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).
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