Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

CONGRATULATIONS to our boys' volleyball team for winning 7 straight games at the area tournament.  Though we lost in the final, you showed character, determination, and heart - all hallmarks of a true team.    On a side note, I can still hear Vincent's block ringing in my head.  


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ENGLISH1.  Summative book talks tomorrow.  Bring both the new and improved blank rubric as well as the completed formative rubric.

2. Select a quote from one of the short stories read in class and write the context and commentary.  In addition to the basic commentary (character, theme, or society), try one of the following: double-duty, temporal juggling, or connection (not to the time when you had a pet rabbit named Mr. Fluffy)

MATH
1. We will be doing Hour of Code next week, so if you have a device at home and would like to bring it, please do so.  To be clear, by "device" I do not mean an electric hand mixer; I mean a laptop or tablet.  

2. We are working on bisecting angles right now, and it takes some practise to get used to the compass.  I recommend you take some time drawing arcs and circles at home to perfect your skills (remember the angle of the compass, 85% of pressure on the point, and spin the paper with one finger)


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ENGLISH
1. Select a quote from one of the short stories read in class and write the context and commentary.  

2.  Book talk: summative book talks will begin on December 15th.  It must be a book you have read for the first time since this past summer until now.  Bring your book to class on Monday so I may approve the choice (reading at grade level).  The revised rubric and the blank outline were given out today.

MATH
1.  Working with mean, median, and mode.  Homework: p. 200-201: 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7.  + answer the question I had on the board: Mr. Le Moine received the following grades on his first four tests in Advanced Yak Riding class: 78%, 79%, 80%, 76%.  What score does he need to achieve on his 5th test to have an overall average (mean) of 81%?   If you're stuck, remember that the fifth test is the unknown....hmmm....sounds like alGebra!

2.  There is a flipped learning video on Math of the Titans for 5.5 (it's one of those: "How much does Cathy have to score on her final test to get an overall average of 100%?")