“On days when I am out of sorts with colleagues and all I've come to, I know that when I enter the classroom, when I close the door and begin to talk and question, I have returned to one of the great solaces of my life”

MATH: (A-Class) Review, Test on +/- Fractions, Lesson 5-1, Multiplying Fractions

(B-Class) Class PB Chapter 2 Lesson 1/BB Chapter 4 Test Part 1; "Assignment the World" Current Events Program
HW: PB Chapter 2 Lesson 1/BB Chapter 4 Test Part 2 Essays Nov. 14

(B-Class) Class: AMP Lesson 4 Main Idea and Important Details Student Guide pages 11-13, Students Book pages 14-16

MATH: (A-Day): Hoppers: Practice 3-3 Multiples of 3 only Froggers: Practice 3-3 Multiples of 3 only, Due Thursday 11-15.

(B-Day): Hoppers: Practice 3-3 #s 3, 6, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, Froggers: Practice 3-3 Multiples of 3 only Due Wednesday 11-14.

SCIENCE: (A-Day): Solar System RAFT Rough Copy Due today. Final Project due Monday, 11/19. Presentations will take place in class and CORE. Be sure to remember all required elements.

(B-Day) Solar System RAFT Rough Copy Due Wed., 11/14. Final Project due Tuesday, 11/20. Presentations will take place in class and CORE. Be sure to remember all required elements.

ELA: Block One & Block Two - "Dear Lisa" letter or Part One quiz - Due: Wed. 11/14

ENGLISH: Finish Alice walker essay packet ; Recreational Reading Thursday; Vocabulary Quiz Friday

SCIENCE: Find out where your water comes from at your house. Finish SG#5 with textbook. Ch. 2 Test – this Friday. Also, be ready for a binder check.

SMT (Science): Work on Poster Project- new due date: Thursday, November 29; Work on Inclined Plane lab- procedural steps your team will follow

SOCIAL STUDIES: Complete the Chapter Three Study Sheets. Study for Thursday's Chapter Three Test.

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: • Find definitions/synonyms/antonyms for ch. 13-16 vocab words

ENGLISH: Draft of short story essay due Thursday. Final copy is due Monday...typed or in blue or black pen. Rec. Reading Books for Thursday.

ENGLISH: None

ENGLISH: 7H:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. DEMATTEO:

Wednesday <back to top>

Wednesday November 14, 2007. A-Day

William Steig, a sculptor and author, but most famously known for his cartoons, was born in 1907. His cartoons adorned more than 100 "New Yorker" magazine covers.

American Children's Author, Miska Miles was born in 1899.

Today is "National Clean Out Your Refrigerator" day.

……..Something To Think About…..

____Jay Meek

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

TEAM TIME:

MATH: (A-Class) Lesson 5-2, Multiplying Mixed Numbers

HW: Page 227, # 7-15 all, due Thursday

(B-Class) Class; CLASS: Lesson 5-3: Dividing Fractions, Lesson 5-4 Dividing Mixed Numbers

HW: Page 232, # 6-24 even. Page 238 # 12-16 even, due Thursday

SCIENCE: (A-Class) CLASS: Ribbon of Life Discussion, Origin of the Cell

HW: Read Pages 27-30, Answer Questions 1-4, Ribbon of Life Lab, Due Friday

(B-Class) Class: Ribbon of Life Lab, Computer Room

HW: Parent Signature: Test 2, Essay, Labs

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Class) Chapter 2 Essay Test

HW: Independent Reading Book/ Race to Read

(B-Class) Class Chapter 2 Essay Test

HW: Independent Reading Book/ Race to Read

ELA: (A-Class) Class: AMP Lesson 4 Main Idea and Important Details Student Guide pages 11-13, Students Book pages 14-16

HW: AMP Student Guide pages 11-13, Students Book pages 14-16 due Fri.

