Testing at HNB - Dermandar

Testing at HNB - Dermandar

Monday, May 20, 2013

8th graders: Your paper is due Friday at 3:30. You may type it, or email it to me. You will have time in class today, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to work type it. If you have been writing your paragraphs during class, this should be very easy to accomplish. Feel free to type your paper (or write it!) at home, so it will be ready at 3:30 on Friday.

Wednesday, May 2, 2013

Grade 8: Read chapters 28 & 29 (Finish book for Monday) Grade 7: Finish project if necessary. Be ready to present tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

MAY DAY!!!!! Rabbit Rabbit!!! Grade 8: Read chapters 26 & 27. Tomorrow is your G&L roots test. You WILL have homework tomorrow night: chapter 28 (best in the book!) and over the weekend. Grade 7: We are working on our Asia projects in class. Be sure to read your chapters so you know what you need to include in your presentation.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Grade 8: Read chapters 24 & 25 tonight. Greek & Latin roots test tomorrow. Grade 7: Finish reading about Land & Climate for three chapters.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Grade 8: Read chapters 22 & 23 tonight. (There was time provided in class to begin this!) Greek & Latin roots packet due tomorrow. Test THURSDAY!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Grade 8- Read chapter 19 for Wednesday! Maps due Friday. Grade 7- Be sure to bring your pasta making day item!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Grade 8: Read chapter 18 for tomorrow. Greek & Latin roots packets have been distributed. They are due back NO LATER than Tuesday, April 30. Students should feel free to turn them in early, or a few pages at a time. Students should do A&B OR part C(all). Can vary from page to page. Grade 7: Pasta making on Friday! This week we are sharing our chapter 5 presentations. DI: Interjections sheet due Tuesday.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Grade 8: Read chapter 9 of To Kill a Mockingbird. Grade 7: Do question 6 on page 59 DI: Pronoun packet due tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 26

8th- read chapter 4 DI: Pronoun packet due next Tuesday

Friday, March 22, 2013

Grade 8: Finish through chapter 2 of To Kill a Mockinbird for Monday. Grade 7: none DI: none

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Happy Spring! Grade 8: NONE! Grade 7: Finish reading chapter 2, section 2 (pages 40-45) Do questions 1-5. DI: Adjectives sheet (both sides) due Thursday.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Grade 8: Study for your test TOMORROW
Grade 7: Read chapter 2 section 1 (review questions, but no writing)
DI: Adjective worksheet (2 sides) due Thursday

Monday, March 18, 2013

Grade 8: Study for G&L Roots test-- Wednesday. There are study games under Helpful Links. Grade 7: If you did not finish your persuasive piece, please do so tonight. DI: None due

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Grade 8 Greek & Latin roots packet due TOMORROW! TEST NEXT WEEK: March 20 Grade 7: Our contest is tomorrow-- be sure to learn your Countries & capitals!

Monday, March 11, 2013

8th grade: Greek & Latin roots packet due FRIDAY of this week. 7th grade: Work on learning Countries & capitals DI: Finish VERB packet!

Friday, March 1, 2013

CMTs begin next week! Please get lots of rest and eat a good breakfast! Grade 8: Greek & Latin roots packet due Friday, March 15. Grade 7: Religions of Europe due Monday. DI: Verbs packet due Thursday, March 14, 2013 Have a good weekend!

Tuesday, 2/26/13 & Wednesday, 2/27/13

8th grade: None Tuesday, but Wednesday you will have to write a conclusion paragraph. 7th grade: Work on countries and capitals; Wednesday chapter 1, section 3: read & do questions 1-5. DI: Nouns packet due Thursday

Friday, February 22, 2013

Grade 8: Add two pieces of specificity to the body paragraph Grade 7: Learn countries and capitals. Break the ones you don't know into groups of five; learn five at a time. DI: See you next week!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Grade 8: Compose 1 body paragraph for roller skates. Use transition sentence from class. Grade 7: Chapter 1, section 2: Read pages 16-21, do questions 1-6 on page 21 DI: See you Tuesday!

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Grade 8: Extra Credit paragraph: Make them sick/Make them well: Should we have an extended school year? Grade 7: Finish questions 1-5 on page 15, if necessary. Due Thursday. DI: Nouns packet due Thursday.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Grade 8- Read Powerful Leads Page Grade 7- FINISH recipe and/or regions. DO review games on Quia! DI- none

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Grade 8: None Grade 7: Continue learning countries of Europe/Russia and their capitals-- Use Homework game on this site DI: None

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Grade 8: Study for test THURSDAY. Grade 7: Learn countries & capitals- DI: NONE

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Grade 8: Study for your test! Grade 7: Fill in countries and capitals on the map DI: None

Monday, February 4, 2013

Grade 8: Study for your Greek & Latin Roots Test- Thursday, February 7. Use the review games on this site to study. Grade 7: Begin learning countries and capitals in Europe. Make flashcards and/or use the review game on this site. DI: None

