Zeringue- Week of 3.30-4.3

Remember, we have a field trip during classes on Thursday!
Good luck to our city Science Fair participants!

Algebra Hmwk
Mon. Exponent Review
Tues. Magic of Compound Interest
Wed. Decay/growth practice
Thurs. Type Integer Story... Ch. 8 Test (part 1) Tomorrow
Fri. Happy Spring Break! May the joy of Easter be with you and your family!

Pre-Algebra Hmwk
Mon. 4-Pane Sheet
Tues. 4-Pane Sheet
Wed. Scatterplot Review
Thurs. No class due to field trip.
Fri. Happy Spring Break! May the joy of Easter be with you and your family!

Physical Science
Mon. Study for tomorrow's test
Tues. No homework
Wed. Find a favorite scientist. Begin report.
Thurs. No class due to field trip. Continue report.
Fri. Scientist report due Monday when you return.
Happy Spring Break! May the joy of Easter be with you and your family!

Math 6
Mon. Division Practice
Tues. Vocabulary Sheet
Wed. No homework
Thurs. No class due to field trip
Fri. Happy Spring Break! May the joy of Easter be with you and your family!

6th Grade Earth Science 3/30-4/3

Monday: ask to see internet search assignment sent home w/ student. Due 4/2

Tuesday: Mrs. Silveira's last day. Thanks for your support! Work on assignment due Thursday

Wednesday: no class. Welcome back Mr. Guthrie!

Thursday: turn in assignment "Great Pacific Garbage Dump"

Friday: no homework

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 3/30-4/3

Pancake Breakfast for Liberia this Friday!!

Joint Chapel Monday

Student Council Story Contest- Win fabulous prizes- Due Thursday!

6th grade English and History

Spelling 26- regular

Lang- 200, 201-202 (as homework), Collect unit on Wednesday.

Bronze Bow- Chapters 16-18 read and finish workbook pages by 4/13
We will be watching Ben Hur this week as a tie-in for the book, Easter, and the Ancient Israelites.

History: Monday- complete posters, Tuesday- 9.2, Wed- 9.3, Th- 9.4, Fri.- collect packets

7th grade English and History

Spelling 22- regular

Lang- 216, 217, 218, 219, 220 A B C

Lit. Circles: Finish book and projects this week.

History: Mon- start review posters, Tues- 442-443, Wed- Chap review, Thurs- Chap. review, Friday- Test and notebooks

8th grade English

Anne Frank: read second section by Thursday, complete Propaganda and Advertising activity to share on Tues. Read section 3 over break.

Lit Terms: Irony and Local Color

Analogies: Prepare skits to practice using the words.

Creative Writing: Two page stories due Thursday.

6th Grade/ Spanish March 27-April 3

Dialog of Mexican Cities due on Thursday, April 2.

Typed Translation due on Tuesday, March 31.

Test on Friday about Mexican Cities.
(More details in class).

8th Grade/Spanish Merch 27-April 3

Dialog Test on Thursday, April 2nd.
Be ready to say part A and B.

PowerPoint Mexican Research due on Friday, April 3.
At least 10 slides. The presentation should be in Spanish.

7th Grade/Spanish March 27-April 3

Dialog Test Thursday, April 2.
(Be ready to perform A or B)

Mexico Research PowerPoint (10 slides)
Due Friday, April 3
Presentation should be in Spanish.

"Montanas y Rios en Mexico"
Location
Altitude and latitude
Bryan G.

Animales en extincion
Ori

Vida en el Oceano
Jasmine

Sitios Historicos
Danae

Selvas en Mexico
Eli

Animales de la granja
Jake

Piramides en Mexico
Francesco

Agricultura en Mexico
Sam

Museos en la Republica Mexicana
Danny

Nieman - For Week of 30 Mar
MS Bible / Christian Edu

6th - We've finished Acts...whew! Next up is Romans and Living the Christian Life

7th - Finishing up 2nd Peter and working on some Liberia ideas...

8th - Unit test on Mon 30 Mar - Romans - Philemon. BeginningHebrews.



7th Life Science

SUCH a great unit on food and nutrition. I'm real proud of how the students handled this; for many of them it was the first time they had to manage these types of concepts.

If you did not watch Super Size Me, I'm making a rare exception - you have until Mon 30 Mar to get this assingment done; its well worth it..and FREE online: quicksilverscreen.com.

Assignments:

Mon 30 Mar - Wrap-up assignment on Food Lab

Tues 31 Mar - Begin Ch 13 - The Animal Kingdom

Thurs 2 Apr - Begin Animal Poster Presentation Project

Fri 3 Apr - Continue and finish Animal Project



8th US History

We'll finish up out CH 8 Student Teaching assignment this week, then review and have a significant test. I'll begin introducing CH 9 afterwards and we'll take some time to discuss our upcoming Washington D. C. trip...Sun 26 Apr-Thurs 30 Apr.

