8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

Science: Read p.46 Precipitation and p.51 Vegetation chart.
Sociales: Estudiar paginas 30-33. Conoce tu pais para el 16 de Octubre.

Gala Uniform this Friday, please try your uniform at home and make sure it fits.

7th Mistral

It`s nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.- Author Unknown

Objective: Identify and plot points in a coordinate plane.

Activate Prior Knowledge:
Complete using <>.

1. 1____-5
2. -2____-3

Find.

1. 5-(-3)=
2. 8 + (-3)=

Skill Practice: Read p.313-314, complete p.315(1-14) p.316(25-30)

8th Kipling

It is nice to be important, but it is more importat to be nice.- Author Unknon

Objective: Solve inequalities using multiplication or division.

Activate Prior Knowledge:

Solve:

1. -2/3 k > 8
2. 60> -5a

Skill Practice: p.156(1-6)(27-28), p.157 (30-35)

Response Journal: How do you solve an inequalitiy with a negative coefficient?

8th Dickens

Never look down on anybody unless you`re going to help him up.- Jesse Jackson

Objective: Solve inequalities using multiplication or division.

Skill Practice: Read p.154-155, complete Practice Workbook p.43 (1-12)

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

1. Lengua Materna: Vocabulario (ver cuaderno). Hacer una historia parecida a la leida en dos parrafos de 10 lineas, utilizando ocho palabras del vocabulario.
2. Sociales: Terminar clase. Estudiar paginas 30-31.

7th Mistral and Austen

Never look down on anybody unless you`re helping them up.- Jesse Jackson

Objective: Evaluate expressions using the distributive property

Skill Practice: p.309(19-29)

8th Kipling

Objective: Solve inequalities using multiplication and division

Skill Practice: Practice Workbook p.43 (1-12)

8th Dickens

Same as Kipling

8th Kipling

Your attitude can bring you forward or your attitude can bring you down. The choice is yours!.-Harry F. Banks

Objective: Solve inequalitites using addition and subtraction

Activate Prior Knowledge: Write the meaning of the following symbols: <, >, greater than or equal to, less than or equal to.

Skill Practice: Finish yesterday`s class work and continue with p.150 (1-10)

8th Defoe

Be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of second-rate version of somebody else.- Judy Garland

Objective: Solve inequalities using addition and subtraction.

Skill Practice: Read pages 148-149; complete Practice Workbook p.41(1-20)

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

1. English: Read chapters 1-10 for Monday from the book "Where the red fern grows".


2. Lengua Materna: Leer "Lazarillo de Tormes" ultimos tratados.

Enjoy your long weekend!

7th Mistral

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.- Harry F. Banks

Objective: Write decimals as fractions.

Skill Practice: p.202(29-26)

Objective: Use distributive property

Skill Practice: Practice Workbook p.79(1-14)

Extra Practice for extra credit, it needs to be handed in during homeroom period.
Practice Workbook p.53(5-10) p.54(14-19)

8th Dickens

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.- Harry F. Banks

Objective: Solve inequalities using addition and subtraction.

Skill Practice: Practice workbook p.41(1-20)

8th Dickens

For succes, attitude is equally as important as ability.- Harry F. Banks

Objective: Solve inequalities using addition and subtraction.

Skill Practice: Practice Workbook p.41 (1-20)

8th Kipling Homeroom

Homework assigned:

September 22, 2009

1. Bring exam signed by parents.
2. Read chapter 3 and 4 of "Where the red fern grows".

Septermber 21, 2009

1. La profesora Xiomara recoje cuadernos mañana.
2. Estudiar para Literature, Social Studies, and Sociales.

7th Mistral and Austen

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.- Judy Garland

Objective: Write fractions as decimals and decimals as fractions.

Skill Practice: p.201(3-12) p.202(19-26)

8th Kipling

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.- Judy Garland

Objective: Use geometric formulas to determine perimeter and area.

Skill Practice: Practice Workbook p.39(1-9)

Students worked on the board.