Independent Reading Book/ Race to Read

(B-Class) Class: ELA Exam Part 1 Review; Reading Strategies Packet

HW: Independent Reading Book/ Race to Read

Other:

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

MATH: (A-Day): Hoppers: Practice 3-3 Multiples of 3 only, Page 136 #s 1, 2, 9, 10, 19 – 22, 34-35. F A Day ASSIGN: Hoppers: Practice 3-3 Multiples of 3 only, Page 136 #s 1, 2, 9, 10, 19 – 22, 34-35. Froggers: Practice 3-3 Multiples of 3 only, Page 136 #s 17, 18, 24, 29, 34-36, 37, 40 Due Thursday 11-15.

(B-Day): Hoppers: Page 136 #s 1, 2, 9, 10, 19 – 22, 34-35. Page 141 #s 8 – 11, 17 – 20, 27, 28 Page 145 #s 5 – 8, 13 – 15, 23, 24 Froggers: P. 141 # 10-11, 19-20, 25, 26, Page 145 #s 7 – 8, 14 – 15, 26, 27, Page 146 #s 34 – 35. Due Friday 11/16.

SCIENCE: (A-Day): Solar System RAFT Final Project due Monday, 11/19. Presentations will take place in class and CORE. Be sure to remember all required elements.

(B-Day) Solar System RAFT Rough Copy TODAY. Final Project due Tuesday, 11/20. Presentations will take place in class and CORE. Be sure to remember all required elements.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A- Day) Wheel Ad due on 11/15; Meso Unit Test on Monday, Nov. 19

(B day) Meso Unit Test is on Tuesday, Nov. 20

ELA: (A-Day) Defense P is due on 11/19; Personification Postcard is due on 11/15

(B day) Grand Ave Defense P is due on 11/16; assignment for DRL assignment

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

MATH: (Heroes) 3-6 Reteaching 1-10 all

(Titans) 3-6 Reteaching 1-10 all

SCIENCE: (B-day) Ribbon of life worksheet due Next Tuesday

(A-day) Ribbon of life worksheet due next Tuesday

ELA: Block One & Block Two - Titans and Heroes - Identify Main Idea sheet - Due: Fri. 11/16

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) Sumerian Review sheet - Due: Thurs. 11/15

(B-Day) Sumer Review Sheet - Due: Fri. 11/16

SPECIAL ED MATH: Miss Brooks:

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

This week we will have block scheduling all week.

ENGLISH - Study chapter 4-6 vocabulary.

SOCIAL STUDIES - King Tut worksheet #16-17.

MATH - Practice worksheet 3-3 (evens) due tomorrow

SCIENCE - We went to the library today for research; GROUP SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT - DUE 11/19

GENERAL ENGLISH: Finish Graphic organizer for Lisa Paragraph

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

ENGLISH: Recreational Reading Day tomorrow ; Vocabulary/Spelling Quiz Friday on words p. 15

SCIENCE: Study for Ch. 2 science test. Test is this Friday, November 16. Also, be ready for a Binder check on Friday too.

SMT (Science): TBA

MATH: No update for Wednesday; Read (3-4) and do #'s 22-36, 45-49, 50, 53-56

SMT: (Math): No update for Wednesday; (4-2) #'s 1-8, 14-26 Even, 28 - 30, 34, 40, 41

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for tomorrow's Chapter Three Test

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: Study Vocab. Quiz Monday 11/19 ; Journal Entry 2.1 – “Thanksgiving in My Family”

7 th Grade: MSP Mrs. Maggs

ENGLISH 7: LOSER Worksheet chap 5,6

SOCIAL STUDIES 7: Worksheet, Test Monday

ENGLISH 8: Test tomorrow

SOCIAL STUDIES 8: Finish section 3 notes

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

MATH: Worksheet 3-2 (all)

SOCIAL STUDIES: Packet page, "Exploring The New World".

ENGLISH: Draft of short story essay due Thursday. Final copy is due Monday...typed or in blue or black pen. Rec. Reading Books for Thursday.

SCIENCE: Finish lab questions and Project due tomorrow!

