All Students and Parents:
***Ski Club sign-ups: Thurs. Nov. 13 6:00-7:30pm in the Georgetown M/H School cafe. Ski Club will start Tuesday Jan. 6th and will run for 6 weeks Fliers are available at the front office. For more info please contact Sharon Lee mstjaa.lee@comcast.net
See Mrs. Fulton to sign up for another “Cooking Club” event Thursday, Nov. 13th after school from 2:15- 3:30. Open to all Middle School Students, however space is limited, so sign up soon. We will be making Banana Split Pizza and Fruit Smoothies.
Make some fun snacks and get more fruit in your diet!
6th grade should bring completed Food Journals to class tomorrow, Thursday, October 30th
Builders Club Meeting tomorrow morning at 7am. Come join our community service group (free of charge)!
Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Finish the worksheet front side (combine like terms); E Block- Finish the worksheet (add and subtract integers) both sides; F and G Blocks- study for chapter 3 test tomorrow.
Mrs. Sheridan: A: none; C: Chemcial Changes lab (20.1) complete steps 7 & 8. Make a table of all the types of observations that are evidence of a chemical change. See example on worksheet under step 7; then develop a set of rules for determining when a chemical change has occurred; E: Worksheet (2 sides): Properties of Matter; Identifying Physical and Chemical Changes; F: Worksheet (2 sides): Chemical Changes – read and answer all questions; G: none.
Mrs. Reed: finish two sided worksheet on 2-step inequalities. Quiz on Friday on inequalities
Mrs. Girard: E block—first three pages of grammar packet—front and back sides each page! F block—Finish packet grammar. G block-- first three pages of grammar packet—front and back sides each page!
Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey’s classes: We worked on an energy pyramid in class last Friday that is due tomorrow. Some students have it done and have passed it in.
Mrs. Husak: A – why did the ant run across the cracker box? Worksheet – quiz on +, - ,x , ÷ with integers; B & E – short answer response worksheet page 2 side only; F – finish the classwork on worksheet 3-6 # 9-28 show all work on separate piece of paper.
Mrs. Morrison: A and B – all voc. assignments are due tomorrow; E and F – C2S4 Review is due tomorrow.
Ms. DiFruscio: Due tomorrow: Chapter 2 Section 4- read section, answer q1-6 if not already completed in class.
Mrs. Girard: No homework—see you next Wednesday!
Schauerman: SCIENCE - Study for quiz on section 2-1. Review vocabulary, food webs, energy pyramid & the questions on page 50. MATH - Complete the Solving Equations worksheets & study for quiz on sections 3-1 & 3-6.
Mrs. Weldon: Due Thursday: Vocabulary—Note cards, Sentences and Exercises, Rough Draft Poem; Study for Vocabulary Test on Friday and Poetry.
Grade 6:
Mrs. Harrington: Due Friday--10/31 Designing Your Earth Model Layers: click on link for project description: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_58dk7qqfk
Students will be responsible in designing a model that helps to illustrate their understanding of the 4 major layers of the Earth. The skill’s focus for this project is as follows:
*application of the concepts learned in the chapter text to a model of Earth’s interior;
*interpret data to make their model to scale;
*design and make a model of the Earth’s interior and features of the surface;
*communicate the features in their model in a presentation to class (I will be explaining this part on Friday and next week—not to worry).
Examples of project ideas are (but not limited to):
Styafoam (can be purchased at a local art supply store)
Plaster
Baked goods (exp. cake, large cookie)
Tee shirt
Hat
Rubric:
Model has four layers listed from the inside out…………………….25 pts.
8 labels are clearly written and attached to the proper layer………40 pts.
Neatness………………………………………………………………...10pts.
Creativity…………………………………………………………………10pts.
Accuracy (drawn to scale) on depth and includes the temperature
(except for the crust)……………………………………………………15pts.
Total Grade……………………………………………………………….______
(See attachment for further instructions if needed)
Mrs. Reed: Picture dictionaries were due today. Get them in tomorrow if you have not turned it in. 5 points off every day late.
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: none; D Block: Test and binder check tomorrow; E Block: none; F & G Block: page 190 #1-12; quick quiz Friday on notes #2-4.
Mr. Pitella: Bring sneakers and a coat to class tomorrow.