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

1. Lengua Materna: Terminar el vocabulario en el cuaderno.
2. Answer questions in notebook.

7th Austen

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.- Will Durant

Objective:

• Identify and order rational numbers.
• Identify properties of rational numbers.

Skill Practice:
Practice Workbook p.58(1-13) to review how to write mixed numbers as fractions and improper fractions as mixed numbers.

Practice Workbook p.77(1-18)

Teacher explained on the board how to solve each type of exercise. Remember that fractions are another way to express divisions.

Response Journal: How do we know that -7.75 is a rational number?

8th Defoe

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.- Will Durant

Objective: Use formulas to determine perimeter and area.

Skill Practice: p.145(1-12)(16-19)

Many students solved the exercises on the board, teacher explained process to find a missing measurement when they give you the perimeter or area of the figure.

Response Journal: How do we find the area of a triangle.

7th Mistral

Chaos breeds life, when order breeds habit.- Henry Brooks Adams

Objective:

• Identify and order rational numbers.
• Identify properties of rational numbers.

Skill Practice:

Practice Workbook p.77(1-18)

We continue working with rational numbers, please make sure to complete the exercises at home, practice changing a decimal to a fraction; for example:

1/2 = 1 divided by 2 = 0.5

It is easier to change fractions and mixed numbers to decimals to organize them.

8th Dickens

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.- Will Durant

Objective: Use formulas to determine the perimeter and area.

Skill Practice: p.145(1-12)(16-19)

Teacher gave more examples to shade some light in order to solve the exercises presented.

Response Journal: How do we find the area of a triangle?

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today´s homework:

1. Matematicas: Mañana va a llover.
2. Español: Terminar de responder preguntas en el cuaderno.
3. Social Studies: Study for the quiz on September 22.

8th Defoe

Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our mind needs ideas in order to conceive.-Napoleon Hill

Objective: Use geometric formulas to determine area and perimeter.

Skill Practice: Read p.142-144, check the examples given in the book. Teacher gave examples of each type of exercise. Practice the skill with p.145(1-12)(16-19)

Response Journal: How can we find the area of a triangle?

7th Mistral

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.- Will Durant

Objectives:

• Identify and order rational numbers.
• Identify properties of rational numbers.

Skill Practice: p.304(1-4)(15-26)

Played It`s not Fair to review integers.

8th Kipling

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.- Will Durant

Objective: Use geometric formulas to determine perimeter and area.

Activate Prior Knowledge: In your own words define perimeter and area.

Skill Practice: p.145(1-12)(16-19)

Response Journal: How can we find the area of a triangle?

8th Dickens

Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our mind needs ideas in order to conceive.- Napoleon Hill

Objective: Use geometric formulas to determine perimeter and area.

Activate Prior Knowledge: In your own words define perimeter and area.

Skill Practice: p.145 (1-12)(16-19)

Response Journal: How can we find the area of a triangle?

7th Austen

Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our mind nedd ideas in order to conceive.- Napoleon Hill

Objectives:

• Identify and order rational numbers.
• Identify properties of rational numbers.

Skill Practice: Read p.301-302, complete exercises on p.304(1-4)(15-26)

Teacher reviewed how to express decimals and mixed numbers as fractions, examples on how to use a number line to order rational numbers. We read about properties for addition and multiplication, also concentrated on inverse property of addition (the opposite) and inverse property of multiplication (the reciprocal).

7th Mistral

Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our mind needs ideas in order to conceive.- Napoleon Hill

Objective:

• Identify and order rational numbers.
• Identify properties of rational numbers.

Skill Practice: Read p. 301-302

p.304(1-4)(15-26)

Teacher gave several examples on how to write numbers in a/b form, also how to order using decimals, sometimes it is easier to use a number line.

Talked about additive inverse (0) and mulitplicative inverse (1).

8th Kipling

Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.- Napoleon Hill.

Objective: Write and solve equations

Skill Practice: p.139(1-9)

8th Kipling

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Objective: Solve two-step equations

Skill practice: Practice Workbook p.35(1-12)

8th Dickens

Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.-George-Louis de Buffon

Objective: Write two-step inequalities.

