9/30 Science

Students should complete the "writing hypotheses" worksheet to the best of their ability. This assignment is due tomorrow, Friday, October 1st. If students have a difficult time with it, they should meet with me tomorrow during "reads and needs" or schedule an appointment with me for a different time.

9.29 Humanities

Finish written response -- Compare and Contrast 2 world regions. (Super 6 style)

9/28 Science

Students should complete the "Penny Prediction" Lab and answer the last question. Students should site evidence (numbers from your actual experiment) when framing their answers. Due tomorrow 9/29.

9/27 Science

Each student should bring a penny, nickle, dime and a quarter to class tomorrow for an activity.

9/20 Science

Students should write a paragraph describing either 1) what they learned in class today or 2) why science is important? Students should use the "Super 5" paragraph format that they learned about in Humanities. This assignment will be collected tomorrow, September 21st.

9.20 Maths

7th Grade
Students exercised their expertise in graphs, tables and variables today by completing 2ACE #22. After completing the graph and related questions, students completed a Partner Assessment of their work. Students must come to class on Tuesday with a completed 2ACE #22.

8th Grade
Students are applying properties of equality and inverse operations as they solve linear equations in Problem 3.4. We are paying careful attention to showing each step and checking our solution. Students should come to class on Tuesday having solved and checked questions A and B.

Parents and Guardians - Habits of Mind Learner Celebration this Thursday 9.23

Team Apollo would like to invite you to our first Learner Celebration on Thursday September 23. The school year is well underway and students have been learning about five habits of highly successful people, which we call the Habits of Mind. Apollo students have produced a fantastic film which explains each habit as it relates to academic and personal development. Additionally, students have written personal narratives to recognize the value of the habits in the life of someone they know and admire. This new learning is being applied in self reflection and goal setting, designed to empower students to take an active role in their own learning.

We sincerely hope that you will be able to take part in this evening in order to engage in conversation with your student surrounding his/her goals. The insight you offer to your student is a critical element of their success in achieving these goals. For it is the collective support of parent/guardian, teacher, and student, that truly enables our students to realize their fullest potential.

We'll see you on Thursday, September 23rd at 6:30pm in the Library for our Habits of Mind Learner Celebration!

9.17 Humanities

Students need to revise their "Who I Admire" narratives over the weekend. All but 10 students have the ability to make corrections and changes using teacher/peer feedback.

Additionally, all students should be sure they included a fourth paragraph that directly relates their person to 2 Habits of Mind.

Have a great weekend!

9/16 Science

Generate a list of 10 scientific questions in your journal. Bring the list with you to class for Monday, 9/20

9/15 Science

Students should complete the "3-types of variables" worksheet for homework tonight. This assignment is due tomorrow, September 16th.

9/9 Science

Students are to write down 5 questions and/or observations of the world around them in their science journals. This assignment is due 9/13/10. Enjoy the 3-day weekend!

9/7 Science Homework

Students should answer the 5 reflection card questions on persistence. The reflection card will be collected at the beginning of class tomorrow (Wednesday, 9/8)

FYI

Homework clinic and the afterschool bus start up again on Monday, September 13th. Both operate Monday through Thursday. Hours for the homework clinic are 2:35-4:00. The afterschool bus leaves school at 4:00. A list of dropoff locations for the afterschool bus can be made available to those interested upon request. All students are encouraged to take advantage of these resources as needed!