Week of August 31-September 4

Geography:
In geography, we are going to work on Chapter 2: The Physical World. They will be studying the planet, forces of change, and Earth's water. On Monday, the students will get another study guide to help prepare them for the chapter test on Friday.

Chapter 2 Review

Chapter 2 Terms

English:
Monday the students will get a final chance to complete their "Code of Ethics" paper. They are due Monday and this will be the last opportunity for class time to complete their papers. Wednesday through Friday the students will be working in the media center. Mrs. Birch will be sharing a great presentation in which they can learn more about the media center and all the resources that are available to all students.

Science:
This week in science the students will be finishing up the measurement lab they started last week. Later in the week they will be working on another lab studying density. The students have been given an assignment out of the book. They need to answer question #1-7 on page 17, #1 and #6 on page 19 and review questions 34, 5, 12, & 19 on page 28. The assignment will be a part of their unit notebook.

The end of the unit is coming soon. Make sure you have all of your papers completed and in order in your science notebook.

Week of August 24-28

Geography:
This week in Geography you will get your first study guide. For each chapter, you will get a new study guide that will need to be completed before the test. The information from the study guide and notes in class will be useful for the exam. Following the exam, the study guide will be turned in for a grade. You can click on the blue study guide in the first sentence for a link to a copy of the study guide.

A good way to help prepare for the chapter test on Friday, would be to test your knowledge and understanding by completing the Chapter 1 review.

English:

Rachel's Challenge Assignment

This week you will read about Rachel Scott and her challenge. Your assignment will be to write 5 paragraphs about your own code of ethics. Think about your beliefs and how you interact with others when writing your code of ethics.

Click on the link below to get to the Rachel's Challenge website:
http://www.rachelschallenge.org/

Click on the name of the assignment above to get a copy of the assignment.

Science:

This week in science will continue working with measurement. There will be a lab to work on for most of the week. The metric mania and metric measurement worksheets should be completed, corrected and kept in your binder. Remember to keep all labs and worksheets together in your binder. The whole packet will need to be completed and turned in at the end of the unit.

Student Handbooks

If you haven't done so already, remember to read/review your handbook, both you and you parent/guardian need to sign the acknowledgement in the front and turn it in to your first period teacher.

Have a great and safe weekend!

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