5/19/08 (B Day)

Great job on the first annual 8-South Carnival!

We loved watching the team work together to produce an event that was not only fun, but important. We raised about $1400 for our causes. That is amazing. The 8-South Teachers are incredibly proud of you. Thanks, too, for those who stayed and helped to clean up.

Ms. Baker just posted the “8-South Carnival Video” that she made onto YouTube! Check it out! This is Ms. Baker’s first-ever YouTube video!

Reminders:

Literacy:

We read Act II of The Miracle Worker and then began our final writing assignment of the year: Writing as a Gift.Homework:

Read your independent reading book. When you finish a book, start a new one, but, before you do, POST to COL under your class’s BOOK BINGE! It’s a class versus class challenge and, apparently, 5-6B is favored to win. However, we all know that the underdog sometimes emerges triumphant, to the surprise of all! Prizes will be awarded to the winning class during the last week of school.

You will have an quiz over Act II and the 14 vocabulary words on Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day) of this week.

Mathematics:

Algebra 8 (1-2B)

Today. we checked over our work from ACE(4) and we studied for our Final Exam which is Wednesday.

Homework:

• GGG Unit Test Study Guide

Algebra 8 (5-6B)

Today. we checked over our work from ACE(4) and we studied for our Final Exam which is Wednesday.

Homework:

• GGG Unit Test Study Guide

Science:

How are you progressing through the workload? The “assignments” are listed below. Save yourself some last minute stress and turn it in early rather than late.

Homework:

• Reflection and COL post for Chapter 1 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Pros/Cons and article for Chapter 10 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Reflection for Chapter 14 Cartoon Guide for Environment (I)
• EC #7 Summary Questions (from sheet I gave you)(I)
• Your Group Lab Presentation (at Symposium) (G)
• Garden mass comparison (I/G)

Social Studies:

Homework: Read and notes, Chapter 14, Section 1 (pp. 344-349)

A day students- Read pp 353-357; answer questions 1-5 on p. 357

5/16/08 (A Day)

Great job on the first annual 8-South Carnival!

We loved watching the team work together to produce an event that was not only fun, but important. We raised about $1400 for our causes. That is amazing. The 8-South Teachers are incredibly proud of you. Thanks, too, for those who stayed and helped to clean up.

Ms. Baker just posted the “8-South Carnival Video” that she made onto YouTube! Check it out! This is Ms. Baker’s first-ever YouTube video!

Reminders:

1. If you plan to go on the overnight or attend the Cardinals Game, don’t forget to bring back your Team Credit events permission slips by Monday.

2. Next week’s schedule: B A B A B

Literacy:

We read Act II of The Miracle Worker and then began our final writing assignment of the year:  Writing as a Gift.Homework:

Read your independent reading book. When you finish a book, start a new one, but, before you do, POST to COL under your class’s BOOK BINGE! It’s a class versus class challenge and, apparently, 5-6B is favored to win. However, we all know that the underdog sometimes emerges triumphant, to the surprise of all! Prizes will be awarded to the winning class during the last week of school.

You will have an quiz over Act II and the 14 vocabulary words on Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day) of next week.

Mathematics:

Algebra 8 (1-2B)

Today. we checked over our work from problem 4.1 and 4.2. Then students had time to work on exponential decay problems in class

Homework:

• ACE(4) 1-5, 8-11, 13

Algebra 8 (5-6B)

Today. we checked over our work from problem 4.1 and 4.2. Then students had time to work on exponential decay problems in class

Homework:

• ACE(4) 1-5, 8-11, 13

Science:

How are you progressing through the workload? The “assignments” are listed below. Save yourself some last minute stress and turn it in early rather than late.

