Austin-Math 7

Here is a copy of the review due Monday.

Austin-Math 7

Today we started to review for our test on Tuesday.  They must finish their review if it is not complete.  We are running low on tissue if anyone would like to donate a box.  Thank you in advance.

Language Arts- Jaros

What we did today:

-Vocabulary: Practice worksheet

-Read The Diary of a Young Girl through page 213.

Homework:

Read! AR quiz on Monday.

Study vocabulary words. Vocab quiz on Monday.

Today students completed a reflection of their contributions to their Putting It All Together digital projects. We also went over the Self-Assessment we will use to see how the projects cover the concepts students are accountable for understanding from th

Today students completed a reflection of their contributions to their Putting It All Together digital projects. We also went over the Self-Assessment we will use to see how the projects cover the concepts students are accountable for understanding from the Inside the Earth unit. Finally, we completed a Friday Quiz.

 

Canvasser

RR English:  Reading logs are due Monday.  5 days with 5 responses.

 

RR Math:  Homework packets are due 3/6/15.

Language Arts- Jaros

What we did today:

-Journal Prompt: Free Write

-Attended the play, The Diary of Anne Frank 

-Compare/Contrast discussion regarding the book and the play

Homework:

-Read (AR quiz is Monday.)

 

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: 1st, 6th, and 7th hours continued the power point slide show about ancient technology.  All other hours were at the Diary of Anne Frank play field trip.

Homework: No homework tonight.

 

2.26.15 FARAH Spanish 1

WHAT WE DID TODAY:

I passed back the quizzes today. The class average was 17.5. We reviewed stem changing verbs 'tener' and 'venir,' and spent the remainder of the hour working on our 'Tres en rayos' projects. 

TAREA:

'Tres en rayos' projects are due tomorrow. The 'tener/venir' quiz has been postponed until Monday due to a Band event. 

Canvasser

RR English:  Read daily.  Logs are due Monday.

 

RR Math:  Packets are due 3/6/15.

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: Today we started the power point slide show about ancient technology.  We covered pottery, the plow, and some classes started irrigation.

Homework: No homework tonight.

 

Language Arts- Jaros

What we did today:

-Journal Prompt/Vocabulary- Write a story using all 10 words.

-Read The Diary of a Young Girl through page 182.

Homework:

-Read (The second AR quiz is on Monday, March 2nd.)

-Make sure you bring your lunch tomorrow!

 

PE 2/24/15

Physical Education

Homework

Answer the following questions

What is your favorite sport/activity?

• How long have you been involved with this sport/activity?
• How often do you participate?
• Give a brief description.

What is it about the sport/activity that makes it your favorite?

• Why

How has this sport/activity positively impacted your life?

Criteria

• 1 – 2 pages in length.
• Double check your spelling.
• A typed paper is preferred but you may hand write it. Must be legible.

This homework is due on Tuesday, March 3.

You may turn it in before the due date, but it will be late (lower grade) if not turned in when you come to class.

Austin-Math 7

Today we had a 2 page worksheet on similar figures for homework.  If it is not finished, it is homework.

Yesterday homework started on page 95, #19 - 31.

 

Science

Continued work on Putting It All Together Digital Projects. Students should work on these presentations outside of class. All projects will be due Friday, February 27th.

2nd Hour - We will not be meeting tomorrow due to the 7th grade field trip. Projects due Monday, March 2nd.

 

Canvasser

RR English:  Read daily.  Logs due Monday.

 

RR Math:  Homework packets have been passed out due 3-6

Language Arts- Jaros

What we did today:

-Journal Prompt: Loyalty and friendship are common themes in books and movies. Write about a time when friendship proved to be of great value to you.

-Vocabulary: List 2. Peer Dialogue

-Discuss The Diary of a Young Girl, continue reading.

-Timeline Assignment

Homework:

-The character sheet is due tomorrow. Titled: Into the Annex

-Read

-Don't forget to bring in your permission slip for Thursday's field trip if you haven't already.

 

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: Today students took a summative assessment on pastoral nomads.

Homework: No homework tonight.

 

2.24.15 FARAH Spanish 1

WHAT WE DID TODAY:

We went over last nights homework (p. 104, ex. 1-3). We began working on p. 105 (ex. 4-6), which is due tomorrow. Some students had already finished the assignment, and were able to start on our project based review for Chapter 3, 'Tres en rayos.' 

WHAT'S COMING UP: 

due 2.25 p. 105, ex. 4-6

2.25 20 Point Quiz on er/ir verbs from chapter 3. Students should know definitions and how to conjugate the verbs.

2.27 10 point Quiz on verbs venir/tener

2.27 ''Tres en rayos' project due. Students will be given class time to complete these projects.  

Science

Students continued to work on their "Putting It All Together" Digital Projects. Some finished up research and others were able to begin designing their presentations.