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

SOCIAL STUDIES (Gildersleeve) - 8 "Rhyme Time" Terms

MATH (Moffre) - Ratio Word Problems

LANGUAGE ARTS (Romero) - Vocab Quiz Friday; Bring Rec Reading Book for tomorrow! Final draft compare/contrast due Monday

SCIENCE (Swift) - Review Packet due Friday

MATH ENRICHMENT (Moffre)- WS Scatterplots; Text p. 267-268 #14-20, 24; p. 269 #29, 30

GENERAL MATH (Irvine)- Translation ditto

** Upcoming projects, tests, etc...

English- Vocab Quiz Friday, Final Draft due Monday

Science- Test Monday 11/19

Social Studies- Test Tuesday

MSP 8: Mrs. JACKSON

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MATH 7:

MATH 8:

SCIENCE 7:

SCIENCE 8:

ELA 8: Mrs. Markham

ENGLISH 8 HONORS: Mrs. NAPOLITANO - None

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

ENGLISH: Imagery Paragraph

SCIENCE: "Cancer" guided reading

BIOLOGY: "First Cell" article

SOCIAL STUDIES: None

MATH: Pgs 268-269; #'s 4, 6, 8, 10, 16, 18

ENGLISH: 7H:

Upcoming: Science test on 11/20.

ENCORE TEACHERS:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

FRENCH 7: None

ESPANOL 7: None

ESPANOL 8: Study for Quiz

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. DEMATTEO:

SPANISH 7: Write 5 sentences using "Yo Tengo", and "Se llama".

SPANISH 8: Write 10 sentences using the vocabulary from your packet

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Frau FIESINGER:

DEUTSCH (German)7: Quiz on "Pets"

DEUTSCH (German) 8: 8 sentences with new adjectives

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. ROBBINS:

FRENCH 7: Vocabulary #'s 6-10, 5x each French and English

FRENCH 8: Vocabulary #'s 6-10, 5x each French and English

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 6: Bring index cards to next class

HEALTH: Mr. ELLIOTT:

6 th grade:

HEALTH: Mrs. COLYER:

6 th Grade:

8 th Grade:

Physical Education: Mr. LETO

MATH: (A-Class) Lesson 5-3: Dividing Fractions, Lesson 5-4 Dividing Mixed Numbers

SCIENCE: (A-Class) CLASS: Part/Functions of Animal and Plant Cells, Review for Test: Study Guide

ELA: (A-Class) Class: AMP Lesson 4 Main Idea and Important Details Student Guide pages 11-13, Students Book pages 14-16

(B-Class) Class: AMP Lesson 5 Make Words Yours & Learn the Words ; AMP Student Guide pages 14-16; AMP Student Book pages 17-19

MATH: (A-Day): Hoppers: Page 141 #s 8 – 11, 17 – 20, 27, 28 Page 145 #s 5 – 8, 13 – 15, 23, 24 Froggers: P. 141 # 10-11, 19-20, 25, 26, Page 145 #s 7 – 8, 14 – 15, 26, 27, Page 146 #s 34 – 35. Due Monday 11/19.

(B-Day): Hoppers: Page 141 #s 8 – 11, 17 – 20, 27, 28 Page 145 #s 5 – 8, 13 – 15, 23, 24 Froggers: P. 141 # 10-11, 19-20, 25, 26, Page 145 #s 7 – 8, 14 – 15, 26, 27, Page 146 #s 34 – 35. Due Monday 11/19.

SCIENCE: (A-Day): Solar System RAFT Final Project due Monday, 11/19. Presentations will take place in class and CORE. Be sure to remember all required elements.

(B-Day) Solar System RAFT Final Project due Tuesday, 11/20. Presentations will take place in class and CORE. Be sure to remember all required elements.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) Wheel Ad due on 11/15; Meso Unit Test on Monday, Nov. 19

ELA: (A-Day) Defense P is due on 11/19; Personification Postcard is due on 11/15

MATH - We learned about Equivalent Fractions today. Practice worksheet 3-4 #1-19

SCIENCE - we worked on our group solar system projects today. - GROUP SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT DUE 11/19

ENGLISH: Vocabulary/Spelling quiz tomorrow; words p. 15 ; Recreational Reading Project due January 18

SMT: (Math): WS 4-4; #'s 13, 14-20 (even), 28-38 (even), 42, 47-54; get test signed and corrected in INK , by Monday 11/19

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: Final Copy of Thank you letter to family member; Study Vocabulary for Quiz Monday 11/19

ENGLISH: Final copy of Short Story essay is due Monday...typed or in blue or black pen.

