Mrs. Decker's Christmas Vacation Homework

6th grade:

Keep reading your literature circle and December books. Your lit circle meeting will be Tuesday, 1/6 and your book report and project are due 1/12.

Build your Pyramid! Make it look real. No "Great Pyramid of Giza" pyramids. One page report. Lots of pictures. It's due on Wed., 1/7.

7th grade:

Keep reading A Single Shard. Chapters 5-6 are to be read by Monday, 1/5.

Keep reading your December book. Work is due on 1/9.

8th grade:

Keep reading your literature book and your December book. Group meetings will be on Monday, 1/5, and your book report/project is due 1/6.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Mrs. Silveira 6th Grade Earth Science Dec. 15-19

Monday - Look over Science Project notebook- p. 8-15. Sign new section on Display board template.
Tuesday - Make sure student finishes any missing work-ask to see list.
Wednesday - No class. . Study for Ch. 7 test tomorrow.
Thursday - C. 7 test
Friday - No class. Enjoy your vacation! Remind your child to work on their Science Project. The 5 paragraph research paper is due Thurs., Jan. 8.

Zeringue: Week of Dec 15-19

Algebra: Homework
Mon 12.15 286 22-38 even
Tues 12.16 297 83-91
Wed 12.17 Complete Punchline Sheet 7.6
Thurs 12.18 Fri 12.19 Merry Christmas! See you next Year :)

PreAlgebra: Homework
Mon 12.15 p.291 24-28, 39-45
Tues 12.16 Enrich 6.2
Wed 12.17 p.301 3-11
Thurs 12.18 Fri 12.19 Merry Christmas! See you next Year :)

Physical Science: Homework
Mon 12.15 Graphic Organizer of machine, conversion, and renewable/nonrenewable energy
Tues 12.16 Concept map
Wed 12.17 Signed Contract and Study for final ch. test
Thurs 12.18 Fri 12.19 Begin trials of your science experiment. Write research paper.

Math 6: Homework
Mon 12.15 260 21, 22, 30-33
Tues 12.16 263 1-4, 25-31
Wed 12.17 270, 7-37 odd TEST TOMORROW!
Thurs 12.18 Fri 12.19 Merry Christmas! See you next Year :)

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 12/ 15-19

6th grade English and History

No spelling this week! Merry Christmas!

Language: We'll be turning our Concrete Poems into Christmas Cards.

Lit. Circle: Meeting #1 is Wednesday.

Creative Writing: "Flight to ?" due Thursday.

History Pockets: Ancient Egypt
We'll do pockets 3-4 this week.

7th grade English and History

No spelling this week! Merry Christmas!

Lang: 115-118, Final Draft of research report is due Thursday.

Creative Writing: New this week. Due Thursday.

A Single Shard: Discuss Chap. 3-4 on Monday. Read 5-6 by Thursday.

History: Mon and Tues-Chapter Review, Test Wed. Notebooks due Thursday.

8th grade English

Christmas Books: Practice reading the stories out loud. Create comprehension questions to ask while reading. Pair up with a primary class to read to them.

Lit. Terms: Repetition and Refrain on Monday.

Lit. Groups: First meeting on Thursday. Discuss plans for vacation.

Mrs.Irwig's Spanish Class - 8th Grade Dec 15-19

Homework due on Thursday, Dec 18.

Read "Una Leyenda Azteca", "Una leyenda Mexicana", "La Navidad", y "Barcelona" on page 244 and 245. Answer and type the questions on page 245 (1-6).

Test on Thursday, Dec 18.

It will be about "Una Leyenda Azteca", "Una leyenda Mexicana" y "La Navidad" y "Barcelona".

Mrs.Irwig's Spanish Class - 7th Grade Dec 15-19

Homework due on Thursday, Dec 18.

Read "Una Leyenda Azteca" Page 132-133
Type the questions and answers on page 133 about the reading.

Read "La Navidad" (given in class) and memorize the first 5 sentences.

Test on Thursday, Dec 18.

It will be about "Una Leyenda Azteca", "Una leyenda Mexicana" y "La Navidad".

Mrs.Irwig's Spanish Class - 6th Grade Dec 15-19

Homework due on Thursday Dec 18.

Read "Una Leyenda Azteca" y "Una leyenda Mexicana"
Type questions and answers about the reading located on the second page.

