Olqm After-School Program

On 10/30/09, the ASP will be having a Halloween Party from 2:30PM - 6:00PM. ASP students pays $2:00 and non-ASP students pays $5:00.

Parents Weekly Notification

Parents,
Please be reminded that your child will be bringing home test papers this week. ALL test papers must be signed and return to teacher. Weekly vocabulary words were listed on last week's blog (see 10/19/09 blog). It is important that all homework are reviewed and check by you even if it was completed during the ASP. If you need to speak to me, please make an appointment with Alba @ 212-567-3190. Please do not call or come in during the ASP to ask how your child is doing. I need to check grades, homework, and classwork before meeting with parents.
Thank You.
Mrs. Ramsey

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 26TH, 2009

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Monday - 2 page report-Select any sport and consider the role that momentum plays in that sport. Think of five actions in the sport you have chosen and describe how momentum is transferred in each action. For example, describe how momentum is transferred when a basketball player shoots a free throw. Use chapter 7 for assistance. Format: Times Roman; 12 font; 1 inch margins on all 4 sides; BLACK ink only. Please adhere to specifications listed. Due 10/30

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 26TH, 2009

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Monday - Text p. 188, 6 - 15, questions and answers on LL. Due 10/28.
Wednesday - LL - 2 page report: Explain how electric disscharges such a lightning occur? Times Roman; Font 12; 1 inch margins on all 4 sides; only black ink. You must follow the format. Due 10/30

6TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 26TH, 2009

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Monday - Workbook pp. 301-302, questions and answers in notebook. Parent signature needed. Due 10/28
Wednesday - Chapter 11 vocabulary word, p. #95 in notebook. Parents signature needed. Due 10/30

5TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 26TH, 2009

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Monday - Workbook pages 360-370 questions and answers in notebook. Must be signed by parents. Due 10/28
Wednesday - LL - p. 351, questions and answers. Due 10/30

6TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF OCT. 26TH, 2009

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Monday - 2 page report, typed on: Who was Tutankhamun? When was Tutankhamun's tomb discover? What did archaeologists find there? (Times Roman; font 12; double-spaced; 1 inch margins on all 4 sides) You must follow the format. Due on 10/29/09
Thursday - LL - In what ways was ancient Egypt a rich civilization? due 10/30

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF OCT. 26TH, 2009

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Monday - On LL - Suppose your class was giving a potlatch. What would be your reason for holding the potlatch? Whom would you invite? What activities would you plan? What gift would you give to each person. Use pp 84 - 85 to help you as well as discussion in class. DUE 10/28
Wednesday - LL - What role did salmon fishing play in the life of Native Americans of the Northwest Coast? 2. Name some of the Native Americans who live in the Southwestern region. How and when did they come here? Use Lesson 2, pp. 90-94 for help. Due 10/30

Trout in the Classroom 2009-2010

OLQM has been part of TIC for the last 6 years. TIC is a program where trout eggs are given to authorized school to grow for a year. The eggs become fry and are released in a TIC licensed lake in upstate New York. This year OLQM was fortunate to obtain 600 eggs. The seminar took place on 10/13/09 in Poughkeepsie, New York where classes and workshops were given to teachers to ensure the proper caring and survival of the trouts. On the right are photographs showing some of the activites that took place.

To Parents/Students of grades 5,6,7,8.

It is important that you check your child's daily school work and homework. Many students are coming to school without or incomplete homework. Test dates are given in class and students are expected to write it in their assignment books. However, parents are not aware when tests are given. Test papers are sent home and coming back to the teachers without parent's signatures. It is your responsibiltiy to make sure that all necessary paper work and homework is completed neatly and on time. A weekly vocabulary quiz is given every Friday. Vocabulary words are on the blog and is given to the students on Mondays. Report cards will be distributed the second week of November. I ask that you please keep up with your child's school work and progress.

Thank You
Mrs. Ramsey

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

1. Monotheism - Belief in only one God.

2. Polytheism - A belief in many gods and goddesses.

3. ziggurat - a building with a temple on its peak.

4. cuneiform - a system of writing invented in Sumer.

5. Diaspora - scattering of the Jews to many parts of the world

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 19TH, 2009

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Monday - NB - Chapter 23 vocabulary words with definitions.
Tuesday - NB - Illustrate how the light and heat from the sun are produced. Use Chap. 23 lesson 2 for help.
Wednesday - LL - Can Earth survive with the sun? Why or Why not 1 1/2 - 2 pages due Friday
Thursday - Continue to work on report for Friday.
Friday - To be determined

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 19TH, 2009

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Monday - LL - What is the difference between a concave lens and a convex lens?
Tuesday - LL - What causes light to bend? 4-6 sentences
Wednesday - LL - Describe how the sun heats the earth. 1 or more pages.
Thursday - LL - To magnify an object, would you use a convex lens or a concave lens? Why?
Friday - To be determined

6TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 19TH, 2009

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Monday - Answer is based on the video shown in class. How can sunlight be turned into electricity? LL - 2 or more paragraphs
Tuesday - LL - What is convection? 4 - 6 sentences
Wednesday - LL - Name the types of energy in your home and the companies that provide the energy.
Thursday - NB - p. 265 - Questions and answers. Check to make sure your have the page on Monday.
Friday - LL - What are fossil fuels and how do they form?

5TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 19TH, 2009

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Monday - LL - Draw a model of the sun and label it.
Tuesday - LL - WB p. 313, Questions and answers on LL.
Wednesday - LL - How does a battery produce electrical charge? use p. E93 for help.
Thursday - LL - Write a sentence using the following words: convection, conduction, radiation, potential energy, and kinetic energy.
Friday- LL - The sun is considered the main source for life on Earth. Why?

6TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF OCT. 19TH, 2009

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Monday - LL - Describe the irrigation methods used by the ancient Egyptians. 2 paragraphs
Tuesday - LL - How did the Nile's yearly floods help ancient egyptian farmers? 6 sentences.
Wednesday - Chapter 4 vocabulary words on LL. people and places also.
Thursday - LL- Create your own hieroglyph symbols that represent objects or sounds.
Friday - To be determined

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF OCT. 19TH, 2009

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Monday - LL - Describe how the city of Tenochtitlan was founded. 1 para.
Tuesday - LL - Describe growing up Aztec. 2 paragraphs
Wednesday - LL - How are the Maya and the Aztec civilizations similar?
Thursday - LL - Who was Huitzilopochtli? What made the sun god happy?
Friday - To be determined

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 10/12/09

1. Hydroelectricty - electricity that is produced by flowing water.
2. photosphere - the lowest layer of the sun's atmosphere and the lays from which light is given off.
3. corona - the largest layer of the sun's atomsphere and extends millions of kilometers into space.
4. nebula - large cloud of gas and dust in the beginning of a star's life.
5. binary system - when two stars orbit each other.

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus Day - School Closed
Tuesday - Report on Copernicus sun-centered model of the solar system. 2 pages. due 10/15
Wednesday - Chap. 23 vocabualry words in NB
Thursday - LL - How are sunspots, prominences, and solar flares related?
Friday - To be determined

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus day - School Closed
Tuesday - LL - Do all light rays that strike a convex lens pass through the focal point.
Wednesday - LL - Explain why a rough surface, such as a road, is a better reflector when it is wet.
Thursday - LL - If the speed of light were the same in all materials, could lenses be used to magnify objects? Why or Why not?
Friday - To be determined

6TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus Day - School Closed
Tuesday - NB - Lesson 4 vocabulary words
Wednesday -LL - Explain two main kinds of energy.
Thursday - LL - What is temperature and what is heat. Explain fully.
Friday - LL -What is the difference between conduction and convection?

5TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus day - School Closed.
Tuesday - LL - Does the Moon give off light? Why or Why not?
Wednesday - LL - How does light trave when it passes from one substance into another?
Thursday - LL -How does light bounce off a mirror?
Friday - To be determined

6TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus Day - School Closed
Tuesday - In NB - Chapter 3 vocabulary words including places
Wednesday - LL - How did trade help the people of Catal Huyuk?
Thursday - LL - Explain how agriculture change the way people interacted with their environments.
Friday - LL - Write an essay on whether you would like to be a farmer, craftworker or hunter gatherer in Catal Huyuk. 1 page

5TH SOCIAL STUDIES - WEEK OF OCT. 12TH, 2009

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Monday - Columbus Day - School Closed
Tuesday - Chapter 3 vocabulary words in NB- vocab. and places.
Wednesday - LL -How did farming lead to the development of civilization?
Thursday - LL - What kind of activities took place in the Maya cities?
Friday - To be determined

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 10/5/09

1. CATALYST - a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but doesn't appear in the chemical equation because it is not permanently changed or used up.
2. INHIBITOR - a substance that slows down a chemical reaction.
3. ENDOTHERMIC REACTION - a reaction in which energy is absorbed.
4. EXOTHERMIC REACTION - A reaction in which energy is released.
5. ISOTOPES - atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.

8th Science - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK
Monday - LL - A car maintains a speed of 20 km/h as it turns to the left. Is a force acting on the car? Explain
Tuesday - LL Explain sliding friction, rolling friction, and static friction.
Wednesday - NB - p. 184 Using Math
Thursday - p. 188 Using Math in NB
Friday - To be determined

7th Science - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK
Monday - LL - What happens sto the particles of a crystalline solid as it is heated at its melting point? 2 paragraph
Tuesday - LL - Describe the motion of the particles of a solid as it cools from -250 to -273.15
Wednesday - p. 103 Using Math LL
Thursday - LL- Use the kinetic theory to explain why a gas completely fills its container while a liquid or solid may not.
Friday - To be determined

6th Science - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK
Monday - LL - How are position and motion related? What are two ways to describe motion?
Tuesday - LL - What determines the velocity of a moving object?
Wednesday - LL How can velocity change? What affects the velocity of an oject?
Thursday - LL - How do you find average speed?
Friday - To be determined

5th Science - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK
Monday - WB p. 331 - Write out questions and answer in NB
Tuesday - NB p. 327 - WB - Questions and answers.
Wednesday - LL - WB p. 329- Draw diagram and answer in sentence form.
Thursday - LL - How is velocity different from speed?
Friday - To be determined.

6th Social Studies - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK
Monday - LL - What are the main steps in making a good decision?
Tuesday - LL Why is it important to set a goal when making decision?
Wednesday - LL -How did archaeologists figure out how old the Iceman was? due 10/9
Thurday- LL - Describe the Iceman
Friday - To be determined

5th Social Studies - Week of October 5th, 2009

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HOMEWORK

Monday - On LL - 1 paragraph on: What is the difference between weather and climate?
Tuesday - On LL - 2 paragraph: "How does climate affect people's live?"
Wednesday - LL - Describe three products that people make out of trees.
Thursday - Construction paper: Write a poem that celebrates the beauty of the United States.
Friday - No homework-Must review weekly notes