8th Grade Math: Today in
math students began class with the problem of the day. We then
transitioned back into chapter 2. Today we were talking about rates and unit analysis and how to convert from one unit to another. Students practiced many conversions before we jumped into simplifying variable expression and section 2.3. Mr. Olsen led students through a couple different important vocabulary words, such as coefficients and constants.
Assignments: Review homework #11 is due on Friday.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students
began class by using their flashmasters. We then jumped back into
chapter 2 section 3 on multiplying decimals. Mr. Olsen led students through the important
rules of simply multiplying the decimals as you would whole numbers, and then counting the number of digits behind the decimal point in the original factors, as that will tell you how many digits need to be behind the decimal point in the product. Students were then
handed the section 2.3 worksheet and given 40 minutes of class time to
complete the assignment.
Assignments:
Students should complete the 2.3 worksheet for class on Friday. Review homework #11
is due on Friday.
Science: This week in science students are beginning the rotation we have
planned for our students here in the Aurora House. Mr. Olsen's students
are with Mr. White this week, and will be learning about the otilith
bones in the salmon heads, in order to age them and search for copper
wire tags that were inserted at the hatchery when they were reared. In
Mr. Olsen's classroom this week, Ms. Pasteris's students spent the day in the computer lab working with a partner defining their assigned physical stream parameter, as well as explaining the importance of said parameter to a salmon. On Friday, student groups will stand up in front of the class and relay the information they researched to the rest of their classmates.
Assignments:
Students can be spending some time furthering their knowledge of the
physical parameter that was assigned to them in class today in science class.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tuesday October 11, 2011
8th Grade Math: Today in
math students began class with the problem of the day. We then
transitioned back into chapter 2 section 2 and the distributive
property. Students were introduced to the distributive property last
Friday, and we revisited the concept again today in class. Mr. Olsen reviewed
the rules that were introduced last week, and continued working with
the students on example problems and the reasons for each step in the
process. Students were then handed the 2.2 worksheet and given 37 minutes of class time to complete the assignment for Wednesday.
Assignments: Students should complete the 2.2 worksheet on the distributive property for class on Wednesday. Review homework #10 is due on Wednesday.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class by using their flashmasters. We then jumped back into chapter 2 section 2 on adding and subtracting decimals. Mr. Olsen led students through the important rules of lining up the decimal points and filling in zeros in order to make sure that both or all numbers involved in the problems have the same number of digits according to place value. Students were then handed the section 2.2 worksheet and given 45 minutes of class time to complete the assignment.
Assignments: Students should complete the 2.2 worksheet for class on Wednesday. Review homework #10 is due on Wednesday.
Science: This week in science students are beginning the rotation we have planned for our students here in the Aurora House. Mr. Olsen's students are with Mr. White this week, and will be learning about the otilith bones in the salmon heads, in order to age them and search for copper wire tags that were inserted at the hatchery when they were reared. In Mr. Olsen's classroom this week, Ms. Pasteris's students are working on learning about habitat and the water quality parameters associated with salmon rearing and spawning. Today Ms. Collins students were taken outside by guests from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game sportfish division, who took students out to Switzer Creek and measured eight identifiable stream parameters as well as why these parameters are important to the salmon. Students from Ms. Pasteris's home base should be prepared to spend the entire afternoon outside on Wednesday.
Assignments: Students can be spending some time furthering their knowledge of the physical parameters we are looking at here in science class.
Assignments: Students should complete the 2.2 worksheet on the distributive property for class on Wednesday. Review homework #10 is due on Wednesday.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class by using their flashmasters. We then jumped back into chapter 2 section 2 on adding and subtracting decimals. Mr. Olsen led students through the important rules of lining up the decimal points and filling in zeros in order to make sure that both or all numbers involved in the problems have the same number of digits according to place value. Students were then handed the section 2.2 worksheet and given 45 minutes of class time to complete the assignment.
Assignments: Students should complete the 2.2 worksheet for class on Wednesday. Review homework #10 is due on Wednesday.
