8th grade- should write a conclusion paragraph on the "Photosynthesis/Cellular Respiration Lab" for tonight's homework. This assignment will be checked at the beginning of tomorrow's class. Students who received back a copy of the "Osmosis in an Egg Lab" should consider making corrections on it.
7th grade-those students who I haven't met with yet to grade their cell projects should schedule an appointment with me within the next couple of days. I'm available to meet during lunch, recess, reads & needs, and after school. Students who received their cell project grades back today should consider making corrections on it.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday January 30th, Tucana math
7th grade: p31#1, page 27 A1 number lines, A3 two number sentences for each of the
number lines, A5
8th grade: p34 A-D, p41#19-23 with support
number lines, A5
8th grade: p34 A-D, p41#19-23 with support
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
January 25th, Tucana math
7th grade: no new tasks
8th grade: corrections on check-up
This assignment will be used as a study point assignment.
8th grade: corrections on check-up
This assignment will be used as a study point assignment.
1/25 Science
7th grade model cell project has been pushed back to Friday (1/27)
8th grade "Osmosis in an Egg" lab due Thursday (1/26)
8th grade "Osmosis in an Egg" lab due Thursday (1/26)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
1/24 Science
7th grade-As of now, cell project is due this Thursday (1/26)
8th grade-Spent most of today's class writing up the "Osmosis in an Egg" Lab. If they have not finished it, students should complete it for homework. This assignment will be collected tomorrow.
8th grade-Spent most of today's class writing up the "Osmosis in an Egg" Lab. If they have not finished it, students should complete it for homework. This assignment will be collected tomorrow.
January 25, Tucana math
7th grade: page 17#20-29 with number lines. vocabulary: absolute value on the "Combining Signed Numbers" handout
8th grade: page 38#1-7 show support, page 31 should be done first (at least the 1st 4 drawings with areas and side lengths labeled.
8th grade: page 38#1-7 show support, page 31 should be done first (at least the 1st 4 drawings with areas and side lengths labeled.
Monday, January 23, 2012
1/23 Science
7th grade students began their model plant/animal cell project in class today. They may need to get some materials for it. Students should be reasonable. Simple household materials are just as effective as store-bought materials. Any questions or concerns, please email me at rdecicco@mtsd-vt.org. As of now, the project is due this Thursday, January 26th.
8th grade students should complete a learning log around diffusion/osmosis/active transport.
8th grade students should complete a learning log around diffusion/osmosis/active transport.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Student of the Semester Celebration
Dear Students & Parents/Guardians,
The student of the semester celebration ceremony is rescheduled for Tuesday, January 24th. It will be held in the library from 6:30-8:00pm. We hope you will be able to make it. Someone (teacher or student) should let you know about this date/time by Monday. Congratulations to all of the students who have been selected!
The student of the semester celebration ceremony is rescheduled for Tuesday, January 24th. It will be held in the library from 6:30-8:00pm. We hope you will be able to make it. Someone (teacher or student) should let you know about this date/time by Monday. Congratulations to all of the students who have been selected!
Friday, January 20, 2012
January 20th, Tucana math
7th grade: page 16&17 #9-19, number lines drawn and measured with a ruler need to demonstate the responsed to 9&10, corrections were collected
8th grade: page 29#49 + 50 also handout Lenghts of Lines should be done and supported.
8th grade: page 29#49 + 50 also handout Lenghts of Lines should be done and supported.
1.20 BOSTON UPDATE
Dear Families,
I wanted to give you a quick update our fundraising efforts.
Amount raised to date $13,125.00
Amount needed to be raised $14,858.00
Considering we are half way through the year this good, but we need to continue the strong effort.
February Calendar Raffle
We have raised $2940 on the raffle. Making it our most successful fundraiser to date. It would be great if we could reach $5000 and make one last great push this weekend. The last day to hand in raffle tickets is Friday, January 27th. Tickets brought in after this date will be put into the raffle but it count towards any of the student incentives such as the Pump House tickets, the pizza party, or the advisory ice cream party.
