Memoir Celebration Pics

Friday, December 18

HAVE A WONDERFUL, RELAXING, SAFE BREAK!!!!!!

Social Studies: Get History Fair permission slip signed!!!!
Pick your topic and decide if you are working in a group or on your own!
Find one book, from your topic's DECADE!

• Write 1-2 pages of notes.
• Bring the book along with your permission slip on Monday, January 4, 2010!!
• Find two more books related to your topic

The more research you do over break, the better!!!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Math: p. 765 Lesson 4-5 #7-12

Social Studies: Read the History Fair packet with your parents!!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Reading:

• Read 30 minutes; create 3-4 bullet points highlighting character and/or plot progression
• Groups 1 (Friend) and 5 (Teacher) Literary Journals due tomorrow

Writing:

• Room 214 - bring your stories you started Tuesday to share in class tomorrow

Math: p. 766 Lesson 4-8 #7-26

Tuesday, December 15

Memoir Celebration tomorrow!!!!

Wear your pajamas to school and bring the item you signed up for!

Reading:

• Read 30 minutes; create 3-4 bullet points highlighting character and/or plot progression
• Groups 1 (Friend) and 5 (Teacher) Literary Journals due this Thursday

Science: Quiz Friday on Kinetic and Potential energy.

Math: p. 243 #12-29

Social Studies: STUDY, STUDY for Illinois Constitution Test: THURSDAY!!!

Monday, December 14, 2009

Don't Forget:

You get extra credit for earning

blue ribbons on Study Island!!!

Reading:

• Read 30 minutes; create 3-4 bullet points highlighting character and/or plot progression
• Groups 1 (Friend) and 5 (Teacher) Literary Journals due this Thursday

Writing:

• 2nd Published Memoir due TOMORROW. (Extra Credit if typed)

Math: p. 237-238 #8-20 EVEN

Science: 5 paragraph conclusion to kinetic and potential energy experiment. Format given in class.

Social Studies: Write a letter to your alderman/alderwoman.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Don't Forget:

You get extra credit for earning

blue ribbons on Study Island!!!

Reading:

• Read 1 hour; create 6-8 bullet points highlighting character and/or plot progression
• Groups 1 (Friend) and 5 (Teacher) Literary Journals due next Thursday, December 17

Writing:

• 2nd Published Memoir due next Tuesday, December 15

Math: p. 237-238 #8-20 odd (Make sure to check your answers in the back of the book and spend enough time on each problem to understand the process of how to solve it)

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Reading:

• Read 30 minutes; create 3-4 bullet points highlighting character and/or plot progression
• Groups 1 (Friend) and 5 (Teacher) Literary Journals due next Thursday, December 17

Writing:

• 2nd Published Memoir due next Tuesday, December 15

Math: p. 766 #1-18

Science: Complete interpreting data paragraphs A,B,C using data from ball/height (kinetic and potential energy) experiment. Remember, we used the ball drop height and ball bounce to represent kinetic and potential energy. You must write about kinetic and potential energy in C of interpreting data.
AND STUDY FOR CHEMICAL PROPERTY TEST TOMORROW.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Don't Forget:

You get extra credit for earning

blue ribbons on Study Island!!!

Bring Money for Holiday Bazaar tomorrow!

Reading:

• Read 30 minutes; create 3-4 bullet points highlighting character and/or plot progression
• Groups 2 (Teacher) and 6 (Friend) Literary Journals due TOMORROW

Writing:

• 2nd Published Memoir due next Tuesday, December 15

8th Grade Math Homework

When rolling two dice, picking cards from a standard deck, and flipping coins, what is the probability of . . .

1) rolling a 6 and flipping a head?

2) rolling a 6 and picking a red card?

3) rolling a double, flipping a head, and picking a spade?

4) rolling a 10 and picking an ace?

5) flipping two consecutive heads and picking a Jack?

6) rolling a 2 and flipping three consecutive tails?

7) picking a diamond and flipping three consecutive heads?

8) picking two consecutive clubs and rolling a 7?

9) rolling a 12, picking a heart, and flipping a head?

10) rolling an 8, picking the 8 of clubs, and flipping two consecutive tails?

Social Studies: RESEARCH!!!!! Continue working on your position papers!! DUE FRIDAY!!!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Don't Forget:

You get extra credit for earning

blue ribbons on Study Island!!!