Science: This week in science students are beginning the rotation we have planned for our students here in the Aurora House. Mr. Olsen's students are with Mr. White this week, and will be learning about the otilith bones in the salmon heads, in order to age them and search for copper wire tags that were inserted at the hatchery when they were reared. In Mr. Olsen's classroom this week, Ms. Pasteris's students are working on learning about habitat and the water quality parameters associated with salmon rearing and spawning. Today Ms. Collins students were taken outside by guests from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game sportfish division, who took students out to Switzer Creek and measured eight identifiable stream parameters as well as why these parameters are important to the salmon. Students from Ms. Pasteris's home base should be prepared to spend the entire afternoon outside on Wednesday.
Assignments: Students can be spending some time furthering their knowledge of the physical parameters we are looking at here in science class.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday October 10, 2011
8th Grade Math: Today in
math students began class with the problem of the day. We then
transitioned back into chapter 2 section 2 and the distributive property. Students were introduced to the distributive property last Friday, and we revisited the concept today in class. Mr. Olsen reviewed the rules that were introduced last week, and continued working with the students on example problems and the reasons for each step in the process.
Assignments: Review homework #10 is due on Wednesday.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class by using their flashmasters. We began class by grading the 2.1 worksheet before we jumped into chapter 2 section 2 on adding and subtracting decimals. Mr. Olsen led students through the important rules of lining up the decimal points and filling in zeros in order to make sure that both or all numbers involved in the problems have the same number of digits according to place value.
Assignments: Review homework #10 is due on Wednesday.
Science: This week in science students are beginning the rotation we have planned for our students here in the Aurora House. Mr. Olsen's students are with Mr. White this week, and will be learning about the otilith bones in the salmon heads, in order to age them and search for copper wire tags that were inserted at the hatchery when they were reared. In Mr. Olsen's classroom this week, Ms. Pasteris's students are working on learning about habitat and the water quality parameters associated with salmon rearing and spawning. Today students were introduced to Mr. Olsen and given a rundown on what to expect over the course of the week. Tuesday and Wednesday of this week will include guests from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game sportfish division, who will take students out to Switzer Creek and measure eight identifiable stream parameters as well as why these parameters are important to the salmon. Students from Ms. Collins homebase should be prepared to spend the entire afternoon outside on Tuesday.
Assignments: Students can be spending some time furthering their knowledge of the physical parameters we are looking at here in science class.
Assignments: Review homework #10 is due on Wednesday.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class by using their flashmasters. We began class by grading the 2.1 worksheet before we jumped into chapter 2 section 2 on adding and subtracting decimals. Mr. Olsen led students through the important rules of lining up the decimal points and filling in zeros in order to make sure that both or all numbers involved in the problems have the same number of digits according to place value.
Assignments: Review homework #10 is due on Wednesday.
Science: This week in science students are beginning the rotation we have planned for our students here in the Aurora House. Mr. Olsen's students are with Mr. White this week, and will be learning about the otilith bones in the salmon heads, in order to age them and search for copper wire tags that were inserted at the hatchery when they were reared. In Mr. Olsen's classroom this week, Ms. Pasteris's students are working on learning about habitat and the water quality parameters associated with salmon rearing and spawning. Today students were introduced to Mr. Olsen and given a rundown on what to expect over the course of the week. Tuesday and Wednesday of this week will include guests from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game sportfish division, who will take students out to Switzer Creek and measure eight identifiable stream parameters as well as why these parameters are important to the salmon. Students from Ms. Collins homebase should be prepared to spend the entire afternoon outside on Tuesday.
Assignments: Students can be spending some time furthering their knowledge of the physical parameters we are looking at here in science class.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Thursday October 6, 2011
8th Grade Math: Today in
math students began class with the problem of the day. We then
transitioned back into chapter 2 section 1 on the properties of addition and
multiplication. Mr. Olsen led a review of the properties introduced yesterday in class, before leading students through several example problems. Once students demonstrated to Mr. Olsen that they were picking up the material and could complete several examples, the section 2.1 worksheet and were given about 35 minutes of class time to complete the assignment. Students were also reminded that tomorrow (Friday) is the last day that Mr. Olsen will accept late work from chapter one.
Assignments: Students should be completing the section 2.1 worksheet for Friday if they did not finish in the class time provided. Review homework #9 is due on Friday.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class by using their flashmasters. Mr. Olsen then passed back the chapter one tests and explained to students that they could receive up to half of the points they missed on the test by making their corrections on a separate piece of paper and turning it into the bin by Friday morning. Students were then given the rest of the hour to work on and hopefully complete their test corrections with Mr. Olsen present to provide assistance and help where needed. Students were also reminded that tomorrow (Friday) is the last day that Mr. Olsen will accept late work from chapter one.
