Friday, December 17, 2010

Friday, December 17th

Math- played the Survivor "stick game" and did math check-in

Science- started worksheet on circuits

LA- finished letters to pen pals, worked on editing guides for self-esteem essay

Lunch/Party- party!! :)

Math Games- played games that related to math (chess, scrabble, jenga, etc.)

A&W- zumba

Have an AMAZING two-week Winter Break!!!!! Happy holidays everyone, and see you in 2011! ;)

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Thursday, December 16th

LA- got handed back work and finished writing letters to pen pals

Math- continued with finding x and y; learned new rule: distributive property

A&W- played games and did exercise

Spanish- entrada, did Feliz Navidad activities

Science- circuits, took more notes, science with math equations

RW- corrected vocab quizzes, read, Sally told us stories

See you tomorrow for... party and LAST DAY OF SCHOOL before two week break! :) Yay!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Wednesday, December 15th

Art- worked on pieces

SJCU- discussed our 5-minute oral presentation (we'll find out more after break!)

Math- continued w/ finding x and y

Science- took more notes and learned more about circuits (found math equations for circuits)

See you all tomorrow! Just fourteen more hours of school... then a two week break! :)

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14th

Cyberbullying w/ Sally- finished reading bullying stories, filled out survey

Social Studies- presented religion presentations!

A&W (Y)- did exercises and played games such as ultimate ninja

Spanish (X)- check in w/ someone from Core X

Science- took notes on circuits and electricity

RW- read and corrected vocab quizzes

Have a great day, and see you tomorrow! Only three more days until Winter Break- two whole weeks off!! :)

Monday, December 13, 2010

Monday, December 13th

Math- took new notes (see Ms. D), continued with cell phone problem, learned new math techniques

Spanish- entrada, turned in homework, was assigned new verb homework (talk to Senora or chec spanish blog)

Theme- emailed theme advisor self assessment

LA- Talked about playwright project, wrote letters to pen pals

WOD Quiz- took quiz and read books

Have a great day and don't forget... religion presentation tomorrow! Dress up! :)

Friday, December 10, 2010

Friday, December 10th 2010

Theme presentation-
Go to Ballard coffe shop-technoligy group presented

Art-
Critic at table groups (have to answer questions about your art piece then others.)

A&W-
Zumba! (Mix of aerobics, dances like hip-hop, african dance etc.)

No homework today!

Next week homework-

WOD test-Monday
Group Religion presentation-Tuesday
FRIDAY PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Thursday, December 9th 2010

Community meeting
Theme

Community jobs&SH

LA-
BIE TURN IN! GET PEN-PALS

Science-
Circuits


No homework!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

WOD Quiz Monday, December 13th

Ladies,

I never had the opportunity to describe to you what a typical WOD quiz consists of. It has three parts:

1. matching
2 fill in the blank
3. craft your own excellent sentences

The matching portion is very straight forward: you're given all the words in one line and all the definitions that we agreed upon in the other, and you simply match them! This activity tests your passive knowledge of the definitions.

The fill in the blank portion consists of sentences with a word left out. You select the most appropriate word from the word bank - one that makes the sentence complete and comprehensible. (Note: sometimes there are more than one word that fit into a given sentence.)

Finally, the craft your own sentence is an opportunity for you to show your active ability to use the vocabulary. I'm looking for sentences that not only use the word correctly, but also allow to reader to be able to accurately guess at a possible meaning for the word. For example, let's consider the word inane.

"That question is inane." - here the word is used correctly, but it doesn't give me much idea of what the word means.
"Inane questions get on my last nerve...I can't tolerate silly, stupid questions and comments that don't further our knowledge!" - lets the reader guess that inane probably means "silly, stupid, empty..."

See me if you have further questions!

Tuesday, December 7th 2010

Math-
Cell phone plans worksheet/workshop

S.S-
Did run through of presentation

A&W-
Strength Training

Spanish-
Practiced note cards
Got new song,
Entrada #17
Translated song

Science-
Circuits

LA-
Discussed pen-pals
Work time for BIE

Monday, December 6, 2010

Monday, December 6th 2010

Geography-
Practice Europe geography

Spanish-
Entrada
Turned in HW (cross word)
Flash cards
Homework-Says in spanish what your suppose to do then draw it!

