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7th grade -"Pastabilities"
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Classroom Reminders
Welcome to eighth grade!!! I have so been looking forward to the beginning of the year. I expect that we will have a very rewarding year. I have so many exciting places to take you and so many interesting topics to explore.
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Homework
Monday, April 23, 2018
All math students must have a scientific calculator for the state exam. Students will not be able to use graphing calculators. Please have it in class on Monday.
8th grade
Math workbook page 199 and worksheet
Math packet for transformations due Wednesday
Science- Bring in pictures necessary for "Where do I want to Live?" project
7th grade
Math- complete worksheet on inequalities
Friday, April 20, 2018
****The New York State Math exam is May 2, 2018. Students should begin this weekend to review the topics for the exam. We have been preparing for the test weekly, however, you should take one topic and master it before moving on to the next. If you encounter a problem, write it down and we will go over it.
7th grade should be reviewing ratio and proportion this weekend.
8th grade should be reviewing exponents this weekend.
****Get math quiz signed and do corrections
8th grade
The religion dictionary should be ready to be assembled on Monday.
Math- worksheets due Monday
BE SURE TO HAVE ALL THAT YOU NEED TO START SCIENCE PROJECT MONDAY "WHERE DO I WANT TO LIVE?"
7th grade
Math- complete worksheets on circumference and area
Thursday, April 19, 2018
****Science Olympics at St. Joseph by the Sea on Wednesday, May 23. More information will follow.
****Calendar raffles due April 30
****Dress down cards were sent home today for those who contributed scratch offs for the fashion show.
*****Pretzel day is Thursday, April 26th. If you want to purchase a pretzel, send in your money with the tear off.
8th grade
Math worksheet on slope due tomorrow
7th grade
Math quiz tomorrow- surface area and nets
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
****I'd like in writing a short message saying you would like to come to the play at the end of the year. I
believe my chaperones are Ayomide, Cruz, Cameron, and Maida. If anyone else is interested in coming, drop me a note.
Math sheet due Monday
Relgion dictionary due Monday
7th grade
Math workbook page 469
Quiz on Friday on nets and surface area. Be sure to have your nets in school on Friday.
Monday, April 16, 2018
*****Class trip tomorrow to Jewish Heritage tomorrow. Chaperones please be at school at 8:45am.
Students can wear gym uniforms or gym shirt with jeans.
****Please bring in lunch tomorrow. We will be getting back to school at 12:30pm. You can eat on the bus or wait until we get back to school.
Math homework- scatterplot from the website.
Science- come to school prepared to work on your project "Where do you want to Live?" Wednesday.
- Project #2- slideshow on secondary succession as discussed in class today.
Science quiz Wednesday- pages 19-26 Look at the outline we discussed in class today
7th grade
Math- green textbook page 445 questions number 5, 8, and 12 on loose leaf
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
*****Bring in pencils to begin the state testing tomorrow. Be sure they have erasers.
****Replenish looseleaf paper and graph paper. We will need both of these until the end of the year.
*****We still do not have everyone's ad for the yearbook.
8th grade
Math- Graph the scatterplots on graph paper. Be sure to include the function table on the graph paper.
Science- Finish the Isle Royale graph. Answer the questions on looseleaf and be prepared to discuss your findings.
Religion- your list of vocabulary words is due tomorrow. Start bringing in your construction paper and pictures to start assembling the book.
7th grade
Math- workbook page 108 and page 258
Monday, April 9, 2018
****NJHS meeting Thursday 2:30-3:30
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8th grade
***Please send in money for the yearbook ad.
Math- complete the two problems on the blackboard. Graph the inequalities.
****Re-do any worksheets that I have returned and show all work.
Religion- Church history dictionary words due Wednesday. Give me a list of the words you are planning to use for the dictionary. I require 3 words per letter, including saints.Pictures are required as well. Words and definitions are not to be taken from the glossary.
Does God exist essay- due next Monday. Look at the list from Aristotle and decide which one you agree with. Give examples of why you think that is why you believe that God exists.
Science- Be prepared to graph the wolf and moose populations for the Isle Royale tomorrow.
7th grade
Math- workbook page 107 and 256
Science- Research the Dust Bowl so we may discuss the effects of wind on soil movement and erosion.
wednesday, March 28, 2018
****Bring in scratch offs $2.00
****Bring in money for the Holocaust Museum trip $6.00
****Bring in 1st installment of SpongeBob trip money $25.00
8th grade
****Bring in breakfast tomorrow morning
****Bring in a treat for the afternoon.
Religion- French Revolution book due tomorrow
Science- population density sheet due tomorrow as well as the letter to the editor.
Science- for tomorrow, research the Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Be ready to discuss the wolf and moose populations on the island.
2. When we return from Easter break, we will be starting our "Where do you want to live?" project based upon the research and calculations you did on the population density of the country. Refer to the outline on the blackboard for what information you need to research for Monday.
7th grade
Math workbook page 439
Science- Refer to the outline that was on the blackboard to begin on April 9th the glacier slideshow. Bring in all the necessary research to begin that Monday.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
****National Junior Honor Society Meeting tomorrow 2:30-3:30 Bring note how you are going to get home.
8th grade
Math worksheet on changing standard form to slope-intercept form due Thursday
Math test tomorrow- slope It will include elimination method.
Science worksheet due tomorrow. Do not graph the back of the worksheet. The numbers are too big.
Science density project due Thursday.
7th grade
Math quiz on angles. Study the angle relationships - vertical, straight line, right, and angles on a point.
4 to 5 questions.
Math homework on looseleaf questions 41-48 on expression substitution.
Monday, March 26, 2018
8th grade
***Students have still not brought in baby pictures for the yearbook. It is imperative that you bring one in or your child will not be represented in the yearbook.
Math- Complete the elimination method work problem and algorithm.
Science- Be prepared to create the line graph in school tomorrow for the decrease in the population of your endangered species.
2. Population worksheet due Wednesday. Be sure to do the line graph that is requested on the back of the sheet.
Religion- French Revolution storybook due Wednesday. Be sure to come in tomorrow with everything needed to complete it tomorrow.
