Heins' Catch-up

Tuesday 5/20

This will be my last blog for the year.  Have a wonderful, restful, and safe summer. Thank you for a good year.

1st Period: 7th grade Language Arts (with Ms. Garcia)

We finished reading Tuck Everlasting. There will be a test tomorrow over the book.

2nd Period: Math 8

1. Finish benchmark assessment

3rd Period: 6th grade Social Studies

Test

5th Period: 7th grade Social Studies

Test

7th Period: Math 6

1. Check review sheet

2. Begin test - students will be able to continue the test tomorrow

Monday 5/19

1st Period: 7th grade Language Arts (with Ms. Garcia)

Continue reading Tuck Everlasting

2nd Period: Math 8

1. Finish test from Monday

2. Benchmark Assessment

3rd Period: 6th grade Social Studies

1. Check review sheet

2. Review activity Download canada_review_ppt.ppt

HW: TEST tomorrow

5th Period: 7th grade Social Studies

Review activity Download asias_political_economic_systems_review_ppt.ppt

HW: TEST tomorrow

7th Period: Math 6

1. check homework

2. Review sheet

HW: finish review sheet, Test Wed 5/21

Friday 5/16

1st Period: 7th grade Language Arts (with Ms. Garcia)

1. Journal

2. Turned in books

3. Continued reading Tuck Everlasting. We have now read through chapter 16.

2nd Period: Math 8

TEST

3rd Period: 6th grade Social Studies

1. Check homework

2. Review Sheet

HW: finish review sheet, TEST Tuesday 5/20

5th Period: 7th grade Social Studies

1. Check homework

2. Review sheet

HW: finish review sheet, TEST Tuesday 5/20

7th Period: Math 6

1. Warm-Up: problem solving 

2. 10-9 Surface Area

HW: worksheet, Test Wed 5/21

Thursday 5/15

1st Period: 7th grade Language Arts (with Ms. Garcia)

International Day - no class

2nd Period: Math 8

1. Warm-Up: problem solving - even numbers

2. Check review sheet

HW: TEST tomorrow

3rd Period: 6th grade Social Studies

1. 5-3 "Canada's Economy" pgs 128 - 131

2. 5-4 "A Multicultural Society" pgs 132 - 136

3. Reteaching worksheets - finish for homework

HW: finish worksheets, TEST Tuesday 5/20

5th Period: 7th grade Social Studies

International Day - no class

HW: TEST Tuesday 5/20

7th Period: Math 6

1. Warm-Up: problem solving - even numbers

2. check homework

3. 10-9 Surface Area

HW: worksheet, Test Wed 5/21

Tuesday 5/13

1st Period: 7th grade Language Arts (with Ms. Garcia)

1. Quiz

2. Use each of these vocabulary words in a sentence: anguish, fragrant, helter-skelter, immense, meloncholy

2nd Period: Math 8

1. Warm-Up: problem solving - even numbers

2. 7-5 Co-ordinate Geometry (cont.)

HW: TEST Friday

3rd Period: 6th grade Social Studies

1. 5-1 "O Canada! Immigrant Roots" pgs 119 - 123

2. 5-2 "A Constitutional Monarchy" pgs 124 - 127

3. Reteaching worksheets

HW: LAST current event due tomorrow, TEST Tuesday 5/20

5th Period: 7th grade Social Studies

1. Read 21-5 "Pakistan" pgs 631 - 635

2. 24-2 "The Governments of East Asia" pgs 708 - 711

3. Reteaching worksheets

HW: finish worksheets, LAST current event due tomorrow, TEST Tuesday 5/20

7th Period: Math 6

1. Warm-Up: problem solving - even numbers

2. check homework

3. 10-7 Volumes of Prisms

HW: worksheet

Monday 5/12

1st Period: 7th grade Language Arts (with Ms. Garcia)

1. Warm-up

2. We continued reading Tuck Everlasting pgs 26 - 43. We are currently reading chapter 8. Upon completion of this chapter, there will be a quiz.

2nd Period: Math 8

1. Warm-Up: problem solving - odd numbers

2. 7-5 Co-ordinate Geometry

HW: Since students forgot to bring their textbooks to class, they need to look up the words "rise" and "run" for homework and write the definitions on their notes paper.

