Friday, November 21, 2014

FRIDAY, November 21, 2014

Today in class...
  • We took our Chapter 3 (Ancient Egypt) test
  • We watched the news
Homework...
  • Your Middle East Map Test is coming up on December 12 - study over break! 
Random...
  • The first person who referred to a coward as a chicken was William Shakespeare 
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Shakespeare_Droeshout_1623.jpg

Thursday, November 20, 2014

THURSDAY, November 20, 2014

Today in class...
  • We did "Atlas Thursdays" for our Daily Geo Assignment
  • We watched the news
  • We turned in our 3-5 worksheet
  • We made our notecards for the test tomorrow
Homework...
  • Chapter 3 (Ancient Egypt) test is TOMORROW
 Random...
  • The average human brain is 80% water
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Human_brain_01.jpg

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

WEDNESDAY, November 19, 2014

Today in class...
  • We did our Daily Geo (Quote Wednesday)
  • We finished presentations 
  • We watched "Egypt: Engineering An Empire" 
Homework...
  • If you haven't finished yet - you need to finish your project!!!
  • Chapter 3 (Ancient Egypt) test is on FRIDAY 
Random...
  • Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise
 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Venus_globe.jpg

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

TUESDAY, November 18, 2014

Today in class...
  • We did our Daily Geo
  • We watched the news
  • We turned in our projects and began presentations
Homework...
  • Chapter 3 (Ancient Egypt) test is on Friday!
  • Presentations will continue tomorrow
Random...
  • Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon using his left foot first.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4020/4642094852_10a4a59bb2_b.jpg

Monday, November 17, 2014

MONDAY, November 17, 2014

Today in class...
  • We started Daily Geo 11 - the word for today was "mesa"
  • We watched the news
  • We did a self-guided work day
    • Projects
    • 3-5 Guided Reading
Homework...
  • Your projects are due tomorrow
  • Chapter 3 test will be on FRIDAY
Random...
  • An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Ostrich_head.jpg

Friday, November 14, 2014

FRIDAY, November 14, 2014

Today in class...

  • We took our Daily Geo 10 Quiz
  • We finished our 3-4 notes (primarily focusing on the Rosetta Stone)
  • We watched the news
  • We spent 25 minutes in the computer lab (final work day for project)
Homework...
  • Projects are due next week Tuesday!!
  • Chapter 3 (Ancient Egypt) test is next week Friday!!
Random...
  • The male seahorse carries the eggs until they hatch instead of the female.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

WEDNESDAY, November 12, 2014

Today in class...
  • We did Daily Geo - Quote Wednesday
  • We discussed our Ancient Egypt Project - including showing examples
  • We went to the computer lab to begin research and writing
Homework...
  • Project is due TUESDAY, November 18
Random...
  •  In a single night a mole can tunnel 220 feet
 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/ScalopusAquaticus.jpg

Monday, November 10, 2014

MONDAY, November 10, 2014

Today in Class...
  • We started Daily Geo 10 with "Isthmus" (word/definition/sentence/picture)
  • We watched the news
  • We finished notes/discussion on 3:3 - Ancient Egyptian Religious Beliefs
  • We received and finished our Middle East Map Keys
Homework...
  • Middle East Map Key should be completed 
Random...
  • Your thumb is the same length as your nose

Friday, November 7, 2014

Thursday, November 6, 2014

THURSDAY, November 6, 2014

Today in class...
  • We did Atlas Thursdays for Daily Geo (How much taller in feet is Mt McKinley than Borah Peak). We also handed in our Daily Geo.
  • We took notes on Egyptian Religion
Homework...
  • None.

Random...
  • A human hair is ten thousand times thicker than the film of a soap bubble.

QUICK NOTE...
  • Monday Mr. Anderson was out sick. Students received a packet on Chapter 3, Section 2. They worked on it on both Monday and Tuesday of this week. Yesterday (Wednesday) the students took a few more notes on the Kingdoms (Time Periods) of ancient Egypt.

Monday, November 3, 2014

MONDAY, November 3, 2014


Mr. Anderson was in the hospital - Guest Teacher filled his shoes for the day...