Friday, February 27, 2009

Science
Period 1--Your final project is due next Friday, March 6. Reminder--In order to earn full credit, be sure to follow the directions on your grade sheet. These directions apply to all three project formats--PowerPoint, report, or poster. Remember you may select the final format of your project.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--No homework.
Social Studies
Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4--No homework.
Homeroom Reminder--Communication folders came home with materials from the office today.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Science
Period 1--We will finish our tests tomorrow. Review your study materials again tonight. Reminder--your Mixtures and Solutions projects are due on Friday, March 6. Be sure to follow the directions on the grade sheet in order to earn full credit.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Quiz tomorrow on Landforms notes--3 terms from Investigation 1 and the information under "How Maps Are Made" should be studied. Reminder--tomorrow is the last day that Mixture and Solution projects that have not yet been handed in will be accepted. Corrections and projects being redone are due next Friday, March 6.
Social Studies
All Periods--No homework.
Homeroom Announcement--Please return Family Fun Night papers tomorrow. Signed midterm progress reports were due today.

Have a great night!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Science
Period 1--Study for your final Mixtures and Solutions test tomorrow.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Read the Investigation 2 article on the Grand Canyon. Complete the three worksheets on the article. This is a graded assignment. Study your map notes for your test on Friday.
Social Studies
Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4--No homework.
Homeroom Announcement--Progress Reports are due tomorrow signed.

Have a great night!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Science
Period 1--Test on Thursday. Study your webs, practice test, and marked vocabulary words in your glossary.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get your grade sheet signed for your project. This is due tomorrow. Test Friday on the map notes. Finish map worksheet 5 and response sheet 4 for tomorrow. Both of these items will be graded. Color the map, and the response sheet should have at least 5 sentences. Finish your map vocabulary. This goes in your Science notebook. Use the glossary of your Social Studies textbook. Tell your parents about our COOL stream tables!
Social Studies
Period 1--Get your Biopoem sheet signed. This is due tomorrow.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--No homework.
Homeroom Announcement--Midterm progress reports are due signed tomorrow.

Have a great night!

Monday, February 23, 2009

Science
Period 1--Work on your Mixtures and Solutions project. This is due Friday, March 6. Test on Thursday on Mixtures and Solutions. Study your practice test, marked items in your glossary, and your webs.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get your project grade sheet signed. You did a GREAT job! Corrections are due by Friday, March 6. If you did not hand in a project yet, it is due on or before this Friday. Test Friday on your map notes. These start right after the page "Landforms."
Social Studies
Period 1--Get your Biopoem project grade sheet signed. You did a FANTASTIC job!
Periods 2, 3, and 4--No homework.
Homeroom Announcement--Please review, sign, and return midterm progress reports ASAP.

Have a great night!

Friday, February 20, 2009

Science
Period 1--Your final test on Mixtures and Solutions is next Thursday.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Students did a nice job on their science projects! Congratulations. The last day projects will be accepted will be Tuesday, February 24.
Social Studies
All Periods--No homework.
Homeroom Announcements--Communication envelopes were not sent home. Information on spring pictures was taped into assignment tablets.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Science
Period 1--Your project proposal is due tomorrow. You will have your final Mixtures and Solutions test next Wednesday or Thursday. Study your practice test, marked vocabulary words in your glossary, and your webs.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your final project is due tomorrow. Be sure to follow the directions on your grade sheet in order to earn full credit.
Social Studies
Period 1--Your Biopoem is due tomorrow. Follow the format of the poem for each line and also proofread for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Periods 2, 3, and 4-- No homework.

Have a great night!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Social Studies
Period 1--Your final copy of your Biopoem is due on Friday. You must include a picture of your person. Your Biopoem may be hand written or completed on the computer. Your picture may be drawn by you or taken from the Internet. Many of you did a great job on your first drafts. Remember to follow the format of the poem and the mechanics of your writing counts!
Periods 2 and 3--No homework.
Period 4--Review for your 13 Colonies test. We will finish it tomorrow!
Science
Period 1--Your project proposal is due on Friday.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your Mixtures and Solutions final project is due on Friday. Be sure to follow the directions on the grade sheet in order to earn full credit.
Homeroom Announcement--Thank you Mrs. Grigas and Mrs. Spotts for helping with our Valentine's Day party last week! Also thank you to our classmates who brought in so many treats for our party!

