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Junior High School Homework

Today's Date: 
01/06/2009

7th Grade Homework

8th Grade Homework

 

7th Grade Homework  

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Assignments are subject to change if class conditions necessitate.

Mrs. Lockhart  – Social Studies:  No homework.

Mr.  Gerwin  – Math: Period 4: Problems 1 and 2 on page 40 due Wednesday.  All other Periods: None.

Mr. Grimm – Science: Go over Science World; Short film on Neutralization; Test on Chapter 6 is  Thursday

Mrs. Kendall –Language Arts: Context Clues sheets-complete in-class/pp. 49-51 OAT workbook, Verb Worksheets/Begin memorizing 23 Helping Verbs, Holocaust Journal Entry (Begin Unit tomorrow), Library

Miss Hildreth–Language Arts:  Correct Mug Shot Sentence, Begin writing unit, Review Simple Sentences-Compound Subjects and Predicates, Review the types of Sentences, Complete Types of Sentences Worksheet, Review the types of Genre and complete worksheet, Go to the library,

Ms. Whitmer – LA: finish watching A Christmas Carol, hard to find subjects – grammar workbook p. 52 exercise 2, Vocabulary skills p. 320, Monitor Your Progress p. 321

Math: Thinking with Mathematical Models pretest

Mrs. Mills – Language Arts: Work on new spelling words.  Spelling test and packets are due on Friday.  New reading logs were also given today.  Your reading logs are due next Monday.  We are starting a new reading unit about Louis Braille today. 

 

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008

Assignments are subject to change if class conditions necessitate.

Mrs. Lockhart  – Social Studies: Today we are playing one of the most ancient games in the world, Mancala!  No homework.  REMEMBER STUDENTS, TO BRING YOUR MONEY FOR REC CENTER TOMORROW!!! ALSO IF YOU HAVE RECE CENTER PASSES, YOU NEED TO BRING THE ID/PASS WITH YOU!!

Mr.  Gerwin  – Math: All Periods:  Enjoy the Break!!!

Mr. Grimm – Science: The “Name” test

Mrs. Kendall –Language Arts: Review/Take A Tale of Two Cities test,

Movie choice!!

Miss Hildreth–Language Arts:  Watch Movie of your choice,

Ms. Whitmer – LA: Watch A Christmas Carol, Book Reports due tomorrow, library

Math: Test

Miss Smithers – Life Skills:

Mrs. Mills – Language Arts:

 

Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Assignments are subject to change if class conditions necessitate.

Mrs. Lockhart  – Social Studies:  Finish Islam questions.  Turn in India binders today.  No homework.

Mr.  Gerwin  – Math: All Periods: No Homework.

Mr. Grimm – Science:

Mrs. Kendall –Language Arts: Vocabulary Quiz, A Tale of Two Cities Review Contest/TEST TOMORROW!! Spelling Test #5 for those who have to take it

Miss Hildreth–Language Arts:  Finish Climax Chart for the story, Watch a movie, NO HOMEWORK!!

Ms. Whitmer – LA: Literature circle, A Christmas Carol test

Math: Unit review

Miss Smithers – Life Skills: Nutrition test due today;

Mrs. Mills – Language Arts:

 

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Assignments are subject to change if class conditions necessitate.

Mrs. Lockhart  – Social Studies: Islam questions.  Organize India section of his binder for homework, DUE TOMORROW.  REMEMBER THAT WE NEED EMPTY EGG CARTONS FOR OUR ACTIVITY ON THURSDAY.

Mr.  Gerwin  – Math: All Periods: Math Reflection Question 1 on page 32 due Wednesday.

Mr. Grimm – Science: Go over study guides; pass out Chapter Review and Concept Maps for chapter 6 – collected at the end of the period and returned after break if not done

Mrs. Kendall –Language Arts: Review Vocab.-Add Theme/Pathos-Quiz tomorrow, A Tale of Two Cities: Finish movie/Apply Plot Elements/Memorize Sidney’s final words-Only Ex. Points on Test, A Tale of Two Cities Test-Thursday, Spelling List #5-for those who have to take it, Library

Miss Hildreth–Language Arts:  Finish reading “The Fun They Had,”  Finish finding the literary terms in the story, Introduce Prepositions, Begin working on memorizing list of Prepositions-first 15, Go to the library-3rd, 6th, and 8th, Homework:  NO Homework!!