7th grade
Math- answer questions 25-35 in your notebook. Be sure to write the expression and substitute the given amounts
Science- I will be checking the section assessments tomorrow from your Ipad
Friday, March 23, 2018
8th grade
****Test folders sent home
****Send in money for trips
****If you could send in 2 scratch offs
Math- Break even point word problem due Monday and finish the one we started in class.
2. Worksheet from yesterday due Monday
3. Quiz Tuesday on exponents - review
4. Test Wednesday on slope- all parts
Religion- A Tale of Two Cities comparison due Thursday
7th grade
Math workbook page 446
Thursday, March 22, 2018
***Permission slips for trip to the Holocaust Museum were distributed today.
***We are beginning to collect money for the end of the year trip to see SpongeBob. You may send in installments of $25. We will be collecting the first installment before Easter break.
8th grade
Math workbook pag 70 and complete the graphing of the system of linear equations. Be sure to label all the coordinates and write the equation on the line
3. Math worksheet changing slope intercept form to standard form due Monday.
Religion- Storybook due next Wednesday. We will continue to work on it in class each day.
Dispute or defend the maxim "Does the end justify the means?" essay due Monday. Be sure to consider the question I had on the blackboard.
Science- 1. Be sure to have all the pictures and information needed tomorrow to finish your brochure for the endangered species project.
2. Line graph for endangered species project is due Monday
3. Population density project is due Thursday
7th grade
Science- We will be presenting the slideshow tomorrow. I will give you at least 10 minutes of preparation time in class tomorrow to make adjustments or ask questions before presenting.
Math workbook page 446
Friday, March 9, 2018
****Please hand in public school acceptance letters. I must advise you that when you enter the 2nd round you must give up the seat that has been assigned to you. Therefore, If you are not successful in getting into the program of your choice in the second round, ( I must advise you that there are limited choices in the second round) you will be given a seat in your zoned school. Be very thoughtful of the choice you are making to give up that seat.
*****To all seventh and eighth grade parents- For those students who are absent, you must be proactive in calling a classmate in the morning and asking them to get your work. Just telling the office to send home assignments with a sibling is not sufficient. In the seventh and eighth grade there is substantial work, I should say much more than substantial work, done during the day that your child is missing. We are having discussions that lead to questions that will appear on future tests. We are brainstorming math strategies that your child is missing. Since technology is a very big part of all our lives, it is paramount that your child ask a friend to snapshot a picture of the notes that were given and written about during the time that your child is absent, especially students who miss a week or more of school. Have a buddy who will collect all your worksheets and assignments. It is a reciprocal relationship. You will take notes for them when they are absent and they will help you out when you are absent. Your child cannot be successful in school if they are not consistently in school.
Science test Wednesday Section 1 and 2 pages 4-14
Immigration/Emigration
Biotic/Abiotic
How are ecosystems organized?
Know how to calculate density
Science facts due Monday on Looseleaf (endangered species)
Math worksheet due Monday
7th grade
Science- Students are to think of a topic related to flooding and its effect on homes.
Thursday, March 8, 2018
8th grade
Get test folders signed
Math test tomorrow. Follow the outline
Math packet due Monday.
Science- research the endangered species. Be prepared to begin making the line graph tomorrow. So get the information about the decline in population. The letter and brochure will be started on Monday.
Abiotic and biotic projects will be collected tomorrow morning.
7th grade
Math -green textbook on looseleaf- page 87- questions 52-57
page 91 questions 42-44
Consecutive integer worksheet due Monday. Do work on scrap paper.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
8th grade
****The quiz on the North American martyrs is moved to Friday. We will discuss it in school tomorrow.
Religion assessment due tomorrow.
Science- Be sure to bring in the necessary pictures to finish your three science projects. I am putting a deadline of Friday to finish all three.
7th grade
Math- finish the workbook pages
Science- By Friday you should have your slides memorized so you may begin orals. I will give you time in class tomorrow to work together to prepare for the presentation
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
8th grade
***CCD cancelled tomorrow
****Farrell registration has been extended from Wednesday- Friday of this week due to impending inclement weather
****Please return Math quiz signed tomorrow
***Students, please bring in pictures for the yearbook. The following students have not sent in pictures: Koleci, Derek, Lotito, Cameron, Trinity, and Austin
****Book fair Thursday 8:20am
Quiz Thursday on North American Martyrs
Test Friday- Slope and Functions
Math homework- workbook page 168 and 169
Friday, March 2, 2018
8th grade
***We are expected to return from the trip by 2:30pm. However, if there is traffic, we may get back a little later. Please make arrangements on how you will get home.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
8th grade
****Trip to the museum Monday- You may dress down in appropriate clothes for a museum. No ripped jeans or inappropriate tee shirts. Sneakers are of course recommended. There is a very nice food court in the museum in which to eat in. We will be eating from 11:30-12:30. You are not allowed to bring lunch into the museum from your home. If it is nice outside, parent chaperones have taken the students outside to the various food trucks and have eaten on the steps of the museum. That is one option. However, as I have explained to the class, I will be eating in the food court. If you send your child with $20 spending money, they will be able to buy a nice lunch and snack.
Math- Finish word problems on blackboard. Remember, the graphs are non-linear.
Religion essay due tomorrow. "For every action, there is a reaction."
Science- Start researching your topic for the debate. You know what your topic is.
7th grade
Math workbook page for homework 199
test Tuesday- Consecutive numbers
Combining Like terms
Distributive property
Adding and subtracting expressions
Integers (Know your rules)
Science- We will be starting the project Tuesday.
Lab due tomorrow on erosion.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
******Get test folders signed
8th grade
****Please bring in your money for the trip.
Religion- Essay on "for every action there is a reaction" is due Friday.
7th grade
Math worksheet- do the other side of the sheet on distributive property
Science lab due Friday on looseleaf
For Tuesday, research your type of land surface. Be prepared to begin work on a powerpoint showing the effects of erosion on these surfaces or how these surfaces create water erosion.
Science section assessment due tomorrow
Monday, February 26, 2018
8th grade
****We need one more chaperone for the Metropolitan Museum trip. Please advise me tomorrow if your can attend.
Religion- Talking Points page 144 - Evangelization
***Make sure you are ready to discuss the North American Martyrs tomorrow
Graphic organizer due tomorrow for Pilgrims/Puritans
Math- worksheet page 1 Quiz on math word problem from today.
