Math and Physical Science; June 2 - 6

Math 6
Monday: Skill #38 Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers
Tuesday: Skill #39 Customary Measurement: Length
Wednesday: Skill #40 Customary Measurement: Capacity
Thursday: Skill #41 Customary Measurement: Weight
Friday: Customary Measurement Review Game

Pre-Algebra
Monday: 11-6 Sine, Cosine, Tangent p.611 #1-6, 15, 16, 24
Tuesday: Angle of Elevation and Depression p.617 #5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13
Wednesday: 13-2 Graphing Non-linear Functions p.696 #20-28
Thursday: 13-3 Exponential Functions p.701 #16-25
Friday: More practice graphing functions

Algebra
Monday: Families of fxns p.649 #26-34
Tuesday: Review p.649 #44, 48 p.650 #68-77
Wednesday: p. 649 #54, 57
Thursday: Universal Studios!
Friday: 12-3 Simplifying Rational Expressions p.654 #25-33

Physical Science
Monday: Group Presentation Preparation
Tuesday: Light Sources Presentation (Chase, Evan, Victoria)
Wednesday: Mirrors and Lenses Presentation (Rudy, Kiana, Brian)
Thursday: Universal Studios!
Friday: Light and Sight Presentation (Kayla and Becca)

Espanol
27 al 30 de Mayo
6to-8vo grado

Martes: Estudiar oraciones en Presente Progresivo. Oraciones(en este momento, ahora).
Jueves: Examen Dialogo #2 parte 2 memorizar.


Fitness: Eat a healthy breakfast everyday.


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Math and Science 8

Math 6
Monday, May 26: Happy Memorial Day.
God Bless the USA and the freedoms that so many have given their lives for.
Tuesday: Skill #36 Fractions to Percents and 2 worksheets
Wednesday: Skill #37 Percents to Fractions
Thursday: Review Converting Between Fractions, Decimals, Percents
Friday: Test

Pre-Algebra
Monday, May 26: Happy Memorial Day.
God Bless the USA and the freedoms that so many have given their lives for.
Tuesday: 11-3 Using Proportions p.600 #1-7
Wednesday: 11=4 Special Right Triangles p.605 #1-11
Thursday: Review 11-1 through 11-4 p.621-2 #1-39 odd
Friday: QUIZ

Algebra
Monday, May 26: Happy Memorial Day.
God Bless the USA and the freedoms that so many have given their lives for.
Tuesday: 12-1 Inverse Variation p.640 #1-13 odd, 22, 27-29
Wednesday: 12-1 Applications of Inverse Variation p.641 39-45
Thursday: 12-2 Graphing Rational Fxns p.648-9 #1, 3, 5 ,6-14, 16, 17, 20, 24
Friday: More Graphing Rational Fxns p.649 #43-55 odd

Science 8
Tuesday: How Police Radar Works and other good stuff about waves :-)
Wednesday: Slinky Spring LAB
Thursday and Friday: Ch. 23 Light and Our World; Group Research Work

Mrs. Decker's English and History Classes

This update will be the last for the year!

6th
Spelling: Regular assignments
5/19-23 List 30
5/27-30 List 32
6/2-6 List 33
6/9-13 List 34

Greek and Roman Mythology: We'll be working on the workbook activities in class each day. No homework, but if you're absent you will need to get caught up.

History- Chapter 11 Test and Notebooks 5/30
Chapter 12- we'll complete everything together in class.

Multicultural Fair projects due Wednesday, 5/21. Food should come in on Thursday, 5/22.

May book reports are due June 5th. Project Picnic!

We will also be doing the Chapel Skit on Friday, May 30.

7th
Spelling and Language are done!

Lit. Circles- Last day for meetings is Tues. 5/27.
Each student must have read "Blackwater", "Bedouin's Gazelle" and "Catherine Called Birdy". You must read any that you haven't read so far this year and turn in a book response essay by Thursday, 6/12.

Multicultural Fair projects are due Wednesday, 5/21. Food should come in on Thursday, 5/22.

History- Chap. 1o test is on Tuesday, 5/20. Notebooks due 5/21.
Chap. 11 work will be done in class. The test will be on Tuesday, 6/10.

May book reports and Project Picnic! are due Thursday, 6/5.

