Civility costs nothing and buys everything.
Mary Wortley Montagu

Language Arts: Today we continued working on persuasive essays. Most students completed their first draft and a few began editing and revising.

HW: Chapter 3 reading and notes need to be completed by Monday (3/5). Students who want an extra opportunity in making a connection to the text need to submit it by Wednesday (3/7).

Math 8: Today we continued getting to know graphing calculators, finishing Scavenger Hunt during class.

HW: Be prepared to get back to work on Pythagorean Theorem on Monday!

Algebra: Today we continued to analyze data from OAKS testing and reviewed HW from yesterday

HW: worksheet - 8.2 Practice B (review sheet provided in class, also can refer to MDL Ch. 8)

Social Studies: Today we handed in research paper and poster. Students worked on a map of the U.S., circa 1820, while waiting their turn.

HW: none!

Science: Today we learned about ecological relationships between organisms by reading and discussing key concept vocabulary.
-neutralism -competition
-mutualism -parasitism
-commensalism -predation

HW: Finish the worksheet if not done in class. This should take no more than 10 minutes. Have a great weekend!