Homework:

• Reflection and COL post for Chapter 1 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Pros/Cons and article for Chapter 10 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Reflection for Chapter 14 Cartoon Guide for Environment (I)
• EC #7 Summary Questions (from sheet I gave you)(I)
• Your Group Lab Presentation (at Symposium) (G)
• Garden mass comparison (I/G)

Social Studies:

Homework: Read and notes, Chapter 14, Section 1 (pp. 344-349)

A day students- Read pp 353-357; answer questions 1-5 on p. 357

5-15-08 (B Day)

Carnival on Friday!!! Carnival on Friday!!!

The first annual 8 South Carnival will be held on Friday from 3:30 to 5:30. Student booths are planned and they are putting on the final touches. Parents, please feel free to stop by. Bring younger children or chaperone a small group of elementary students around.

Literacy:

We continued to read and discuss The Miracle Worker.

Homework:

Read your independent reading book. When you finish a book, start a new one, but, before you do, POST to COL under your class’s BOOK BINGE! It’s a class versus class challenge and, apparently, 5-6B is favored to win. However, we all know that the underdog sometimes emerges triumphant, to the surprise of all! Prizes will be awarded to the winning class during the last week of school.

You will have an quiz over Act II and the 14 vocabulary words on Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day) of next week.

Mathematics:

Algebra 8 (1-2B)

Today. we checked over our work from problm 4.1 and 4.2. Then students had time to work on exponential decay problems in class

Homework:

• ACE(4) 1-5, 8-11, 13

Algebra 8 (5-6B)

Today. we checked over our work from problm 4.1 and 4.2. Then students had time to work on exponential decay problems in class

Homework:

• ACE(4) 1-5, 8-11, 13

Science:

How are you progressing through the workload? The “assignments” are listed below. Save yourself some last minute stress and turn it in early rather than late.

Homework:

• Reflection and COL post for Chapter 1 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Pros/Cons and article for Chapter 10 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Reflection for Chapter 14 Cartoon Guide for Environment (I)
• EC #7 Summary Questions (from sheet I gave you)(I)
• Your Group Lab Presentation (at Symposium) (G)
• Garden mass comparison (I/G)

Social Studies:

Homework: Read and notes, Chapter 14, Section 1 (pp. 344-349)

A day students- Read pp 353-357; answer questions 1-5 on p. 357

5/14/08 post (A day)

Carnival on Friday!!! Carnival on Friday!!!

The first annual 8 South Carnival will be held on Friday from 3:30 to 5:30. Student booths are planned and they are putting on the final touches. Parents, please feel free to stop by. Bring younger children or chaperone a small group of elementary students around.

Literacy:

We started reading Act II of The Miracle Worker and learned some new vocabulary.

Homework:

Read your independent reading book. When you finish a book, start a new one, but, before you do, POST to COL under your class’s BOOK BINGE! It’s a class versus class challenge and, apparently, 5-6B is favored to win. However, we all know that the underdog sometimes emerges triumphant, to the surprise of all! Prizes will be awarded to the winning class during the last week of school.

Mathematics:

Challenge Algebra 8 (1-2A)

Today. students took the State Algebra Exam which will be used by the state for norming purposes for next year’s Algebra students.

Homework:

• Lesson 13.2

Algebra 8 (5-6A)

Today. we checked over our work from Investigation 3 and we took a pop quiz over the investigation. Students then had time to work on Problem 4.1 in class.

Homework:

• Problem 4.1 and 4.2

Science:

How are you progressing through the workload? The “assignments” are listed below. Save yourself some last minute stress and turn it in early rather than late.

Homework:

• Reflection and COL post for Chapter 1 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Pros/Cons and article for Chapter 10 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Reflection for Chapter 14 Cartoon Guide for Environment (I)
• EC #7 Summary Questions (from sheet I gave you)(I)
• Your Group Lab Presentation (at Symposium) (G)
• Garden mass comparison (I/G)

Social Studies:

Homework: Read and notes, Chapter 14, Section 1 (pp. 344-349)

A day students- Read pp 353-357; answer questions 1-5 on p. 357

5-13-08 Homework Post

Carnival on Friday!!! Carnival on Friday!!!