8th
Spelling Regular assignments.
5/19 List 26
5/26 List 27
6/2 List 29
6/9 Review List

Weekly Essays:
Due 5/27 Descriptive/Atmosphere Personal Stories
Due 6/2 Expository compositions
Due 6/9 Narrative stories about City Tree

Anne Frank
Discussions on:
5/20 Fri., July 16, 1943- Wed., Dec. 29, 1943
5/27 Sunday, Jan. 2, 1944-Friday, Mar. 31, 1944
6/2 Sat., April 1, 1944- Sun., May 7, 1944
6/9 Mon., May 8, 1944- Tues., August 1, 1944
6/13 Epilogue and Afterword

Math and Science 8
Math 6
Monday: Title 1 Progress Assessment
Tuesday: Skill 32 Fractions to Decimals
Wednesday: Skill 33 Decimals to Fractions
Thursday: Skill 34 Decimals to Percents
Friday: Skill 35 Percents to Decimals

Pre-Algebra
Monday: Title 1 Progress Assessment in class; HW: p.569 #31-38
Tuesday: Begin Ch 11 Rt Triangles 11-1 Sq Rts and Irrationals p.582 #22-37
Wednesday: 11-2 Pythagorean Theorem p.587 #9-21
Thursday: 11-3 Distance Formula p.595 #1, 5, 7, 8
Friday: 11-3 Midpoint Formula p.595 #9, 10, 17 p.596 #1-13 odd

Algebra
Monday: Title 1 Progress Assessment in class; HW: draw a right triangle in a circle, hyp = radius
Tuesday: 11-7 Trig p.625 #1-17
Wednesday: 11-7 Trig p. 625 #22-28
Thursday: 11-7 Trig Applications p.626 #29-34, 38, 39
Friday: Trigonometry QUIZ; HW: Ch 1 - 11 Review worksheet

Science 8
Monday and Tuesday: Finish Ch. 22 The Nature of Light
Wednesday: Review Ch. 21 The Nature of Sound
Thursday: Virtual LAB The Doppler Effect
Friday: Begin Ch. 23 Light and Our World

Assignments for week of 19-23 May

6th Earth Science

• We've finished with clouds and precipitation; moved into ecosystems - CH 16
• Biosphere Scavenger Hunt on Monday 19 May
• Finish Directed Reading packet - Due in class on Tues 20 May
• Food Chain and Web Poster assigned Tuesday - Due Fri 23 May
• Open DR quiz - make it count!!
  

7th Life Science

• Continuing & finishing Respiration this week.
  
• Cardiovascular Test on Friday 23 May.
  

8th US History

MULTICULTURAL FAIR - Getting Close...

• Group Work Day II - Monday 19 May
• Wrapping up the Politics of the Civil War by Wed 21 May
• FINAL in-class work day on Wed 21 May. Come to class prepared to put your finishing touches on all your material.
  

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Espanol
6to, 7mo, 8vo grado

19 al 23 de Mayo

Lunes: Examen dialogo#2 parte 1 memorizacion
Martes: Practicar dialogo #2 parte 2
Jueves: Practicar dialogo #2 parte 2

Fitness: Remember to eat a healthy breakfast


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Espanol
Grados 6to, 7mo, 8vo

Mayo del 12 al 16

Lunes: Memorizar dialogo #2. parte 1.
Martes : Practicar dialogo #2 parte 2.
Jueves: Revisar y estudiar dialogo #2 parte 1.

Fitness: Remember to eat a healthy breakfast every morning!


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Mrs. Decker's Classes Week of May 12-16

Swimming for PE again this week.
Multicultural Fair research and display work ongoing all week. Due Wed. May 21.
Human Development continues this week on T/Th.

6th
Spelling 29- regular daily assignments
Greek and Roman Mythology Unit- We will do everything for "Phaeton and the Sun Chariot" and we will read "Pandora's Jar" on Friday.
Finish testing Monday.
History:
Mon- Sec. 2 worksheet
Tues- Read 394-399
Wed- Review Ques. pg 399
Thurs- Review worksheet
Fri- "Athens vs. Sparta

7th
Spelling 25 Test Friday- STUDY!!!
Lit. Circle meetings Monday and Thursday.
New creative writing this week. Due Fri.
History:
Mon- Worksheet review
Tues- Read 500-505 and complete sheets.
Wed- Lesson Review pg 505
Thurs- Analyzing primary sources 506-507
Fri- Foldables (Test next Tuesday)

8th
Spelling 25- regular daily assignments
Anne Frank:
Reading discussion for second reading assignment on Thursday.
Creative writing
This week we will review Persuasive Writing and write a persuasive essay, Final Draft due Mon.

