Thursday, December 17, 2009
Homework, December 17, 2009
Read 15 minutes of AR
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period -- study notes
3rd period -- finish coordinate plane picture of the rose
Science -- study for quiz on the Forest Biome
Mrs. Jones -- study for test
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS none
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Homework, December 16, 2009
Read 15 minutes of AR
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period finish Green workbook page 178, quiz tomorrow on translations.
3rd period -- Green workbook page 167 1-24, quiz tomorrow on the Real Number System
4th period -- finish questions on the forest biomes through #39
Mrs. Jones - study for test Friday
Mr. Somerville -- Finish note cards for 82-88.
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS study for test
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Homework, December 15, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period -- translation worksheet and finish chart from class
3rd period -- read Real Number System notes, study vocabulary
4th period -- study for Desert Biome quiz tomorrow
Mrs. Jones -- Test thursday, study
Mr. Somerville -- none
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS -- WWII and Holocaust test Thursday
Monday, December 14, 2009
Homework, December 14, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- Bring in SIGNED progress reports.
1st period -- copy of page 522, graph 4-6, 9-11 translations. We will write the rules in class tomorrow.
3rd period -- finish word problems and study Pythagorean Theorem for quiz tomorrow. Turn in homework for grade tomorrow.
Science -- finish through question 17, study notes. Bring in graph/data collection sheet that you will be using for your experiment. Quiz Wednesday on Desert Biomes.
Mrs. Jones -- finish questions and practice. Bring in signed progress report for quiz grade.
Mr. Somerville -- test tomorrow
Mrs. Williams -- LA test Thursday, SS bring in permission slips
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Homework, December 10 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st and 3rd period - read over notes
4th period -- read over study guide for test (Monday). Chart for collecting data for experiment due FRIDAY.
Mrs. Jones -- quiz on volume and surface area of prisms and cylinders
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS WWII test tomorrow
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Homework, December 9 2009
Mrs. Forbes 1st period problems 13-18 on worksheet received in class, graph the points, label them, draw a line connecting them, determine if the line is horizontal or vertical.
3rd period -- Purple WB page 186 2-12 even
Science -- quiz tomorrow, TEST MONDAY on UNIT
Mrs. Jones -- study, finish 7.8 questions
Mrs. Williams -- LA adjective test tomorrow, SS review notes
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Homework December 8, 2009
Vocabulary TEST Friday
Study ALL figures of speech up to this point
Mrs. Forbes -- Green WB page 167 1-23 ODD
3rd period -- quiz tomorrow on angle relationships
Science -- finish Review and Reinforce questions from notes today
Mrs. Jones -- finish questions and practice problems
Mrs. Williams -- LA Adjective test Thursday, SS WW II TEST tomorrow
Monday, December 7, 2009
Homework December 7, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period TEST tomorrow!! STUDY notes
3rd period -- finish definitions
Science -- study for quiz
Mrs. Jones -- finish questions and practice problems
Mr. Somerville -- study WWII
Mrs. Williams -- LA Adjective test Wedesday
SS review WWII Axis and Allies
Friday, December 4, 2009
Homework December 4, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- Review your notes (1st, 3rd and4th)
Mrs. Jones -- Study VOL and SA notes
Mr. Somerville -- Review WWII notes
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS none
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Homework, December 3, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st Green workbook page 146 1-9 odd, bring in MATH textbook. Quiz on Volume tomorrow.
3rd period --Purple Textbook page 559 # 1, 3, 5, 7, 10-13 and page 568 # 1, 5, 15, 20, 21, 23. Please work these out on a separate piece of paper. These will help you with the test....TEST tomorrow!
Science--turn in ideas tomorrow for scientific method project, section 22-2 review and reinforce page. Finish question not completed in class.
Mrs. Jones -- study for strand test tomorrow
Mr. Somerville --none
Mrs. Williams -- none for LA or SS
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Homework December 2, 2009
8th period Learn the linking verbs
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period read your volume notes
3rd period Purple workbook page 177 odds and 181 #1 and 2
Science - do the three questions on your notes, study for quiz on Movement of Matter, brainstorm testable questions for Scientific Method Project
Mrs. Jones -- study for strand test on Friday
Mr. Somerville - study for test
Mrs. Williams - LA adjective quiz, SS none
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Homework, December 1, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period Green workbook page 144 1-11 odd
3rd period -- none, finishing quiz tomorrow
4th period -- read over notes
Mrs. Jones -- study for math quiz
Mr. Somerville -- finish brochure and review Great Depression
Mrs. Williams -- Great Depression Test
Monday, November 30, 2009
Homework November 30, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period - On a separate sheet of paper using the green workbook, complete # 1, 4, 7, and 10 from page 136 and 1-4 from page 143. STUDY vocabulary!
3rd period - Worksheet (copied textbook) page 548 # 7,9 and page 555 #1 and 4.
Science -- QUIZ on questions reviewed on the Cycle of Energy (LS 7 part 1).
Mrs. Jones -- study for quiz on Wednesday
Mr. Somerville -- work on brochure and study the Great Depression
Mrs. Williams -- LA none. SS none.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Homework, November 25, 2009
--The 7th Grade Team
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Homework, November 24, 2009
Reading -- 7th period write sentences and illustrate vocabulary 1-6
Study all notes
READ AR
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period read notes and study vocabulary
3rd period -- finish classwork problems 6, 7, 12, 14, 17 -- draw a net and find the surface area
Science -- Finish questions 1-22 from class today. We will answer 23 in class tomorrow.
