Vocabulary Week of April 25

1. consideration
2. communication
3. punctuation
4. unbelievable
5. misunderstanding
6. competitive 
7. encyclopedia
8. emergency
9. reusable
10. calculator
11. untrustworthy
12. unpleasant
13. condominium
14. untidiness
15. ravioli
16. disagreeable
17. exaggeration
18. uncontrollable
19. decaffeinated
20. instantaneously

Challenge (will be tested on Challenge too, since five of the above words were already given in the past)

1. inappropriately
2. nonnegotiable
3. nondiscriminatory
4. intimidated
5. mispronunciation
   

Week of Final Preparations for NEW ORLEANS!

NEWS:

Finalizing the details for our service learning trip to New Orleans.  We are so excited!

A packet of information that includes a waiver form, supply list, description of the volunteer housing went home today.  We would appreciate it if all of the required forms be returned ASAP.  No student will be allowed to board the bus without these forms.

Language Arts:  1)  Vocabulary (list below) 2) Haiku related to New Orleans or the Flood due Tuesday
Math:  1)  Point of intersection in-class, due tomorrow
Science:  1) Watched "Among the Wild Chimpanzees" - students analyzed community living.  In-class.
Social Studies:  1) Computer lab to view CNN videos about Katrina.  Writing assignment along with the viewing of the videos. 
Reading:  1)  Work on Independent Reading Genre - we practiced writing Haikus today in class. 

Weekly Update 4/11

NEWS: 

 

Spring Break is just a few days away! 

Our Service Learning project to New Orleans is quickly approaching - we are really excited.

ACADEMICS:

Language Arts:  1)  Vocabulary due Friday.  Vocabulary retake for last week's list will be on Wednesday.  Many students did not perform well on it, so they will be given a second opportunity to improve.  2)  Writing assignment given today - Rough draft due tomorrow.  Topic:  Media Influences  3)  Vocabulary for this week is at the bottom of this post.

Math:  Slope worksheet due tomorrow.

Science:  Complete pages 88-89 in lab book.

Social Studies:  1) Mini project due tomorrow.  2)  Map test on Friday.  3)  Slavery test on Thursday.

Reading:  1)  Genre project due May 10th.  Requirements were given out yesterday.  Students will receive poetry books this week. 

Vocabulary Words

1. vision
2. supervision
3. revise
4. prediction
5. contradict
6. suspect
7. spectator
8. auditorium
9. audio-visual
10. audit
11. visible
12. provision
13. dictation
14. verdict
15. dictator
16. spectacle
17. inspector
18. spectacular
19. audible
20. audition

Challenge: 
1.  visibility
2.  valedictorian
3.  introspection
4.  prospective
5.  inaudible

Vocabulary Words Week of April 4

1. elastic
2. elasticity
3. detect
4. detection
5. alternate
6. alternative
7. economy
8. economics
9. normal
10. normality
11. concentrate
12. concenration
13. initiate
14. initiative
15. restore
16. restoration
17. evaluate
18. evaluation
19. office
20. official

Definitions, paragraph using 8+ words.

CHALLENGE

1. distinct
2. distinction
3. confiscate
4. contaminate
5. contamination

Weekly Update 4/4

NEWS:

*Middle School Dance this Saturday, April 9th, from 6-9pm!  All proceeds go to the JoMaNa Team's fund-raising effort for NOLA.  We hope many of you will be there to chaperone or help set/clean up. 

ACADEMICS:

Language Arts:  1)  We are continuing our study of Media Influences.  This week we are focusing on critically analyzing advertisements for gender stereotypes and roles.  2)  Homework was given Mon and Tue: To look at ads either in print or a commercial and answer the five questions (took notes in their Writing Notebook). 3) Vocabulary due on Friday.  Students are challenged to earn a PERFECT score on their next spelling/definitions test.  There was a major improvement in the definitions test last week, but students still need to study their spelling words.

Math:  1) TEST today.  2) Inv. 4.1 page 75 all

Reading:  1)  Next genre study is POETRY.  Requirements for genre project will be given out Thursday.  Due April 29th

Social Studies:  1) Current Events due Wednesday  2) Continuing study of Africa!  Notetaking and review of music today. 

Science:  1) Notetaking today on elements and compounds.  Page 88-89 chart due this week.