The first annual 8 South Carnival will be held on Friday from 3:30 to 5:30. Student booths are planned and they are putting on the final touches. Parents, please feel free to stop by. Bring younger children or chaperone a small group of elementary students around.

We have our first products from the garden. Madeleine and Morgan pulled a beautiful radish out this afternoon. Several accidental radishes were also pulled (early) and tasted.

Some were yummy. Some were bitter.

Literacy:

We started reading Act II of The Miracle Worker and learned some new vocabulary.

Homework:

Read your independent reading book. When you finish a book, start a new one, but, before you do, POST to COL under your class’s BOOK BINGE! It’s a class versus class challenge and, apparently, 5-6B is favored to win. However, we all know that the underdog sometimes emerges triumphant, to the surprise of all! Prizes will be awarded to the winning class during the last week of school.

Mathematics:

Algebra 8 (1-2B)

Today. we checked over our work from Investigation 3 and we took a homework quiz over the investigation. Students then had time to work on Problem 4.1 in class.

Homework:

• Problem 4.1 and 4.2

Algebra 8 (5-6B)

Today. we checked over our work from Investigation 3 and we took a pop quiz over the investigation. Students then had time to work on Problem 4.1 in class.

Homework:

• Problem 4.1 and 4.2

Science:

How are you progressing through the workload? The “assignments” are listed below. The only students who have ALL THREE reflections done are: Eby, Gold, Ribaudo, Sumner, Nachbar, and Yoon. Everyone else has one or more to turn in to me. Be a nice guy/gal and turn it in early rather than late.

Homework:

• Reflection and COL post for Chapter 1 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Pros/Cons and article for Chapter 10 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Reflection for Chapter 14 Cartoon Guide for Environment (I)
• EC #7 Summary Questions (from sheet I gave you)(I)
• Your Group Lab Presentation (at Symposium) (G)
• Garden mass comparison (I/G)

Social Studies:

Homework: Read pp. 210-214 and answer 1,2,3,4, and 6 on p. 214 (B Day);

Middle Ages test: A day ( Monday, May 13); B Day (Tuesday, May 14).

5-12-08 Homework Post

Carnival on Friday!!! Carnival on Friday!!!

The first annual 8 South Carnival will be held on Friday from 3:30 to 5:30. Student booths are planned and they are putting on the final touches. Parents, please feel free to stop by. Bring younger children or chaperone a small group of elementary students around.

We have our first products from the garden. Madeleine and Morgan pulled a beautiful radish out this afternoon. Several accidental radishes were also pulled (early) and tasted.

Some were yummy. Some were bitter.

Literacy:

We started reading Act II of The Miracle Worker and learned some new vocabulary.

Homework:

Read your independent reading book. When you finish a book, start a new one, but, before you do, POST to COL under your class’s BOOK BINGE! It’s a class versus class challenge and, apparently, 5-6B is favored to win. However, we all know that the underdog sometimes emerges triumphant, to the surprise of all! Prizes will be awarded to the winning class during the last week of school.

Mathematics:

Algebra 8 (1-2A)

Today. students reviewed for the Missouri Algebra 1 norming test that they will be taking on Wednesday and Friday. Students will not receive scores back on this test and not grades will be recorded. The results will be used to norm the test for next years Algebra 1 students across the state.

Homework:

• Finish review packet

Algebra 8 (5-6A)

Today, students finished Investigation 3 and worked on ACE(3) in class while I had one-on-one meetings with students about their investigation 1 & 2 homework and quiz grades.

Homework:

• Finish Problem 3.3
• ACE(3) 9-15, 18, 20-23

Science:

How are you progressing through the workload? The “assignments” are listed below. The only students who have ALL THREE reflections done are: Eby, Gold, Ribaudo, Sumner, Nachbar, and Yoon. Everyone else has one or more to turn in to me. Be a nice guy/gal and turn it in early rather than late.

