Rees- Week of Dec. 14 *Apologies for the delay, internet was down Wed-Fri*

Algebra
MON 4.1 Handout
TUES 4.2 Handout
WED 4.3 Handout Quiz tomorrow on quadrants and domain
THURS Complete Christmas budget project! Worth 50 points!
FRI NONE! Merry Christmas :)

Pre-Algebra
MON - THURS Work on Budget project. Final product due Thursday in class!
FRI NONE! Merry Christmas :)

8th Science
MON Science Fair
TUES Science Fair (in-class work day, too)
WED Complete Rough Draft. Turn in to Mrs. Decker Thursday!
THURS Science Fair
FRI and BREAK Experiment is to be done during break. Final Draft of paper is due Jan. 6!

6th Science
MON Sect. 2 Handout
TUES Chapter 7 Review in textbook for Test tomorrow.
WED / THURS Work on Science Fair
FRI and BREAK Experiment is to be done during break. Final Draft of paper is due Jan. 6!

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 12/14-18

6th Grade English, Social Studies and Math

Grammar 161-162, 163-164, 165-166 (M, T, Th)
Lit. Circles: Mtgs Tues. and Fri.
Spelling 13: Regular assignments, test Friday
Poetry: Concrete Christmas Poems
Writing: Rough draft of the Science Background Research Report is due Wed.

Social Studies:
Mon - Fri We will be doing an in-class research report and pyramid building activity all week

Math:
Mon- 4.2 odds
Tues- 4.3 odds
Wed- 4.4 odds
Thurs- 4.5 odds
Fri- 4.6 odds

7th Grade English and Social Studies

Grammar: Monday 143-144 (that's it!)
Lit. Circles: Mtgs Tues. and Fri.
Spelling 11: Regular assignments, test Friday
Lit. Terms: Genre
Christmas story Buddy reading- Thursday
Writing: Rough draft of Scientific Background Research Report due Thurs.

Social Studies:
Mon- Chap. 4 review
Tues- Chap 4 test
Wed-Fri - Mulan

8th grade English

Grammar 143-144 (that's it!)
Freak the Mighty: Ques. Ch. 5-6 Monday, Read 7-8 for Friday.
Spelling 12: Regular assignments, test Friday
Lit. Terms- Genre
Christmas story Buddy reading Thursday
Writing: Rough Draft of Scientific Background Research Report due Thurs.

Mr. Nieman - Week of 14 Dec

MS Bible / Christian Edu

6th - Continuing through Matthew

7th - We'll resume our walk-through of the NT in Ephesians

8th - We're up on Twitter now...BE SURE to check your in-box on Twitter once or twice a week for 8th Bible announcements!!

7th Life Science

This week we'll wrap up our examination of DNA. We'll have an open note quiz as well as one more SF in-class work day.

Assignments:

Mon 14 Dec - Odd/Even ch review Q's (assigned & begun on Fri 11 Dec)

Wed 16 Dec - Genetics Web Quest activity

Thurs 17 Dec - Ch 6&7 Open Note Quiz

SCIENCE FAIR NOTES:

• When students return from Christmas break, their Background Research Paper is due - Wed 6 Jan.
• Students MUST do their experiment over Christmas break. Please plan accordingly.
• 7th Life Science class will be mostly devoted to SF work for the month of January. Expect to see limited assignments posted here...the focus shifts to the SF which is Thursday 4 Feb 2010.

8th US History

We're finishing up Washington's first administration. Next weeks' CH 5 test has been pushed back one day - test is on Tuesday 15 Dec.

Assignments:

Mon 14 Dec - Washington's Farewell Address - Wksht.

Tues 15 Dec - Ch 5 test

Wed, Thurs, and Fri - Frontier House.

Assignments for this activity will be given in class. Students will have classwork and some homework to complete along with this great video we'll watch together.

Rees: Week of 12.7-11

Algebra
Mon. puzzle 3.19
Tues. puzzle 5.7 and read notes
Wed. Study for tomorrow's test
Thurs. BIG goal reflection
Fri. Make a coordinate plane of your room. Label the Origin and at least one object in each quadrant.