Test on Thursday, Dec 18.

The test will be on questions about three readings.
"La Navidad"
"Una Leyenda Azteca" y
"Una leyenda Mexicana"

Nieman

Nieman - Week of 15 December

MS Bible / Christian Ed:

6th - We've finished Matthew. Continue to think about your Gospel Poster project - Green sheet assignment given in class. We'll work on these on Monday 15 Dec - Paragraphs are due in class on Wed 17 Dec.

7th - A week in the book of James & Instructions on living a Christian life.

8th - Finalizing and planning our Jan and Feb Community Service Projects.



8th USH

We'll wrap up the US Constitution this week.

• Three branches of gov't
• Checks and Balances
• Federalist vs Anti federalists
  

Assignments:

Mon 15 Dec: Ratifying the Constitution - class activity and HW

Thurs 18 Dec: Time line QUIZ (Time line given in class)

REMINDERS....

1. Online Civics Quiz due in class on Mon 5 Jan (or this week...)
2. Who's Who identification on Mon 15 Dec.
   

7TH LIFE SCIENCE

Please refer to my previous posts for SF due dates and details.
No new assignments have been given; all students have earned full credit so far; great job!!
Things to think about:

1. Plan on giving your experiment a few tests or trials over break.
   
2. If / when you shop for experiment items (Home Depot, craft store...), plan your experiment out and brainstorm at the store. Go shopping with a diagram or plans for your experiment.
   
3. Focus on the next thing due: Research Paper (Due Thurs 8 Jan) - 50 points. Students have a print out (p. 14) AND an outline they worked on.
   
4. Plan to visit a library over break to research their topic.
   

Mrs. Silveira - 6th Grade Earth Science

Homework: Dec. 8-12

Monday: homework packet handed out. Due Thursday
Tuesday: continue working on Science Project
Wednesday: no Earth Science
Thursday: turn in h.w. packet
Friday: continue working on Science Project

Ms.Zeringue - Week of Dec 8-12

Algebra Homework:
Mon 12.8 p. 275 10-56 even... Project due tomorrow!
Tues 12.9 Test tomorrow! p.276 11-55 odd
Wed 12.10 Short Story
Thurs 12.11 Punch 7.3 (for a grade)
Fri 12.12 n/a

Pre-Algebra Homework:
Mon 12.8 Sheet 5.5
Tues 12.9 Short Story
Wed 12.10 p.279 10-54 even
Thurs 12.11 Complete Shoe Project! Due tomorrow!
Fri 12.12 Study for ch. 5 test (Monday)


Physical Science Homework:

*SciFair Projects look excellent so far! Begin your research: the report is due the Thursday after break (Jan 8).

Mon 12.8 Type notes from Directed Reading Packet
Tues 12.9 Study for test - complete concept map
Wed 12.10 Work on portrait
Thurs 12.11 Dead Dude Portrait due tomorrow
Fri 12.12 n/a

Math 6 Homework:
Mon 12.8 Shading decimals and percents
Tues 12.9 p.240 16-40 even
Wed 12.10 p.245 33-41, 44-48
Thurs 12.11 Sheet - Algebra
Fri 12.12 Work on Ch.6 Project!

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

6th grade English and History

Spelling 13- regular assignments, test Friday

Lang: M- 89-91, T- 91, W- Concrete poems pg. 2, Th- 92-94A, F- 94 B.

November book of the month report and project due Monday.

Lit. Circles- Last meeting Tuesday, group project due Thurs.

Creative Writing- "My Movie" due Thursday.

Ancient Egypt History Pockets 1 and 2. All assignments handed out in class daily.


7th grade English and History

Spelling 11- regular daily assignments, test Friday.

Lang- M- 109-110 A and B, T- First draft of report due, W- 110 C and D, Th- 112 A and B,
F- 114

Creative Writing- New topic this week, due Friday.

Class Reading- A Single Shard, starts Monday.

History: M- Lesson 4.1 worksheets and quiz, T- Read and complete notes lesson 4.2, W- Lesson 4.2 worksheets and quiz, Th- Read and complete notes lesson 4.3, F- Lesson 4.3 worksheets and quiz.

History/Language Research Project: First draft of report due 12/12.


8th grade English

Analogies: Contest one test is Tuesday, 12/9. STUDY!!!

Writers Workshop: Christmas How-to stories- First draft due Tues., Final draft due Friday.