Have a great night! Enjoy the early dismissal!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Today we continued the PSSA Writing test. Room 219 put forth great effort again today on the test! Congratulations! We also were treated to the "Brainshow Mania" program this afternoon. We had a compressed schedule today with periods 1 and 3.
Science
Period 1--Get test signed. Work on project proposal.
Period 3--Get test signed. Work on Mixtures and Solutions project.
Social Studies
Period 1--Get test signed. Do rough draft of Biopoem.
Period 3--Get Southern Colony paper signed. We will finish our test tomorrow. Review your colony outlines, flashcards, and map.

Remember to bring Valentines to school tomorrow. Have a great night!

Looking Ahead to Next Week

We do not have school on Monday. Enjoy the long Presidents' Day Holiday weekend. Reminder that period 1 has Mixture and Solution project proposals due on Friday, February 20, and periods 2, 3, and 4 have Mixture and Solution projects due on Friday, February 20. Periods 2 and 4 Social Studies classes, we will finish our tests on Wednesday. Study Tuesday night--flashcards, colony outlines, and map.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Science

Period 1--Get test signed. Work on your project proposal.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get test signed. Work on your Mixtures and Solutions project.
Social Studies
Period 1--Get test signed. For class tomorrow, you need to know your person for your Biopoem--John Rolfe, John Smith, or Pocahontas.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get Southern Colony paper signed. Review for your test if you are not finished.
Homeroom Announcement--Congratulations, Room 219! You put forth great effort into your PSSA writing test today! We will continue testing tomorrow morning and finish on Friday. Basketball worksheet is due tomorrow for Mrs. Smith's phys. ed. class.
Have a great night!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Science
Period 1--Work on your project proposal.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your final project for Mixtures and Solutions is due on Friday, February 20. Today students received their grade sheets for the project.
Social Studies
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Test tomorrow on the 13 Colonies. Study your outlines on the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. You will also need to be able to label a blank map with the names of the 13 colonies. Also study your flashcards on vocab., people, and places.

PSSA Writing Assessment continues tomorrow. Have a great night!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Science
Period 1--Information came home today on our end of module projects. Please go over this material with an adult at home--especially due dates.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Continue working on your final Mixtures and Solutions project.
Social Studies
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Test Wednesday. Study stapled packet including the map and flashcards. Finish workbook page 46 and the Southern Colonies worksheet. Get Middle Colonies paper signed.

Have a great night!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Science
Period 1--You have your Investigation 4 test tomorrow. Study your Investigation 4 study guide.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--No homework. Work on your Mixtures and Solutions final project.
Social Studies
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Finish your Middle colony study guide. This will be graded. We are planning a test next Wednesday. We organized the papers to study today. They are in your child's Social Studies folder.
Looking Ahead to Next Week--Next Tuesday through Friday we will be administering the PSSA Writing tests. Please be sure your child goes to bed at a reasonable time and eats breakfast. Attending school next week is very important! Our Valentine's Day party is next Friday. A list of student names from our homeroom will be sent home in your child's communication envelope tomorrow. There are still a few students who have not brought in party money. Please send it in to school ASAP.

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Science
Period 1--Study for your test on Friday. Review your Investigation 4 Study Guide. You are doing a good job on your element posters!
Periods 2, 3, and 4--No homework. Your schoolyard models and transparent maps are looking pretty neat!
Social Studies
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Do parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Southern Colony outline. Get your Middle Colony paper signed.

Have a great night!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Science
Period 1--Test on Friday. Start to study your Investigation 4 Study Guide.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your project proposal is due tomorrow.
Social Studies
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get your New England worksheet and workbook page 43 signed. Complete workbook page 44 on the Middle Colonies.

Have a great night!

Monday, February 2, 2009

Science
Period 1--Finish the Investigation 4 study guide.
Periods 2 , 3, and 4--Your project proposal is due on Wednesday.
Social Studies
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Read pp. 210 to 213 of your textbook. Finish sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Middle Colonies outline.

Have a great night!