Mrs. Jones -- study, finish questions and practice
Mr. Somerville -- none
Mrs. Williams -- none
Monday, November 23, 2009
Homework, November 23, 2009
Read AR, finish illustrations and sentences
Mrs. Forbes -- study notes, 1st period will finish quiz on area and perimeter of irregular figures
3rd -- study notes
Science -- TEST on Unit 3, basic needs
Mrs. Jones -- finish questions and study
Friday, November 20, 2009
Homework, November 20, 2009
Mrs. Forbes 1st period -- Worksheet (page 417) # 7 - 9, SHOW the 4 steps (just like last night's homework). Quiz MONDAY.
3rd period -- read over notes on surface area
Science -- Quiz Monday. Study quizzes for Test on Tuesday. (The notes received today are NOT on the test).
Mrs. Jones -- have a relaxing weekend
Mr. Somerville -- finish flashcards, memorize artists, musicians and writers. STUDY flashcards
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS - TEST on people of the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance. Book orders are due November 24th.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Homework, November 19, 2009
Mrs. Forbes ... 1st period Green workbook page 133 4-6. Write out each of the four steps we went over in class today. Draw the figure, subdivide the figure, find the areas of the subdivisions, and find the sum of the areas for the total.
3rd - Green workbook page 134 7-12 and 13-14 for bonus. REVIEW NOTES
Science - study photosynthesis notes for quiz. Review animal needs notes for Monday's quiz.
Mrs. Jones -- rest
Mr. Somerville -- Study for tomorrow's quiz.
Mrs. Williams - Review notes on JAZZ AGE people and people of the Harlem Renaissance.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Homework, November 18, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period study notes taken today on odd shaped figures
3rd -- Green workbook page 133 4-6
Science -- STUDY LS 6 and LS11 questions reviewed today in class for a QUIZ, read over photosynthesis questions and notes. Make flashcards to help you study. Quiz on photosynthesis is Friday. Unit Test Tuesday.
Mrs. Jones -- Study for Benchmark on Thursday
Mr. Somerville - none
Mrs. Williams-- LA none, SS Review people of teh Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Homework, November 17, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st read notes and fill in chart (if you received them)
3rd - review notes
4th - read LS 4 and LS 11 answer questions 1-5 for LS 4 and 1-5, 11-12 for LS 11
Mrs. Jones - finish questions for 8.2, study for quiz tomorrow, benchmark Thursday
Mr. Somerville - 3rd period needs to finish Great Migration questions, 1st and 4th period needs to review note cards!
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS review for quiz tomorrow on innovations and electrification.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Homework November 16, 2009
READ AR
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st Period - study for quiz, area and perimeter for triangles, rectangles, and trapezoids. Review vocabulary.
3rd period -- finish chart in notes for specific quadrillaterals. Read through notes on polygons and naming them by the number of sides.
Science -- TEST tomorrow on Classification of Organisms, Classification of Animals, and Classification of Plants.
Mrs. Jones -- Benchmark has been postponed until THURSDAY, November 19.
Mr. Somerville - Read over notes on "Prohibition" and the "Great Migration".
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS Read over notes on inventions and electrification. TEST on Electrification on Thursday.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Homework, UPDATE for FORBES
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Homework, November 12, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st and 3rd period Pre-Algebra, Green workbook page 132 2-18 even and page 134 1-6. Study vocabulary...hint hint
Science -- complete workbook pages on plants:Pg 77 # 1-2; Pg 78 # 7;Pg 79 # 1-5; Pg 80 # 2; Pg 81 # 4; Pg 85 # 1 and 3. Workbook pages assigned TUESDAY for animal classification are due tomorrow (turn in).
Unit test on Monday on general classification of organisms, animal classifications, and plant classifications. Review will be Friday.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Homework, November 11, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period Green workbook page 120 all, study notes.
3rd period -- Green workbook page 120 and turn in 5 triangles, Stage 0 through Stage 4.
4th period -- complete classification of plants questions. Workbook pages 100-107 will be collected tomorrow.
Mrs. Jones -- finish BENCHMARK review packet to study for the benchmark.
Mr. Somerville -- finish paragraph illustrations and study for BENCHMARK
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS none
Monday, November 9, 2009
Homework, November 9, 2009
Mrs. Forbes - 1st period none, 3rd period create 5 stages of the triangle and answer questions one and two from the Serpenski worksheet. Review the rubric for the best grade possible.
Science - quiz on classification of organisms
Mrs. Jones --study for benchmark
Mr. Somerville - finish posters, be ready for presentation tomorrow
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS none
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Homework, November 5, 2009
Remember there is no school on Friday! OYSTER FESTIVAL
Monday is a 1pm dismissal (end of the quarter - teachers finalizing report cards!)
--7TH GRADE TEAM
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Homework, November 4, 2009
Homework:
Mrs. B -- Read AR, points are DUE tomorrow. Review notes for the benchmark Monday and Tuesday
Mrs. Forbes -- Math 1st and 3rd -- relax and enjoy your evening
Science -- review classification of organism notes
Mrs. Jones --
Mr. Somerville -- none
Mrs. Williams -- none
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Homework, November 3, 2009
AR points DUE NOV. 5th. Remember that the field trip is the 5th, so get your points in tomorrow!
Benchmark Nov. 9-10th.
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st and 3rd periods - have a nice evening (benchmark was today)
Science - complete some of the questions on Classification of Organisms. All will eventually be completed, so do as many of the 19 that you can do. All of the questions (front and back) will need to be completed before Monday. Pace yourself. Study notes we highlighted today. Practice keeping quiet and respectful during class.