Ms. Whitmer – LA: Recognizing subjects in orders and directions – workbook p. 51 exercises 1 & 2, literature circles, Read p. 115-124 in A Christmas Carol

Math: 4.3 & 4.4, Work on Review from homework, test Thursday

Miss Smithers – Life Skills: Nutrition Take Home Test today; Due tomorrow, Wed., 12/17/08; Discussing Contamination and Safe Kitchen Practices;

Mrs. Mills – Language Arts: Work on spelling packets that are due Thursday.  Study vocabulary words for our quiz on Thursday.  We are going to watch, “A Christmas Carol,” today in class.

 

Date: Monday, December 15, 2008

Assignments are subject to change if class conditions necessitate.

Mrs. Lockhart  – Social Studies:  . Islam questions.  No homework.  REMEMBER STUDENTS, WE NEED EGG CARTONS FOR AN ACTIVITY THIS WEEK!!

Mr.  Gerwin  – Math: All Periods: Math Reflection Question number 1 on page 32 due Wednesday.

Mr. Grimm – Science: Collect Study Guides;

Mrs. Kendall –Language Arts: Return Figures of Speech/O. Henry Portfolio/Return letter ASAP, Review Vocab.-Quiz Wednesday, A Tale of Two Cities: Study Sheet (Highlight)-Test Thursday, Continue watching movie, Ex. Credit pics-due Thursday, Spelling List #5-Pre-Test, Reminder: Make certain Study Island/Acronyms-Similes-Metaphors completed in Computer class

Miss Hildreth–Language Arts:  Take the Verb Quiz, Read Silently until everyone finishes the test, Go over Prediction, Read the story “The Fun They Had,” Find the Literary Terms in the story, Homework:  Read for 10 minutes, Reading Homework Log 13-due Tomorrow, No Spelling or Vocabulary Unit this week

Ms. Whitmer – LA: Interjections – workbook p. 43 exercise 1, Work in literature circles, Read p. 92-114 in A Christmas Carol

Math: 4.1-4.3

Miss Smithers – Life Skills: Life Skills folder due Tomorrow, 12/16/08;  Also, a take home test will be given tomorrow, 12/16/08  and will be due Wednesday, 12/17/08 or the next day we have school (due to possible inclement weather)

Mrs. Mills – Language Arts: Work on spelling packets, due Thursday!  We are continuing to read, “A Christmas Carol.”  Tomorrow we are going to watch the video, “A Christmas Carol.” Reading logs due today.

  

8th Grade Homework  

DATE: Tuesday, January 6, 2009

MRS. FITCH  -  HW:  32 Greek and Latin root test W (study rings); TODAY:  Quest. Of the Day #19-1—extended response; hand things back; roots copy/silent reading, if have root ring; current events; D.E. 9-1; go over non-fiction article & Giver tests; QuickWrite/New Year; Introduce pen pal project with Israel

MR. HAFNER-2nd-Rotation Symmetry/A-D on Worksheet

          3rd,4th,7th,8th-Problem 3.1: Relating Symmetry & Congruence/ A-E p. 49

                          6th-Mean, Median, and Mode/ Talk it Over #’s 1-9/ Practice 20

MR.HEMSOTH – Chapter 9 section 4 & 5 preview review

MISS JACKSON –assign to review studyguide and journal for TEST  on Thursday;

Review chapter and notes on Rocks;  if time Sedimentary Rock Observation Chart

MRS. KRUPP – Homefun – Pay it Forward project due Wednesday, Jan. 14th, bring signed parent letters for extra credit; Introduction Activity for 2nd Semester; Mid-Year Evaluation; 3rd Quarter letters to parents & Honors letters; Spelling list and roots; pass back papers; stuff binders

MRS. MILLS – Work on new spelling words.  Spelling test is on Friday.

