12/22/14 Homework

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco 
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
7th:  None
8th:  None

12/19/14 Homework

Dream Team Gator of the Month

Keri Wood

Dream Team Gators of the Week

Keri Wood & James Waites
Hunter Hayes & Dylan Kolecki

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Finish Reteaching 1-3
8th - Study (Minitest-Monday, December 21)
Honors - Study and Organize Notebook  (Chapter 5 Test and Notebook-Monday, December 22)


Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco 
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
7th:  8th Period - Organize Notebook for open notes test on Monday
8th:  None

Reading- Dr. Gibbons
Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a week
2nd MP Reading Project due 12/23 

Resource Reading - Mrs. Loiseau  
Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a week
2nd MP Reading Project due 1/21

12/18/14 Homework

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Practice 1-3
8th - Word Problems (Minitest-Monday, December 21)
Honors - Study Guide (Performance Assessment-Friday, December 19 and Chapter 5 Test and Notebook-Monday, December 22)

Reading- Dr. Gibbons
Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a week
2nd MP Reading Project due 12/23 

Resource Reading - Mrs. Loiseau  
Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a week
2nd MP Reading Project due 1/21

Gr 8 Science Test Study Guide (Test is Friday)

12/17/14 Homework

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Properties of Numbers
8th - Finish Pizzazz pg. 161-162 (Minitest-Monday, December 21)
Honors - None (Performance Assessment-Friday, December 19 and Chapter 5 Test and Notebook-Monday, December 22)


Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco 
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
7th:  Organize your Notebook
8th:  Study for Ch. 7 Sec. 1 & 2 Quiz -- tomorrow

Reading- Dr. Gibbons
Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a week
2nd MP Reading Project due 12/23 

Resource Reading - Mrs. Loiseau  
Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a week
2nd MP Reading Project due 1/21

7th Grade Social Studies Binder -- Notes and T.O.C.

This entry is to help you organize your binder.

All pages should be in order and complete.

 Table of Contents

for 

Africa

1.  Africa - Where People Life    -- Dec. 5th

2.  Geography Warm-up              -- Dec. 8th

3.  Ch. 5 Sec. 2 Guided Reading -- Dec. 8th  

4.  Ghana and Mali                      -- Dec. 9th

5.  Ch. 5 Sec. 2 Review               -- Dec. 10th

6.  Ch. 5 Sec. 3 Notes                  -- Dec. 10th

7.  Ebola -- Sources                     -- Dec. 11th

8.  Ch. 5 Sec. 3 Review               -- Dec. 16th

9.  Ch. 6 Sec. 1 Notes                  -- Dec. 16th

 

12/16/14 Homework

Mrs. Eckley - Science

8th - Study Guide is due tomorrow. Test is on Friday. Please email if you need another copy of the study guide. Answers to SG will be posted tomorrow after school.

7th - Quiz Friday

• parts of microscope
• prokaryotic versus eukaryotic cells
• cell organelles

See below for 7th Grade slides to help with preparing for quiz.

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco 
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
7th:  Organize your Notebook -- Notes listed below
8th:  None

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - None
8th - Solving Systems by Graphing (Minitest-Monday, December 21)
Honors - Practice 5-8 (Test, Performance Assessment and Notebook-Friday, December 19)

12/15/14 Homework

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Study (minitest-Tuesday, December 16)
8th - Parallel & Perpendicular Lines (minitest-Monday, December 22)
Honors - None (Chapter 5 Test, Performance Assessment, Notebook Check-Friday, December 19)

12/11/14 Homework

Gateway Announcement

NHS Holiday Food Drive is going on now.

Please consider donating non-perishable and canned goods to help those in need.

Bring in the items to your homeroom teacher by Friday, Dec. 12th.

Homerooms that collect 50+ items will be in the running for a prize. 

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - None (minitest-Tuesday, December 16)
8th - None
Honors - pg. 340 #22 (Chapter 5 Test and Performance Assessment-Friday, December 19)

Science -Mrs. Eckley
7th Grade - Great job on microscope lab this week. Next week will will start a lab on Tuesday. Friday next week there will be a quiz on prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells and organelles.
8th Grade - 

• Make sure all past due classwork is completed for Monday (Magnetism Lab, Electric Charge Classwork, Static Electricity WebQuest, Electrostatic Lab). 
• Electric Field classwork is due Tuesday, 12/16.
• Test Friday, 12/19. Study guide was given out today and is due on Wednesday, 12/17. Answers will be posted after school on Wednesday. Feel free to see me to check your answers if you finish the study guide before Wednesday.

