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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Weekly Reminders - 3/28/11

* There are 2 weeks remaining before Report Card distribution.
* All assignments must be completed and hand in on due date.
* Parents please check your child's assignment book for scheduled homework and tests.
* Friday April 1st, 2011 is 11:30 dismissal.
* Proper uniform must be worn unless permission is given by Mr. Woods or the child's teacher.

Weekly Vocabulary Words - 3/28/11

1. cleavage – the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces.

2. meander – bends or s-shaped curves in a river.

3. aquifer – an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water.

4. seamount – a huge underwater volcanic mountain that may emerge from the ocean surface as an island.

5. smog – a mixture of smoke and fog.

8th Science - 3/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_444g7qf9rc9
Homework:
3/29 -30 - John Scopes Trial Debate.
3/31 - On LL - Explain how fossil fuels could be considered a form of solar energy. 2 paragraph.

7th Science - 3/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_443c2nccvmh
Homework:
3/30- Chapter 12 vocabulary words in NB
4/1 - Research - Ocean Trenches and the three types of plate boundaries - 2 pages typed or 4 pp written.

6th Science - 3/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_442hq9bbqfg
Homework:
3/31 - Research - 2 pages typed or 4 pages neatly written on "What caused the Earthquake in Japan? and What does 8.9 magnitude mean?"

5th Science - 3/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_441dxp68mfn
Homework :
3/29 - WB p. 138 - Questions & Answers on LL. Draw diagram also.
4/1 - Research 2 pages typed or 4 pages written on: What causes earthquakes and Tsunamis?

6th Social Studies - 3/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_440fss7mkfs
Homework:
3/30 - Chapter 12 vocabulary words in NB.
3/31 - On LL - Write a paragraph on feudalism. Identify lords, ladies, vassals, and serfs and explain their role in feudal society.

5th Social Studies - 3/28/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_439dcwmpsdn
Homework:
3/30 - On LL - Choose one branch of the United States government and describe the responsibilities of this branch. Include the names of the officials who serve in this branch.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Weekly Reminders - 3/21/11

* Proper uniform MUST be worn. No boots, sneakers, or scarves. Boys must wear tie and belt on pants. Girls must wear proper vest, stockings, and school shoes. Only school sweaters permitted.

* All electronic devices are collected each morning and returned to students at dismissal.

* Notebooks and pencils are being collected for the poor in Dominican Republic.

* There is also a collection jar at Alba's office.

* Please review your child's assignment book for homework, upcoming tests and any changes for the week.

Weekly Vocabulary Words 3/21/11

1. Currency – paper money with a specified value, issued by the government or a central bank
2. Deciduous – type of tree that loses its leaves during portions of the year, usually beginning in the autumn months.
3. Innovation – a newly introduced idea, inventions or way of doing things that changes the world.
4. Interdependence – people relying on each other in different places or in the same place for ideas, goods, and services.
5. Miranda Rule – an arresting officer’s requirements to inform criminal suspects of their rights before questioning.

8th Science - 3/21/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_438cq74k7cb
Homework:
3/23 - p. 337 on LL - answer #1 and 2 and Think Critically.

3/25 - Mini Lab on LL - p. 339 - Relating Evolution to Species

7th Science - 3/21/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_437fkbdsggh
3/22 - What is evolution? On LL
3/25 - 2 pages typed or written - How do we relate the science of creation to God's work of creation?

6th Science - 3/21/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_436dzz9v2fb
Homework:
3/22 - On LL - 8 sentences - What is evolution? Use internet
3/25 - Research on Charles Darwin - 2 pages typed or 4 pages written. NEATLY

5th Science - 3/21/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_435hmbrzqd2
Homework:
3/24 - Use the internet- What is evolution and how do species evolve? Write or type - 1 page.
3/25 - Who is Charles Darwin? 1 page - Use internet

6th Social Studies - 3/21/11

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw24msz_434fj46wxhb
Homework:
WILL BE GIVEN IN CLASS

Events in History - 1/9 - 1/13

January 9
Connecticut entered Union, 1788 (5^th)
Mississippi seceded from the Union, 1861
President Richard M. Nixon was born, 1913
January 10
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published, 1776
London's Metropolitan; World's first underground railway, opened to the public, 1863
The League of Nations established 1920
The Holocaust began, 1933
January 11
Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury was born, 1757
Alabama seceded from the Union, 1861
Major League Baseball (American League) adopted the designated-hitter rule, 1973
January 12
Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I died, 1519
The Alamo, a Franciscan Mission, was built, 1722
The first public museum in United States (South Carolina) established, 1773
January 13
Hood resigned as commander of the Army of Tennessee, 1865
Hubert H. Humphrey, former vice president, died in Waverly, Minnesota at age 66, 1978
Air Florida jet crashed in Washington, D.C., 1982
The Beatles US album Yellow Submarine was released, 1969

Scientific Method

Rules to follow in using the Scientific Method when experimenting.

