Friday, February 27, 2009

6th Grade Earth Science 3/2 - 3/6

Monday: Study for C. 10 test on Tuesday
Tuesday: Floating down the River activity. Check handout with 2 assignments listed.
Wednesday: no class
Thursday: Start C. 11, Rivers and Groundwater. Turn in "river" activity.
Friday: Start working on "World River Scrapbook". See handout for details

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 3/2-6

6th grade Eng. and History

Spelling 22- regular daily assignments, test Friday

Lang- 171-174 Collect unit on Friday

Poetry- Limericks, starting Wed.

The Bronze Bow- Mon: Finish Workbook 1-2, Tues and Wed: Read Ch. 3-4, Thurs and Fri: Workbook 3-4.

History- World Religions: Hinduism Complete packet by Friday.

7th grade English and History

Spelling Review 3: Mon- book A and B, Tues: Book C, Wed: Practice tests for 13-15 odds, Thurs: Practice Test 16-18 evens, Friday: Test

Lang- 190-197

Speech Meet- THIS FRIDAY!!! Graded presentations will be Thursday.

Midwife's Apprentice: Mon- Story Pyramid, Tues- Bio-poem, Wed- Cloze, turn in work.

New Lit. Circle Assignments Thursday.

History: A Midsummer Nights Dream 401-406, Movie on Tues. and Wed., Thurs- 7.3 read with notes, Fri- Lesson review 413 and worksheets.

8th grade Eng.

SPEECH MEET FRIDAY!!!

Graded presentations Thursday.

Freak the Mighty: Read 15-16 by Tuesday, Complete workbook 15-16 on Tuesday, Read 17-18 by Thurs.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Zeringue - Week of 2.23-2.27

Happy Mardi Gras, Y'all!

Algebra Hmwk
Mon. p. 381
Tues. p. 384 49-63... quiz tomorrow
Wed. ch.7 review 1-10
Thurs. Correct quiz or complete mind bender
Fri. Ch. Review #24-35
Study for ch.7 test on systems and graphing (next Tuesday)

PreAlgebra Hmwk
Mon. Discussion questions
Tues. No hmwk - done in class!
Wed. Study for quiz tomorrow
Thurs. Discussion questions
Fri. Sect. 1 of Life Expectancy Project

Physical Science Hmwk
Mon. Chapter Review 11-21
Tues. Type all questions and answers for ch. review
Wed. Study for test tomorrow, work on one project for t-t-t assessment
Thurs. Complete Tic-tac-toe Assessment. Bring in with rubric tomorrow.
Fri. No homework

Math 6 Hmwk
Mon. Complete Pi Mobile
Tues. p.351 6-15... study area and perimeter of 2-d for quiz tomorrow
Wed. p. 351 16-22
Thurs. volume practice sheet
Fri. Study - make 10 vocabulary cards

Sunday, February 22, 2009

6th Grade Spanish/ Feb 24-27

Alphabet review.

Mexican cities location (using al norte de, al sur de, al este de, y al oeste de)

Vocabulary presentation "The farm"

caballo
cerdo
gallina
gallo
llama
toro
vaca
pollito
guajolote
cabra
We will work on the spelling of the vocabulary and dictation of it.

8th Grade Spanish Feb 24-27

Reading and Translation
Book page 328-329
Answer page 329

Power Point Presentation
"Mexican Cities"

Alphabet review.

Spelling and dictation of vocabulary (page 307 "At the Farm")

Spanish 7th Grade/Feb 24-27

Alphabet review
Vocabulary (book page 277).
Describing the weather
Describing how you feel
Clothing and accessories, and
Other words and phrases.
Spelling and Dictation of this vocabulary.

Reading and Translation (book page270-271)
"Una Leyenda Taina"
We will work on questions and answers on page 271.

Weekly Dialog
Como estas hoy?
Estoy contento.
Por que estas contento?
Porque me saque buenas calificaciones.
y tu como estas hoy?
Yo estoy preocupado.
Por que estas preocupado?
Porque reprobe matematicas.
Lo siento.
Yo tambien

Friday, February 20, 2009

Nieman - Week of 23 Feb

MS Bible / Christian Ed

*Next round of memory verses (set of 10) are due on Wed 25 Feb



7th Life Science

This week we'll continue our look at the kingdom Plantae / Ch 11.

Try to find what you need for our Flower Lab:

1 handful of packing peanuts
1 small plastic water (or soda) bottle

ASSIGNMENTS:

Mon 23 Feb & Tues 24 Feb- Ch11 / Sect 4

Thurs 26 Feb - Sect 3 and 4 review Q's Due (p. 263 & 267)

Fri 27 Feb - Lab and Ch 11 TEST
You will build your flower model and use it for your test later during class.