Math-
Pi, Radius, Diameter, Circumference got worksheets

Theme-
Individual assessment in e-mail due next Monday

RW-
Read, sally talked-turned in LAL

S.S-
Worked on religion presentation

ANNOUNCEMENT!
SOCIAL STUDIES PRESENTATION HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT TUESDAY! run through is tomorrow with just Ms.A and Mr.D (NOT GRADED TOMORROW!!!!)

Friday, December 3, 2010

Friday December 3, 2010

Bulling at SGS- With sally talked about bulling we have experienced.

A&W- Went to YMCA worked on machines cardio and spinning

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Thursday December 2, 2010

Theme- technology went to google

Study hall and community jobs

Spanish(y)- skits

A&W(x)- games

Science(a)-short circuits

Reading workshop- read

Your Sept/Oct WOD definitions

Ladies! Below you'll find our agreed-upon definitions for our first list of WODs. Study these for your first WOD quiz which will take place on Monday afternoon, December 13th! (I've also sent these definitions to you in an email.)

  1. Exacerbate (v) to make a bad situation/neg. feeling worse
  2. Plethora (n) an excess amount of something; overabundance
  3. Invective (n) an insulting/abusive word or expression
  4. Epitome (n) archetype; a perfect/typical example of
  5. Soliloquy (pn) the act of talking while or as if alone (theater)
  6. Arcane (adj) understood by few; obscure
  7. Pariah (n) an outcast
  8. Resilient (adj) able to recover/rebound quickly
  9. Stoic (adj) unmoved by joy or grief; emotionless
  10. Chagrin (n) embarrassment after failing; humiliation
  11. Capitulate (v) to surrender under agreed terms; to give-in/cave in
  12. Inadvertently (adj) not achieved thru deliberate planning; not on purpose
  13. Reiterate (v) to repeat; to say again
  14. Innocuous (adj) harmless; inoffensive
  15. Peruse (v) to read thru with care; to browse; to examine
  16. Contraption (n) device, gadget, machine or appliance
  17. Efficacious (adj) effective; efficient; producing the desired result
  18. Temerity (n) excessive boldness, carelessness, and impulsiveness
  19. Serendipity (n) good luck; random beneficial happenings
  20. Prolific (adj) reproducing in large numbers; fruitful, productive, abundant



Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Wednesday December 1, 2010

Art- Work on Projects

SJCU- Reflection of school

SS- religion presentation work time

LA- BIE work time

Tuesday November 30, 2010

Social Studies- Religion Test

Math- Bubble/ Circle lab

Quiz correction and singed test and progress report due Monday

A&W(x)- Games

Spanish(y)- Skits

RW (a)- reading

Science(b)- Short circuits

Friday, November 19, 2010

Friday, November 19th

L.A.: Vocab Test! When finished, B.I.E. work

Math: Math Test! When finished, study hall

Science: More notes, more on lightbulb, wire, and battery experiments

Lunch!

Art: Worked on journal entries and piece (now due after Thanksgiving break!)

A&W: YMCA teacher

Have an awesome weekend- Harry Potter-ing it up, studying for Religion Test, and having FUN!!! :) Don't worry, only 2 and a half day week next week!

Missing Letters About Literature RRDs

Ladies:

I have received RRDs for the Letters About Literature from the following people. If you don't see your name on this list, that means that your RRD is late. Please get a hard copy of it to me ASAP so that I have adequate time to give you editorial feedback.

(Also know that I have one letter to J.K. Rowling with no name on it...just a "Sincerely...")

Lillian
Caroline
Ruby
Greta
Emily
Evy
Bailey
Lindsay
Sophia
Jade
Olivia
Imani
Eleora
Gracie
Izzi
Maggie
Ariana
Lia
Mahagoni


Take care of business! Sally

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Thursday, November 18th

Community Jobs/Study Hall: Did jobs and homework

Theme: Photography took class pictures and had theme party, other groups worked on projects to present for our theme share!

Spanish (Bs): Played Loteria

A&W: Self defense with Jessie (last session!)

L.A. (Bs): Worked on B.I.E. and Women Writer Bios

Science (As): Took notes on energy and circuits

HW Assigned: Spanish word search due on Monday

Have a great day, and don't forget... Math Test (w/ notes!) and Vocab Test!!!

