Friday, 9/30/11

Hey all!

We hope you had a wonderful time at the Walk-a-thon today! We had such a fantastic time watching so many middle-schoolers make it to the 50 Lap Club. Those that didn't also performed spectacularly- we have a lot to be proud of!

We have no homework this weekend- enjoy!

Blessings!

Thursday, 9/29/11

Hey there!

REMINDER: Walk-a-thon is tomorrow! We are so excited for your child's participation, and ask that if you are turning in pledges, that you remember to do so tomorrow!

Also, if your child is running for student government, deadline for applications is tomorrow! They need to have their forms filled out with an accompanying essay on why they believe they are suited for the position. We have positions available for President, Secretary, and Chaplain. (There is one more, but for the life of me, I can't remember it. So sorry!)

Homework:

Science: PI 4

Math: None- Test Wednesday, Oct. 5th (all)

Vocab: none- Activity A due tomorrow

L.A.: 6: none

7: finish 2-6

8: finish 2-5, 2-6

History: Section Review- Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Bible: Finish pg 15

Have a wonderful evening!

Wednesday, 9/28/11

Hey everyone!

It was wonderful seeing everyone that could make it to chapel- we had a good time!

Homework...

Science: none

Math: 6th: Decimal Packet (due Thursday) *** Vocab Test TOMORROW!***

7th: p 52 # 1-9, 42-43 *** Vocab Test FRIDAY***

pre-alg:Expressions worksheet *** Vocab test TOMORROW!***

alg: p 25 #1-16, Expressions worksheet *** VOCAB TEST TOMORROW!***

Vocab: Lesson 2, Activity A

L.A.: 6th: finish journal prompt- chapter 8

7th: Grammar book lesson 2-4

8th: Grammar book lessons 2-3, 2-4

History: none

Bible: none

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!

Tuesday, 9/27/11

Hey there!

Quick reminders-

* Chapel is tomorrow morning at 8:45! Middle school will be discussing fruits of the Spirit and we would love to see you there!

* The Compassion Clinic is October 8th at Tigard High School- we desperately need more volunteers! Please consider helping serve those in our community through this event. For more info, please visit compassiontigard.com or shoot me an email. I would love to get more Gaarde students participating. Also, it counts towards community service, so if you know any high schoolers that need CS hours for a class, this is a great way! All team leaders are prepared to sign off for their participation. Additionally, if you know families that would benefit from receiving care at this event, PLEASE let them know! I have extra flyers if you need them!

*Walk-a-thon is Friday- please make sure you turn in pledge sheets and get your kids excited about it! It's a great event for the school in so many ways.

And now, homework.

Science: none

Math: 6th: Decimal packet (due Thursday) ***Vocab Test THURSDAY 9/29***

7th: p 52, #1-9, 42-43 *** Vocab Test FRIDAY, 9/30***

pre-alg: Expressions worksheet *** Vocab Test THURSDAY, 29***

alg: p 25 # 1-16, Expressions Worksheet *** Vocab Test THURSDAY, 9/29***

Vocab: definitions and sentences due tomorrow

L.A.: 6th: none

7th: read ch 11-12, journal

8th: read ch 7, journal

History: STUDY for QUIZ tomorrow!!!

Bible: none

Have a wonderful evening!

Monday, 9/26/11

Hey everyone! We hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Down to business- here's the hw for tonight.

Science: none

Vocab: Finish sentences and definitions

Math: 6th: p 46-47 # 7-21, 23-25 *** Vocab Test THURSDAY, 9/29***

7th: p 47-48 #1-25 odd, 33 &34 *** Vocab Test FRIDAY, 9/30***

pre-alg: p 54 #1-29 odd *** Vocab Test WEDNESDAY, 9/28***

alg: none *** Vocab Test WEDNESDAY, 9/28***

L.A.: 6th: finish independent practice, p 14

7th: finish worksheets (highlighting)

8th: none

History: STUDY! Students went home with a study guide today! ***QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY!!!***

Bible: none

Have a wonderful evening!!!!!

Friday, 9/23/11

Hey everyone!

First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY tomorrow to Maddy Haima!