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Grade 8: Research papers due Thursday. Greek & Latin roots sheet DIS due tomorrow. Test on this unit next week. Update: A reminder about the requirements for the paper: Introduction, Body, Conclusion 3 sources minimum (not Wikipedia) Equivalent of 3-5 BODY pages typed using size 12 font (Times New Roman) and double spaced, Proper citations & bibliography, Spell checked Grammar checked (punctuation, plurals, capital letters, complete sentences) No use of “I” unless it is in a direct quote, No use of contractions unless they are in a direct quote, No use of slang, Margins: L: 1”, R: 1/2”, Top: 1”, Bottom: 1” Grade 7: Work on Europe questions as needed. Due Wednesday. DI: Preposition worksheet

Monday, January 28, 2013

Grade 8: NO GREEK & LATIN ROOTS TODAY. Research Papers are due on THURSDAY! Students have been informed of all formatting expectations. Any questions? Please do not hesitate to ask! Grade 7: No class today due to early dismissal-- no homework. DI: Finish Adverbs, conjunctions, interjections pages

Friday, January 25, 2013

Grade 8: RESEARCH PAPERS DUE THURSDAY! Greek & Latin roots "DE" A&B only due Monday. MOnday will be the last day to work on research papers in class. DI: Adverb, Conjunction, Interjection page due Tuesday.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Grade 8: Greek & Latin roots work "Cred" A, B, C all Research papers due 1/31 DI: Adverb, conjuctions, interjections worksheets

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Grade 8: CON A, B, C Research Paper Grade 7: none DI: Finish Verb pages

Friday, January 18, 2013

Grade 8: Research Paper due date is 1/31. Be sure to work on it. At this point, you should be wrapping up the body of your paper, revising your conclusion, and beginning to edit! Greek & Latin roots: COM Parts A & B only! Grade 7: Continue to play with Excel and your charts if you wish. DI: VERBS packet due Thursday.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Grade 8: Greek & Latin roots: Circ/Circum, Research Paper Grade 7: Play with Excel to determine best ways to graph Europe data. (Optional) DI: Verb packet

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Grade 8: Greek & Latin Roots: Ben/Bene Remember, full color, 7-8 sentences in your paragraphs. ALL A,B & C. Do your best to earn full credit.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Grade 8: Greek & Latin roots Ambi/Amphi Parts A, B, C ALL-- be sure to put in great effort. Keep working on research paper-- due 1/31. Grade 7: Finish filling in and coloring map of Europe. DI: Interrogative, Relative, Demonstrative Pronoun sheet due TUESDAY

Friday, January 11, 2013

Eighth Graders: Continue working on research papers Seventh Graders: Great job on your tests today! DI: Pronouns worksheet due Tuesday.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Book Orders due tomorrow. Feel free to sign up on line! Grade 8: Period 1, your writing territories work should be in your Writer's Notebooks by tomorrow or Monday. All Classes: Please continue to work on your research papers. There will be time in class tomorrow to work. Grade 7: Quiz on states & capitals Friday, quiz on Chapter 5 key terms on Friday. Use the games under Helpful Links to study. DI: Worksheet on Pronouns due TUESDAY

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Eighth Grade: Work on Research Paper Seventh Grade: States & Capitals review quiz Friday; Chapter 5 key terms quiz Friday DI: Pronoun pages due Tomorrow

Monday, January 7, 2013

Eighth graders: Work on research paper. Don't forget to use easybib.com to cite your sources. Seventh graders: Benchmark quiz on states & capitals on Friday. Be sure to review! DI: Nouns packet (all four sheets) due tomorrow.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Friday! Enjoy your weekend! Eighth graders: Work on your research papers! Be sure to include your bibliography and in-text citations as you work. There will be time in class on Monday to work. Tuesday- Friday will be dedicated to Writer's Workshop. Bring your Writer's Journal to class each day. DI: Nouns packet due TUESDAY Seventh graders: Review questions 1-10 (page 124) due MONDAY. The Geography Bee is Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 8:45. Please wear Geography themed clothing!

Grade 8: Today we reviewed some of the basic requirements of the research paper: Introduction, Body, Conclusion 3 sources minimum (not Wikipedia) Equivalent of 3-5 BODY pages typed using size 12 font (Times New Roman) and double spaced in Microsoft Word Proper citations & bibliography Spell checked Grammar checked (punctuation, plurals, capital letters, complete sentences) No use of “I” unless it is in a direct quote No use of contractions unless they are in a direct quote No use of slang Margins: L: 1”, R: 1/2”, Top: 1”, Bottom: 1” Next week we will begin using our Writer's Notebooks and return to Greek & Latin roots worksheets. Grade 7: Questions 1-10 on page 124 (Reviewing Main Ideas) due MONDAY.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Welcome back! Grade 8: Work on the body of your research paper! We'll spend time in class Thursday and Friday working together. Bring any questions you have. Grade 7: Geo Bee is January 9, 2013