Mrs. Jones -- Study for quiz tomorrow on 7.2, 8.1a, and 8.4. Journals are due tomorrow!
Mr. Somerville -- Benchmark tomorrow.
Mrs. Williams -- Benchmark tomorrow.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Homework, November 2, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period - Benchmark tomorrow, finish purple workbook page 25 write out each step to simplify the expressions on a separate sheet of paper to turn in.
3rd period -- review notes for benchmark
Science -- read over classification notes
Mrs. Jones -- finish 8.4 questions and practice. There will be a quiz on 7.2 8.1a and 8.4 Wednesday. Journals are due Wednesday.
Mr. Somerville - Work on poster project. Benchmark is Wednesday
Mrs. Williams - Pronoun test tomorrow, Benchmark test Wednesday
Friday, October 30, 2009
Homework October 30, 2009
Mrs. B -- READ AR
Mrs. Forbes -- MATH CLASSES REVIEW notes from the beginning of the year for your BENCHMARK test TUESDAY.
1st period: Finish the purple workbook page 25 that we started in class.
3rd period: Work on page 23 to assist in understanding the Distributive Property, finish page 25.
Science: review notes and workbook pages that we started in class. READ the textbook pages that correspond with the sections we have covered (end of Chapter 3 and beginning of Chapter 4)
Mrs. Jones -- The test make up will be Monday during class.
Mr. Somerville -- review all material for the benchmark.
Mrs. Williams -- review notes for the benchmark.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Homework, October 29, 2009
Read your AR books!
Mrs. Forbes -- ALL CLASSES Start reviewing notes from the beginning of the year for your benchmark test TUESDAY.
1st period -- KNOW the perfect squares and notes from today. Do the three problems from the board.
3rd period -- Purple workbook page 25. Simplifying algebraic expressions.
Science -- Review notes from the last page of Genetics, Cell and Inheritance, DNA Connection. Complete the review/reinforce questions from Cell and Inheritance, and sections 4-1 and 4-3 that we went over today in class. Make flash cards for terms!
Mrs. Jones -- Complete 8.1a question and finish 8.1a practice. There will be a review session for those who missed the unit test last Friday.
Mr. Somerville - Review note cards -- Benchmark is NEXT week...WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Williams -- study notes for Benchmark test next week!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
homework October 28, 2009
Continue to read your AR book. Some of you have only half or do not have ANY points this quarter...you have a little over a week to get these AR points!
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period -- study integer rules, practice each operation to become more comfortable with your computation skills. Order of Operations worksheet questions 11-20, write out each step until the expressions are simplified. This will be turned in tomorrow!
3rd period -- 5 square root questions from the board "Between which two consecutive whole numbers will you find ..." Review order of operations and integer rules, especially the exponents!!!
Science -- Finish questions through #47 and DNA Connection review and reinforce sheet we worked on at the end of class today. Be certain that the Cell and Inheritance R/R is completed (it was homework last Friday) as we will go over this tomorrow. Bring in more index cards. The BATS LOOK GREAT!!!
Mrs. Jones -- Complete 7.2 questions and study notes & practice problems.
Mr. Somerville -- Read over WWI notes
Mrs. Williams -- Benchmark is on the 4th. STUDY notes in LA and SS!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Homework, October 27, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period-- worksheet 1 - 10, order of operations quiz tomorrow
3rd period -- finish class work 11 - 20 order of operations, quiz tomorrow!!
Science - cross word puzzle to study and quiz is tomorrow REALLY
Mrs. Jones -- study for benchmark
Mr. Sommerville -- study notes
Mrs. Williams -- SS none
LA none
Monday, October 26, 2009
Homework, October 26, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period green workbook page 17, 1-12
3rd period finish front side of order of operations worksheet 11-20
Science study for quiz...review and reinforce sheets and flash cards
Mrs. Jones -- Review journal, study for benchmark
Mr. Somerville -- review WWI notes -- understand nationalism, militarism, and and alliances
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS none
Friday, October 23, 2009
Homework October 23, 2009
Mrs. Forbes Math classes: REVIEW PAST TESTS AND QUIZZES. The 1st quarter BENCHMARK is Tuesday, Nov. 3rd.
1st period: study multiplication facts
3rd period: 8 order of operation problems on the back side of the "how to" sheet if not completed during class. NEW deadline for Challenge 3, NOV 5th.
Science: read notes and answer review and reinforce page. Quiz on first two pages of notes, Mendel summary and review page, and questions 1-21. Study the quiz you have from today.
Mrs. Jones -- none
Mr. Somerville -- have a great weekend
Mrs. Williams -- none
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Homework October 22, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period -- Green workbook page 13 #13-28...remember to ADD the OPPOSITE for subtracting integers!
3rd period -- study the integer algorithms REFLECT on HOW TO BE QUIET IN CLASS
Science -- question # 22-34 on genetics question sheet. QUIZ on first page of notes, Mendel summary notes, and review/reinforce vocabulary.
Mrs. Jones -- Study TEST on 7.1, 8.1 b-c, 7.4, 7.5, and 8.3 tomorrow!
Mr. Somerville -- Finish paragraph drawings for "Spanish American War"
Mrs. Williams -- LA none SS review notes on Prohibition and Suffrage
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Homework October 21, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period green workbook page 13, 1-12
3rd period -- green workbook page 15 all
Science -- questions 11-21, study 1st page of genetics notes, summary notes on Mendel, and review/reinforce questions and vocabulary
Mrs. Jones - Finish test review. Study for unit test on Friday
Mr. Somerville -- Review Spanish American War notes
Mrs. Williams -- LA - Test tomorrow on compound sentences
SS - review notes
Harrow - Read AR
WRITING:
Harrow - Study for Punctuation Test. Read AR book.