Secondly, here's the homework for the weekend:

Vocab: none

Science: none

Math: 6th: checkpoint quiz, pg 20 #1-14 ***VOCAB TEST THURSDAY, 9/29***

7th: corrections, ***VOCAB TEST FRIDAY, 9/30***

pre-alg: Checkpoint 1 and 2, p 22and 49

*** Vocab Quiz date changed to Thursday, 9/29***

alg: checkpoint 1, p 23 *** Vocab Quiz date changed to Thursday, 9/29***

L.A.: 6th: Independent practice, p 12

7th: read chapter 10, journal

8th: read chapter 6, journal

History: finish Chapter Review- QUIZ changed to WEDNESDAY, 9/28

Bible: none

Have a wonderful weekend- see you Monday!

Thursday, 9/22/11

Hey everyone!

A couple of notes:

Walk-a-thon information went home today. The walk-a-thon is next Friday, September 30th. We are so excited for your kids to be a part of this fundraiser, and look forward to seeing how much we can earn for our school!

Middle School Chapel is next Wednesday, September 28th. Three times a year, it will be middle school's turn to perform for the school and lead their fellow students in a fun illustration of biblical concepts. This time, we are talking about the fruits of the spirit, and everyone has been assigned to a fruit of the spirit to illustrate Galations 5: 22-23. If you would like to attend, chapel begins at 8:45. We hope to see you there!

I told students yesterday about an event I (Mrs. Johnson) am participating in called the Compassion Clinic. It's an event on Saturday, October 8th that's one day of free health care (and other services) for the under-insured and impoverished in the area. I sent home flyers, but you can find more information, including volunteer signups, at www.compassiontigard.com . I will be in the children's area (we provide free childcare for those at the clinic), and we would love participation from youth in the area. If you would like to serve alongside your kids, the Children's area is a great place to do that! If you know of any dentists, doctors, or other healthcare professionals, this is a huge need- the more doctors we can get to volunteer our time, the more people we can show Christ to through this service! We also need barbers/ haircutting professionals- in the Social Services fair, we provide free haircuts for those waiting for their appointments, and the more, the merrier! Lunch is served, and volunteers are asked to arrive at 7:30 am. The clinic shuts down around 3pm. Thanks SO MUCH for your consideration in this!

Now, back to classroom things...

Homework for the day is:

Science: finish PI #4

Vocab: no class today, but STUDY for tomorrow's TEST!

Math: 6th: p 40-41, #23-34, 36, 40-41 VOCAB TEST next THURSDAY, 9/29

7th: p 42 #32-52 even VOCAB TEST next FRIDAY, 9/30

pre-alg: p 38 #3-8, 15-17 VOCAB TEST next WEDNESDAY, 9/28

alg: p 29 #1-4, 9-10 VOCAB TEST next WEDNESDAY, 9/28

L.A.: 6th: finish biography of Karana

7th: finish silly stories

8th: finish silly stories

History: finish Activities C, D in workbook

Bible: edit and practice speaking part for next week's chapel

Have a wonderful evening!

P.S.- If you have subscribed to these posts, please let me know if you get an email each time I edit. I have been in and out oft his post all day updating hw so I don't forget, but I'm dreading the idea that some of you just got seven emails of the various versions of this post. Thanks!

Wednesday, 9/21/11

Hey there! Sorry we didn't post yesterday.

Homework for today:

Science: none

Vocab: finish vocab story, due Friday

***TEST ON FRIDAY***

Math: 6th: p 34-34 #9-33 odds

7th: p 42 # 16-25 all

pre-alg: p 16 #1-15

alg: p 20-21 #2-20 even

LA: 6th: none

7th: read chapter 9-10, journal (Due Friday)

8th: read chapter 5, journal

History: finish wb Activities A and B

*** Tentative QUIZ date set for next Tuesday***

Bible: write script for chapel

Have a wonderful evening!

Monday, 9/19/11

Hey there! Welcome to another full week of school!

Special Note: We started the cash system today. Your child should have gotten at least $7- ($5/allowance, $2/jobs) and may have gotten $12 (+ $5/no missing work). Several students missed out on the $5 bonus for no missing work and will be needing a parent signature for their missing assignment slips. This should be our new Monday routine, so be prepared for this on Monday afternoons!

