Homework 11/2/09-11/6/09

Math: MATH BOOKS, UNIT REVIEW GRAPHS AND FOLDERS WILL BE COLLECTED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH. NO HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKEND!

Reading/Writing:
YOUR FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR 10-50 PAGE STORY IS DUE ON THURSDAY, 10/29/09.
Work continues on your Humorous Story according to your handout. Your first draft should be done on colored paper. Each night you will make changes that your editor has suggested and bring back a refined copy the next day for the next editor. There is no other homework for Reading/Writing besides this story.

LATIN FLASHCARDS WILL BE USED IN READING/WRITING. We will be putting all of the roots on cards.

Science:

Quiz on Science Tuesday,10/27/09, Sections 1-1- and 1-2.
Quiz on Science 11/4/09, Sections 1-3, 1-4, and 1-5.


History:

DAR Paper due on 11/2/09! Please see handout for particulars. 600-1000 words.
Review Chapters 4 and 6 for quiz on Monday, November 2, 2009.

Wordly Wise: Texts were collected on Tuesday, 10/27/09.


Latin:
Have your Latin folder set up with 6 dividers: Class Notes, Homework, Handouts, Quizzes/Tests, Projects, Research, plus lined paper. You may need to purchase a single hole punch and flashcards for vocabulary. Please punch one hole in the upper left hand corner of the card. Also, please make sure you have sharpened pencils for class. Joseph Marquette will have a blog shortly and you will follow that.

High School Biology:

Data collection sheet for the preventitive flu lab is due on Monday, 11/2/09.
Write up of egg experiment in scientific format is due on Thursday, 11/5/09.
If you have outstanding assignments that are due, you will not be going to Biogen IDEC on Thursday, 11/05/09. Instead you will be in a science study hall catching up on your work.

Tuesday, 10/27/09: Review for Test on Thursday. Please have all materials with you for class. If you are missing portions of any assignments, please complete them by Tuesday. Please make a checklist in preparation for visiting lower school classrooms on Tuesday, November 3, between 9:30-10:30a.m, where you will collect data on surfaces touched and how many times it is touched, symptoms of illness in students, how many times a student touches her/his face, nose, eyes, how many students don’t cover their noses and mouths when they sneeze, and any other observations regarding preventative care. Please leave extra room for additions to this list.
Science folders will be collected on Thursday, October 29th. Make sure that all assignments are filed under the appropriate divider, and that you can account for all work. As I’ve mentioned, your folder will count as a test grade.
Chapter 2 Test on Thursday, 10/29/09. I will pull questions from class notes, handouts, labs, as well as your textbook.
As always, if you have questions about material, or if you need help with anything, you can see me every day at lunch, before or after school, or you may call me in the evening.

FIELD TRIP TO BIOGEN IDEC ON THURSDAY, 11/6/09. please bring a bag lunch with a non-messy snack to eat in the van. Bring a non-glass water bottle as well. We will leave PROMPTLY at 8:30 a.m. and return by 3 pm pick up. All paperwork from this lab must be completed and put into your Science Folder when we return.