Earth Science- Week of Sep. 29 to Oct. 3

Reminder! Ch. 3 Test Tuesday.

Monday, Sep. 29: HW- Study Chapter Review Guide
Tuesday, Sep. 30: Chapter Test, No HW
Wednesday, October 1: No Class
Thursday, Oct. 2: HW- Handout: Ch.4 Sec.1 Natural Resources, #1-4 Due Fri-10/3
Friday, Oct. 3: HW-Handout: Ch.4 Sec1 Natural Resources, #5-7 and Section 1 Review (all) Due Mon-10/6 Also: Take Home Chapter Test RETAKE

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 9/29-10/3

MONDAY IS PICTURE DAY!!! FREE DRESS!!!

6th grade English and History

Spelling 4- regular assignments and test Friday

Lang: Mon- 35-36 A, B, C, Tues- 36 D, E, Wed- Poetry: Cinquain, Thurs- 37-38, Fri- 39.

Lit. Circles: Meeting # 5 on Wednesday. Group Project presentations on Friday.

September book report and project due 10/8.

History:
Mon- 86-91, Tues- Review questions pg. 91, activity 92-93, Wed- Worksheet review, Thurs- 94- 97, Fri- Lesson review 97.

Art on Friday!

7th grade English and History

Spelling 4- regular assignments and test Friday.

Lang.: Mon- 62A, Tues- 63 B,C, Wed- 66, Thurs- 67, Fri- 68.

Creative Writing: Choose one of your written works and "publish" it by Thursday.

Seedfolks: Workbook for Virgil and Sae Young, Read Nora and Curtis, Workbook for Nora and Curtis.

September book report and project due this Friday, 10/3!

History:
Mon- Workbook 66,68,69, Tues- History Book Ch. 1, lesson 1, read/notes, Wed- Lesson review pg. 143, Thurs- Ch. 1, lesson 2, read/notes, Fri- lesson review pg.153.

Art on Friday!

8th grade English

Vocabulary from chapter 5 of Johnny Tremain, test Friday.

Begin work on Autobiographical Sketches. Respond and Analyze sheets.

Read chapter 5 of Johnny Tremain by Friday.

September book report and project due 10/7!

Art on Friday!

8th Grade Spanish Homework and Test.

Homework

Type 10 sentences using adverbs (fequency words).
Siempre, todos los dias, a veces, de vez en cuando, poco, mucho, rara vez, nunca.
Example:

Yo siempre como por las tardes.
Mi mama siempre compra pan en la panaderia. etc...

Spanish Test will be on Friday, Sept 26th.
Oral test:
Dialog 3 part A.
Written test:
frequency words, directions and the past of verb go=ir and walk=caminar .

Example:
Caminar=walk
Yo camine
Tu caminaste
El/Ella camino
Nosotros/nosotras caminamos
Ustedes caminaron
Ellos/ Ellas caminaron

Ir=go
Yo fui Tu fuiste
El/Ella fue
Nosotros/nosotras fuimos
Ustedes fueron
Ellos/Ellas fueron

Gracias
Mrs. Irwig

6Th Grade Spanish Homework and Test

Homework for Tuesday, Sept 23rd.
Type the sentences we did in class.
etc.....

Spanish Test will be on Friday, Sept 26th.

Oral Test
Memorize Dialog 2 (Be ready to say part A or B).

Written test:
You will be asked to write sentences using adjectives (study the Spanish guide and your notes for adjectives).

Learn the body parts.

and the verb cantar=to sing
in Simple Present.

Example:
Yo canto
Tu cantas
El/Ella canta
Nosotros/nosotras cantamos
Ustedes cantan
Ellos/ellas cantan

Gracias
Mrs. Irwig

7th Grade Spanish Homework and announcement.

Spanish Homework:

Memorize part A and B of dialog number 1 for Tuesday, Sept 23.

