Friday, October 30, 2009

Agenda Oct 30

1 Journal 20 Constructing Meaning Chapter 4.1 and 4.2 due Nov 3
2 Video Bill Nye Atoms

Trick or Treat tomorrow night:
1 Be Careful
2 Have Fun
3 Get lots of candy
Time Change this weekend. Roll your clocks back 1 hour. One more hour for homework :)

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Agenda Oct 29

1 HW Chapter 4.1 and 4.2 p65-72 No Target Reading Skills due Thurs. Nov. 5
2 HW Chapter 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 p73-87 No Target Reading Skills due Tues. Nov. 10
3 Journal 19 Chapter 4.1 and 4.2 Vocabulary due Tues Nov. 3
4 Gas Law Observations due today

Pajama Day Today. Costume Day Tomorrow
How to make a difference.
I am starting my candy collection drive for the organization called Adopt a Chaplain. I will be collecting candy from Halloween to Thanksgiving. This organization sends it directly to chaplains of all denominations who are directly with the troops who are in harms way. Chaplains use the candy (and other items like toiletries) to reach out to their troops. I told the students that it is sometimes hard for a 19 year old to ask for help or to go to talk with someone about their fears but if the chaplain has candy or is having a pancake breakfast, the soldiers have an excuse to go talk to someone. The candy creates an entry for the soldier.

Once I take the candy to the organization, it is "in country" with in a week.

I also talked about how students can make a difference in the lives of someone they do not know and how that makes them feel good and how that helps the community of Sunnyvale as a whole.

Last year SMS donated 150 pounds.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Agenda Oct 28

1 Chapter 3 Test
2 Turn in Chapter 3.3 Review and Enrich worksheet

Tomorrow is Pajama Day

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Agenda Oct 27

1 Check Journal 16 Vocabulary Chapter 3
2 Check Journal 17 Constructing Meaning Chapter 3
3 Activity Gas Law Observations due Thursday 10/29
4 Tomorrow Test Chapter 3
5 Reminder Turn in Chapter 3.3 review and enrich worksheet with the test tomorrow even though it has a score on it.

Today was Twin day
Tomorrow is Team Colors Spirit day and Spartan Citizen Lunch.
My Spartan Citizen is Emma Tyrnauer.
Kevin Ngo is the Hero of the Day. Kevin brought in a bag of aluminum soda cans supplementing my meager supply. This allowed every table to do the Collapsing Can activity demonstrating Charles' Law by crushing cans with atmospheric pressure.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Agenda Oct 26

1 Trade and Grade Chapter 3 HW packet
2 Journal 18 review
3 Reminder J16 Vocab and J17 Constructing Meaning due tomorrow
Crazy Hair and Hat Day

Finally talked to my daughter in Australia. She is doing well and keeping away from crocodiles.
Got to go to LGHS Homecoming game. Cats won again.
Got to go to the Stanford Homecoming game. Stanford won again.

Agenda Oct 23

1 Journal 17 Comments
2 Finish Dry Ice Lab Questions due today
3 Chapter3.3 Review and Enrich worksheet Due Monday
4 Journal 18 Gas Laws

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Agenda Oct 22

1 Collect CH 3 Enrich worksheet
2 Dry Ice Lab

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Agenda Oct 21

1 Return Work
2 Chapter 3.1 and 3.2 Review Worksheet due today in class
3 Chapter 3.1 and 3.2 Enrich Worksheet due tomorrow 10/22

Miniatures Club needs to end at 5PM this week.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Agenda Oct 20

1 Journal 16 Chapter 3 Vocabulary (they are on p 87) due Tues. 10/27
2 Journal 17 Chapter 3 Constructing Meaning due Tues. 10/27
3 HW Chapter 3 Directed Reading p49-64. (No Target Reading Skills) due Mon. 10/26
4 Check Journal 14 today (Chapter 2 Constructing Meaning)
5 Make up test today after shcool

Monday, October 19, 2009

Agenda Oct 19

1 Chapter 2 Test
2 Make up test tomorrow after school

I am so glad last week is over. There were too many unsettling things that happened. My daughter did make it safely to Australia and I did find my wallet and I made it through the Silicon Valley AIDS Walk (Team Beautiful Day from a number of Santa Clara County churches).

Friday, October 16, 2009

Agenda October 16

1 J15 Chemical Formulas and Equations
2 Review Worksheet CH2.2 and 2.3
3 Test Review

Chapter 2 test on Monday
Hurray my power is back on (yesterday at noon meant 48 hours without)
My daughter leaves for student teaching in Australia today and my mom sent me pictures of weird public toilets.
Funeral service for Mrs Fitz (former SMS teacher and counselor) is tomorrow.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Agenda Oct 15

1 Journal 14 more Constructing Meaning
2 Repair Where's the Evidence (third chance)
3 Chapter 2 test on Monday

Miniatures Club Catan and Battle Cry and painting miniatures
Aerodrome at SBGC for this Saturday has been canceled.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Agenda Oct 14

1 Constructing Meaning of Chapter 2 Vocabulary


Extra Heavy rain this weekend. Over 10" of rain at my house. As of this posting the power is still out (posting this from school) and it has been over 24 hours. At least the water is back on. My mom is now following the blog so Hi Mom.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Agenda Oct 9

1 Activity Where is the Evidence Day 2
2 Journal 13 Phases of Matter

No Miniatures Club today. Enjoy the dance

Agenda Oct 8

1 Activity Where is the Evidence? An in class investigation of a few chemical reactions. Day 1

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Agenda Oct 7

1 Video Bill Nye Phases of Matter

Agenda Oct 6

1 Trade and Grade Chapter 2 HW
2 Collect Chapter 2.1 review worksheets

Monday, October 5, 2009

Agenda Oct 5

1 Journal 12 Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter
2 Worksheets - Describing Matter and Science Vocabulary
3 Check Journal 9 and 10 for completion (the actual activity not the lab report)
HW due tomorrow

Agenda Oct 2

1 Lab Day
Retake Test from yesterday
Evaluate and Repair J10 Lab Report
2 HW Chapter 2 due Tuesday Oct 6 (Only Target Reading from p40) p39-48

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Agenda Oct 1

1 Scientific Method, Investigation, and Experimentation Test
2 Journal 9 and 10 Lab Reports due today

Miniatures Club will be learning Battle Cry and Settlers of Catan on Friday.
No Miniatures Club on Oct 9