Happy Friday

WV Studies-   Click here for the link for your Ch. 2 assessment instructions.  We are finishing our graphic organizers on the tourists regions today. The map of the regions can be found on-line ,then information can be found from there. Tuesday after Labor Day we will work on the above assessment in class.  The assessment will have to be finished outside class.  The due date is Mon. Sept. 9.

Science:  Check activity finished today.  Checked notebooks and Bellringers.  No Homework.

Reading:  Library Day.

Math:  Math 1 bookwork page 286.  Finish.    Math 8- finish foldable if not finished in class.

Language Arts:  Quiz today, Descriptive essay rough draft Due-  Tue. Sept. 3 so finish them.


 Have a great Labor Day Weekend!!!

Happy Thursday

WV Studies     Map Quiz 3 10 counties tomorrow.  We are fininshing up the 9 tourists region and chapter 2 this week.  Students got their assignment for assessment today.  It is a story worth 175 points.  They received a handout with instructions, a diagram, rubric, and chart to fill out to help them write their story.  They will need their instructions tomorrow and Tuesday Sept. 3, we will work on them in class.  They will be due Monday Sept. 9 at the beginning of class.  All papers must be turned in .
Reading:  Continued story from yesterday.  They need to bring both library books tomorrow.

Science:  Save Fred labs were due today.  Bell ringers will be checked tomorrow.  Participation points for the 1st. 3 weeks will be checked tomorrow. 

Language Arts.  Continued work on figurative language posters.  Began rough draft of 1st Descriptive essay.

Hello, and hope you had a great Wednesday.
Reading:  Started story Flowers for Algernon,  do home reading and fill in reading log.

Language Arts: Worked on figurative language and vocabulary review. Continued work on posters. Vocabulary and figurative language review paper is homework if it was not completed in class.

WV Studies-  Continue tourists regions, map quiz 3 Friday 8/30.

Science: We finished our scientific notation notes and practice. We started the scientific method with a lab. Students need to turn in their Save Fred labs tomorrow before the bell!

Math:  Math 1- finish 6 problems from today.
             Math 8-  finish 8-2 worksheet on exponents, if not finished and turned in today.

To whom it may concern:

Language Arts: Reviewed the week's vocabulary with funsheet #2. Discussed the remaining types of figuritive language. Students were split into groups of 4 or 5 and created posters detailing one of the types of figuritive language.

Reading:  Do your 20 minutes of home reading every day.  Don't forget to fill out your reading log. 

Math:  Math 1 -  Complete your 4 problems on the Worksheet from today.   Math 8-  8-1 powers of Exponents worksheet,   finish it. 

Science: Today we got started on scientific notation. This is something that you will also be covering in Math. Students finished their scavenger hunt and conversions worksheet (along with the back side on measurements). The only homework is to watch my latest video if you didn't understand the lesson from Monday: Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing with sig figs. Click here for the video.

WV Studies:  We will work all week on the 9 tourists regions. Students are making graphic organizers for each section with a partner.  We will have an alternate assignment instead of a test for assessment this chapter.  Directions forthcoming.   Map quiz 3 Friday Aug. 30

Hope you had a nice weekend!!!
WV Studies:  Student will get the next 10 counties for Map quiz 3 today.  Week 2 grades will be put on ed-line today and Ms. Underwood will post Wednesday.  We will continue ch. 2 this week.  We will not have a chapter test this chapter but will have an alternate assessment.  Details forthcoming.

Language Arts: Complete the group work from Friday in which students will create paragraphs together on a common subject. Students will be given their first vocabulary sheet of the year and they will have their first quiz on Friday, August, 30. Discussion on the remaining types of figuritive language that we have not covered yet.

Science: Students completed their scavenger hunts from Friday after we did some sig figs review and practice. Students then got started on their conversions worksheet (even problems only). Reminder: The notebooks will be checked this Friday for the Bellringers. No exceptions! Make sure you have your full question, answer and agenda. It is worth 45 points! :)

Reading- We will continue  our non-fiction reading using the Scholastic magazine.  Students will be working on paired readings.  Remember to do 20 minutes home reading every day.

Math 8- Students will be working on word problems. This should be completed and turned in at the end of class.
Math 1- Students should have completed the amusement park activity. We are going to go over it in class and practice with symbols worksheet.

Hello everyone! Happy Friday!

Here are your class updates:

Science: There are about thirty students that still need to retake the safety quiz. Morning classes will take it on Monday during lunch and afternoon classes will take it on Tuesday in Mr. Colegroves room during lunch. Today, students did a scavenger hunt on conversions. Some students didn't finish and will work on it some on Monday. I also let students know that I will be grading bellringers in their notebooks next Friday. These are worth 45 points total (15 points per week). Students need to make sure that they have the full question, answer and agenda written in their notebook. If you don't have it--get it from my site, my notebook or copy from a friend's notebook.

