6/10

THANKS FOR A GREAT YEAR!!!

6/9

LIGONFEST!!!

6/8

Classwork: Finish literature circles

HW: None

6/7

Classwork: Oil Spill Lab

HW: None

6/4

Classwork: Textbook turn-in

HW: None

6/3

Classwork: Students are finishing up their literature circle and students who are done are answering The Lorax questions

HW: None

6/2

*EOC testing, students went to only 4th, 5th, and 6th period

Classwork: Literature Circles

HW: None

6/1

NORMAL SCHEDULE

Classwork: Students got back their RAFTS. Literature Circles.

HW: None

5/28

*Last day of EOG retakes
*Students had the following periods: 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th

Classwork: Last day of RAFT sharing and literature circles

HW: None

5/27

*Schedule changed due to retesting.
*Students had their 4th, 5th, 6th, and 3rd period classes

Classwork: Literature Circles and RAFT sharing

HW: None

5/26

*Schedule is changed due to EOG retakes
*Not all class periods were had

Classwork: RAFT sharing & Literature Circles

HW: None

5/25

Classwork: RAFT sharing and Literature Circles

HW: None

5/24

Classwork: Literature Circles

HW: None

5/21

Classwork: 5 students shared their RAFTs and students worked in their literature circles

HW: None

5/20

Classwork: Literature Circles

HW: RAFT Typed Final Draft Due Tomorrow

5/19

Classwork: Students took a break from literature circles today to watch a clip from the new "Life" series

HW: Final draft of RAFT due on Friday

5/18

Classwork: Literature Circles

HW: RAFT Typed Final Draft Due Friday

5/17

Classwork: Literature Circles

HW: RAFT is due on Friday

5/14

Classwork: All students are watching Kilowatt Ours and answering questions to prepare them for a Language Arts writing assignment next week

HW: None

5/13

Classwork: Calculator Inactive EOG

HW: None

5/12

Classwork: Calculator Active EOG

HW: None

5/11

Classwork: READING EOG

HW: None

5/10

Classwork: Literature Circles

HW: Get plenty of sleep

5/7

Classwork: Life video

HW: None

5/6

Classwork: Literature circles. Since students have been working for a while on literature circles below are the different jobs they are performing for different sections of the book.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfMTA2ZnhqM3BuZzc&hl=en

HW: If not all research on RAFT is complete, find more info.

5/5

Classwork: Today was a literature circle/RAFT day

HW: Find more information on RAFT topic

5/4

Classwork: Students got RAFT assignment http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfMTA1Y3Fkd2Z3Z2g&hl=en. Students were able to research a little bit about their topic and begin to prewrite.

HW: Find information on RAFT topic.

5/3

There were no posts on Thursday or Friday because I was on the LSC field trip

Classwork: Students continued to work in their literature circles

HW: None

4/28

Classwork: Students learned about camouflage and made butterflies to hide around the room, using what they learned.

HW: None

4/27

Classwork: Studying Populations notes http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfMTAxNGpxNHFqZDU&hl=en

HW: None, but students should be coming to me during activty time IF they need catching up on their literature circle

4/26

Classwork: Students met for their first book talk and shared their completed job roles for the literature circle.

HW: None

4/23

Classwork: Students continued working on their literature circles, reading and filling out role sheets.

HW: None (the homework amount in science will go down because of the literature circles, so at home students should really be focusing on getting ready for their LA and Math EOGS)

4/22

Classwork: Students began their literature circles today. They are in groups of 4-6 and are reading one of the following books: Jaguar, Cryptid Hunters, Flush, or The Weirdo. The science department does not have enough copies for every student to get a book, so all reading and work will be completed during class. Parents will not see any copies of the book.

HW: None

4/21

Classwork: Students did not follow a regular schedule today, they did not see any core classes. Students took a mock writing test and did a team activity with their 5th and 6th period classes.

HW: None

4/20

Classwork: Students learned about their upcoming literature circles. Students will be reading one of the following books: Jaguar, The Weirdo, Flush, or Cryptid Hunters, so they ranked these books in order of which they would want to read them. We watched a Bill Nye on Populations.

HW: None

4/19

Classwork: Students finished performing their Planet Commercials. Students started defining Chapter 11 vocabulary.

HW: Finish defining Chapter 11 vocabulary.

4/16

Classwork: Students performed their Planet Commercials

HW: None

4/15

Classwork: Students received an extra word day to practice their commercials. Commercials will be performed tomorrow.

