Math and Science 8; March 3 - 7

Math 6
Monday: Lesson 88
Tuesday: Lesson 89
Wednesday: QUIZ
Thursday: Lesson 90
Friday: Lesson 91

Pre-Algebra
Monday: 9-5 Congruence p.482-3 #20-32
Thursday: 9-6 Circles! p.489 #17-22
Wednesday: Review p.484 #1-6
Thursday: TEST Sections 9-1 through 9-6
Friday: Test Corrections and Review Worksheets
Monday (3/10) 9-7 Constuctions p.494 #12-16 using ruler and compass

Algebra
Monday - Thursday: Graphing Calculator Work In Class
Review worksheets for homework
Friday: Review Work in class only

Science 8
Monday: pH Lab; write-up due Tuesday
Tuesday: Radioactive Element Investigation; Summary and graph due Wed.
Wednesday: Sec.1 Ch. 16 Radioactivity p.398 - top half p.402; notes and review questions
Thursday: Sec. 1 p.402-405; notes and review questions
Friday: Worksheet on Half-Life and Carbon 14

Espanol: 6th-8th grades

Marzo 3 al 7 de 2008

Lunes: Estudiar guia de estudio
Martes: Estudiar las 5 palabras de con que frecuencia.
Jueves: Escribir el parrafo #2 "El parrafo que te describe"

Fitness* Remember to eat a healthy breakfast!

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NIEMAN For Week Of 25 Feb, 2008

6th Earth Science.

• We'll conclude our Student Teaching of the Oceans (Ch 7) Mon 2/25.
  
• Tuesday will be in-class review and wrap-up of Ch 7.
  
• NO CLASS on Wed (PE) and Thurs (CTCS Fitness Fair)
• Friday we'll review for the CH 7 exam next Monday 3 March.
  
• On Friday 7 March we'll be going to Cabrillo NM for a day-long, 6th-grade-only field trip! More info by the end of this week in your Parent File.
  

7th Life Science.

• Continuing Ch 12 this week.
  
• Anticipate a CH 12 exam early next week
  

If you are given an assignment, please do it! Your job as students is to manage your time to accomplish your assignments no matter how long they may take. Be responsible in the small things in life.

8th US History.

• GREAT job with your student teaching of Ch 7!
• We'll conclude CH 7 this week.
  
• Student Teaching AND class review test on Friday 29 Feb.
  

Math and Science 8; Feb 25-29
Algebra
Monday: 9-8 Factoring Part 4! p.499-500 #28-33, 35, 50
Tuesday: Ch 9 Review p.503-505 #15-90 multiples of 3
Wednesday: Ch 9 TEST
Thursday: Test Corrections and p.506 #5, 6, 11, 17, 22, 31, 36, 38, 43, 46, 48
Friday: p. 508 #1-26

Pre-Algebra
Monday: 9-1 Pts, Lines, Planes p.461-2 #25-39
Tuesday: Finish Discussion and work on 9-1; add p.463 #50, 53, 56
Wednesday: 9-2 Angles p.468-9 #10-16, 22-26
Thursday: 9-3 Polygons p.473-4 #14-27
Friday: Review Work p.484 #38-47; 1-6
Next Monday: 9-5 Congruence p.482-3 #20-32
PreAlgebra students need to have a compass in class next week!

Math 6
Monday:Lesson #84
Tuesday: QUIZ
Wednesday: Lesson #85
Thursday: Lesson #86
Friday: Lesson #87

Science 8
Monday: FInish study of Acids, Bases, Salts - Handout
Tuesday: Sec. 3 Organic Compounds p.383-387 Notes and Questions
Wednesday: Organic Compounds p.388-389 Notes and Questions
Thursday: Research, Write, Present Teams p.393 #7, 18, 20, 21, 22-24
Friday: Open Book Evaluation p.393-3 #1-16 [write answers in complete sentences with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation]

Mrs. Decker's Assignments, Week of 2/25-29

Mrs. Decker's birthday and leap day, all in the same week!!!

6th grade

Spelling 21- Regular
Lang- 176-177, 178-179, 180-181, 182-184
Limericks on Wednesday
Bronze Bow- Read 6-8 by Thursday, Work for 6-8 on Th., Read 9-12 by next Tues.
Creative Writing- Start new story on Monday. Rough draft due Friday.

History- M: Lesson 2 282-288, review ques. 1-7, pictograph signs
T: Lesson 2 worksheets
W: Pg 289
Th: Lesson 3 290-295, Lesson review ques. 1-6
F: Lesson 3 worksheets

7th grade

Spelling 18- Regular
Lang- 89-90 A and B, 90 C and D, 92, 94, 95
Midwife's Apprentice- Complete the work for Chap. 7-9 on Monday and Tuesday. Read 10-12 by Friday. Work for 10-12 done in class on Fri. and Mon. Read 13-15 by Tuesday, 3/4.
Speech- PRACTICE!!! Bring any props or costumes to school by Friday.