Remember that Spanish test will be on Friday, Sept 26.
Oral test. Dialog 1 part B.
Written Test: Past tense of verb walk (caminar, ir).
Example:

Caminar=walk
Yo camine
Tu caminaste
El/Ella camino
Nosotros/nosotras caminamos
Ustedes caminaron
Ellos/ Ellas caminaron

Ir=go
Yo fui
Tu fuiste
El/Ella fue
Nosotros/nosotras fuimos
Ustedes fueron
Ellos/Ellas fueron

Gracias
Mrs. Irwig

Zeringue - Week of September 22

Algebra
Mon 9/22: p62 5-12, 34-37, 39 Homework: p. 62, 13-33, odd and 41-65 odd
Tues 9/23: p43 90-92, 96 Homework: Work on project. It's due Monday!
Wed 9/24: At Leadership Retreat
Thurs 9/25: At Leadership Retreat
Fri 9/26: At Leadership Retreat

PreAlgebra -
Mon 9/22: p42, 5, 6 Homework: p38, 1-16, 24-30 and p43 7, 12-15
Tues 9/23: p48 51-60 QUIZ! Homework: p48, 44-50
Wed 9/24: p52 5-20 Homework: Sheet 1.10
Thurs 9/25: p57-p59 Homework: pgs 57-59 all even problems
Fri 9/26: CHAPTER TEST :) Homework: n/a

Physical Science -
Mon 9/15: Space Case Lab Homework: Directed Reading 2
Tues 9/23: Matter and volume, p.37 Homework: n/a
Wed 9/24: At Leadership Retreat
Thurs 9/25: At Leadership Retreat
Fri 9/26: At Leadership Retreat

Math 6 -
Mon 9/22: p38, 1-9, 28 Homework: p38 13-24, 29
Tues 9/23: Puzzle 1.6, 1.7 Homework: Enrichment 1.7
Wed 9/24: Decimal Menu, wksht 1.2 Homework: Complete Worksheet 1.2
Thurs 9/25: Wksht 1.4 on metric units Homework: Complete Wksht 1.4
Fri 9/26: QUIZ Homework: none!

Earth Science HW- Week of 9-22 to 9-26

Monday, Sep. 22- Handout of Section Review, due Tuesday, Sep. 23
Tuesday, Sep.23- Directed Reading Handout, Cycling of Energy, due Thurs, Sep. 25
Wednesday- No Earth Science
Thursday- Sep.25 No HW planned
Friday- Sep. 26, Study Chapter Test study guide.

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 9/22-26

"September books": 7th- 10/3. 8th- 10/7, 6th- 10/8.

6th Grade English and History

Spelling 3- Regular daily assignments, test Friday

Lang.: Mon.- 28C, Tues.- 29-30, Wed.- Final draft of Acrostic poem, Thurs.- 32-33, Fri.- 34.

Literature Circles: Meeting 3 on Monday, Meeting 4 on Friday. BE PREPARED!

History: Mon.- Read and discuss Chap. 2, lesson 1, Tues.- Lesson 1 review questions, Wed.- Lesson 1 Review sheets and writing activity, Thurs.- "Cave paintings", Fri.- project continued.

7th Grade English and History

Spelling 3- Regular daily assignments, test Friday.

Lang.: Mon.- 49B, Tues.- 49C, Wed.- 56, Thurs.- 57-58 A and B, Fri.- 59.

Creative Writing- Begin your 3rd writing assignment, due Friday.

Seedfolks: Mon.- Finish workbook for Leona and Sam, Tues.- Read Virgil, Wed.,-picture for Virgil, Thurs.- Read Sae Young, Fri.- Picture for Sae Young.

History: Mon.- Packet pg. 47,48,50, Tues.- 51,52, Wed.- 54, 55, Thurs.- 56,57,59,60, Fri.- 61.

8th Grade English

Read Johnny Tremain, Chap. 4, by next Monday, 9/29.

Vocabulary test for Chap. 4 will by next Monday, 9/29.

Work on your final draft of your Personal Narrative. These will be due next Tuesday, 9/30.

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 9/15-19

6th grade English and History

Spelling list 2- reg. daily assign., test Friday

Language:
Mon-19, Tues.- 20-21, Wed.- Poetry, Thurs.- 23-25, Fri.- 26-28B

Lit. Circles: Meeting #2 on Wed.

September book, essay, and project are due Wed., 10/8.

History:
Mon.- Ch. 1, lesson 3 worksheets, Tues.- Ch.1 Review Ques. 1-11 Pg. 76.,
Wed.- Ch. 1 Review Ques. 12-18 Pg. 76-77, Thursday- Chapter 1 Test, Fri.- Review test.