Homework:

• Reflection and COL post for Chapter 1 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Pros/Cons and article for Chapter 10 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Reflection for Chapter 14 Cartoon Guide for Environment (I)
• EC #7 Summary Questions (from sheet I gave you)(I)
• Your Group Lab Presentation (at Symposium) (G)
• Garden mass comparison (I/G)

Social Studies:

Homework: Read pp. 210-214 and answer 1,2,3,4, and 6 on p. 214 (B Day);

Middle Ages test: A day ( Monday, May 13); B Day (Tuesday, May 14).

5/9/08 (B Day)

Literacy:

We finished reading Act I of The Miracle Worker and learned some new vocabulary.

Homework:

Read your independent reading book. When you finish a book, start a new one, but, before you do, POST to COL under your class’s BOOK BINGE! It’s a class versus class challenge and, apparently, 5-6B is favored to win. However, we all know that the underdog sometimes emerges triumphant, to the surprise of all! Prizes will be awarded to the winning class during the last week of school.

Mathematics:

Algebra 8 (1-2B)

Today, students finished Investigation 3 and worked on ACE(3) in class while I had one-on-one meetings with students about their investigation 1 & 2 homework and quiz grades.

Homework:

• Finish Problem 3.3
• ACE(3) 9-15, 18, 20-23

Algebra 8 (5-6B)

Today, students finished Investigation 3 and worked on ACE(3) in class while I had one-on-one meetings with students about their investigation 1 & 2 homework and quiz grades.

Homework:

• Finish Problem 3.3
• ACE(3) 9-15, 18, 20-23

Science:

Students are well into their end-of-the-year projects. I would like to remind them to plan ahead and make sure to start their work ahead of the deadline. NEWS ALERT!!! Anyone who has a Cartoon Guide needs to bring it back so I can re-distribute them to those who have not had a chance to read the book yet. Thanks!

Homework:

These are just the assignments DUE (not the small checks) by May 22:

• Reflection and COL post for Chapter 1 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Pros/Cons and article for Chapter 10 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Reflection for Chapter 14 Cartoon Guide for Environment (I)
• EC #7 Summary and Extra Questions (I)
• Your Group Lab Presentation (at Symposium) (G)
• Garden mass comparison (I/G)

Social Studies:

Homework: Read pp. 210-214 and answer 1,2,3,4, and 6 on p. 214 (B Day);

Middle Ages test: A day ( Monday, May 13); B Day (Tuesday, May 14).

5/8/08 post (A day)

Literacy:

We finished reading Act I of The Miracle Worker and learned some new vocabulary.

Homework:

Read your independent reading book. When you finish a book, start a new one, but, before you do, POST to COL under your class’s BOOK BINGE! It’s a class versus class challenge and, apparently, 5-6B is favored to win. However, we all know that, in life, the underdog sometimes emerges triumphant, to the surprise of all! Prizes will be awarded to the winning class during the last week of school.

Mathematics:

Algebra 8 (1-2A)

Today. students took the Chapter 12 Test, which is the last big test of the year.

Homework:

• Home

Algebra 8 (5-6A)

Today we took our GGG Investigation 1 and 2 quiz and then we started studying the difference between a growth rate and a growth factor.

Homework:

• Finish Problem 3.2
• ACE(3) #1, 2, 4, 24–30

Science:

Students are well into their end-of-the-year projects. I would like to remind them to plan ahead and make sure to start their work ahead of the deadline. NEWS ALERT!!! Anyone who has a Cartoon Guide needs to bring it back so I can re-distribute them to those who have not had a chance to read the book yet. Thanks!

