Monday-Area of Polygons ( Worksheets), Volcanic Eruptions (Current Event, due Friday)
Tuesday-Project Citizen, In & About (Texting the Sun)
Wednesday-Pythagorean Theorem & Perimeter of Polygons ( Worksheets), Video: Volcanic Eruptions
Thursday-Sin,Cos,Tan with Right Triangles ( worksheet ), Viscosity Experiment (Lab Write-up, due next Thursday 4/29) ****Earth Week Bike Ride Permission Slip Due!
Friday-Project Citizen, WaCoBTC In & About, Electives ****Earth Week Bike Ride is this day.
Posted in Parent Information ,Weekly Agenda April 16, 2010
Dear Parents,
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE WEBSITES AT THE END OF THIS AGENDA FOR HELP IN PREPARING FOR ASSESSMENTS AND OREGON OAKS testing.
Monday-Project Citizen and Student-led conferences
Tuesday-Quadrilaterals (worksheet for homework), Review day for Earthquake test on Wednesday
Wednesday-Construction of angles/segments with a compass (worksheet for homework), Earthquake test or book due!
Thursday-IPP assessment day for all students, Volcano unit Introduction
Friday-Student-led conferences, Talent Show, Project Citizen, Electives
***Parents please check out www.aaastudy.com, www.kutasoftware.com, http://www.skonline.org/website/mathonline/8th/8mathindex.htm, and www.math.com for extra practice to prepare your students for IPP, assessments and OAKS.
Posted in Parent Information ,Weekly Agenda April 6, 2010
Dear Parents,
Please read the below agenda carefully and post this for your student(s) to see.
Monday-Project Citizen/IPP (no homework)
Tuesday-Seismic waves & Angle Relationships (wkst 7.3, 7.4, 7.5)
Wednesday-Labeling Angles and Measurement Review & IPP (please have students work on the areas of their level from the websites www.math.com or www.aaastudy.com; the later is more user friendly.)
***Newspaper: the Rough Draft due today to make sure that they are able to publish in time this month.
Thursday-Angle quiz and circles (wkst TBA) & Seismology activity-looking at the Richter scale vs. Modified Mercalli
Friday-All school meeting, Project Citizen, Photos for Newspaper due.
Posted in Parent Information ,Weekly Agenda March 16, 2010
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Due to the last week, I have noticed that many students are not checking their agendas in class nor on this blog. I urge you to sit down with your student to organize a method of keeping track of the weekly needs (homework, quizzes, tests, projects, and other).
Monday-Out and About to PSU for Native American discussions
Tuesday-Geometry(Figures and labeling); Earthquakes (What are they, where are they?) –students will need to research a recent Earthquake that has occurred during the last year; this can be from anywhere in the world.
Wednesday-Geometry(Angles and labeling); IPP time (volunteers needed again, please email me if you are available and interested.)
Thursday-Geometry(Angle measuring (studens will need a protractor) and angle classifcation); Earthquakes (seismic waves and power) -students will present information about the earthquake they researched.
Friday-Project Citizen Begins, Electives will continue (Newspaper students should be researching and/or writing their stories.)
Have a great week.
Chris
Posted in Parent Information ,Weekly Agenda February 28, 2010
Welcome to another amazing week here in level 3 math and science. This week has a lot going on, please read the following information carefully for the details of assignments and events.
Monday: Math Problem Solving Review (study for assessment Wed.)
Science Review of Plate Tectonics and Assessment Piece (Notes on Geologist’s Presentation)
Tuesday: Math Review (Study through study guide for assessment Wed.)
Science Movie on Plate tectonics and Review of Evidence (Begin writing case for/ against Tectonics Theory)
Wednesday: Math assessment-Unit 6 Equations/expressions
IPP time
Barn Owls will be going to Nanna Cardoon’s for their buddy soil testing time.
************EVENING PRESENTATIONS AT CENTRAL SCHOOL (MAIN & 18th) 5pm to 8pm Depending on presentation group of the student.
Thursday: Math-Introduction to Geometry (No homework)
Science-Finish writing case for plate tectonics, Debate? (if time allows)
Friday: IPP Time
Electives-Newspaper will be published and presented to Administration for final edit.
