Thursday, October 30, 2008

Happy Halloween! Have a fun and safe time "Trick-or-Treating!"

Science--All Periods--No homework.

Social Studies--All Periods--Your Explorer projects are due Tuesday, November 11.

Bring your costume to school tomorrow for our party in the afternoon.

Looking Ahead to Next Week--In Social Studies, we will be concentrating on the presidential election tomorrow, Monday, Tuesday, and part of the class on Wednesday. In Science, we will continue our study of concentrations on Thursday as we do the extension experiments for Investigation Three.

Have a safe Halloween weekend! Go Spartans!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Science

Periods 1 to 4--No homework. We finished our tests today on Investigation Two.

Social Studies

Period 1--Your Columbus stations are due tomorrow. This includes your map, three journal questions, and web hunt.
Period 2--No homework.
Period 3--Henry Hudson study guide and workbook page 39 are due tomorrow. Use page R11 in the back of our textbook to help you with labeling the map on workbook page 39. These are graded items.
Period 4--Finish the reading guide on Henry Hudson.
All classes--Your Explorer projects are due on Tuesday, November 11.

Have a great night!

Go Phillies!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Science

Period 1--You have your test tomorrow on Investigation Two. Study Investigation Two study guide. Extra credit is due on Friday.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--You will finish your test tomorrow. Review if necessary. Your story questions are due tomorrow on "The Air You Breathe."

Social Studies

Period 1--Stations must be finished for Thursday. This includes map, journal questions, and web hunt.

Periods 2, 3, and 4--No homework.

Have a great night!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Science

Period 1--Extra credit is due by Friday. Test Wednesday. Study your study guide on Investigation 2.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Test tomorrow. Study your study guide on Investigation 2. Story questions are due on Wednesday. These will be graded.

Social Studies

Period 1--Your Columbus stations must be finished by Wednesday. This includes your map, Columbus web hunt, and three journal questions.
Period 2--Do your Roanoke study guide. This will be graded.
Periods 3 and 4--No homework.

Have a great night! Go Phillies!

Wednesday, October 23, 2008

Science

Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Study Investigation 2 Study Guide. Test Friday. Extra credit home and school connection is due by Friday.

Social Studies

Period 1--Explorer project notes are due tomorrow. Study your flashcards.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Additions to your explorer project notes are due tomorrow. Complete workbook 37 and your study guide.

Have a great night! Go Phillies!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Science

Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Finish Investigation 2 study guide.

Social Studies

Period 1--Your explorer notes are due Thursday.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Any additions to your explorer notes are due by Thursday.

Have a great night!

Monday, October 20, 2008

Science

Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4--Get zoo project grade sheet signed.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Extra credit is due Friday.

Social Studies

Period 1--Your explorer project notesheet is due on Thursday.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your explorer project notesheet is due tomorrow.

Have a great night!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Science

Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4--Get your Zoo Project paper signed.

Periods 2, 3, and 4--Extra credit activity due by Friday, October 24. This is an activity that will require adult supervision.

Social Studies

Period 1--Explorer notes are due Thursday, October 23.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Explorer notes are due Tuesday, October 21.

Homeroom Reminder--Party money ($4.00) is due ASAP.

Looking Ahead to Next Week

In Science we will be having a test in periods 2, 3, and 4 on Investigation Two. We will then move into Investigation 3--Concentrations of Solutions. Period 1 will be completing the extension lab activities for Investigation Two and doing a study guide. In Social Studies period 1 will be having a test towards the end of the week on Christopher Columbus. In periods 2, 3, and 4 we will be moving into the search for the Northwest Passage and the colonization of North America.

Go Phillies!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Science

All periods--No homework.

Social Studies

Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your notes are due for your explorer project on Tuesday, October 21.

Homeroom Reminder--Party Money ($4.00) is due.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Science

Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4--Your zoo projects are due tomorrow.

Social Studies

Period 1--We continued our Christopher Columbus stations today.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your notes for your explorer projects are due on Tuesday, October 21. If you finish your notes early, give them to Mr. Wolfe.

Have a great night!

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Science

Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4--Your Zoo Project is due next Wednesday.

Social Studies

Period 1--None
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Test tomorrow on Christopher Columbus. Study your flashcards, study guide, and items marked with a star in our web hunt.

Enjoy your long weekend!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Thank you P.T.O., chaperones, and students for a great trip to the Philadelphia Zoo yesterday!

Science--Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4--Zoo project due next Wednesday--October 15.

Social Studies
Period 1--None.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Test on Columbus on Friday. Study your study guide, flashcards, and items marked with a star on our web hunt in our notebook.

Have a great night!

Monday, October 6, 2008

Field Trip to the Philadelphia Zoo tomorrow!

Everyone should be at school for 7:30.

Science

Period 1--No homework.

Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get Sour Power paper signed.

Social Studies

Period 1--Do study guide 1 to 9 for Wednesday.

Periods 2, 3, and 4--Do workbook page 32 and study guide for Wednesday. Both items will be graded.

Have a good night!

Thursday, October 3, 2008

Science

Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4--No homework. In class today period 1 finished the citric acid lab. We created saturated solutions, filtered the undissolved solute, and calculated the mass of the citric acid in the solution. Periods 2, 3, and 4 worked on the final experiment on saturated solutions. Each group was given a mystery substance to identify based upon how it forms a saturated solution.

Social Studies

Period 1--Review flashcards.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Finish stations. They are due tomorrow.

No homework this weekend.

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Science

Period 1--We started our citric acid lab today. We will finish it tomorrow.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Read the article "Sour Power" and complete the worksheet. This will be graded.

Social Studies

Period 1--Study flashcards
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your station activities must be finished by Friday. Parents, we still have a few groups that need to wrap up their work so I plan to give them some more class time tomorrow to finish.

Have a great night! Go Phillies!