Rees: Week of May 3-7

UPDATE: 6TH science will not do student teaching (due to Speech Meet). Good luck!

Wed/Thurs homework assignment is DR Section 4 on Ocean Pollution. Bring Friday.
Friday homework is CHAPTER REVIEW handout. Due Monday morning.


Algebra
Mon. 8.3
Tues. 8.4
Wed. 8.5
Thurs. Birthday Polynomial Handout and Study for Quiz
Fri. Quiz on multiplying polynomials Birthday Polynomial Presentations on Monday!

8th Science
Mon. How much are you worth?
Tues. Draw yourself and label where to find the 6 biochemicals in your body.
Wed. Study for Friday quiz on biochemicals of the body
Thurs. No class- symphony
Fri. Quiz today and lab on pH scale

Pre-Algebra
Mon. 7.7
Tues. I love % of!
Wed. 7.9 Simple Interest
Thurs. Study for quiz tomorrow
Fri. Commission handout

6th Science
Mon. DR Sect 2 (all)
Tues. Ocean Resources- Home Survey
Wed./Thurs. Student teaching- Lesson Plan
Fri. Student teaching- prepare materials

Week of April 26

Homework for 8th grade- none........ENJOY D.C.!

Homework for 6th grade- none.........ENJOY camp!

7th Grade- Your math project (model and reflection) is due Thursday. The social studies test will be Thursday afternoon.

Please bring a sack lunch for Wednesday.

7th/8th - Health - Week of 4/19

Homework due Thursday 4/22 (started in class): Write at least 3 paragraphs assessing your own health and body image. How do you see yourself? What are you happy with? What are you unhappy with? How does your body image affect you?

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 4/19-23

6th Grade English, Math and Social Studies

Grammar: 291-299, one lesson daily except Wed.
Spelling 26: Regular daily assignments, test Friday
The Bronze Bow: Finish workbook pages by Thursday, Test in class Friday.
Missionary Fair: Monday!!!
Poetry: Wednesday- Mother's Day poems

Math:
Mon- 8.4 1-17
Tues- 8.4 18-31
Wed- 8.5 1-16
Thurs- 8.5 17-34
Fri- Review 8.4 and 8.5

Social Studies:
Mon- Choose partners and countries for the Multicultural Fair, visit Library for resources.
Tues-Fri We will be watching Ben Hur to tie up our Bronze Bow and Ancient Israel units.

7th Grade English and Social Studies

Grammar: 261-268, one lesson daily
Spelling 23: regular daily assignments, test Friday
Seedfolks: Mon- Kim and Ana workbook pages, Tues- Picture for Ana, read Wendell, Thurs- read chap. 4, Fri- Pictures for Wendell and ch. 4.
Missionary Fair- Monday!!!

Social Studies
Mon- The Flood, pg 465-468, comprehension questions
Tues- Lesson 3 read/notes/lesson review
Wed- Worksheets for lesson 3
Thurs- Analyzing Primary Sources 478-479
Fri- Chap Review, 1-18, 21-23, 25-26

8th Grade English

Grammar: 265-266 (Mon. only)
Spelling 24: regular daily assignments, test Friday
Lit. Circles: BNB- meetings Monday and Thursday, HB- meetings Tuesday and Friday.
Anne Frank: We will be watching the movie
Missionary Fair: Monday!!!

NIEMAN - WEEKS OF 19 APR & 26 APR

COMBINING WEEKS AS 6TH GRADERS WILL BE AT CAMP, 7TH GRADERS HERE, AND 8TH IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

MS BIBLE/CHRISTIAN EDU

6TH - We've wrapped up our examination of the gospels and will now shift into Acts and the birth of the Christian church. Students and parents can expect a noticeable shift in class work, assignments and so on in Bible for the 4th quarter. Books of the Bible due from memory on Monday 3 May.

7th - We'll be working on our chapel presentation, working in the garden, and moving ahead with Ch 11 and plants. NOTE - students need to WEAR grubby gardening clothes TO SCHOOL on: Tues 20 and Thurs 22 as we'll be in the garden then. They will have to change into school uniforms for the rest of the day.

8th - We'll work again with Ladle and Westminster Manor folks on Fri 23 Apr.

7TH LIFE SCIENCE

We'll continue our look at plants / ch 11 this week and next with Mrs. Rees while I'm out. All assignments for week of 19 Apr will be done in class as we have gardening and a chapel presentation to work on. NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK.

Please find 7th Life Science assignments for the week of the 26th under Mrs. Rees' HW blog.

8th US HISTORY

We've wrapped up our examination of slavery and will begin Ch 11 / Westward Expansion. This material will have some good connections to our DC trip...as well as San Diego!

Assignments:

Mon 19 Apr - USA map given. Study a bit each night...quiz on all 50 US states on Fri 19 Apr.

Wed 21 Apr - Spanish and the SW wksht due.

We'll talk a bit more about our trip this week, too. Students have a packing list - parents, there is a copy in your parent file along with my cell # while we're there.

