Agenda April 30

1 Review Packet Standard 7 Periodic Table

Agenda April 29

1 California Standard 5 Review Worksheet Packet

Final Straw Gum Policy (starts Today)
If I catch you chewing gum you get an "N" in citizenship. No appeal. If I catch you a second time then it is a "U". Do not tell me you are chewing your tongue.

Agenda April 27

1 Return Work
2 Practice STAR Test

Last day for make up work is June 1st

Here is the url that takes you to the site that has all the released STAR test questions. Please use this for other subjects as well.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp

2003 Through 2008 CST Released Test Questions

Agenda April 26

1 Finish, Grade, Evaluate Post Test

The STAR tests are coming. Science is Friday, May 7. We will be diagnosing our strengths and weaknesses and reviewing up until the test.

Agenda April 23

1 New Seats
2 Post Test Final
3 What is Next?

Agenda April 22

1 Chapter 15 Test. The LAST chapter
This and next week we will be reviewing for the STAR test
The last day for any missing or make up work will be June 1

Agenda April 21

1 Trade and Grade all the sheets due today (Chapter 15 Review WS Packet, Identifying Galaxies WS, and Life Cycle of Stars WS)
2 Trade and Grade Constellation Miniposter
3 Return Graded work
4 Chapter 15 Test Tomorrow

If you are a follower of this blog, please check out the Sunnyvale School District's new promotion plan. Please let me know what you think. We teachers were told this is what is going to happen. Actually, we were told this has been floated by "stake holders" and that this is what the district was looking to do. Then we were asked for our input today (no warning on this to collect our thoughts). Then we were told that this would be rolled out next year. So much for our input. Still, that is par for the course for the Sunnyvale District for the last 5 years. Programs have been implemented and then teachers are told to make them work. Nothing in the past 5 years has been run passed the teachers (who will be actually trying to make things work)first.

Agenda April 20

1 Review Worksheets 15.3, 15.4, and 15.5 due Wednesday April 21
2 Activity: How Scientists Measure the distance to stars
3 Constellations due tomorrow
4 Test moved to Thursday

Agenda April19

1 Check Journal 78 Chapter 15 Vocabulary
2 Check Journal 79 Chapter 15 Constructing Meaning
3 Check Chapter 15 Homework Packet (completeness)
4 Work Sheet Stages of a Star due Wednesday April 21
5 Work Sheet Classifying Galaxies due Wednesday April 21
6 Reminder, Poster due Wednesday
7 Reminder, Review Work sheets due Wednesday
8 Chapter 15 Test will also be on Wednesday

Agenda April 9

1 Video Bill Nye Outer Space
2 Turn in those worksheets from yesterday.
3 Vacation EC

There is a small chance that Miniatures will get canceled today. If I am gone and not back by 3:45 then assume it is canceled. Personal Stuff Stinks sometimes.

Agenda April 8

1 Practice Test - Review Worksheet 15.1 and 15.2 (completeness) due Wednesday 4/21
2 Spectral Class of Stars Day 2 due today
3 Expanding Universe Activity due Today/Tomorrow (if you cannot finish it class then you have homework so take it home and finish it and bring it back tomorrow)
4 Paper for Miniposter

For the miniposter, you can get really good information from page 656 and 657 in the textbook

Aerodrome 2 on Friday

Agenda April 7

1 Spectral Class of Stars Worksheet due today
2 Constellation Miniposter due Wednesday, April 21
Paper for the miniposter will be passed out tomorrow.

Agenda April 6

1 Homework Chapter 15 Reading Packet due Monday, April 19 (completeness and no target reading)
2 Journal 78 Chapter 15 Vocabulary
3 Journal 79 Chapter 15 Constructing Meaning

PINNACLE attendance is blocked today

Hey on another computer note. There is an optical fiber cable that ends 50 yards from the SMS on campus server. The DO said it would be connected in February. Then they said March. The things you learn when you go to the Tech Committee Meeting.

Agenda April 5

1 Test Chapter 14 Standard 4 Earth and the Solar System
2 Chapter 14 Review Worksheet Packet due today
3 Journal 78 Chapter 15 Vocabulary due Monday, April 19
4 Journal 79 Chapter 15 Constructing Meaning due Monday, April 19

If you are missing a test, Make it up tomorrow after school at tutorial.

Stanford Splash Program on April 17 and 18 is worth +5 Extra Credit if you attend. Scholarships are available. Go to:
http://www.stanfordesp.org/learn/index.html
To learn more.

Washington D.C. students can earn vacation extra credit (+5)by bringing me a postcard from their trip. Gettysburg or Williamsburg please though any of the museums would be fine too.
(Yes, this means Cassidy can earn +10 EC over vacation)

There will be Miniatures Club on Friday

Agenda April 2

1 Check Journal 72 Chapter 14 Vocabulary
2 Check Journal 73 Chapter 14 Constructing Meaning
3 Check Chapter 14 Homework Packet (completeness)
4 Test Review
Chapter 15 Test on Monday
A note: I am running out of copies of items and if you wish to re do assignments, you will need to give me advanced warning in case I need to make a new copy. If you never turned it in, you do not get a new copy.

Agenda April 1

1 Video Bill Nye Comets and Meteors
2 Review Worksheet (Practice Test) Chapter 14.5 and 14.6 WS due April 5
3 Reminder: Homework packet and Vocabulary due tomorrow
4 Chapter 14 Test on Monday April 5

Hey I had 1/2 " of snow last night at my house and that's no April Fool's prank.