Bottle Drive
On February 11th, we will be going around town to collect bottles. If you are interested in helping drive or if you would like to have your bottles picked up please contact Rob DeCicco at rdecicco@mtsd-vt.org or 893-3230 ext. 622 or Joe Smith at jsmith3@mtsd-vt.org or 893-3230 ext. 217. You can also drop your bottles off at Rene’s starting on February 4th and tell them that you would like to donate the bottle refund to the 8th Grade Boston trip.
Spaghetti Dinner/Phantom Tollbooth
On February 22nd, we will be having a spaghetti dinner in conjunction with the showing of the middle school play, the Phantom Tollbooth. We will be looking for food donations. If you can help, please contact Joe Smith, at jsmith3@mtsd-vt.org or 893-3230 ext. 217.
Once again thank you for all of your support. Please do not forget that the second installment is due tomorrow January 20th.
Thanks,
Joe Smith
I wanted to give you a quick update our fundraising efforts.
Amount raised to date $13,125.00
Amount needed to be raised $14,858.00
Considering we are half way through the year this good, but we need to continue the strong effort.
February Calendar Raffle
We have raised $2940 on the raffle. Making it our most successful fundraiser to date. It would be great if we could reach $5000 and make one last great push this weekend. The last day to hand in raffle tickets is Friday, January 27th. Tickets brought in after this date will be put into the raffle but it count towards any of the student incentives such as the Pump House tickets, the pizza party, or the advisory ice cream party.
Bottle Drive
On February 11th, we will be going around town to collect bottles. If you are interested in helping drive or if you would like to have your bottles picked up please contact Rob DeCicco at rdecicco@mtsd-vt.org or 893-3230 ext. 622 or Joe Smith at jsmith3@mtsd-vt.org or 893-3230 ext. 217. You can also drop your bottles off at Rene’s starting on February 4th and tell them that you would like to donate the bottle refund to the 8th Grade Boston trip.
Spaghetti Dinner/Phantom Tollbooth
On February 22nd, we will be having a spaghetti dinner in conjunction with the showing of the middle school play, the Phantom Tollbooth. We will be looking for food donations. If you can help, please contact Joe Smith, at jsmith3@mtsd-vt.org or 893-3230 ext. 217.
Once again thank you for all of your support. Please do not forget that the second installment is due tomorrow January 20th.
Thanks,
Joe Smith
Thursday, January 19, 2012
January 19th, Tucana math
7th grade: page 9 A-D1&E, corrections on a separate piece of paper and stapled to Comparing and Scaling assessment
8th grade: Page 29#47&48, #51 - 53
8th grade: Page 29#47&48, #51 - 53
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
1/18 Science
7th grade students-should complete their drawing of a plant and animal cell. This assignment will be collected at the beginning of class tomorrow.
January 18, Tucana math
7th grade: vocabulary: (highlighted words on page 5&6) defined in Vocabulary section of notebook, page 9 A-D
8th grade: Assessment tomorrow, review from pages 23, 24 25, & 26
8th grade: Assessment tomorrow, review from pages 23, 24 25, & 26
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
January 17th, Tucana math
7th grade: Find "Combining Signed Numbers" in your notes and make sure the 8 questions on the back have number lines and correct solutions. There is also a handout, "Skill: Integers" and the vocabulary word: integer
8th grade: page 22 B&C and hand out requesting lengths of segments
8th grade: page 22 B&C and hand out requesting lengths of segments
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
1/12 Science
7B- had a hard time focusing in class today. They should write a reflection that answers the following questions in their science journal: 1) What does a productive science class look and sound like? 2) What is my role in our current classroom environment? 3) How may I better participate and contribute to a positive learning environment?
We will review our class norms and discuss our reflections tomorrow.
