Friday:
WV Studies-  Students worked on their I-pad projects.  9 weeks grades will be entered after break. 
Thank you to all who brought gifts.  Much appreciated. 

Have a wonderful Holiday, best wishes!!!!

Thursday:
WV Studies-  Today students worked on an I-pad assignment from the book we will finish it tomorrow and I will take a grade on it then.

Reading: No homework unless if you didn't take the test!

Science: Students made a foldable about the types of plate boundaries and turned it in. They downloaded two apps: Earth Viewer and Earth Science Glossary. NO HOMEWORK

Have a wonderful evening!!!

REMINDER TO STUDENTS: TOMORROW YOU MAY WEAR A HAT FOR $1 OR PJ'S FOR $2 ($3 FOR BOTH). IT IS FOR A GOOD CAUSE (TO SUPPORT NEEDY CHILDREN IN OUR AREA!)
Wednesday:

Science: Today students did the 7.3 review and reinforcement (the worksheet that they worked on all class period last Monday for the sub). Students were allowed to work with a  partner on it and since they had two days to do it---they should have been able to finish it in that time. There is no homework tonight!

WV Studies-  Today students took the test on the unit Secession, Civil War and Statehood.  Students absent or out of class that did not take the test will need to make it up by Friday.  (end of 9 weeks)

Language arts: Went over grades/missing work. Some classes worked totally on missing assignments. 3rd period worked on comparative/superlative grammar. No new homework. Some students will be presenting reports tomorrow.

Hello! Today was our orchestra concert so we were operating on a modified schedule. Don't forget Friday is a 2 hour early release!

Social Studies: Mrs. Conner here reporting for Mr. Colegrove. Students worked on their study guide and finished up the Civil War worksheet from yesterday. I am pretty sure that the test is tomorrow. Students will need to study their study guides tonight for the test tomorrow!

Science: Today the QR codes were due after we did the Bellringers. Students have been working on this for quite awhile (we worked on it all class period on Friday). Students worked on the seafloor spreading rates lab from yesterday all class. I sent out a remind101 with this picture:

Students are to calculate the rate (see picture) for peaks 1-6 and make sure their table is complete. They will then do conclude and apply #1 and #2 is (#2 is extra credit so students need to try for extra credit points).I told the students that if they try and show their work, they WILL get the points for it. HOMEWORK: Turn in your lab tomorrow before the bell!

Language arts: Finished presentations

Math 1: Test Thursday All classes: Today was the last day that you could turn in any makeup/missing work for a grade.

Reading: Students need to study for the quiz on Thursday!

Students: Please make sure that you are doing your BEST work these past few days left of the grading period. Now is not the time to slack off! If you don't understand something, please come and see us! We want you to be successful and do well in our classes!

~Mrs. Conner

Monday:

WV Studies-  Today we began the last lesson before Wednesday's test.  We will finish tomorrow then spend the remaining time going over the study guide. 

Science: Today we started the seafloor spreading rates lab on p. 189 (we will finish tomorrow). The QR codes are to be done by tomorrow. I will be checking them while students are working on finishing up the lab. The only homework is to finish their QR codes (students scanned them last week so they should all be saved in the history on the I-Nigma app). Also, we have been working on these for almost 2 weeks :)

Reading: Students will have a vocabulary quiz Thursday on vocabulary for STAVE II.  Students should finish them tonight and study.

Language arts: Technology survey for Cabell County.

Have a great evening!!!

Friday:
WV Studies-  Today we worked on the first packet for the Civil War and the creation of the new state.  We will finish it Monday. Students test is Wednesday and they have a study guide. They should be studying.

Science: Today we worked on our QR codes list (1-18) on p. 29. They are due Tuesday! The only homework would be if students wanted to work on these at home.

Language arts: Presentations

Have a great weekend!!!

 

Thursday:      Congratulations to the Choir for a great performance today!!!

WV Studies-  Continued will lessons pertaining to the test next Wednesday Dec. 17.  Today we looked at the beginning of the Civil War and the statehood movement.  No Homework!!!

Math 8: check worksheet #3. Bellringer and equation quiz tomorrow
Math 1: Factoring worksheet. graded right or wrong, and bell ringer quiz tomorrow

Science: Today students worked on their bumper stickers. Since we worked on it yesterday some and all of today, it is due tomorrow before the bell (no exceptions). Students who were absent can turn it in on Monday. QR codes p. 29 in the notebooks are due on Tuesday. The only HOMEWORK is to finish the bumper sticker.

Have a great evening !!!

Wednesday
WV Studies-  Finished lesson on VA Secession, tomorrow Civil War and Statehood.  Those that didn't finish their 5 sentence paragraph answering the EQ for today done as a summarizer need to finish it for the beginning of class tomorrow.

Math 1: 10-5 worksheet. Bell ringer quiz Friday
Math 8 solving equations worksheet #3. Quiz Friday along with bell ringer quiz

Science: Today we finished up our flipbooks and colored them. Students got started on their bumper stickers for plate tectonics and seafloor spreading. Students will finish up tomorrow. Quite a few students were out because of ensemble and can get their work tomorrow.