HW: Finish anything that needs to be done for tomorrow's commercials.

4/14

Classwork: Students continued working on their Planet Commercial.

HW: Any extra work that needs to be done for Planet Commercial.

4/13

Classwork: Students continued to work on their planet commercial. They will present on Thursday.

HW: None

4/12

Classwork: Students started their Planet Commercials http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfOThnbngycnNjaA&hl=en

HW: If not already finished, finish telescope worksheet and end of section questions AND finish characteristics of stars worksheet and end of section questions

4/8

Classwork: Students went outside today to create our scale model of the solar system. Over the past couple of days we have been scaling down distances planets are from the sun and the amount of days in their orbit to create a scale model for us to use outside.

HW: None

4/7

Classwork: Students continued to work on scale worksheet, so that we can recreate a scale model of the solar system.

HW: None

4/6

Classwork: Students are working on creating a scale model of the solar system

HW: None

3/29

Did not see all classes today, do to 3rd quarter celebration

Classwork: Watched space video

HW: Have a great break

3/26

Classwork: Students popcorn read pages 290-300 in their textbook in small groups. Then, they rotated to giant sheets of paper writing down information related to the topic at the top of the giant paper. Last, we shared what information the students came up with on each of the giant sheets of paper.

HW: None

3/25

Classwork: Students shared thier constellation myths

HW: None

3/24

I am back!

Classwork: Bill Nye comets and meteors video and students read pages 290-295

HW: Final typed draft of constellation myth is due tomorrow

3/17

Career Day

No Core Classes were Seen

I will be out tomorrow, Friday, and Monday

Students will be working on their constellation myths

3/16

Classwork: Students watched a constellation BrainPop. They received information and instructions about their constellation myth.

HW: None

3/15

Classwork: Last day for students to work on NASA website (www.nasa.gov/50years) and finish/start phases of the moon flip book

HW: Finish NASA worksheet and phases of the moon flip book

3/12

Classwork:
1st and 6th: NASA debate
2nd and 5th: Interactive NASA webpage and phases of the moon flip book

HW: None

3/11

Classwork: Students continued working on interactive program (www.nasa.gov/50years) and/or debate materials

HW:
1st and 6th: debate is tomorrow
2nd and 5th: chapter 8 vocabulary due tomorrow

3/10

Did not see 1st, 2nd, 7th, or 8th today due to the half day

Classwork: Worked on debate and/or interactive NASA website

HW:
1st and 6th: Continue working on debate materials

2nd and 5th: None

3/8

Classwork:
1st Period finished Apollo 13
2nd, 5th, and 6th did Apollo 13 Fishbowl Discussion

HW:
1st Period needs to finish Apollo13 questions
2nd, 5th, and 6th have none

3/5

Classwork: 2nd, 5th, and 6th finished Apollo 13 and took quiz on it. 1st period is a day behind.

HW: 2nd, 5th, and 6th have questions to answer about the film. 1st period will have this homework on Monday.

3/4

Classwork: Continuing Apollo 13

HW: None

3/3

Classwork: Continued watching Apollo 13

HW: None

3/2 (and 3/1)

I apologize for no blog yesterday. All the computers in the school were being reimaged, so I was unable to get online.

3/1

Classwork: Students got back their tests and we went over the answers

HW: None

3/2

Classwork: Begin Apollo 13

HW: None

2/26

Classwork: Energy Test

HW: Get Apollo 13 Form signed (if not done so already)
Next week is the last week to donate money for St. Baldrikcs (stbaldricks.org)

2/25

Classwork: 1 vs 100 review game

HW: Study for Energy Test, Get interim signed, Get Apollo 13 form signed (if not done already)

2/24

Classwork: Students took a Blue Diamond test today. Students also got their interims back.

HW: Study for energy test. Get interims signed. Get Apollo 13 permission form signed.

2/23

Classwork: Finished off Chapter 17 by going over section 4 Uses of Heat. Students began review questions with a partner.

HW: 1-25 on pages 639-640

2/22

Classwork: Thermal Energy and States of Matter Notes http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfOTNmMmJ4NmJjZw&hl=en

HW: Energy test on Friday (chapters 16 and 17)

2/19

Classwork: Went over Thermal Energy & Heat WS. Mythbuster conservation of energy video.

HW: Energy Test next Friday (chapter 16 & 17). Read 621-625 and answer 1-3 on page 625.

