On this day in 1967, the first successful heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christian Barnard at Groote Schur Hospital in Capetown South Africa.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Class) (Class) No update for Monday 12/3; PB Chapter 2 Lesson 3 Tape, ABWS Packet ; Chapter 2 Essays-Peer Conference

(B-Class) (Class) No update for Monday 12/3; PB Chapter 2 Lesson 3 Tape, ABWS Packet Chapter 2 Essays-Peer Conference

ELA: (A-Class) (Class) No update for Monday 12/3; AMP Lesson 7 Vocabulary Wordwise-Context Clues WB pages 20-22, Book pages 23-25

MATH: (A-Day) Hoppers: Page 177 #s 7 – 10, 19-20, Page 182 #s 7 P. 183 #s 17 - 24 . Froggers: Enrichment 4-2, P. 183 #s 15, 16, 21, 22, 31, 32 Due Tuesday 12/4. Quiz on lessons 4-1 and 4-2 on Friday 12/7 in CORE

(B-Day): Hoppers: Page 177 #s 7 – 10, 19-20, Page 182 #s 7 P. 183 #s 17 - 24. Froggers: Enrichment 4-2, P. 183 #s 15, 16, 21, 22, 31, 32; Due Wednesday 12/5. Quiz on lessons 4-1 and 4-2 on Friday 12/7 in CORE

(B Day): Get RAFT rubric signed. Complete Sinking Water Clock Lab Report. Due Wed. 12/5.

ELA: (A-Day) Comp Ques for Part 2 due Tues. GLENBARD flag and acrostic- group proj. Time has been given in class to complete this activity.

(B day) Comp Ques for Part 2 due Tues. GLENBARD flag and acrostic- group proj. Time has been given in class to complete this activity.

MATH: (Heroes) & (Titans) We learned how to add mixed numbers together. WS 4-4 Re-teaching 1-18 all in Simplest form, show appropriate work

ELA: (Titans and Heroes) - GWOAC Vocab. #4 Synonyms and Antonyms - Due: Wed. 12/5. GWOAC vocab. Quiz #2 - Mon. 12/10 ; Flags and attached paragraphs - Due: Wed. 12/5

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) & (B-Day): Get ready for your presentation at the end of the week!

ENGLISH - Finish final copy of your How-To Article if you didn't finish in class.

SOCIAL STUDIES - Create a mind map with chapter 3 notes. Chapter 3 test on Wednesday 12/5. STUDY!

ENGLISH: Put vocabulary p. 599 in notebook ; Scholastic Book Orders due Wednesday ; Recreational Reading Day Thursday

MATH: Finish WS (both sides); Chap 4 testd on Thurs 12/6; After school help on Wednesday 12/5.

SMT: (Math): Chap 4 test; Pg. 226; #'s 3-21(multiples of 3), 22-44(even) and 50-72(even)

SOCIAL STUDIES: Complete Handout 4-4. Read Using a Time Line on p. 117 and answer questions (1-4)

MATH: Pg. 180 #1-6; #10 -17, #19; #31-33; #43 -50; #52; Chapter 3 Test on Wednesday, after school review class on Tuesday from 2:30 to 3:15

ENGLISH: Quiz is Tuesday on Act One of Christmas Carol.... Thursday is Rec. Reading Day. Projects are due January 18th.

SCIENCE: Read p.108-109 and do p.109 #2 a, b, c also read p.122-129 and do p.129 #1 a, b, c.

ENGLISH: Comic Strip

ENGLISH: 7H:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

FRENCH 7: Write vocab #'s 11-15, 5x each in French and English; Unit test next Thursday 12/6/07.

FRENCH 8: Write vocab #'s 17-20, 5x each in French and English; Quiz on Clothing and Colors on Tuesday 12/4.

6 th grade: A-Day - Advertisement count sheet (100 pts) due: Tuesday December 4th

B - Day - Advertisement count sheet (100 pts) due: Wednesday December 5 th .

Today is the first day of Hanukkah. A Jewish celebration which begins at sundown today, and lasts for 8 days.

MATH: (A-Day) Hoppers: Practice 4-4 Multiples of 4 and Practice 4-7 #s 19 – 24. Froggers: Enrichment 4-4 and Practice 4-7 #s 19 – 24 Due Thursday 12/7. Quiz on lessons 4-1 and 4-2 on Friday 12/7 in CORE.