7th grade
Science Section 1 assessment page 215 due Wednesday
We will begin the science project tomorrow
Math worksheet 1-12
We will complete the math project in class tomorrow
Friday, February 23, 2018
8th grade
****Bring in $35.00 for trip. Have parents write a note stating if they are chaperoning.
Math- Write a word story for y=kx and y=mx +b
Science- For Tuesday, bring in your family's habitat as per my instructions.
Rewrite the explanation for the alligator deaths and births
Find the population density of 5 cities
Thursday, February 22, 2018
8th grade
Math- Quiz tomorrow on setting up equations from a table and word problems.
Also, complete the exercises that were on the blackboard
Religion- Quiz Monday on Counter Reformation Saints. Also, for tomorrow, give me a bulleted list of the life of your civil disobedience person. (Not happy with what you wrote on the quiz)
Science- Let's finish the truck ramp experiment tomorrow (Velocity and acceleration) Bring your cars if you need to.
Science- Bring in pictures and posterboard to begin biotic vs abiotic project. You are to create a biotic environment and an abiotic environment. For Monday, bring pictures to begin project for species, population, community and ecosystem.
After the Easter break, have a hypothesis for me for an environmental experiment.
7th grade
Math- Small quiz tomorrow on consecutive numbers. Study examples in your notebook.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
8th grade
****Get tests signed
**Please ask your parents who can chaperone for the Metropolitan Museum of Art trip. I need 4 chaperones.
***Let's compile a list of plays you would like to see. We need to make a decision this week.
Religion- Look up the difference between the Puritans vs Pilgrims according to the outline I gave you. We will discuss tomorrow
Look up the North American Martyr you chose in class today. Answer the questions I put on the blackboard.
Math- On graph paper, write the equation as per the two problems I wrote on the blackboard.
7th grade
Math packet due Monday
Science test due tomorrow
Wednesday, February 15, 2018
8th grade
Math quiz tomorrow
Religion- Quiz tomorrow on "civil disobedience men and women" Three sentences- one sentence on where they come from, one sentence on what they were fighting for, and one sentence on their civil disobedience.
7th grade
Math workbook page 229... Finish word stories.
Study for science test.
Tuesday, February 14, 2018
Happy Valentine's Day
8th grade
Math quiz Friday- Function or no function
making mapping diagrams
finding slope- formula, rise/run, table
Math homework- Find the slope of the figures you graphed in class using rise/run
Religion- Picasso essay due Friday Please refer to outline
Civil disobedience essay due Wednesday. Please refer to outline
Bring in quotes and pictures for yearbook if you have not already done so.
7th grade
Math workbook page 218
Science test on Friday- Please refer to the outline in your notebook.
Friday, February 9, 2018
8th grade
Religion test chapter 12 Tuesday
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Math workbook page 164
Religion essay on Martin Luther due Monday
Please have the name of your song for the rap tomorrow.
Science experiment on acceleration will begin tomorrow. Please bring in all necessary props.
7th grade
Math quiz tomorrow
Do exercises on distributive property in notebook for Monday.
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
8th grade
Math- do workbook page.
Science- Review lab sheet and be prepared to do the lab on Friday. Bring in the cars necessary to do the lab.
7th grade
Math- Do exercises on looseleaf
Science- Chapter 3 assessment page 94 do questions 11-14 and 16-18
page 95 questions 1-5
Question 15 on page 94 Write a one and a half page story on looseleaf
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
7th grade
Math- workbook page 204- questions 4,5,6,11,16
Packet due Friday (Will be graded as a test)
Friday quiz on expressions- combining like terms and adding and subtracting expressions. Also evaluating expressions
Science- Recreate chart on page 90 to define terms
Monday, January 29, 2018
8th grade
*****Please come to school dressed tomorrow for your presentation of The Masque of the Red Death. You may bring your gym suit and sneakers in with you to change so you may attend gym.
*****Parents- Ask the office to direct you to where we are performing. It has been moved out of the gym.
We need you to bring in cans for color wars.
Math packet due Monday.
7th grade
Math worksheet due tomorrow. Be sure number lines are done on looseleaf paper and the map is done on graph paper.
Science- Bring in nutrition fact labels.
Friday, January 26, 2018
8th grade
****A reading of The Masque of the Red Death will be Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 9:30am in the gym. You can sit on the bleachers to enjoy the reading.
****Parents, please ensure that your child has his or her lines memorized on Monday by going over the lines with them. Thank you
*****Please bring in cans for color wars. The more cans the better the structure we can create.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
11am dismissal
***** Bring in cans for color wars.
You should have your part memorized for tomorrow. No excuses!!!!!!
7th grade
Math workbook page 49
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
8th grade
***** Bring in your supplies tomorrow to work on the mask. Beads, glitter, paint, or jewels are fine. Those who do not have them in tomorrow will receive classwork grade of zero.
*******You should have at least 2 to 3 lines memorized for the Masque of the Red Death for tomorrow.
Friday, January 19, 2018
8th grade
Study for the religion midterm. Religion vocabulary is due Monday. Vocabulary is to be handwritten as you were supposed to be working on it in class for the last several days.
The Religion test is also to be handwritten.
Bring in what you would like to decorate your mask for our presentation of The Masque of the Red Death on Monday. Choices include paint, beads, glitter, jewels, feathers, etc.
Have your part fully memorized by the end of next week.
You should be looking for your costume this weekend.
*Also remember color wars during Catholic school week. You may dress up with anything red. You may color your hair or wear a wig, red socks, shirts, etc.
All science projects should have been handed in today. All projects handed in after this will be given a deduction in the grade.
7th grade
Those students who did not take the midterms due to illness must hand in the MyPlate, which is 25% of your midterm grade on Monday. If it is not handed in, you will receive a reduction in the grade.