We have one week before Spring Break, then two weeks before D.C. After our trip

Assignments:

Mon 30 Mar - Sect 5 Teaches (Final section)

Tues 31 Mar - CH 8 Review. Be sure you have saved your notes and handouts from each "teacher".

Wed 1 Apr - CH 8 Test - Begin Ch 9

Thurs 2 Apr & Fri 3 Apr - Continue Ch 9

6th Grade Earth Science 3/23 - 27

Monday: no homework

Tuesday: check sheet your student brings home about food products. due Thursday

Wednesday: no class

Thursday: bring in completed sheet

Friday: no homework

Zeringue - Week of 3.23-27

Congratulations to our 12 middle school students who will compete in the Math Olympics on Friday at the Rock Academy! All students will attend the symphony on Thursday!

Algebra Homework
Mon p.729 1-16 and completed career project
Tues flashcards for 20 terms
Wed p. 730
Thurs no homework (math olympics tomorrow)
Fri no homework (math olympics)

PreAlgebra Homework
Mon p.774 13-36
Tues flashcards for 20 terms
Wed p. 775
Thurs no class/no homework (math olympics tomorrow)
Fri no homework (math olympics)

Physical Science Homework
Mon p.729 1-16 and completed career project
Tues flashcards for 20 terms
Wed p. 730
Thurs no class/no homework
Fri no homework (math olympics)

Math 6 Homework
Mon 9-5 Worksheet and complete flashcards
Tues p.394 23-29
Wed p. 730
Thurs no homework (math olympics tomorrow)
Fri no homework (math olympics)

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 3/23-27

6th Grade English and History

Symphony trip Thursday

Spelling: 24, regular assignments

Lang: 193-194, 196-197A, 197-198B, 198-199C

Creative Writing: Student Council Writing Contest- 1st Draft due Friday

Bronze Bow: Read 13-15 by Tues., Vocab Tues., Chap questions Wed., Read 16-18 by Mon. 3/30.

History: Chapter review M and T, Test Wed., Notebooks due Thursday, Start new Chap. Friday.

7th Grade English and History

Spelling: 21, regular assignments

Lang. 210, 211, 212, 214, 215.

Creative Writing: Student Council Writing Contest, 1st draft due Friday.

Lit. Circles: Mtg. 4 Thursday

History: Start Chapter 8 on Monday and do Lesson Review, worksheets Tuesday and start Poster Projects, Read lesson 2 on Wed and do lesson review, worksheets Thursday and add to posters, Read lesson 3 on Friday and do lesson review.

8th Grade English

New Analogy vocab list on Monday, "Expert" presentations Thursday

Anne Frank: Pre-reading activities Monday, read Intro through Friday, August 21, 1942, by Friday.

Creative Writing: Student Council Writing Contest, 1st draft of story due Friday.

Freak the Mighty: Essays due Monday.

Nieman - Week of 23 Mar

MS Bible / Christian Edu

6th - We'll finish Acts this week. Open Bible QUIZ on Acts on Wed 25 Mar.

7th - Finishing 2 Peter and beginning Hebrews

8th - Wrapping up Route 66 work. Expect a unit test next week.



7th Life Science

We've just begun our Food Lab Unit. This is a fun - and based on last year's reaction - a popular look at the food we eat. We'll try our best to answer the question: Are we what we eat?

Thanks to those who brought $3; sorry we didn't quite start as soon as I hoped. If you're son or daughter has not brought $3, please have them do so this week. We'll go shopping with the money and then analyze the contents of kids' favorite foods.

A significant packet was given on Thurs 19 Mar. It has all the details of the assignments and the due dates - they are as follows - the class together decided these dates:

Assignment # Due Date Brief Description

1 Fr1 27 Mar 3-day Food Journal
2 Thurs 26 Mar Watch Super Size Me
3 Tues 24 Mar Eat out with your parents
4 Fri 27 Mar Website Review

Please support this lesson for the next week at home! The kids will get so much more out of it if YOU are involved and interested in the subject. Here's some ideas:

• Take your kids shopping
• Do the food journal with them
• Suggest alternate meals and restaurants
• Watch Super Size Me (rated PG) with your kids - host a movie night with other 7th graders.

Lastly, I am totally open to your thoughts, criticism and ideas about this assignment. My goal is not to indoctrinate my students, but to have they weigh what it is they are eating and think about nutrition, food, and exercise. Let me know what you think!

8th USH

We've just started CH 8 and the class is broken into 5 groups - each group (of 2 or 3 students) will give a 40 min presentation to the class on the section they chose.