Walton - None. Be prepared to make up your Chapter 9 test.
MATH:
Machut - Block 1 - Integer Test Tomorrow. Integer Worksheet for HW Block 2 - Get notes for comparing fractions. HW pg. 1 workbook # 1-11. You need to make up a Quiz.
Mahr - We practiced comparing unlike fractions. See me for notes on ordering fractions.
SCIENCE:
Machut - You need to make up quiz on 19-3, 19-4. Finish 19-5 workbook pages and vocab cards for homework.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Huntley - You will have to make up the binder test. Test Friday - Study. Current Events due Thursday.
Walton - Big test on Friday. Review all notes on Colonies.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Homework October 19, 2009
Mrs. B -- 1, 2, 5, and 6th period - read After Twenty Years!
Think character types.
Choose one antagonist character from hisotry (their studies).
Find one example of each trait.
7th period -- diagramming subjects and predicates. Finish diagramming from classwork today.
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period - Textbook page 301-302 #10 - 24 even, 30-34 even, and 37-41 all
3rd period -- Green work book page 13 ALL
Science -- WB page 12-14 Origin of Life Section. STUDY notes. Quiz on Wednesday.
Mrs. Jones - Complete questions 1-7, study for quiz on addition/subtraction of integers
Unit Test Thursday 10/22
Mr. Somerville - Review for test "Racial Seg." "Industrial Nation" "Progressive Movement"
Mrs. Williams -- LA Test Thursday 10/22 on compound sentences and fixing run-ons
SS Review notes on " Jim Crow Laws" and Brown vs Board of Education and racial segregation
Friday, October 16, 2009
Homework, October 16, 2009
Mrs. B -- READ AR 15 minutes
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period finish the classwork from the green workbook pg 81 and 91 (be prepared to turn this in)
3rd period -- rest
Science -- study What is Life classwork that was graded...there will be a quiz...
Mrs. Jones -- finish word scramble
Mr. Somerville - prepare for test!
Mrs. Williams: LA and SS NONE
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Homework October 15, 2009
8th period Reading: Page 13 workbook
Mrs. Forbes - 1st period: Purple workbook page 97. Set up proportions and solve. The first question goes step by step and the second and third question just gives you an answer blank. READ the portion at the top to refresh your skills!
3rd period: GREEN workbook page 81 and 91.
Science: questions on What is Life (backside of the notes)
Mr. Somerville: read pp. 572-575, understand what A.F.C. was and know what happened at the Homestead Strike...
Mrs. Williams: LA: Study notes on compounds, graded classwork tomorrow
SS: study notes on Jim Crow Laws, graded assignment tomorrow
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Homework, October 14, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period Purple workbook page 9, study vocabulary for quiz
-3rd period -- study vocabulary for quiz
-Science -- benchmark WEDNESDAY STUDY past tests and quizzes!!
Mrs. Jones -- Finish 8.3 Practice. STudy for quiz on percents and proportions on Thursday
Mr. Somerville - Quiz Thursday, STUDY
Mrs. Williams -- LA Look over and finish page 67 in packet
-SS -- None
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Homework, 10/13/09
Mrs. B Read AR for 15 minutes
Mrs. Forbes - 1st period finish vocabulary cross word to study for vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
3rd and Science -- relax!
Mrs. Jones -- Study for quiz on percent and proportions on Thursday. Finish 8.3 questions if you did not finish in class.
Mr. Somerville -- Review for quiz on Industrial Nation is Born
Mrs. Williams -- LA -- Finish page 68 in packet
SS -- review Jim Crow Laws and notes
Friday, October 9, 2009
Homework October 9, 2009
STUDENTS MUST RETURN SIGNED PROGRESS REPORTS ON MONDAY
Mrs. B -- Read your AR book
Mrs. Forbes -- Mostly homework was completed in class today, but those of you who did not finish it....
1st period - green workbook page 88 evens only
3rd period - pge 270 (as a worksheet) on a separate piece of paper questions 9-12 and 17.
Science - Cell transport questions
Mrs. Jones -- Get progress report signed, it's a grade
Mr. Somerville -- none (benchmark test was today)
Mrs. Williams -- none (benchmark test was today)
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
October 8, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period GREEN workbook page 85 ALL
3rd period -- GREEN workbook page 88 ALL
Science -- STUDY for quiz on the cell cycle, review notes from Tuesday, Textbook pages 72-77 and mitosis notes sheet we filled out yesterday. UNDERSTAND what happens in each phase of the cell cycle.
Mrs. Jones -- 1st period Finish practice
3rd period Finish practice/questions
4th period Review/Finish practice/questions
Mrs. Williams -- LA 5th and 6th period complete worksheet front and back (pages 112 and 10) in packet.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
October 7
Mrs. B -- Point of view notes STUDY, finish pages given in class. READ AR, vocabulary test Tuesday
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period -- We will finish the test in class tomorrow, so study percent problems!
3rd period -- Green workbook pg 85 ALL
Science -- answer questions 9-14 on mitosis and the cell cycle, read over notes from yesterday
Mrs. Jones -- 1st period - finish question
3rd and 4th period -- 1-12
Remember to finish journal work and turn in on Thursday
Mr. Somerville -- Benchmark Friday, STUDY
Mrs. Williams -- LA workbook page 151
SS - Benchmark Friday, STUDY
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Homework, October 6, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period -- compound interest and commission problems from the worksheet in class. Prepare for second half of test tomorrow.
