Homework Thursday March 31, 2011

Social Studies – Double sided Worksheet – Government Begins – due tomorrow



Math – Packet # 26 – 30



Adv – MCAS Data, grades 8, 10 and #15 – Open Response on OR Sheet



ELA – Review for Vocab quiz tomorrow. Find a Folklore Story from the country
that you most closely associate your family heritage with. Bring it in on Monday.


Science - Use colored pencils to create your Output on Elements, Compounds, and the PTE in your Lab Notebook. Due on Friday 4/1.

PTE, Elements, and Compounds quiz on Friday

Homework Wednesday March 30, 2011

ELA - Review for the Unit 13 Vocab Quiz on Friday 4/1


Math - Packet # 1-7, 10, 12, 22-25 Adv - Complete the Open Response and "Bowling Time"


Science - Use colored pencils to create your Output on Elements, Compounds, and the PTE in your Lab Notebook. Due on Friday 4/1.

PTE, Elements, and Compounds quiz on Friday

Homework: Monday 3/28 and Tuesday 3/29t

MCAS Testing is tomorrow and Wednesday.

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  Please get a good night sleep


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  Eat breakfast before school


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  Bring a silent reading book(s) or magazines for after the testing


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  Bring a snack for after the testing


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  Bring a water bottle

Science: 1.) Periodic Table, Elements, Compounds quiz is on Friday, April 1st. 2.) If you didn't finish your PTE, Elements, Compounds Output in your lab notebook during in-class work time on Tuesday and Wednesday, then it is due on Friday, April 1. 3.) Science Elder Tea is due on or before Wednesday, April 6. 2.

Math and Adv. Math: Get a good nights rest for the MCAS Testing

ELA: No homework. Remember what you have practiced in English class and be prepared to apply that knowledge to tomorrow's testing.

Social Studies: No homework.

ELA MCAS is on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Please get some rest over the weekend and stay healthy! Remember to bring in a silent read book next week and a healthy snack!

Math: Erase all stray marks, page by page in C&S book, clean out all of the investigations (problems) in the journal section of binder, replenish supplies - put new notebook paper in the homework section, replenish pencils, pens, and highlighters.

Adv. Math: P. 43 #10, 13, 14.

English: MCAS Practice - Brothers and Sisters, The Friends You Can't Choose. Read and respond to the open-ended and multiple choice questions.

Science: 1.) Periodic Table, Elements, Compounds summarizing output is due on April 1. 2.) Blue packet, "My Dear Mr. Watson" due on Tuesday, 3/29. 3.) Science Elder Tea Project is due on Wednesday, April 6th.

Social Studies: No homework.

Homework: Thursday, 3/24

SSR IS TOMORROW. PLEASE BRING YOUR BOOKS!

Math: Complete the purple packet you began in class and the two-sided white sheet.

Adv. Math: Gizmo- graphing skills and redo #4 on the pink packet to find the typical time it took students to travel to school. Make sure you use the mode, median, and intervals.

ELA: MCAS Practice Different Dreamers. Read and respond, answer the multiple choice questions and the Open Response. Aim for a 4! **Final draft of you Elder Tea Special Moment due tomorrow.

Science: 1.) If you didn't finish your "Organizing the Elements" textbook shell notes - it is due on Thursday, 3/29. 2. The blue "My Dear Mr. Watson" packet is due on Thursday, 3/29. 3.) Periodic Table, Elements, Compounds quiz is on Friday, 4/1.

Social Studies: None.

hOMEWORK: WEDNESDAY, 3/23

SOCIAL STUDIES: Vocab note-cards for words listed on page 297 and 300 (13 words altogether). Word/picture, page number/definition.

ELA: MCAS Practice - read and respond to the Italian folktale, March and the Sheperd. Read the story and the Open-ended prompt. Aim for a 4!

SCIENCE: Due 3/29: Textbook Shell notes "Organizing the Elements" + Dear Mr. Watson packet. Continue to work on your Science Elder Tea as well.

