Contacts

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WISHING EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 21st, 2011

HEALTH 67
-Analyzed Santa's health

ELA 9
-Wrote thank you letters for the most awful gifts.

GRADE 3
-Christmas Dance

PE 78
Wrestling

Tomorrow is the Grad Banquet which starts at 12:30. Also students will be dismissed at 2:00pm.

December 20th, 2011

MATH 8
-Wrote fractions exam

GRADE 3
-Made gingerbread houses
-Practiced Cool Yule

ELA 9
-Finished presenting speeches

PE 7/8
-Finished gymnastics routines
-Wrestling

December 19th, 2011

GRADE 3
-Guided reading
-Skating
-Cool Yule Practice
Remember we are making gingerbread houses tomorrow.

HEALTH 6/7
Finished Presentations

I hope to see everyone at the Christmas concert tomorrow.

December 16th, 2011

MATH 8
Reviewed last classes assignment.
Did the review in the textbook on p. 159 #s 1,2, 3ab, 4ab, 5, 6ab, 9, 11, 13, 14ab, 16, 19
TEST ON TUESDAY

GRADE 3
-Tested triangles and squares to see which one is stronger
-reinforced paper towel rolls to make them more strong and stable.
-Reminder that there is skating on monday.

ELA 9
-Presented speeches

PAA 7
-Made ginger snaps as an entire class.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

December 15th, 2011

ELA 9
-Last day to work on speeches. We will begin presenting friday.

GRADE 3
-Completed a structures lab that helped us learn that taller objects fall easier than shorter ones.

MATH 8
Daily Math
Check up #11
p. 155 2, 4, 5, 6ace, 7ac, 9ac, 11

PAA 7
-Made sugar cookies.

December 14th, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Are you smarter than a 8th grader review
-Worked on review booklet. Homework if not done in class.

GRADE 3
-Discussed observations from last class. Completed the stability assignment. No homework.
We will be making strong and stable gingerbread houses on Tuesday of next week.
-Completed the Christmas relay games.

ELA 9
-Worked on speeches. We will start presenting on Friday.

December 13th, 2011

HEALTH 67
-Continued the presentations. Please make sure all assignments are handed in before the Christmas break. Check in with me if you are not sure.

ELA 9
-Worked on developing speeches. Due on Monday.

GRADE 3
-Practiced for the Christmas concert

PE 7/8
-Worked on rotations.

Grade 9 and 10 students please ensure I have your winter outdoor experience trips before Christmas. THANK YOU :)

December 12th, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Are you smarter than an 8th grader Review
-Check up #9 and 10 due for wednesday.

GRADE 3
-Investigated the stability of structures using Jenga and card houses.
-Learned about famous structures around the world.

ELA 9
-Continued to work on speeches. An outline of your speech is required for next class.

PE 7/8
-Continued our gymnastics work.

December 9th, 2011

GRADE 3
-Guided reading
-Christmas concert practice
-Finished health projects - no homework

HEALTH 6/7
-Presented injury projects to the class.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

December 8th, 2011

MATH 8
-Reviewed yesterdays assignment
-Corrected Mental Math
-Worked on p. 144-146 #s 4ac, 5ac, 6ac, 7, 8ac, 9a, 10ac, 11ac, 14. This is for homework if not done.

GRADE 3
-Decorated the classroom for Christmas
-Learned about how Chocolate is made and where the cocoa beans come from.
-Discussed how the different countries are interconnected and depend on each other for goods and services.

EARLY DISMISSAL. Have a great afternoon!

December 7th, 2011

ELA 9
-Discussed areas that we are passionate about and the components of a good speech.
-Students created the outline for the speech they will present to the class. If the outline is not done that should be completed before next class.

GRADE 3
-Worked with different shapes to discover which ones are used most often for making strong and stable structures.

PE 7/8
-Worked on balance and statics today.

MATH 8
-Finished yesterdays assignment and worked on the following:
Assignment p.139 #'s 3,4ac,5a,6,7a,8ac,9ac,10ac,11a,17 . This is all homework.

PAA 7
-Half of the class baked sugar cookies and half worked on the food groups worksheets.
The other half of the class will bake next week.

Grade 3 Skating Schedule


Grade 3 Skating Schedule

If parents are available to help tie skates, the extra help would be greatly appreciated.

December 19th @ 11:10

January 19th @ 11:10

January 27th @ 11:10

February 7th @ 11:10

February 15th @ 11:10

December 6th, 2011

MATH 8
-Reviewed last classes assignment
Assignment p. 132 #s 3ac,4,5,6ac,7ac,8ac,9ac,10,11,13. This is not homework.

GRADE 3
-Identified different structures and looked up definitions of words within our unit.
-Played broomball in PE

ELA 9
-Reviewed the concepts of conflict and oppression.
-Read two poems dealing with both, discussed our ethnicity and how they can be affected.
-Completed follow up questions. Homework if not done in class.

Good luck Chargers at the basketball game today!

December 5th, 2011

HEALTH 6/7
-Worked on research and presentation of a common injury. Students will present on Friday.

ELA 9
-Finished sharing the Save South Moresby questions.
-Analyzed the conflicting viewpoints in The Conservationist.

PE 3
-Cool Yule practice
-Relays
-Kickball

PE 7/8
-Worked on muscle groups that will be worked during the fitness test
-Learned a new kickball game

December 2nd, 2011

MATH 8
-Students went to Langenburg for a presentation on bullying.

GRADE 3
-Learned a new kickball game in PE
-Discussed our goal and reward for the PAWSitive tickets.
-Planted beans with the dirt we made at the beginning of the year.
-Finished our cover pages for Strong and Stable Structures

ELA 9
-Spent the first part of class working on and reading the narrative paragraphs
-Read Save South Moresby
-Completed tasks in groups.

PE 7/8
-Fitness Relays
-Soccer

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!