Thursday, November 18th

Community Jobs/Study Hall: Did jobs and homework

Theme: Photography took class pictures and had theme party, other groups worked on projects to present for our theme share!

Spanish (Bs): Played Loteria

A&W: Self defense with Jessie (last session!)

L.A. (Bs): Worked on B.I.E. and Women Writer Bios

Science (As): Took notes on energy and circuits

HW Assigned: Spanish word search due on Monday

Have a great day, and don't forget... Math Test (w/ notes!) and Vocab Test!!!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Wednesday, November 17th

Madrona/Thurgood Marshall: Met with students, toured school

Science/Math: Math practice, Thank-You's, group discussion

Internships: Last day!! Performing internships presented, filled out evaluations

Have a great day! Make sure you study up, because we have a Math Test and Vocab Test on Friday! :)

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Tuesday, November 16th

Math- Math Baseball game (practicing problems for the test on Friday)

Social Studies- group presentation for religion, started researching and collecting sources

A&W (Bs)- self defense with Jessie (last session!)

Lunch and Park Trip

Science (Bs)- took notes on circuits, did electricity experiments

L.A. (As)- worked on B.I.E. (find out more from others in Core A)

Don't forget we are going to the schools tomorrow to mentor the girls! (wear good walking shoes and no yoga pats, sweats, or baggy shorts)

Monday November 15, 2010

Math- Pairs test corrections

Spanish

Theme

Geography Test - Africa and Asia

Work time- Pow 6

Monday, November 15, 2010

POW #6

POW #6

Choose one of the following problems:

Flat Tire
After a cyclist has gone 2/3 of his route, he gets a flat tire. Finishing on foot, he spends twice as long walking as he did riding. If his walking and riding rates are both constant, how much faster does he ride than walk?

OR

Rectangular Solids
How many rectangular solids are possible with a volume of 100 cubic meters and sides of integral dimensions?

OR

Choose a puzzle from the website: http://www.kenken.com/

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Friday, November 12, 2010

Friday November 12th 2010

Tri-core
Math-
Pairs quiz
Science-
Worked on wind turbines tried them out then supper glued blades on.
LA-
Got "It's all about me" packet ( for self appearance essay.)
A&W-
Kick boxing aerobics
Art-
your art project
Homework assigned-
LA have 1-2 pages (double spaced) of self appearance paper done.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Wednesday, November 9th, 2010

Art-personal art project
SJCU-disscused racism,Jeopardy game, Ms.a and Mr.B made presentations
Internship-
(Your internship)

Homework given-
NONE 2DAY!

Unofficial Dress Up Day



Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9th

Social Studies: finished notes on Islam, learned format and tudy methods for World Religions Test (two weeks!)

Math: Warm Up and math work time

A&W (Bs): self defense

RW (As): went over vocab and read books

Social Studies (Bs): found out our groups for religion presentation and went over general guidelines

Math (Bs): math work time

HW Collected: Letter to a Peer (RW), Sally's Letter About Literature

Monday, November 8, 2010

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Schedule:
Spanish-
Entrada #13
(line dancing) Go down line saying what you have to do and what you are going to do in spanish

Math-
Finished white parallel and perpendicular sheet algebra worksheet 3.6

Theme-
What ever you do for theme

Math-
Worked on POW have to do ones online-pow #5

Science-
Shared about wind turbine what worked what didn't re-did blades and design.

Homework assignet today-
POW #5 due Friday

Sunday, November 7, 2010

POW #5

POW #5

Choose between one of the following problems, or do all three!

Prime Number: A prime number is a positive integer that has exactly two positive integer factors, 1 and itself. For example, if we list the factors of 28, we have 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, and 28. That's six factors. If we list the factors of 29, we only have 1 and 29. That's two factors. So we say that 29 is a prime number, but 28 isn't.

If a number is NOT prime, it is called "composite."

PRIME Question
What is the greatest prime number that can be represented as both the sum of 2 prime numbers and as the difference of 2 prime numbers?

OR

Ruby's Numbers
The sum of Ruby's numbers is 31. The square root of the different of the two numbers is 5. What are Ruby's two numbers?