8th Grade-did a great job with the model plant and animal cells! If we haven't conferenced for a grade yet, please schedule a time when we could meet.
We will review our class norms and discuss our reflections tomorrow.
8th Grade-did a great job with the model plant and animal cells! If we haven't conferenced for a grade yet, please schedule a time when we could meet.
January 12, Tucana math
7th grade: page 58&59 should be complete
Comparing and Scaling assessment tomorrow
8th grade: page 26#39-41, #42 use slopes to demonstrate right angles
Comparing and Scaling assessment tomorrow
8th grade: page 26#39-41, #42 use slopes to demonstrate right angles
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
8th Grade BOSTON Update
January 9, 2012
Dear Parents/Guardians,
This is a reminder that the second installment of $25 for the Boston trip is due on January 20th.
I also wanted to give you a quick update on our fundraising efforts. As of today, we have raised over $12,000. However we still have a little over $15,000 to go, so we need to continue the good effort in raising the funds to ensure that we are able to go on this trip. We are currently selling the tickets for the Calendar Raffle. We will also be doing a bottle drive after the weekend of the Super Bowl and a Spaghetti Dinner, which the date is still to be determined. Please remember that each student does need to participate in at least three fundraisers or sell 20 calendar raffle tickets.
There has also been a change to the itinerary for the Boston trip. Blue Man Group was sold out and therefore we will be going to see Sheer Madness instead, which is a comedy whodunit, where the audience is part of the show.
As a reminder, the date for the field trip is from May 23-25, 2012. You can pay the remainder of your balance at any time. The third installment of $25 will be due February 24th and the final installment will be due April 6th. A full refund will be offered until April 1st. No student will be denied going on this trip because of financial concerns. If you need a scholarship, please let us know.
Below is the tentative itinerary for Boston:
May 23 7:00 a.m. Leave Milton Middle School
11:00 a.m. Arrive at Emerson College
1:00 p.m. Go to Museum of Science
5:00 p.m. Pizza at Emerson College
8:00 p.m. Sheer Madness
May 24 Small group exploration of Boston: Students will break into groups of 8-10 and visit different museums, such as the Mass Museum of Art, Franklin Zoo, Fenway Park, etc., based on their interests. Do you have any info about dinner that night – will this be on the students?
May 25 9:00 a.m. Leave Emerson College, walk Freedom Trail, eat lunch at Faneuil Hall
1:00 p.m. Boat cruise of Boston Harbor
3:00 p.m. Leave Boston
7:00 p.m. Arrive back in Milton
If you have any questions, please contact your student's team's Boston representative:
Aquila – Tom Keblin ext. 646 tkeblin@mtsd-vt.org
Cassiopeia – Joe Smith ext. 217 jsmith3@mtsd-vt.org
Pyxis – Jana Fabri. ext. 658 jfabri@mtsd-vt.org
Tucana- Amira Bakr ext. 678 abakr@mtsd-vt.org
Thank you,
Joe Smith
Dear Parents/Guardians,
This is a reminder that the second installment of $25 for the Boston trip is due on January 20th.
I also wanted to give you a quick update on our fundraising efforts. As of today, we have raised over $12,000. However we still have a little over $15,000 to go, so we need to continue the good effort in raising the funds to ensure that we are able to go on this trip. We are currently selling the tickets for the Calendar Raffle. We will also be doing a bottle drive after the weekend of the Super Bowl and a Spaghetti Dinner, which the date is still to be determined. Please remember that each student does need to participate in at least three fundraisers or sell 20 calendar raffle tickets.
There has also been a change to the itinerary for the Boston trip. Blue Man Group was sold out and therefore we will be going to see Sheer Madness instead, which is a comedy whodunit, where the audience is part of the show.
As a reminder, the date for the field trip is from May 23-25, 2012. You can pay the remainder of your balance at any time. The third installment of $25 will be due February 24th and the final installment will be due April 6th. A full refund will be offered until April 1st. No student will be denied going on this trip because of financial concerns. If you need a scholarship, please let us know.