8th USH

GREAT analysis and participation with Frontier House....I think you all really got something great out of it!!

This week we'll continue through CH 6

ASSIGNMENTS:

Mon 23 Feb - Guided Reading Activity part 3

Wed 25 Feb - Begin an examination of Cultural Geography. Assignment given in class.

Fri 27 Feb - Biography Jigsaw assignment

NOTE: CH 6 TEST - Tues 3 Mar

Think about what is truly important...focus on the things with lasting value.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 2/23-27

6th Grade English and History

Spelling 21- reg. assignments

Lang- 163, 164, 167, 169, 170.

Creative Writing- New topic, 300 words due Friday

Lit. Circles- Group projects on Mon and Tues.

The Bronze Bow- new class reading book, starting Wed.

History: Mon- Ch. review 274 1-12, Tues- Ch. review 274-275 13-20, Wed- Chap. 7 Test, Th- Notebooks due, start World Religions unit, Fri- World Religions, cont.

7th Grade English and History

Spelling 18- reg. assignments

Lang- 181, 183, 184, 186-187, 188-189.

The Midwife's Apprentice: Mon- Workbook 13-15, character cluster, Tues- Similes/Name, Read 16-17 by Thurs., Wed- Read 16-17, Thurs.- Workbook 16-17, Fri- Writing Circles.

Speech Meet- Practice daily in class and at home.

History: Mon- 380-391 with notes, make foldable, Tues- Lesson review 391, Value of City States 392-393, Wed- Worksheet review, Thurs- 394-400 with notes, Fri- Lesson review 400, worksheet review.

Eight Grade English

Speech Meet- daily practice at home and in class.

Freak the Mighty- Read 11-12 by Tuesday, Workbook on Tuesday, Read 13-14 by Friday, Workbook 13-14 Friday.

Lit Terms- Dialogue in class Friday

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Spanish 6th grade/Feb 17-20

Alphabet presentation.

Mexican cities spelling.

Directions and prepositions.
Al norte de (North of)
Al sur de (South of)
Al oeste de (West of)
Al este de (East of)
cerca de (close to)
lejos de (far from)

New dialog based on directions.

A-Hola, me puedes decir donde esta el Parque Balboa.
B-Si, el parque Balboa esta en el Centro de San Diego al sur de La Jolla y al norte de Chula Vista.
A-Me puedes dar la direccion exacta.
B-Si, es 830 Avenida Balboa.
A-Gracias.

Other examples we will work on
(Zoologico de San Diego, Fashion Valley centro comercial, Legoland, y Disneylandia).

Spanish 8th Grade/Feb 17-24.

Alphabet review.
Preposition review.

New dialog about mexican cities.
(presented in class).

Homework
Power Point presentation
"Mexican Cities", due on Tuesday, Feb 24.
at least 10 slides.
Typical food, tourist attractions, localization, and reasons you think people should visit it.

7th Grade Spanish/Feb 17-20.

Alphabet Review

Class Vocabulary
Unit 3

Feelings
Workbook page 59-64.
New Dialog
Como estas hoy?
Estoy contento.
Por que estas contento?
Porque me saque buenas calificaciones.
y tu como estas hoy?
Yo estoy preocupado.
Por que estas preocupado?
Porque reprobe matematicas.
Lo siento.
Yo tambien.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Nieman - Week of 16 Feb

Another 3 day weekend! no school on Mon 16 Feb!


MS Bible / Christian Edu

6th - Don't forget your Spiritual Eyes assignment - Due on Wed 18 Feb

7th - Finishing touches on our Liberia School fundraiser

8th - Finishing up Romans in Route 66


7th Life Science

This week we'll continue in Ch 11 / Plants.

I'll have a list on Tues 17 Feb for students to collect materials for our Plant Lab on Fri 20 Feb. You'll need to rummage through your house a find a few common, everyday items like plastic water bottles, and foam packing peanuts.

Assignments:

Tues 17 Feb - Continue your Ch 11 DR packet.

Thurs 18 Feb - In class plant activity

Fri 20 Feb - Build a Plant Lab


8th US History

It seems the class is really enjoying Frontier House! I like your interest and participation in this fascinating video series!

Assignments:

Tues 17 Feb - Final day of Supplies activity in class. Essay assigned to analyze your "trip" to the frontier. Are you well equipped? Can you survive? - Essay will be due on Thurs 19 Feb.

Wed 18 Feb - Episode III - Survival!

