Math

12/17-Wednesday
Math quiz -- fractions, decimals, and percents Complete Homework Agenda 8 no assignment

12/18-Thursday
MD 91-103
due 1/5/09

Math

Aces-Signals of Spring

Ecosystem Poster Project due WED am
Mr. Mazerik's class please bring them to class before school.

Timbuktu HW-due 12/17-WED

Here is the link for the Internet Research project due on 12/17

http://www.history.com/classroom/unesco/timbuktu/index.html

Steps for the project:
1. Answer questions from handout sheet
2. Click on link for Mansa Moussa and answer questions
3. Take the quiz-print and turn in results
4. Draw two pieces of west African art

The Guggenheim site on West African Art seems to be down-Here is a PDF with other links to follow

http://mag.rochester.edu/plugins/acrobat/teachers/pastInservices/AnxiousObjects_inservice.pdf

This assignment will be put into Interactive notebooks and turned in for a grade on WED 17

New Math Posting

Here are the Math assignments for this week.

*assigned on 12/08 MD 40-51
special instructions: MD 47 can be done with the previous resource page or copied out of the book.
due Wednesday Dec. 10th

*assigned on 12/10 MD 52-65
due Thursday Dec. 11th

*assigned on 12/11 MD 66-79
due Monday Dec. 15th

*12/15 MD Quiz on probability, equivalent fractions, adding fractions, converting fractions, decimals, and percents

traveling students

For Students who are traveling please complete the following assignment-this will take the place of science and social studies work while you are missing school. Please remember to check in with the office to see what paper work needs to be completed.

Keep a journal - one entry per day ?
? relating what you did
? how you felt
? and how it connected to history for you

Then, when you come back, please prepare a slide show presentation for the class of your travels. This can be with your own personal pictures of your trip or internet pictures of the places you went. The goal of this is for me and the class to sense how much you learned and share in your trip with you. Expect your classmate to have lots of great questions for you!

Ms. Burnham
AKA Lorraine

Fwd: SS and Science tests for DEC

>SS Test Chapt 13-Ghana: A West African Trading Empire
>Friday 12/12
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>SS Test Chapt 14-The Influence of Islam on West Africa
>Friday 12/19
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>Student Notebooks will be collected for a grades on Wed 12/10 & 12/17
>Grades are based on completeness, consistency, and color
>4 pts for exceptional project
>3 pts for standard project
>2 pts for substandard project
>1pt incomplete project
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>please note-any student may resubmit their interactive notebook for reevaluation at anytime during the grading period, if they are unsatisfied with their grade.
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>Science Test Unit 2-Cells
>Chapters 3 & 4
Monday 15th

Reminder Science Menu items will be due on 12/19-a minimum of 5 completed projects
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ELA Homework

Wednesday, December 10th - Book Club projects due. Students were given many choices for these book report projects. They were given time in class to begin work on Friday, December 5th. They should have a handout explaining the details.

Tuesday, December 16th - Final copy of Catherine, Called Birdy persuasive essay is due. All students should have a rough draft (completed in class) of this 4 paragraph paper. We will continue to revise and edit in class on Dec. 9th and 12th. A rubric with full details will be discussed and handed out on Tuesday, December 9th.

The Catherine, Called Birdy novel will be collected in class on December 16th. Please make sure that you have it!