Math and Science 8, May 12 - 16

Math 6
Monday: Skill 30 Subtracting Fractions
Tuesday: Skill 31 Advanced work in Subtracting Fractions
Wednesday: Review all operations with fractions
Thursday: Test (Fractions)
Friday: Test Analysis and Corrections

Pre-Algebra
Monday: 10-7 Volume: Prisms and Cylinders p.559 #2-4, 9-12
Tuesday: 10-8 Volume: Pyramids, Cones, Spheres p.568 #2, 3, 9, 12, 15, 16
Wednesday: Chapter 10 Review (p.571-573)
Thursday: Chapter 10 Test
Friday: Test Analysis and Corrections and p.569 #31-38

Algebra
Monday and Tuesday: 11-6 Graphing Square Root Functions p.616 #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 21, 24, 27;
p. 616-617 #30-32, 34, 36, 38, 41, 51
Wednesday: Review of Section 11-1 through 11-6 p.619 #70, 71, 1-10
(Also recommend p. 597 and review test #1)
Thursday: Test (11-1 through 11-6)
Friday: Test Analysis and Corrections, worksheet

Science 8
Monday: Video and Analysis of Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
Tuesday: Wave Lab
Wednesday: Begin Chapter 22 Nature of Light (Overview and note structure)
Thursday: Tuning Fork and Hearing Lab
Friday: Section 1 Chapter 22 (notes and questions)

For Week Of 12 May, 2008...

6th Earth Science

• Adopt - A - Cloud presentations due in class on Monday 12 May.
• Cloud Quiz on Tuesday 13 May.
  
• Wrapping up CH 15 by week's end.
  

7th Life Science

• Beginning Ch 20 - Circulation and Respiration this week.
  
• Expect a test by week's end. Announced in class.
  

8th USH

• Beginning our M.C.F. Research on Monday 12 May
• Continuing The Road to Civil War.
  
• Expect a map quiz mid-week.
  

Testing Week: May 5-9 Mrs. Decker

BRING BACK YOUR SPRING PICTURES/MONEY!

SWIMMING STARTS WEDNESDAY IN PE!

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TUES. AND THURS.

6th:

• No spelling
• No Language
• 3 Mother's Day poems due Wednesday
• Book Report and Project due Thursday
• History:
• M- Read 382-387
• T- Review 387 1-7
• W- Review Worksheets
• Th- Read 388-393
• F- Review 393
• Begin Work on Multicultural Fair projects, due 5/21

7th

• No Spelling
• No Language
• Literature Circles- Meeting Tuesday
• History:
• M- Read 482-492
• T- Lesson Review 492
• W- Lesson Review Sheets
• Th- Read 493-499
• F- Lesson Review Sheets
• Multicultural Fair Research continues! Due 5/21

8th

• No Spelling
• No Language
• New Book- Anne Frank
• Read Pg 1-63 by Thursday
• Vocabulary activities in class Tues. and Fri. Need Index Cards!

Math and Science 8, May 5 - 9
SAT-10 Testing Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
8:20 - 9:40 Please get plenty of sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and get to school on time and wide awake! :-)

Math 6
Monday: Skill 26 Dividing Fractions
Tuesday: Skill 27 More advanced work on dividing fractions
Wednesday: Skill 28 Adding Fractions
Thursday: Skill 29 More advanced work on adding fractions
Friday: Review of multiplying, dividing, and adding fractions

Pre-Algebra
Monday: Review Area p.537 #1 - 10
Tuesday: 10-4 Space Figures p.541 #1 - 12
Wednesday: 10-5 Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders p.548 #4 - 11
Thursday: 10-6 Surface Area of Pyramids, Cones, and Spheres p.555 #1 - 8
Friday: Review p.549 #13-19; p.555 #10-13 and worksheet

Algebra
Monday: Review of sections 11-1 through 11-4; p.632 #1 - 13 odd
Tuesday: p. 632 #18-27 all
Wednesday: 11-5 Solving Radical Expressions p.610 #1-27 odd
Thursday: 11-5 p.611 #34-42 even
Friday: more practice and applications p.612 #55-57; 62-78 even

Science 8
Monday: History of Discovery - Energy from Waves p.506-507
Tuesday: Read p. 508
Read and Notes: p.511-512 Energy Transfer with and without a Medium; Astronomy p.512
Wednesday: Create Types of Waves Brochure p.513-515; Questions p.515
AND answer: What does a sunrise have to do with the energy of waves?
Thursday: Create Properties of Waves Brochure p. 516-519; Questions p.519
Friday: Read about Wave Interactions; Activity p. 521 (min one page); You are hired to construct a barrier near the coastline that would create a calm children's swim area on the shore. Explain what kind of barrier you would build and why. Bb sure to include a detailed diagram. You may name the beach, the swim area, and the nearby town.