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The math and science books can be found on the same webpage.

January 27, 2012

Quizzes will be posted this weekend.  Majority did great.  I will also be posting the Benchmark Test from the first half of the year.  This is not a graded assignment, but represents the curriculum material from the year.  I will be putting a short narrative on Pinnacle explaining a little more details.

Vocabulary from Chapter 14.1 plus the word Continental Deflection should be in your IAN.  Today we took notes.  Your homework is to study for the test next Friday.  Reread Chapter 14.1 and then read about currents and waves.  You should study the Ocean Floor, Water Cycle and Currents.  Next week we will study Tides and Waves.  If you wait till next Thursday to study, it will be too late.

OL - Water Cycle Placemats were due today.  11 students did not turn them in.  We had 2 days in class plus the rest of this week at home.  They need to be turned in on Monday.

The Simpson Spaghetti Dinner is back!!

Friday, Feb. 10th 6:00 - 8:00 (Doors open @ 5:30.)

Your Simpson Foundation is busy planning a wonderful dinner for you and your family.  Come take a night off from cooking and join your Simpson family for the Spaghetti Dinner and Auction.  Dinner and dessert will be served by the famous "Chef Luigi" who will be making his very own spaghetti sauce.  You'll also be treated to a showcase of the students' academic work.

At 7:30, the raffle/auction begins which will feature items from around the community as well as special activities such as teachers/students movie theater show and teachers/students bowling nights.  The cost is $5 per person. Pay at the door.

January 24, 2012

Homework is to complete the circle and bar graphs on the distribution of water (Water Journey).  This should have been completed in class, but students either didn't count their tallies correctly or did not do the percentages correctly.

OL - We will work on the Water Cycle Placemat tomorrow.  Anything not finished is to be done at home.  It is due on Friday. 

Short Quiz on the Water Cycle on Thursday. (vocabulary and labeling)

All students need to turn into their homeroom teacher a sample of their best work for the February 10th Spagetti Dinner and Academic Spotlight.

January 23, 2011

Water Cycle Simulation - HW:  Make sure you have figured the % for the different locations you went to today. 

Tomorrow we will be working on a Circle and Bar Graph with several analysis questions to answer.  Any work not finished will be homework.

Last week we started a short project on the Water Cycle.  OL - Placemat  AC - Metaphoric Expression.  We will work on those if we have time on Tuesday, if not we will finish on Wednesday. 

January 17, 2011

POP Quiz - Hint Tomorrow on mapping the ocean floor.

Water Cycle activities were started today.  All students need to complete the circle graph (including coloring).  The students need to define the following words in their IAN - continental slope, continental shelf, volcanic island, sea mount, abyssal plain, mid ocean ridge, ocean trench.  Luckily most students have already defined the words.  Just to let the parents know - The 2 early assignments will not be a major part of the final quarter grade, but it is an indication that your child is not completing assignments or not reading or listening to directions. 

Please bring back signed report cards.

January 12, 2012

Homework - Postcards from Fish (characteristics of landforms on the ocean floor)

                    AC 3 postcards done by the beginning of class tomorrow.

                    OL 2 postcards done by the beginning of class tomorrow.

Study every night because there will be short unannounced quizzes coming soon.

January 11, 2012

Another New Year - Time sure is flying!!!

Homework for Tonight - Finish Mapping of the Ocean Floor.  The only reason some of you had homework to finish was because you didn't do your homework yesterday and it is compounding. If you happen to have a tape dispenser that you are not using we could use it for our IAN.

For Thursday - Bring Textbook, IAN, and Colored Pencils.

 

December 20, 2011

Several of the students have not turned in their volcano booklet.  Please turn in by Thursday.

Hope you and your family have a wonder winter holiday.  Be safe.

December 16, 2011

All said the test was easy and they made A's.  Hope to find out soon.  Next week we will be looking at information on Earthquakes.

Have a safe weekend.

December 13, 2011

Volcano Booklet needs to be finished tonight.  Those students who came in focused and ready to work probably completed the work. 

Test on Friday over boundaries and volcanoes.

Study session Thursday morning at 8:10.  We will be reviewing in class part of Wednesday and Thursday.  You need to have studies before coming to the study session.  I want you to do your part.

December 12, 2011

Test on Friday over Boundaries, Stresses, Faults, and Volcanoes.  You now have all the notes that are necessary for the test.  Please study notes, warm-ups, and chart on Boundaries. 

Today in AC we labeled the volcano and colored it.  OL read about the 3 types of volcanoes and colored the 3 volcanoes. 

Homework is to color and cut the Inside the Volcano Booklet.  Make sure you bring all of your notes tomorrow to complete your Booklet.  All work done this week will be graded.  This is a great opportunity for some of you to bring up your grade.