May 16-20, 2011

7th grade:
Mon. - L. 80, due Wed.
Tues. - no additional homework
Wed. - Pretest in class; study for the last test of the year!
Thurs. - no homework
Fri. - TEST

8th grade:
Mon. - no homework
Tues. - L. 104
Wed. - Pretest in class; study for the last test of the year!
Thurs. - no homework
Fri. - TEST

May 9-13, 2011

7th grade assignments:
Mon. - L. 78, due Wed.
Tues. - no additional homework
Wed. - L. 79
Thurs. & Fri. - no homework
*We will be working on a project in class this week.

8th grade assignments:
Mon. - L. 100, due Wed.
Tues. - no additional homework
Wed. - L. 101
Thurs. & Fri. - no homework
*We will also be working on a project.

May 2-6, 2011

7th grade assignments:
Mon. - L. 75, due Wed.
Tues. - no additional homework
Wed. - TEST; L. 76, due Fri.
Thurs. - no additional homework
Fri. - no homework

8th grade assignments:
Mon. - L. 97, due Wed.
Tues. - no additional homework
Wed. - TEST; L. 98, due Fri.
Thurs. - no additional homework
Fri. - no homework

April 25-29, 2011

7th grade assignments:
Mon. - L. 73, due Wed.
Tues. - no additional assignment
Wed. - L. 74, due Fri.
Thurs. - no addiitional assignment
Fri. - no homework

8th grade assignments:
Mon. - L. 92
Tues. - L. 93
Wed. - L. 94, due Fri.
Thurs. - no additional assignment
Fri. - no homework

April 18-21, 2011

Here are the math assignments for this week:

7th
Mon. - no homework
Tues. - L. 71
Wed. - L. 72
Thurs. - no homework

8th
Mon. - no homework
Tues. - L. 90
Wed. - L. 91
Thurs. - no homework

Don't forget that there is no school on Friday, April 22, but there IS school on Monday, April 25. (This was previously a "no school" day.)

April 11-15, 2011

7th grade assignments are:
Mon. - supplemental practice for lessons 68 & 69, p. 774
Tues. - no homework
Wed. - PRETEST in class; no homework
Thurs. - L. 70 & STUDY FOR FRIDAY'S TEST!
Fri. - TEST; no homework

8th grade assignments are:
Mon. - L. 89 (skip #6 & 7), due Wed.
Tues.: no additional homework
Wed. - STUDY FOR FRIDAY'S TEST!
Thurs. - field trip; no class
Fri. - TEST; no homework

Things to know:
*Peer tutoring is held in my room every Tuesday during the lunch hour.
*Wed., April 13 is an early dismissal day. We get out of school at 2:20 p.m.

April 4-8, 2011

The seventh graders will be assigned L. 66 on Monday and L. 68 on Wednesday.

The eighth graders will be assigned L. 86 on Tuesday and L. 87 on Thursday.

March 28 - April 1, 2011

7th grade assignments:
Mon. - no homework
Tues. - L. 64 & pretest, both due Thurs.
Wed. - no additional assignment
Thurs. - study for test
Fri - no homework; TEST

8th grade assignments:
Mon. - L. 81 & pretest, both due Wed.
Tues. - no additional assignment
Wed. - no homework
Thurs. - no class due to Science Fair; study for test
Fri. - no homework; TEST

Don't forget...

• School dismisses at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 31.
• There IS school on Friday, April 1. This day was originally a "no school" day on the calendar.
• This week begins the 4th quarter!
• Report cards will go home on Friday, April 1.

March 21-25, 2011

7th grade homework
Mon.: L. 61
Tues.: Versa Tiles worksheets
Wed.: L. 62
Thurs. & Fri.: no homework

8th grade homework
Mon.: L. 77
Tues.: no homework
Wed.: L. 78
Thurs. & Fri.: no homework

Fri., March 25 is the last day of quarter 3. Report cards will go home the following week.

