Science

Science students will have a quiz on Wednesday.  It will cover the topics of reproductive potential and limiting factors in an ecosystem.  Students can use their notebooks, milkweed bug reproductive potential worksheet, milkweed bug hatching investigation, algae & brine shrimp investigation and the reading on limiting factors to help study.

math tasks, Monday March 31st

Grade 6
Check-up tomorrow on decimal addition and subtraction and strategies we can use
(fact families - inverses & order)
page 15#30-36 & Additional Practice Inv1 are being collected

Grade 7
Chip Model introduced pages 14&15
page #18 # 32-38 assigned for practice

Grade 8
Linear relationships, substitution, & equivalent expression (especially fraction decimals & percent formats)
paage 24&25

math tasks, March 28th

Grade 6
page 15#30-36

Grade 7
page 17 #20-30  numberlines with start face move & number sentences

Grade 8
page 28&29 #2-5

math tasks, Thursday March 27th

Grade 6
no new tasks

Grade 7
no new tasks

Grade 8
page 24 2.1 Adding Expressions A-C

Science

Many students handed in their cell projects today and it was very encouraging to see the creativity and hard work students put into them.

Students received back their midsummative 5 quizzes in class today.  All students are required to make corrections on them.  When they hand their corrections in, they will be eligible to take the requiz and potentially change their grades.  Please check PowerSchool or send an email if you have any questions.

math tasks, March 24 - 26

Grade 6
Gardening task started yesterday.  Work on design and cost


Grade 7
new task:  labsheet for ACE questions page 18 #31, page 20#48
former tasks: pages 11-13 Problems 1.2 &1.3
page 16 #9&10, page 19 #44-47, page 20#49-51

Humanities Homework - 3/21-3/25

Students have been studying propaganda and have been asked to make their own propaganda poster.  The assignment directions below should be used.  Students will have about 30 minutes on Monday to add finishing touches.  Core 1 students received a word search and fill in the blank, which is due Monday.  All other students will receive the word search Monday night.  For the Core 1 group, this propaganda homework will be assigned Monday night.

1. Choose one of the events that most interests you. (Edward Snowden & wiki Leaks, the school budget, Missing Malaysia Flight MH 370, Health Care, Health foods initiative with Michelle Obama, or a current event of your choice)

2. Research your topic for about 15 minutes, finding:  Who, What, When, Where, Why and How  AS WELL AS

              The controversy-(include both sides of the argument- governments view and the opposite)

3. Choose a side- what message do you want to send? Make sure it follows the propaganda rules:

           A. Promotes one side of an issue               B.  A political viewpoint

4. Choose a technique from the technique sheet (most propaganda uses 2-4 techniques)

5. Draw - neat complete and hall worthy - think of Rosy the Riveter or Uncle Sam