3rd period -- test on percent problems
Science -- questions on the cell cycle
GREAT cell projects!!!! Way to go!!!
Mrs. Jones -- 1st and 3rd -- look over 7.6 reading
4th -- enjoy evening. I am still grading journals.
Mr. Somerville -- Benchmark Test Friday. Study Study Study
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS 9 weeks test FRIDAY
Monday, October 5, 2009
Homework October 5, 2009
-- Reading, study vocabulary, review point of view notes.
Mrs. Forbes -- Math 1st and 3rd period -- TEST tomorrow...percent problems including tax, tip, commission, percent change (SOL 7.4 mostly, but some 7.1 and 8.1 b,c).
If Challenge #2 was not turned in today, bring it in tomorrow!
Science: Work on Cell Model if it's not turned in already. GREAT JOB on the cells already presented...and tasty too!
Mrs. Jones -- Practice on Study Island if you have the internet. I collected journals on Friday and will return them on Tuesday.
Mr. Somerville -- 9 weeks test Friday 10/9.
3rd period -- finish worksheet
Mrs. Williams -- LA none, SS 9 weeks test 10/9
Always always always take time to read your AR book!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Homework October 2, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st and 3rd period Challenge 2 DUE Monday. Math TEST TUESDAY
Science - TEST MONDAY on unicellular and multicellular organisms.
Mrs. Jones - No homework since journals were collected today.
Mr. Somerville - Prepare for quiz on Monday. Finish homework questions.
Mrs. Williams - LA none, SS 9 weeks test 10/9
Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Homework, OCTOBER 1st
Mrs. Forbes -- Challenge #2 DUE Monday. We went over how to create a scatterplot in class today. Start working on that now, so if you have any questions about it BEFORE you turn it in on Monday, you can ask them tomorrow!
1st period -- tax and discount problems worksheet. QUIZ on simple and compound interest tomorrow!
3rd period -- Enjoy your evening
Science -- FINISH multicellular plant questions. TEST TUESDAY on life functions.
Mrs. Jones -- finish 7.4 questions, review for quiz retake on SOLS 7.1 and 8.1 tomorrow.
Mr. Somerville -- Review "Challenges from Expansion" notes
Mrs. Williams -- LA Unit TEST FRIDAY
SS Oct. 9th TEST review review review
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Homework for September 30, 2009
Mrs. Forbes-- 1st and 3rd period CHALLENGE #2 chart only is due tomorrow. Just bring in the list of vehicles, their prices rounded to the nearest $1000, MPG, engine size, and # passengers.
1st period WB page 107 odds only and Worksheet from notes #2-4 and 18-20.
3rd period TRY commissions calculations
Science - Finish Multicellular Animals questions
Mrs. Jones -- 1st and 3rd finish questions through number nine.
4th Enjoy your evening.
Mr. Somerville -- Enjoy your evening.
Mrs. Williams-- LA STUDY for unit test on FRIDAY
SS 9 wks assessment is next week. STUDY!!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Homework September 29, 2009
Mrs. Forbes-- 1st period WORK BOOK page 107 odds
1st and 3rd period - Challenge #2 chart due Thursday of 10 vehicles (price, MPG, engine size, # of passengers)
3rd period - Compound interest questions from Compound Interest Notes 1-10
4th period - Questions on Unicellular organisms 1-5, 11-17, 19-22. Multicellular organisms 1-10.
3-D Model due Oct. 7th or sooner
Mrs. Jones - complete questions #1-6 on 7.4 questions. Study for quiz retake on Friday.
Mr. Somerville - Enjoy your night!
Mrs. Williams - LA Page 19
SS 9 weeks test is coming soon -- study every night!
Monday, September 28, 2009
Homework September 28, 2009
Mrs. B--Vocabulary sentences 1-5, with illustrations and work on PROPER spelling
Mrs. Forbes - 1st period--quiz-calculating tax, tips, and totals.
3rd period - workbook pages 110 and 112 odds
Science - WB page 10-11, Quiz on organelles. Turn in Cell City if you did not do so today (less 5 points for each day it's late). 3-D cell model is due anytime until Oct. 7th.
Mrs. Jones - Finish word search on practical problems
Mr. Somerville - TEST TOMORROW. STUDY! STUDY!
Mrs. Williams -- LA workbook pages 4 and 7, TEST FRIDAY
SS - 9 wks test is OCT 8th.
Keep READING your AR book EVERY NIGHT!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Homework September 25, 2009
Mrs. B -- study notes and READ.
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period - finish classwork. The problems, if you did not have a chance to copy them from the board, are on the sheet given to you at the end of class. The numbers are 1, 2, 5, 11, 12, and 25. Remember, move the decimal, multiply the decimal by the amount to get the tax or the tip, and add that answer to the original amount for the total.
3rd period - Finish classwork, workbook page 107. Find the percents of a number. Find the difference between the original number the new number and divide the difference by the original number for the decimal form of the percent. Multiply by 100 to make the decimal to a percent.
Science-- finish classwork-draw a cell city as an illustration of the organelles of a cell. You can draw a plant or animal cell (the organelles and shape will let me know which one!), list the organelles on the back of the paper with the corresponding city organization as you have illustrated.
Read over the 3-D cell project parameters. Bring in any questions on Monday.