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Study for the Science midterm
We will continue working tomorrow on the Heritage project. Be sure to bring in all that you will need to finish the board and either the dance, song, etc.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
8th grade
***ELA midterm tomorrow- Be sure to have your IPad fully charged in order to take the test.
Math- complete the math exercises on exponents and polynomials. If you have any questions, please ask tomorrow. Be sure to review negative exponents.
****Tomorrow we begin our Culture Day activities. Be sure to have your posterboard, your dance, your song, your research, etc in order to begin the project. I will be checking to see what is brought in tomorrow morning. If nothing is brought in, you will be placed in a different group.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
8th grade
Math outline for midterm. We have been daily going over the various topics for the midterm. Refer to all the worksheets and if you can answer the questions on the worksheet, you will do fine on the midterm.
*Start memorizing your part for Masque of the Red Death. We will be performing it for Catholic School Week at the end of the month.
Math- complete area and distance problems that we worked on in class today. Hand it in tomorrow.
Worksheet on midpoint and distance due Friday.
Start a study guide for religion vocabulary on looseleaf paper. Define all vocabulary from chapter 7-10. I will be grading it as a quiz.
We will begin our tasks tomorrow. Have all supplies in.
7th grade
Math- complete worksheet on integers
Science- For tomorrow, we will be starting orals for stock market project
For tomorrow, have your healthy foods for MyPlate #2. *Be sure to look at vitamins on page 72 to ensure that your healthy MyPlate has a good selection of vitamins derived from food.
For Friday, bring in small posterboard for Vitamin project. Each child in class was assigned a vitamin to research. Find pictures of foods rich in your vitamin. You will be making a collage. Be prepared to do an oral presentation Monday on the value of your vitamin in your diet.
It seems that the outline for the science midterm is not appearing on my website. I am rewriting it.
Science Outline
Science textbook
Chapter 1 section 1 pages 6-12 What is the science inquiry?
section 3 Nature of technology and what is technology's impact on Science pg20-22
Chapter 18- Section 1- Body organization and homeostasis page 668-673
Section 2- The skeletal system- page 674-681
Science workbook-
Chapter 3 sections 1 and 2 pages 66-79
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
****For Culture Day, bring in all your resources to begin on Friday. If you are writing a song, or doing a dance, or reciting a poem, have all your ideas ready for Friday.
Monday, January 8, 2018
8th grade
Math- Complete worksheet on angles in preparation for the midterm
Science outline for project was handed out. We will begin tomorrow
7th grade
Math- complete posterboard in preparation for presentation on Thursday
Science- MyPlate- students were informed that the MyPlate project will be 25% of your midterm grade
Friday, January 5, 2018
8th grade
***Parents, I still have not received back all the progress reports. Please speak to your children.
***I have not received the tear off from parents advising me that they are aware of the project that you received last week is worth 50% of the midterm grade. Please return.
Due to the snow day, we have extended the due date for the Science chapter project to Tuesday. Monday morning please come in and complete your project. Start doing your trials. (Cameron, I will bring in the wood pegs for you.)
Science- Wednesday we will be beginning a new project. Each group will be given 5 tasks. Each group will contain 5 students. You can give one task to each student. You will videotape your group completing each of the tasks and you will be graded as a group.
Task 1- Will need a plastic cup, an index card (which I will supply) and a quarter
Task 2- Group will need 5 checkers.
Task 3- Group will need a 2 liter soda bottle, a few tissues, and a plastic cup.
Task 4- Group will need a small car (maybe a hot wheels car, or a lego car), and a marble (which I will provide). Students will create a ramp for the car to go down.
Task 5- Group will need a plastic grocery bag, 4 pieces of string and a figurine. (Something to be suspended from the makeshift parachute).
Math- Finish worksheets- 1. angle worksheet- each problem should be set up as an equation and solved.
2. Dilation worksheet- If needed, graph dilations on graph paper. Be sure in the cases where they are asking for the scale factor that you set up the formula which is image/original and solve.
***All these worksheets are review for the midterm. Be sure to put the effort into completing them with rigor. Of course, if you have a problem, now is the time to bring it to my attention.
Religion- You should be studying the saints we discussed in class yesterday for the midterm. You also have two essays due Monday. One on the Renaissance, which you are to staple your Renaissance man to when you hand in the essay. The second essay is a compare Mark 3:25 to the Great Schism of the West. Also write about a time in your household, or on a team, or in school where a house divided was not good.
7th grade
Math- Write a word story and illustrate a multiplication of integers problem as discussed in class. Please use the paper I distributed in class.
Bring in as needed the pictures needed to complete your MyPlate project for Science. We will be completing this in class on Monday.
Also, if you did not bring in a poster board to complete your Stock Market project, do so on Monday. I want to start oral presentations by Thursday. You can start bringing in props Monday.
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
8th grade
***Get test folders signed
****Bring in signed progress reports if you have not already done so.
Math- Worksheet due Friday. Review tonight and see if you have any questions. Topic will be on midterm.
Angle worksheet due Monday. Write the equation and solve.
Religion- Renaissance essay due Monday
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
8th grade
Math workbook page 319
Injustice poem draft due tomorrow
Crusade poem due tomorrow
7th grade
Math workbook page 23
Friday, December 15, 2017
***The following people have not paid for the trip: Braithswaite, Koleci, Lenhardt, Lotito, O'Neal, Rodriguez King. Please bring in your $10 and your permission slip Monday.
8th grade
7th grade
Science- Write down all the food and drinks you consume Saturday. We will use this to compile a list of good and bad foods.
Be sure to come in with all the supplies to start your brochure Monday.
Friday, December 15, 2017
***The following people have not paid for the trip: Braithswaite, Koleci, Lenhardt, Lotito, O'Neal, Rodriguez King. Please bring in your $10 and your permission slip Monday.
8th grade
7th grade
Science- Write down all the food and drinks you consume Saturday. We will use this to compile a list of good and bad foods.
Be sure to come in with all the supplies to start your brochure Monday.
Thursday, December 14, 2017
8th grade
For next Thursday,
Bring in breakfast
Secret Santa
Bring in cards for class
Bring in a dessert for the culture dessert table
For tomorrow:
Renaissance man will be finished in class
Monday we will do presentations. You will use my smart tv to teach the class something about your Renaissance man.
Bring in poster board and pictures to begin timeline.
