Day 99 - One More Day!

Hello Mr. Steele’s Class. Today is February 10, 2011, and we have one more day before Day 100! This morning, we came up to the classroom, unpacked, and got straight to work. We did the daily math until about 9:20, and then started going over it. About 10 minutes later, we started working on 4.1, finding sales tax for various items. Then at 10:00, we went down to computer lab to work on our CBA’s, but we cut it short because we got the netbooks! We went over how lucky we were to get these, and how we have to treat these with respect. We then booted our netbooks and went over how to use them. We didn’t have them out long, because it was almost break. We all learned how to put them away, and we went to break. Shortly after 11:10, we met up with our UWB buddies. At 11:45 we got back together and looked at plans for a tunnel underground in Downtown Seattle. A student’s dad is working on it. The tunnel is going to be a mile and a half long! Some of the drill holes to sample the rock layers are 240- 300 feet approx. deep! After we took a short work period, it was time for lunch.

When we came back, we finished up the last two chapters that talk about the Han dynasty, medicine and science. The Han did moxibustion, which is a cone of powdered leaves or sticks that is set against skin and set on fire. This was used to treat long-term diseases such as arthritis. After that we had another period to work on our Emperor of Qin posters, color poems, and “The Girl Who Married the Moon”. At 2:48, we did some “Chaos in The Canyon”! We did the equivalent of one day. At about 3:10, we all did book clubs. We then cleaned up and left. Here’s the homework for tonight:

Homework
Read 30 minutes and Reading Record
BP3, p 55, Q# 1-3, 13-15, Bonus Q# 27-28
Math Packet Days 7 & 8
Word of The Day: Gales- very strong winds. Sustained-?

Day 98 - Math Check-Up Test

Hi, today is February 9, 2011. When we came in this morning, we unpacked our stuff, and started to work on word of the day and calendar math. At 9:04, we went down to music. We continued to go over the “Bullies Anonymous” script. We ran through lines and songs until it was time to go at 9:45. We came back and finished up calendar math, and did a check-up quiz for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. Then we had break. After break, we did science. We went through pages 19, 23, 24, & 26-29. One of the questions on p 23 described a sand sample, and had you infer its source, how long it was moved, and anything else you might be able to guess about the sand sample, based on the description. Lunch time rolled around, and we all went outside.

When we came back from lunch, we played “Chaos in the Canyon”! We did the equivalent of 1 day. At about 1:40, we stopped and worked on Amelia Earhart and color poems. Then 2:00 came and we packed up and left. Here’s the homework for tonight:

Homework
Read 30 minutes and Reading Record
AP p 88
Math Packet PC Days 5 & 6
Word Of The Day: Consolidates- Forms a firm compact mass. Gales-?

Day 97 - Amelia Earhart Test

Good morning! Today is February 8, 2011. This morning, we came straight in, unpacked, and headed down to P.E. We are doing the same thing as yesterday, tennis. We got our rackets, and practiced rolling the ball from racket to racket. Then, we paired off, and one person pitched the ball, and another person hit it. After we came back from P.E, we went over Calendar Math. After we did that, we went over homework. We got our packet of math checked and stamped, and then we went over our BP math homework. It took a long time, because most of the problems were really long. So, we went over problem 15, 23, and 24. We finally started our regular math at about 10:45. At 11:00, we had break. When we came back, we continued working on math until about 11:30. Then we did science. We worked on pages in our science notebooks until lunch.

When we came back, we took another look at the Han dynasty in Social Studies. We started off reading Agriculture. Before we did that, we did a little bit of work in our notebook. We also did Industry and Art. After that, we did HM. We read a story called “the Girl Who never Grew Up”. It was an interesting story, but didn’t have a satisfactory ending. We then got into book club groups and read our books. Then once we got back together, we took a test on Amelia Earhart. Once we were done, we were free to work on either our Emperor posters. Or some questions that we have to do later for HM. 3:30 came fast, so everyone did PSV and we left. Here’s the homework:

Homework
Read 30 minutes and Reading Record
BP3, p 43, Q# 25-27 & 35-36, Bonus Q# 37-40
Math Packet Days 3-4
The Word of The Day is: Turmoil- commotion or confusion. Consolidates-?