History-
Mon: 401-406 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tues: 408-413. Choose an artist to research.
Wed: Lesson Review 413.
Th and Fri: Research Reports due Monday.

8th grade

Spelling 18- Regular
Freak the Mighty- Finish the work for 19 and 20 Monday. Read 21 and 22 by Thursday. Complete the work for 21 and 22 Thurs., Read 23-25 by Tues. 3/4.
Speech- PRACTICE!!! Bring and props or costumes to school by Friday.
Poetry- Narrative poems- activity on Monday.

Mrs. Decker's Classes, Week of 2/19-22

6th

Spelling 20: T- 3 x ea., W- Vocab, Th- Book, F- Test
Bronze Bow: Finish 1 and 2, Read 3-4 by Friday.
Creative Writing: Backwards Autobiography due Friday.
Social Studies: T- Test, W- Notebooks due, Intro new chapter, Th- Lesson 1 with review, F- Lesson 1 worksheets.

Symphony on Wednesday, African American Read-in Day on Thursday.

7th

Spelling 17: T- 3x ea., W- Vocab, Th- Book, F- Test
Midwife's Apprentice: Finish 4-6, Read next section by Friday.
Speech: Speech must be memorized by Friday.
Social Studies: The Renaissance, T- 380-391, W- 391 1-7, Th- 394-400 and 400 1-6, F- video.

8th

Spelling 17: T- 3x ea., W- Vocab, Th- Book, F- Test
Freak the Mighty: Finish the work for 15 and 16. Read 17 and 18 by Thursday.
Speech: Speech must be memorized by Friday.
Lang: Unit finished and turned in on Thursday.

Week of 18 Feb, 2008

6th Earth Science

• We'll begin our Student Teaching lessons on Thurs 21 Feb.
  
• Continue to make your 15 min lesson the best it can be.
  
• Teaching will be on 2/21, 2/22 and 2/25.
  

• On Friday 7 March we'll be taking a day-long field trip to Cabrillo NM and the Tide Pools. More info about this trip later.
  

7th Life Science

• Beginning CH 12 - Plant Processes
• Directed Reading given on Tues 19 Feb. Due on Thurs 21 Feb

8th US History

• 19 Feb - Final work day on your Student Teaching assignment.
  
• 20, 21 and 22 Feb - Student Teaching (Sect 1, 2, and 3).
• On Mon 25 Feb we'll take a test on Ch 7 and the material taught you by your classmates.
  
• Remember!! Outside Book Reading Reports are due on Thurs 21 Feb.
  

Math and Physical Science, Feb 18-22
Math 6
Lessons 80 - 83
No Quiz This Week!

Pre-Algebra
All students must have graph paper in addition to regular supplies.
Tuesday: 8-8 Linear Inequalities p.445 #23-25, 30-32, 37, 38
Wednesday- Friday: Cumulative Review Chapters 1-8
Wed: p.446 #55-65, p.448 #-3, p.453 #1-7
Th: p.453 #8-14
Fri: 25 point Quiz

Algebra
Tuesday: 9-4 Special Cases p.478 #28-30, 44-46, p.479 #65, 71, 79
Wednesday: 9-5 Factoring Trinomials Part 1 p.484 #43-50, p.485 #75, 76
Thursday: 9-6 Factoring Trinomials Part 2 p.488 #33-38, p.489 #58, 71
Friday: 9-7 Factoring Trinomials Part 3 p.494 #45-50, p.495 #73

Physical Science
Tuesday: LAB p.683
Wednesday: Ch 15 Chemical Compounds, Read p.372; Investigation p.373
Thursday: Ionic vs Covalent Compounds p.374-376 (notes, info, review ?'s, etc)
Friday: Acids, Bases, Salts handouts and p. 377-382 (notes, info, review ?'s, etc)

Espanol

6th-8th grades
19th -22nd Febrero

Martes: Estudiar el parrafo que te describe.
Jueves: Examen oral sobre el parrafo que te describe.

Fitness: Eat a healthy breakfast.

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6th Earth Science

• Open Note QUIZ on Ch 12 postponed 'till Thurs 14 Feb. We'll continue to go over Ch content in class next week.
  
• Do your research for you Student Teaching project!
  
• HW for Mon 11 Feb - Research info brought to class.
  
• Finish your Ch 12 Directed Reading packet by Thurs 14 Feb.
  

7th Life Science

• We'll continue in Ch 11 / Sect 4. Pray that our plants would start sprouting!
• QUIZ on Ch 11 / sect 4 on Wed 13 Feb.
  
• HW is to study for this quiz. Be able to thoroughly describe these plant parts we've examined. Tricky stuff...
  

8th US History

• Ch 7 Student Teaching assignment will be given on Mon 11 Feb.
  
• Be sure to bring your books to class for your Outside Reading on Mon 11 Feb.
  
• HW will be assigned mid-week but will be light as the focus ought to be finishing your book by Thurs 21 Feb - book report due then, too.
  

Espanol

6th-8th grades.