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
7th:  None
8th: Ch. 6 Test Re-takes are on Tuesday, Dec. 16th -- after school in room 207.  All assignments must be completed in power school to be eligible.

12/10/14 Homework

Gateway Announcement

NHS Holiday Food Drive is going on now.

Please consider donating non-perishable and canned goods to help those in need.

Bring in the items to your homeroom teacher by Friday, Dec. 12th.

Homerooms that collect 50+ items will be in the running for a prize. 

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Practice 1.2b (minitest-Tuesday, December 16)
8th - Study (Test-Thursday, December 11)
Honors - pg. 331 #7-25 odd

Reading - Dr. Gibbons
Reading project due 12/23
Read 20 minutes a night/ 4 times a week 

Resource Reading- Mrs. Loiseau
Reading project due 1/21
Read 20 minutes a night/ 4 times a week

12/9/14 Homework

Gateway Announcement

NHS Holiday Food Drive is going on now.

Please consider donating non-perishable and canned goods to help those in need.

Bring in the items to your homeroom teacher by Friday, Dec. 12th.

Homerooms that collect 50+ items will be in the running for a prize. 

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Practice 1.2a (minitest-Tuesday, December 16)
8th - Study Guide (Test-Thursday, December 11)
Honors - Practice 5-5

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
7th:  Ghana and Mali worksheet - 7 questions
Ch. 4 Test Retakes on Wednesday, Dec. 10th. 
8th: Ch. 7 Sec. 1 Reading Study Guide

Reading- Dr. Gibbons
Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a week
2nd MP Reading Project due 12/23 
Benchmark #2 Test Tomorrow

Resource Reading - Mrs. Loiseau  
Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a week
2nd MP Reading Project due 1/21
Benchmark #2 Test Tomorrow

Gibbons/Loiseau Benchmark #2 PBA Review Guide Answer Key

Question No.                      Answer 

1 Part A                                    C

    1 Part B                               B and E

2 Part A                                    D

2 Part B                                    C

3                                               E

4                                               C

5 Part A                                    C

5 Part B                                    B

     6                                    B, D, and F

12/8/14 Homework

Gateway Announcement

NHS Holiday Food Drive is going on now.

Please consider donating non-perishable and canned goods to help those in need.

Bring in the items to your homeroom teacher by Friday, Dec. 12th.

Homerooms that collect 50+ items will be in the running for a prize. 

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Practice 1-1
8th - Writing Equations of Trend Lines (Test-Thursday, December 11)
Honors - None 

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
7th:  Ch. 4 Test Retakes on Wednesday, Dec. 10th.  
**Ch. 4 Study Guide must be completed and turned in by Tuesday, Dec. 9th
to be eligible for the retake.**
8th: Study for tomorrow's Ch. 6 Test.

12/5/14 Homework

Gateway Announcement

NHS Holiday Food Drive is going on now.

Please consider donating non-perishable and canned goods to help those in need.

Bring in the items to your homeroom teacher by Friday, Dec. 12th.

Homerooms that collect 50+ items will be in the running for a prize. 

Renaissance Announcement

Renaissance Card Applications due Friday, Dec. 5th.

Turn in applications during Homeroom.  Late applications will not be accepted.
*Extra applications are available in the Main Office*

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - None
8th - Scatterplot (Test-Thursday, December 11)
Honors - Study (Minitest-Monday, December 8)

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco
7th:  Complete Crossword Puzzle - due Monday.
8th:  Complete Chapter 6 Study Guide -- due Monday
         Chapter 6 Test on Tuesday
         *RAFT assignment was due today.  If you did not turn it in, 5 points off for every day that it is late. 

12/4/14 Homework

Gateway Announcement

NHS Holiday Food Drive is going on now.

Please consider donating non-perishable and canned goods to help those in need.

Bring in the items to your homeroom teacher by Friday, Dec. 12th.

Homerooms that collect 50+ items will be in the running for a prize. 

Renaissance Announcement

Renaissance Card Applications due Friday, Dec. 5th.

Turn in applications during Homeroom.  Late applications will not be accepted.
*Extra applications are available in the Main Office*

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Study (Test-Friday, December 5)
8th - None (Test-Thursday, December 11)
Honors - Pg. 316 #8-22 even (need graph paper) (Minitest-Monday, December 8)

Science - Mrs. Eckley
7th Grade - No Homework
8th Grade - Quiz tomorrow on Electric Charges - see slides below
                 - Last day to turn in reading assignment: 7 Minutes of Terror
                 - Electrostatic Lab due tomorrow - can work on write-up after quiz

12/3/14 Homework

Gateway Announcement

NHS Holiday Food Drive is going on now.