OR

Walking the Earth
For this problem, assume that the earth is a perfect sphere. A person who is 2 meters tall is walking around the earth at the equator. How much further will the person's head travel compared with her feet? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Friday November 5, 2010

SJCU training- Found out wich school your are going to and what to expect

Science- worked on windmills and some tried them out

Math- Work on perpendicular and parallel lines

A&W- Fitness test

Science extra credit due monday

Math Homework corrections and purple sheet turned in

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Thursday November 2, 2010

LA (b) Self esteem work time and wods

Science(A)- Energy and Wind stuff work on wind mill

AW (A)- self defense

Spanish (B)- conjugating verbs

Theme-

Study hall

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Wednesday November 3, 2010

SJCU- talked about interviews and talked about mentoring program

Art- work time

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Tuesday November 2, 2010

Social Studies- Islam Notes

Math- Perpendicular and parallel lines

Spanish (a) dictionaries and "mixer" conjugation HW

A&W (b) Self defense

LA (A) Self esteem paper work time and wods

Science- energy and wind stuff (provided by Payton)

Monday, November 1, 2010

Genetics Test Extra Credit

You may earn up to 20 extra credit points on the genetics test by answering the following four questions, each with a full paragraph (at least 3 sentences, preferably 5 or more). First, view the two movie clips taken from "Race: The Power of an Illusion" and then answer each question in turn (you can also find the transcript of the movie here if it helps to read it, instead of or in addition to watching it). The completed essays will be due by class time on Monday, November 8. I am happy to answer any questions you might have about the assignment during lunch or breaks this week.

1. What is skin color not genetically concordant with (related to) and why is this important to understanding what race is and isn't?
2. What did you and the students in these videos discover about the the ability of skin color or geographic ancestry to predict genetic similarities or differences?
3. Where did all humans live when the most fundamental genetic variations in our species evolved and what does this tell us about ourselves?
4. If the science of genetic difference has been clear for almost 40 years, why do you believe people still look to skin color as a key indicator of biological difference?




Monday November 1, 2010

Geography - Practice Africa

Spanish- Song quiz and day of the dead festivities

Science- Guest speaker talking bout wind mills- hand back science tests
talking about energy- Singed test due friday

math- tactile equations and graphs (no pow this week)

Theme- photography went to pike place market all other work time

Friday, October 29, 2010

Friday, October 29th

Language Arts: watched two self esteem videos and started outlines for our 6-paged self esteem essay

Math/Science: motion detector graphs

PARTY!

A&W: learned dances, played Mafia

Art: worked on project

HW Collected: Math Practice Sheet, POW #4

HW Assigned: self esteem outline done by next Friday

Have a GREAT weekend! Spend some time on homework, some time with friends, and some time just by yourself!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28th

Community Jobs/Study Hall: worked on jobs and homework

Theme: work time

A&W: self defense with Jessie

Spanish: entrada, vaya a pescar, hace tiempo

Science: DNA/Genetics Test

Reading Workshop: reading, WODS, got peer editors

HW Collected: Perfect World, Core B Letter About Literature, Core B letter to Sally

HW Assigned: Core B Spanish (check spanish blog!), Core B peer edits due next Thursday

Remember... wear your costume tomorrow (if you want)! Also, don't forget the two math assignments!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Wednesday, October 27th

Art- Worked on our journal entries (due on Monday!) and art pieces

SJCU- Went over Henrietta Lacks packet

Interships

HW Collected: SJCU reading

PERFECT WORLD DUE TOMORROW!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Tuesday, October 26th

Math- did more work on green notes

Social Studies- finished notes on Christianity and started on Islam notes

A&W (B)- self defense with Jessie

Spanish (A)- entrada,

Science (B)- DNA/Genetics Test and homework time

RW (A)- reading

HW Collected: Letter to Sally, A's turned in rough draft letter

HW Assigned: Math- Two Step Practice Sheet (in the physical Absent Binder) due on Friday the 29th, Spanish- animals and weather due next week, RW- revised rough draft

Monday, October 25, 2010

Monday, October 25th

Math- updated notes, and elaborated on y=m x + b, "texas two step"
Spanish- entrada (see Spanish blog), got new notes, watched a video
Theme- met with groups and had work time
Science- our DNA results are back and we got to see who we are most similar to- visit www.bioservers.org
Math- worked on POW #4

HW Collected: POW #3, Vocab #2, signed Progress Report, signed Geography Test

Have a great day!