7th grade English and History

Spelling 2- Reg. daily assignments, test Friday

Lang.- Unit 4 Mon.- 17-18 A, Tues.- 19B, Wed.- 20C, Thurs.- Unit 6 44-45, Fri.- 45-48.

Seedfolks- Mon.- Workbook for "Wendell and Gonzalo", Tues.-Workbook, Wed.- Read "Leona", Thurs.- Read "Sam", Fri.- Pictures for "Leona and Sam".

History-
Mon.-27-28, Tues.- 29-31, Wed.- 32, 39, Thurs.- 40-41, Fri.- 43-46.

8th grade English

Johnny Tremain- Finish workbook for Ch. 2 on Monday. Read Ch. 3 by Friday.
Discuss Vocabulary on Tuesday, Test Friday.
Start Workbook for Ch. 3 on Friday.

Writing Workshop- Finish Personal Narrative this week.

Spanish Class: 8th Grade Test and Homework for Tuesday, September 16th

Oral Test
Dialog 1 and Dialog 2 (Only parts assigned).

Written Test
Places and what you do in those places.
Example:
En la farmacia you compro medicina.
Localization of countries in South and North America using directions.
Example:
Canada esta al Sur de los Estados Unidos.

For Homework:
Type 10 sentences of activities you do in different places.
Example:
En la Estacion del tren yo compro un boleto.

Thank you

Mrs.Irwig

Spanish Class: 6th Grade Test and Homework for Tuesday, September 16th.

Oral Test

Dialog 1 part A and B.
Dialog 2 part A.

Written Test
Professions and Occupations and Pronombres+Verb To Be.

Study the guide provided by the teacher.

Homework
Type the verb To be+Verbo Ser, adding a country from South and North America.
Example
Yo Soy de Canada
Tu eres de Brasil, etc...

Thank you

Mrs. Irwig

Spanish Class: 7th Grade Homework and Test for September 16.

PLEASE BE PREPARE FOR OUR SECOND ORAL AND WRITTEN TEST.

Oral test:

Dialog 1 (Some students have to learn part A and some part B).

Memorize orally and in writing the verb To Go in past.
Example:
Yo fui=I went
Tu fuiste=You went
El/Ella fue=He went/She went
Nosotros/Nosotras fuimos=We went
Ustedes fueron=You went(more than 1 person)
Ellos/Ellas fueron=They went

For our test we are also going to grade localization of countries using the directions given in class and nationalities.
Example:
Alaska esta al oeste de Canada.
Yo soy de Canada
El es de Canada
Ella es de Canada. etc...

For homework:
Type 3 types (Yo fui) exercise from notebook.

Thank You
Mrs. Irwig
Spanish Department

Zeringue - Week of Sept 15

Algebra
Mon 9/15: p34, 35 Homework: Vocabulary Builder p.67
Tues 9/16: p43 90-92, 96 Homework: p.43 93-95, 98
Wed 9/17: p50 49-54, 56-84 even Homework: Start project
Thurs 9/18: p Homework: Practice 1-8, 21-30
Fri 9/19: Quiz II p Homework: none!

PreAlgebra -
Mon 9/15: p22, 28-34, 44-46, 55 Homework: Reteaching 1.4
Tues 9/6: p25, 54, 56 Homework: Extension 1.5
Wed 9/17: p30,78-81 Homework: p34, 81, Start project
Thur 9/18: p37, 1-12 Homework: p38, 13-16, 24-30
Fri 9/19: p43 1-10 Homework: Project due Tuesday

Physical Science -
Mon 9/15: Direct Reading, 1.3 Homework:Diagram or model of your bedroom
Tues 9/16: Math skills, perimeter and area Homework: Math Skills, finding volume
Wed 9/17: p30-31, Chapter Review Homework: read p512
Thurs 9/18: COIN OPERATED, lab Homework: Create a safety ad, p512
Fri 9/19: Chapter 1 Test Homework: none!

Math 6 -
Mon 9/15: p17 Homework: p525, abcd, 1-13
Tues 9/16: p23, 10-14, 17-21, 30 Homework: p24, 22-25, 32-36
Wed 9/17: p27, 12-21, 27-37, 46 Homework: p28, 22-30, 40-43
Thurs 9/18: p34, 20-25, 29-33, 39 Homework: Reteaching 1.6
Fri 9/19: p39, 1-10 Homework: none!