SOCIAL STUDIES (Gildersleeve) - p. 618 #1b, p. 622 #1c, 2a, 2c, p. 627 #2b, 3a, 3b

LANGUAGE ARTS (Romero) - Vocab Quiz tomorrow! Final draft compare/contrast due Monday

ENGLISH: Imagery Paragraph

ENGLISH: 7H:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. DEMATTEO:

SCIENCE: (A-Class) CLASS: Part/Functions of Animal and Plant Cells, Review for Test: Study Guide

HW: Finish Study Guide, Study; Test on Monday: Check Study Guide for what to study :)

(B-Class) Class: Part/Functions of Animal and Plant Cells, Review for Test: Study Guide

HW: Finish Study Guide, Study; Test on Tuesday: Check Study Guide for what to study :)

ELA: (A-Class) Class: Lesson 5 Make Words Yours & Learn the Words; AMP Student Guide pages 14-16; AMP Student Book pages 17-19

(B-Day): Hoppers: Practice 3-7 ODDS only. Froggers: Practice 3-7 Multiples of 3 only, and P. 151 #s 38, 41. Due Tuesday 11-20.

SCIENCE: (A-Day): Solar System RAFT Final Project due Monday, 11/19. Presentations will take place in class and CORE. Be sure to remember all required elements.

(B-Day) Solar System RAFT Final Project due Tuesday, 11/20. Presentations will take place in class and CORE. Be sure to remember all required elements.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) Wheel Ad due on 11/15; Meso Unit Test on Monday, Nov. 19

ELA: (A-Day) Defense P is due on 11/19; Personification Postcard is due on 11/15

ELA: Titans and Heroes - Who should own the city persuasive paragraphs - Due: Tues. 11/120

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) I never passed out the Hammurabi sheets so they did not have it for homework yesterday. We just began working on a Mesopotamia webquest and may work on this at home.

(B-Day) We just began working on a Mesopotamia webquest and can work on this at home.

MATH - Reteaching 3-4 due Monday ; Quiz (on GCF, Equivalent Fractions, Simplest Form) - Tuesday

SCIENCE - worked on group projects today - GROUP SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT DUE MONDAY!!!

SCIENCE: Each student will be given an access code sheet today that will allow parents/students to go online for all the Prentice Hall textbooks we will use this year. This includes our current text, Environmental Science . I suggest your son/daughter log on this weekend using the login name and password given. They can change the login name and password once they do so. Please contact Mr. Cummings if you have trouble logging in.

Be sure to login to Prentice Hall and make sure you can access our textbook, Physical Science . Please contact Mr. Cummings if you have trouble logging in.

Yesterday additional HW: Get 1 st quarter Grading Sheet signed by a parent and return it tomorrow. Parents: this sheet gives you the 3 parts of your son/daughter's science grade, which are Homework, Classwork & Labs, Tests and Quizzes.

MATH: Pg. 178; #'s 1-13, 20-22, 26-28, 37-38, 41-42, & Study for test on Monday 11/19

SMT: (Math): Get test signed and corrected in INK , by Monday 11/19; & WS 4-6; #'s 16-40 (evens)

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: Final Copy of Thank you letter to family member

ENGLISH: Final copy of Short Story essay is due Monday...typed or in blue or black pen.

SOCIAL STUDIES (Gildersleeve) - Extra Credit Optional ; Start studying for test! (Tuesday)

ENGLISH 8 HONORS: Mrs. NAPOLITANO - Read the passage from Immigrant Kids , answer the multiple choice questions and highlight 5 key facts.