Archive for December, 2007

Ch. 9 Test Retake

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Due to scheduling conflicts, the retake for Ch. 9 will be on Wednesday, January 16th.  This will give you an opportunity to go to the Homework Zone for help on either Thursday, December 20th or Thursday, January 10th!

Egyptian Feast Details

Monday, December 17th, 2007

As a reminder, here are some of the items we discussed in class today…

Do not go overboard with the food you volunteered to bring.  One or two bites of your food item is PLENTY - keep in mind that each person’s plate will have 33 or 34 different food items on it!
All foods must be [...]

Homework 12/17-12/21

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Ok, here’s the deal…. homework this week is going to be very simple:
For social studies, you need to work on your Egyptian Spy Journal.  Remember - this assignment is taking the place of a Egyptian end-of-unit test so make it really, really good!   It is due on Friday, December 21st.
For math…. Technically, if [...]

More Fractions Practice (Chapter 9)

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Adding Fractions with Different Denominators
Subtracting Fractions with Different Denominators
 Least Common Denominator

Egyptian Spy Journal Links

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Eternal Egypt
The British Museum: Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt for Kids (there is a link to Kush information at the bottom)
Egyptomania
Still want more?  Go to this site for a l-o-n-g list of links relating to Ancient Egypt.  (Scroll past the advertisement at the top!)

Egyptian Feast Foods

Monday, December 10th, 2007

IF we have our Egyptian feast, here are some food choices for you to volunteer to bring:
lamb
duck
goose
beef
dates
grapes
onions
hummus
bread
grape juice and root beer
leeks
lettuce
pork
garlic
fish
pomegranate
radishes
figs
peas
cucumbers
corn
melon
apricots
honey date cake
Keep in mind that no one is going to want to eat plain garlic so if you volunteer for something like that, bring in a recipe that includes garlic.  (This applies to other [...]

Homework - 12/10-12/14

Monday, December 10th, 2007

12/10 - Math:  PW 9.4 odds only.  S.S.: Ancient Egypt Chapter Review
12/11 - Math: PW 9.6 odds only.  S.S. Per. 3:  Work on Egyptian Spy Journal (1 paragraph).
12/12 - Ch. 8 Math Retake @ lunch.  Math Period 2:  PW 9.7, study for Ch. 9 math test.  S.S. Period 5: Work on Egyptian Spy Journal (1 [...]

Ch. 8 Equivalent Fractions Retake

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

The retake for Ch. 8 will be offered at lunch in Room B-206 on Wednesday, December 12th.  You may bring your lunch into the classroom with you to eat while taking the test.
The study session to prepare for the retake will be offered in the HW Zone on Thursday, December 6th from 2:30 to 3:30 [...]

Homework 12/3-12/7

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

12/3: Math - finish Venn diagram assignment.  (Due next math class period.)  S.S. - Read pp. 88-92 in social studies text.  Complete vocab builder section 1.
12/4: Math - PW 9.1.  S.S. Period 3:  Read pp. 93-100 in social studies textbook.  Complete vocab builder section 2.
NOTE:  All late work (assignments that have not yet been submitted [...]

Live Homework Help

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

One-on-one online tutoring service is available from any Windows based, Internet-enabled computer and is available for English, science, math, and history.  Students can access Live Homework Help with a City of San Diego library card.  Click here for more information.