1/26/12
8/3 Assignments
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Science with Mrs. Brown- We continued with the Moon Watch project and discussed the data students collected.  Check your January/February calendar handed out in class to see if you go out tonight at 9:00 PM to view the moon's phase, direction in the sky and elevation in the sky.  Bring this information to class tomorrow to share with your classmates.  Set an alarm on a phone, clock or stove timer so you go out at the correct time. We also continued with the moon survival activity by working in groups to rank the 15 items.  

Homework-   Finish the poster on Element Uses that is due on Friday.  You will also hand in the Element Information Packet tomorrow.  The January constellation is due on Feb. 1st.
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History with Mr. Kaslon-   Today we reviewed Manifest Destiny and discussed how and when the US acquired Louisiana, Florida and Texas.  Students then began reading and working on a study guide that focused on the acquisition of Oregon.  

Homework -Read the first three paragraphs on page 204 and complete the first four questions on the study guide for tomorrow. 
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English with Mrs. Szymanski - Students began a final practice before next Tuesday's NeSA (Nebraska State Accountability) writing assessment. Students spent the class period gathering ideas, doing a prewrite, and writing a rough draft of a descriptive essay about a place they like to eat. Tomorrow we will head to the computer lab to publish our final copies.

HOMEWORK: Read for AR--34 days until points are due.
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Pre-Algebra with Ms. Klein: We discussed the quiz from last week to review rates, ratios, proportions and Dimensional Analysis.  We introduced indirect measurement.
HOMEWORK:  None.
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Algebra with Ms. Klein:We graphed inequalities.  All rules of inequalities apply.  If you divide or multiply with a negative number, you must change the direction of the symbol.

HOMEWORK: Page 384 #10-24 evens.
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Other items of importance-Be sure to return parent-teacher conference sign-up slips to school as soon as possible.