Mrs. Rees- Last post of school year

Can you believe how fast 09-10 has gone? What a great year so far!

Some students have asked about extra credit. There is a poster in class listing all opportunities.

Criteria: Turned in by Wednesday, June 16th and COMPLETE. There is no "partial" extra credit,

only an atta-boy for incomplete or late work.

Algebra: Final Exam (150 points) is June 15th. Review packet is due June 15th. YOU ARE SO CLOSE!

8th Science: We began the Cumulative Essay (150 points) on Friday. We will work in class Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in class and at home. The typed essay is due Thursday morning. Please see handout given Monday for specifics.

Pre-Algebra: Final Exam (150 points) is June 15th. Review packet is due June 15th. An "Interview with Dr. Qepse" is due June 17th.

6th Science: We began Ecosystems today. Our chapter project includes an essay, poster, and video. The typed essay is 50 points and the poster is 50 points.

Spanish June 10-22

6th Grade
Spanish Translation Test Review
Vocabulary review:food and professions
Dictation: food
Homework:
Mexico-Essay due on Tuesday, June 15 (In English)

NIEMAN - Final post for the school year...

This will be my final HW blog post for the school year. As I stated earlier, it will mainly be a repeat of what I posted the other day.

I welcome your comments about this blog/HW board. What worked for you? Did the format make sense? Was I clear or unclear in my posts? How much do you rely on this form of communication? Please pass you thoughts along to Mrs. Henzel as well.

MS BIBLE

6th - Our final activity is a poster collage portraying our identity in Christ.

The proposed Gallery Walk is CANCELLED due to a conflict here on campus. The assignment will still remain for the students to do during our last few days of class.

7th - Continuing & concluding the book of Revelation. Student will sell coffee before school on Mon 21 June as a final Growing Liberia's Children fund raiser.

8th - LOTS going on...please review the end-of-the-year agenda given to students a few weeks ago.

>>>$2 AND what you signed up to bring due tomorrow (Fri 11 June)!

>>> Last day at the Westminster Manor is tomorrow!

7TH LIFE SCIENCE

Work has begun on the Organ Systems student teaching. A packet of guidelines was given to students and we're taking class time to work on this assignment.

Student Teaching begins this week; two students per day. This is the final, significant assignment for the year...students are doing very well so far...keep up the good work!

8TH US HISTORY

We're examining the US Civil War and will continue this subject until the end of the year.

The following post is the FINAL post of the year for 8th US History. These dates and assignments are the final ones assigned for 8th grade this school year. Please make a note of this:

Wed 9 June - USA & CSA Map Quiz

Wed 9 June - Election Results assignment - given in class today - Tues 8 June.

Thur 10 June - No Class (Special Teaching Candidate)

Fri 11 June & Mon 14 June - US Civil War Notes and Lecture

Mon 14 June - Lunchtime review session...please plan to come to this review!

Tues 15 June - US Civil War Test. Final grade of the school year.

Beginning Wed 16 - Fri 18 June - we'll enjoy a movie in class!

Spanish June 10-22

7th Grade
Spanish Translation Test
Vocabulary review: food
Dictation
Homework
"Mexico" Essay due on Monday, June 14. (5 paragraphs in English)
Dialog due on Thursday, June 17.

Spanish June 10-22

8th Grade
These last weeks we are working on Translation (Spanish-English).
Vocabulary Review: Food
Simple Past Tense Review
Homework due on Tuesday, June 15.
Essay about Mexico (Type it in English, 5 paragraphs).

NIEMAN - WEEK OF 7 JUNE

Parents and students...I apologize for not having this blog updated sooner. My policy is to update it each Thursday; and I did not do so last week - and to compound matters - CTCS lost its internet for the better part of two days.

Below I'll just briefly give the highlights and most urgent and timely info for the remainder of this week. I'll post one final time this year on Thursday 10 June.

MS BIBLE

6th - Students took an abbreviated quiz on Acts Monday 7 June. Next and final activity is a poster collage identifying our identity in Christ.

The proposed Gallery Walk is CANCELLED due to a conflict here on campus. The assignment will still remain for the students to do during our last few days of class.

7th - Continuing the book of Revelation

8th - LOTS going on...please review the end-of-the-year agenda given to students a few weeks ago.

7TH LIFE SCIENCE

Work has begun on the Organ Systems student teaching. A packet of guidelines was given to students and we're taking class time to work on this assignment.

Student Teaching begins this week; two students per day. This is the final, significant assignment for the year...students are doing very well so far...keep up the good work!