(B-Day): Hoppers: Page 177 #s 7 – 10, 19-20, Page 182 #s 7 P. 183 #s 17 - 24 . Froggers: Enrichment 4-2, P. 183 #s 15, 16, 21, 22, 31, 32 Due Wednesday 12/5. Quiz on lessons 4-1 and 4-2 on Friday 12/7 in CORE

SCIENCE: (A-Day): RAFT rubric signatures due Thursday, 12/6. Galileo Inspiration project Final Draft of Diagram and Outline views Due Friday 12/14.

(B Day): Get RAFT rubric signed. Complete Sinking Water Clock Lab Report. Due Wed. 12/5.

ELA: (A-Day) Comp Ques for Part 2 due Tues. GLENBARD flag and acrostic- group proj.

(B day) Comp Ques for Part 2 due Tues. GLENBARD flag and acrostic- group proj.

ELA: (Titans and Heroes) - GWOAC Vocab. #4 Synonyms and Antonyms - Due: Wed. 12/5

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) & (B-Day): Get ready for your presentation! They will be on Wed. and Thurs. of this week. Remember your props and posters!

We will have block scheduling on Monday & Tuesday, periods on Wednesday, & blocks on Thursday & Friday.

ENGLISH - How-To presentations began today. Be sure to be prepared on your assigned day. Study chapter 10 & 11 vocabulary.

SOCIAL STUDIES - Create a mind map with chapter 3 notes. Chapter 3 test is tomorrow. STUDY!

ENGLISH: Vocabulary quiz Monday ; Scholastic Book Orders tomorrow ; Recreational Reading Day Thursday

MATH: Finish WS (4-8); Show all work on back of WS; Chap 4 test on Thurs 12/6; After school help on Wednesday 12/5.

SMT: (Math): Chap 4 test; Pg. 226; #'s 3-21(multiples of 3), 22-44(even) and 50-72(even)

SOCIAL STUDIES: Read The Colonies in 1750 on pp. 118-123 and answer questions (1-6) on p. 123.

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: For Monday Study Vocabulary from Act I- A Christmas Carol.

Journal Reflection: Front Row-Write a positive affirmation to the person sitting behind you, then put it in his/her mailbox. Back row, Write a positive affirmation to the person sitting in front of you, then put it in his/her mailbox

SCIENCE: Read p. 132-137 and write down the 6 things that can pollute water.

LANGUAGE ARTS (Romero) - Start Chapter 3 Questions ; Start Comic for Chapter 3

ENGLISH: Comic Strip due tomorrow

ENGLISH: 7H:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

FRENCH 7: Write vocab #'s 16-19, 5x each in French and English; Unit test Thursday 12/6/07.

6 th grade: A-Day - Advertisement count sheet (100 pts) due: Tuesday December 4th

Wednesday <back to top>

Wednesday December 5, 2007. B-Day

Happy day 2 of Hanukkah.

Walt Disney, creator of "Mickey Mouse" and the Disney Empire, was born in 1901 in Chicago Ill.

In 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred in Montgomery Alabama.

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

TEAM TIME:

MATH: (A-Class) Lesson 6-3: Understanding Proportions

HW: page 281 #9-16, # 23-30

(B-Class) (Class) Lesson 6-4: Using Cross Products, Review for Test

HW: P6-1, P6-2, P6-3, P6-4 EVENS ONLY, started in class; Study for Chapter 6 Test Tomorrow: Lessons 1-4 only :)

SCIENCE: (A-Class) (Class)

(B-Class) Class: Roots and Shoots Lab, Secret Garden Movie

HW: Get Cheek Lab signed, Get Seed Dissection Lab signed, Get Test3/4 signed

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Class)

(B-Class) BB Chapter 3 Egypt Read & Notes ; Organize Binder/Red Folder/Portfolio

HW: BB lessons 1-3 Read & Notes due Tues. BB Ch. 3 Open Book Test Tues.

