Thursday, March 29, 2012

Tonight's homework...

Thursday March 29, 2012

- CA - read 30 minutes and record (your choice...)

- Math 7 - Lesson 76, evens, practice set and #5

Monday, March 26, 2012

HOMEWORK TONIGHT

CA - Read - (your novel) - 30 minutes and record using the reading form above

SS - Prepare for the MAPS quiz of South America (tomorrow)  You must be able to place the 13 countries of South America on a blank map of South America.  You can use the Sheppard Software link (several posts below) to help practice

Math 7 -  Lesson 75 - practice set a - d; evens and #13
(test prep tomorrow... test on Wednesday)

area of an irregular polygon

Click the following link for help in finding area of an irregular (non-standard...not a straight forward shape) polygon....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1MLJOG-5A

Area of a TRAPEZOID

Click the link below to get help with finding area for a Trapezoid!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAs50nzzrP4

SA country practice

Click the link below to practice for your map quiz!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/country_SoAmCA_G2_drag_drop.html

SA captials QUIZ

Click the link below to take the quiz on South American capitals!!!  Good LUCK!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVEV05ZcTFMU2dnSmFDVmlXV1pJR2c6MQ

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

HOMEWORK TONIGHT!!!

CA - READ 30 minutes and record using the link at the top of this page called: READING FORM!

ALSO... spend 7 - 10 minutes writing to one of the following prompts (you can: hand write it; type it; email it to me... but spend some time WRITING... and enjoy :-)
"Snow or sand?  Write a poem or story where snow or sand plays a major part."

"Who is your best friend, and why?  Write about that person."

"What were you a die-hard fan of when you were younger?  Write about it."
 

Math: FINISH Lesson 72 - practice set and EVENS.  Remember - it is the PROCESS more than the answer that matters!!!!!  Show your PROCESS!!!

SS - none!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

learning style quiz with printable graph!


The link below takes you to a learning style inventory.  Scroll down to the "interactivity" box and click.  That will start your  quiz.  You can print the chart that is created at the end for your future reference!

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html

learning style quizzes...



Below are some other learning style and personality surveys... click if you want to try!

http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/parentguides/middleschool/quiz_learningstyles/index.htm

http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm

http://people.usd.edu/~bwjames/tut/learning-style/stylest.html

http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsitest1.html

http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
(probably the most useful one... is this literacyworks.org...)

Shapes quiz...

Click here to take the shape quiz....
Do your best!  Some of the questions are definitely geared towards adults.... (I know you don't smoke or drink alcohol!!!)  But ignoring the adult-ish questions, the info is interesting!

http://www.psychometricshapes.co.uk/questionnaire.php

Click below to get more information of the shape personality traits?


Thursday, March 8, 2012

READING HOMEWORK LINK...

Click the owl below to submit your READING homework for the night!
Thanks!! :)



Monday, March 5, 2012

CRT's are COMING soon...... to LONE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL

CRT week is NEXT week!

Dates for 7th grade....

MORNINGS March 14 - 15 - 16

recent daily VOCABULARY....

HARBINGER -
a sign that something will happen soon, often something bad
 

 harbiger of spring...

FINAGLEWhen you finagle, you get out of something using devious methods, like when you pretend you're sick to avoid taking a pop quiz


FIASCOa complete and embarrassing failure
(cooking fiasco)

FAUX PAS a socially awkward or tactless act


GREGARIOUSa gregarious person enjoys being with other people...
If you know someone who's outgoing, sociable, and fond of the company of others, you might want to call her gregarious.

HOMEWORK tonight -

Math 7 - Lesson 69 - practice set and odds.

READ 30 minutes!!