8TH US HISTORY

We're examining the US Civil War and will continue this subject until the end of the year.

The following post is the FINAL post of the year for 8th US History. These dates and assignments are the final ones assigned for 8th grade this school year. I will repost the following on Thursday. Please make a note of this:

Wed 9 June - USA & CSA Map Quiz

Wed 9 June - Election Results assignment - given in class today - Tues 8 June.

Thur 10 June - No Class (Special Teaching Candidate)

Fri 11 June & Mon 14 June - US Civil War Notes and Lecture

Mon 14 June - Lunchtime review session...please plan to come to this review!

Tues 15 June - US Civil War Test. Final grade of the school year.

Beginning Wed 16 - Fri 18 June - we'll enjoy a movie in class!

Mrs. Decker's Last Post for 2009-2010!

This Friday, 6/11, the sixth graders will present the Chapel lesson.

Everyone is invited!

The last book essay of the year is due Thursday, 6/10.

I'll give out the project on Monday, 6/7.

It's been a great year! See most of you next year.

Eighth graders, you'll be greatly missed! Come back and visit often :)

I'm listing all of the things we're trying to finish/accomplish in these last two weeks. Our schedule changes a lot during this time of year, so approximate due dates are given where needed. Students should use their planner daily to record "up to the minute" accurate assignments.

6th Grade English/Social Studies/Math

Mythology: Atalanta, Persephone, Bellerophon, and Echo worksheets. Your original myth.

Grammar: 337-340. We're done!

Lit Circles: meetings are Tuesdays and Fridays

Social Studies: Chapter 11 test- open book- Tuesday, 6/8. We will read Chapter 12 in class, no test.

Math: We will finish Chapter 10 on Friday, 6/18. Daily lessons plus time for extra credit!

7th Grade English and Social Studies

Our Town: We will finish our reading of the play and watch a great production of it starring Paul Newman and Jane Curtain.

Grammar: 339-342. We're done!

Film as Literature: We will be watching a movie to identify many of the literary elements we have studied this year!

Social Studies: We will be reading Chapter 11: The Age of Enlightenment. No test.

8th Grade English:

Lit. Circles: We'll finish those up by 6/14.

Grammar: 315-318,321-332. We're done!

Film as Literature: We will be watching a movie to identify many of the literary elements we have studied this year!

Rees- Week of June 7-11

Algebra ................................... Final Exam (200pts) is June 15th!
Mon. Review Units 1 & 2
Tues. Review Units 3 & 4
Wed. Review Units 5 & 6
Thurs. Review Units 7 & 8
Fri. Review Unit 9, part A & B

8th Science (June 4th assignment changed due to schedule. Now complete STAR work for Monday.)
Mon. Study for Quiz
Tues. Quiz on stars, comets, and asteroids
Wed. Terrestrial Planets (Handout)
Thurs. Gas Giants (Study for test)
Fri. Last science test today!
Topics: Gravity, Galaxies, Stars, Comets, Asteroids, Planets

6th Science
Mon. DR Sect. 2
Tues. DR Sect. 3
Wed./Thurs. Complete Chapter 14 Review
Fri. This weekend: Take home Test

Pre-Algebra ...........................Final Exam (150pts) will be June 15th!
Mon. 8.12 Triangles
Tues. 8.13 Triangles
Wed. Vocabulary Review
Thurs. Unit 8 Skill Review
Fri. Test (no homework)

Spanish, June 1-4.

6th Grade
Classroom work:

• Number review 1-10,000.
• Present Progressive vs Simple Present
• Translation assigned in class.

Homework due on Monday, June 7th:
Type 10 sentences using Present Progressive and 10 using Simple Present.

Spanish, June 1-4

7th Grade
Classroom work:

• Latin American Cultural Awareness
• Reading and Comprehension: El famoso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha
• Translate, type, and memorize the spelling of the next Vocabulary : pobre, caballeria, amanecer, amores, flaco, rocin, caballero andante, bisabuelo, enamorado, dama, suenos,

Homework due on Monday, June 7th:
Translate and type: El famoso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha

Spanish June 1-4

8th Grade
Classroom work

• Latin American Cultural Awareness
• Reading and Comprehension: The Empire of the Aztecs.
• Vocabulary for translation and spelling: amazed, mainland, maguey, traders, and hieroglyphs.

Homework due on Monday, June 7th:
Type the translation assigned in class: The Empire of the Aztecs.