Saturday, October 23, 2010

POW #4

Shortest Path

Twenty five dots are arranged in a 5 x 5 grid, horizontally and vertically aligned. What is the length of the shortest path that can connect the twenty-five dots. The vertical and horizontal distance between any two adjacent dots is 1 unit.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Letters About Literature Assignment

Ladies!

It's gotten back to me that some of you feel confused / uninformed about the Letters About Literature assignment that I went over with you in Reading Workshop in the week of September 27th. See the email I sent to your SGS account for the attachments, etc. and I'll give you a brief tutorial here so that you can be ready with your rough draft of this letter at the beginning of Reading Workshop next week. You might also want to check out the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) part of the Letters About Literature website at http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org in order to have a fuller understanding of what works and what doesn't.

Just briefly, here are my guidelines for this assignment:

• Word process AND double space your letter
• Remember that your letter is to be between 300-600 words (that's NOT very long, so make sure you don't ramble!)
• Have your rough draft of your letter printed out and ready to exchange with a peer editor at the beginning of Reading Workshop next week (Tuesday for Core A / Thursday for Core B)

Here are the guidelines included on the LAL entry form:

Select a fiction or nonfiction book, a short story, poem, essay or speech (sorry, no song lyrics) you have read and about which you have strong feelings. Explore those feelings and why you reacted the way you did during or after reading the author’s work. Consider one or more of these questions when writing your letter:

• Did the characters, conflict or setting mirror your life in some way? If so, how? If not, why not?
•What strengths or flaws do you share with a character or characters in the book?
•What did the book show you about your world that you never noticed before?
•What surprised you about yourself while you were reading this book? Why was this work meaningful to you?
Your letter need not answer all of these questions, of course. These are just starting points to spark ideas.

When writing your letter, be sure to avoid the temptation to write a "fan letter."

Write honestly and in your own voice, as if you were having a conversation with the author. Those are the best letters to read and the most fun to write! Keep in mind these two tips:
•Correspond, don’t compliment! Your letter should inform rather than flatter the author.
•Do not summarize the book’s plot! The author wrote the book and knows what happened. What the author doesn’t know is how the book affected you.

In the aforementioned email I also re-attached the winning letters from this past year that I shared with you in class (and then sent you in an email) so you can get an idea of what the judges seem to go for!

I have the feeling that we just might win this year...but then, that's up to you!!!

Have fun with this!

PS Here is an overview of the deadlines with regards to this project so you can effectively plan ahead:

Week of October 25: rough draft due at the beginning of your Reading Workshop session (peer editors will be assigned at this time)

Week of November 1: Edited responses due at the beginning of your Reading Workshop session

Tuesday, November 9: ALL Revised Rough Drafts of Letter due to Sally

Week of November 29: You'll receive Sally's edit/comments on your letters

Monday, December 6: All Final Drafts due to Sally along with a completed entry form

Letters will be mailed on Thursday, December 9th!!!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

October, Wednesday 20th

Classes:
Art-Work on individual project (Kyle emailed back feedback on doc. about end of year project.)
SJCU- Talked about SJCU reading (got MORE SJCU reading.) Watched 5 clips on racism.
internships!

Homework for monday!
Vocab #2 sentences and definitions due
Geography test signed
math test signed
Vocab test signed and brought to LTM
POW

Tuesday:
Genetics test (b)
letter to sally
Rough draft letter about literature

Wednesday:
SJCU reading
SJCU interview

Thursday:
Perfect world
Genetics test (b)

Friday:
POW

Your First WOD vocabulary list

Ladies! It's Sally...I sent you an email with your first 20 WODs which we'll quiz once we've agreed upon good definitions, etc. But I'll also cut and paste the instructions and words here, just in case you're not down with the funky email beat!

See you in Reading Workshop (finally!!) next week to answer any questions you may have!!

Look up each word, note its definition (I’m looking for short, pithy definitions/synonyms) and then use it in a sentence that demonstrates that you understand the meaning of the word. You may use any form of the word you like.
Due: Tuesday, November 9th.