Mrs. Jones -- 1st period - finish 8.1 b, c
3rd/4th period - Finish 8.1 b, c Practice the quiz on 7.1 and 8.1 b, c is postponed until Monday.
Mr. Somerville -- Study for Tuesday's test
Mrs. Williams -- LA None
-- SS 9 weeks test Oct. 9th
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Homework, September 24, 2009
Mrs. B -- TEST tomorrow on plot, story, and plot triangle.
AR reading 15 minutes every day.
Study your story and finish Rikki-Tikki illustrations
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period WB page 74 1-21, not 14-17, study vocabulary (quiz tomorrow)
3rd period -- percent problems quiz, just like you did today in class
Science -- quiz on Cell Discovery, wb page 8-9
Mrs. Jones -- 1st period Finish 7.1 practice
3rd complete 1-6 on 8.1b question
4th finish 7-12 on 7.1 practice and 1-6 on 8.1b questions
Mr. Somerville -- review for test (Tuesday). States and regions, Great Plains, industrial cities, and westard expansion.
Mrs. Williams -- LA none
SS -- 9 weeks test Oct. 8th
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Homework September 23, 2009
Mrs. B -- Story illustratinos of Rikki Tikki, Read AR 15 minutes
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period - ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER answer the following questions from the practice worksheet you recieved in class today. Page 138 # 2, 6, 21 - 24 and page 140 # 3, 10, 14-15
3rd period - Percent problems # 1, 2, 5, 11, 12, 24. Study vocabulary for QUIZ
Science - finish filling out the functions and illustrations for the organelle chart
Mrs. Jones -- STUDY for QUIZ on 7.1 and 8.1 b, c on Friday
Mr. Somerville - Review Great Plains, Industrial Development and reasons for Western Expansion
Mrs. Williams -- LA - Review notes on 4 sentence types (QUIZ)
-- SS - Quiz on the Great Plains, Captains of industries, and know all 8 technical advances.
Remember to review notes from ALL of your classes each night!!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Homework September 22, 1009
Mrs. Forbes -- Math --1st period -- study fractions, decimals, and percents. Review notes on scientific notation
Math 3rd period -- study vocabulary for quiz
Science -- relax!
Mrs. Jones -- 1st period - bring colored pencils tomorrow! 3rd and 4th periods - study vocabulary from puzzle completed in class today
Mr. Somerville - none
Mrs. Williams -- book orders due tomorrow!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Homework September 21, 2009
Mrs. B--review notes on plot triangle VOCABULARY TEST TOMORROW, Read AR 15 minutes
Mrs. Forbes -- 1st period -- Sheet of practice problems converting percents, decimals, and fractions-- left column odds only
3rd period -- sheet of practice problems fractions, decimals, percents, scientific notation - pg. 60 2 - 18 even, pg 44 2 - 28 even. CHALLENGE 1 DUE FRIDAY.
Science -- review notes about the apple lemon lab
Mrs. Jones -- BRING IN COLORED PENCILS
Mr. Somerville -- relax...you had a test today!!
Mrs. Williams -- SS review notes, LA book orders are due WEDNESDAY
Friday, September 18, 2009
Homework September 18, 2009
Mrs. B -- READ AR!
Mrs. Forbes -- MATH -- 1st period...enjoy your weekend!
MATH 3rd period -- definitions: exponent, equivalent, scientific notation, standard form, power, percent, fraction, decimal. Use your notes and text.
SCIENCE - study test topics 1. observation and inference 2. measuring 3. calculating 4. scientific methods (matching parts of an experiment with the definitions) and 5. scientific method examples STUDY your notes, quizzes and homework.
Mrs. Jones -- have a nice weekend!
Mr. Somerville -- study for MAP TEST
Mrs. Williams -- SS Review notes on Great Plains and Industrialization
Review all notes and quizzes that you have had this week. This will keep the information FRESH in your mind!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Homework September 17, 1009
S set apart time regularly Schedule uninterrupted time devoted to each subject
T tackle the text Work out practice problems and review questions
U understand the concepts Explain the concept to someone
D determine to apply it Do your homework, review your notes
Y yield to the teacher Focus in class, use professional behavior, Listen-Ask
Homework for tonight:
Mrs. B -- same as last night (see below)! Keep reading your AR books!
Mrs. Forbes--MATH--1st period study multiplication facts
MATH 3rd period--brainstorm solutions to the three scenarios for Challenge 1 as discussed in class today.
SCIENCE--Study the scientific method notes from 9/15 using the flash cards from today and yesterday's lab notes (specifically examples of the vocabulary)
Mrs. Jones--Relax!
Mr. Somerville--Quiz tomorrow on Pacific, Southwest, and Rocky Mountains. If the Great Plains letter is not completed, finish it to turn in tomorrow!
Mrs. Williams--Social Studies- review notes on Big Business and Industrialization and Captains of Industry
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Homework September 16, 2009
-- English -- review compound sentences/items in a series
Mrs. Forbes-- Math STAR testing tomorrow and we will attempt the pretest again in the lab. Study strands for the pretest.
3rd Period -- continue working on CHALLENGE #1, watch out for a pop quiz....
Science -- quiz from notes taken on 9/15 on scientific method reference textbook pages 4-9 vocabulary! Read over the notes and lab we did today. Quiz on that information on Friday. We will also try for a pretest tomorrow....