ELA: (A-Class) AMP Lesson 8 Summarize: Writing a Summary WB pages 23-25, Book pages 26-28

HW: Independent Reading-Race to Read Summaries or Graphic Organizers

(B-Class) ELA Test Review Book 3

HW: Independent Reading-Race to Read Summaries or Graphic Organizers

Other

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

(B-Day): Hoppers: Practice 4-4 Multiples of 4 and Practice 4-7 #s 19 – 24. Froggers: Enrichment 4-4 and Practice 4-7 #s 19 – 24 Due Friday 12/8. Quiz on lessons 4-1 and 4-2 on Friday 12/7 in CORE.

SCIENCE: (A-Day): RAFT rubric signatures due Thursday, 12/6. Galileo Inspiration project Final Draft of Diagram and Outline views Due Friday 12/14.

(B Day): Galileo Inspiration project Final Draft of Diagram and Outline views Due Monday 12/17.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) Study the Egyptian Map and seasons

(B day) Study the Egyptian Map and seasons

ELA: (A-Day) Comp Ques for Part 2 due Tues. GLENBARD flag and acrostic- group proj. Time has been given in class to complete this activity.

(B day) Comp Ques for Part 2 due Tues. GLENBARD flag and acrostic- group proj. Time has been given in class to complete this activity.

OTHER:

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

MATH: (Heroes) & (Titans) Pg. 192 1-25 odd show work

SCIENCE: (B-day) Secret Garden sheets due Thursday

(A-day) Secret Garden sheets due Friday

ELA: (Titans and Heroes) - GWOAC Vocab. #4 Synonyms and Antonyms - Due: Wed. 12/5

Flags and paragraphs - Due Wed. 12/5

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) & (B-Day): Get ready for your presentation! They will be on Wed. and Thurs. of this week. Remember your props and posters!

SPECIAL ED MATH: Miss Brooks: Review worksheet for Chapter 3 - Test on Chpt. 3 Friday

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

We will have block scheduling on Monday & Tuesday, periods on Wednesday, & blocks on Thursday & Friday.

ENGLISH - Study chapters 10 & 11 vocabulary. Be prepared to present your How -To demonstration on your assigned day.

SOCIAL STUDIES - Took chapter 3 test today. No new homework.

MATH - Practice Worksheet 4-3 evens due Wed.

SCIENCE - we finished part one of the water clocks lab today. If time, vocabulary worksheet due thursday

GENERAL ENGLISH: Finish Graphic organizer for Lisa Paragraph

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

ENGLISH: Recreational Reading Day tomorrow ; Scrooge and Marley chart Friday ; Study for vocabulary quiz Monday

SCIENCE: Please log on to www.edline.net for all HW assignments from now on. All students were given instructions on how to logon to this new HW website. Please contact Mr. Cummings if you have any problems with logging on.

SMT (Science): Please log on to www.edline.net for all HW assignments from now on. All students were given instructions on how to logon to this new HW website. Please contact Mr. Cummings if you have any problems with logging on.

MATH: Review for test tomorrow; Study your notes, especially the rules and the conversion list from yesterday.

SMT: (Math): No HW, chap 4 test today.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Read The Colonies in 1750 on pp. 118-123 and answer questions (1-6) on p. 123.

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: Journal Entry 2.3 – Vows: to keep or not to keep?

7 th Grade: MSP Mrs. Maggs

ENGLISH 7: Respect

SOCIAL STUDIES 7: Finish notes

ENGLISH 8: Esperanza questions

SOCIAL STUDIES 8: Worksheet #57 and mini spy

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

MATH: GFC/LCM worksheet

SOCIAL STUDIES: None

ENGLISH: Thursday is Rec. Reading Day. Projects are due January 18th.

SCIENCE: Finish packet. Test Mon. on Ch. 3 & 4 topics.

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

SOCIAL STUDIES (Gildersleeve) - None

MATH (Moffre) - WS on Percents

LANGUAGE ARTS (Romero) - Finish reading Chapter 3 ; Finish Chapter 3 Questions and notes for The Pearl ; Start Comic for Chapter 3 ; BRING REC READING BOOK TOMORROW!!!