Please consider donating non-perishable and canned goods to help those in need.

Bring in the items to your homeroom teacher by Friday, Dec. 12th.

Homerooms that collect 50+ items will be in the running for a prize. 

Renaissance Announcement

Renaissance Card Applications due Friday, Dec. 5th.

Turn in applications during Homeroom.  Late applications will not be accepted.
*Extra applications are available in the Main Office*

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Study Guide (Test-Friday, December 5)
8th - Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
Honors - Pg. 310 #7-41 odd (need graph paper) (Minitest-Monday, December 8)

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
7th:  Study for tomorrow's test -- answers to study guide posted on 12/2/14 entry.
         Crossword Puzzle due Monday, Dec. 8th.
8th: Complete RAFT -- Quiz Grade -- Due Friday, Dec. 5th.

12/2/14 Homework

Gateway Announcement

NHS Holiday Food Drive is going on now.

Please consider donating non-perishable and canned goods to help those in need.

Bring in the items to your homeroom teacher by Friday, Dec. 12th.

Homerooms that collect 50+ items will be in the running for a prize. 

Renaissance Announcement

Renaissance Card Applications due Friday, Dec. 5th.

Turn in applications during Homeroom.  Late applications will not be accepted.
*Extra applications are available in the Main Office*

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Simple Interest (Test-Friday, December 5)
8th - Writing Equations given 2 points
Honors - Practice 5-2 (Minitest-Monday, December 8)

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
7th:  Complete Ch. 4 Study Guide -- due tomorrow.  Test on Thursday.
         Review - Create your own Muslim Crossword Puzzle -- due Monday, Dec. 8th.
8th: Complete RAFT - Was Britain Justified? -- due Friday, Dec. 5th.

12/1/14 Homework

Gateway Announcement

NHS Holiday Food Drive is going on now.

Please consider donating non-perishable and canned goods to help those in need.

Bring in the items to your homeroom teacher by Friday, Dec. 12th.

Homerooms that collect 50+ items will be in the running for a prize. 

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Finish 6.5 and 6.6 Worksheet (Test-Friday, December 5)
8th - Finding Slope from 2 points
Honors - pg. 296 #8-29

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco
7th:  Ch. 4 Study Guide -- due Wednesday.   Chapter 4 Test on Thursday.
8th:  Complete Timeline - Road to Revolution
         *All dates are in your binder EXCEPT Stamp Act Repealed - 1766  /  Townshend Acts Repealed - 1770. 
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today

 Reading- Dr. Gibbons
Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a week
2nd MP Reading Project due 12/23 

Resource Reading - Mrs. Loiseau  
Read 20 minutes a night 4 times a week
2nd MP Reading Project due 1/21 

11/26/14 Homework

Dream Team Gators of the Month

Jenna Weller

Dream Team Gators of the Week

Login Binck & Reina Espinal-Rodriguez

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - None (Test-Friday, December 5)
8th - None
Honors - None

11/25/14 Homework

Dream Team Gators of the Month

Jenna Weller

Dream Team Gators of the Week

Login Binck & Reina Espinal-Rodriguez

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Applications of Percent Decrease
8th - None
Honors - None

11/24/14 Homework

Dream Team Gators of the Month

Jenna Weller

Dream Team Gators of the Week

Login Binck & Reina Espinal-Rodriguez

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Percent Decrease
8th - Study (minitest-Tuesday, November 25)
Honors - None

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco
7th:  Organize Notebook
8th:  Organize Notebook
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today

Reading- Dr. Gibbons and/or Mrs. Loiseau
2nd MP project (Book Brochure or Recipe Critique) due 12/23

Read 20 minutes a night, 4 times a week

Resource Reading- Mrs. Loiseau
2nd MP project (Book Brochure or Recipe Critique) due 1/21
Reading 20 minutes a night, 4 times a week

Science - Mrs. Eckley
7th and 8th grades tests are tomorrow. Check your study guide answers on the blog from 11/22 titled, "Science Study Guides."

Science Study Guides

The 7th and 8th Grade tests will be Tuesday, November 25. These are the answers to the study guides. Hope you use them!  Mrs. Eckley

8th Grade Study Guide:

11/21/14 Homework

Math - Mrs. Johnson
7th - Percent Increase Review
8th - Finding Slope (minitest-Tuesday, November 25)
Honors - None

Social Studies - Ms. Mangiocco
7th:  Organize binder for Notebook Check next week -- all papers should be complete and in order.
8th:  Organize binder for Notebook Check next week -- all papers should be complete and in order.
National Geographic Bee will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd.  Keep Quizzing ONLINE:
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today