Students will have an evening journal assignment worth 60 points (6 10-point entries) that must be completed before we leave the east coast.

Please email me your questions before Friday 19 Apr...see you all at the airport on Sunday the 25th!

Rees- Week of April 19

Students & Parents: Mrs. Rees is attending the National Math Conference on Thursday and Friday. A sub will be teaching your lessons those days. Congratulations on finishing Quarter 3 STRONG!

Algebra
Mon. 8.1 - we begin our unit on POLYNOMIALS this week!
Tues. 8.2
Wed. Study for Weekly Quiz
Thurs. None
Fri. None- Soak up every inch of Washington D. C.!

Physical Science
Mon. Study for chapter 16, part1 TEST tomorrow
Tues. Type a paragraph about amino acids and the vegetarian diet.
Wed. None
Thurs. None
Fri. None- Soak up every inch of Washington D. C.!

Earth Science
Mon. Color the global oceans map - we begin our unit on OCEANS this week!
Tues. Section 1 Review (pop quiz tomorrow)
Wed. Write 5 contextual sentences: surface zone, thermocline, deep zone, Southern Ocean, salinity
Thurs./Fri. None- Enjoy 6th grade camp!

Pre-Algebra
Mon. 7.5
Tues. 7.6
Wed./Thurs.
Sketch a piece of furniture Poster due Friday!
Fri. None

Spanish 8th Grade/April 13-15

SPANISH 8th GRADE

• Grammar: Conditional Tense pg.380
• Video review pg 374-375
• Reading and comprehension pg.386-387
• Written and Oral Translation pg.386-387

Spanish 7th Grade/ April 13-15

SPANISH 7th GRADE

• Vocabulary and spelling pg.249
• Numbers
• Reading and Comprehension pg.250
• Spain "Summary"

Spanish 6th Grade/April 13-15

SPANISH 6th GRADE

• Memorization review pg.228-229.
• Sport Vocabulary and spelling pg.232
• Conversation "Me gusta/No me gusta"
• Translation in class "Beisbol" pg.244-245

Rees- Week of Get Some Rest and Do Your Best!

April 12-16

CORRECTIONS: There is no Physical Science test this week. It has been moved to next week!

Earth Science has a review in class on Tuesday and take home test Tuesday! Bring to school on THURSDAY.

SAT Testing week. All classes do not meet every day.Just show up well rested and we'll point you in the right direction!

No school Friday for students!!!

Algebra: Work on Exponents Packet...test on Thursday

Physical Science: No homework assignments all week...chapter 16 (Types of Compounds) test is on Wednesday.

Pre-Algebra: No homework all week...focus is proportions

Earth Science: Only homework assignments all week...chapter test is TAKEHOME on Tuesday!

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 4/12-15

SAT Testing week. All classes do not meet every day.
Just show up well rested and we'll point you in the right direction!

No school Friday!!!

6th grade English, Social Studies and Math

No spelling or grammar this week.
The Bronze Bow: We will be working on the workbook pages for Chapters 19-21 in class all week.
Missionary Fair: Keep reading and working on your presentation board. Grading rubrics went home on 4/9.

Social Studies:
Mon- Cartograms pg 378-379
Wed- Chap. Review 1-18
Thurs- Grade notebooks, Watch Prince of Egypt.

Math:
Tues- 8.3 1-19
Thurs- 8.3 20-30

7th grade English and Social Studies

No spelling or grammar.
Seedfolks: We'll start a new book this week to tie in to your garden unit in Science.
Missionary Fair: Keep reading and working on your presentations. Grading rubric went home on 4/9.

Social Studies
Tues: The Americas- Lesson 1, read/notes/lesson review
Thurs: Lesson 1 worksheet review

8th Grade English

No spelling or grammar
Literature Circles: Start new Lit circles this week. Plan 2 meetings for next week.
Missionary Fair: Keep reading and working on your presentations. Grading rubric went home on 4/9.

NIEMAN - WEEK OF 12 APR

No School for students on Fri 16 Apr.

Modified Morning Class periods/schedule due to testing.

MS BIBLE / CHRISTIAN EDU

6TH - Finishing up our gospel poster projects

7th - Concluding Hebrews/beginning James

8th - Lots of great work with Ladle. More portfolio work this week and assisting with the church's Season of Service project...stay tuned...and check your Twitter account!

7TH LIFE SCIENCE

I've delayed the quiz due to some schedule changes here at school. We're right on track, however, with classification. We'll wrap this chapter up this week with a quiz and then begin Ch 11 - Plants.

For Ch 11, students will have to bring in a few common household items for out build a plant lab...more about this later...

Assignments:

Mon 12 Apr - Ch wrap up and begin review Q's (p. 242-243).

Wed 14 Apr - Ch 10 Classification QUIZ

Thurs 15 Apr - Ch 11 Directed Reading Part I due in class.

8TH US HISTORY

We've begun the film Amazing Grace about W. Wilberforce and the abolitionist movement. Really a great movie...get it in your Netflix que...

ASSIGNMENTS:

Mon 12 Apr - None - continuing Amazing Grace.