Reading:

• Read 30 minutes; create 3-4 bullet points highlighting character and/or plot progression
• Groups 2 (Teacher) and 6 (Friend) Literary Journals due Thursday

Writing:

• 2nd Published Memoir due next Tuesday, December 15

Social Studies:

STUDY FOR IL CONSTITUTION QUIZ!!!! Bring all your research and graphic organizers for your UN position paper to class. We will work on them, they are due FRIDAY!

8th Grade Math Homework

Reflect on how it went when other students played your game. What went well? What did not go particularly well? What changes might you make to your game now? Why? Do you think that they enjoyed playing your game? Why or why not?

This reflection should be AT LEAST a page long. Do not skip lines. You may write in either pen or pencil.

Science:

212- Variable Practice w.s.

214- Variable Practice w.s. AND complete the following (if not in class):

experimental design handout, procedure, materials list and data table for ball drop/kinetic/potental energy experiment.

Chemical/Physical property quiz Friday.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Don't Forget:

You earn get credit for earning

blue ribbons on Study Island!!!

Reading:

• Read 30 minutes; create 3-4 bullet points highlighting character and/or plot progression
• Groups 2 (Teacher) and 6 (Friend) Literary Journals due Thursday

Writing:

• 2nd Published Memoir due next Tuesday, December 15

Math: Make sure to completely finish your board game. 3rd Graders will be in the room playing your games tomorrow.

Science: Label diagram handout with kinetic or potential energy.
214- Must provide explanation for why choosing kinwetic or potential for each answer.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Don't Forget:

Extra Credit for earning blue ribbons on Study Island

Reading:

Read for 1 hour; create 6-8 bullet points highlighting character and/or plot progression

Literary Journals due next Thursday, December 10 for Groups 2 (Teacher) and 6 (Friend)

Writing:

WORK ON MEMOIRS!! Published Memoirs due December 15.

8th Math Grade Homework

Suppose that you are rolling two dice and flipping a coin. What is the probability of . . .

1) rolling a 12 and flipping a tail?

2) rolling a 2 and flipping a head?

3) rolling a 4 and flipping two consecutive heads?

4) rolling a 6 and flipping a tail?

5) rolling a 9 and flipping two consecutive tails?

6) rolling a 10 and flipping three consecutive heads?

7) rolling a 7 and flipping five consecutive tails?

8) flipping two consecutive tails and then rolling a 5?

9) flipping a head, rolling a 7, flipping a tail, then rolling a 9?

10) rolling a double, rolling a 7, then flipping three consecutive heads?

Bonus) Using dice and coins, come up with a scenario that has a 1/144 probability of occurring?

Social Studies: Work on Position papers!!! Complete Illinois Constitution pgs. 64-65.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Don't Forget:

Extra Credit for earning blue ribbons on Study Island

Reading:

• Read 30 minutes; create 3-4 bullet points highlighting character and/or plot progression
• Groups 3 (Friend) and 4 (Teacher) Literary Journals due tomorrow

Writing:

• Continue working on Memoirs at home

8th Grade Math Homework

Suppose that you are using a standard deck of cards and replacing the card each time.

What is the probability of selecting . . .

1) two consecutive hearts?

2) two consecutive clubs?

3) two consecutive Jacks?

4) three consecutive hearts?

5) a numbered card (2-10)?

6) two consecutive numbered cards?

7) a non-numbered card?

8) two consecutive non-numbered cards?

9) two consecutive red numbered cards?

10) the 3 of diamonds?

Bonus) the same card four times in a row?

Social Studies: Complete pgs 64-65 in Illinois Constitution book. Keep working on your position paper.

Tuesday, December 1

Science: "Vocab Skills: Using Definitions- Physical and Chemical Properties". Complete both sides. Notes from class must be used to complete assignment.

8th Grade Homework

When rolling two dice, what is the probability of . . .

1) rolling a 6?

2) rolling an 12?

3) rolling a 3?

4) rolling a number that is less than 6?

5) rolling a 10?

6) rolling a 9?

7) rolling a 2, 3, 4, or 5?

8) rolling a 10, 11, or 12

Bonus) If you continue rolling, what is the probability of rolling two 6's before rolling a seven?

Social Studies: Prepare your SPEECH!! 30 sec to 1 min. Make sure to include your canidates qualifications: experience, education, and positions.

*Turn in your 1 paragraph speech!

Use Illinois Primaries Guide by NBC, for examples!!