3rd Period: 6th grade Social Studies

1. Vocabulary powerpoint Download origins_development_of_canada_ppt.ppt

2. Vocabulary flipchart

HW: vocabulary worksheet,  LAST current event due Wednesday 5/14

5th Period: 7th grade Social Studies

1. Read 21-3 "Economies" pgs 622-625

2. Guided reading

HW:  reteaching worksheet, LAST current event due Wed 5/14

7th Period: Math 6

1. Warm-Up: problem solving - odd numbers

2. 10-6: 3-dimensional figures

HW: worksheet

Friday 5/9

1st Period: 7th grade Language Arts (with Ms. Garcia)

1. Students turned in their research papers

2. We continued reading Tuck Everlasting

2nd Period: Math 8

1. Quiz

2.  warm - up: problem solving ws -  even

3rd Period: 6th grade Social Studies

1. open-notes test

2. map skills packet

HW: LAST current event due Wednesday 5/14

5th Period: 7th grade Social Studies

1. Vocabulary powerpoint Download asias_political_and_economic_systems_voc_ppt.ppt

2. Continue reading 21-2 Governments pgs 615 - 619

HW:  vocabulary flipchart, LAST current event due Wed 5/14

7th Period: Math 6

No class due to attending the diversity day assembly

Thursday 5/8

1st Period: 7th grade Language Arts (with Ms. Garcia)

1. Warm-Up

2. We began reading Tuck Everlasting

HW: Finish research paper - this typed paper is due tomorrow. Don't forget the Works Cited page!!!

2nd Period: Math 8

1. warm - up: problem solving ws -  odd numbers

2. check homework

3. Performance Task: "Where is McDs?

HW: quiz tomorrow

3rd Period: 6th grade Social Studies

Current Events were collected

1. Read 9-4 "Peru Today" pgs 250 - 254

2. graphic organizer

3. worksheets

HW: open-note test Friday 5/9, LAST current event due Wednesday 5/14

5th Period: 7th grade Social Studies

Ms. Green came in for a collaborative speech lesson today

HW:  LAST current event due Wed 5/14

7th Period: Math 6

1. check homework

2. area quiz

Wednesday 5/7

1st Period: 7th grade Language Arts (with Ms. Garcia)

1. Warm-Up: "Purpose and Audience" worksheet

2. Went over yesterday's pop quiz

2. Students continued writing their research paper. Students will have to type their papers at home. Typed papers are due Friday.

HW: Work on research paper

2nd Period: Math 8

1. warm - up: problem solving ws #2-6

2. 7-2 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines (cont)

HW: WB page 48, 7-2 problem solving paper

3rd Period: 6th grade Social Studies

Current Events were collected

1. Organized papers needed for Friday's open-notes test. If students had some papers missing, they need to look for them at home

2. "Latin America in the 20th Century" reading comprehension packet. FINISH FOR HOMEWORK

HW: open-note test Friday 5/9, LAST current event due Wednesday 5/14

5th Period: 7th grade Social Studies

Collect current events and "Japan Moves into Modern Times" reading comprehension

1. Go over yesterday's test

2. Read 21-2 "Governments" pgs 615-619

3. worksheet

HW: LAST current event due Wed 5/14

7th Period: Math 6

1. check homework

2. cookie activity

3. 10-5 Area of Circles

HW: worksheet, area quiz on Thursday

Tuesday 5/6

1st Period: 7th grade Language Arts (with Ms. Garcia)

1. Pop Quiz over research

2. Students continued writing their research paper. Students were to start their outlines. This paper will be 4 paragraphs long. Students will have  half the class period on Wednesday. Students will have to type their papers at home. Typed papers are due Friday.

HW: Students may want to continue working on their research papers

2nd Period: Math 8

1. warm - up: problem solving ws #1 - 5

2. 7-2 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

HW: 7-2 Reading Strategies worksheet

3rd Period: 6th grade Social Studies

1. 9-3 "Brazil Today"

2. Guided reading worksheet

3. WS

HW: current event Wed 5/7, open-note test Friday 5/9

5th Period: 7th grade Social Studies

1. Test

2. "Japan Moves into Modern Times" reading comprehension

HW: Test Tues 5/6, Current Event due Wed 5/7

7th Period: Math 6

1. finish 10-3 Area of Composite Figures

2. 10-4 Comparing Perimeter and Area

HW: worksheet, quiz Thursday