February 11 -15.


Lunes, Martes:Estudiar para examen final de 2nd quarter.
Jueves: Examen Final.

Fitness: Eat a healthy breakfast


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6th Earth Science

This week we'll begin ch 12 - Oceans

7th Life Science

The Ch 11 test has been postponed until Wed 6 Feb (lots of folks out sick)
Jeopardy review on Tue 5 Feb.
Beginning Ch 12 later in the week.

8th US History

Continuing our examination of the growing divisions in the new nation.
Book report assigned later this week -be sure to plan a trip to a library this week if you can.

Math and Physical Science
Feb. 4 - 14

Math 6
Monday: Lesson #73
Tuesday: Lesson #74
Wedneday: QUIZ
Thursday: Lesson #75
Friday: Lesson #76
Monday: Lesson #77
Tuesday: Lesson #78
Wednesday: QUIZ
Thursday: Math Game
Happy President's Day Holiday!

Pre-Algebra
Monday: Review Sections 1-3 Ch 8 p.404 #31-33, 35-37; p.409 #38-41; p.416 #46-51
Tuesday: 8-4 Writing Rules for Linear Functions p.421 #13-23 odd
Wedneday: Review p.449-450 #9-27
Thursday: TEST (covers 8-1 through 8-4)
Friday: 8-5 Scatter Plots p.426-7 #5-21 odd
Monday: 8-6 Applying Linear Graphs p.432-3 #5 - 7, 10-13
Tuesday: 8-7 Systems of Linear Equations p.438 #17, 18, 20-22
Wednesday: Review Chapter 8 Sections 1 through 7 p.751 #1-29 odd, 30-36
Thursday: TEST Chapter 8 Sections 1 through 7
Happy President's Day Holiday!

Algebra
Monday: Review p.444 #60-63; p.709 #2, 10, 19, 24, 26, 30, 34, 38, 45, 47, 50, 54, 61, 67, 69
Tuesday: QUIZ Chapter 8 (25 pt)
Wedneday: Graphing Activity (Worksheet from Dr. Beeman)
Thursday: 9-1 Add/Sub Polynomials p.459 #35-39; p.461 #63, 67, 71, 79
Friday: 9-2 Mult/Fact Polynomials p.463-4 #1-11odd, 19-31 odd
Monday: 9-3 Mult Binomials p.470 #30-35, 42
Tuesday: Review 9-1 through 9-3 p.472 #1-6, 8-10, 80-88 even
Wednesday: QUIZ (25 pt) (9-1 through 9-3)
Thursday: (Binomial)(Trinomial) p.470 #36-38, p.472 #7
Happy President's Day Holiday!

Physical Science
Monday: Chapter 13 Evaluation; Chemical Bonding LAB p.327
Tuesday: Read p.346-348; p.346 Find Out More OR p.347 Look Toward the Future
Wednesday: Ch 14 Chemical Reactions p. 350-top of 352 notes, diagrams
Thursday: Chemical Formulas p.352-353 notes, charts, math break, self check
Friday: Chemical Equations p.354-357 notes, self check, review questions
Monday: Types of Chemical Reactions p.358-360; Notes on Pyramid Organizer, review ?'s
Tuesday: Energy & Rates of Energy Reactions p.361-365 notes and review ?'s
Wednesday: Ch 14 Summary p.366-369 #1-21 in complete sentences or charts
Thursday: TEST Chapter 14
Happy President's Day Holiday!

Mrs. Decker's assignments for 2/4-8

6th grade

Spelling 18- 3x ea. 1-25 on Mon., 26-50 on Tues. No vocabulary.
Lang- M: 163-164, T: 167, W: Poetry, Th: 169, F: 170
Lit. Circles: Finish reading by Mon. 2/4. Work on culminating activities all week.
Creative Writing: Develop your restaurant plans into a business plan presentation. Due Friday.

History-
M: Lesson Review 255 and lesson review sheets
T: Understanding Art
W: Buddhism 258-265 Read and take notes.
Th: Lesson Review 265 and lesson review sheets
F: Possible video.

7th grade

Sp. 15 Regular daily assignments
Lang- M: 78 A, B and C, T: 79 D and E, Collect Unit 4, W: 80, Th: 81, F: 82
Speech meet: Original Speeches chosen Monday. All other selections will be made by Thursday. We'll be reviewing the categories and looking for material all week.

History-
M: Feudalism 334-343 Read and take notes. Lesson Review as homework 1-7, due Wed.
T: Video
W: Correct lesson review, "You Decide" pg. 344-345
Th: Kingdoms and Crusades 346-354 Read and take notes. Lesson Review 1-6.
F: Church and Society 355-363, Lesson review due Monday.

8th grade

Sp 15- Regular daily assignments
Lang- M: 115, T: 116, Th: 117, F: 118
Freak the Mighty-
Finish work for 7-8 and 9-10
Speeches- Original Speeches will be posted Monday. All other categories and selections will be reviewed and chosen by Thursday.