Earth Science Homework for the Week of Sep. 15th to Sep. 19th

Reminder! Treasure Hunt Map due Monday, Sep. 15th

Monday, Sep.15: Handout: No HW
Tuesday, Sep.16: Handout: The Earth System #1-11, due Thurs. 9/18
Classroom Grading Rubric signed by a parent, due Thurs. 9/18
Wednesday: No class
Thursday, Sep.18: No HW
Friday, Sep.19: Handout: Heat and Energy, due Mon. 9/22

Nieman - Week of 20 Oct

6th Bible & 7th Bible (Christian Ed)

We've completed our introduction and are moving into:

6th - The Gospel of Matthew...why should we use good judgment?

7th - 1 and 2 Timothy and instructions for living a Godly life.


8th Bible (Christian Ed)

Our SD Food Bank trip was excellent! Thanks to Elizabeth for organizing this!
Upcoming Service Projects:

CTCS Fall Festival

Date: Fri 17 Oct

Times: Immediately after school - 7:00 pm. Help where and as needed.

1st Prez Ladle (Feeding the homeless in SD)

Date: Sun 9 Nov

Times: 12:00 - 3:00 pm

Assignments: After every service project, a one-page reflection paper is due in class the following week.

Community Garden Work - TBD


7th Life Science

Continuing CH 4 and 5 - The Cell.

A MAJOR test on Friday 17 Oct. Ch 4 and 5 material: Build a Cell Lab, Adopt an Organelle, Transport, and Osmosis and Diffusion Lab.

Assignments:

Ch 6 D R Packet.

PART 1 - Due Thurs 23 Oct

PART 2 - Due Mon 27 Oct


8th US History

We've begun our reading of the historical fiction novel, My Brother Sam is Dead.

Concluding our examination of N. American colonization and the beginning of the Am. Rev War.

Comprehensive Ch 2 TEST - Tues 21 Oct.

Stay up with your reading in Brother Sam. Reading Schedule announced in class.

Earth Science Extra Credit Opportunity

Assignment: Read the following article and make a prediction as to how much rain will fall on San Diego this winter and email it to the address in the article.

Remember 2 things! 1.Use the first 3 steps of the scientific method to come up with you hypothesis. 2. Read the whole article.

The first 5 students who bring me their predictions will get a homework pass.

How much rain will Lindbergh Field, San Diego's official weather station, get in 2008-09? Send your guess to rob.krier@uniontrib.com. Or mail your entry to Robert Krier, Precipitation Prediction Contest, The San Diego Union-Tribune, P.O. Box 120191, San Diego, CA 92112-0191.

Entries must be received by Sept. 26. As a potential tiebreaker, please also state the calendar day that you think will be the wettest. Last year, we had to resort to the tiebreaker to determine the winner.

The person who comes closest to predicting the actual total will win a rain gauge and fame beyond his/her wildest dreams. Winners of the six previous contests are all listed in “Who's Who in Rainfall Prediction in San Diego County in the 21st Century.”

The next Weather Watch column, on Sept. 18, might help with your estimate. We'll talk with long-range forecasters to see what the climatological tea leaves in the Central Pacific and elsewhere seem to be saying about the coming winter. We'll get their predictions, too, so it might pay to wait before submitting your guess. On the other hand, someone from the public has beaten the experts every year. The pros' guesses may not carry too much weight.

The season runs from July 1 to June 30. So far this season, Lindbergh Field has had no measurable rain. But that's not unusual and doesn't offer any hint of what's to come.

We would seem to be due for a doozy of a winter. The last three years have all been quite dry in San Diego: 5.42 inches in 2005-06; 3.85 in 2006-07; and 7.25 in 2007-08. Normal rain at Lindbergh Field is 10.77 inches.

But just because we're due doesn't mean we will get dumped on. Since record-keeping began in San Diego in 1850, the city has gone four straight years with far less-than-normal rainfall several times. In fact, it happened not long ago: from 1998-99 through 2001-02.

Spanish Homework and Test for 7th Grade

On Tuesday 9th we will have our first Spanish Conversation test (Study assigned dialog No.1).

We will grade also "Direcciones". Students will be tested on locating the American countries on a map using Spanish directions both orally and in writing(refer to chart given in class).

For Homework, please answer workbook activities 1 and 2 page1, (Use the book as a reference).