HW: ALL research should be complete by the beginning of class tomorrow. Projects need to be complete by Friday, February 27th.

 

Canvasser

Canvasser:

 

Reading Logs:  Due Monday- read daily. 

 

Math:  Homework packets will be passed out today or tomorrow. 

Science

Today students were assigned a unit project called "Putting It All Together" in which they will present the major concepts we have learned through the Inside the Earth unit in the form of a Prezi or PowerPoint presentation. In class today, students simply worked to gather and organize information they feel is important to include.

Students may continue to work on this research at home. Please do not forget to keep track of sources used!

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: Today we went over the final pieces of information for the students to complete their study guide for the assessment tomorrow.

Homework: All students should be going over their study guides.  If they are filling them out at home tonight, then they haven't been keeping up.  Hopefully they will be ready for tomorrow.

 

FARAH SPANISH 1

WHAT WE DID TODAY:

My apologies for being remiss in posting assignments lately. 

Today, we reviewed 'tener idioms,' and worked on the 'Recapitulación,' (exercises 1-3) on page 104 in our textbook.

TAREA: 

Finish exercises 1-3 on page 104, if you didn't finish it in class. 

QUIZ: Wednesday, February 25 - we will have a quiz on 'er' and 'ir' verbs. Students should know the meanings of these verbs from Chapter 3, and how to conjugate them. ('venir' and 'tener' are NOT on this quiz)

 

Austin-Math 7

Homework starts on page 91, #3 - 14.  Quiz corrections are due Wednesday.

 

Canvasser Monday 2/23

Canvasser:  2/23/15

RR English:  Logs are due today.  Late logs will be due tomorrow for late points.  New logs are passed out and are due on Monday 3.2.15.

 

RR Math:  Math homework is due today.  Late homework will be accepted for late points.

Science

Mrs. Cartwright's class - Vocab bingo

Mrs. Mohr's Class - Lithospheric Plates and Pangaea puzzles

 

Mercer-Humanities/History

Have a wonderful week off of school.

Remember your next summative assessment is the Tuesday we come back from break.

 

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: Today we had discussions about the movie Selma and when finished we shared current events.

Homework: The next summative assessment is Tuesday February 24th. Study guides were given out on Thursday February 5th.

 

Austin-Math 7

Homework starts on page 90, # 1, 42, and 43. 

 

Science

Today students completed a "Thursday Quiz" (because we will not see the afternoon classes due to the half-day tomorrow). We also played a Vocabulary Bingo review game to help reinforce the unit vocabulary 1-4).

 

homework

RR English:

     Read every evening

     Reading log is due Monday, February 23, 2015     

     parents must sign reading logs

 

RR Math:

     A section of math should be completed each night

     Math packet is due Monday, February 23, 2015    

     TEST:  Monday, February 23, 2015 

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: Today morning classes worked on a small group activity analyzing the demands of the 1963 march on Washington.

In the afternoon we went to see the movie Selma.

Homework: Current event is due tomorrow.

Important dates: The next summative assessment is Tuesday February 24th. Study guides were given out on Thursday February 5th.

 

Science

Today we watched some short clips that explore earthquakes: deformation, plate boundaries, seismic waves and earthquake measurement. We add any new information into our notes from yesterday. We also played a unit review game.

 

homework

RR English:

     Read every evening

     Reading log is due Monday, February 23, 2015     

     parents must sign reading logs

 

RR Math:

     A section of math should be completed each night

     Math packet is due Monday, February 23, 2015    

     TEST:  Monday, February 23, 2015 

Language Arts- Jaros

What we did today:

-Journal Prompt: How/Why was MLK's use of nonviolence so effective in creating lasting social change?

-Grammar: Adverb Quiz

-Reader's Workshop

-Read "Diary of a Young Girl" through page 83.

Homework:

-Read

*Remember to get your permission slips signed if you'd like to join us at the play on Feb 26th!

 

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: Today students watched a Power Point presentation about the struggle for civil rights from 1863-1963.  This was shown to go along with the Selma movie field trip tomorrow.

Homework: Current events are due Thursday.

Important dates: The next summative assessment is Tuesday February 24th.  Study guides were given out on Thursday February 5th.

 

Austin-Math 7

We had a quiz today.  No homework.

 

Science

Today we completed our discussion and notes on Earthquakes. The notes include: the parts of a an earthquake, earthquakes at various plate boundaries, seismic waves (body and surface), and measuring earthquakes.  

We also physically acted out the motion of each type of seismic wave: P-Waves, S-Waves and Surface Waves.

 

homework

RR English:

     Read every evening

     Reading log is due Monday, February 23, 2015     

     parents must sign reading logs

 

RR Math:

     A section of math should be completed each night

     Math packet is due Monday, February 23, 2015    

     TEST:  Monday, February 23, 2015 

Austin-Math 7

We have no homework tonight.  We have a quiz tomorrow.