Posted in Parent Information ,Weekly Agenda February 22, 2010
Hello to all parents and guardians,
I wanted to give a quick apology for not updating the blog’s agenda last week. I hope that your student has been writing down his/her schedule for the week in his/her agenda. This last week we had a full schedule starting with Monday’s out & about to the zoo. It was really fun to watch some of the students see their animals that they had researched for their Biodiversity Project. In some cases, it was like a light had turned on, the connection was more solid.
The feedback from the students was very positive, and I am glad we had such wonderful weather. We were very lucky to have the open skies between what seemed like such a cloudy, rainy week.
This week is shorter in length but still has a lot packed in. We are into our Tectonics Unit in science and have been looking at the evidence of the movement of continents. Students have been using Inquiry practices to formulate their own opinions if the continents are actually moving. We will be continuing this unit this week by looking at graphs to determine if the continents are really separated and if so, what does this mean for the direction they are moving and the speed. Students will then look at the idea of land formations that are caused by these moving plates. In math we will continue to work on equations. This week we will continue to look at two-step equations before returning to story problems. As a class we are working hard to apply the concepts we are learning to actual situations within life. Story problems is the first stage that I will be using to transition the students to see the connection of terms and procedures to problems presented. Some students will need the extra help at home with the story problems. Please make sure that your student is bringing home his/her notes to help you help them. If you have any questions, please email me. Below is the weekly schedule.
Monday-NO SCHOOL
Tuesday-6.9 Two-step equations (6.9 wkst), Introduction to plate boundaries in tectonics unit
Wednesday-Review of Story Problems (2 story problems), Plate boundary movement
Thursday-Story problems (2 story problems), Proof of the plate tectonics (Summary of proof)
Friday-All school meeting, Presentation practice at Central School Stage
Posted in Parent Information ,Weekly Agenda February 15, 2010
Level 3 students have been studying the methods that natural resources are extracted and used throughout the world. We watched a controversial movie today on the 3 Gorges Dam. Here is an updated link to an article published by the online newspaper called the Ecologist: http://www.theecologist.co.uk/News/news_round_up/347303/three_gorges_dam_a_model_for_disaster.html
For a better understanding, one could go to the homepage and search out information on the third largest dam planned to be built within the Amazon.
Posted in Parent Information February 3, 2010
Monday-Mercy Corps
Tuesday-3 Rivers Dam & Discussion (Discussion questions)
Wednesday-6.3-6.4 Properties of Numbers/Expressions (6.4 worksheet) & IPP time (students should continue to work/move forward in their understanding by taking this packet home periodically to complete and to have feedback from me.)
Thursday-6.5 Evaluating Expressions (6.5 worksheet) & Open-note Assessment on Natural Resources
Friday-6.6 Simplifyin Expressions (6.6 worksheet & study for quiz on Tuesday) & Biodiversity Presentations (create a presentation that will be used the night of February 24th.) ****First payment due for OMSI Trip!!!!
Posted in Parent Information ,Weekly Agenda February 2, 2010
Monday-Out & About to Parr Lumber (No Homework, work on Sources Presentation for Thursday)
Tuesday-6.2 Writing expressions & equations (6.2 worksheet), Nuclear Energy
Wednesday-Biomass Experiment (Individual Lab Write-up, due next Wed.)
Thursday-Energy Source Presentations, IPP with remaining time (Work on IPP sheets to continue progress forward)
Friday-No school, end of semester 1
***IF you have any questions, please email me.
Chris
Posted in Parent Information ,Weekly Agenda January 25, 2010
Monday-5.8 Multiplying and Dividing Mixed Numbers (5.7 worksheet due Tuesday)
Tuesday-Quiz 5.5 – 5.7 in math, Mining (Lab questions due Wednesday)
Wednesday-Math review of unit 5, Energy Groups and Research (Group Presentations next Wed.)
Thursday-Energy groups researching and putting together a powerpoint presentation.
Math Test (applying mixed numbers to everyday uses)
Friday-Biodiversity Project Time (outlines and papers should be started at this point)
Geography Bee at the Public Library 10:30 to 11:30am
**If you have any questions, please email me as soon as possible.
Posted in Weekly Agenda January 10, 2010
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