Agenda Nov 30

1 Extra Credit Presentations
2 Journal 34 Ionic Bonds Continued
3 Journal 35 Covalent Bonds
4 Last Day to give me any missing work for the first Trimester

Agenda Nov 24

1 Element Projects are due today. Late projects are minus 10% each day down to 50%
2 Oral Reports Today

Thanksgiving Extra Credit Opportunity. If you have the chance to go some where that is educational over the holiday, especially with your family, bring evidence of your outing to me such as a receipt, or a brochure, or a picture and I will give you extra credit (5 points). The catch is that it has to be related to Science or History. It can be free such as biking around the salt ponds/wetlands near Alviso or cheap such as hiking at a state, county, or national park(they usually charge some for parking). I am the final arbiter of whether it counts but I am fairly liberal. However, watching the Discovery Channel, visiting Disneyland, or seeing a play or art museum will not get the extra credit (But heh, have fun anyway).

Agenda Nov 23

1 Element Projects are due today. Late projects are minus 10% each day down to 50%
2 Oral Reports Today

(Please no more Neon and Fluorine.)

Agenda Nov 20

1 1st Trimester Agenda and Journal Check (Journal 1-31 and agenda from 8/31 until 11/20)
2 Return Work and check grades
3 Journal 34 Ionic Bonds
4 All Projects are due on Monday

Miniatures Club meets today but encourages you to attend the Alice in Wonderland Dance.
Miniatures Club will meet on Tuesday because it is like a "Friday" next week.
Have a safe trip home Cassidy.
I also got cookies from Laura Swendig which I did not share with the class (yum).

Agenda Nov 19

1 Trip Slips to the Tech are due today.
2 HW Chapter 5 due Thursday Dec 3 p89-104 Target Reading Skills on pages 94 and 99 included.
3 Review How to do an oral report.
4 Reminder - Journal and Agenda Check tomorrow.

Today is my 26th wedding anniversary. I dropped flowers off at my wife's office yesterday while she was in Sacramento. She was surprised this morning:)
Asheligh Jessop brought Rice Krispie Treats (I assume, to share)

Agenda Nov 18

Hey this is for Cassidy (and anyone else who needs it)

1 Trip Slips to Tech due Nov 19
2 In Class Posters and Research
3 J32 Chapter 5 Vocab due Friday, Dec 4
4 J33 Chapter 5 Constructing Meaning due Friday, Dec 4
5 Make Up Test tomorrow after school
6 Journal Agenda check on Friday Nov 29

Agenda Nov 17

1 Trip Slips to Tech due Nov 19
2 Test Chapter 4 Standard 7 Periodic Table
3 Collect Chapter 4 Review and Enrich worksheets 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5
4 Journal and Agenda Check on Friday

If you are going to be gone the week of Thanksgiving, you must do your oral presentation on Thursday Nov. 19

Tonight is Family Life Preview Night where parents can come and preview the Family Life Unit materials. Please no students.

Tomorrow you will have a chance to work on Element Project posters and research in class.

Agenda Nov 16

1 Trip Slips to the Tech due by Nov 19
2 Activity Periodic Table Coloring due today
3 Review Work Sheets 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, and Enrich 4.4 due tomorrow
4 Test Chapter 4 Standard 7 Periodic Table Tuesday (tomorrow)
5 In Class Element Research

I re figured out how to include documents/pictures of worksheets.
Hello to Cassidy in London. I will be adding Chapter 5 Vocab tomorrow.

Agenda Nov 13

1 Journal 31 Boron
2 Collect Trip Slips
3 Activity: Half Life of Pennies, finish graph and questions today.
4 Activity: Periodic Table Coloring. Trade and Grade on Monday
5 Review Worksheets 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and Enrich too due Tuesday
6 Test Chapter 4.3-4.5 moved to Tuesday
7 New Seats today

Passed out construction paper for element project model.
My daughter updated her blog and is having close encounters with "bugs down under" in Australia.

Agenda Nov 12

1 Journal 30 Berylium
2 Trip Slip to Tech Trip Dec 14. due by Nov 19
3 Activity: Half Life of Pennies We will finish this in class tomorrow.

Miniatures: Learning a new game. Memoir '44

Agenda Nov 11

Veteran's Day
Thank you.

Agenda Nov 10

1 Trade and Grade HW Chapter 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5
2 Check J23, J24, and J25
3 Journal 28 Helium
4 Journal 29 Lithium
5 Make up test today after school
6 Collect these on Thursday:
The Atom WS (review)
Name the Element WS (review and preview for Periodic Table info)
Elements and their Symbols WS (review and preview for Periodic Table info)

Agenda Nov 9

1 J26 Element Project Ideas
2 J27 Hydrogen
3 J23, 24, and 25 were due today but they will now be checked tomorrow to give students a chance to finish up J24
4 The Atom WS (review)
5 Name the Element WS (review and preview for Periodic Table info)
6 Elements and their Symbols WS (review and preview for Periodic Table info)
7 HW Chapter 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 due tomorrow
8 Make up test tomorrow after school
9 The rest of Chapter 4 Test on Friday or Monday

Students should be picking out an element to work on and doing some investigation to determine if they can find information about that element. If they cannot find very much information, they should consider choosing another element.

I delivered 63.125 pounds of candy to Adopt a Chaplain. Thank you from the group for your generosity. I am still collecting.

Agenda Nov 6

1 Atomic Structure Test
2 Trade and Grade if time
3 J24 Constructing Meaning due Tues

Agenda Nov 5

1 Trade and Grade HW Chapter4.1 and 4.2
2 Element Project Introduction (Project due Nov 23 before Thanksgiving)
if your family will be gone over the whole week of Thanksgiving, make Arrangements to give your presentation by Thursday, Nov 19.

Miniatures Club Battle Cry (until more Memoir 44 games come in) and Catan

Agenda Nov 4

1 Add to Journal 21
2 Journal 24 Constructing Meaning Chapter 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 due Nov 9
3 Journal 25 Video: Video Quiz Atoms due today

HW Packet due tomorrow
Quiz on Friday

Agenda Nov 3

1 Bohr's Model WS
2 Check Journal 19 CH 4.1 and 4.2 Vocab
3 Check Journal 20 CH 4.1 and 4.2 Constructing Meaning
4 Journal 23 CH 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 Vocabulary due Nov 9
5 Journal 24 CH 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 Constructing Meaning due Nov 9
6 Atomic Symbols and Structures Test on Friday

Agenda Nov 2

1 Return Work, Review CH 3 Test. Make up CH 3 test Tuesday (tomorrow) after school
2 Journal 21 Atomic Symbols
3 Journal 22 Atomic Structures and Models
4 No time for Bohr's Models WS

Vocab and Constructing Meaning due tomorrow.

We have collected one full mailing box of candy so far and the day is not over. Mrs Abreu said she would donate some candy as well. I am considering including tardies with my classroom discipline policy.