SCIENCE (Swift) - Probability & Heredity due 12/6/07

MATH ENRICHMENT (Moffre) - Text p.365 #1-13

GENERAL MATH (Irvine) - Worksheet on Rates

** Upcoming ** projects, tests, etc...

Social Studies- Friday 12/7-Quiz on Immigrant City Life

Math- 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 - Rough Draft of Immigration Narrative Due on Friday, 12/7 Final Draft of Immigration Narrative Due on Friday, 12/14

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

ENGLISH: Rec Reading Book

SCIENCE: Probability WS

BIOLOGY: None

SOCIAL STUDIES: Garfield Reading

MATH: Worksheets 12-5, BOTH sides; Quiz Thursday

ENGLISH: 7H:

Upcoming: Math Quiz Thursday

ENCORE TEACHERS:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

FRENCH 7: Finish vocab

ESPANOL 7: Finish vocab

ESPANOL 8: Finish Crossword

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. DEMATTEO:

SPANISH 7: Study for test on "Family and Pets" for Thursday 12/6

SPANISH 8: Finish Illustrated picture dictionaries.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Frau FIESINGER:

DEUTSCH (German)7: Listening quiz - houses and where you live

DEUTSCH (German) 8: Write 8 questions asking how do you travel to a particular country AND 8 answers saying how you travel there.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. ROBBINS:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 6: "Body" worksheet

FRENCH 7: All back-work due tomorrow; Unit test Thursday 12/6/07.

FRENCH 8: Study Adjectives; Unit test next Wednesday Dec 12; All back-work, complete packet.

HEALTH: Mr. ELLIOTT:

6 th grade: A-Day - Advertisement count sheet (100 pts) due: Tuesday December 4th

B - Day - Advertisement count sheet (100 pts) due: Wednesday December 5 th .

8 th Grade: A-Day - Disease Project (300 pts.) Due Tuesday Dec. 18 th .

B-Day - Disease Project (300 pts.) Due Wednesday Dec. 19 th .

HEALTH: Mrs. COLYER:

6 th Grade:

8 th Grade: B-Day - Disease Project (300 pts.) Due Wednesday Dec. 19 th .

Physical Education: Mr. LETO

Composer Ira Girshwin was born in 1896. One of his many award-winning songs is a classic this time of year. "White Christmas".

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Class) Time For Kids Articles, Quiz, Worksheet ; BB Ch. 3 Lessons 1-3 Read & Notes; Assignment the World

HW: TFK Worksheet due Mon. BB lessons 1-3 Read & Notes due Mon. BB Ch. 3 Open Book Test Mon.

(B-Class) BB Chapter 3 Egypt Read & Notes ; Organize Binder/Red Folder/Portfolio

(B-Class) AMP Lesson 8 Summarize: Writing a Summary WB pages 23-25, Book pages 26-28

MATH: (A-Day) Hoppers: Practice 4-5 First column and #s 25 – 27, Practice 4- 8 #s 1 – 5 Froggers: Practice 4-5 First column and #27 and Enrichment 4-8 Due Monday 12/10. Quiz on lessons 4-1 and 4-2 on Friday 12/7 in CORE.

SCIENCE: (A-Day): Complete LINE GRAPH for data collected during pendulum –the frequency of pendulum. Due Monday 12/10. Galileo Inspiration project Final Draft of Diagram and Outline views Due Friday 12/14.

(B Day): Galileo Inspiration project Final Draft of Diagram and Outline views Due Monday 12/17.

SCIENCE: (B-day) Observations of rye or radish root Due Friday, and Secret Garden questions due Friday

ELA: (Titans and Heroes) - GWOAC Vocab. #4 Synonyms and Antonyms - Due: Wed. 12/5; Flags and paragraphs - Due Wed. 12/5

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) & (B-Day): Get ready for your presentation! They will be on Wed. and Thurs. of this week. Remember your props and posters!

SPECIAL ED MATH: Miss Brooks: Review worksheet for Chapter 3 - Test on Chpt. 3 Friday

ENGLISH - Tomorrow is last day for our How-To presentations. Study chapters 10 & 11 vocabulary.

SCIENCE - we finished part one of the water clocks lab today. If time, vocabulary worksheet due thursday

ENGLISH: Scrooge and Marley chart due tomorrow; Study words p. 599 for vocabulary quiz Monday

SOCIAL STUDIES: Complete Study Guide #4. The Chapter 4 Test will be on Wednesday, 12/12.