Day 96 - Noooo! More Homework

Good morning Mr. Steele’s class. Today is Monday 2/7/11. This morning, we started off by going to P.E. We are starting the Tennis Unit. We did mainly did drills. After that at 10:00, we were back in the classroom doing math. We are still doing division of decimals. We continued doing math even after we had break. When we got finished with math, we did science. We set up the computers, and we rotated looking at stream tables. If you weren’t on the computer, you were reading a selection in the Earth History books and answering response questions. Then we had lunch and recess.

In the afternoon, we did Social Studies. We started reading about the Han Dynasty. We read the first two sections, the intro and Warfare. We also filled out some answers in our Social Studies notebooks. After that, we did HM (Houghton Mifflin). We finished up our outlines for “Barnstorming Bessie Coleman”. Then, our teacher gave us some grave news. We are falling behind. So, he is increasing our homework. There will be times when we will have homework on the weekends, and we have to do a math packet, two days every night. So we have the packet, and our BP3 homework. So here’s the homework:

Homework
Read 30 minutes and Reading Record
BP3, p 43, Q# 15-24, Bonus Q#41-43
Math Packet, Day 1-2

Day 95- Finn Hill Meeting

Hi, today is Friday, February 4, 2011. This morning, we came in and unpacked our belongings, and at 9:13, we headed down to library. We are doing another book report on our favorite author. A due date hasn’t been set yet, but you have to read a book by your favorite author (preferably a book you haven’t read before). After library, we headed back up to the classroom to do math. But we only had about 15-20 minutes to work on it, because the counselor from Finn Hill Junior High came to fill us in on our schedule, our electives, and the honor programs like Social Studies, Language Arts, and Math. It was very informative. She also handed out a sheet to fill out with our families for our electives, and important info like phone numbers, and names. If you want to try and apply for Honors Language Arts/ Social Studies, you have to get a parent signature. She also handed out a booklet that had all the information on the electives and required subjects in school. It also had some info on honors. Then she left, and we had break.

After break, we continued working on math lesson 3.2. If you convert a decimal to a fraction with the same denominator on the bottom of the fraction, you can cancel out the denominator, and use long division to get your answer, which I find is a lot easier than doing the “Fliparoo #2”. Then we took the five minutes of recess, and went on to play our Friday game in the gym.

After lunch, we worked on our CBA for Social Studies. We were finding more sources and working to find answers for the questions in the packet/guidelines. Then, at 1:50, we started Mystery Class! We talked about times, measuring the sun, and the prime meridian/ equator. After that, we did book clubs. The end of the day came, and we cleaned out our desks and went home. The only homework we have is:

Reading 30 minutes and Reading Record.

Day 94- UWB Buddies

            Good morning Mr. Steele’s Class! Today is Thursday, February 3, 2011. Mr. Steele’s not here today, so we have a substitute who’s helping Mr. Nash. In the morning we did math, dividing decimals. Then at 10:00 we went down to the computer lab to find sources for our CBA. We had break, then met with our UWB buddies. We brought our reading books to read to our buddies. We then had about fifteen minutes to work on our CBA sources. Then we went to lunch.

            When we came back, we did HM. We read a story about Bessie Coleman. She was the first African American Woman to get a license to fly. We also did book clubs, and “Chaos in the Canyon”. We did the equivalent of one day. At the end of the day, we did PSV, and left. Here’s the homework:

Homework

Read 30 minutes and Reading Record

BP3, p. 28, Q# 5-14, Bonus Q# 31

Day 93- Dividing Decimals

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, February 2, 2011. This morning, we came in and unpacked our things. At 9:04, we lined up and headed down to music. We went over solos and songs that we would be singing for “Bullies Anonymous”. If you want a copy of the music, see the music teacher. We came back and continued working on the daily problem, shape, and conversion. Then we did BP3, dividing fractions. The trick to dividing decimals is to change them into fractions, and do the “Fliparoo #2” or “Fliparoo #1”. Break time came and went, so we got on to science. We got onto the computers and got onto Foss website and looked at multi-media sand. If we were done with that, we illustrated our color poems and worked on our Qin Shihuangdi posters. Then we went to recess.

After lunch, we looked at the CBA essay guidelines for the three main philosophies, Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism. The end of the day came, and we did PSV. Here’s the homework:

Homework
Read30 minutes and Reading Record
BP3, p 43, Q# 1-4 & 28-29, Bonus Q# 30