Thursday May 27

Sorry I haven't been updating...gettting a little too busy during the day and night right now.

Yesterday in science: we worked on making a science flipbook for Fronts and Cloud information. Monday and Tuesday: we made three foldables, one on high and low pressure areas dealing with the types of weather each bring, Properties of Air Pressure dealing with density of air, altitude air, and the temperature of the air. Tuesday: we went over cloud information and filled out a chart discussing types of clouds and they weather they bring.

Today in Science: kids will be reading information about different types of fronts; Stationary, Cold, Warm, and Occluded Fronts. They will be reading articles and then filling in a chart of information. They made a flipbook yesterday for clouds and fronts. They will then continue on it today and tomorrow. All flipbooks will be due tomorrow.

Math: Both classes in math will have chapter tests tomorrow.
2nd hour math: worked on review questions yesterday 8-23, 25-31. Today they are going to work in stations to practice some problems that are similar to their test.

5th hour math: yesterday kids did review questions 8-16? can't remember while I am sitting here:( Today they are going to be working with partners to complete a practice test during class. Once finished they are going to be working on the chapter 12 test in the book for more practice.

Friday what is happening:
Science: 2 air pressure, clouds and fronts foldables due.
Math: both classes have a chapter test: 2nd hour chapter 10, 5th hour chapter 12.

I do have after school help today and during Inspire tomorrow!

Thursday May 20

2nd Hour Math: students took a quiz today over 10.1-10.4. No homework for today. They will get the opportunity to re work their quizzes tomorrow during class. Retesting over Ch. 13 is tomorrow during Inspire.

5th hour Math: We worked on 12.3 today with probability again. HW is 1-20 all on page 594,595 also check point quiz 1-10 on page 597.

QUIZ ON FRIDAY OVER SECTION 12.1-12.3!

Science: kids had the whole day today to work on their Atmosphere posters. The posters are due tomorrow at the end of the hour.

WHITECAPS PERMISSION SLIPS ARE DUE TOMORROW...

Wednesday May 19

2nd Hour Math: today kids did a couple of activities cutting out and drawing prisms and 3-D shapes. Homework for today is 10.4 1-19 page 547. HW: Fill out chart from 10.4, find the area of the cut out shapes.

5th Hour Math: Today we worked on experimental probability. HW was 12.2 1-21 page 589.

Quiz on Friday over sections 12.1-12.3


Science: kids are starting to create an atmosphere poster. They received some articles to read today and a chart to fill out with facts and characteristics of each layer. Once finished with this, they will then create an atmosphere poster to go along with their data. The poster is due at the end of the hour on Friday!

Tuesday May 18

2nd hour Math: Homework for today is 10.3 1-21 odds page 541 Check Point Quiz 1-9 page 543

5th hour Math: we played a coin game today during class. No homework.

Science: we read some information on atmosphere and worked on a sentence about the atmosphere. Ask your kids to repeat it to you. They also know some hand gestures to go along with it.

WHITECAPS BASEBALL: permission slips are due on Friday.

Monday May 17

2nd hour math: kids started chapter 10. We discussed the area of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids. Their homework for tonight is 10.1 1-9 pg. 578 and 10.2 1-10 pg. 536.

5th hour math: we started Probability today in Chapter 12. HW for today is 12.1 HW 1-21 pg. 582.



Science: Water Cycle stories were due today! Many kids didn't have them finished so they will be staying with me during lunch until they are finished. We did an experiment during class today to see whether air has mass and takes up space. They finished the lab today and they need to finish up on their analysis questions 1-4 for activity 63.

Thursday May 13

2nd hour Math: students took their math test over chapter 13 today.

5th hour Math: students took their math test over chapter 11 today.

Science: kids took a notebook quiz over Activity 59-61 today. Then had the opportunity to work on their stories the rest of the hour.

Boat trip for the select few tomorrow and Environment day, when the little kids come over to our school for environment activities.

Wednesday May 12

2nd hour math: Today we reviewed multiply and adding/subtracting polynomial. Then kids re-did their quizzes. Then we corrected the chapter review and answered questions before they take their TEST tomorrow!

Test tomorrow over Chapter 11!!!!!

5th hour Math: today we finished our quizzes on Chapter 13.4-13.6. Kids then worked on Chapter 13 Test 1-22 page 574.

Test tomorrow over Chapter 13!!!!!

Science: Notebook quiz will be tomorrow over 59-61! We worked on activity 61 today, lab, testing whether water went through sand or gravel the fasted. Then discussed how this affects the water table and ground water.