Mrs. Jones -- RELAX
Mr. Somerville -- Review Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Regions
Mrs. Williams -- LA none SS -- some students have the cities test tomorrow! STUDY
HOMEWORK SEPTEMBER 15,2009
Mrs. B - Sept. 22 Vocabulary Test
-- 6 - 10 vocabulary sentences with illustrations are to be corrected and finished
-- illustrate and write summary for story read in class
Mrs. Forbes -- MATH -- 1ST and 3RD PERIOD -- study strand materials for PRETEST tomorrow.
-- 3rd PERIOD -- CHALLENGE #1 DUE SEPT. 25
-- SCIENCE -- Intro to Life Science packet, read TB pgs 4-13 for answers
Mrs. Jones -- Enjoy your evening! Benchmark tomorrow!
Mr. Somerville -- review Southwest, Rocky Mountains, and Pacific Regions!
Mrs. Williams -- SS -cities test tomorrow
-- LA none Book orders due Sept 23
Monday, September 14, 2009
Homework for Monday, September 14, 2009
Mrs. Forbes -- math--find three solids in your house and record their measurements (for a box or refrigerator measure the length, width, and height) and find three 2 dimensional figures and record their measurements (triangle, circle, hexagon....). You received a worksheet that has boxes to fill in for each item. Only the measurements will be checked for homework tomorrow. If you want to calculate the surface area and volume (solids) or area and perimeter (2-D), then feel free to do so (one less thing to do for tomorrow's homework!).
-- science -- practice worksheet on conversions using the metric system...quiz tomorrow!
Mrs. Jones -- enjoy your evening!
Mr. Somerville -- Map quiz tomorrow, study northeast, southeast, and midwest regions
Mrs. Williams -- LA -- book orders are due Sept. 23
-- social studies -- study! Map test is tomorrow!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Welcome 7th Grade Students!!
Welcome back to school! Please update your agenda with homework assignments and projects each day! Beginning Monday, September 14, this blog will be updated daily and homework assigned for the day will be available to view by 4pm. Even when there is "no" homework assigned for any particular day, you are EXPECTED to review your notes and study each night. The AR program is in full swing, so reading every night is a standing homework assignment!
7th Grade Team
Monday, April 6, 2009
Week of April 6- 10
Mrs. Forbes--Pre-Algebra and Math 7: VA pgs in the front of the textbook. Week 1 & 2 Monday, Week 3 & 4 Tuesday, Week 5&6 Wednesday, Week 7 & 8 Thursday, Spring Break packet due the day we return. BENCHMARK in Math on Wednesday.
Mrs. Forbes--Science--LS 10 part 5 questions Monday and Tuesday, Test on LS 10 Wednesday.
Mrs. Jones--continue practicing and preparing for benchmark assessment Thursday.
Mr. Somerville--SS review Cold War notes, Science review LS 11.
Mrs. B--Reading, working on text structures, study notes. SS--finishing up exercise on text structures using the SS text. Read AR 15 minutes EVERY night.
Monday, March 30, 2009
March 30 HW FORBES
Math 7 Workbook - pg 22 #14-23
Science - answer questions on the Tundra (LS 10 Part 4)
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Life Science BENCHMARK
The questions below covers the topics of the questions for this benchmark. Study your past quizzes and tests for LS 8, 9, and 10. Make flashcards to help you study!
1. Can a producer be an herbivore and a carnivore?
2. Where on the food chain do you find the producers?
3. If a habitat has grass, mice, snakes and hawks, what would happen in the food web if there were no mice? No grass? No snakes? No hawks?
4. Describe how energy travels through the energy pyramid.
5. In a forest, acorns, mice, and owl form a food chain. Label these as producers or consumers.
6. Name an example of a predator/prey relationship, label each.
7. Name an example of a parasite/host relationship, label each.
8. Name an example of mutualism.
9. What is nocturnal? Where do you find nocturnal animals? Why?
10. Why would an animal have sharp pointed teeth?
11. What biome do robins live? Why do they migrate?
12. What is the largest biome?
13. What is the process called when water changes from liquid to gas? Gas to liquid?
14. Describe the plants that live in the desert.
15. Describe the plants that live in the tundra.
16. The largest terrestrial biome is what?
17. How is a lizard adapted to its biome? In what biome would you find a lizard?
Math 7 Week of March 30
--Identify and graph ordered pairs in the four quadrants of a coordinate plane.
--Given a polygon in the coordinate plane, will represent transformations — rotation and translation — by graphing the coordinates of the vertices of the transformed polygon and sketching the resulting figure, the image.
--Investigate and describe the difference between the probability of an event found through simulation (experimental) versus the theoretical probability of that same event.
--Identify and describe the number of possible arrangements of several objects, using a tree diagram or the Fundamental (Basic) Counting Principle.
--Create and solve problems involving the measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and the range of a set of data.
--Given a problem situation, will collect, analyze, display, and interpret data, using a variety of graphical methods, including frequency distributions, line plots, histograms, stem-and-leaf plots, box-and-whisker plots, and scattergrams.
--Make inferences, conjectures, and predictions based on analysis of a set of data.
--Represent, analyze, and generalize a variety of patterns, including arithmetic sequences and geometric sequences, with tables, graphs, rules, and words in order to investigate and describe functional relationships.
--Write verbal expressions as algebraic expressions and sentences as equations.
Pre-Algebra Week of March 30
The third quarter benchmark test will be THURSDAY. Topics for PA 3rd Quarter Benchmark Test are listed below. Use your notes, past quizzes and tests to STUDY!!
--Identify and graph ordered pairs in the four quadrants of a coordinate plane.
