Tuesday December 18, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students were given another class period to continue the review process for the semester 1 Final scheduled for Wednesday morning.

Assignments: The semester 1 final on chapters 1-5 is scheduled for Wednesday.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were back in chapter 2, section 2 and section 4.  Today, students continued dividing rational numbers.

Assignments:  Review Homework #27 is due on Thursday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students got into their LEP groups and we went outside to collect our December data.

Assignments:  None.

Monday December 17, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students used today's class period to continue the review process for the semester 1 Final scheduled for Wednesday morning.

Assignments: The semester 1 final on chapters 1-5 is scheduled for Wednesday.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were back in chapter 2, section 2 and section 4.  Today, students continued multiplying rational numbers, as well as dividing rational numbers.

Assignments:  Review Homework #27 is due on Thursday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students graded their chapter 1 tests.  Students finished class with a cell organelle word search.  

Students can expect to be outside for science class on Tuesday going out to their LEP plots.

Assignments:  None.

Thursday December 13, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students used today's class period to continue the review process for the chapter 5 test on Friday.  Students paired up today in class and played Linear Equations Battleship. 

The semester 1 final on chapters 1-5 is scheduled for Wednesday December 19th.  

Assignments: The chapter 5 test is scheduled for Friday morning.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were back in chapter 2, section 2 and section 3.  Students are adding and subtracting rational numbers, including fractions, improper fractions, mixed numbers and decimals.  Today, students began multiplying rational numbers, as well as adding and subtracting rational numbers.

Assignments:  Review Homework #26 is due on Friday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were given class time to complete the chapter 1 review activity, as well as creating a notecard that they can use on the chapter 1 test on Friday in class.

Assignments:  Students can expect a test on chapter 1 from the From Bacteria to Plants textbook on Friday in class.

Wednesday December 12, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students used today's class period to begin the review process in preparation for the chapter 5 test on Friday in class.

The semester 1 final on chapters 1-5 is scheduled for Wednesday December 19th.  

Assignments: The chapter 5 test is scheduled for Friday morning.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were back in chapter 2, section 2 and section 3.  Students are adding and subtracting rational numbers, including fractions, improper fractions, mixed numbers and decimals.  Students completed eight problems during the class period.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #26 is due on Friday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were reading to learn about the six kingdoms all organisms are grouped into.  Students answered some guided reading questions and the section 1.4 worksheet during class today.  

Assignments:  Students can expect a test on chapter 1 from the From Bacteria to Plants textbook on Friday in class.

Tuesday December 11, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 5, and today we were reviewing how to graph a linear inequality in two variables on a coordinate plane.  Students then began working with graphing systems of inequalities.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 278 #10; 18; 24; 30, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Students can expect the Chapter 5 test on this Friday in class.

The semester 1 final on chapters 1-5 is scheduled for Wednesday December 19th.  

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 278 #10; 18; 24; 30, to be due on Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were back in chapter 2, section 2, and working with adding rational numbers.  Students were given class time to complete the section 2.2 Practice A worksheet, to be due on Wednesday in class. 

Assignments:  Review Homework #25 is due on Wednesday in class.  The section 2.2 Practice A worksheet, to be due on Wednesday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were completing a Classification of Life online scavenger hunt activity during class.

Assignments:  None.

Monday December 10, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 5, and today we were reviewing the three different methods we have covered so far in chapter 5 for solving systems of equations, through graphing, substitution, and/or elimination.  Students then began working with graphing linear inequalities with two variables.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 271 #3-15 odds; 19; 25; 27; 29; 30, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 271 #3-15 odds; 19; 25; 27; 29; 30, to be due on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were back in chapter 2, section 2, and working with adding rational numbers.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were handed the section 2.2 Practice A worksheet, to be due on Tuesday in class. 

Assignments:  Review Homework #25 is due on Wednesday in class.  The section 2.2 Practice A worksheet, to be due on Tuesday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were reviewing the eight levels of classification for living things.  After a bit of classroom instruction, students were handed a cut and paste levels of classification activity and given 35 minutes of class time to complete the work.

Assignments:  The Levels of Classification cut and paste activity is due on Tuesday in class.

Thursday December 6, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 5, and today we were reviewing the three different methods we have covered so far in chapter 5 for solving systems of equations, through graphing, substitution, and/or elimination.  Students then continued to work with systems of equations that had one solution, many solutions or no solution.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 257 #1; 2; 3; 6; 8; 9-12; 14; 18; 26, to be due on Friday in class.