Monday- the Newton Three Laws of Motion graphic organizer is due
Also, your comparison of PreRenaissance art to Renaissance Art is due
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
****Make an effort to look at the Geminid meteor shower tonight between 730 tonight and dawn tomorrow.
8th grade
Science- Study for test on force as per my outline
Continue to think about the science project topic. Make notes.
Monday, December 11, 2017
8th grade
Math worksheet due tomorrow
Math quiz Wednesday on GCF
Science- Graphic Organizer on Newton's Laws of Motion is due Wednesday
Science test on force Thursday
7th grade
Math worksheet due tomorrow
Science quiz is changed to Wednesday
Friday, December 8, 2017
8th grade
Science test Thursday What is force?
1. Balanced vs unbalanced force pg 422
2. 4 different types of friction pg 428
3. gravity- factors that affect gravity pg 430 and 431
Thursday, December 7, 2017
8th grade
Science orals tomorrow
Religion- have the chorus done for your poem.
Math worksheet first column on looseleaf
7th grade
Math- Worksheet
Bring in New York Times business section for Monday
Answer questions about the Stock Exchange
Science quiz Tuesday
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
8th grade
Math- do the left column of difference of squares on looseleaf. If it is not a perfect square, take out the greatest common factor first.
Science-project on friction will be started in class in Monday. If you want to start the project tomorrow, bring in the pictures.
Religion- Bring in a pre-Renaissance and a Renaissance picture. You can start your painting project.
2. Start to collect your 20 pics to do a timeline of the Renaissance period. Refer to the outline.
3. Quiz tomorrow on the Just-War Theory.
7th grade
Science- Answer the section assessment in your notebook
Refer to the schedule that was on the blackboard to complete chapter assessment
Science Test Tuesday on the skeletal system and bones. Refer to the outline we discussed in class today.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
8th grade
**Those who haven't paid for the tee shirt please bring in your money.
Math quiz tomorrow on angles
2. Difference of squares sheet due tomorrow. Only do numbers on the blackboard
3. Worksheet on scientific notation due Friday
Science project due Friday. Oral presentation Friday
7th grade
Math- Make corrections to packet if necessary
Proportion worksheet 1-10 due tomorrow . Be sure to set up proportions
We will work on equations tomorrow
Finish math project on positive and negative numbers. Due Thursday.
Monday, December 4, 2017
8th grade
Religion quiz Thursday on the Just-War Theory. Was the Crusades a just war?
Talking Points page 120 Topic: The Great Schism of the West
Math workbook page 338
7th grade
Math- Answer integer questions on looseleaf from blackboard.
Bring in additional newspapers and magazines to complete your integer project.
Math quiz integers Friday.
****To the eighth grade- I just wanted to tell you how proud I am of the job you did at the robotics competition Wednesday night. In my eyes you are winners. Each area, the rules, programming, builders, spirit squad and drivers, worked together so hard to create a winning team. What I am the most proud of is that you put aside trying to achieve personal accolades for the good of the team, choosing amongst yourselves who would be the best to go out on the floor. I must do a shout out to both Jenna and Derek, who worked so hard to get the chariot working with the meager classroom items available to us. I am not forgetting all those who worked in the initial stages of the chariot who gave ideas. I must also talk about our artists, who labored to create a logo for the team and spent many a lunch period finishing the posters. *Billye, thank you for being so patient with Ms. Catalano and I when we changed our minds so many times with the tee shirt logo.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
8th grade
*****Bring in lunch tomorrow. There will be no hot lunch service
****Bring in money for raffles and games.
All assignments will be due on Monday
1. Orals for Charge of the Light Brigade
2. Math worksheets
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
****Who's the best player?-Lebrons the best player!!! Oh yeah!!
***Please bring in $5.00 to cover the cost of the tee shirt for the robotics competition. Ms. Catalano is covering the remainder of the cost.
****Robotics- St. Joseph by the Sea this Wednesday. Arrive at the competition at 4:30 PM or earlier. Wear your robotics shirt and your gym sweatpants. You may bring money as their cafeteria will be open for you to buy food, soda, and goodies.
8th grade
Religion- Memorization of the first two stanzas of The Charge of the Light Brigade this Friday.
2. Essay comparing the Light Brigade to the Crusades due Monday.
7th grade
Science- In essay form, compare the skeleton to the framework of a building. Give both similarities and differences.
Math packet due Monday. Review and ask questions before the due date
Monday, November 27, 2017
8th grade
Math packet due Friday
7th grade
Answer math word problems in your notebook. Be sure to create the tape diagram
Science quiz tomorrow
Science essay due Friday on homeostasis
Friday, November 17, 2017
8th grade
****Gym uniforms Monday. Dress down for those who attended the Fun Run, however, wear sneakers so you can participate in gym.
*****Please note that on Tuesday when we attend the movie, there will be no hot lunch offered. You must bring in a bag lunch that day.
****Public school applications are due by Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Religion- Saint quiz Monday on evangelized saints.
Math textbook chapter assessment due Monday
Math worksheet due Monday
Science- Bring in advertisements for project.
7th grade
Math- complete worksheet you started in class
Science quiz on Tuesday.
Bring in posterboard to begin science project Monday.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
8th grade
*******Bring in your public school applications. They are due before Thanksgiving break.
Math homework- Complete worksheet
Religion quiz on evangelized saints Friday
stanza number 3 is due for your Crusade ballad
7th grade
Math- finish page 88 on the worksheet. Set up proportions and solve
Science- Come to school tomorrow prepared to start your concept map
2. You can also start working tomorrow on your cause and effect graphic organizer.
3. Homeostasis project will be started in school on Monday.
4. Quiz on section 1 - cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
*****Bring in public school applications
*****Apple juice is needed for the holiday collection
PARENTS: I AM EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY WEBPAGE. IT SEEMS SOME DAYS WERE DELETED. I DON'T KNOW WHY.
8th grade
Religion- Second stanza is due tomorrow
Math worksheet is due tomorrow. Do not do question number 3
2. Math- red textbook page 178 questions 24-30 on graph paper.
7th grade
Math- worksheet page 88 1-8 on looseleaf. Set up proportions and solve.