We then started A Drop Around The Water project. The kids received a rubric today that described how they are supposed to be a drop of water in a solid, liquid, or gas form and then they are supposed to use a variety of vocabulary words to explain the water cycle. They will be given time on Thursday to work on it during class time and then the project is due on Monday in final copy form.

If you would like a copy of the rubric, please e-mail me and I will send it to you.

Tuesday May 11

2nd Hour Math: today students took a quiz and then started working on Chapter Review for Ch. 13. Chapter Review homework for tonight is 10-21, 23, 25-27, 35-70. All due tomorrow. Tomorrow we will be doing some review and then kids will take their Ch. 13 test on Thursday!

5th hour Math: today students took a quiz over 11.4-11.6. They will get an opportunity to re-correct their quizzes tomorrow at the beginning of the hour. We also worked on Ch. 11.7 and HW is 1-14 page 568.

Ch. 11 Test is on Thursday May 13!

Science: today kids finished up Act. 60 in their science notebooks. Their groups had to make a concept map of water! They started activity 61 which deals with groundwater...we will be doing a lab tomorrow during class.

Notebook quiz on Thursday over Act. 59-61

Monday May 10

During Inspire today students received a PROGRESS REPORT they are to get it signed and returned by the next day. It is the time of year when many kids are starting to forget they are still in school and shutting off their brains! Please help us encourage kids to keep going we only have 1 month left of school!!! Check Edline with your kids and whatever is missing is usually missing.

2nd Hour Math: today we started multiplying binomials. Homework is 13.7 1-29 odds and check point quiz page 730.
QUIZ on Tuesday 13.4-13.6

5th hour Math: 11.6 HW 1-12 page 562 and Check Point Quiz 1-6 page 565. QUIZ on Tuesday over 11.4-11.6.

Science: Students received their Science Quizzes back from last week. You can tell kids are shutting down because quiz scores are getting lower, meaning they aren't doing what they are supposed to do during class time. Today we started information on the Water cycle. Kids made a concept map in their notebooks about water and then we worked on one sentence summaries from our reading. The one sentence summaries should be finished today!

Thursday May 6

2nd hour Math: today we learned how to multiply polynomials using the distributive property. HW is 2-38 evens page 725. We will not be having class tomorrow due to the 7th/8th grade Talent Show, so no homework over the weekend.

5th hour Math: Kids re-did their 11.1-11.3 quizzes. Then we started working on 11.4: Random Samples and Surveys. Then worked on 11.5: population data. HW 11.4 1-21 page 552 odds and HW 11.5 1-21 page 555. All due tomorrow. They had 25 minutes during class to work on it.

Science: Students conducted an experiment with Salinity. They were to conduct the experiment, fill out the chart, and then do Analysis Questions 1-4 in Activity 59.

Wednesday May 5

2nd hour Math: today we worked on two worksheets for 13.4 and 13.5.

5th hour Math: Quiz today over 11.1-11.3

Science: notebook quiz over Act. 55-58. Then started activity 59! Lab tomorrow:)

Tuesday May 4

2nd hour Math: started adding and subtracting polynomials 13.5. HW is 1-37 all on page 720.

5th hour Math: Went over Stem and Leaf Plots, 11.3. HW is 1-17 page 546-547. Check point quiz 1-10 page 549. MATH QUIZ TOMORROW OVER 11.1-11.3!!! RETAKE ON CHAPTER 10 TEST DURING INSPIRE TOMORROW!

Science: Big Notebook Quiz tomorrow in class worth 24 points. Gave kids information during class today, what was going to be on the quiz.

Started activity 58, an individual reading assignment, kids had 3 stopping to think questions they needed to answer in their notebook and then do analysis questions 1-4 on page E-48.

Monday May 3

2nd hour math: today we completed our quizzes over section 13.1-13.3 majority of kids earned a 100%! We then started working on monomials. Kids read through the section and we discusses a bit and they worked on problems 2-48 evens on page 714.

5th hour math: corrected 11.1, many kids have quit doing their homework for class:(. Started working with graphs and spreadsheets. HW is 11.2 1-21 page 540 and worksheets 11.1 and 11.2. All due tomorrow. We have a quiz on Wednesday 11.1-11.3.

Science: we finished up our role play in class today. Turning in our 9 box notes for the information read within the play. Finished up analysis question 1-4 in activity 57. Notes were to be turned in today and analysis questions done by tomorrow.