Ms. Hynes

Week of May 11-15, 2009

Monday -

Classwork - Complete study Guide page 1/2
Homework - Complete Study Guide page 3/4

Tuesday

Classwork - complete study guide page 5
Homework - COmplete study guide page 6

Wednesday

Classwork - complete study guide page 7
Homework - complete entire study guide

Thursday

Classwork - Open study guide quiz
Homework - Study guide will collected for completion on monday.

Friday

Field Day

IMPORTANT END OF YEAR INFO

• Please be sure to send $1 in with your student for report card mailings by Friday May 15, 2009

 

• There will be NO parties the last week of school.

 

• Please do NOT allow your child to bring candy/party food to school.

 

• Please remind students that they are NOT bring: phones, CAMERAS, ipods, itouchs, etc to school, during the end of the year busyness they often get lost, damaged or stolen.

 

• NO bus notes will be approved on THURS May 21 OR FRI May 22.

 

• Students MUST ride their own buses home or be picked up by a parent/guardian.

 

• Please encourage your child to start cleaning out his/her locker.

 

• Official 8th grade Locker Clean-Out is Wednesday May 20 during 3rd period.

 

• After locker clean out day NO materials need to be brought to school except something to write with.

 

• Yearbooks will be distributed Friday May 22, to those students who bought them.

 

• NO yearbooks will be available for sale.

8th Grade Exam Schedule

• Tuesday May 19
  AM - Social Studies
  PM - Math
  

Wednesday May 20
AM - Science
PM - Reading/Foreign Language

Thursday May 21
AM - Language Arts

Tues/Wed May 5/6, 2009

Tuesday May 5

• We collected Light stations 8, 9, & 10.
• We continued watching the video Einstein's big idea.

Wednesday May 6

• We collected the book work from friday

• We finished watching the video

Due Dates:

• Thursday May 7, 2009  - There will be an OPEN NOTES quiz on the video.  If you are missing any notes it is your homework to complete them BEFORE class tomorrow.
• Monday May 11, 2009 - Timeline project is due.

We will be getting a study guide for the final exam next week if you want to see a copy before then here it is Download REVIEW #2

Monday May 4, 2009

Today in class we watched Einstein's big idea.

Download Einstein transcript

The handout that goes with the video is here: Download Einsteins big idea revised

Homework

• Due Tomorrow: Light Stations 8, 9 & 10
• Due Wednesday: Book work from Friday
• Due Thursday: Notes from Video
• Due Monday: Timeline

Friday May 1

The assignment for today is shown in this file

• Download Friday May 1 Assignment

If you have trouble opening the document here it is written out

Due Tuesday May 5 (One per lab group)

• Download Station 8
• Download Station 9
• Download Station 10

Due Wednesday May 6 (ANSWERS ONLY; one per student)

• Chp 20 review   p 592-593 #1-18
• Chp 21 review    p 624-625 #1-21
• Chp 22 review    p 660-661 #1-22
• Chp 23 review P 688-689 #1-20

Tuesday April 28, 2009

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

I will be available for help every morning this week at 8:15 am

I can NOT do help after school this week. 

Important Dates:

• Thursday April 30 - Light stations 1-8 and hands-on sound stations are due by end of class
• Tuesday April 5 - All computer based stations are due
• Wednesday April 6 - All book work (chapter reviews) are due.
• Friday May 8 - 8th Grade Dance
• Field Day May 15

Tuesday

• We completed several light lab stationsDownload Directions stations 1-8
• Each lab group needs to complete ONE data sheet Download Light Station #1-8 Data Sheet

Wednesday:

• Complete light stations INCLUDING STATION 8
• All hands on stations will be due by the end of class on thursday, regardless of the trip or absences.

Thursday:

• Sound Stations Hands on 
• Download Station 9 (light)
• Download Station 10 (light)
• Sounds Computer based
• The computer based stations will be due at the beginning of class on Tuesday.

Friday: (ANSWERS ONLY)

• p 592-593 #1-18 (chapter 20)
• p 624-625 #1-21 (chapter 21)
• p 660-661 #1-22 (chapter 22)
• P 688-689 #1-20 (chapter 23)
• ALL the book work is due at the beginning of class on wednesday.

Homework  

• Due dates for classwork/labs are all listed above.
• The rest of the packet is due monday.

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

I will be available for help every morning this week at 8:15 am

I can NOT do help after school this week. 

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

Tuesday

• We completed several light lab stationsDownload Directions stations 1-8
• Each lab group needs to complete ONE data sheet Download Light Station #1-8 Data Sheet

Thursday April 16, 2009

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

I will be available for help every morning this week at 8:15 am

I can NOT do help after school this week. 