1. exacerbate
2. plethora
3. invective
4. epitome
5. soliloquy
6. arcane
7. pariah
8. resilient
9. stoic
10. chagrin
11. capitulate
12. inadvertently
13. reiterate
14. innocuous
15. peruse
16. contraption
17. efficacious
18. temerity
19. serendipity
20. prolific

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Schedule:
S.S-Christianity
Math-Rolercoster problem
A&W (b) or spanish (a)
LA- Synopses of perfect world, Learned about future projects, worked on perfect world
science-Quiz on genetics for big test next thursday.

Homework due tomorrow!!!
SJCU reading packet chapters 4 and 7
Science- Muppet mating
Pow or due first thing Monday
3 more WOD's for this week

Monday, October 18, 2010

October 18th, 2010

Absent binder:
schedule:
geography-Next country's test on Africa.
Spanish-Made book about our selfs, for LTM's
Math-Worked on brain rules,
theme-
Science-Muppet mating,
Math-Pow's

Homework!
Muppet mating draw baby, you and person you mated with and mate with muppets
Math POW due Wednesday or first thing Monday
Book about us! (spanish)

Saturday, October 16, 2010

POW #3


Using the diagram, place the numbers 1 to 10 in the circles so that the sums in the rows of three circles are the same and the sums in the rows of four circles are the same.

OR

Julia makes stools and tables in her workshop. At the end of a long day, she has made 35 legs. If each stool has 3 legs and each table has 4 legs, and the legs are all identical, how many stools and tables can she now assemble?

Friday, October 15, 2010

Friday, October 15th

Math (math graffiti and corrected peer POWs)
Science (muppet mating)
L.A. (Celebration of Knowledge and work time)
Affinity Fair

HW: L.A. Celebration of Knowledge #1 collected
HW: Quiz corrections, corrected POWs collected

Happy Weekend!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Thursday, October 14th

Schedule (copy from the white board):
Theme

SH/ Community Jobs

A A&W B Spanish

Reading presentation

What You Missed:

Good Books to read

Basketball (A)

Handouts:

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Wednesday October 13, 2010

Schedule (copy from the white board):

SJCU

Art

Internships

What You Missed:
Art- time to work on visual journal
SJCU- Close reading

HW Assigned :

Class: SJCU Read Chapters 4&7 Due: 10-20-10

Class: SJCU institutionalized rasism interview Due: 10-27-10

Handouts:

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Tuesday October 12, 2010

Schedule (copy from the white board):

Social Studies

Math

B A&W A Spanish

What you missed:

Geography test

HW Collected/Corrected In Class:

HW Assigned :

Class: Math Corrections Due Date: Friday october 15

Handouts:


Thursday, October 7, 2010

Thursday, October 7th

Schedule (copy from the white board):

Theme

Community Jobs

A A&W B Spanish

What you missed:

HW Collected/Corrected In Class:
Love Letter

HW Assigned :

Class: Science Muppet worksheet Due Date: core A 10-14-10 core B 10-12-10

Class: Due Date:

Class: Due Date:

Handouts:

Muppet hand out

Theme Leaning Contract

Download

Muppet Mating








Friday, October 1, 2010

POW #2

Watch the following video (beware, video includes maggots!):

http://devour.com/video/rotting-food-time-lapse/

What are you curious about after watching? Create a math question and answer it.

OR

The radius of circle O is 7 cm. Angle AOC measures 110 degrees. What is the area of the shaded region to the nearest tenth?





OR

Real-life Golf Problem- Andy works for the WIAA, the organization that puts on the high school state tournaments. Below is a problem they encountered at work one week.

Context: The golf teams at the high schools in Whatcom and Skagit counties have a scheduling problem. We are trying to create a schedule that allows each school to compete against all of the other schools an equal number of times or at least fairly equal, plus or minus one match.

Scenario: Fourteen schools play a match every week for six weeks. Every week seven schools play at one course, while the other seven compete at another course.

Questions: Can a schedule be designed so that each school competes against all 13 other schools an equal number of times? Is there more than one solution? How can the schedule be created?

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

POW #1

Man Wrinkle
Man wrinkle spent 1/4 of his life as a boy, 1/8 as a youth, and 1/2 as an active man. If man wrinkle spent 12 years as an old man than how many years did he spend as an active man?

OR

Kara bought a bag of jelly beans. As she was walking home, she noticed a hole in the bottom of the bag and that only a handful of jelly beans were left. She could not remember how many jelly beans she had started with, but she knew that it was fewer than 100. If she had counted by twos, threes, or fours, one would have been left over, but none would have been left over if she had counted by fives. How many jelly beans could Kara have started with?