Assignments: Students are to complete their chapter one test corrections by tomorrow (Friday) if they want credit for their test scores. Review homework #9 is due on Friday.
Science: Today in science students began class with a reflection on the activities they participated in earlier this week with the Fish and Game folks. We then broke into pairs and went to the computer lab in order for students to research an assigned physical stream parameter we measured during our field experiences, and find the definition of the parameter and related it back to the importance of salmon rearing and spawning habitat. They will present their findings to their classmates tomorrow in class.
Assignments: Students can be spending some time furthering their knowledge of the physical parameters we are looking at here in science class.
Assignments: Students should be completing the section 2.1 worksheet for Friday if they did not finish in the class time provided. Review homework #9 is due on Friday.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class by using their flashmasters. Mr. Olsen then passed back the chapter one tests and explained to students that they could receive up to half of the points they missed on the test by making their corrections on a separate piece of paper and turning it into the bin by Friday morning. Students were then given the rest of the hour to work on and hopefully complete their test corrections with Mr. Olsen present to provide assistance and help where needed. Students were also reminded that tomorrow (Friday) is the last day that Mr. Olsen will accept late work from chapter one.
Assignments: Students are to complete their chapter one test corrections by tomorrow (Friday) if they want credit for their test scores. Review homework #9 is due on Friday.
Science: Today in science students began class with a reflection on the activities they participated in earlier this week with the Fish and Game folks. We then broke into pairs and went to the computer lab in order for students to research an assigned physical stream parameter we measured during our field experiences, and find the definition of the parameter and related it back to the importance of salmon rearing and spawning habitat. They will present their findings to their classmates tomorrow in class.
Assignments: Students can be spending some time furthering their knowledge of the physical parameters we are looking at here in science class.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Wednesday October 5, 2011
8th Grade Math: Today in
math students began class with the problem of the day. We then transitioned into chapter 2 section 1 on the properties of addition and multiplication. Students wrote the properties and the definitions of how to apply them to an equation in their notebooks, before Mr. Olsen led students through several examples and helping students determine which property is being used.
Assignments: Review homework #9 is due on Friday.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class by using their flashmasters. We then worked on a Cracking the Code decimal worksheet so Mr. Olsen could get a feel on where students are when working with decimals. Mr. Olsen then introduced section one of chapter two, on comparing, ordering and rounding decimals. After going over the new vocabulary words associated with this new section, Mr. Olsen led students through several example problems before running out of time.
Assignments: Review homework #9 is due on Friday.
Science: Today in science students had some visitors from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game sportfish division. Jeff Williams and Kercia Schroeder led students through the different physical parameters of streams that they measure when looking at salmon spawning and rearing habitat. We spent the first fifteen minutes in the classroom for introductions and a brief rundown of what we were going to be doing while out on Switzer Creek. We then spent about 1.5 hours out on the creek in two different locations taking measurements and filling in our data sheets.
Assignments: None.
Assignments: Review homework #9 is due on Friday.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class by using their flashmasters. We then worked on a Cracking the Code decimal worksheet so Mr. Olsen could get a feel on where students are when working with decimals. Mr. Olsen then introduced section one of chapter two, on comparing, ordering and rounding decimals. After going over the new vocabulary words associated with this new section, Mr. Olsen led students through several example problems before running out of time.
Assignments: Review homework #9 is due on Friday.
Science: Today in science students had some visitors from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game sportfish division. Jeff Williams and Kercia Schroeder led students through the different physical parameters of streams that they measure when looking at salmon spawning and rearing habitat. We spent the first fifteen minutes in the classroom for introductions and a brief rundown of what we were going to be doing while out on Switzer Creek. We then spent about 1.5 hours out on the creek in two different locations taking measurements and filling in our data sheets.
Assignments: None.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Tuesday October 4, 2011
8th Grade Math: Today in
math students took a hike on the trail behind the school and visited the birdhouses they built as seventh graders last year. We wanted to take the time to revisit the project and help the students make the connections to last years math curriculum. When we got back to the classroom, Mr. Olsen handed back the chapter one tests, and gave students the last fifteen minutes of class time to work on their test corrections for credit.