Thurs 19 Feb - Essays discussed and wrap-up activity

Fri 20 Feb - Episode IV - If you want to see how it all ends up!

Zeringue - Week of 2.17-20

*Students and parents, my classroom internet is on the fritz.  Thank you for your patience as my communication is spotty while working through this!*

Algebra Homework

Mon. Complete word problem packet. Due Tuesday morning
Tues. p. 359 47-60
Wed. (No class due to assembly) Punch sheet 8-7
Thurs. p.373 5-20
Fri. No homework


PreAlgebra Homework

Tues. Complete mind bender
Wed. Punch sheet 6-3
Thurs. p.748 42-52
Fri. No homework (continue working on project)


Physical Science Homework

Mon. Create your periodic table (due Tuesday)
Tues. Draw an atom of 9 elements
Wed. Who am I? sheet
Thurs. Review questions, section 2 (both sets)
Fri. Work on one tic-tac-toe project


Math 6 Homework

Mon. Study for quiz on Tuesday (sect. 1, 2, 3)
Tues. p.340 8-18
Wed. p.341 23-31
Thurs. p.504 8-18, 26-29
Fri. n/a

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 2/17-20

6th Grade English and History

Spelling 20: Tues- 3x ea and sent., then regular assignments, test Friday.

Lang: 158-162

Cowboy Poetry- final drafts and illustrations finished this week.

Lit. Circle: Meeting 4 on Tuesday, Meeting 5 on Friday.

African American Read In- Wednesday

History: Tues- 258-265 read and discuss, Wed- Lesson review 265, Thurs- Worksheet review, Fri- 266-271 read and discuss.

7th Grade English and History

Spelling 17- Tuesday 3x ea. and sentences, then regular assignments.

Lang: 176-180

Cowboy Poetry: Final drafts and illustrations done this week.

The Midwife's Apprentice: Workbook Ch. 10-12 on Tuesday, Wed- Author's Style, read 13-15 by Friday, Thurs- Cause and Effect, Comparison Chart, Fri- Workbook 13-15.

History: Tues.- Ch. Review 372 1-12, Wed.- Ch. Review 372 13-22 and 373 29-30, Thurs- Test, Fri- Review test, Video 5

8th Grade English and History

Freak the Mighty: Tues- Workbook Ch. 7-8, Read 9-10 for Fri., Thurs- READ, Fri- Workbook 9-10

Wordmaster/ Analogies- Practice test on Tuesday, Actual test on Thursday, Fri- results.

Lit Terms- Dialect

Cowboy Poetry- finish final draft and illustration by Friday.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

6th Grade Earth Science 1/10 - 13

Monday: holiday

Tuesday: Extra credit will be given to students who bring in newspaper or internet articles about coastal erosion.

Wednesday: no class

Thursday: no homework

Friday: no homework

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Zeringue - Week of 2.9-2.13

Algebra
Tues. textbook assignment
Wed. p.708
Thurs. Wksht 7-1 Quiz tomorrow!
Fri. No homework

PreAlgebra
Tues. p.707
Wed. p.381 1-12
Thurs. Study for test tomorrow!
Fri. No homework

Physical Science
Tues. Study for tomorrow's chapter test!
Wed. No homework
Thurs. Read new chapter on periodic table
Fri. Make vocabulary cards

Math 6
Tues. p.350 6-18
Wed. "Code Line" wksht
Thurs. p.
Fri. Take practice quiz. First ch.8 quiz on Tuesday!

Friday, February 6, 2009

NIEMAN - WEEK OF 10 FEB

No school on Mon 9 Feb

MS Bible / Christian Edu

6th - Continuing our project of seeing with Spiritual Eyes

7th - More work on our Liberian Fundraiser

8th - Continuing Route 66 & Romans


7th Life Science


Great work on the Science Fair, everyone. Really...you should be quite proud. It was tough to do, I know, but your efforts paid off - not just for the few who are advancing on to the County Science Fair.

I know you learned a lot and grew through the experience. That was the important thing for all of us to see. Again, GOOD JOB!

A word about your final project grade. You all will receive a final grade next week on your SF project. This will be the first grade of qtr 3 (which begun on Monday 2 Feb).

This short week we'll finish Ch 10 / Taxonomy and Classification & begin ch 11 looking at the Kingdom Plantae.

Assignments:

Tues 10 Feb Review Ch 10

Thurs 12 Feb - Ch 10 QUIZ

Fri 13 Plant Lab / Ch 11


8th US History

OK...this week was crazy. Sorry we had to delay Frontier House. We'll start it this week!

