MATH PRE-AP/GT-November 30, 2007

Notes to Parents & Students:

 DETAILED PROGRESS REPORT WERE SENT HOME TODAY!

Please, ask your child to show you the progress report and graded papers.  Sign the progress report and send it back to me. 

CHAPTER 2 TEST:  CHAPTER 2 TEST: 

Chapter 2 test will be next Monday-Tuesday, December 3-4.

HOMEWORK:  Study and solve problems on pages 131-133.  Remember to study as well the vocabulary words. 

CHAPTER 3:  decimals, fractions and percents:  we will begin this unit on December 5. 

Keep practicing on-line!

PS:  If while you were absent there was a test or graded assignment, it is student’s responsibility to contact the teacher and make arrangements to complete it!  If you do not complete your work, it will be recorded as a “O”.

Have a great weekend! 

SF Proposals due 11/30

Parents and students, please remember that SF proposals are due Friday, November 30 for all classes. Proposals are to be typed. Contact me if you need to stay after school to type up your assignment. Further instructions can be found in the previous science fair post.

Science Fair is Here!

The time many of you have been waiting for is here! Science Fair (SF) was introduced Monday and Tuesday of this week. The students were given SF packets to take home and review with you. SF due dates are as follows and all assignments must be typed:

1. Proposal submitted by Friday, November 30, 2007
2. SF Research Paper submitted by Friday, December 14, 2007
3. SF Project (display board) due on
   1. Monday, February 5, 2008 for Blue Day Classes
   2. Tuesday, February 6, 2008 for Green Day Classes

Attached to this post you will find an Adobe PDF copy of the science fair guidelines and checklists. Please review them with your child and e-mail me if you have any questions.

MATH PRE-AP/GT November 20, 2007

Note to parents and students:

 REMEMBER: 

• If you scored less than 80% on your 2nd quiz, (Chapter 2) your homework will be textbook pages 666-667, lessons 2.4 through 2.8. 
• Complete page 59-60 from the “Packet”.
• ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS AND GET BACK POSITIVELY ENERGIZED!

 CONGRATULATIONS TO 6TH PERIOD CLASS:  84% of the class scored 80 or above in the Quiz. 

MATH PRE-AP/GT November 16, 2007

Notes  to parents and students:

REPORT CARD WAS SENT HOME TODAY!

  QUIZ  NEXT MONDAY/TUESDAY (November 19-20):  Chapter 2, Lessons 2.1-2.5

Remember to continue working on your “Packet”.  The “Packet” will be collected next week.  It must be completed up to page 60.

Homework:  Handout page 83, #1-4 and textbook page 101, #1-6.

 If the students score 80 or above on the Quiz they will have NO HOMEWORK during the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Reading Update- Myth Mission

We are currently working on an in class project (and I stress in class- my goal is that all work will be done during class time). The main goal of this project is to teach students how to work in groups, organize, and present a project.

Students have chosen their groups, their roles within the group, and a myth to analyze. Groups will create a skit in which they tell the story of the myth from a bystander’s point of view. While you should not see much work coming home for this assignment, I hope students will be able to explain their myth and tell you about their group’s plan for the presentation.

On another note- ask your student about their Reading Log. We are back on our normal schedule (until next week, but that is a different story) so Reading Logs are due Friday.

World Cultures Test Study Guide

I have attached the Study Guide for the World Cultures Test here. REMINDER: the test is Monday/ Tuesday, November 19/20. If you are not going to be at school on these days, please make arrangements for the make-up test.

 Also, for those of you who did not copy down the important vocabulary from the board, I have listed these words below:

evolution          Paleolithic

prehistory        Neolithic

theory               history

hominid           culture

DNA/genome    foragers

predator            prey

TEST: November 19,20

We will have our test covering early humans, the origins of culture, and ancient civilizations on Monday/Tuesday, November 19/20, before the Thanksgiving Break.  I will be distributing a Study Guide at the beginning of next week and we will be reviewing for the test at the end of next week. We will go over exactly what to study when I hand out the Study Guide.

Friday Schedule

Because of the upcoming National Middle School Conference, the students will be following a modified schedule, November 9, 2007. The schedule follows. Please note that students will rotate through the core classes with their advocacy class.

	ELA (C104)	Math (C105)	Science (C106)	SS (C102)
1st	Group 1 (Covaci & Brame)	Group 2 (Geraci & Parker)	Group 3 (Edquid & Hernandez)	Group 4 (Graves & Stephenson)
2nd	Group 4 (Graves & Stephenson)	Group 1 (Covaci & Brame)	Group 2 (Geraci & Parker)	Group 3 (Edquid & Hernandez)
3rd	Group 3 (Edquid & Hernandez)	Group 4 (Graves & Stephenson)	Group 1 (Covaci & Brame)	Group 2 (Geraci & Parker)
4th	Group 2 (Geraci & Parker)	Group 3 (Edquid & Hernandez)	Group 4 (Graves & Stephenson)	Group 1 (Covaci & Brame)

Simple Machines Quiz

The Simple Machines Quiz has been moved to Monday and Tuesday, November 12th and 13th. Please review your notes and the 7th grade online textbook (Chapter 5) before then. Also realize this quiz will have questions that cover the previous force and motion unit.