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Students watched a movie called "For the love of Nancy" this movie is about a high school student who is transitioning into college and is not handling it all that well.  With all the pressures, it leads her to an eating disorder, anorexia nervosa.  The goal of this movie is to help students fully grasp the concept of how dangerous eating disorders really are.

• Spelling test four was today.
• We worked on complete and simple subjects.
• No homework!  Have a great weekend!

Today's lesson was on Multiplication of Decimals.  There is an assignment that has 3 examples that should have been done during class.  During study hall or for homework, the students are to work 6 more problems AND write in words why they placed the decimal where they did in the answer.  Also there is a bonus problem to try.  I will be taking a grade on this on Monday.  The 6 weeks grading period ends at the end of school on Monday.  I may or may not have an assignment that will be turned in at the end of the class period that will count on the 6 weeks.  On Monday, Division of Decimals will be the lesson.

Extra Credit was due today!

MANY cadets do not have pencils and/or a calculator - please check with your cadet and make sure he/she has all supplies needed for class.

Have a safe weekend!

Mrs. Wilson

Today we took our chapter 5 test.  Extra credit was also due today, and there is no homework tonight for any of the flights.

All Flights:

• No Homework

Bravo, Charlie, Delta:

• Study for Monday's open note test

Homework

BCD - No Homework have a great weekend!

Alpha - Have a great weekend, Activity 3 due on Monday, make note of any questions and we will discuss them on Monday.

Mrs. Burt

All Flights - homework - if not complete finish Chapter reivew pg 37-38, 5-18. 

There will be a open book test on Monday, November 3, 2008

DON'T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK 1 HOUR SATURDAY NIGHT!

Happy Halloween!

 

Alpha and Delta- Inductive/Deductive reasoning- homework page 188 #1-9

Bravo and Charlie- 2.7 worksheet; formulas and functions (some must finish as homework- due Monday)

8th Grade field trip tomorrow- no homework on Friday! 

Homework

BCD - NO HOMEWORK, wordsearch extra credit

Alpha - Complete Activity 3

Mrs. Burt

• Quiz today on Decimals
• Addition and Subtraction of Decimals Homework Assignment (15 problems)
• Extra Credit due on Friday

Enjoy your evening!

Mrs.Wilson

Homework (Due Friday October 31, 2008)

• Write five multiple choice, three short answer, and one essay question.
• You must provide the correct answer for each of your questions.
• You may not write more than two of your questions about the same topic/story.

Group 2 and Group 1 Students:  Assignments are to be monitored on grades 6, 7, and 8 blog sites.

Group 3 Students: 

Here are assignments for Thursday,

 

Math – Division story problem worksheet (Complete as homework if not finished in class.)

Language – Study for Test

Spelling – Study spelling words if you did not receive 100 on your pretest, Test on Friday.

 

Math – Division worksheet

Language – Journal entry, Punctuation worksheet, Writing assignment for homework “What Would I Do If I Had a Dinosaur In My Backyard.”

Spelling – Practice Test if the student received 100% then they do not have to take the test on Friday

TEST FRIDAY OVER PUNCTUATION!

Today was a very exciting day for the cadets.  The cadets played the last game of ultimate frisbee.  The championship teams will receive a trophy on a piece of paper and sign the paper and it will be hung in the health classroom on Monday.

Homework for tonight is:

Alpha: p103 #8-20 Evens

Bravo/Charlie: Study for Chapter 2 test Friday.  Turn in extra credit due Friday.

Delta: p88 #26-40 Evens.  Plus, p93 #31-55 All.  Turn in extra credit due Friday.

Due to the Field Trip tomorrow, there is no homework!  See you on the bus at 7:30 AM!!

Alpha and Delta: Students began their take home test over chapter 7.  They also watched History's special on the Battle of Ticonderoga.

Bravo and Charlie: Students finished worksheets and began looking at the life of General Gates.

Today we played a game on Scholastic.com called "Who Am I?".  We are now done studying both candidates.  In all classes, we discussed our class projects.

Alpha/Bravo

Students have been assigned a candidate for the debate.  Students have been instructed to look more closely at the issues presented by their candidate and write pros and cons (strong or weak points).  If possible, they were told to copy information down on paper or print it out and bring it to class tomorrow.  We will continue this all class tomorrow and debates will be on Monday. 

 Charlie/Delta

Students were told for the last 1 1/2 weeks to have a poster for my class.  They are created a campaign poster for a candidate of their choice.  This poster should be appealing and draw attention.  The purpose of the poster is to persuade others to vote for their candidate.  This is their poster and their design.  The only things I ask students to include are:  the name, a picture of their candidate (can be hand sketched then colored or printed), symbols, their candidate's slogan (all students have a brochure with this on it for both candidates), and be neat.  Students can start on it tonight and will be given class time tomorrow to finish.  If students do not have their poster, they will receive a "0" for the assignment.  NO LATE POSTERS will be accepted.

Direct Website Links to help:

Scholastic Website:  (non-bias sites)

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/features/index.asp?article=f110308_10issues&ESP=Teachers/ib/20081027/awa/sn_election_games_5_5_Whose_Side_Are_You_On?_txt3///thlp/tout_txtl////

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008/games/candidates_stand/issues.htm

(*** Students are to cite all web sites where they get information.  Students are not limited to the web sites above.***)

 ♥ Mrs. Sokol

• We worked on writing today.  We reviewed sticking to the topic, having logical order, and using interesting words. 
• Spelling Test tomorrow.  We will not have a reading selection test.
• Homework:  All Flights- Study for spelling test, read for 20 minutes, and finish writing assignment.

All Flights except Delta - Chapter vocabulary due Friday.  There will be a test over this Chapter on Monday, November 3rd. 

Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour this weekend.  (Saturday night)   Spring forward, Fall Back.

                                                                      

Homework

BCD - Test over Chapter 1 Plate Tectonics

Alpha - Continue working on Activity 2 find evidence to support your answers.

Mrs. Burt

We are having a storage problem.  The cubbies we got are not holding up.  If you could get a CHEAP milk crate for your child's storage, it would be awesome!!!!!  Here is a picture that might help.  I have seen them at Walmart for $4.00.  Your child can take them home at the end of the year or when they are no longer needed. 

Thank you so much!!!

Mrs. Kolb

                                        

Today we reviewed for the Chapter 5 Test which is going to be on Friday.  The only homework for tonight is for students to finish the review assignment from class if it was not completed.  Tomorrow we will continue reviewing for the test.

All Flights

Today and yesterday, we have spent our class time learning about Obama and McCain.  Each student was handed a brochure covering each of the candidate’s views over important issues facing the United States.  Last night students were to write a paragraph on whether they agree or disagree with Obama and to support their answers with the issues.  Tonight, students are to do the same with McCain.  Then, students are to create a Venn Diagram over all of the issues.  This diagram should show what McCain and Obama disagree and agree on in reference to the issues.  I did not collect last night's homework because I want students to turn it in tomorrow with tonight's homework.

Have a good day!

♥ Mrs. Sokol

Today in class we continued our unit on DECIMALS.  The assignment was short so most cadets finished in class.  Assignment was on comparing decimals and ordering decimals from least to greatest.  Be ready for a quiz over what we have learned about decimals this week.  After the quiz we will add and subtract.

Mrs. Wilson