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
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