Wednesday, October 28, 2009

SOCIAL STUDIES
- continued planning for the first critical challenge
- discussed possible formats and necessary information
- began searching for useful information on the internet and posted these addresses to the wiki

SCIENCE
- completed topic 6 workbook
-Test on topics 4 - 6 on Friday, October 30
- review posted to wiki

LA
- finished the novel
- updated character sketch organizers
- reviewed expectations for character sketch project
- began project planning
- reviewed rubric (posted to wiki)
- tentative project due date: Tues. Nov. 3

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

SOCIAL STUDIES
- continued planning for the first critical challenge
- discussed possible formats and necessary information
- beagn searching for useful information on the internet and posted these addresses to the wiki

SCIENCE
- completed topic 6 workbook
-Test on topics 4 - 6 on Friday, October 30

LA
8A
- finished the novel
- updated character sketch organizers
- reviewed expectations for character sketch project
- project due Tues. Nov. 3

8C
- read chapter 11 and part of chapter 12
- updated character sketch organizers
- reviewed expectations for character sketch project
- project due Tues. Nov. 3

Monday, October 26, 2009

SOCIAL STUDIES
On Friday, we began planning for the first critical challenge

SCIENCE
- completed topic 6 web activity (on wiki)
-Test on topics 4 - 6 on Friday, October 31

LA
- final comic was due today
- read chapters 9 and 10
- updated character sketch organizers

Sunday, October 25, 2009

SOCIAL STUDIES
started looking at the Renaissance
began first critical challenge

SCIENCE
Test on topics 4 - 6 on Friday, October 31

LA
- final comic due Monday

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

SOCIAL STUDIES
started looking at the Renaissance
completed first essential question
mapping activity due tomorrow

SCIENCE
finish topics 4 and 5 for Friday
Test on topics 4 - 6 on Friday, October 31

LA
- 4 sketches should be completed
- began working on creating final comic

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

SOCIAL STUDIES
started looking at the Renaissance
completed first essential question
began mapping activity

SCIENCE
finish topics 4 and 5 for Friday

LA
- 4 sketches should be completed.

Friday, October 16, 2009

SOCIAL STUDIES
started looking at the Renaissance

SCIENCE
finish Density Lab

LA
- 4 sketches should be completed. Focus on creating a clear message.

CITADEL PERMISSION FORMS ARE DUE TOMORROW

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Citadel Permission Form is due by Tuesday, Oct. 20

SOCIAL STUDIES

SCIENCE
Topic 4 in work book should be completed

LA
chap 7-9 vocab activity should be completed

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

SOCIAL STUDIES
- project edits due for tomorrow
- graphic organizer will also be collected
- self-assessment will be collected

SCIENCE
Topic 4 in work book should be completed

LA
- writing contrast essays
- due Wednesday, October 14th

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Hot Lunch Orders are due Tues, Oct 13

SOCIAL STUDIES
- due date is Tuesday, October 13th
- graphic organizer will also be collected

SCIENCE
- visual representation of vocabulary was to be posted by Thursday
- viscosity lab should be written

LA
- writing contrast essays
- due Wednesday, October 14th

Monday, October 5, 2009

Picture Orders are due Oct 7
Hot Lunch Orders are due Oct 13

SOCIAL STUDIES
- students have begun their final project
- organizer should be completed- criteria is online
- tentative due date is Tuesday, October 13th

SCIENCE
- quiz on Thursday (Topics 1-3)
- visual representation of vocabulary to be posted to our class site before Thursday
- review guide was distributed today

LA
- writing contrast essays
- should have completed an introductory paragraph and TWO body paragraphs
8A - should have typed their work so far, included transition sentences between body paragraphs, and begun writing a concluding paragraph

Sunday, October 4, 2009

SOCIAL STUDIES
- students have begun their final project
- organizer should be completed
- criteria is online

SCIENCE
- should be finished topic three in workbook
- quiz on Thursday (Topics 1-3)
- visual representation of vocabulary to be posted to our class site before Thursday

LA
- writing contrast essays
8C
- should have completed an introductory paragraph and a body paragraph
8A
- should have completed an introductory paragraph and TWO body paragraphs

Thursday, October 1, 2009

SOCIAL STUDIES
- students have begun their final project
- organizer should be completed
- criteria is online

SCIENCE
- should be almost finished topic three in workbook
- " a sweet process" activity - due Friday. Students can use the classroom computers during lunch recess if they do not have inspiration at home.
- quiz next week
- working on visual representations of vocabulary to be posted to our class site

LA
- Finish / Edit Sentence Types activity (11 sentences)
- began looking at ideas for a contrast essay