Literary Terms- Parallelism lesson on Friday.

Short Stories: Christmas books. Story maps due Thursday.

Nieman - Assignments for Week of Dec 8 2008

MS Bible / Christian Edu:

6th - Wrapping up Matthew this week. Gospel Poster assignment given in class.

7th - Concluding Hebrews and beginning James.

8th - Finalizing CTCS Logo & Promo projects and plans for Jan and Feb Community Service projects.



7th Life Science

NEW INFO IS HERE:
GREAT progress thus far! I'm real pleased with all the work; kids are well on their way to excellent SF projects. Nicely done!

FOCUS on your Research paper. It's due the Thurs we return from Christmas break (8 Dec).

If you don't have your notebook or 3-ring binder, get on ASAP! Part of the requirement for the SF!!


OLD INFO BEGINS HERE (I'LL KEEP THIS UP FOR AWHILE)

Our focus will be the Science Fair for the bulk of Dec and Jan.

Remember that all the Science Fair "checkpoint", or progress grades count for 25% of your grade this quarter.

I've inserted some of the documents below for you; these are the handouts students got and will continue to get in science class.

Progress Grades:
Date 11/18/08 11/21/08 12/4/08 1/8/09 1/15/09 1/20/09 1/22/09 2/5/09 2/5/09
What's Due Signed Due Date Q & H Finalized Proposal Research Paper Experiment Details Data Table Data Analysis Final Project Science Fair!
Points Possible 10 20 50 20 50 50 100
Points I earned
Reason Codes From Below
Parent Initial here
CODES

1 I forgot to do the assignment

2 I did the assignment, but left it at home or someplace else

3 I did not understand the assignment and did not get help with understanding it

4 I did not have time to do the assignment

5 I did not do my assingment for another reason that isn't listed here

6 I did my assignment and am right on track





These are the first 3 pages of the Science Fair

Packet- the most crucial info...


Science Projects are DUE Thursday 5 February

General Assignment Descriptions

The entire project is worth 25% of your 3rd quarter grade.

The project must utilize the scientific method including quantitative analysis. Students must use measurements in forming their conclusions.

Project details, analysis, and conclusions must be compiled on a tri-fold board for presentation.

Students must complete a project notebook and manipulative to accompany the display.

* Students are encouraged to conduct an experiment in the area of earth science (6), life science (7), or physical science (8) though other areas are acceptable.
* The project must use the Scientific Method: State the Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze results, communicate results.
* There must be a change that is measurable. This is called the responding (or dependent) variable. Students must measure their results quantitatively.
* Students must perform several trials (10 or more trials - helps ensure accuracy and also helps prove results are reproducible) and calculate the average and uncertainty.
* Students must use data evidence to formulate conclusions.
* Plagiarism and Fabrication will not be tolerated. The result of a plagiarized or fabricated project will be a zero for the entire project.

Supplies needed for this project:

► 1 - 1” 3-ring binder (recycle an old one lying around the house)

► 1 – 70 page spiral bound notebook (Likewise…use the unused portion of an old one)

► 1 – Tri-Fold Display board (Not due until the end of the project – probably should be new)

► Any and all materials needed for the experiment. Please note that the experiment does not need to be complicated, extravagant, or – understandably – expensive. Creativity, imagination, and accurate analysis and record keeping are more important. You may, however, wish to invest a bit of money in “building” the manipulative portion of the experiment (see notes on page 3 about this).

If you have any questions, please contact me at: dave.nieman@citytree.org

You alone are the Lord;

You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host,

the earth and all things on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all…

Nehemiah 9:6
City Tree Middle School Science Fair Due Dates
These dates apply to all 6th-8th Middle School Students, in Earth, Life and Physical Sciences.

*Attached are two copies of this calendar, please keep one for your files, sign and return the second copy to Mr. Nieman by Friday 21 Nov.

Due Date


Points


Project Components

Fri. 21 Nov.


10


Testable Question and Hypothesis - Students must turn in an APPROVED testable question and formulated a hypothesis.

Thurs. 4 Dec.


20


Science Project Proposal – Students must complete the project proposal form. The proposal form requires students to come up with a testable question and their plan to carry-out testing of their hypothesis.

Thurs. 8 Jan.


50


Background Research – This is a five paragraph research paper (must include a bibliography) and is part of your final project paper. Please follow the format.

