Week of February 8 - 12, 2010

Mr. Douglass: Social Studies

Mon. - Notes on your country.

Tues. - Class reflection.

Wed. / Thurs. - Study map for next Fri. map quiz. Map and related activities on Moodle.

Ms. Cohen:  Reading:  Block 2: Monday-IRB  Tuesday- Answer OE question from class.  Wednesday: Continue in IRB/study for vocab. quiz.  Reading and Language Arts:  Block 3/4 and 6/7: Monday: IRB.  Tuesday- Answer OE question from class.  Wednesday: IRB/study for vocab. quiz.

Long Term:  The next writer's notebook is due 2/18.

*Even if there is no HW assigned, students are expected to read nightly for 30 minutes.*

Mr. Longo - Science

Monday - Science fair lab report (all sections, A-G; typed) due tomorrow!

Tuesday - Surgery videos reflection (post on Moodle; 2 paragraphs). Due Thursday.

Wednesday - Surgery videos reflection (post on Moodle; 2 paragraphs). Due tomorrow.

Thursday - None; Enjoy the long weekend! Purchase your science fair board and begin putting it together.

Friday -  No School

Mrs. Ferreira

Reading

Monday: read for 30 minutes and complete a journal starter

Tuesday: same as language arts

Wednesday: read for 30 minutes and complete reader’s response question

Thursday: to be announced in class

Friday: none

Language Arts

Monday: work on rough draft of persuasive essay (Must have at least graphic organizer, introduction and two body paragraphs done)

Tuesday: w.n. entry – assigned topic

Wednesday: revise persuasive essay adding at least four transition words to your writing;

Thursday: spelling worksheet

8th Grade Literature Class:

Monday: no class (read for 30 minutes) 

Tuesday: read for 30 minutes and complete reader's response

Wednesday: read for 30 minutes and complete spelling worksheet

Thursday: read for 30 minutes and complete a journal starter

Ms. Almeida: Math

Skills Test on Wednesday and Ad Rate Project due Feb. 19th

No Skillkeeper this week

Monday - Skills Quiz #2 and #3 Corrections

Tuesday - Review Sheet for Skills Test

Wednesday - Work on Ad Rate Project

Thursday - Work on Ad Rate Project

Friday - NO SCHOOL

 Mrs.Emerick/Mrs. Dilworth

Reading and Language Arts

Reading:  Vocabulary Sheet for “Exploring the Titanic”

Language Arts: none

Tuesday:

Reading:   Read independent book for 30 minutes

Language Arts:  study for prefix vocab assessment units 6-10

Wednesday:

Reading:  Begin next book project

 Language Arts:  Writer’s Notebook entry #38 free write

Thursday:  Work on Independent Book Project