Students can expect a quiz on the first four sections of chapter 5 on Friday.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 257 #1; 2; 3; 6; 8; 9-12; 14; 18; 26, to be due on Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were back in the library and we continued working with computer coding.  Students are working with Mr. Fortier, the librarian, on coding video games on www.code.org/learn and/or working with Lego robotics.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #24 is due on Friday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were reading to learn about early classification systems of living things, and how we classify organisms in today's world.  After we finished reading section 3 together out loud, students were given the remaining 15 minutes of class to complete the section 1.3 worksheet.  

Assignments:  The section 1.3 worksheet is due at the beginning of class on Friday.

Wednesday December 5, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 5, and today we were reviewing the three different methods we have covered so far in chapter 5 for solving systems of equations, through graphing, substitution, and/or elimination.  Students were then introduced to the idea that there may be more than one solution to a given system of equations, or even no solutions.  Students were then given some class time to begin working on the explorations for section 5.4 in their practice workbooks.  Practice workbook pages 147-148 are due on Thursday in class.

Assignments: Practice workbook pages 147-148 are due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students went back to the library and we continued working with computer coding.  Students are working with Mr. Fortier, the librarian, on coding and working with Lego robotics.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #24 is due on Friday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were defining some key vocabulary words, and preparing for learning about how scientists classify living organisms.  

Assignments:  None.

Monday December 3, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right into chapter 5, and today we reviewed how to solve a system of equations using the graphing method.  Next, students were introduced to solving systems of equations through substitution.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned the section 5.2 Practice A worksheet as homework, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned the section 5.2 Practice A worksheet as homework, to be due on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with the Do Now, Flashmasters and/or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were given class time to continue working on the quiz we began in class last Thursday.   

Assignments:  Review Homework #23 is due on Wednesday in class. 

Science:  Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were reading to learn about the origins of life on Earth.  We read pages 25-27 together as a group, before students were given the last 18 minutes of class time to complete the section 1.2 worksheet.   

Assignments:  The section 1.2 worksheet on Origins of Life is due on Tuesday in class.

Friday November 30, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right into chapter 5, and today we were learning to solve systems of linear equations by graphing.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems, students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 239-240 #3; 4; 6; 8; 10; 18; 28, to be due on Monday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the textbook, page 239-240 #3; 4; 6; 8; 10; 18; 28, to be due on Monday in class.

7th Grade Math: No math class today, as Taku students participated in a house field trip downtown.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #22 is due on Monday in class. 

Science:  No science class today, as Taku students participated in a house field trip downtown.  

Assignments:  None.

Thursday November 29, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students took the chapter 4 test.

Assignments: Practice workbook page 131 is due on Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students took a quiz on fractions and decimals.

Assignments:  Review Homework #22 is due on Friday in class. 

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students got into their Local Ecology Project groups and we went outside to our plots to gather the data needed for the month of November.

Assignments:  None.

Wednesday November 28, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4.  Next, students were given class time to review the concepts and ask questions concerning any concept we learned and covered in chapter 4.  The chapter test will be on Thursday in class.

Assignments: Students can expect the chapter 4 test on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were continuing to add rational numbers.  Today we were working with both fractions, mixed numbers as well as decimals.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned workbook page 32, to be due on Thursday in class.

Test corrections will be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Review Homework #22 is due on Friday in class.  Students were assigned workbook page 32, to be due on Thursday in class.

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students completed the section 1.1 worksheet before we graded our work in class.  

Students can expect to be outside for science class on Thursday.

Assignments:  None.

Tuesday November 27, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4.  Next, students reviewed arithmetic sequences.  Students were then working with piecewise functions, including how to read them, graph them and write a function from a graph.  After some teacher led instruction and a brief discussion, students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 222 # 3-19 odds, 23; 27, to be due on Wednesday in class.

The chapter 4 test is scheduled for Thursday morning, November 29th in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 222 # 3-19 odds, 23; 27, to be due on Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were making corrections to their chapter 1 tests.   Test corrections will be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments:  Review Homework #21 is due on Wednesday in class.  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were reading to learn about "What is Life?"  Students completed the section 1.1 readings, and were given class time to complete the section 1.1 worksheet on What is Life.

Assignments:  The section 1.1 worksheet is due on Wednesday in class if students did not complete it in the class time provided.

Monday November 26, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4.  Next, we continued our discussion on arithmetic sequences.  We practiced a few examples together, before students took a mini-POP quiz.  After some teacher led instruction and a brief discussion, students were assigned some homework from the practice workbook for section 4.7 on piecewise functions, pages 126-127 and page 129, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the practice workbook for section 4.7 on piecewise functions, pages 126-127 and page 129, to be due on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were continuing the process of converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.  Students defined terminating decimals as well as repeating decimals and how to determine which is which. 

Assignments:  Review Homework #21 is due on Wednesday in class.  