Below is the tentative itinerary for Boston:
May 23 7:00 a.m. Leave Milton Middle School
11:00 a.m. Arrive at Emerson College
1:00 p.m. Go to Museum of Science
5:00 p.m. Pizza at Emerson College
8:00 p.m. Sheer Madness
May 24 Small group exploration of Boston: Students will break into groups of 8-10 and visit different museums, such as the Mass Museum of Art, Franklin Zoo, Fenway Park, etc., based on their interests. Do you have any info about dinner that night – will this be on the students?
May 25 9:00 a.m. Leave Emerson College, walk Freedom Trail, eat lunch at Faneuil Hall
1:00 p.m. Boat cruise of Boston Harbor
3:00 p.m. Leave Boston
7:00 p.m. Arrive back in Milton
If you have any questions, please contact your student's team's Boston representative:
Aquila – Tom Keblin ext. 646 tkeblin@mtsd-vt.org
Cassiopeia – Joe Smith ext. 217 jsmith3@mtsd-vt.org
Pyxis – Jana Fabri. ext. 658 jfabri@mtsd-vt.org
Tucana- Amira Bakr ext. 678 abakr@mtsd-vt.org
Thank you,
Joe Smith
January 11th, Tucana math
7th grade: page 53 A&B
Comparing and Scaling Assessment coming by the end of the week
8th grade: page24#7-34, page 25 #36-38.
collected page16# 31-34, page 19 5by5 dot paper with 8squares -
areas and sidelengths labeled (no irrational numbers as decimals)
Comparing and Scaling Assessment coming by the end of the week
8th grade: page24#7-34, page 25 #36-38.
collected page16# 31-34, page 19 5by5 dot paper with 8squares -
areas and sidelengths labeled (no irrational numbers as decimals)
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
January 10th, Tucana math
7th grade: page 58 & 59 #21-23
These are more complex problems with proportion and missing pieces which help review for the upcoming assessment on Comparing and Scaling. It may be as early as this Thursday.
Collected page 50 & 51
8th grade: page 23 # 4-6 is to be added to the dot paper we worked on in class. Tomorrow I will be collecting: pages 16#31-34, page 19 with 5by5 dot paper and 8 possible squares with areas and side lengths labeled, Notes with the radical and lists of n, n squared, and
the square root of squared.
These are more complex problems with proportion and missing pieces which help review for the upcoming assessment on Comparing and Scaling. It may be as early as this Thursday.
Collected page 50 & 51
8th grade: page 23 # 4-6 is to be added to the dot paper we worked on in class. Tomorrow I will be collecting: pages 16#31-34, page 19 with 5by5 dot paper and 8 possible squares with areas and side lengths labeled, Notes with the radical and lists of n, n squared, and
the square root of squared.