Thurs. 15 Jan.


20


Experiment Details and Materials and Procedures – This is an important section that is part of your final science project paper. Be sure your procedures are very detailed and include the materials you used.

Tues. 20 Jan.


50


Data Tables & Graphical Representation of Data – You will turn in the data you collected from 10 or more trials (in the form of a table) and at least one graph showing the best values.

Thurs. 22 Jan.


50


Data Analysis and Abstract – These are two more sections I want to grade and provide feedback before your final project is due. Only print these sections. Staple together and make sure your name is on the front. There are more required sections that I have not seen yet. You can see me after school if you would like me to look at them and provide feedback. Otherwise, these sections will only be due in the final notebook.

Thurs. 5 Feb.


100


Final Project Display, Notebook & Manipulative – On Thurs 5 Feb February, bring your display board, completed notebook & manipulative to your homeroom BEFORE school begins. If it rains: use a clean garbage bag to help keep it dry. All projects MUST be submitted by Thurs 5 February. Early submissions are accepted. NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Thurs. 5 Feb.


None


City Tree Science Fair - 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM

TBD


None


Screening TBD. Projects that have been selected from City Tree will be judged for the possibility of moving on to the Greater San Diego County Science and Engineering Fair at Balboa Park.

2008 Science Fair Project

Manipulative Requirement Details

This year (2008), all 7th and 8th grade science fair projects must have a manipulative component to their project display.

Manipulative means: a device, object, or mechanism that actually does something – it performs a function, models a concept, or replicates an action.

Some Examples:

Performs a function: When you pull a lever, a weight is released that tests the durability of a substance.

Models a concept: Water is poured into a tube and different substances will filter out impurities.

Replicates an action: An earthquake is simulated by shaking a model and measuring the range, or distance of sway, on the top, the middle, and the bottom of the model.

· Simplicity & Elegance count! Don’t go too overboard with what you buy, build, or create!

· Keep your Project Manipulative SAFE and SIMPLE!

· Your Project Manipulative does not need to model or illustrate the entire focus of your project; it can only show a portion of it.

Refer to Teacher-ease for progress grades and due dates.

If you have questions, are confused, or you nearly burn the house down attempting your experiment, please first call the fire department, then email me...I WANT TO HELP!


8th USH

Continuing our look at the end of the A. of Confederation and the birth of our US Constitution.

Assignments:

Mon 8 Dec - Open Note QUIZ on Ch 3 / Sect 1 & 2. Be sure you have solid & clearly written notes.

Tues 9 Dec - A look at early Political Cartoons.

Wed, Thurs and Fri - Reading Activity (Assignment given in class).

8th Grade Spanish Homework and Test. (Dec 4-12)

Homework due on Thursday, Dec 11.

Type 10 sentences with the verb Tener.
(cuadernos, libros, zacapuntas, borrador, colores, libros, diccionarios, computadoras, lapices, plumas).
Ejemplo:

Yo tengo dos computadoras.

Type a list (20 sentences) of activities you do during Christmas Season.

Ejemplo:
Yo como pavo durante la Navidad.

Test on Friday, Dec 12.

"La Navidad 2" questions (No paragraph available during test.

Memorize the Paragraph.Each sentence is valid 2 points. There are 5 sentences in the paragraph.

Thank you and God bless you

7th Grade Spanish Homework and Test. (Dec 4-12)

Homework due on Thursday, Dec 11.

Type 10 sentences with the verb Tener.
(cuadernos, libros, zacapuntas, borrador, colores, libros, diccionarios, computadoras, lapices, plumas).
Ejemplo:

Yo tengo dos computadoras.

Type a list (10 sentences) of activities you do during Christmas Season.

Test on Friday, Dec 12.

"La Navidad 2" questions (No paragraph available during test.

Memorize the Paragraph.Each sentence is valid 2 points. There are 5 sentences in the paragraph.

Thank you and God bless you

6th Grade Spanish Homework and Test.(Dec 4-12)

Homework due on Thursday, Dec 11.


Type "la Navidad" answers and practice the reading.

Type a list (10 sentences) of activities you do during Christmas Season.

Test on Friday, Dec 12.

"La Navidad" questions (No paragraph available during test).

Memorize the Paragraph.Each sentence is valid 2 points. There are 5 sentences in the paragraph.

Thank you and God bless you