-Class) Class: Time for Kids-Read, Quiz & Worksheet

HW: Independent Reading, TFK Worksheet due Friday

OTHER

6 th Grade: AYERS, FORTNA, HERZOG (6-2)

MATH: (A-Day): Pg. 21 #s 2 – 20 EVENS ONLY, and Pg. 27 #s 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 18, Pg. 28#s 28-29. Due Thursday 9/2. Cumulative quiz on Thursday 9/27 during CORE.B Day ASSIGN: Pg. 37 #s 4, 8, 12, 21 – 25, Pg. 38 # 50. Cumulative quiz on Thursday 9/27 during CORE

(B-Day): Pg. 21 #s 2 – 20 EVENS ONLY, and Pg. 27 #s 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 18,

Pg. 28#s 28-29. Due Wednesday 9/26. Cumulative quiz on Thursday 9/27 during CORE.

SCIENCE: (A-Day): Complete Sun Shadow lab. Two graphs are needed: A bar graph and a line graph on the paper that is provided. Due Thursday 9/27.

(B-Day): We did not have class today due to taking the Terra Novas. Complete Sun Shadow lab graphs. Two graphs are needed: A bar graph and a line graph on the paper that is provided. Due Friday 9/28.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) Europe Map quiz on Friday ; Europe Mind Map is due on Monday

(B-Day) Europe Map quiz on Friday ; Europe Mind Map is due on Friday, be sure your grading checklist is stapled to it. Bring in an "artifact" from home to STUMP your classmates.

ELA: (A-Day): NO HW GIVEN ; Terra Novas administered today

(B-Day): NO HW GIVEN ; Terra Novas administered today

OTHER Daily reading log due Monday 9/24

6 th Grade: MORGAN, SWAIN, BROOKS (6-3)

MATH: 1-9 Reteaching; #'s 13-21(all)

SCIENCE:

ELA: Block One and Block Two - Favorite Relative paragraph. Be sure to use Level 4 sentences and to write a rough draft. Final draft MUST be in pen or typed. Due: Thurs. 9/27

SOCIAL STUDIES: ( A-Day) - Current Events - Due: Thurs. 9/27

(B-Day) Complete European Map and Capitals activities. Due: Fri. 9/28

SPECIAL ED MATH: Miss Brooks: worksheet 1-8

6 th Grade: BOGUE, CARDENELLI , MORTENSEN , FELLNER (6-4)

Thursday we will go to the book fair. Bring $ if you wish to purchase books.

Wed. - Friday we will have period scheduling.

ENGLISH: No homework

MATH: Pg. 50 (in textbook) #'s 13 - 25

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for Capitals test - tomorrow ; Geography test - Friday

SCIENCE: None

GENERAL ENGLISH: Correct any back work

7 th Grade: Blue Rockets: BURKE, COELHO, CUMMINGS, DEWALD, TRIBLEY

ENGLISH: Personal narrative "A New Experience" essay final due tomorrow

Library book fair through Friday

SCIENCE: No posting

SMT (Science): No posting

MATH: (1-7) #'s 26-33, 39-48, 58, 72, 79, 80

SMT: (Math): Quiz today and Chap. 1 Test will be Monday ; HW - WS- "This guys is a real ham"

SOCIAL STUDIES: Finish Climate WS in packet; Study for quiz; Chap 1 test on Tuesday Oct. 2

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: Vocabulary quiz today in class. Tonight: read pages 15-20 of Chapter 2

7 th Grade: MSP Mrs. Maggs

ENGLISH 7: None

SOCIAL STUDIES 7: Civilization projects due Friday

ENGLISH 8: Flash cards, questions #11-15

SOCIAL STUDIES 8: Study, chapter 10 test tomorrow

7 th Grade: Stingray Team: COOTWARE, FLYNN, MARQUIS, MATTHEWS, MCCLOUD

MATH: Pg. 36 # 2-28 evens ; Pg. 42 # 2-24 evens ; Get quiz signed

SOCIAL STUDIES: Finish Maps; Test on Chap 1 will be Tuesday Oct. 2

ENGLISH: Nov. 2 Rec Reading Project due.

SCIENCE: Do p. 75 #2,3.