Teaching dates are as follows:

Section / Group # Date to Teach

1 Mon 23 Mar
2 Tues 24 Mar
3 Wed 25 Mar
- No class - Symphony
4 Fri 27 Mar
5 Mon 30 Mar

Assignment details and expectations, along with a grading rubric, have been given. There are 160 points possible. Encourage your son or daughter to work collaboratively with others in therir group.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Zeringue 3.16-3.20

There will be no tutoring Monday, March 23.

Algebra
Mon p.414 38-50
Tues p.414 52-55, 68-73
Wed p.419
Thurs Career Search
Fri. No homework

PreAlgebra - Fabulous work on your projects!
Mon. 41, 42, 43
Tues. Practice Sheet 7.4 and 7.5
Wed. p.407
Thurs. Practice 7.6
Fri. No homework

Physical Science
Mon. Complete through 39 in DR packet.
Tues. Complete DR packet entirely.
Wed. Chem rx search
Thurs. Type lab report
Fri. No homework

Math 6
Mon. 9B sheet
Tues. Practice 9-4
Wed. Take home quiz
Thurs. Practice 9-5
Fri. No homework

6th Earth Science 3/16 - 3/20

Monday: turn in water usage chart

Tuesday: finish C. 11. Continue working on River Scrapbook due Thursday, 3/19

Wednesday: no class

Thursday: test on C. 11. Start presenting River Scrapbooks to class

Friday: start c. 12, "Exploring the Oceans"

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 3/16-20

All grades- Book Reports/projects due Tuesday, 3/17!!!

6th grade English and History

Spelling 24- regular week

Lang.: M-185, T- Limerick contest, W- 186-188, Th- 189-190, F- 191-192

Creative Writing- new story this week, due Friday

Bronze Bow- Read chap 9-12 by Wed., Workbook in class Wed. and Thurs.

History: M- Worksheet review 8.2, T- 8.3 Read and discuss, lesson review, W- Worksheet review 8.3, Th- Read and Discuss 8.4, lesson review, F- Worksheet review 8.4,

7th grade English and History

Spelling 20- regular

Lang- 202-209

Creative Writing- New topic, due Friday

Lit. Circles- Meeting 2 on Monday, Meeting 3 on Friday

History- Renaissance research. Power Point presentations Friday.

8th grade English

Lit Terms- M- Foreshadowing, F- Genre

Writer's Workshop- M- Analyze model paper, start work on first draft due Monday, 3/23.

Freak the Mighty: Finish reading book by Tuesday. Discussion on Tuesday. Essay assigned on 3/24, due 3/31. Thursday and Friday- watch movie in class.

Nieman - For week of 16 Mar

MS Bible / Christian Edu

6th - Wrapping up Acts this week.

7th - Finishing 2nd Peter and planning more for Liberia

8th - Moving through Paul's letters (1 & 2 Thessalonians)


7th Life Science

We'll finish plant processes early this week and then begin a great unit of food and nutrition.
PARENTS - Please send your son or daughter to school with $3.00 on Monday 3/16. They do not need a snack for nutrition break; instead we will go shopping and buy snacks. More info later.

Assignments...

Tues 17 Mar - Finish DR packet part II and QUIZ on Ch 12 / Plant Processes

Thurs 19 and Fri 20 Mar - Begin lab "Are We What We Eat?"


8th USH
We'll finish our unit on Indians this week with a quiz on the four readings on Tues. Again the readings are:
1) "Indianness"
2) Ishi
3) Crossing Panther's Path
4) Touch the Earth & Indians of the SW

Assignments...

Mon 16 Mar - Indian Reading #4 and Review

Tues 17 Mar - Indian Readings (4) QUIZ and continue with CH 7

Wed 18 and Thurs 19 Mar - Finishing CH 7 & the War of 1812

Fri 20 Mar - Beginning Ch 8

Zeringue - Week of 3.9-3.12

There is no school for students on Friday. Enjoy!
Progress reports will go home with students next week.

Algebra
Mon. p.407 1-39
Tues. Comic sheet for SciNo
Wed. p.410 85-99
Thurs. Takehome Test of ch. 7 - due on Monday morning

PreAlgebra
Project is due on Thursday, including all drafts and graphs!

Physical Science
Mon. Ch. Review 1-11
Tues. Ch. Review 12-21, not 18
Wed. Read lab activity
Thurs. DR Packet for chem. reactions (moved to Monday - no homework this weekend)

Math 6
Mon. p.
Tues. p.375 5-15
Wed. Word Search - vocabulary
Thurs. No homework (unless retaking test)

6th Grade Earth Science

Homework for 3/9 - 3/12

Monday: continue working on river project - due 3/ 19. Look at water usage chart your child brings home today and help them fill it out for the week. Due 3/16

Tuesday: look for articles on water conservation to bring in and share with the class for extra credit

Wednesday: no class

Thursday: continue filling in water usage chart and working on river project

Friday: no school

Nieman - For Week of 9 Mar

REMEMBER...No school on Fri 13 Mar - Staff Development Day for Teachers.