Science- Think of an idea for your concept map for Thursday. We will begin the project in class on Thursday.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
8th grade
Religion- finish stained glass for tomorrow and be prepared to tell a summary of your Bible story.
Prayer book will be due on Monday
Rewrite any writing assignment that received a grade less than 90. Follow my suggestions, make grammatical and spelling corrections. Have both assignments signed.
Math sheet due Thursday
Science- failure of complex machines/failure of body organs/organ systems project due Thursday
7th grade
*****Get tests signed
Math- worksheet due tomorrow
Science questions page 15 due tomorrow in notebook
Science paragraph on systems due on Thursday
Monday, November 6, 2017
8th grade
7th grade
Math- re-do exit ticket and resubmit
fix math homework from Friday if you had a problem with it
new math worksheet due Thursday
Compound interest tables due tomorrow on looseleaf
Science- Graphic organizer of body systems will be due Thursday, but I will give time in class to complete
Essay- comparing machine to body systems due Thursday.
Common belief experiment due Monday.
Friday, November 3, 2017
***I am missing quite a few permission slips for the movie on November 21, 2017
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Koleci, Lenhardt, Lotito,Rodriguez-King
Thursday, November 2, 2017
8th grade
***Go to bed early knowing you are prepared for this test. You will all do very well. Sacred Heart readies you for high school. Know that we here at Sacred Heart are saying a special prayer for you tomorrow morning.....
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
8th grade
*****We can start to bring in supplies for the veterans
**Parts were distributed for the Masque of the Red Death
Religion- Summarize separately the five luminous mysteries on looseleaf (Handwritten)
7th grade
Math- quiz tomorrow - Simple interest formula, compound interest formula, making a table to show compound interest, percent of change using both formulas including Q= P x W
Worksheet was pushed off to Friday because of the quiz
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
****Winter uniform tomorrow
7th grade
My apologies. I forgot today is Halloween. Homework worksheet is due Thursday. Enjoy trick or treating
Monday, October 30, 2017
8th grade
****Bring in breakfast tomorrow. It is a free dress down. Dress in Halloween colors. Also, if we can bring in cookies, cupcakes, brownies, munchkins, or pretzels or potato chips for our afternoon party.
Make sure the vocabulary words are defined so we may read The Masque of the Red Death
Friday, October 27, 2017
8th grade
Math worksheet due Monday
Exponential growth project due Monday
Religion- Students that were given back their City of God/City of Man graphic organizer should resubmit it on Monday complete.
7th grade
Math worksheet
Math quiz on simple and compound interest on Thursday.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
8th grade
******Bring in money and permission form for trip to movie
Religion test tomorrow
Religion- Look up medieval feudal system and know what each group's role is
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
8th grade
Religion- Research your church architecture and write down characteristics.
Science- Bring in saran wrap for science project.
7th grade
Math test tomorrow
2. Finish simple interest/compound interest questions we started in class
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
****Cupcake sale tomorrow
***Buy chances for "Guessing the amount of candy corns"
****Test folder to be signed
8th grade
Religion test Friday chapter 9
Religion essay on Schism due on Monday
Math workbook page 61, and 62 volume 1
7th grade
Math test Thursday
Math worksheet Luigi and Mario
Also, on looseleaf, give me the complex fractions for your function table that you worked on in class
Science- worksheet due Friday. Will be graded as a quiz
Monday, October 23, 2017
8th grade
****Public school applications were handed out today. Please complete and return to me as soon as possible so I may submit your applicant record and your choice of schools. I will fill in the area on the application that regards your grades.
Math worksheet due tomorrow 1-10
Religion- Complete on computer paper the venn diagram for the Western Church/Eastern Church
7th grade
****Test folders were distributed and are due back with corrections on Wednesday.
Math test complex fractions, equivalent ratios, and proportional relationships shown through graphs, tables and writing a story Thursday.
Math- finish the complex fractions problems in your notebook. Also finish the equivalent ratio worksheet
Friday, October 20, 2017
*****Best of Luck to those students who are taking the Specialized High School test tomorrow. The whole class is behind you.
8th grade
Math quiz Monday- scientific notation all operations including word problems. See the examples in your notebook.
2. Math worksheet due
Be ready to begin science project on a complex machine Monday
7th grade
Math- Fraction worksheet questions 13-20 in notebook. Please follow the procedure I put on the board.
2. Worksheet due
Science- Write down observations and inferences you made from the project we did today. Remember step 1 in the scientific method is posing questions. What were you thinking in your mind when I told you we would squeeze the ball 3 times for 30 seconds?
Thursday, October 19, 2017
8th grade
Religion- Talking points page 100 Charlemagne
Math- On looseleaf, answer the questions about the populous states in scientific notation.
Very small and very large number project is due tomorrow.
Science- Think of an idea for your total organism project.
7th grade
Math- Fraction practice sheet 1-10 show work in notebook (Be sure your work is neatly organized on both sides of the equal sign)
2. Finish the word problem from the blackboard (Sally) Be sure all answers are in fraction form and all work is shown.
3. Bring in your ball and your bowl for our science project tomorrow
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
8th grade
Religion- talking points page 99 The barbarian invasions and Pope Gregory
7th grade
Math- complete math worksheet using equation
Science- 1. Have an idea to be discussed tomorrow on an idea of a past belief that was refuted.
2. We began researching in class men who had findings on the cell. Continue your research at home so you can brainstorm in class tomorrow.
3.. For Friday, bring in a squeezable ball with a tupperware or bowl that you can submerge your hand in. I will bring in the ice.
4. Bring in a drawing of a complex machine.
Monday, October 17, 2017
Specialized High School review class tomorrow from 2:30-5 Bring snacks and water. Have topics you would like to go over. Also, please bring in a note on how you will get home.
8th grade
Religion- "Write a letter home from the monastery" due Friday. It should be at least 1.5 pages long. It will be graded on your ability to incorporate the monastery vocabulary words and our discussions into the text.
Math- Scientific Notation project- Come into school tomorrow with an idea for your exponential growth project. 2. Very large and very small number project will be due Friday.