Skill Practice: Practice Workbook p. 35(15-26); if you`ve completed the assignment then do p.38(8-14).

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

1. Social Studies: Finish class.
2. Matematicas: Prueba Mensual el jueves.
3. Science: Tell your parents to sign the science test and finish class.
4. Homerrom: Shared breakfast on Friday
5. Literature: Read scene 3 from The Diary of Anne Frank
6. Sociales: Examen Unidad 1 para el 22.

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

1. Lengua Materna: Volver a hacer el trabajo de Solenodonte o Manati.
2. Estudios sociales: Pruebin primera unidad del 22 de Septiembre, terminar la clase.
3. Matematicas: Estudiar apra examen (va a llover mañana). Temas del pruebin:

• Numeros racionales
• Numeros irracionales
• Intervalos
• Valor absoluto

7th Mistral

Same as 7th Austen

7th Austen

Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.- George-Louis de Buffon

Objective: Multiply integers

Activate Prior Knowledge:

1. -3 + (-3) =
2. -2 +(-2) + (-2) + (-2) =
3. Find the opposite of -12.
4. Circle the odd numbers: 1, 12, 23, 25, 39, 42, 51, 3, 6, 5

Teacher gave several examples, we read on page 291.

Skill Practice: p.293 (1-20)

Response Journal: When is the product of two integers positive?

8th Kipling

Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.- George-Louis de Buffon

Individual Practice: p.803(1-18)

Homework Online

8th Kipling:
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8th Dickens:
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8th Defoe:
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7th Mistral:
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7th Austen:
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8th Dickens

Completing yesterday´s assignment.

Teacher did most of the exercises on the board.

Collected notebooks to correct.

8th Kipling

Completing yesterday´s assignment.
Teacher did most of them on the board, please follow the format, the process is exactly the same.

Collected notebooks to correct.

8th Defoe

Skill Practice: Practice Workbook p.35 (1-26) we will complete next class.

Collected Practice Workbooks to correct homework.

8th Kipling Homeroom

Parent-Teacher Meeting today at Cristobal Tejeda, 5 o`clock.

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

• English: Write in your own words, retelling of the essay on p.463 in 3 paragraphs.
• Estudios Sociales: Leer p.14-15 y terminar trabajo.
• Lengua Materna: Trabajo sobre animales endemicos de Republica Dominicana (solenodonte y manati).

7th Mistral

If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes.- The Houghton Line, 1965

Objective: Add integers.

Completing yesterday`s class.

Objective: Subtract integers.

Activate Prior Knowledge:

1. -7 + 4 =
2. - 7 + -4=
3. 8 + 9 =
4. 87 + (-23) 0

Skill Practice: p.285 (1-4) , p.287(1-5)(6-18) even

Response Journal: Write the steps to subtract integers.

Homework: Practice Workbook p.70(21-26) p.73(1-6) Subtracting integers.

8th Kipling

If you want to forget all your troubles wear too tight shoes.- The Houghton Line, 1965

Objective: Solve equations

Students worked on an individual practice regarding solving equations, gave a 3 point bonus.

We went over the exercises.

Objective: Write two-step equations

Skill Practice: p.136 (1-15) students will complete these exercises as homework.

To earn respect you have to give it. Make sure you treat others the way you want them to treat you.

8th Dickens

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.- Harry Golden

Objective: Write two-step equations.

Activate Prior Knowledge:

1. 5x - 3 = 7
2. 147 = 36 - y
3. (11 + m)/3 = 8
4. (4n - 6)/8 =-3

Skill Practice: p.136(1-15) we are going to complete next class.

Response Journal: Write the steps to solve a word problem.

Collected homework and tomorrow I will collect the notebooks again to complete the correction.

Please make sure your notebook is complete.

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

• Social Studies: I don´t understand what Amanda wrote, but something about Human System.
• Math: complete the classwork
• Estudios Sociales: Terminar trabajo.