Agenda October 31

1 Journal 34 How to be a hero to a little kid on Halloween
2 Review Bohr Model Homework and collect
3 Hand out Element Project information sheet

Agenda October 27

1 Return Work
2 Turn in WS Calculating Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
3 CFA Atomic Parts Chart
4 Review Chapter 3 Test - Make up Test on Tuesday Nov 1 after school

Miniatures Club is still on

Agenda October 26

1 Journal 32 Periodic Table information
2 WS Element symbols / Parts of an Atom due today
3 WS Calculating Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons due tomorrow

Agend October 25

1 HW Chapter 4 Directed Reading Section 1 and 2 No Target Reading due Friday Oct 28
2 Journal 31 parts of an Atom
3 Journal 32 Periodic Table information

Miniatures Club This Friday we start Pirates. No purchase required. If you do not own any ships, we will provide some to start. Experienced buccaneers will be training in preparation for the mini tournament the following week.

Agenda October 24

1 Journal 28 Chapter 4 Pre Read due Friday Oct 28
2 Journal 29 Chapter 4 Vocabulary Section 1 and 2 due Friday Oct 28
3 Journal 30 Chapter 4 Constructing Meaning Section 1 and 2 due Friday Oct 28
4 Chapter 2 make up test tomorrow after school
5 Halloween Candy info. I am collecting candy again for troops overseas.
5 +1 EC each day for Spartan Spirit Week participation

Oops, I swore I put this in yesterday. Beautiful weekend in Santa Rosa. Found a number of electric hazards and the walls are still sagging in the lower house. But the driveway at the "south campus" looks really nice. We hired Tomas to do some trimming and he will be digging 42 holes for Kim so she can plant plants. I gave her a can of orange marker paint and she went to town on the ground. A woodpecker is attacking the building. The neighbors house caught fire but was not destroyed. It put in mind that the closest hydrant is about a half a mile away. So I am looking at plastic water tanks. The add says "the perfect gift for someone you love". Phil and Carole came to visit and Phil installed 5 light fixtures. Slowly the house is looking more modern. We even got a couch and another bed.

Agenda October 21

1 Chapter 3 Test
2 Chapter 2 Make Up Test on Tuesday, October 25 after school
3 Last day for make up work this trimester is Thursday, November 10

We felt one of the two shakers at our house last night. A thought. The fellow who predicted the end of the world today has his church close to the epicenter of those quakes.

We are off to the farm this weekend. The driveway is done (except the final bill)

Agenda October 20

1 Activity Gas Law Observations
2 Check Review WS's
3 HW Chapter 3 Review WS from Mrs. Messner due tomorrow (completeness)
4 Chapter 3 Test tomorrow
5 Chapter 2 make up test on Tuesday, October 25 after school

If you never took the Chapter 1 test, today was the last day to make it up.

Agenda October 19

1 Check HW Directed Reading Chapter 3
2 Check Journal 22 CH3 Pre Read
3 Check Journal 23 CH3 Vocabulary
4 Check Journal 24 CH Constructing Meaning
5 Journal 26 Charles' Law Temperature affects volume
6 Journal 27 Boyle's Law Pressure affects volume
7 Review WS Phases of Matter due Thursday Oct 20 (completeness)
8 Review WS Gas Laws due Thursday Oct 20 (completeness)

Yesterday's turn out for the make up test was abysmal. The next make up is for Chapter 2 next week. Day to be announced tomorrow.
Me and the wife are feeling better.

Agenda October 18

Yesterday's staff development was described as a root canal without anesthetic by two different teachers. Presenters live and die by their reputations and should listen to the requests of their clients.

1 Journal 25 additional information
2 Activity Dry Ice Sublimation observations

Today is after school tutorial in my room

Agenda October 14

1 Journal 25 Phases of Matter
2 Video Bill Nye Phases of Matter

Chapter 1 Make Up Test Tuesday Oct 18 after school

Agenda October 13

1 HW Chapter 2 Directed Reading Packet p49-64 due Wed. Oct. 19
2 Family Life Preview Night Letter went home
3 Class Average Grade competition

Agenda October 12

1 Check Journal: 18 Chapter 2 Pre Reading; 19 Chapter 2 Vocabulary; and 20 Chapter 2 Constructing Meaning.
2 Check Chapter 2 Homework Packet
3 Journal 22 Chapter 3 Pre Reading due Wednesday Oct 19
4 Journal 23 Chapter 3 Vocabulary due Wednesday Oct 19
5 Journal 24 Chapter 3 Constructing Meaning due Wednesday Oct 19

Softball Season ended yesterday in the semi finals. The girls played with heart and never quit trying.
This now means I can schedule the make up test for Chapter 1 on Tuesday Oct 18. The make up for Chapter 2 will be on Tuesday Oct 25.
Miniatures Club is Catan this week. I hope the extra games get delivered tomorrow.

Agenda October 11

1 Test Chapter 2 Structure of Matter Std 3 and Reactions Std 5

Playoff versus Cupertino for both the softball teams. We hope to do well.

Agenda October 10

1 Activity Exothermic and Endothermic reactions due today
Chapter 2 Test tomorrow

What a week last week. I am recovering from that cold sinus thingy. My wife and I went to Seattle over the weekend and while that wasn't that restful ("Sorry dear for getting you up t 5AM on a Saturday to catch a flight but you can sleep on the plane")it was a lot of fun. We met with our niece who is just starting working on sets on movies. She is quite charming. Next was the Seattle Underground tour. Our tour guide was Ray, an informative and entertaining actor. We recommend this tour. A good portion of old Seattle is underground. Sunday was a trip to the Chittendon Locks and Fish Ladder. The salmon have already all gone upstream but the grounds have a botanical garden and my wife got lots of ideas for Santa Rosa. Great lunch in the little quirky community of Ballard (The Hi Life Restaurant in an old firehouse was good). Katharyn got to go to Educator Appreciation Day at the Stanford game and they obliged by winning 42 to 7.

Agenda October 7

1 Activity Day 2 Where is the Evidence?
2 Catch up/ redo/ Learning Lab day

Agenda October 6

1 Journal 21 Evidence of Chemical Reactions
2 Activity Day 1 Where is the Evidence?

Chapter 2 Test next Tuesday Oct 11

Agenda October 5

1 Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixture Separation Activity due today

Wow what a day. A gunman in the Cupertino only mildly affected us at SMS. Steve Jobs passes away. The Girls Softball game is cancelled due to a heavy winter storm (1 foot in the Sierras so far) and by Cupertino schools being shut down. The gunman is still "at large". Oh, and I am sick still.

Agenda October 4

1 HW Chapter 2 Directed Reading Packet p39-48 No Target Reading due Wednesday Oct 12

Softball versus Columbia yesterday was rained out.
.29 inches in the mountains and more over night last night.
First fire in the fire place this year and I am sick.

Agenda October 3

1 Check Grades
2 Journal 18 Chapter 2 Pre-reading due Wednesday Oct 12
3 Journal 19 Chapter 2 Vocabulary due Wednesday Oct 12
4 Journal 20 Chapter 2 Constructing Meaning due Wednesday Oct 12

Progress Reports come out the week of Oct 10

Girls Softball is in the play offs