7th grade
****Get math test signed
Science- On looseleaf, answer the questions we discussed on the outline for the "coke in the water experiment"
2. Write a one and a half page story about your coin based upon your observations and inferences.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
8th grade
****Graduation pictures are tomorrow. Boys are to wear white button down shirt with tie and long pants. (Winter uniform) Girls may come to school as they do each day. You may change back into summer uniform after pictures are taken.
Science- Students who were given back their cell "conversations", they must be redone by Tuesday.
Multiple choice test due Tuesday.
Math- worksheet due tomorrow
Religion- talking points page 98- Monastic Life (be sure to define) and St. Benedict
7th Grade
Math- sheet handed out today is due on Tuesday
Science- We will be working on the soda experiment tomorrow
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
8th grade
Math- Quiz tomorrow Also, answer exponent questions in your notebook.
Science- Finish state population and size project
Science Post-it project due tomorrow
Religion- We will continue in our groups to put together the skit for the councils. Much more work is needed for a good grade. Look up what is needed and be prepared to work on it tomorrow
7th grade
Math- 1. On looseleaf, complete the function table that was on the blackboard.
2. Test tomorrow
3. Worksheet due that has the graph on it. ****Remember, your x and y axes can only go up to 10.
Science- Come in tomorrow with 4 large states with small populations and 4 states with small square miles with large populations. This will support your prediction from class today.
For Friday, we will be doing the soda experiment. You know what you have to bring in.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
*Get tests signed
Math- Complete worksheet on scientific notation
Quiz on scientific notation on Thursday- all operations
Science- Bring in information to begin science project of "State Population and Size"
Post it project due Thursday
Religion- We will begin Council orals tomorrow
7th grade
*****Get test folder signed
Math- complete worksheet on constant of proportionality
Math packet due tomorrow
Graph worksheet due Thursday
Science- Bring in information to begin science project.
Sorry- we will finish coin project tomorrow - Remind me
Thursday, October 5, 2017
8th grade
Math- Finish exponent worksheet
2. Scientific notation project- See outline in student's notebook. Bring in materials to start the project Tuesday, including construction paper.
Science- Cell conversation due Tuesday
2. Create a story for your coin in one page using your observations and inferences. Also make a copy of your coin so I can see it. Attach the list of your observations and inferences to your story. Due Tuesday
7th grade
***Test folders sent home. Corrections due on Tuesday along with signature
Math- complete worksheet on double number line. Be sure in the margin to write the constant of proportionality (unit rate)
2. Math packet due Wednesday. Be sure to go home tonight, look it over, and if you have questions on how to answer any of the problems, ask me either tomorrow or Tuesday.
Science- Test chapter 1 tomorrow
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
8th grade
***Parents- The deadline is approaching for registration for the TACHS exam. Go to www.tachsinfo.com to register.
***Tomorrow is National Junior Honor Society meeting from 2:30PM to 3:30PM. Please bring in a note from your parents saying how you will get home.
Religion test Chapter 8 Friday
2. Read the excerpt from "The City of God" and add to your graphic organizer The City of God/The City of Man
Math- Complete exercises in your notebook for scientific notation.
7th grade
Math- Finish worksheet on "finding constant of proportionality from a graph" Also, your proportional vs non-proportional word problem, function table, and graph is due tomorrow.. The graph is to be done on graph paper.
Science- Complete your list of observations/inferences for your coin.
Science test chapter 1 Friday
Monday, October 2, 2017
****Parents- The deadline for signing up to take the TACHS exam is approaching. Please go online and register to take the test!!!!
8th grade
Religion- Talking Points page 91 - The Councils There are 4 councils I want the following for each:
Name:
Year:
Who called it?
Who was the conflict maker?
Result:
7th grade
Math- finish worksheet from Friday. From the table, find the constant of proportionality
Science- Chapter review next 4 questions in preparation for test on Chapter 1 Friday
Friday, September 29, 2017
***Fun Run tomorrow at South Beach. (Father Capodanno Blvd)
Religion- City of God/City of Man comparison due Monday
Math worksheet on exponents due
Math quiz- 20 questions on exponents.
Science- Look at the website we reviewed in class called "Cell-ebrate" and bring in the supplies needed to start the plant cell display. Also, we will be beginning the plant cell "conversation" on Monday.
7th grade
Science- Answer questions 15-18 page 30 on iPad
Math- Complete unit rate worksheet for Monday
10 question quiz Monday on unit rate, better buy, and constant of proportionality
Thursday, Sptember 28, 2017
****Fun Run Saturday- All try to attend. You will be given a free dress down if you attend or donate.
8th grade
Science- Qualitative vs Quantitative and Inference/ Observation Test tomorrow
Think about tonight what cell wall you are going to build. We will discuss it tomorrow and your supplies will be due in class on Wednesday.
Also, you will need a packet of post its for Monday
Math- Answer blackboard exponent questions in your notebook. Also complete fraction exponents from worksheet
Math quiz on exponents Monday- There will be 20 exponent questions including simplifying negative exponents with fractions.
Religion- Character traits for Constantine the Warrior-Emperor-Saint graphic organizer due tomorrow.
Constantine essay due Friday
7th grade
Science textbook page 30 questions 10-14 due tomorrow. Do this on your iPad. We will go over it tomorrow.
The rest of the chapter review will be assigned. (Checking Concepts, Crititical Thinking, and Applying Skills) will be completed and discussed before the chapter 1 test next Friday. Students were told the specific pages to study for the test.
You will be given time tomorrow to finish "Pastabilities" and your technology project.
The modern technology and old technology essay is due tomorrow.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
******Trip tomorrow to St. Joseph by the Sea
Wear summer uniform
Bring snack money if you would like to buy their yummy snacks
Following Students have not sent in permission slips and $5.00
Ahern,Field, Koleci, Marcinak, Lenhardt
8th grade
Religion- Community essay due Friday. See outline on student's iPad
Math- Worksheet 11-20 Quiz Thursday Exponents
Science- Write on a sheet of paper a common belief. Look up on google if you can't think of one. I will approve your choice and you can begin the lab.
