Monday, November 21, 2011

Monday November 21, 2011

8th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class with the problem of the day.  Next, students began on a group poster project.  Students were split into four different groups and assigned sections from chapters 1 and 2, and asked to take the key concepts, vocabulary and examples of problems to build a poster to hang in the classroom to help students remember key concepts. 

Assignments:   Review Homework #19 is due Wednesday. 

7th Grade Math:  Today in math students began class by using their flashmasters.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 3 and began talking about bar graphs.  Mr. Olsen led students through a few examples of how to draw a bar graph based on the data presented.  By the end of class, we developed a detailed procedure list of how to build a bar graph. 

Assignments:   Review Homework #19 is due Wednesday. 

Science:  Today in science, students continued talking about the importance of learning vocabulary.  As we transition into the chemistry unit, it is important to introduce the students to the new vocabulary they will encounter, and we are working on some scientific root words, including prefixes and suffixes, that the students will come across throughout the unit.  Today students continued learning their assigned vocabulary words through a review activity that Mr. Olsen has put together.  Wednesday will be a test on these vocab words. 

Assignments:  Students should be reviewing their flashcards for the assigned vocabulary words.

FYI:  Parents!  Starting on Monday (10/31, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students.  Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due. 

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