Half way through another week... Time is just zooming by. Just a reminder to parents that we have parent-teacher conferences this coming Monday, October 21 from noon-8 in our classrooms and the following Monday, October 28 from 10-6 in the gymnasiums. I hope to see all of you!
ADVANCED MATH
Today we spent some time reviewing the quiz. Students who want to retake the quiz are welcome to come on the following days/times:
- TOMORROW: after school until 5:00
- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18: 6:30 a.m. until school starts
- MONDAY, OCTOBER 21: before noon, only by appointment
- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22: 6:30 a.m. until school starts, after school until 4:30
- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23: 6:30 a.m. until school starts
- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24: 6:30 a.m. until school starts
- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25: 6:30 a.m. until school starts, after school until 4:30
Also, and this is the last time I'll post about this, but I strongly encourage students to participate in the UW-Madison Talent Search. I currently do not have a single student attempting this, and it would be SO nice to see a Cougar on that list! Please see me for more information.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Spooky story Draft 2 is due TOMORROW before you walk through that door for Language Arts class! Block 1 and Block 2 (A-L) will email their stories to me. Block 2 (M-Z) and Block 3 will email their stories to Ms. Porter. Those who do not have a completed story will be with us for detention after school for one hour.
Advanced Math: We took a quiz today. Your homework for tomorrow is to do Problem 3.1, Part A (which is pages 1-4 in Investigation 3 on the iPads.) If you are interested in the talent search, your first set of problems is due on November 1.
Language Arts: Spooky stories were handed back. Your assignment is to take the revision suggestions that Ms. Porter and I gave you, along with the new direction to add sensory details, 3 instances of foreshadow, and 1 symbol to your story, and write a Draft 2 by Thursday morning (before class). You need to type this draft up and email it to one of us. Block 1 will email their stories to me. Block 2 (last names A-M) will also email their stories to me. Block 2 (last names L-Z) will email their stories to Ms. Porter, as will Block 3.
Here is the rubric that we will use to grade your FINAL spooky stories:
Advanced Math: I still have no takers for the Math Talent Search--something to think about. Quiz tomorrow! Today was spent reviewing all the items on the quiz, and students were encouraged to ask questions. Then using their iPads, students took a screenshot of the quiz focus items. In case they didn't, however, here is the list:
- Making a line of best fit
- Writing an equation for that line
- Answering questions from your model
- Writing equations from certain information
- Solving for x in an equation with x on both sides
- Giving a "real-life" situation that a linear equation could represent and vice-versa
- One long division problem
Language Arts: No new homework. We reviewed with the students common areas of concern with their spooky stories. They will receive their stories with revision suggestions tomorrow, and the next draft will be due Wednesday at midnight (or at least BEFORE coming to Language Arts on Thursday) via email.
Johnson's/Porter's Reading Class: Tomorrow we will watch "The Emissary" and then the rest of the week will be devoted to writing a compare/contrast piece and working with other pieces of fiction.
