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.

Pre-Algebra, April 28 - May 2
All 7th graders will have Dr. Beeman for math this week. There will be an intense review of operations with integers and order of operations. Monday through Thursday: drills, worksheets, competitions with prizes!
Friday: Quiz.

Please keep the 6th and 8th graders in your prayers! [And the teachers! :-) ]

Math and Physical Science; April 21 - 25

Math 6
Monday: Skill 23 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Tuesday: Review Skills 18 - 23
Wednesday: Quiz
Thursday: Skill 24 Multiplying Fractions
Friday: Skill 25 Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers


Pre-Algebra
Monday: Ch. 8 Review p.751 First and Last
Tuesday: Ch. 9 Review p.752 First and Last
Wednesday: Quiz Ch 8 - 9
Thursday: Begin Ch 10 Chart all area formulas p.522-33 p.524#11-17
Friday: p.530-1 #7-13 odd, 24-29 all

Algebra
Monday: Enrichment worksheets
Tuesday: 11-3 Distance & Midpoint Formulas p.594 #9-19 odd
Wednesday: 11-4 Operations with Radical Espressions p.603 #38-46
Thursday: Review 11-1 through 11-4
Friday: TEST

Science 8
Monday: Electronic Technology Group Work
Tuesday: same
Wednesday: Presentations
Thursday: same
Friday: LAB

Espanol
6to, 7mo, 8vo grado.

Del 21 al 25 de Abril de 2008

Lunes: Practicar el Dialogo 1.
Martes: Examen oral Dialogo 1.
Jueves: Practicar Dialogo 2.


Fitness: Remember to eat a healthy breakfast.

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Math and Science 8; April 14 - 18

Math 6
Monday: Dividing Decimals by Powers of 10
Tuesday: Equivalent Fractions
Wednesday: Simplifying Fractions
Thursday: Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
Friday: Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions

Pre-Algebra
Monday: Chapter 5 Review p.748 #First and Last from Each Section
Tuesday: Chapter 6 Review p.749 #First and Last from Each Section
Wednesday: Chapter 7 Reveiw p.750 #First and Last from Each Section
Thursday: Chapter 5 - 7 Review Game
Friday: Quiz Chapters 5 - 7

Algebra
Monday: More Applications of Quadratics p.544-5 #35, 42; p.551 #33, 34, 40, 41; p. 556-7 #16-18, 38
Tuesday: QUIZ - Applications of Quadratic Functions
Wednesday: Begin Chapter 11 11-1 Simplifying Radicals p.583 #57-68
Thursday: 11-2 Pythagorean Theorem p.587 #26-32
Friday: More Pythagorean Theorem p.588-9 #33-53 odd; worksheet

Physical Science
Monday: Electricity from Magnetism p.468-478
Tuesday: Ch. 18 REview p.476-7 #1-13, 16
Wednesday: Ch. 18 TEST
Thursday: LAB p.700-701 Building a DC Motor
Friday: Begin Ch 19 Electronic Components p.482-487