Tues 10 Feb - P. 9& 10 of your Ch 5 Packet due. Episode #1 of Frontier House.

Wed 11 Feb - Ch 5 Packet and Text Material QUIZ. Pioneer activity in class.

Thurs 12 Feb - Episode #2 of Frontier House.

Fri 13 Feb - Begin Ch 6 - Early American Life and the L. Purchase.




Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 2/10-13

6th Grade English and History

Spelling 19- Tuesday night both 3x ea. and Sentences, regular the rest of the week.

Lang- 154-157

Cowboy Poetry: Begin writing our own this Wed.

Lit. Circles: Meeting #3 Tuesday.

Creative Writing: 250 words due Friday.

History: Tues.- 7.2 Worksheet review, Wed.- Read 248-255 and discuss, Thurs.- Pg 255 Lesson review, Making Decisions pg 246-247, Fri- 7.3 Worksheet review.

7th Grade English and History

Speech Meet: MEMORIZE!

Spelling 16, Tues.- 3x ea. and Sentences, regular the rest of the week.

Lang- 172-175

Midwife's Apprentice- Tuesday- workbook pg 14-16, Wed.- Pg. 8, due Friday, Read 10-12 by Tuesday 2/17.

Cowboy Poetry- Begin writing our own.

History: Tues- Read and Notes 355-363, Wed.- Lesson review 363 1-7, Thurs- Read and Notes for 364-369, Fri- Worksheets for 6.4 and 6.5.

8th grade English

Speech Meet- MEMORIZE!!

Keep studying your Wordmaster List! Test on 2/19.

Book Report and Project due Tuesday.

Cowboy Poetry- Start writing our own.

Freak the Mighty- Discussion of Chapters 5-6 on Thursday, Group work on Friday.

Lit Terms: Friday- Conflict

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Week of Feb 2-6

Congratulations to City Tree Middle School on successful science fair projects!
Enjoy your Monday off! There will be no afterschool tutoring on Wednesday, Feb. 11. because Ms. Zeringue has CPR training.

Algebra- Thurs. p.704 Fri. No homework

PreAlgebra- Thurs. p.396 Fri. No homework

PhySci- Thurs. T-chart Fri. No homework

Math 6- Thurs. Perimeter and Area review Fri. No homework

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Spanish 8th Grade Feb 3-6

Dialog

Hola, Mi nombre es____________
Tengo _______ años.
Mi cumpeaños es el ____ de _____.
Vivo en la ciudad de San Diego, CA.
En mi cumple voy a ir a__________.
Voy a comprar a _________, y voy a comer_________.

Spanish 6th Grade Feb 3-6.

Tuesday

Review of vocabulary "kitchen and bathroom".
New Dialog Presentation.
Hola! Disculpa... Donde esta el baño?
El baño esta al fondo a la derecha.
Gracias.
Hola! Cual es tu numero telefonico?
Mi numero telefonico es 619-332-435.
Gracias
Hola! me puedes dar un vaso con agua?
Claro que si!
Gracias.... Con hielo por favor.
Hola! Sabes que hora es?
Si, son las 11:40 de la mañana.
Gracias.


Thursday
Review of Dialog.
Dictation and spelling of batroom and kitchen vocabulary.

Friday
Test on vocabulary and dialog.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Mr. Nieman - Week of 2 Feb

Bible / Christian Edu

6th - Continuing through Acts. Expect a 2-day assignment on seeing with "spiritual eyes" later this week.

7th - Working on our St. Pauls fundraiser for later this month.

8th - Continuing in Route 66 - beginning Romans this week.



7th Life Science

Make way for the Science Fair!!

The students have put a huge amount of work onto their projects. You all should be proud of your efforts. Learning through this process is a valuable experience. Good luck to all of you as you meet with the judges!

Things to keep in mind...

Wed 4 Feb - Be sure you have at least your display board and your notebook at school for the CTCS Mini-Fair in room 312. ALL MS students will practice their presentations on Wed.

Thurs 5 Feb - The Science Fair! Detailed schedules went to students last week. More info given as the week progresses.

Fri 6 Feb - Whew! An EZ day; we'll continue our look at Classification / Ch 10.

PARENTS!!!! Please make it a point to come to the CTCS Science Fair in the 1st Prez Dining Room. Open time for viewing all projects is from 3:15 - 5:00 pm.


8th US History

Great job with your state student teaching last week...more fun assignments like that ahead!

This week we've begun CH 5 and our video series, Frontier House.

Stay up on your work in the Ch 5 packet (given Mon 2 Feb).

Video will begin later this week, along with in-class and HW assignments based on the themes presented in the video.