Science:  Today in science, students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students were reading to learn about "What is Life?"  Students wrote some guiding reading questions into their notebooks, and as a class we read out loud section 1.1 on the characteristics of life, and what all living things need to survive.  

Assignments:  None.

Tuesday November 20, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4.  Students reviewed correlation and causation.  Next, we continued our discussion on arithmetic sequences.  After some teacher led instruction and a brief discussion, students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 207 #21-24 AND page 214-215 #1; 2; 3-25 odds; 16; 26; 32, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned some homework from the text book, page 207 #21-24 AND page 214-215 #1; 2; 3-25 odds; 16; 26; 32, to be due on Wednesday in 

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were continuing the process of converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.  Students were also ordering a given list of fractions and decimals into a list from least to greatest.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned some homework from the practice workbook, page 28, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments:  Review Homework #20 is due on Wednesday in class.  Practice workbook page 28 is due on Wednesday in class.

Science:  Today in science, the Taku House had our "Day in the Life" open house event to showcase all of our students efforts and projects.  Success!

Assignments:  None.

Monday November 19, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4.  Students were introduced to correlation and causation and we had a semi-group discussion on the relationship between correlation and causation.  Next, we began discussing arithmetic sequences.  After some teacher led instruction and a brief discussion, students were assigned some homework from the practice workbook, pages 121-123, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments: Students were then assigned some homework from the practice workbook, pages 121-123, to be due on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students completed their quiz on fraction operations from class on Friday.  As students were finishing up their quiz, they were completing a worksheet on proper fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers. 

Assignments:  Review Homework #20 is due on Wednesday in class.

Science:  Today in science, students were given a block period to continue working on the "A Day in the Life" house project.  Students were assigned a partner from the opposite homeroom (Sheufelt/Olsen) and also assigned a country from around the world.  These assigned student groups, will be researching and putting together a poster product (among other final products) of what life is like for a 12/13 year old living in their assigned country.  Today, groups were producing auras using the HP Reveal application.

The Taku House will be having an Open House event tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon, November 20th. Parents and families are invited to come and sample ethnic foods and learn from our students what life may be like for children from around the world!

Assignments:  This "A Day in the Life" project is due at the end of the day on Monday November 19th.

Friday November 16, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4.  Students were continuing to work with scatter plots and lines of fit.  After some brief teacher led instruction students were then assigned some homework from the text book, page 199-200 # 1; 2; 3-15 odds; and 22, to be due on Monday in class.

Assignments: Students were then assigned some homework from the text book, page 199-200 # 1; 2; 3-15 odds; and 22, to be due on Monday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students took a quiz on fraction operations. 

Assignments:  None. 

Science:  Today in science, students were given a block period to continue working on the "A Day in the Life" house project.  Students were assigned a partner from the opposite homeroom (Sheufelt/Olsen) and also assigned a country from around the world.  These assigned student groups, will be researching and putting together a poster product (among other final products) of what life is like for a 12/13 year old living in their assigned country.  Today, groups were producing auras using the HP Revel application.

The Taku House will be having an Open House event next Tuesday afternoon, November 20th. Parents and families are invited to come and sample ethnic foods and learn from our students what life may be like for children from around the world!

Assignments:  This "A Day in the Life" project is due at the end of the day on Monday November 19th.

Thursday November 15, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4. Next, students reviewed how to identifying and writing linear functions that are parallel or perpendicular.  Students were continuing to work with scatter plots and lines of fit.  After some brief teacher led instruction students were assigned some homework from the practice workbook, pages 114-115, to be due on Friday in class.

Assignments: Students were then assigned some homework from the practice workbook, pages 111-112, to be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were introduced to chapter 2 and rational numbers.  Students again were broken into pairs and they played a flashcard game, where each student flipped a card (either card could be a fraction or a decimal) and the students needed to determine which card was larger.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #19 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  Today in science, students were given a block period to continue working on the "A Day in the Life" house project.  Students were assigned a partner from the opposite homeroom (Sheufelt/Olsen) and also assigned a country from around the world.  These assigned student groups, will be researching and putting together a poster product (among other final products) of what life is like for a 12/13 year old living in their assigned country.  Today, groups were matting their paragraphs and images, before beginning to put together their poster products. 

The Taku House will be having an Open House event next Tuesday afternoon, November 20th. Parents and families are invited to come and sample ethnic foods and learn from our students what life may be like for children from around the world!

Assignments:  This "A Day in the Life" project is due at the end of the day on Monday November 19th.

Wednesday November 14, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4. Next, students reviewed how to identifying and writing linear functions that are parallel or perpendicular.  Students were then introduced to scatter plots and lines of fit.  After some brief teacher led instruction on what a scatter plot is and how a line of fit comes into play, students were assigned some homework from the practice workbook, pages 111-112, to be due on Thursday in class.