Monday, January 9, 2012
January 9th, Tucana math
7th grade: proportions and unit rates are needed and should be provided
page 55#1&2, page 57#15-17
8th grade: Vocabulary: reciprocal, parallel and perpendicular
page 16 #31 graph the parallel and perpendicular lines using different colors
slopes of parallel lines are the same
slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals
page 55#1&2, page 57#15-17
8th grade: Vocabulary: reciprocal, parallel and perpendicular
page 16 #31 graph the parallel and perpendicular lines using different colors
slopes of parallel lines are the same
slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals
Friday, January 6, 2012
January 6, Tucana math
7th grade: no new tasks
page 50&51 should done with proportion and solutions
(solutions can use Adrianna's method with the idenity or the crossproduct)
8th grade: vocabulary: irrational number, perfect square,
radical and hypotenuse (these are in notes)
Page 19 on 5by5 dot paper - 8 squares with the areas and
side lengths as whole numbers or radicals
page 50&51 should done with proportion and solutions
(solutions can use Adrianna's method with the idenity or the crossproduct)
8th grade: vocabulary: irrational number, perfect square,
radical and hypotenuse (these are in notes)
Page 19 on 5by5 dot paper - 8 squares with the areas and
side lengths as whole numbers or radicals
Thursday, January 5, 2012
January 5th, Tucana math
7th grade: vocabulary: crossproduct
Pages 50&51 A-D work with proportions
8th grade: Notes - lists of: n (1-25), n squared, the square root of n squared
introduced to the radical
Page 19 A - 2.1 Looking for Squares
find 8 squares that fit in the 5 by 5 dots, areas of them and the side lengths
Pages 50&51 A-D work with proportions
8th grade: Notes - lists of: n (1-25), n squared, the square root of n squared
introduced to the radical
Page 19 A - 2.1 Looking for Squares
find 8 squares that fit in the 5 by 5 dots, areas of them and the side lengths
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
1/5 Science
8th grade students are constructing model plant and animal cells in science class. Click on the link and scroll down to #9 to see the project overview.
7th grade students should complete a learning log about what they learned in science class today. Focus question: What is the 10% rule and how does it relate to energy cycles in an ecosystem?
7th grade students should complete a learning log about what they learned in science class today. Focus question: What is the 10% rule and how does it relate to energy cycles in an ecosystem?
1.4 Humanities
Students should share permission slip with families regarding the film, The Patriot, to be viewed on Friday. Students who are not given permission should return the permission slip indicating such and will be given an alternate assignment to also consider the impact of war on civilians.
January 4th, Tucana math
7th grade:collecing page 45 #27 - 31 unit rates done two ways
start page 50 A&B
8th grade:
page 13&14 #15-25 with Labsheet 1ACE, page 16#31-34
start page 50 A&B
8th grade:
page 13&14 #15-25 with Labsheet 1ACE, page 16#31-34
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
1/3 Science
7th grade-should write down a minimum of one paragraph in their science journals. How did they use energy today? What sort of activities did they do?
8th grade-should finish the microscope packet reading. Students should annotate the reading using the annotations learned from humanities class.
8th grade-should finish the microscope packet reading. Students should annotate the reading using the annotations learned from humanities class.
Tucana math, January 3, 2012
7th grade: unit rates are the focus: page 38 A&B, page 45#27-31
8th grade: area of different shapes We are using different strategies that need to be expressed:
breaking the shape into pieces with 90 degree angles, making a shape with a 90 degree angle that includes the space you want to find the area of, and/or using formulas for rectangle and/or triangles appropriately with the 90 degree angles expressed.
Labsheet 1.3 Page 11 A-C
8th grade: area of different shapes We are using different strategies that need to be expressed:
breaking the shape into pieces with 90 degree angles, making a shape with a 90 degree angle that includes the space you want to find the area of, and/or using formulas for rectangle and/or triangles appropriately with the 90 degree angles expressed.
Labsheet 1.3 Page 11 A-C
Monday, January 2, 2012
1.3 Fundraiser Announcement
Dear Families,
On January 7th, we will be doing a Christmas Tree Pick-up. Donations will be accepted for the 8th Grade Boston trip. If you are interested in having your tree picked up, please contact Joe Smith at jsmith3@mtsd-vt.org.
Families, if you could please spread this information in you neighborhoods it will be greatly appreciated. Also we will be looking for a few parents with pick-up trucks to help out.
Thank you for your continued support and I hope you have a Happy New Year!
On January 7th, we will be doing a Christmas Tree Pick-up. Donations will be accepted for the 8th Grade Boston trip. If you are interested in having your tree picked up, please contact Joe Smith at jsmith3@mtsd-vt.org.
Families, if you could please spread this information in you neighborhoods it will be greatly appreciated. Also we will be looking for a few parents with pick-up trucks to help out.
Thank you for your continued support and I hope you have a Happy New Year!
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