8 th Grade: Team Total: GILDERSLEEVE, IRVINE, JACKSON MOFFRE, ROMERO, SWIFT

MATH: Test Today; 2 Assessment Questions

MATH ENRICHMENT: Worksheet on Venn Diagram ; 2 Assessment Questions

GENERAL MATH: (Irvine)- Adding Positive and Negative Integers Worksheet

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS: Read "Slower than the Rest" and 1 Reader's Mark per page

SOCIAL STUDIES: Make up back work

SCIENCE: Quest tomorrow

UPCOMING: Math 8 Vocab Quiz Friday

MSP 8: Mrs. JACKSON

No postings yet

MATH 7:

MATH 8:

SCIENCE 7:

SCIENCE 8:

ELA 8: Mrs. Markham

English 8 Honors: Mrs. Napolitano - Vocabulary - Lesson 2 exercises and study Lesson 1 and 2 (quiz Thursday 9/27) No update for Tuesday or Wednesday

8 th Grade: Team YODA: BOBO, DIEPIETRO, DUCHARME, KIRWAN, MONTY, PUTORTI

ENGLISH: Finish "Nightjohn" Chap 4 questions

SCIENCE: Review Sheet; due Thursday 9/27

BIOLOGY: Study

SOCIAL STUDIES: Read pgs 536-543; Project due 10/12

MATH: Chap 1 Practice test; Math test tomorrow

ENGLISH: 7H:

Upcoming: Math test Wednesday 9/26; Science test; Friday 9/28; LE test Thursday 9/27;

ENCORE TEACHERS:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

FRENCH 7: None

SPANISH 7: None

SPANISH 8: Unit 11

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. DEMATTEO:

SPANISH 7: ; Study for "Greeting and Introductions" quiz

SPANISH 8: Write letter to pen-pal. It will be graded! Study for quiz on Friday 9/28.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Frau FIESENGER:

DEUTSCH (German)7: Practice vocab

DEUTSCH (German) 8: WS, freetime activities

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. ROBBINS:

FRENCH 7: Study for written quiz on Greetings

FRENCH 8: Complete vocabulary. Write a letter about yourself and your school day. 10 sentences.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 6: Number WS

HEALTH: Mr. ELLIOTT:

HEALTH: Mrs. COLYER:

6 th Grade: Finish Self-Esteem chart. Due next class

8 th Grade:

Physical Education: Mr. LETO

Thursday <back to top>

Thursday September 27, 2007. A-Day

The first steam powered public locomotive debuted in 1825.

Today is "Crush a Can" day.

Bernard Waber, author of the children's book series "Lyle Lyle Crocodile, was born in 1924.

6 th Grade: CERRITO, CASELLA (6-1)

TEAM TIME: Celebrations, Review/Preview, Essential 55, Organization-Binders, Lockers, Red Folders

MATH: (A-Class) Class: NO CLASS: Team Meeting

HW: P 1-7, P 1-9 all, due Tuesday, will be graded, show your work and check with calculator No update for Thursday

(B-Class) Class: Lesson 1-10: Order of Operations, P 1-10 odd #'s

HW: P 1-10 even #'s No update for Thursday

SCIENCE: (A-Class) CLASS: No update for Thursday

(B-Class) Class: Finish Lab, Notes on Characteristics of Life

HW: page 23, Q # 1-4, complete sentences No update for Thursday

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Class) Class: Read & Discuss Chapter 1 Lesson 2 ; Lesson 2 Outline Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz

HW: Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Outline due Monday

(B-Class) Class Terra Novas

HW: Ch. 1 Voc. Cards due Fri. Ch. 1 Voc. Quiz Fri. Ch. 1 Lesson 1 Outline due Fri.

ELA: (A-Class) Class: Time for Kids-Read, Quiz & Worksheet

HW: Independent Reading, TFK Worksheet due Monday

(B-Class) Class: Readers' Workshop "Storyworks"

HW: Independent Reading, TFK Worksheet due Friday

OTHER

6 th Grade: AYERS, FORTNA, HERZOG (6-2)

MATH: (A-Day): Page 37 #s 4, 8, 12, 21 – 25, P. 38 # 50. Cumulative quiz TODAY 9/27 during CORE.

(B-Day): Page 37 #s 4, 8, 12, 21 – 25, P. 38 # 50. Cumulative quiz on Thursday 9/27 during CORE.

SCIENCE: (A-Day): We began to discuss time zones. Complete Time Zone pkt. (if not completed in class.) Due Monday 10/1.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) Europe Map quiz on Friday ; Europe Mind Map is due on Monday,

be sure your grading checklist is stapled to it. Bring in an "artifact" from home to STUMP your classmates.

(B-Day) Europe Map quiz on Friday ; Europe Mind Map is due on Friday, be sure your grading checklist is stapled to it. Bring in an "artifact" from home to STUMP your classmates.

ELA: (A-Day): NO HW GIVEN

(B-Day): NO HW GIVEN

OTHER

6 th Grade: MORGAN, SWAIN, BROOKS (6-3)

MATH: Pg. 46 10-17 all and 23-27 odd Due Friday

SCIENCE:

ELA: Block One and Block Two - Answer the three questions using the reading definition given in class. Due: Fri. 9/28

SOCIAL STUDIES: ( A-Day) - Finish European map activities Due: Mon. 10/1 Map and geography quiz - Wed. 10/3

(B-Day) Complete European Map and Capitals activities. Due: Fri. 9/28

SPECIAL ED MATH: Miss Brooks: worksheet 1-8

6 th Grade: BOGUE, CARDENELLI , MORTENSEN , FELLNER (6-4)

Thursday we will go to the book fair. Bring $ if you wish to purchase books.