Friday, September 22, 2017
8th grade
****Please bring in $5.00 for trip to St.Joseph by the Sea. The trip is Wednesday. 2 CHAPERONES NEEDED.
Religion Write a paragraph about a 'turning point" in your life
Math- Exponent worksheet due
2. Finish "finding perimeter"
7th grade
Science- Make a chart of the five technologies in the classroom due Monday.
"Pastabilities" Monday
Math- Create a coordinate grid and plot the coordinates.
Complete the table comparing subscriptions to amount of money raised On looseleaf
Thursday, September 21, 2017
*****Confirmation meeting tonight at 7:00PM
8th grade
Religion- Finish community project. Be prepared to give your oral presentation.
Math- worksheet due tomorrow
Science- Lab report due next Friday. Remember, it is a group project. There are three people in each group and each is responsible for one of the hypotheses. Sorry my groups of two, you have a little more work to do. I will take that into consideration in the grading.
7th grade
Science- We will continue to work on the technology project tomorrow. If you need more pictures, bring them in tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
I'M BACK!!!! MY TECHNOLOGY IS UP AND RUNNING AGAIN!!!
8th grade
Math- complete worksheet on polynomials
Religion-Begin T-chart for Constantine. Do the research of Constantine the Emperor and we will fill it in the T-Chart tomorrow after we discuss it.
Complete your trip form. I need two chaperones.
7th grade
Science- Be sure to have all your magazines and newspapers in class tomorrow to start collage.
We will be starting on the "Pastabilities" on Monday. Be sure to have all the pastas you will need for the experiment. Remember, sharing is good
Get test folder signed..
Friday, September 15, 2017
8th grade
Thursday, September 14, 2017
8th grade
Math quiz exponents and addition of polynomials
Math worksheet
Religion- MacMurtrey due tomorrow
If you are finished with your community project, you may do your oral presentation tomorrow.
3. Community essay due Monday
4. St Paul essay due Wednesday
5. Religion test ch9 Wednesday. Topics: How was Christianity able to grow?
What is community?
What were the obstacles to Christianity? (persecutors)
Extra Credit: The Council of Jerusalem
7th grade
Math- finish worksheet
Quiz Monday on setting up ratios, finding unit rate, are ratios equivalent, and 2 step ratio problems.
Science
Lab report due tomorrow
2. For Monday bring in poster board (one piece for the group) and pictures for your technology. It is a collage that we are creating
3. Have your idea tomorrow for "technology's impact on society" Remember, we are working towards writing a paper on a technology that changed the world for the better. The first technology should be from early on in our civilization, then a modern technology that changed the world for both the better and for the worse.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
8th grade
Science- Write down your three hypostheses so you can complete your lab tomorrow.
Math- subtraction of polynomials in noteboook.
Algebra tile quiz tomorrow
Religion- MacMurtrey due Friday.
Be prepared to complete community project tomorrow. If you need more pictures or information, bring it in tomorrow.
7th grade
Math- workbook page 90
Quiz Monday unit rate and setting up ratios (Both one and two step problems)
Science-Answer questions on blackboard about your experiment "Do heavier items fall faster?"
We will talk about the wildfires tomorrow
****Remember- deadline is nearing for your first science experiment lab report "Do clothes dry faster on a clothesline in the sun?"
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
****Parent Orientation tonight at 6:30PM
8th grade
Religion- Research the Council of Jerusalem Find out: Who called it? Why was it called? What was the outcome?
Math- Solve addition of polynomials in notebook
Science- Qualitative vs Quantitative poster due tomorrow
2. Worksheet due tomorrow
7th grade
Math- Wb page 89 and write the two ratio problems. I like Mr. Mezzadri's idea to have an answer key on another sheet of paper.
Science- I person from the group is to bring in a small round ball. I will supply the marbles.
2. use the website I gave you in class to answer the four questions in your notebook about wildfires.
3. Clothesline lab due Friday
4. Chapter Project due next Friday
Monday, September 11, 2017
8th grade
Religion- Talking Points page 79 and 88 Topic- What are the obstacles to Christianity?
For tomorrow, bring in your research and pictures to begin your "community" project
Ancestor project will be worked on in class Thursday afternoon. All were approved.
Rooted project is due tomorrow
7th grade
Math- Write up the chart for passing out the papers.
We will continue to work on ratio project in class tomorrow
Science- "Clothesline" due Friday
2. Chapter project idea due tomorrow
Friday, September 8, 2017
*****Remember Monday is a dress down day (colors red, white, and blue) to show our support of Hurricane Harvey victims. We are asking that you open up your hearts to the victims by making a donation to a fund that the Archdiocese has started to help the victims. The money will go, in our case, directly to a Sacred Heart School in Texas.
******If your child did not complete and hand in summer assignment by Monday, they will be staying for detention from 2:30-3:30 Please write a note stating how they will be getting home from school.
8th grade
Religion- Talking points page 78 and 79. Topic: Why did Christianity grow?
2) MacMurtrey project will be due next Friday. Continue to work on it in the morning when you come in
3) Rooted project will be due Tuesday. You should have enough time Monday morning to finish it.
4) Be sure to have your ancestor choice for me on Monday.
Science- Qualitative and Quantitative Project to be worked on in class on Monday. You need a total of 12 pictures. 6 qualitative and 6 quantitative. (Remember the pictures are of chimpanzees as we discussed in class)
Math- Workbook page 43
7th grade
Science- Science experiment report due next Friday. Be sure to be specific in each of the sections of the scientific process. If it is handwritten, it should be at least 2 pages long to receive an A.
Questions 1 and 2 from Science textbook due Monday in notebook page 12.
Math- Bring in a recipe
Thursday, September 7,2017
We're off and running!!!
Religion- Bring in tomorrow your tree, bush, or flower to begin your rooted project. You must have the picture in class tomorrow in order to begin the project.
For Monday, start to think about your ancestors and the traditions they have handed down to your family. You are to dig into your past to find a photo, letter, or some other personal belonging that "tells a story" about one of your ancestors. (Please do not bring in anything that is dangerous to the class).
Do not bring it in on Monday, just tell me what you are thinking of bringing in and I will approve it or disapprove it.
Math- I will be collecting the summer assignment tomorrow. Many of you have already handed it in.