Tues 13 Apr - No class due to testing schedule.

Wed 14 Apr - Continuing/Concluding Amazing Grace (if needed); Peer review of papers, DBQ's and slavery/map review.

Thurs 15 Apr - Wrap up Review & Discussion of slavery; journal entry (if not done previously) Brief Slavery Reading and Map QUIZ.

Next week we'll begin Ch 10 and get up to speed on our DC Trip. Plan on doing some shopping for the trip this weekend or next.

7th & 8th Grade Health - Mrs. Henzel - Week of 4/6

*Students will have Health class for Supplementary Curriculum on Tuesday/Thursday throughout April and then again May 25-June 1. There will be minimal homework assignments for these classes, but it is important for students to do what is assigned and participate in class. Our April Health unit will cover Health Influences/Decision-Making and Self-Esteem/Body Image. May's unit will cover Controlled Substances/Substance Abuse

Due Thursday, 4/8 - Find and bring in one advertisement for a product. This can be clipped from a magazine, newspaper, or printed off the internet. Be sure to bring in the whole ad, pictures and all. Be prepared to talk how the ad "convinces" us to buy the product.

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 4/5-9

6th Grade English, History and Math

Spelling 25: regular assignments
Grammar: 281-290. one lesson daily
The Bronze Bow: Workbook pages for Ch. 16-18 in class Mon, Tues, Wed. We'll correct the work on Thursday. Read 19-21 by next Monday.
Creative Writing: Practice for testing. All writing done in class.
Missionary Biography: This is the March/April book. Projects due Monday, 4/19. Grading rubrics will be handed out this week.

History
Mon- Read 10.3, lesson review 1-5
Tues- Review work in notebook for 10.3
Wed- Read 10.4, lesson review 1-5
Thurs- Review work in notebook for 10.4
Fri- In class activity.

Math
Mon: 8.1 1-11
Tues: Finish 8.1
Wed: 8.2 1-13
Thurs: Finish 8.2
Fri: Review and practice 8.1 and 8.2

7th Grade English and History

Spelling 22: regular daily assignments
Grammar: 253-260, one lesson daily
Literature Circles: meetings Tues. and Thurs.
Creative Writing: Practice expository writing for testing
Poetry memorization and oral presentation: THURSDAY!
Missionary Biographies: Projects due 4/19, rubrics handed out this week.

History
Mon- Read 8.3, complete lesson review
Tues- Review work in notebooks for 8.3
Wed- Analyzing Primary Sources
Thurs- Chap. review
Fri- Chap. review

8th Grade English

Spelling 23: regular daily assignments
Grammar: 257-264, one lesson daily
Anne Frank: Mon- share research projects, Tues/Thurs: Test, Fri- Turn in all work.
Creative Writing: Practice persuasive writing for testing.
Poetry memorization and oral presentation THURSDAY!
Missionary Biographies: Projects due 4/19, rubrics handed out this week.

6th Grade/Spanish/April 5-8

6th Grade Spanish
Video Presentation pg. 228-229
Dialog memorization due on Monday, April 12. pg.228-229

Vocabulary:
jugar al tenis
nadar
jugar al futbol americano
andar en patineta
patinar
jugar al beisbol
esquiar en agua
levantar pesas
jugar al futbol
jugar al baloncesto

Actividad para trabajar: 4 pg.232

Vocabulary review:
clothing
kitchen tools.

7th Grade/Spanish/April 5-8

Spanish 7th Grade
Reading Comprehension Activity. pg.244-245

Weekly Grammar: Pasado (negativo).
No ayudo
No limpio
No hizo
No nado
No hablo

Actividades para realizar 3-6. pg.247-248.

Vocabulary review:
Kitchen tools
clothing.

Spanish 8th Grade/April 5-8

8th/Spanish
Reading Comprehension Activity
"La Pura Vida" pg.364-365

Weekly Grammar: Futuro Irregular pg.366 Actividad 1.
habra
vendra
tendra
pondra
querra
pondra
sera
dira

Actividad 2. pg.366
Fill in the blanks and rewrite the story.

Vocabulary review and spelling:
Clothing
Kitchen tools

Rees - Week of April 5-9

Students, I hope your Easter was a happy as Mr. Nieman's font is large.

Algebra

Mon 7.9

Tues 7.12

Wed Study for Unit 7 Test (last one of quarter).

Thurs Test Today on Unit 7: Systems. Homework is 7.13.

Fri Work on Exponents packet and get rest for Spring Testing

8th Science

Mon Section 1 Summary

Tues Acids, Bases, Salts Poster completed

Wed DR Section 2 due Friday

Thurs DR Section 2 due Friday

Fri NONE- get rest for Spring Testing!

Pre-Algebra

Mon 7.1

Tues 7.2

Wed Ratio Puzzle

Thurs

Fri NONE- get rest for Spring Testing

6th Science

Mon Label Water Cycle

Tues DR Packet Section 2

Wed/Thurs DR Packet Section 2 due Friday!

Fri NONE- get rest for Spring Testing