Thursday, May 27, 2010

Homework for Memorial Day Weekend

Enjoy your day off on Monday!

6th:

  • Cut, glue, color
  • Answer: How does an omnivore relate to the tertiary level?  Why is it placed there?
7th:
  • Baby Book due June 7
  • How much does it cost to raise a child?
  • Work on conclusion paper
8th:
  • Ch. 1 Motion #1-10, 12, 13, 17, 23
<3, Ms. Hawthorne

SEE YOU IN JUNE!!!

Just walking...

This guy quit his job to walk across America... Follow his blog!  This is quite inspirational...

http://www.imjustwalkin.com/

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Create a Graph

Create a Graph

Producer, Consumer, Decomposer Song

If you want to listen & learn....

SONG  <<

7th Grade Egg Baby Help!

These links are only to assist you!  Feel free to be as creative as you would like... 
Remember, your birth certificate must have some sort of image.



Social Security Card

Birth Certificates

6th Grade Ecosystem Project

Click here!

http://www.mybrochuremaker.com/

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

A few May Crowning pictures...

Outdoor School Pictures

Homework for May 25

6th Grade:

  • QUIZ Thursday on everything we have learned so far!
  • Computer lab tomorrow
7th Grade:
  • Egg baby log
  • Call between 2 and 4am
  • Section 2 #1-5 from book
  • QUIZ Thursday on sections 1 & 2
  • Computer lab tomorrow
8th Grade:
  • p. 138 #1-12 ALL
  • FINAL on June 3
  • Computers tomorrow:::bring your English/Literature work =)

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Monday, May 24, 2010

Homework for May 24

8th Grade:

  • The homework that was due today is now due tomorrow.  We will correct it then.  Also, we will be going over chapter 4 (Carbon)
7th Grade:
  • Call me between 2 & 4am if you have no already
  • Care for your baby
6th Grade:
  • Write out a sample food chain with 5 levels

Thursday, May 20, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS

Best wishes and good luck to the new parents of the beautiful babies!

For the weekend...

6th Grade:

  • Color your booklet information
    • what is an ecosystem?
    • energy cycle & water cycle
  • We will have a quiz next week (Thursday) on the information so far
7th Grade:
  • Baby personality (face) by tomorrow.. I will check them
  • We will do section 2 on Monday & have a quiz on Thursday (Sect 1 and 2)
8th Grade:
  • p. 108-109 #12, 15, 21, 22
  • Final on June 3

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Homework for May 18

8th Grade:

  • Chapter 2 Review #11-18
7th Grade:
  • Carrier on Thursday
  • R&R1
6th Grade:
  • Ecosystem cover 
  • Color vocabulary paper
  • Collect 2 Liter bottles

Summer is around the corner...  =)


Monday, May 17, 2010

Homework for May 17

CURRENT EVENT DUE TOMORROW!!

8th Grade: Chapter 1 Section 1 Review questions #11-14, 17-19

7th Grade: Signature on Precious Bundle paper

6th: Test corrections & signature by Thursday

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Check it out

There is a really neat show on "Planet Green" channel.  It is called Future Food.  It is about a restaurant in Chicago where they make food to taste like other food.. Sounds weird, but one episode I saw involved the guys making ahi tuna out of watermelon!

So, check it out!!

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/future-food/

Enjoy  =)

Today

I hope you all enjoyed our time in the computer lab today.  Remember to utilize some of the links for future projects =)


<3, Ms. Hawthorne

Homework for May 12

8th Grade & 7th Grade:  Projects due tomorrow, test corrections & signature due Monday, Current Event due Tuesday

6th Grade: TEST tomorrow!!

More Fun!

http://www.xtimeline.com/  (create a timeline)

http://www.boolify.org/  (search engine)

http://aviary.com/home  (photo editor)

http://www.wallwisher.com/  (online "notice" board... basically a website)

Computer Lab Fun!

Below are list of several links to bring you to sites that enhance your computer skills... Some are for educational purposes while others are for...fun!  Click around and explore... 

http://dabbleboard.com/   (Click on Get Started.. You can invite others to draw on your whiteboard too)

http://grant.robinson.name/projects/guess-the-google/   (Game with google images & you guess the keyword)

http://www.murray.k12.ga.us/teacher/kara%20leonard/Mini%20T's/Games/Games.htm  (Make PowerPoint games)

http://www.wordle.net/  (Creates "word clouds"...  Try one with your name and hobbies,interests...)

http://www.spezify.com/  (Search a word & it will come up with several sites, pics...)

http://skrbl.com/   (Start is in upper left corner & I think others can join.  Just tell them the website address..)

http://awesomelibrary.org/ (A search engine-type site)

http://posterous.com/  (Post a pic to a site)

http://www.bitstrips.com/create/comic/  (Make your own comic strip)

http://www.befunky.com/create  (Picture editor)

http://www.dumpr.net/   (Picture editor)

http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/  (Search a word & it will find images from the site flickr) 



Have fun =)

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

One Last Time...

Sixth Grade Project:

  • Water Advertisement
  • Typed paragraph on Personal Water Daily Use
  • Typed paragraph on Water Conservation
  • Tally Sheet
Current Event due May 18

TEST THURSDAY

Current Event

DUE MAY 18 on PLANTS or FOOD

Some links that may help you...

http://news.google.com/news/section?pz=1&cf=all&topic=m

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/agriculture_and_food/

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/nutrition/

http://www.newscientist.com/

Eighth Graderssss

One month until graduation.... STAY FOCUSED!


  • Test corrections (FOR ALL) and parent signature (FOR ALL) due MONDAY!
  • Current Event due May 18

Monday, May 10, 2010

Homework for May 10

Today is the first day of the 2nd half of the LAST trimester.. wowzers!

6th Grade:

  • STUDY!!!!  Work on the study guide... Read the chapter
  • Advertisement due Wednesday with 2 typed paragraphs & tally sheet
  • Current Event due May 18
7th Grade:
  • Projects due this week!
  • Parent signature on letter sent home
  • Current Event due May 18
8th Grade:
  • Projects due this week!
  • Current Event due May 18
  • Science Final JUNE 3

Friday, May 7, 2010

May 7-9 Weekend Homework

Eighth Graders: you looked fabulous today!  Only a few short weeks left...

  • Test MONDAY 5/10
  • Projects due 5/11 and 5/13
  • Current Event (Plants, Food) due 5/18
Seventh Graders:
  • Test MONDAY 5/10
  • Projects due 5/11 and 5/13
  • Current Event (Plants, Food) due 5/18
Sixth Graders:
  • Test THURSDAY 5/13
  • Projects due 5/12
  • Current Event (Plants, Food) due 5/18

Remember: SUNDAY is Mother's Day!


Monday, May 3, 2010

May 3 Homework Seventh Grade

  • Circulatory Test May 10
  • Projects due next Tuesday
  • Current Event (Plants, Food) due May 18

May 3 Homework Eighth Grade

  • Test is Monday, May 10
  • Projects are due next Tuesday and Thursday
  • Parent Signature on Final Study Guide (due May 10)
  • Final: JUNE 3
  • Current Event on Plants or Food is due May 18

May 3 Homework Sixth Grade

  • Project due on May 12
  • Water advertisement (slogan, colorful, humor??)
  • Typed paragraph on what you learned from your water tally
  • Water tally
  • Typed paragraph on water conservation
  • Current Event due May 18 (Plants, Food)