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 9/8-12

6th grade English and History

Back to School night is Thursday!

Spelling 1- Regular daily assignments, test Friday

Language:
Mon- Pg 10-11
Tues- Pg 12-13
Wed- Poetry Acrostics
Thurs- Pg 14,15,16
Fri- Pg. 17

Lit. Circles:
Start reading groups on Monday. First meetings by this Friday.

September reading:
Books chosen by Monday. Get started!

History:
Mon- Ch. 1, Lesson 2 Read and Discuss
Tues- Ch. 1, Lesson 2 Review questions
Wed- Ch. 1, Lesson 2 Worksheet review groups
Th- Ch. 1, Lesson 3 Read and Discuss
Fri- Ch. 1, Lesson 3 Review questions

PE on Wednesday- Don't forget your clothes!!

7th grade English and History

Spelling 1- regular daily assignments, test Friday

Lang:
Mon- 127-128 F and G
Tues- 128-129 H and I
Wed- 129-130 J and K
Th- 130-132 L and M
Fri- 132 N

Creative writing due Friday

Seedfolks:
Mon- Finish Kim and Ana
Tues- Read Wendell
Wed- Add picture for Wendell
Th- Read Gonzalo
Fri- Add picture for Gonzalo

Ancient Rome:
Pompeii projects are due Tuesday.
We will start ongoing Timelines on Monday.
We will work on pg 19, 20, 21, 23-26.

8th grade English

Spelling/Vocabulary Test on Johnny Tremain Ch. 2 words on Friday.

Johnny Tremain:
We will finish the work for Ch. 1 on Monday. Read chapter 2 by Friday.

Writing Workshop:
Tues- Read and respond to model paper for Personal Narratives.
Th- Analyze model paper

September Reading:
Students will choose books and get started this week!!

Spanish Test and Homework for 6th Graders

On Tuesday, Sept 9th we will have our first Spanish Conversation "dialog test". Every student should know both parts of dialog No.1.

For Homework the students will also practice writing the colors in Spanish (refer to the color chart given by the teacher on class).

Write and memorize the verb To Be and Spanish Pronouns(Verbo Ser con pronombres). Refer to hand outs given by the teacher in class.

Earth Science Homework: Week of 2008 Sep. 8 through Sep. 12

Reminder! Handout: Scientific Methods is due Monday Sep. 8

Monday, Sep.8: Handout: Mapping Earth's Surface #1-7, due Tues. Sep.9
Tuesday, Sep.9: Handout: Maps in Earth Science #1-7, due Thurs. Sep.11
Wednesday: No class
Thursday, Sep.11: No HW
Friday, Sep.12: Treasure Hunt, due Mon. Sep. 15

Ms. Zeringue - September 8 to 12

Algebra
Mon 9/8: p6, 1-23 odd Homework: p7, 25-39 odd, #46
Tues 9/9: p12, 1-14 Homework: p702, 1-11
Wed 9/10: p13, 15-51 odd Homework: p14, 65-73, p15 85-92
Thurs 9/11: p20, 1-20 Homework: Vocabulary builder
Fri 9/12: p30, 1-21 odd Homework: none!

PreAlgebra -
Mon 9/8: p6, 1-25 odd Homework: p7, 36-51
Tues 9/9: p6, 26-35, p744 1-6 Homework: Variable Maze
Wed 9/10: p11, 1-12 odd 22-38 even Homework: p12, 46, 51-60
Thurs 9/11: p16, 1-14 Homework: p16, 17-36
Fri 9/12: p16, 27-32 Homework: none!


Physical Science -

Mon 9/8: p7, Investigate Homework: read pgs. 6-19
Tues 9/9: p6-10, Concept Map Homework: read p103
Wed 9/10: p10-15 Homework: Concept Map on scientific method
Thurs 9/11: Lab-o-rama Homework: Vocabulary builder
Fri 9/12: Weekly Quiz Homework: none!


Math 6 -
Mon 9/8: p6, 7-25 odd Homework: p7, 32-37
Tues 9/9: p10, 5-31 odd Homework: p11, 29-39
Wed 9/10: p15, 7-21 odd Homework: p490, 1-12
Thurs 9/11: p15, 23-37 odd, p17, 1-10 Homework: Find metric unit example! p16, 40-53
Fri 9/12: p22, 4-21, 23-29 odd, Homework: none!