Assignments: Students were then assigned some homework from the practice workbook, pages 111-112, to be due on Thursday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were introduced to chapter 2 and rational numbers.  Students were broken into pairs and they played a flashcard game, where each student flipped a card (either card could be a fraction or a decimal) and the students needed to determine which card was larger.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #19 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  Today in science, students were given a block period to continue working on the "A Day in the Life" house project.  Students were assigned a partner from the opposite homeroom (Sheufelt/Olsen) and also assigned a country from around the world.  These assigned student groups, will be researching and putting together a poster product (among other final products) of what life is like for a 12/13 year old living in their assigned country.  Today, groups were finalizing their country research, typing up their notes, and finding images to represent the topics they chose for their poster product.   

The Taku House will be having an Open House event next Tuesday afternoon, November 20th. Parents and families are invited to come and sample ethnic foods and learn from our students what life may be like for children from around the world!

Assignments:  This "A Day in the Life" project is due at the end of the day on Monday November 19th.

Tuesday November 13, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4.  Students reviewed being able to write a linear equation when only given two points on a line.  Next, students were introduced to identifying and writing linear functions that are parallel or perpendicular.  After some teacher led instruction on identifying parallel and perpendicular lines, students were  assigned some homework from the text book, page 191 #1-12; 15; 17, to be due on Wednesday in class.

Assignments: Students were then assigned some homework from the text book, page 191 #1-12; 15; 17, to be due on Wednesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were introduced to chapter 2 and rational numbers.  We reviewed what rational numbers are, and how to work with fractions and decimals.  We ended class by working on ordering a mixed list of decimals and fractions.  

Assignments:  Review Homework #18  is due on Wednesday in class.  

Science:  Today in science, students were given a block period to continue working on the "A Day in the Life" house project.  Students were assigned a partner from the opposite homeroom (Sheufelt/Olsen) and also assigned a country from around the world.  These assigned student groups, will be researching and putting together a poster product (among other final products) of what life is like for a 12/13 year old living in their assigned country.  

The Taku House will be having an Open House event next Tuesday afternoon, November 20th. Parents and families are invited to come and sample ethnic foods and learn from our students what life may be like for children from around the world!

Assignments:  This "A Day in the Life" project is due at the end of the day on Monday November 19th.

Monday November 12, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4.  Students were tasked with being able to write a linear equation when only given two points on a line.  After some teacher led instruction, of using the slope formula, putting that information into the point-slope formula and then simplifying into slope intercept form.  Students were then assigned the section 4.2 Practice B worksheet, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned the section 4.2 Practice B worksheet, to be due on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were completing their chapter 1 tests.  Students who finished the test, were then working on practice workbook pages 23 & 24, to be due on Tuesday in class.

Assignments:  Review Homework #8  is due on Wednesday in class.  Practice workbook pages 23 & 24 are due on Tuesday in class.

Science:  Today in science, students were introduced to the "A Day in the Life" house project.  Students were assigned a partner from the opposite homeroom (Sheufelt/Olsen) and also assigned a country from around the world.  These assigned student groups, will be researching and putting together a poster product (among other final products) of what life is like for a 12/13 year old living in their assigned country.  

The Taku House will be having an Open House event next Tuesday afternoon, November 20th. Parents and families are invited to come and sample ethnic foods and learn from our students what life may be like for children from around the world!

Assignments:  This "A Day in the Life" project is due at the end of the day on Monday November 19th.

Thursday November 8, 2018

Algebra I: Today in math students began class with a Do Now and a warm up problem where they were creating a stem and leaf plot of given data.  Next, students jumped right back into chapter 4.  Students were tasked with being able to write a linear equation from several different formats.  After some teacher led instruction and several example problems of how to write an equation from several different perspectives, students were assigned homework from the text book, page 185 #1; 8-14, to be due on Friday in class.

Assignments: Students were assigned homework from the text book, page 185 #1; 8-14, to be due on Friday in class.

7th Grade Math: Today in math, students began class with the Do Now, and then working on their Flashmaster activities or the Problem of the Day.  Next, students were given the class period to begin preparing for the upcoming chapter 1 test on Friday in class.

Students can expect the chapter 1 Test on Friday in class.

Assignments:  Review Homework #17 is due on Friday in class.  

Science:  Today in science, students were introduced to the "A Day in My Life" google classroom assignment.  Students were choosing different parts of their lives to find pictures to describe that part of their life that they value, and why the image they chose demonstrates that value.  

Assignments:  This "A Day in My Life" project is due at the end of the day Friday.