--Given a polygon in the coordinate plane, will represent transformations — rotation and translation — by graphing the coordinates of the vertices of the transformed polygon and sketching the resulting figure, the image.
--Apply transformations (rotate or turn, reflect or flip, translate or slide, and dilate or scale) to geometric figures represented on graph paper.
--Identify applications of transformations, such as tiling, fabric design, art, and scaling.
--Construct a three-dimensional model, given the top, side, and/or bottom views
--Verify the Pythagorean Theorem, using diagrams, concrete materials, and measurement
--Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing length of a side of a right triangle when given the lengths of the other two sides.
--Investigate and describe the difference between the probability of an event found through simulation (experimental) versus the theoretical probability of that same event.
--Analyze problem situations, including games of chance, board games, or grading scales, and make predictions, using knowledge of probability.
--Identify and describe the number of possible arrangements of several objects, using a tree diagram or the Fundamental (Basic) Counting Principle.
--Create and solve problems involving the measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and the range of a set of data.
--Given a problem situation, will collect, analyze, display, and interpret data, using a variety of graphical methods, including frequency distributions, line plots, histograms, stem-and-leaf plots, box-and-whisker plots, and scattergrams.
--Make comparisons, predictions, and inferences, using information displayed in frequency distributions; box-and-whisker plots; scattergrams; line, bar, circle, and picture graphs; and histograms.
--Use a matrix to organize and describe data.
--Make inferences, conjectures, and predictions based on analysis of a set of data.
--Represent, analyze, and generalize a variety of patterns, including arithmetic sequences and geometric sequences, with tables, graphs, rules, and words in order to investigate and describe functional relationships.
--Write verbal expressions as algebraic expressions and sentences as equations.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
1st, 2nd, 8th period -test Wednesday on dialogue
Mrs. Williams - social studies- 9 weeks assessment test Friday, March 27th
Mrs. B. - reading- study notes on lyric poetry, and examine the contrast among the 4 types. Please continue to read AR.
Mrs. B.- social studies- continue to study WW II notes
Mr. Somerville -Science- review fresh water and marine biomes (LS10 part 5)
social studies - review notes on rebuilding Europe and Japan after WW II
Mrs. Jones- Finish worksheet on inequalities and study for quiz tomorrow
Mrs. Forbes -math 7 - 3 problems on worksheet finding a rule from a graph
Pre- Al- backside of worksheet (TOV) graphs/ rules
Science- LS10 part 2 questions
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Wednesday- Friday 20th
Mrs. Williams- social studies- Test on WWII Thursday
Mrs. Jones- math- Study for pattern quiz re-take on Thursday, and 7.21 skills
Ms. B.- reading- Continue to read assigned pages in novel, study poetry notes and all previous sol notes.
Mr. Somerville- social studies- Test on WWII Thursday
Math 7 Forbes
Pre-Algebra Update
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Ms. B- Keep reviewing notes on satire and irony. Test will be coming up next week, and continue to watch the news for a half an hour each night.
Mrs. Forbes- Pre Al - complete the back side of the worksheet on scattered plot
Math 7- read over notes on box and whisker
Sci- study for test tomorrow
Mrs Jones- Math- Test on probability tomorrow
Mrs. Williams- review notes on subject/verb agreement
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Mrs. Williams- Review notes on indefinite pronouns for an upcoming quiz.
Mrs. Forbes- Pre- Algebra - worksheet page 588 numbers 8, 12-14, 18, & 25
Math 7- Great Job on quizzes today!! The average grade for the class was 98!!!!!!
Sci- 7th period - questions 41-46
8th period - start making flashcards
Mrs. Jones - Continue to prepare for the unit test on probability. This means review the notes, practice problems, and redo quizzes until you get it right!!! Test will be unannounced, so BE READY!
Mr. Somerville - Social Studies -review WW II study packet
- Science - review quiz questions and study, as these questions will be on your test!! A great way to study is to review quizzes and MAKE sure you have the right answers!!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Mrs. Williams - Language Arts- students will need to finish sheet 47/81 if they did not complete in class. Students will also need to review indefinite pronouns for a quiz coming later this week.
Mr Somerville- Science- students need to study for a quiz on interactions and populations
Social St. - students need to study for a quiz on WW2 (interactive notes)
Mrs. Forbes- Math7 - Workbook page 184
Pre- Al. - Worksheet #s 1,3,5-7,15-17
Sci- 7th per- Make flashcards of questions from question sheet
Sci- 8th per- Finish questions on sheet
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Homework for Feb 19th
Reading 1st period : Novel read Chapter 1, study irony notes, test on Friday
2nd period: study irony notes, read AR 15 minutes, irony test Friday
3rd period: review analogies, study irony notes, read AR 15 minutes, irony test Friday
4th period: review analogies and irony notes, test on Friday
7th period: Review analogies and irony notes, test on Friday
8th period: study notes on WWII every night, test unannounced!
Williams Language Arts:
packet, pg 191-192, begin studying for test Friday
SS: none, we just entered the war
Somerville Science: none Social Studies: read 764-768 in SS book
Jones: Math study for upcoming test on probability and study number sense practice problems
Forbes: PreAlgebra--study probability notes, starting Stock Market Game tomorrow!
Math 7: study probability notes--quiz tomorrow on tree diagrams, probability, and mean/median/mode/range
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Science Homework
FRIDAY
Photosynthesis, Ecosystems of energy and matter (LS 6 and LS7). Study prior quiz on LS 6, question sheets from LS 7 part 1 and part 2, and your study guide!
Good luck!