Wednesday, 11/30/11

Hey all, happy Wednesday!

Thanks to parents and kiddos for the sweet birthday wishes!

Reminders:

• Book Orders are due FRIDAY!
• The field trip to the Festival of the Trees is FRIDAY! Pack a sack lunch! TOMORROW we are picking out a tree- please bring shoes for the mud!
• Please continue to bring in books and recyclables to donate!

Homework:

Science: read p 40-43, questions o 43

Vocab: finish drawing

Math: 6th: p 246 #6-9, 14-20, 22-24

7th: inequalities wksht

pre-alg: p 161-162

alg: none

LA: 6th: ch 15-16, journal

7th: ch 8, journal

8th: ch 13-15, quotes

History: none

Bible: work on lesson 6, pgs 52-54

Tuesday, 11/29/11

Hey everyone! We hope your week is off to a great start!

Reminders:

• Book orders are due FRIDAY!
• Please keep bringing in new/gently used books for the book drive!
• Please keep bringing in pop cans and plastic bottles to help raise money for World Vision!
• Friday students need to wear Gaarde shirts/ sweatshirts for the field trip to the Festival of the Trees, and they need to have sack lunches! Thursday students need to have separate shoes for walking around in the mud while we pick out our class Christmas tree.

Homework:

Science: wkbk p25

Vocab: definitions and sentences due tomorrow!

Math: 6th: none

7th: p 119 #7-17, 20-23

pre-alg: p 156 #22-34

alg: p 155 checkpoint quiz

LA: 6th: ch 13, 14; journal

7th: lesson 4:4 in grammar book; ch 6, journal

8th: chaps 10-12, quotes

history: finish Section review p 57

Bible: none

Have a wonderful night!

Monday, 11/28/11

Hey everyone! We hope you had a blessed weekend with family, friends, and rest.

Reminders:

• We have a field trip and an outing this week- we will be headed to pick out a tree for the classroom on Thursday in the morning, but we will be back by lunchtime. FRIDAY, we will be going to the Festival of Trees! We will be gone most of the day, so PACK A SACK LUNCH. If you're interested in joining us/driving, please let us know by email or calling the school.
• Missing work slips go home on Mondays and need to be signed by Wednesday with all of the work turned in. Students have several opportunities during the week to see if they have missing work even before the slips go home, so beginning Wednesdays, they will have lunch detention if they are still missing work.
• Book Orders went home today, and they are PACKED! Please consider ordering Christmas presents through them- the deals are spectacular and they help contribute to our classroom library! They are due Friday, Dec 2nd.
• On the subject of books, we are still collecting new or gently used books for our school-wide book drive! Please clean out your bookshelves of unwanted books and bring them to class if you can. Thank you!

Homework:

Science: see planner

Vocab: finish definitions and sentences, Lesson 6

Math: 6th: checkpoint 2 p 238

7th: p 114 # 4-18

pre-alg: mean worksheet

alg: p 152 #3-16

LA: 6th: chapter 12, journal

7th: chapter 5, journal

8th: chapters 7-9, quotes

History: none

Bible: none

Have a wonderful Monday and a great rest of the week!

Tuesday, 11/22/11

Hey all!

Homework:

Science: none

Math: 6th: none

7th: p 109 #15-22

pre-alg: p 152 # 2-26 even

alg: none

LA: 6th: read ch 11, journal

7th: read ch 4, journal

8th: read ch 5 & 6, journal

History: none

Bible: none

Have a wonderful evening!

Monday, 11/21/11

Hey all!

First of all, many many apologies for not posting later last week- with the Afternoon in the Aristocracy, we got very busy, including cleanup and things and frankly, I forgot. So sorry.

Housekeeping:

• This week is a short week, with Wednesday as a half day. We hope you enjoy Thursday and Friday off celebrating Thanksgiving! Carline is at noon on Wednesday.
• If you will be picking your student up earlier than noon on Wednesday, please let us know.
• We have a fundraiser right now, so please bring in PLASTIC and METAL cans and bottles so we can raise money to donate to World Vision and provide a family in need livestock as a Christmas present.
• We also have a BOOK DRIVE right now so we can donate NEW and GENTLY USED books to families in need. These books are going to families in our community and we are competing against other classes. Thanks SO SO SO much for your help getting your kids excited about the spirit of giving in our school!

