February 21, 2014

Excellentia est nostrum prestolatio - Excellence is our Expectation

Friday, February 21, 2014

February 21, 2014

Notes/Reminders: 

All missing work due TODAY.  NO EXCEPTIONS ON MONDAY!  Marvelous Monday will be on Monday, February 24.
 
Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required per week.  Record minutes in planner.

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Homework:

Math:  We are reviewing volume of rectangular prisms with fractional sides.  Work Sheet 6-5 is due Feb. 24th. Unit 6 test on Monday.
  

Science:  Anyone interested in seeing an awesome video on the science of figure skating check out: http://news.byu.edu/archive14-feb-skating.aspx

Language Arts: No assignment. We are writing argumentative essays on "iPods and MP3 Players In The Classroom." 

Reading:  Worked in class on writing a complete sentence!  Started learning about Roman Numerals and practicing with them.  Packet due Thursday 27th.

Keyboarding:  Students should be keyboarding at 28 wpm minimum.  Practice at:  Free-Typing-Test.com.