Wed. - Friday we will have period scheduling.

ENGLISH: We went to the book fair today, so no HW

MATH: Adding and Subtracting Decimals wkst - due Fri; Any homework corrections due ASAP

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for Geography Test on Friday

SCIENCE: Sun Clocks packet due Fri; Continue to make any necessary corrections to your experiment proposals due ASAP

GENERAL ENGLISH: correct any back work

7 th Grade: Blue Rockets: BURKE, COELHO, CUMMINGS, DEWALD, TRIBLEY

ENGLISH: Finish reading "Rikki-tikki-tavi" Library book fair ends tomorrow

SCIENCE: No update for Thursday

SMT (Science): No update for Thursday

MATH: (1-9) #'s 1-22, 39, 45, 46, 49, 50 ; HW Quiz Monday and Test next wed

SMT: (Math): Chap. Test in the book ; Test on Monday

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for the Chapter One Test.

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: Vocabulary quiz today in class. Tonight: read pages 15-20 of Chapter 2

7 th Grade: MSP Mrs. Maggs

ENGLISH 7: Chapter 3 WS, #1-6

SOCIAL STUDIES 7: Collage presentation tomorrow

ENGLISH 8: Chapter 1,2 test tomorrow

SOCIAL STUDIES 8: None

7 th Grade: Stingray Team: COOTWARE, FLYNN, MARQUIS, MATTHEWS, MCCLOUD

MATH: pg. 42; #'s 26-26 evens; 44-52 evens; Quiz signed by Friday

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study; Test on Chap 1 will be Tuesday Oct. 2

ENGLISH: Nov. 2 Rec Reading Project due.

SCIENCE: Get Safety Contract Signed by your parents and return. Test Tues. on Chap.2

8 th Grade: Team Total: GILDERSLEEVE, IRVINE, JACKSON MOFFRE, ROMERO, SWIFT

MATH: Text Pg. 65 #2-28 (Even) ; Pg. 66 # 55-63

MATH ENRICHMENT: Text Pg. 80 # 21-47 (odd) ; Pg. 87 # 21-43 (odd)

GENERAL MATH: (Irvine)- WS on subtracting integers

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS: None

SOCIAL STUDIES: 1st and 6th period- Respond to Quote ; 9th period- Paraphrase

SCIENCE: Quest tomorrow

UPCOMING: Math 8 Vocab Quiz Friday

MSP 8: Mrs. JACKSON

No postings yet

MATH 7:

MATH 8:

SCIENCE 7:

SCIENCE 8:

ELA 8: Mrs. Markham

English 8 Honors: Mrs. Napolitano - Vocabulary - Lesson 2 exercises and study Lesson 1 and 2 (quiz Thursday 9/27) No update for Thursday

8 th Grade: Team YODA: BOBO, DIEPIETRO, DUCHARME, KIRWAN, MONTY, PUTORTI

ENGLISH: "Inner Voice" WS due Monday 10/1

SCIENCE: Study

BIOLOGY: None

SOCIAL STUDIES: Read pgs 528-532; ? 3 die Monday 10/1; Project due 10/12.

MATH: Pgs. 70-71; #'s 4-16(even), 20, 28

ENGLISH: 7H:

Upcoming: Science test; Friday 9/28; Social Studies test on Thursday 10/4 and Friday 10/5.

ENCORE TEACHERS:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

FRENCH 7: Write vocabulary #'s 1-8, 5x each if French and English

SPANISH 7: Write vocabulary #'s 1-8, 5x each if Spanish and English

SPANISH 8: Unit 12

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. DEMATTEO:

SPANISH 7: ; Study for "Greeting and Introductions" quiz

SPANISH 8: Write letter to pen-pal. It will be graded! Study for quiz on Friday 9/28.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Frau FIESINGER:

DEUTSCH (German)7: - Study classroom vocab. Be able to spell.

DEUTSCH (German) 8: Time sheet

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. ROBBINS:

FRENCH 7: Index cards; Write vocabulary #'s 1-5, 5x each in French and English

FRENCH 8: Re-write composition; Quiz on Monday 10/1

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 6: Number WS

HEALTH: Mr. ELLIOTT:

HEALTH: Mrs. COLYER:

6 th Grade: Finish Self-Esteem chart. Due next class

8 th Grade:

Physical Education: Mr. LETO

Friday <back to top>