MISS WHITMER- LA – Predicate nouns and pronouns p. 422-423, Workbook p. 69 exercise 1 and p. 70 exercise 1, Read interview with Stephen King, watch “From the Author’s Desk,” Read p. 424-426, nonfiction worksheet

SS – Discuss National Bank, define terms

MISS SMITHERS – Life Skills Curriculum handed out today – Communication Activity – Scavenger Hunt – all in class activities – No homework

 

 

DATE: Thursday, 12-18-08

MRS. FITCH  - HW:  NONE!  Finish Giver test if not done; watch parallel to The Giver—Milk and cookies in library 4-6 only—contest winners from book fair 

MR. HAFNER-No Homework

MR.HEMSOTH – complete sec. 2 pre/review … read sec. 3 (chap. 8)

MISS JACKSON –assign to finish studyguide p. 1;  do outline section on Sedimentary rocks; if time start Sedimentary Rock Observation Chart

 

 MRS. KRUPP – Homefun: Work on your Pay-it-Forward project!  Follow up with your journals after you have completed your three good deeds over break.  In class – Pay it Forward video clip, brainstorming for your personal good deeds and the people whom you will help!

MRS. MILLS

MISS WHITMER- LA – Continue work on short stories (due tomorrow), book reports due tomorrow, library

SS – Read p. 239-243

 

DATE: Wednesday, December 17, 2008

MRS. FITCH  -  HW:  Root test tomorrow—32 of them! Memoirs due F—absolutely, positively!  TODAY:  The Giver test both periods because of delay

MR. HAFNER-2nd-Continue Reflection Symmetry/ No Homework

          3rd,4th,7th,8th-Quiz/ No Homework

                          6th-Cumulative Review Check/ No Homework

MR.HEMSOTH – complete sec. 1 pre/review (chap. 9) … read sec. 2

MISS JACKSON –p. 339 activity…write answers  in journal;  assign to read  pages 343-352

MRS. KRUPP – Homefun: Finish your brainstorming worksheet for tomorrow!; Introduce the “Pay-it-Forward” unit – overview, brainstorming favor ideas, read through letters and quotes from last year’s unit

MRS. MILLS – Spelling packets are due TOMORROW!  Don’t forget! This will be the last grade for the 9 weeks.

MISS WHITMER- LA – Continue work on short stories, Indirect Objects workbook p. 68 exercise 1

SS – Constitution test

 

DATE: Tuesday, December 16, 2008

MRS. FITCH  -  HW:  Memoirs due tomorrow—typing in the lab today & test over The Giver—study, theme, symbolism, foreshadowing, etc…; TODAY:  review for the test; finish Socratic QW

MR. HAFNER-2nd-Reflection Symmetry/ Worksheet 1.1 A (in-class)

          3rd,4th,7th,8th-Review Investigation 2/ Quiz tomorrow

                          6th-Continue Cumulative Review (Chapters 1-5)

MR.HEMSOTH – test

MISS JACKSON –do Outline in journal for Metamorphic Rocks; do studyguide p. 1 for

Metamorphic Rocks; URL:  How Metamorphic Rocks are formed;  assign to finish studyguide p. 1 for Metamorphic Rocks

 MRS. KRUPP – Homefun: Read at home!; The Giver Unit Test; review vocab test from last Friday; Intro to Pay-It-Forward Unit

MRS. MILLS

MISS WHITMER- LA – Recognizing Indirect Objects – workbook p. 65 exercise 1, Continue work on short stories

SS – Discuss reading, Constitution test tomorrow

 

DATE: Monday, December 15, 2008

MRS. FITCH  -  HW:  Memoirs due this W; Giver test W; Root test TH; TODAY:  Quest. of Day/verbs; Current Events; Madgab; winners of contest ‘societal differences’ = 2-3 period!; Daily Edit 9-3; continue none-fiction OAT (Terrorism article); QuickWrite—Socratic Questioning…Silent read when finished

MR. HAFNER-2nd-OAT Proportion Questions/ No Homework

          3rd,4th,7th,8th-Problem 2.3:  Describing Translations/ A-D pages 32 & 33 (in-class)

                          6th-Finish Chapter 5 Test/ Begin Cumulative Review (Chapter 1-5)

MR.HEMSOTH – Section 4 quiz, Chapter 8 test tomorrow

MISS JACKSON –assign to read pages  339-342      ; Igneous Rock Observation Chart; discuss Igneous Rocks

MRS. KRUPP – Homefun: Study for The Giver test; Discussion about the end of The Giver in small groups; plot review activity in small groups; review game for the test

MRS. MILLS

MISS WHITMER- LA – Finding direct objects in questions – workbook p. 64 exercise 1, Continue work on short stories

SS – Finish going over the Constitution, Read p. 224-231

 

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