Physical Science: All students who signed agreements have NO textbook homework until February. Parties agreed to this as long as they work on science fair at least 4 days a week for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Mon. Puzzle on terms

Pre-Algebra
Mon. Exponents
Tues. Simplifying Handout and Read your notes
Wed. Study for Test tomorrow!
Thurs. Mind Bender
Fri. None :)

Science 6
Mon. Letter to the Governor
Tues. Describe Earth's 3 layers
Wed/Thurs. HW #1 and study for vocabulary quiz
Fri. Work on science fair

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 12/ 7-11

6th grade English, Social Studies and Math

Spelling 12- reg. assignments, test Friday
Grammar- 157-158, 159-160 Mon. and Tues. only
Sci. Background Research Report: Note cards due Wed, Outline completed in class Thurs. and Fri., Rough draft due 12/16.
Lit. Circles: Mtgs Tues and Fri.
Poetry- Wed, concrete poems about Christmas

Social Studies:
History pockets 3 and 4 completed in class

Math:
Mon- review test Ch. 3. Students may retake the test any lunchtime this week for better grade.
Tues- Quarterly review
Wed- Quarterly comprehensive test
Thurs- Chap 4, lesson 1, odds
Fri- Chap 4, lesson 2, odds

7th grade English and Social Studies

Grammar: Mon- 139-140, Thurs- 141-142
Spelling 11- reg. assignments, test Fri.
Lit. Circles: Mtgs- King of Shadows: Mon, Thurs., Catherine: Tues., Thurs.
Prepare for buddy reading of Christmas books
Sci. Background Research report: Note cards due Thurs. Outline completed in class Thurs. and Fri. Rough Draft due Thursday, 12/17.

Social Studies:
Mon- 4.3 lesson review, worksheet, foldable
Tues- China's Bravest Girl, Lit. questions pg 279
Wed- 4.4 notes
Thurs- 4.4 lesson review, worksheets, foldable
Fri- Primary sources

8th grade English

Spelling 11- reg. assignments, test Fri.
Grammar- Mon-139-140, Thurs- 141-142
Freak the Mighty- Read 3-4 by Tuesday, 5-6 by Friday.
Sci. Background Research Report- Note cards due Thurs., outlines completed in class Th. and Fri. Rough draft due Thurs., 12/17.
Prepare for buddy reading of Christmas books

NIEMAN - WEEK OF 7 DEC

"A date that will live in infamy."

MS Bible / Christian Edu

6th - Continuing through Matthew

7th - We've begun watching some short films about Liberia. Back to Ephesians next week.

8th - Friday we made Christmas cards with the Westminster Manor residents. We'll do it again on the 18th...more info later...AND...Be on the lookout for new updates on Twitter!

7th Life Science

Students are well underway with their background research papers for their SF project. Please know that the SF is cross-curricular - that means that Mrs. Decker may assign an English assignment to the 7th graders; Mrs. Rees may also require a math component.

In 7th Life Science this week and next, we'll continue in Ch 6&7 - Heredity and DNA and also spend some time working on SF projects.

Here are a few SF updates:

• Students MUST do their projects over Christmas break. Please plan on this.
• The next major component due to me for the SF is the Background Research Paper - Due Wed 6 Jan.

Assignments:

Tues 8 Dec - HW: P. 137 Q's 1-3

Thurs 10 Dec - HW: Ch 6 Review Q's p. 146-147 (Odds and Evens as assigned)

8th US History

We'll finish State Student Teaching this week and begin our Westward expansion with Frontier House, a fantastic documentary about trying to make it on the Frontier.

This week we'll focus heavily on the remainder of Ch 5 and Washington's first administration.

Assignments:

Thrs 10 Dec - Washington's Farewell Address (WKSHT)

*Ch 5 test will be on Monday 14 Dec - the last major assignment before Christmas break!