Category Archives: Daily Blog 2012

August 18, 2011

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade

  • Unit 1 Introduction – Timeline pgs. 2-3
  • Discussion on the Life’s Work of Dian Fossey
  • Visit www.GorillaFund.org
  • Introduction to the Laptops
  • Introduction to Brainpop
  • Brainpop – Primates
  • Brainpop Quiz – Primates (take the quiz and view your results)

8th Grade

  • Unit 1 – Introduction to Physical Science
  • Read and Discuss Timeline on Pgs. 2-3
  • Introduction to the Laptops
  • Introduction to Brainpop
  • Brainpop – Electricity
  • Brainpop Quiz – Electricity (take the quiz and view your results)

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7:Investigation and Experimentation

8th Grade – #9:Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
August 22 – Picture Day
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

August 17, 2011

Assignment/Activities Today – Not a Minimum Day

7th Grade

  • Complete and discuss Textbook Scavenger Hunt
  • Observations and the Blue Whale

8th Grade

  • Complete and discuss answers to Textbook Scavenger Hunt
  • Discuss and view a Solar Eclipse

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7:Investigation and Experimentation

8th Grade – #9:Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
August 22 – Picture Day
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

August 16, 2011

Assignment/Activities Today

7th Grade & 8th Grade

  • Collect HW – School Policy Sheet
  • Name Game – Get to Know Me (2 truths and a lie)
  • Begin Textbook Scavenger Hunt

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7:Investigation and Experimentation

8th Grade – #9:Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
August 22 – Picture Day
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)

August 15th, 2011 – Welcome Back!

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

7th Grade & 8th Grade

  • Welcome Back!
  • Classroom Rules and School Policies
  • HW – School Policies Signature Sheet

Standards Covered Today

7th Grade – #7:Investigation and Experimentation

8th Grade – #9:Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester.
August 22 – Picture Day
September 1st – Back to School Night (6:00-7:00)
September 5th – Labor Day (no school)