2/18

Classwork: 17-1 Pop Quiz. Worked on thermal energy and heat worksheet http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfOTJkczZwbThkcw&hl=en

HW: Finish worksheet

2/17

Classwork: Students finished Wacky Hall Walker Lab. We also held a Wacky Wall Walker competition.

HW: Read pages 614-619.

2/16

Classwork: Wacky Wall Walker Lab.

HW: None

Collecting St. Baldricks donations until March 5th

2/15

Classwork: Students read Transfer of Energy Diagrams. Bill Nye Energy Video.

HW: Show parents St. Baldricks information

2/11

Classwork: Can you feel the power lab

HW: None

2/10

5th and 6th period classes did not meet due to Social Studies assembly

Classwork: Went over homework. Watched Rube Goldberg potential/kinetic energy commercial.

HW: None

2/9

Classwork: Potential/Kinetic Energy BrainPop. Forms of energy worksheet.

HW: Finish Forms of Energy worksheet.

2/8

Classwork: Students got back Light Quizzes. We started What is Energy Notes (http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfODdnc3Q5YnFnNQ&hl=en).

HW: None

2/5

Classwork: Light Quiz

HW: None

2/4

Classwork: Students played a review game to prepare for tomorrow's Light Quiz (Chapter 19)

HW: Study for Chapter 19 Light Quiz

1/29

NOT ALL CLASSES WERE SEEN TODAY BECAUSE OF 2ND QUARTER REWARD

Classwork: Students took Blue Diamond Assessment

HW: Study for Chapter 19 (Light) Quiz

1/28

Classwork: Students finished light lab and started working on eye diagram.

HW: Keep studying for Chapter 19 Light quiz and work on eye diagram.

1/27

Classwork: Light Box Lab

HW: Read Pages 691-695 and answer questions 1-2 on page 695
Blue Diamond Friday
Light Quiz on Monday

1/26

Classwork: Students finished their ray diagrams

HW: There is a Blue Diamond Test this Friday on Light and Sound
Monday students will be taking their Light quizzes

1/25

NO SCHOOL

TEACHER WORKDAY

1/22

Classwork: Finished watching Reflected Energy Mythbuster. Went over convex and concave lens diagram. Students chose between concave mirror, convex mirror, concave lens, and convex lens to do larger scale diagram for.

HW: None

1/21

Classwork: Finished Reflection & Mirror notes. Watched Mythbuster Reflected Energy (Death Ray) episode.

HW: None

1/20

Classwork: Gave back sound quizzes. Took reflection notes. http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfNzlnaHpkcThmcw&hl=en

HW: None

1/19

*I was at school today, but not in class

Classwork: Students worked on Chapter 19 Section 1, reading about light and answering corresponding questions

HW: None

1/15

Classwork: Sound Quiz (this will be the last grade that goes into the 2nd quarter)

HW: Watch the cowboys lose this weekend.

1/14

Classwork: How you Hear Sound notes http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfNzBjZDM1dDlncw&hl=en

HW: Study for Sound Quiz

1/13

Not all classes were seen today, due to pep rally.

Classwork: Ear diagram and testing tuning forks.

HW: Prepare for Friday's Sound Quiz.

1/12

Classwork: Sound meter class activty, measuring decibel levels based on energy used and distance from source.

HW: Studying for Friday's sound quiz (Chapter 18)

1/11

Classwork: Students read and took notes on Chapter 18 Section 3.

HW: If they did not finish their notes sheet it is homework. Chapter 18 Sound Quiz this Friday.

1/8

2 HOUR DELAY

Classwork: Went over homework (getting the message lab). Watched Sound Intensity Mythbusters and answered questions.

HW: None

1/7

Classwork: We did not get to Getting the Message lab yesterday, so we wokred on it today.

HW: Finish questions from lab, if not finished in class.

1/6

Classwork: Finished Properties of Sound notes (see yesterday for link). Started Getting the Message hearing lab.

HW: None

1/5

Classwork: Took Blue Diamond to start class. Started Properties of Sound Notes http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfNjZnOTZxc2hyNQ&hl=en

HW: None

1/4

Classwork: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Students received new seats today in class
Students watched a BrainPop on sound
Students read Chapter 18 Section 1

HW: Students are to write 5 multiple choice questions based on Chapter 18 Section 1. Each question must have 4 choices and students must write down answers on separate sheet of paper.