Assignments: Students are to finish up the test corrections from the chapter one test by Wednesday if they want some credit for their grade.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students took the chapter one test.
Assignments: None.
Science: Today in science students had some visitors from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game sportfish division. Jeff Williams and Kercia Schroeder led students through the different physical parameters of streams that they measure when looking at salmon spawning and rearing habitat. We spent the first fifteen minutes in the classroom for introductions and a brief rundown of what we were going to be doing while out on Switzer Creek. We then spent about 1.5 hours out on the creek in two different locations taking measurements and filling in our data sheets.
Assignments: Students will be blocking tomorrow in science with Mr. Olsen's class having a two hour science block on Wednesday. Students will have a guest speaker from ADF&G sportfish division here to discuss the important parameters of salmon spawning habitat along Switzer Creek. Thus, students should be prepared to be outside all afternoon on Wednesday, including waterproof footwear and a rain coat.
Assignments: Students are to finish up the test corrections from the chapter one test by Wednesday if they want some credit for their grade.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students took the chapter one test.
Assignments: None.
Science: Today in science students had some visitors from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game sportfish division. Jeff Williams and Kercia Schroeder led students through the different physical parameters of streams that they measure when looking at salmon spawning and rearing habitat. We spent the first fifteen minutes in the classroom for introductions and a brief rundown of what we were going to be doing while out on Switzer Creek. We then spent about 1.5 hours out on the creek in two different locations taking measurements and filling in our data sheets.
Assignments: Students will be blocking tomorrow in science with Mr. Olsen's class having a two hour science block on Wednesday. Students will have a guest speaker from ADF&G sportfish division here to discuss the important parameters of salmon spawning habitat along Switzer Creek. Thus, students should be prepared to be outside all afternoon on Wednesday, including waterproof footwear and a rain coat.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Monday October 3, 2011
8th Grade Math: Today in
math students took the chapter 1 test.
Assignments: Students are to finish up the calculated coloring worksheet handed out after the chapter 1 test taken in class today.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Students then transitioned back into our review activity we started last Wednesday. Students were grouped in to pods of four, and each group was responsible for covering one section from chapter one. Each group then build a poster and reviewed with the class the important vocabulary and key concepts of their assigned section with their classmates, including an example problem or two for review for our chapter 1 test on Tuesday.
Assignments: Students are be reviewing for their chapter 1 test on Tuesday.
Science: Today in science students reviewed last week's activities in science to begin class. Students then took a basic quiz covering the internal and external parts of the salmon. Mr. Olsen then informed students that we will be blocking science and social studies the next two days. We began talking about the importance of dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature and turbidity to water quality and making the connection to salmon spawning. Students will be spending the next two afternoons observing and measuring several key parameters of water quality on Switzer Creek.
Assignments: Students will be blocking the next two days in science with Mr. Sheufelt's class having a two hour science block with Mr. Olsen on Tuesday. Students will have a guest speaker from ADF&G habitat division here to discuss the important parameters of salmon spawning habitat along Switzer Creek. Thus, students should be prepared to be outside all afternoon tomorrow and Wednesday, including waterproof footwear and a rain coat.
Assignments: Students are to finish up the calculated coloring worksheet handed out after the chapter 1 test taken in class today.
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Students then transitioned back into our review activity we started last Wednesday. Students were grouped in to pods of four, and each group was responsible for covering one section from chapter one. Each group then build a poster and reviewed with the class the important vocabulary and key concepts of their assigned section with their classmates, including an example problem or two for review for our chapter 1 test on Tuesday.
Assignments: Students are be reviewing for their chapter 1 test on Tuesday.
Science: Today in science students reviewed last week's activities in science to begin class. Students then took a basic quiz covering the internal and external parts of the salmon. Mr. Olsen then informed students that we will be blocking science and social studies the next two days. We began talking about the importance of dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature and turbidity to water quality and making the connection to salmon spawning. Students will be spending the next two afternoons observing and measuring several key parameters of water quality on Switzer Creek.
Assignments: Students will be blocking the next two days in science with Mr. Sheufelt's class having a two hour science block with Mr. Olsen on Tuesday. Students will have a guest speaker from ADF&G habitat division here to discuss the important parameters of salmon spawning habitat along Switzer Creek. Thus, students should be prepared to be outside all afternoon tomorrow and Wednesday, including waterproof footwear and a rain coat.
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