Homework:

Science: workbook p 23-24 & 26

Vocab: finish crossword puzzle review in wkbk (appx p 33, depending on book)

Math: 6th: p 235 #13-121, 23

7th: p 109 #3-12

pre-alg: p 147 #1-6, 9-21, 16-17

alg: p 145-146 #5-8, 41-43

LA: 6th: read chs 9,10; journal

7th: read ch 3, journal

8th: read chs 3,4; journal

History: none

Bible: none

Have a wonderful evening!

Wednesday 11/16/11

Hey everyone!

We hope you had a wonderful time at chapel this morning, for those of you who could make it. We had a great time and the middle schoolers performed well. It was a joy to see the whole school coming together to help us see Thanksgiving through the faith of a child!

Reminders:

• Please help your student bring his/her chapel clothes or costumes tomorrow for our afternoon feast. We are aristocrats, so fancy dress is a must. Thanks to everyone for bringing in the things we needed to make this happen!
• Next week is a short week, but we are still planning on instruction, so please let us know if you're planning on being out of town at any time- we want to make sure work gets sent home, and when everyone requests it at once, we get a little bit backed up. Thanks!

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Homework:

Science: read p 34-36; questions on p 36 (due tomorrow!)

Vocab: finish D,E- due Friday. ***TEST FRIDAY***

Math: 6: p 230 # 6-17, 23, 25

7th: p 138 # 4-12, 38

pre-alg: vocab definitions- lined paper and notecards with example

alg: p 137- 138 #9-11, 18-21, 33-35

LA: 6th: read ch 2-4, journal; grammar packet (ALL due FRIDAY)

7th: read ch 1, The Oustiders; journal

8th: edit essay- final draft

History: STUDY! Prepare for tomorrow's Afternoon in the Aristocracy!

Bible: none

Have a wonderful evening!

Tuesday, 11/15/11

Hey everyone; happy Tuesday!

First of all, let's wish a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to TYLER RUSS! We've got another teen in the class!

Secondly, please let me know if you are able to bring the supplies requested for Thursday- we've gotten a lot in today, so I think we're on the right track, but I still have some buying to do.

Lastly, please join us tomorrow for the THANKSGIVING CHAPEL at 8:45 am. We're very excited to be participating with the school in this.

Homework:

Science: Read p 34-36, Qs on p 36 (due Thursday); SOIL SAMPLE (due Thursday)!

Vocab: none

Math: 6th: p 219 #10-12, p 224-225 #5-10, 23

7th: p 134 #12-25

pre-alg: p 754 -755 #22-30 even, 40-48 even, 53-57, 60-63

alg: p 129 # 2-38 even

LA: 6th: Read chapter 1 of My Side of the Mountain; journal

7th: none

8th: print essay rough draft

History: STUDY! Test on FRIDAY!!!

Bible: Memorize lines for chapel tomorrow!

Have a wonderful evening!

Monday, 11/14/11

Hey all- hope you had a wonderful long weekend!

A few notes:

• Those of you who didn't have conferences will be getting report cards sent home TODAY.
• Our Afternoon in the Aristocracy feast is on THURSDAY. Please bring the item you were asked to bring so that we can cook our colonial dishes on Thursday. If possible, I would like these items by tomorrow so we can do inventory and figure out what we still need. As it is, we will not be having a feast, because only one item has been brought in.
• For Thursday, students are encouraged to dress up as those in the aristocracy would- they will have time to get dressed after food prep, but before the feast. If you have any special requests or concerns, please let us know!
• THANKSGIVING CHAPEL is this WEDNESDAY! Everyone is middle school will have a minor speaking role, and we are participating with the entire school in this event. Please join us at 8:45 am on Wednesday to see what all of the classes present!

Homework:

Science: none

Vocab: none- TEST FRIDAY!

Math: 6th: none

7th: p 133 #1-10

pre-alg: worksheet 5-16

alg: p 122 #10-18 even and 21-23

LA: 6th: 1/2 page summary of Island of the Blue Dolphins

7th: none

8th: finish rough draft- TPT essay

History: none/ start filling out study guide. *** TEST FRIDAY!***

Bible: practice lines for chapel. Bonus points for those that memorize!

Have a wonderful Monday and a great rest of the week- hope to see you for chapel on Wednesday!

Tuesday, 11/8/11

Hey everyone!

My apologies for not blogging yesterday- I didn't realize I hadn't posted until much later.