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: Comprehension Questions on page 281 (1 – 5) Echo the question in your answer. Journal Reflection: Write a positive affirmation to each adult. Put the affirmation in the person's mailbox.

SOCIAL STUDIES (Gildersleeve) - Study for QUIZ!!! Start working on Progressive Projects

MATH ENRICHMENT (Moffre) - Text Pg.353 #9-11, 13-15 ; Pg. 354 # 22,23, 26, 33, 34, 35, 37, 41

ENGLISH 8 HONORS: Mrs. NAPOLITANO - Please log on to www.edline.net for all HW assignments from now on.

ENGLISH: Lit. circle WS

ENGLISH: 7H:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

DEUTSCH (German)7: Copy rooms 5X5 and bring 7, 3X5 cards. Possible quiz on Montag (spelling rooms).

FRENCH 8: Write an 8 sentence paragraph on Shopping; Study adjectives; Unit test next Wednesday Dec 12; All back-work, complete packet.

6 th grade: A-Day - Advertisement count sheet (100 pts) due: Tuesday December 4th.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Class) Time For Kids Articles, Quiz, Worksheet ; BB Ch. 3 Lessons 1-3 Read & Notes; Assignment the World

HW: TFK Worksheet due Mon. BB lessons 1-3 Read & Notes due Mon. BB Ch. 3 Open Book Test Mon.

(B-Class) Time For Kids Articles, Quiz, Worksheet ; BB Ch. 3 Lessons 1-3 Read & Notes; Assignment the World

HW: TFK Worksheet due Tues; BB lessons 1-3 Read & Notes due Tues. BB Ch. 3 Open Book Test Tues.

ELA: (A-Class) AMP Lesson 9 Summarize: Using Textbook Features Workbook pages 26-28 Book pages 29-31

(B-Day): Hoppers: Practice 4-5 First column and #s 25 – 27, Practice 4- 8 #s 1 – 5 Froggers: Practice 4-5 First column and #27 and Enrichment 4-8 Due Tuesday 12/11. Quiz on lessons 4-1 and 4-2 TODAY in CORE.

(B Day): Complete LINE GRAPH for data collected during pendulum –the frequency of pendulum. Due Tuesday, 12/11. Galileo Inspiration project Final Draft of Diagram and Outline views Due Monday 12/17

ELA: (Titans and Heroes) - GWOAC vocab. crossword puzzle - Due: Mon. 12/10; GWOAC vocab. quiz (words that are on the crossword puzzle) - Mon. 12/10; GWOAC Acrostic poem - Due: Tues. 12/11

SOCIAL STUDIES: (A-Day) & (B-Day): We are doing our presentations so there is no homework! Have a great weekend and enjoy the Winter Dance!

SOCIAL STUDIES - We watched the Biography movie today and took notes on the video.

MATH - We finished up re-teaching worksheet 4-4 and 4-5 today in class. Homework is to do the evens in the review packet and to start studying for the chapter 3/4 test on Tuesday.

SCIENCE - No new homework. Water Clocks Lab #2 Title - Procedure is due on Monday(A-day group) and Tuesday(B-Day group).

MATH: Makeup/backwork for Chapters 3 & 4 and Boggle WS; Prepare for HW quiz on Monday.

Mrs. Coelho's GENERAL ENGLISH: Journal Reflection : Do you think the saying, “You can't teach an old dog new tricks” is true or false? Why? • Study Vocabulary and Act I, Scenes 1-5 for Quiz on Monday. Remember to stay true to who you are and what you believe in, and lead by example.

MATH: Finish worksheet 4-4. Turn in signed and corrected test for 2 bonus points.

SOCIAL STUDIES (Gildersleeve) - Work on project. Try to get ONE topic done by Monday

ENGLISH 8 HONORS: Mrs. NAPOLITANO - Please log on to www.edline.net for all HW assignments from now on.

ENGLISH: None

ENGLISH: 7H:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Mrs. BORDELL:

DEUTSCH (German)7: Packet p. 5 for Monday AND written quiz on rooms for Tuesday.

DEUTSCH (German) 8: Study transportation vocab along with countries for a speaking quiz on Tuesday.

6 th grade: A-Day - Advertisement count sheet (100 pts) due: Tuesday December 4th