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WEEKLY AGENDA:
MONDAY March 15, 2010 |
Agenda T. of C. (both) Video: Fossils/Dinosaurs C.R. #6 (4-6) due |
TUESDAY March 16 , 2010 |
CSAP TESTING: 830 - 1125 Reading/Writing 4 & 5 1130 - 1224 Core Period 1 1227-1257 Lunch 1 - 2 pm Elective Period 3 203 - 233 Core Period 1 235 - 345 Core Period 2 SCIENCE; Mineral Notes, video, Surprises - memory |
WEDNESDAY ERD March 17, 2010 |
CSAP TESTING 830 - 955 Writing 6 10 - 1014 Core Period 2 1016 - 1030 Core Period 5 1033 - 1103 Elective Period 3 Lunch: 1106 - 1136 1139 - 1249 Core Period 5 1251 - 215 Core Period 6 SCIENCE: Mineral Notes, video, Surprises - memory |
THURSDAY March 18, 2010 |
Probe: Mountain's Age Review Rock Chart CW #2 (last one) Surprises - Memory DVD- Age of Earth or How Earth Was Made |
FRIDAY March 19, 2010 |
Notebook Check #1 (pro) R--K Q--Z Permission slips for April 9 Dinosaur Ridge Field Trip (explain and due date) |
*****As we begin a new unit MYP and Regular Class instruction will be the same unless otherwise noted.
REMINDERS:
Progress Reports are available on Scholarsmart; updated each Friday morning by 8 am.
IC Parent Portal is available, grades and progress can be viewed 24/7.
30 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS ARE OFFERED WEEKLY, from Thurs. to Thurs.,
located on the white board at the front of the classroom.
Scientist: (15 pts.)Write one paragraph, 6-8 sentences, on the person's contributions to science.
Analogy: (10 pts.) Fill in the correct word in the missing blank to complete the relationship.
Word: (5 pts.)Read the definition of the word, then write a definition in your own words.
***Detentions will be assigned for every third Discipline Slip, beginning with the sixth. Notice will be given to the students in writing at least two days prior to the scheduled detention.
Grading will be in accordance with District and School Policies. Grades are divided into four categories, Test/Quiz, Labs, Projects, and Class/homework, each being worth 25% of the trimester average. We will begin Homework in class with complete instructions and directions. Long -term assignments such as reports, investigations, experiments and problem solving will be assigned with sufficient notice. Late work for full credit will not be accepted, unless it is the result of an excused absence. Ten points will be deducted for each day late, a maximum grade of 70% after 5 school days.
District Science Standards I-VI: Investigations, Physical, Life, and Earth Sciences, Technology and Society and Connections. More explicitly: Scientific Method, Experiments, Lab Report Writing, Collecting Data, Graphing, Manipulation of Variables, Outdoor Education Preparation, Environments, Ecology, Rocks and Minerals, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Space, and Microscopes.