Language arts: Discussed paragraph structure and ultimatums. No homework due to shortened classes with Entertainment Book assembly and library trip for 5th period. We will work on group work on Monday dealing with paragraph structure.

Math: Math 1 class needs to complete their assignment from today for homework due beginning of class Mon. Aug. 26

WV Studies: Students got back their ch. 1 test today. I collected them to record grades which should be on ed-line today. No homework. Week 2 grades , and map quiz 2 grades will be posted Monday or Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!!!

Happy Thursday to ya!

Here are your class updates:

Science: A few students had issues with accessing the video last night. I realize that these things do happen (the weather wouldn't cooperate yesterday) and I had about 40 students crammed in my room this morning to watch the video. Unfortunately, some of them waited until the last minute to watch it and wasn't able to watch the whole thing. The app that I used is called EDUCREATIONS. If you have an Ipad, you can download this app for free on the app store. In the future, I will be taking grades on notes from videos and students need to come in before school or at lunch to view the video. Today we took notes on sig figs and there is no homework.

Math: Math 8- class quiz tomorrow 8/23, Math 1 Homework - worksheet variables and expressions.
Language Arts: Discuss personification, create sentences for personification, 10 line poem, with 3 personification examples.

Reading: Genre test tomorrow 8/23. 20 minutes of home reading required each night. Don't forget...
WV Studies: Map Quiz 2 tomorrow 10 counties. Working in class on ch. 2 Sec. 2 Tourists regions- reading and graphic organizer. I forgot the ch. 1 test at home will give back and post grades tomorrow.
Have a great Thursday evening!!!

What day is it? :)

Hello, here are your class updates:

WV Studies- Today we continue ch. 2 regions. We will finish up the first section and then begin tourists regions. Ch. 1 test will be graded and returned Thursday Aug. 22. Map quiz 2 will be Friday Aug. 23.

Reading- We are reading Scholastic Magazine skill citing textual evidence. Please make sure students are doing their home reading. Genre quiz Friday.

Language Arts: Review similes and metaphor with a video on how they are used in pop culture. Students will analyze a song by identifying figuritive language within it. If time permits we will play a game in which students write figuritive language to describe their classmates' interests.

Science: Students redid their safety quiz today while other students used the Ipads. We finished the measurements sheet from yesterday and turned it in. Students also got started on a conversion worksheet. For homework tonight, students will watch the flip video found here and take notes. You may choose any way to take notes!

Math: Reviewing integers

Hello, here are your class updates:

Science: We practiced more conversions and started measurements. Students found out if they would have to take the safety quiz over again. There is no homework unless if they need to study for the safety quiz.

WV Studies: Began Ch. 2 Regions - Students did an in class activity with the 4 geographic rigions. Will finish tomorrow. Map quiz 2 Fri. Aug 23. Chapter 1 test will be graded and returned by Thursday.

Math: Math 8 Students have a quiz Friday Aug. 23.

Reading: Plot diagrams- Story- "wise old woman"

Language Arts: Discuss/ takes not on similes and metaphors. Read excerpts of "The Fog Horn." Identify figuritive language from the story. Create similes/metaphors for pictures viewed on the SmartBoard. No homework.

Happy Monday to ya! Here are your class updates:

Science: We watched a video (Bill Nye) about measurements and the metric system. Students added to their notebooks and did some metric practice. There is no homework. Quite a few students didn't turn in their brochure and received a zero on the assignment. Don't start off the year on a bad foot! Get those assignments turned in!

Language Arts: Small quiz on adverbs. Discussed adjectives. Viewwed pictures and wrote sentences with adjectives to describe them. No homework.\

Math: Welcome Ms. Holmes - Ms. Holmes went over her syllabus with her students, Parents ask to see it there is a note on the syllabus for you!!! Great First Day.

WV Studies: Chapter 1 test today. Test will be graded by Thursday. Second set of 10 counties are assigned- Map Quiz 2 Friday Aug. 23, First weeks grades will be posted today. We begin Ch. 2 Regions tomorrow.

Reading: Plot diagram's

Hello, here are your class updates:

Science: We took the safety quiz. I will have those graded next week. We started the metric system. NO HOMEWORK :)

Language arts: Reviewed adverbs. Students turned in bellringers and worked on a "Job Wanted Ad" using adverbs. It is homework if they did not complete it in class.

Reading:  Students got their AR books today.  They are to read 20 minutes this weekend!  Don't forget!

Math:    continued variables, order of operations, and expressions.  No Homework.

WV Studies:  Map quiz 1 was today.   Many got them all correct, many missed 1/2 or more.   We will have the next 10 counties next Friday.   Ch. 1 Test is Monday-  Students have a study guide to utilize.
Have a great weekend! 

Hello, here are your class updates!