CRCT REVIEW

• I will hold CRCT review each morning this week at 8:20

Important Dates:

•  Fear Factor was cancelled. 

Classwork:

• We recieved Science CRCT Coach books if you purchased them, those that did not will ahve so share during class time.
• We discussed Chapter 20 Section 3; Notes will be posted this weekend.
• We worked on a large packet discussing waves, sound and light.
• We discussed www.georgiaoas.org
• If you log on and take the science tests assigned you will get 2 points extra credit on your final exam for each test you get a 90 or higher on.
• You can take each test 3 times.
• You must complete the tests by the end of the day 4/23/09

Homework  

• Complete the pages from the packet about chapter 20 due tomorrow.
• The rest of the packet is due monday.

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

I will be available for help every morning this week at 8:15 am

I can NOT do help after school this week. 

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

CRCT REVIEW

• I will hold CRCT review each morning this week at 8:20

Important Dates:

•  Fear Factor was cancelled. 

Classwork:

Homework  

Wednesday April 15, 2009

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

I will be available for help every morning this week at 8:15 am

I can NOT do help after school this week. 

CRCT REVIEW

• I will hold CRCT review each morning this week at 8:20

Important Dates:

• Friday April 17, 2009 Teacher Fear Factor - come raise money for relay for life and yes I will be in the dunk tank (3 throws for $1).
• Tickets are on sale all week. PLease note you MUST have a signed permission slip and a RIDE home (no walkers).

Classwork:

• We took our magnetism quiz
• We continued chapter 20 notes on waves.  Download Chapter 20 Notes
•  I STRONGLY suggest you visit the online textbook and check eActivities and the virtual lab to aid in your comprehension. We are moving extremely fast and it will make a big difference.
• Also you may wish to visit the following website http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/Phys/Class/waves/wavestoc.html
• Some of the material is slightly beyond 8th grade but it has good questions to check comprehension.

Homework  

• Read Chapter 20 Section 3.

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

I will be available for help every morning this week at 8:15 am

I can NOT do help after school this week. 

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

CRCT REVIEW

• I will hold CRCT review each morning this week at 8:20

Important Dates:

Classwork:

Homework  

Tuesday April 14, 2009

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

I will be available for help every morning this week at 8:15 am

I can NOT do help after school this week. 

CRCT REVIEW

• I will hold CRCT review each morning this week at 8:20

Important Dates:

• Wednesday April 15, 2009 - Chapter 18 Magnetism QUIZ
• Friday April 17, 2009 Teacher Fear Factor - come raise money for relay for life and yes I will be in the dunk tank (3 throws for $1).
• Tickets are on sale all week. PLease note you MUST have a signed permission slip and a RIDE home (no walkers).

Classwork:

• We reviewed temperature and heat from yesterday
• We diagramed and reviewed the parts of a wave.
• We discussed how to find/use radioactive half lives.

I will post the diagrams later this week.

Homework  

• Study for QUIZ tomorrow.

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

I will be available for help every morning this week at 8:15 am

I can NOT do help after school this week. 

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

CRCT REVIEW

Important Dates:

Classwork:

Homework  

Monday April 13, 2009

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

I will be available for help every morning this week at 8:15 am

I will be after school by appt only. 

CRCT REVIEW

• I will hold CRCT review each morning this week at 8:20

Important Dates:

• Wednesday April 15, 2009 - Chapter 18 Magnetism QUIZ
• Friday April 17, 2009 Teacher Fear Factor - come raise money for relay for life and yes I will be in the dunk tank (3 throws for $1).
• Tickets are on sale all week. PLease note you MUST have a signed permission slip and a RIDE home (no walkers).

Classwork:

• We reviewed magnets
• We took notes and discussed chapter 10 Temperature/Heat/Thermal Energy
• Download Holt CHAPTER 10 notes

Homework  

• Study for QUIZ wednesday.

EXTRA HELP NOTICE:

CRCT REVIEW

Important Dates:

• Wednesday April 15, 2009 - Chapter 18 Magnetism QUIZ
• Friday April 17, 2009 Teacher Fear Factor - come raise money for relay for life and yes I will be in the dunk tank (3 throws for $1).
• Tickets are on sale all week. PLease note you MUST have a signed permission slip and a RIDE home (no walkers).

Classwork:

• We reviewed magnets
• We took notes and discussed chapter 10 Temperature/Heat/Thermal Energy
• Download Holt CHAPTER 10 notes

Homework  

• Study for QUIZ wednesday.