MS Bible / Christian Edu

Stay on top of your Bible Memory Verses! One final round until the end of the school year.

6th - We'll finish up Acts in the next few weeks.

7th - Continuing through 1 & 2 Peter

8th - Continuing through Paul's letters



7th Life Science

We just finished up with CH 11 / Kingdom Plantae. We'll now begin a closer look at plants and how they respond to stimuli.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Mon 9 Mar - Review Q's p. 286

Tues 10 Mar - CH 12 DR packet given in class

Thurs 12 Mar - Ch 12 DR Packet due


8th USH

We've finished CH 6 and have begun a fascinating unit on Indians in conjunction with CH 7.

Most material & readings for the next week or so will be given in class.

Assignments:

Mon 9 Mar - Begin Ch 7 / Sect 1

Tues 10 Mar - In class reading #2: Ishi - The Last Wild Indian in N. America

Wed 11 Mar - Continuing in Ch 7 - Early American Lit- Reading #3 - (HW - Q's on p. 351)

Thurs 12 Mar - Reading #4 assigned.

Reading QUIZ on Mon 16 Mar on the 4 readings assigned.

Mrs. Decker's Assignments Week of 3/9-12

Mrs. Decker will be out on Mon, Tues, and Wed for a WASC activity

6th grade English and Social Studies

Spelling 23: Reg. assignments, no prac. test, test Thursday.

Lang: 176-184, Poetry Thursday.

Creative Writing: New starter on Monday, 300 words due Thursday.

Bronze Bow: Read Chap. 6-8 by Wed. Complete workbook pages in class Wed. and Thurs.

Ancient China:
Mon- Read and discuss 276-281, lesson review 281
Tues- Add a map of China to notebooks, label rivers, geographical features, cities, Great Wall.
Wed- Worksheet review of section 8.1
Thurs- Read and discuss 282-288, lesson review 288

7th grade English and Social Studies

Spelling 19: reg. assignments, no prac. test, test Thursday

Lang: 198, 199 D,E, 199 F- 200 G, 200 H- 201 I, collect unit on Thursday

Creative Writing: New due Thursday

Lit. Circles: Mtg #1 on Tuesday.

Social Studies
Mon- 414-415 DBQ's in groups, add to foldable
Tues- 416 Chap Review 1-11
Wed- 416 12-19, 1-417 26-28
Thurs- Renaissance Research Project. Details handed out in class, due 3/20.

8th grade English

Freak the Mighty: Read 19-20 by Tuesday, Complete questions on Tuesday, Read 21-22 by Thursday, Complete questions on Thursday, Read to end by 3/17.

Lit Terms: Flashback in class Monday

Creative Writing: Introduce model paper on Tuesday and complete response sheet.

6th Grade/Spanish March W 3-6

Vocabulary review
Dictation:
Farm animals.

Powerpoint presentation.

Review of dialogs.

Song for pronunciation and fun purposes.

Listening of a conversation for comprehension.

8th Grade/Spanish W March 3-6

Listening:
Unidad 6 Etapa 2

Vocabulary (book page 284-285).
Answer page 285
Listening: page 286-287.

Reading and translating page 286-287.

Friday: Powerpoint formal presentation.
Test about the cities presented.

Spanish 7th Grade March 3-6

Working with Powepoint presentation about Mexico.
Due on Friday, March 6th.

Practicing pronunciation with a new song:
"Rock del Amor"

Workbook listening:
Unidad 3, Etapa 2.

Dialog:
From last week(not done yet).

Zeringue - Week of 3.2 - 3.6

Algebra
Monday Finish ch. review (37-44) and yellow practice test.
Tuesday No homework
Wednesday p.392 1-21
Thursday Survey
Friday No homework

PreAlgebra
Monday Complete discussion questions for Sect 1
Tuesday Discussion questions for Sect 2 and graph
Wednesday Slope practice
Thursday Discussion questions
Friday Work on project (due next Thursday)

Physical Science
Monday Read ch. 13 on Chemical Bonding (pop quiz tomorrow)
Tuesday Review questions for sect 1
Wednesday Type Dialogue between atom and Ryan Seacrest
Thursday Complete Lab Report
Friday No homework

Math 6
Monday p.357 1-12 and 10 flashcards (possibly used on Thursday's test :)
Tuesday Take practice test p.362 even (or online if you print results)
Wednesday Finish flashcards and study for test
Thursday ch. readiness
Friday No hmwk