MATH: pp. 83 #26-28,30,31,32,36 Find area only for the bold questions. Challenge: pp. 83 #30, 31, 32, 37a, 38, 48

ADV. MATH: pp. 40-44 #1-8, 11, 12

Homework: Tuesday, 3/22

Social Studies: Vocab note-cards (word, picture/definition, page #) for Lesson 2 and Lesson 3 vocabulary (pages 291 and 300)

Science: 1. Due 3/23 - Complete the yellow packet: Elements and Compounds: read pages 1-2 and then complete Lessons #13 and #17. No homework passes can be used. 2. Due Tuesday, 3/29: Textbook Shell notes(tan) "Organizing the Elements" and Dear Mr. Watson Packet(blue). 3. Continue to work on your Elder Tea Science Project.

English: Bring in your typewritten or neatly handwritten draft of the Special Moment shared with your Elder. Also your completed Unit 13 Vocabulary Worksheet.

Math: Pages 82-83 #15, 22-25. Remember your test is on Friday.

Adv. Math:

Homework: Friday, 3/18

Math: pp. 82-84 #16-20,22 (28-33 Find Perimeter or Circumference, not Area), 34, 35. As always draw a sketch of each question, state the correct formula, and show all work.

Adv. Math: Use your name length data to find the range, mode, median, and mean of your data.

Science: Re-read your Elder Tea Science packet and have a parent look over it too. Fill in your planning calendar of when you are going to work on this assignment. Also, this weekend you should be typing your introduction and your Elder's response.

English: Discover your heritage. Ask your parents/guardians about your ancestry. What country did your distant relatives hail from?

Social Studies: No homework.

Homework for Thursday 3/17

Math: Pizzazz sheet - Use notebook paper to draw sketches, write formula (3 steps), and show work.

Adv. Math: Use the Data About Us sheet you have in your binder to make a line plot for the "number of letters." Graphs are only a useful way of displaying data when they ahve a title and the axis(es) is(are) labeled. In at least 2 sentences, use critical thinking to explain what you can tell about the name lengths of students in your class.

ELA: Study for tomorrow's Poetry Test and complete Vocab Unit 13 exercises III and IV.

Social Studies: Page 290 Lesson 1 Review Questions - 4 questions answered thoroughly on white lined paper.

Science: Due Friday: Pink worksheet: Organizing the Elements.

Homework: Wednesday, 3/16

Social Studies: None.

Math: pp. 80-81 #5-14 (use measurement from the book and transfer to thep acket.)

Adv. Math: Punchline pp. 162, 165 - omit 2A and 2B.

Science: Properties of a missing element worksheet due tomorrow (white handout). Spelling quiz on Thursday. Due Friday, 3/18 - Elder Tea Brainstorming sheet. You only need to generate questions you want to research about your Elder's topic. You don't need to find answers. We will start researching in the school library on Friday, 3/18.

English: Download a vocab sheet and bring it to class tomorrow. Get your vocab quizzes signed. Lastly, review and revise your open response for "The Boy" and "Editors are real people too" MCAS Open response questions.

Tuesday, 3/15

Students today during X Block created Arete goals (Arete means personal excellence in Greek) that they would like to accomplish along with an action plan to reach these goals. Two of the goals were academic and one a personal goal. I encourage parents to review these goals with their child.

Social Studies: Vocab note-cards for the three words listed on page 287. Word and picture on one side, definition and page number on the other side.

Math: Complete the table begun in class for C divided by D (last column)

Adv. Math: Complete problems 4(a) and 7 on the VISA packet. Test on Thursday - Area and Circumference of circles, Volume of rectangular prisms, cylinders, cones, spheres; Surface Area of rectangular prisms, cyliners

English: Tribute Poem - due tomorrow!

Science: Spelling quiz on Thursday, 3/17. Science Elder Tea Brainstorm is due on Friday, 3/17. Atoms Make-up is on Thursday, 3/17

Homework: Wednesday, 3/9

Math: Pizzazz sheet to prepare for tomorrow's quiz.

Adv. Math: Volume/Surface Area Packet

English: 2 Grammar Worksheets to be completed - both sides. Vocab Unit 12 Quiz postponed until Monday to give you more time to study!

Science: 1. Atoms output - you might not need to work on this since we have had class time. 2. Winter #2 Nature Journal - facts will be done in class tomorrow. 3. Atoms Quiz tomorrow. 4. Please bring in rat mummification supplies: Salt, Baking Soda, and Washing Soda. The rats need your help.