Homework:

Science: PI #3

Vocab: Finish 1D, 1E

Math: 6: p 24 #12-32 even, #43, #45

7: vocab notecards

pre alg: p 11 # 1-21

alg: p 12-13 # 2-12 even, 16-40 even

LA: 6: finish 10 compound sentences; read ch 4 (IotBD) and answer journal

7: finish book covers (should have majority of writing done)

8: finish book cover

History: finishing projects (PRESENTATIONS TOMORROW!!!)

Have a wonderful afternoon!

Friday 9/16/11

Hi! Sorry we didn't post yesterday.

So far today, we have:

Science: None

Vocabulary: Finish Lessons 1b, 1c

Language Arts: 6- finish drawing the Island of the Blue Dolphins

7- work on book cover

8- work on book cover

Math: 6- corrections

7- none

pre alg/alg- none

History: typing and printing for project; prepare for finishing poster on Monday

Bible: none

Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday, 9/14/11

Hey all! It was wonderful seeing everyone last night- thank you for visiting!

NOTE: Book orders are due TOMORROW! Please remember to bring them in so we can get everything in on time. This is a great help to our class in so many ways!

Homework today is as follows:

Science: No Homework

Vocab: Lesson A in Wordly Wise workbook (ALL GRADES)

Math: 6: Pg 18 #11-25 and #34

7: Three questions from board

Pre Algebra and Algebra: p 47& 48, #5-31 odd and #66

Language Arts: 6th: read Chapter 3 Island of the Blue Dolphins, answer journal prompt

7th: read Chapter 5,6 Anne of Green Gables, answer journal prompt

8th: read Chapter 3 The Phantom Tollbooth, answer journal prompt

History: Any group research for project. *** We are "settling" Jamestown in class. Your child was put into one of five groups. Instructions for those groups will be at the bottom of the post. They will have class time tomorrow and Friday before their presentations on Monday.***

Bible: No homework

Have a wonderful evening! Remember those book orders!

Blessings,

Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Sahli

Jamestown Settlement

So you’re a member of the CONSTRUCTION CREW…

You will need to:

· Determine what supplies you can use from the ship

· Research what was available IN VIRGINIA

· Research the weather in Jamestown- what do your buildings need to be prepared for?

· What tools do you need? What tools will you make?

· Prepare a design for homes that includes the technology of the time.

· VISUAL: Poster with designs for homes, pictures of materials, and outline of info

So you’re a member of the PEACEKEEPERS…

You will need to:

· Research the indigenous Indian tribes

· Research gifts that were traditionally brought to Indians

· Research customs of the local Indian tribes

· Create ways to keep relations good with tribes.

· Create a list of rules for people to follow

· VISUAL: Poster with Rules, info on tribes, other important info settlers found

So you’re a member of the FOOD SUPPLY TEAM…

You will need to:

· Research the indigenous food supply

o Is there edible wildlife?

o Are there animals you can hunt?

· Decide what tools you need to process the food, cook the food, kill the food, etc.

· What can you store through the winter?

· How will you equip homes to cook their own food?

· VISUAL: Poster with plants, preparation process, technology you used. OPTIONAL- bring in food for us to sample!

So you’re a member of the CLOTHING CREW…

You will need to…

· Research what kind of clothes the crew and passengers were wearing.

· Decide what tools you would have needed (considering the technology of the time)

· Come up with instructions for repairs

· Find out if there were animals that you could use to create suitable clothing

· Find out what fabrics were CURRENTLY used and whether or not they would be suitable for cutting up and reusing.

· VISUAL: Poster with traditional clothing, patterns, lists of supplies, and resources needed/found

So you’re a member of the EXPLORERS…

You will need to…

· Research where the explorers landed

· Use a map to determine where they could expand to immediately, in one year, in five years

· Research indigenous Indian tribes and decide whether it’s worth it or not to go through their land

· Look at weather patterns, trees, type of ground, and access to fresh water to decide which areas you can expand to

· Estimate how many people/ homes can live in each area

· VISUAL: Maps of the area with pertinent info like rivers, Indian tribes, etc.

Welcome!

Welcome to the blog for Gaarde Middle School!

This blog may change as its uses do, so feel free to let us know what additional information you would like on here or any quick-reference tools.

We hope this is a blessing to you!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kirsten Johnson and Mrs. Jennifer Sahli