Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Agenda November 29

1 Check Review worksheets from yesterday
2 Activity Radioactive Decay Half Life of "Pennyum"

Some issues about plagiarism have arisen. For all you soon to be high schoolers, check out this website. It has the district policies and expectations for the FUHSD.

http://www.fhs.fuhsd.org/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1231079427159

Miniatures Club starts Friday with Flight School for beginners and practice for veteran pilots.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Agenda November 28

1 New Seats
2 4 Review Worksheets for Chapter 4 (due tomorrow)

Test on Wednesday this week
I am grading 5 written reports per day.

We collected 216 pounds of candy for the troops as of November 22. One of the chaplains received a box of all chocolate candy and said his soldiers really appreciated it. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of others.

Miniatures Club will be starting Aerodrome this Friday.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Agenda November 18 and 19

1 We had Element Project oral reports both days.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Agenda November 17

1 Collect WS Alien Periodic Table
2 Journal 42 Radioactivity
3 Video: Periodic Table

Element Project due tomorrow

Miniatures Club - Be here for Pirates Tournament. We will let you into the dance from here while you are waiting for a game so you can do both.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Agenda November 16

1 Collect WS Mixed Up Periodic Table
2 Demonstration (by fire) of reactivity across the Periodic table
3 WS Alien Periodic Table (due tomorrow)

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Agenda November 15

1 Video Brainiac Alkali Metals
2 WS Mixed up Periodic Table (due tomorrow)

Today is the 36th anniversary of my first date with my wife. I hope we are having sushi.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Agenda November 14

1 Yell at class (not really yelling but I had a very stern talk about paying attention and enforcing the class discipline policies)
2 Return work
3 Check: Journal 35 Chapter 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 Vocabulary; Journal 36 Chapter 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 Constructing Meaning; Chapter 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 Directed Reading Homework Packet (these had originally been due on Thursday); Journal for 1st Trimester (41 of these); Agenda for 1st Trimester (12 weeks of these); and extra credit awarded

Reminder - The Element Project papers and posters should be turned in this Friday. If your printer dies (a common occurrence at this time of year - when something important is due) email me the paper. Make sure to copy and paste it into the body of the email as attachments do not always make it through.

Miniatures Club - The first few rounds of the Pirates Tournament were successful.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Agenda November 10

1 Journal 41 Semimetals
2 Journal 40 continued Research Element Project on laptops

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Agenda November 9

1 Journal 39 Noble Gases
2 Turn in Placing All the Elements Coloring WS
3 Journal 40 Element Project Research
4 Journal 35, 36, and the Chapter 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 Homework Packet due dates are now Monday, Nov.14
Tomorrow is the last day for make up work
Grade are due by me on the 18th and will be sent home on the 22nd.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Agenda November 8

1 Journal 38 Non Metals (not Noble Gases)
2 Check Periodic Table Color Coding WS and turn in
3 WS: Placing All the Elements Coloring WS due tomorrow

We have collected 164 lbs of candy so far. The first shipment will be leaving the U.S. tomorrow and will take about 5 days to reach soldiers.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Agenda November 7

1 Journal 37 Metals
2 Return and Review work
3 WS Color Coding the Periodic Table due tomorrow
4 Art Supplies were made available

Friday, November 4, 2011

Agenda November 3

1 HW Chapter 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 Directed Reading due Thursday Nov 10. No Target Reading

We have collected 100 lbs of Candy for Adopt a Chaplain as of today. I was given easily another 20 plus pounds this morning. We are well on the way to the 200 lb goal. It is a little convicting to weigh these using a bathroom scale because I have to hold the bags, get a weight, set the bags down, get a weight (mine) and subtract. I wish I had a smaller number to subtract.

The Pirates tournament is going to be slowed to allow training 6th Graders

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Agenda November 2

1 Test Chapter 4.1 and 4.2

You can pick up poster paper for the Element Project after school any day this week. Art supplies will be available in class on Thursday or Friday.

Element Project note. Pick that is easy to write about. I do not recommend and element above 92. The 2 elements after Tungsten (W) would be hard too.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Agenda November 1

1 Video Bill Nye Atoms
2 Pass out construction paper if time. This will be available daily after school to minimize damage to the paper.

Test Chapter 4.1 and 4.2 tomorrow. Remember that Journal 31, 32, 33 and that Bohr Model worksheet are really important to know.

Happy Protestant Reformation Day