Steps of the Scientific Method
Detailed Help for Each Step
Ask a Question: The scientific method starts when you ask a question about something that you observe: How, What, When, Who, Which, Why, or Where?
And, in order for the scientific method to answer the question it must be about something that you can measure, preferably with a number.
Your Question
Do Background Research: Rather than starting from scratch in putting together a plan for answering your question, you want to be a savvy scientist using library and Internet research to help you find the best way to do things and insure that you don't repeat mistakes from the past.
Background Research Plan Finding Information Bibliography Research Paper
Construct a Hypothesis: A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work:"If _____[I do this] _____, then _____[this]_____ will happen."
You must state your hypothesis in a way that you can easily measure, and of course, your hypothesis should be constructed in a way to help you answer your original question.
Variables Variables for Beginners Hypothesis
Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment: Your experiment tests whether your hypothesis is true or false. It is important for your experiment to be a fair test. You conduct a fair test by making sure that you change only one factor at a time while keeping all other conditions the same.
You should also repeat your experiments several times to make sure that the first results weren't just an accident.
Experimental Procedure Materials List Conducting an Experiment
Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion: Once your experiment is complete, you collect your measurements and analyze them to see if your hypothesis is true or false.
Scientists often find that their hypothesis was false, and in such cases they will construct a new hypothesis starting the entire process of the scientific method over again. Even if they find that their hypothesis was true, they may want to test it again in a new way.
Data Analysis & Graphs Conclusions
Communicate Your Results: To complete your science fair project you will communicate your results to others in a final report and/or a display board. Professional scientists do almost exactly the same thing by publishing their final report in a scientific journal or by presenting their results on a poster at a scientific meeting.

Rules to follow when using the Scientific Method when experimenting.

A message from the Holy Father on Advent and Christmas

On the first Sunday of Advent, Benedict XVI reminded the faithful that Christmas is about God who "comes to be with us."The Holy Father's comment was heard by thousands who had gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus. He highlighted the significance of Advent as a time to prepare for the celebration of Christ's birth."In Advent, the liturgy often repeats and assures us, as though seeking to defeat our mistrust, that God 'is coming,'" the Pope said."He comes to be with us, in each one of our situations; he comes to live among us, to live in and with us; he comes to fill the distances that divide and separate us; he comes to reconcile us with himself and with one another," the Pontiff said.God, Benedict XVI added, "comes in the history of humanity to knock on the door of every man and woman of good will to offer individuals, families and peoples the gift of fraternity, concord and peace.""Therefore, Advent is par excellence the time of hope, in which believers in Christ are invited to remain in vigilant and active expectation, nourished by prayer and by a concrete commitment to love," the Pope said.

Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving?

Although juicy and tender butterball turkeys are the main cuisine of today's Thanksgiving celebrations, these birds were NOT the most popular centerpieces on the first Thanksgiving tables.
In 1621 when the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving, they were gobbling up many more foods than just turkey. Since lobster, goose, duck, seal, eel, and cod were plentiful during this time, these foods were most likely the main courses of this first feast. Deer meat and wild fowl are the only two items that historians know for sure were menu of this autumn celebration.
So how did the turkey become the main mascot of modern-day Thanksgiving if we don't know for certain that turkeys were at this first feast?
One story tells of how Queen Elizabeth of 16th century England was chowing down on roast goose during a harvest festival. When news was delivered to her that the Spanish Armada had sunk on it way to attack her beloved England, the queen was so pleased that she order a second goose to celebrate the great news. Thus, the goose became the favorite bird at harvest time in England. When the Pilgrims arrived in America from England, roasted turkey replaced roasted goose as the main cuisine because wild turkeys were more abundant and easier to find than geese.

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Mrs. Ramsey