Reading:  Students should have Stave 2 read "A Christmas Carol"

Language arts: Business project. Presentations start tomorrow.

Have a great evening!!!

Tuesday
WV Studies:  Today Mrs. Gleason came in today and went over students ACT Explore test results.  Students took the test in Oct. Students should be bringing them home today. 

Math 1: worksheet page 622 #18-38
Math 8: check solving equation worksheet #2 and turn in

Science: Today I gave the sub report. Quite a few students didn't do ANY work during the whole class period yesterday. Most admitted that they talked and socialized all class period. As a result, students will be coming in to lunch this week  (I am giving up my lunch time for them to work). I praised the students who continue to do what is asked and did their work for the sub and for me. Today we worked on our flipbooks and they are due tomorrow. Students QR codes p. 29 are due a week from today (Dec. 16th).

Reading:  Students are to finish reading Stave 2.  Be ready for discussion and questions.  +

Have a great evening!!!

Monday:

WV Studies-  Finished lesson on Election of 1860 ,started lesson on VA secession.  no homework.

Math 1: 10-4 factoring polynomials. Bell ringer quiz on Friday
Math 8: solving equations with variables on both sides worksheet #2. Bell ringer quiz and equation quiz on Friday

Reading:  Students are to finish comprehension questions to Stave 1 "A Christmas Carol"

Language arts: Continued business projects. Entire project is due Thursday (12th) at the beginning of class.

Have a great evening!!!

Friday:

WV Studies-  Students began lesson on the election of 1860.  Students completed the activator and worked on the graphic organizer.  study guide for Dec. 17 test coleglass.blogspot.com

Math 1: continued work from yesterday and turned in at the end of class
Math 8: check yesterday assignment and turn in

Language arts: continued group projects.

Science: Continued working on Flipbooks; I passed out the half sheet rubric for the notebook check. They will be checked on Monday at the end of class. Students also worked on their QR codes on p. 29 for the "word wall". No homework unless if students want to fix their notebooks!

Have a great weekend!!!!

Thursday:

WV Studies -  finished timeline on John Brown Raid.  link to test study guide study guide, Secession, Civil War and Statehood Test.

Science: Today we worked on our flipbooks. Students used I-nigma to scan QR codes. We added information to p. 29. Tomorrow we will work on the flipbooks and I will pass out the notebook check half sheets. NO homework again!

math 1: p.614 worksheet. we will continue this tomorrow in class. Students will turn in at the end of the day tomorrow unless they still need more time
math 8: solving equations with variables on both sides #1. Tomorrow we are checking it in class

Language arts: Went over how to give a good presentation. Students worked in groups to continue their business project.

Reading:  Finish reading stave one.

Have a great evening!!!

Happy Wednesday! Start bringing in your canned goods for the Food Pantry!

Science: Today students put their misconceptions in their notebooks  on p28. We got started on their flipbooks today and watched a video about Ol Doinyo Lengai (active volcano in the East African Rift Valley). No homework!

Math 8: notes on solving equations
Math 1: 10-3 worksheet on factoring

Language arts: Completed editorial cartoons. Began business projects in groups.

Reading:  Finish reading to page 12.

WV Studies-  Due to technical difficulties I will put the study guide on the blog and create the link tomorrow.  Students already have a copy to start studying with.  The test is the 17th of Dec.  Today we started our activity on John Brown. Students are making a timeline.

Have a great evening!!!!

Happy Tuesday!

Science: Today we watched Scrat's Continental Crack-up and wrote down 5 misconceptions. Students started their flipbooks and downloaded iNigma and started using the QR codes posted in the back of the room. No homework!

Language arts: Continued editorial/political cartoons. Several students finished. They will have a small amount of time to work on them tomorrow before we move on.


WV Studies-  Began lesson on John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.  Test on Unit, Secession, Civil War and Statehood is Dec. 17.  Study guides were handed out today, I will post to my blog and put a link to this site tomorrow. 

Math 1: started factoring trinomials and had a worksheet
math 8: they plotted points to make a tree

Reading:  Students worked on vocabulary.  No Homework.

Have a great evening!!!

Science: Took a pre-test. Students turned in their half sheets and 17.1 notes interactive worksheets before the bell. Tomorrow it is half credit for the notes interactive worksheet. No homework if you did these things!

Language arts: Discussed editorial/political cartoons. Students began creating their own and completing a rationale for the cartoon they are drawing.

Math 8: Did a present activity using Pythagorean Theorem
Math 1: worksheet 10-2 on factoring using distributive property

WV Studies:  Today we continued with our lessons on Secession, Civil War, and Statehood.  Students will receive their study guides tomorrow.  The test will be Wed. Dec. 17th.

Reading:  We are starting to read a classic "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.  Students have down loaded the book for free to their I-Pad.  We started with the background of Charles Dickens as a person and writer.  Students will be keeping a folder of all activities and vocabulary to go with the story. 

Have a great Monday evening!!!