Week of March 14-18, 2011

With ISATs over with and hopefully all of the crazy weather over with, we should be ready to finish up quarter three on 3/25 and head into the last part of the school year. We still have lots to do this year!

For March 14-18, 2011:

7th grade assignments
Mon. - worksheet and pretest 10
Tues. - L. 60
Wed. - TEST
Thurs. - no homework
Fri. - no homework

8th grade assignments
Mon. - Pretest 16
Tues. - L. 74
Wed. - TEST
Thurs. - L. 76
Fri. - no homework

Also, we are offering peer tutoring on Tuesdays at lunch time. Anyone is welcome to participate!

March 7 - 10, 2011

7th grade assignments: L. 59 will be assigned on Monday. We will use our other days to work on a project in class.

8th grade assignments: L. 73 & a worksheet will be assigned on Monday. We will also work on a project this week.

We have ISAT testing this week, so we will not follow our normal schedule.

Feb. 28 - Mar. 4, 2011

Hello! The jr. high students will have a busy couple of weeks with ISAT testing coming up. We also have several service learning opportunities. Please see below for a list of special events. First of all, the homework assignments for this week...

7th grade:
Mon. - L. 56 #1-15
Tues. - L. 56 #16-30
Wed. - no homework
Thurs. - L. 58 odds
Fri. - no homework

8th grade:
Mon. - L. 69 #4-14
Tues. - L. 70
Wed. - no homework
Thurs. - L. 71
Fri. - no homework

Upcoming events to be aware of:
Sat., March 5 - Booster Club Trivia Night at NMS; some jr. high students are volunteering to serve as "table runners" from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Sat., March 12 - Science Olympiad; Mathcounts Team State Competition; Spaghetti Supper & Carnival at NES; several jr. high students are working at the carnival
Sat., March 19 - Shriners Walk-a-Thon; we will take a group of students to participate in the walk-a-thon
Fri., March 25 - end of the 3rd quarter; Career Day for all jr.-sr. high students

Feb. 21-25, 2011

Congratulations to the Jr. High Mathcounts Team for placing 1st at the regional competition! Way to go!

In the weeks approaching the ISAT test, we will be spending more time making sure that the students understand what is going to be asked of them on the test. We will be working on material that is not in our textbook, so there will be no math homework this week. Rest assured that the students will still be working hard during math class!

Feb. 15-18, 2011

Remember there is no school on Monday, Feb. 14.

The 7th & 8th graders will follow the same basic plan this week, with only one difference, noted below.

Tues.: Game
Wed.: Pretest
Thurs.: 7th graders have a review activity, 8th graders will be assigned L. 67
Fri.: TEST for everyone

Feb. 7-11, 2011

I am hoping we will get a full week of school in this week! Here's the plan for this week...

7th:
Mon. - L. 51
Tues. - L. 52
Wed. - L. 53, due Friday
no homework Thurs. or Fri.

8th:
Mon. - no homework
Tues. - L. 62 # 1-21
Wed - L. 63, due Friday
no homework Thurs. or Fri.

Assignments for Jan. 31 - Feb. 4, 2011

7th grade
Mon.: L. 51
Tues.: no homework
Wed.: no homework
Thurs.: L. 53
Fri.: no homework

8th grade
Mon.: no homework
Tues.: no homework
Wed.: L. 62 #1-21
Thurs.: L. 63
Fri.: no homework

Homework assignments for the week of 1/24-1/28/2011

7th grade: L. 49 will be assigned Wed., and L. 50 will be assigned Thurs.
8th grade: L. 61 will be assigned Thurs.

Everyone is taking a test today (Jan. 25).
2nd qtr. report cards will be sent home with the students on Wed., Jan. 26.

Jan. 18-21, 2011

7th grade assignments are as follows.
Tues.: L. 45
Wed.: L. 47
Thurs.: no homework
Fri.: Test; no homework

8th grade...
Tues.: L. 58
Wed.: L. 59
Thurs.: no homework
Fri.: Test; no homework