Reminder:

Today is the LAST DAY of our school week. There is NO SCHOOL for the rest of the week- tomorrow is in-service for teachers, and Thursday we are doing conferences!

Today we are celebrating the birthday of SHAYDEN SMITH, who is turning thirteen this Friday!

Homework:

Not much.

• History: Finish workbook chapter 3, get supplies for next week.
  ***Next week we will be having a class luncheon called An Afternoon in the Aristocracy. We will be making traditional colonial food and learning English etiquette. There will be tie-ins with Math and English, but the focus will be learning about how the colonies tried to simulate English Aristocracy with less supplies than they had before they came to the Americas. YOUR STUDENT is being asked to bring one supply- amounts will be specified- so that we can make these recipes. Please bring them by next Monday so we can gather the supplies we have left over and get them organized. If you cannot purchase these items or choose not to participate, let us know so we can get the supplies! THANK YOU!***

Have a WONDERFUL long weekend!

Friday, 11/4/11

Hey everyone- happy Friday!

Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to NOAH LOGAN! We had a great day celebrating with him!

Homework:

ALMOST none. It's the end of the semester.

All I asked was that 6th grade read Island of the Blue Dolphins chs 25& 26- we're trying to wrap the book up ASAP.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday 11/3/11

Hey everyone- Happy Thursday!

Reminders:

• Book orders are due TOMORROW!
• Tomorrow is Pajama Day- encourage some school spirit and help your kids find some warm PJs!
• Tomorrow is the last day to bring in missing work!

There is NO HOMEWORK TODAY. Please make sure your child has finished their paper on a colonial rebellion- they will be briefly presenting tomorrow.

Have a WONDERFUL evening!

Wednesday, 11/2/11

Hey everyone, Happy Wednesday!

Reminders:

• Field trip is TOMORROW. Please have your kiddos wear their Gaarde shirts!
• Conferences are next Thursday- most of you have gotten back to us, but if you haven't let us know if/when you would like to have your conference.
• Book Orders are due FRIDAY.
• Pajama Day is Friday- please help get your kids excited about this!
• ALL LATE WORK is due FRIDAY. It's the end of the quarter!

Homework:

Science: none

Vocab: vocab story (using all 15 words) , due Friday.

Math: 6th:

7th:

pre-alg:

alg:

LA: 6th: ch 21, 22; journal

7th: ch 33, 34; journal

8th: begin outline- TPT

History: work on Report on a Rebellion- details below. DUE FRIDAY!

Bible: none

Have a great night!

Research an Early Colonial Rebellion (pre 1733).

Type a 1-page paper (size 12 font, Times New Roman or similar) about an American Colonial Rebellion that took place between the founding of Jamestown (1620) and the founding of the last of the 13 colonies, Georgia (1733). The paper should have the following information:

Who: Who was rebelling? Who were they rebelling against?

What: What caused the rebellion, and what were contributing factors?

Where: In which colony did this take place? Where was the rebellion located in relation to towns, other colonies, and other geographic factors?

When: When did the rebellion take place? What dates and events contributed to the rebellion?

Why: Why did this rebellion occur? What were the motives behind the rebellion? What did they hope to accomplish?

How: How did those participating make the rebellion happen? How did they act, and what did they plan?

On a SECOND SHEET OF PAPER, please include sources- titles of books, date, and websources. Do not use Wikipedia as a source!

DUE FRIDAY, 11/4!

Tuesday, 11/1/11

Hey everyone! Happy November!

Housekeeping:

• Please make sure you sign and return your student's note about conferences by tomorrow!
• Book orders went home yesterday and are due FRIDAY!
• Thursday the 3rd is our FIELD TRIP! We are so excited to see Westside Christian's drama program perform Alice in Wonderland!
• Friday the 4th is Pajama Day/ School Read-In. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE encourage your student to wear pajamas- we take our responsibility to the school seriously, and we're setting the tone for the rest of the spirit days. Let's make sure Middle School is known for their Gaarde Spirit!
• Friday the 4th is the last day of the quarter, and the LAST DAY to turn in missing work!

Homework:

Science: none

Vocab: D,E due tomorrow

Math: 6th: p 204-205 #4-30

7th: none

pre-alg: TEST TOMORROW

alg: TEST TOMORROW

L.A.: 6th: none

7th: ch 30,31 journal

8th: ch 19, journal

History: none

Bible: none

Have a wonderful evening!