Social Studies: Egyptian Banquet is tomorrow - donations are appreciated! Also, anything you might need to finish or do for your Egyptian Newspaper should be brought to school tomorrow.

Homework: Tuesday, 3/8

We are still in need of Salt, Baking Soda, and Washing Soda for our mummifying rats. Any donations would be greatly appreciated!

Math: Complete labsheet 4.1 for perimeter and area of parallelograms pp. 60-65 #1-8, 32 (handout)

Adv. Math: Volume Open Response

Science: 1.) Due tomorrow, Elder Tea "To Me Science..." 2.) Winter Observation #2 for your Nature Journal in your lab notebook is due 3/10. 3.) Atoms Quiz on Thursday, 3/10 4.) Atoms Output is due on Thursday, 3/10

English: Grammar Worksheet - Four Kinds of Sentences

Social Studies: Finish and print any extras for your Egytian Newspaper. Also bring in any decorations you might want for you paper. Lastly, we are going to have an Egyptian Banquet on Thursday - share the note with your parents!

Homework: Monday, 3/7

We are in desperate need for Baking Soda, Salt, and Washing Soda for our mummifying rats. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.

Social Studies: Final Draft of your newspaper article is due tomorrow - typed and single spaced. You colored illustration is also due tomorrow.

Math: Complete your triangle family (4 triangles) with a base of 8 cm and a height of your choice. Measure and lable the base, height and any other sides. Find the perimeter and area.

Adv. Math: Volume/surface area open response.

English: Study for the Unit 12 Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday. Work on your Tribute Poem due Wednesday, March 16th.

Science: 1. Due 3/9 - Elder Tea: "To Me Science Is..." 2. Winter #2 Observation for your Nature Journal is due Thursday - in your lab notebook. 3. Atoms Quiz on 3/10 4. Due 3/10 - Atoms Output.

Homework: Friday, 3/4

Social Studies: 2nd Draft of your Egyptian Newspaper Article due on Monday - double spaced and font size no smaller than 12pt.

Science: 1.) Due 3/7 - Blue Lesson #9 on Atams. 2.) Due 3/9 - Science Elder Tea assignment 3.) Due 3/10, Winter #2 Nature Journal Assignment 4.) Atoms Quiz on Thursday, 3/10.

English: MCAS Practice - "Chocolates" and identify a new word for Word Storm Page

Math: Lot to Lot critical thinking packet - Choose any two pages. Answers without work will not be accepted.

Adv. Math: Lot to Lot critical thinking packet - Choose any three pages. Answers without work will not be accepted.

Homework: Thursday, 3/3

Social Studies: A rough draft of your Egyptian Newspaper article is due tomorrow. It must be typed, double spaced, and printed out.

English: Start to compose your Elder Tea Tribute Poem. It is due Wednesday, March 16th.

Science: 1. Due 3/9 - Science Elder Tea Response to "To me science is..." 2. Due 3/10 Winter #2 Journal Observation. Please review the guidelines for this assignment which can be found in your lab notebook after the table of contents. 3. Atoms Quiz on Thursday, 3/10

Math: Complete Problem 3.3 and do the 8 problems of rounding to the nearest.

Adv. Math: Bull's-eye problem

Homework: Tuesday, March 1st

TEAM INFO:

1. Foreign Language Selections for 7th and 8th grade are due tomorrow. (They were sent home before vacation - purple sheets.) Please send them in!

2. The mummifying rats are in need of large quantities of baking soda, salt, and washing soda. Donations are welcomed! Thank you on behalf of the rats, Mrs. Malone, and Mrs. Daigneault

Social Studies: Brainstorm 3 ideas for your newspaper article and bring it to class tomorrow. Please make sure they are written down.

English: Complete both sides of the Grammar Worksheet and Revise your Open Response to "Throwing a Tree."

Science: 1. Science Elder Tea: "To Me Science Is..." 2. Due 3/10 - Winter Observation #2. 3. Atoms Quiz on Thursday 3/10. 4. Bring your textbook to class on Wednesday.

Math: Complete Problem 3.2

Adv. Math: Complete Problem 5.2 and three problem complete area/perimeter sheet