The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.
B.B. King

Algebra
Today we allowed for classtime to complete assignment given last Thursday, however, due to morning and afternoon assemblies on Friday, there was some confusion as to when the assignment was due. Students were given time to discuss answers within there groups and from staff on either elimination, substitution or graphing methods used in solving systems of equations.

HW: Complete 2 of 3 "Pizzaazz" worksheets working on solving systems of equations through elimination, substitution, and graphing. The students were asked to pick one that they are comfortable solving and one that they have had difficulty solving.


Math 8
Today we answered questions and reviewed/corrected the practice quiz given over the weekend (assigned on Thursday).

HW: Story, table, graph worksheet (gold). Answer 1 of each, only 3 total problems!

Language Arts
Today we worked on building background knowledge in preparation for reading the play adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank. Students also worked with informational texts as we reviewed and discussed some key words and topics relating to The Holocaust.

HW: None;
Please note, any students who received an "I" for trimester 1 only have till tomorrow to submit their key missing assignment(s).

Science
Today we looked at momentum and inertia. We did a small lab and gathered data.

HW: Complete data and questions from the lab.

Social Studies
Today we reviewed the government plans put forth by the Continental Congress, Virginia and New Jersey Plans. We then also compared them to what we saw in the North Korea video.

HW: Make sure flash cards are completed on the presidents.