Language Arts- Jaros

What we did today:

-No journal prompt

Grammar practice worksheet- Quiz tomorrow.

-Went to the media center for the 1st AR quiz and to choose a new book.

-Read "The Diary of a Young Girl" through page 75.

Homework:

-Read your new (Holocaust related) book. Next AR quiz is March 2nd.

-Review for adverbs quiz tomorrow

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: Today students read and analyzed four documents dealing with pastoral nomadic communities.  They filled out a chart documenting their interpretations.

Homework: Current event assignment is due this Thursday due to the field trip on Wednesday.

 

Science

Today we discussed our Frictional Resistance Labs. We reflected upon the results and some of the errors or issues we may have encountered. Mrs. Cartwright's class worked on vocabulary review with partners and Mrs. Mohr's class began discussing and taking notes on the parts and causes of an earthquake.

HW: For those who have not yet turned in your Lab Report, please do so as soon as possible so your grade is not too greatly affected.

 

homework

RR English:

     Read every evening

     Reading log is due Monday, February 23, 2015     

     parents must sign reading logs

 

RR Math:

     A section of math should be completed each night

     Math packet is due Monday, February 23, 2015    

     TEST:  Monday, February 23, 2015

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: Today we went over the assignment from yesterday and read about the different animals that Pastoral Nomads used.

Homework: No homework tonight.  The next current event is due Thursday Feb. 12th.

 

Science

Mrs. Cartwright - Students turned in their final Fault and Frictional Resistance Lab Reports. The class then began working on unit vocab. 

Mrs. Mohr - As a class we discussed how to best represent the data from our lab. Students need to complete a final copy of their lab write up due Monday. Please find the documents that may be helpful and necessary to complete the report in the following folder: 7th Grade Science Folder

homework

RR English:

     Read every evening

     Reading log is due Monday, February 9, 2015     

     parents must sign reading logs

 

RR Math:

     A section of math should be completed each night

     Math packet is due Monday, February 23, 2015    

     TEST:  Monday, February 23, 2015 

Austin-Math 7

Homework starts on page 66 #25-28, 42-44.  Don't forget your permission slips.

Language Arts- Jaros

What we did today:

-Journal Prompt- Something people don't usually notice about me...

-Holocaust discussion about Auschwitz

-Read "The Diary of a Young Girl" through page 59.

Homework:

-Read: AR quiz is on Monday.

-Don't forget to get your field trip permission slips signed!

 

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: Today we went over the practice assessment and students are supposed to reflect on their score to see why they scored the way they did.  Students then received a new study guide to the next summative assessment that will happen after mid winter break.

Homework: Students have a Animal Herding Societies worksheet to finish for tomorrow.  The next current event is due Thursday Feb. 12th.

 

Science

**Please reference the Science folder for notes on the format of the lab report

 

Science

Today students continued working on the Frictional Resistance Investigation, as well as their lab reports.

Mrs. Cartwright's class - discussed the lab write-up and how to display data from the lab in a data table and graph

HW: final lab report due tomorrow (in ink)

Mrs. Mohr's class - finished our investigations and discussed the portions of the lab report

HW: complete the lab report up to the data section (we will complete a graph and data table tomorrow in class) 

 

RR homework assignments

RR English:

     Read every evening

     Reading log is due Monday, February 9, 2015     

     parents must sign reading logs

 

RR Math:

     A section of math should be completed each night

     Math packet is due Monday, February 23, 2015    

     TEST:  Monday, February 23, 2015 

 

   

 

 

 

Science Resources

Cartwright classes if you did not finish Purpose, Materials, Methods, Conclusion and Critique you have homework tonight.  Also please check Science files for pictures of the lab write up for a reference of what your lab write up for this lab will look like. 

Tomorrow we will do the data table, results and data analysis

 

Language Arts- Jaros

What we did today:
-Journal prompt: What are your responsibilities at home?
-Vocab quiz: List 1
-'Packing to Leave' activity

Homework:
-Read
-Get field trip permission slips signed.

RR homework assignments

RR English:

     Read every evening

     Reading log is due Monday, February 9, 2015     

     parents must sign reading logs

 

RR Math:

     A section of math should be completed each night

     Math packet was due today (February 4, 2015) - a new packet will be 

            to students on Friday    

     TEST:  Monday, February 23, 2015 

 

   

 

 

 

Science

Today Mrs. Mohr's class carried out our Frictional Resistance lab and Mrs. Cartwright's class began writing their lab reports.

 

Mercer-Humanities/History

What we did today: Today we went over the comparisons between laws and punishments in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt.  Students then took a practice summative assessment to see how well they knew the material.  This will not be graded, it is only an indicator for the student to reflect on.

Homework: The next current event is due Thursday February 12th, due to the field trip on Wednesday the 11th.