Science:  The brochures were due today before the bell. There were a few students who didn't turn it in! :( Tomorrow will be half credit (since we worked on it in class some). Today we did our table of contents and played a review game in preparation for tomorrow's quiz. You can click here for the safety rules to study! I also sent out a reminder on the Remind101 list!

Language Arts: Discussion/notes on adverbs that describe how, when, and where something happens. Students worked on a worksheet that is homework only if they did not finish it. It was not homework for 7th period.

Math:  Mrs. Hogsette is the sub. today and tomorrow, students will work on variables, order of operations, and expressions.  Ms. Holmes will start Monday Aug. 19.

Reading:  Students completed their short stories.  Tomorrow they will go to the library to get AR books. 

WV Studies:  Continued the geographic theme of place, will finish tomorrow and cover human/environmental interaction, and movement(short sections)  Chapter 1 test Monday.  Students have a study guide and notes, maps and papers to study.   Map Quiz 1 tomorrow on the 1st. 10 counties.   STUDY!!!     

Reading:  Powerpoint Literary Elements , Began short story "Wise Old Woman"

WV Studies:  Began sec. 2 of Ch. 1 Place, the 2nd theme of geography.  Completed notes on Climate, will do Natural wonders and waterways tomorrow.  Map Quiz 1 Friday- Aug. 16, Ch. 1 Test Mon. Aug 19.  

Math:  All doing well.

Science: We did a room schematic (blueprint) in our notebooks and worked on our brochures. They are due tomorrow before the bell with the rubric. Also, I will check the rough drafts in student's notebooks tomorrow as well. The paperwork (ipad release, syllabus and safety contracts are due tomorrow without a reduction in points).

Language Arts: Discussed four sentence types. Group work: Wrote rotating stories with each students continuing the story with a different type of sentence.

Language Arts - Completed Bio poems. English diagnostic and discussion. No homework.

Science: Today we set up our remind 101 accounts. Parents: You can sign up for text alerts as well! We also worked on our brochures some and added safety symbols to our notebooks. All paperwork is due Thursday. Make sure you get it in before then! Quite a few students have already done so. Great work! The safety quiz is Friday and we will review some this week. Students must get a 100% on it to not have to take it over. This is because safety is so important in the science classroom! The only homework students have is if they want to work on their brochures.

Reading:  Literary elements today, Genre test 8/23 Friday.

WV Studies:   Finished absolute and relative location, gave study guide for Ch. 1 test which is Monday Aug. 19.  They need to study the materials like the maps we did today etc. for the test.  Map quiz on the 1st 10 counties is Friday-  They will have 3 minutes to name the 10 counties.  Counties are Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Mineral, Tucker, Grant, Hampshire, Preston, Pendleton, Hardy.
spelling counts.

Math:  Ms. Holmes will start Monday. 

Reading-  Understanding different Genres of literature.  Genre test 8/23 Friday.

WV Studies-  Geography Chapter 1 Location-  Absloute and relative location.   Map quiz one on first 10 counties Friday Aug. 16.  Test Ch. 1 Monday Aug. 19th.  Study guide tomorrow.

Science- I gave out composition notebooks that I bought with my own money (you are welcome :) and we went over setting them up for this year. I also went over the safety brochure rubric. The homework tonight is for students to watch a flip video about science safety found here. If you do not have internet access, come into my room tomorrow morning and you can watch it then!

Hello, here are your class updates:

Science: Today we turned in our bellringers, finished up the syllabus, and went over the Ipad release and the science safety contract. The syllabus, Ipad release and safety contract are all due before Thursday August 15th. Anytime after this will be 10% off each day!

Language Arts: We completed the week's only bellringer and turned it in. Writer's profile (turned in). "I Am" poems are due Monday.

WV Studies:  We only got to go over the syllabus today.  We will begin geography Monday.  Students have a homework assignment due Monday Aug. 12 (see yesterday's post)  All students had their agendas filled out appropriately for agenda check today. (great work)   Students turned in their bell ringers to be graded this weekend.   GREAT START !!!

Reading:   All good!!!   No homework this weekend

Math:  All good!!!        No homework this weekend

Team 8-A 2013-2014 School Year

Hello, welcome to Team 8 A! Students and parents can check here for daily assignments:

Science: We played a get-to-know-you game and also started covering the syllabus and class policies. There is no homework.

Reading: We went over the syllabus.  Please make sure to get parents to fill out the 2nd page of the syllabus and return it tomorrow.  We completed a Reading Inventory.

Language Arts - We went over the syllabus and practiced our fire drill procedure.

WV Studies-  Today we started class procedures, wrote a top 5 list of - Why we are in WV Studies Class, and looked at some information about WV.  Tomorrow we will go over the syllabus and begin our first lesson on Geography.   Students have a homework assignment due Moday 8/12-  Describe the absolute and relative location of your home.  To be turned in on a peice of paper.  My syllabus will be posted on ed-line.

Looking forward to another great year !!!