Homework:

These are just the assignments DUE (not the small checks) by May 22:

• Reflection and COL post for Chapter 1 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Pros/Cons and article for Chapter 10 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Reflection for Chapter 14 Cartoon Guide for Environment (I)
• EC #7 Summary and Extra Questions (I)
• Your Group Lab Presentation (at Symposium) (G)
• Garden mass comparison (I/G)

Social Studies:

Homework: Read pp. 210-214 and answer 1,2,3,4, and 6 on p. 214 (B Day);

Middle Ages test: A day ( Monday, May 13); B Day (Tuesday, May 14).

5/7/08 Homework

Literacy:

Homework:

Read your independent reading book. When you finish a book, start a new one, but, before you do, POST to COL under your class’s BOOK BINGE! It’s a class versus class challenge and, apparently, 5-6B is favored to win. However, we all know that, in life, the underdog sometimes emerges triumphant, to the surprise of all! Prizes will be awarded to the winning class during the last week of school.

Mathematics:

Algebra 8 (1-2B)

Today we took our GGG Investigation 1 and 2 quiz and then we started studying the difference between a growth rate and a growth factor.

Homework:

• Finish Problem 3.2
• ACE(3) #1, 2, 4, 24–30

Algebra 8 (5-6B)

Today we took our GGG Investigation 1 and 2 quiz and then we started studying the difference between a growth rate and a growth factor.

Homework:

• Finish Problem 3.2
• ACE(3) #1, 2, 4, 24–30

Science:

Students are well into their end-of-the-year projects. I would like to remind them to plan ahead and make sure to start their work ahead of the deadline. NEWS ALERT!!! Anyone who has a Cartoon Guide needs to bring it back so I can re-distribute them to those who have not had a chance to read the book yet. Thanks!

Homework:

These are just the assignments DUE (not the small checks) by May 22:

• Reflection and COL post for Chapter 1 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Pros/Cons and article for Chapter 10 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Reflection for Chapter 14 Cartoon Guide for Environment (I)
• EC #7 Summary and Extra Questions (I)
• Your Group Lab Presentation (at Symposium) (G)
• Garden mass comparison (I/G)

Social Studies:

Homework: Read pp. 210-214 and answer 1,2,3,4, and 6 on p. 214 (B Day);

A day - Read 228-233 and answer questions 1-4 on p. 233.

5-06-08 (A Day) Homework Post

Literacy:

Homework:

You need to post to two new forums. Both of them can be found under 8-South Literacy. Scroll down to where you see The Miracle Worker. “Being a Teacher” and “Three Days to See” Due Wednesday (B Day) /Thursday (A Day)

Mathematics:

Challenge Algebra (1-2A)

Today we checked our answers to 12.5 and discussed the extra credit option for the Chapter 12 Test and the calendar for the rest of the year. Then, students had time to work on the rest of the Chapter 12 Review.

Homework:

• Finish Chapter 12 Review

Algebra 8 (5-6A)

Today we took a look at recursive and explicit formulas and we figured out a way to calculate the total amount of money earned for Dribbling Dawn over a twenty year career. Next, we studied for our Investigation 1 & 2 quiz Wednesday. We finished by starting on Problem 3.1.

Homework:

• Problem 3.1
• Study for the Quiz Wednesday

Science:

Students are well into their end-of-the-year projects. I would like to remind them to plan ahead and make sure to start their work ahead of the deadline. NEWS ALERT!!! Anyone who has a Cartoon Guide needs to bring it back so I can re-distribute them to those who have not had a chance to read the book yet. Thanks!

Homework:

These are just the assignments DUE (not the small checks) by May 22:

• Reflection and COL post for Chapter 1 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Pros/Cons and article for Chapter 10 Cartoon Guide to Environment (I)
• Reflection for Chapter 14 Cartoon Guide for Environment (I)
• EC #7 Summary and Extra Questions (I)
• Your Group Lab Presentation (at Symposium) (G)
• Garden mass comparison (I/G)

Social Studies:

Homework: Read pp. 210-214 and answer 1,2,3,4, and 6 on p. 214 (B Day);

A day - Read 228-233 and answer questions 1-4 on p. 233.