Sunday, May 16, 2010

POW #19

Hashiwokakero

This one is similar to Shikaku, but a little different
See the attached puzzle...

Sunday, May 9, 2010

POW #18

Shikaku
See the attached Shikaku puzzle. Section the puzzle into rectangle and squares along the grid lines so that the number in each rectangle refers to the area of that rectangle.
OR

Difference in Numbers
The sum of my number and Kiki's number is 30% more than 7. If you take Kiki's number and add 1, this new number, when tripled is five times my number. What is the difference between Kiki's number and my number?

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Triangle theorems

Check out the following link to explore the triangle theorems we learned in class:

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Oral Presentation Articles

  • Arizona immigration law - Article
  • Workplace discrimination against black employees - Article
  • Workplace discrimination against Arab-Americans - Article
  • Bioethics and racial discrimination - Article
  • Overrepresentation of blacks in the penal system - Article
  • Under-representation of African-Americans in certain sports - Article
  • Lack of wealth for single black women - Article
  • Inability of felons to have voting rights restored - Article Article 2
  • Black or Biracial? - Article Article 2
  • What is Latino? - Article
  • Racial discrimination linked to depression in children - Article
  • Black on asian violence - Article
  • White caricatures of racial stereotypes - Article Article 2 Article 3
  • Housing discrimination in renting - Article
  • Reverse-Redlining - Article
  • Loan discrimination against black farmers - Article
  • Dreadlocks: stereotypes and cultural assimilation - Article
  • Racial health disparities - Article Article 2 Article 3
  • Black unemployment - Article
  • Workplace discrimination against ESL speakers - Article

Monday, May 3, 2010

Americas Test


Sunday, May 2, 2010

POW #17

a) It is has been snowing at Ingrid’s house all week, but today the sun was out. Ingrid decided to make some snow sculptures in the backyard. Ingrid scooped the snow out of a rectangular hole that measured 2 feet by 2 feet by 3 feet, and she used that snow to make bricks that measured 6 inches by 8 inches by 9 inches. How many snow bricks could she make with the snow from the rectangular hole?

If the above problem is too easy, try the following:

b) Ingrid’s friend Reed came over, and together they scooped the snow out of a cubical hole that measured 3 feet on each side. With the snow they scooped out of the hole, they made right pyramids with square bases, which measured 1 foot along each side of the base, and were one foot tall. How many pyramids of this size could they make with the snow from the cubical hole?

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

POW #16

Sharing Candy

Tommy has a 1.69 ounce bag of M&M's. The bag contains 56 M&M's. He decides to share his candy by giving Lucy two-thirds of three-fourths of his M&M's. Lucy decides to share her M&M's with Melissa by giving Melissa two-thirds of three-fourths of her M&M's. If half of Melissa's M&M's are red, how many red M&M's does she have?


Sunday, April 18, 2010

POW #15

Upright Integers

An integer is defined as upright if the sum of its first two digits equals its third digit. For example, 145 is an upright integer since 1 + 4 = 5. How many positive three-digit integers are upright?

OR

Man Wrinkle

Man Wrinkle spent one-fourth of his life as a boy, one-eighth as a youth, and one-half as an active man. If man wrinkle spent 12 years as an old man, then how many years did he spend as an active man?

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

POW #14

How Many?

How many two-digit numbers exist such that when the product of its digits is added to the sum of its digits, the result is equal to the original two-digit number?

OR

Faulty Timepieces

Grandma’s watch gains 30 minutes every hour, while Grandpa’s watch loses 30 minutes every hour. If at midnight both set their watches to the correct time, what time will it be when the watches next agree?

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010

POW #13

Choose one of the following POW's:

Earrings

In a certain village live 800 women. Three percent of them are wearing one earring. Of the other 97 percent, half are wearing two earrings and half are wearing none. What is the total number of earrings being worn by the women?

Handshakes

There are 26 students in your class (including yourself). Every student shakes hands with exactly one-half of the students in the room. What is the minimum number of handshakes that occurred?

Prove it with a picture, table, or equation/rule (or all three!)

Hint: First try this problem with smaller numbers to find a pattern and then apply your pattern to the above situation.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Summer Reading Recommendations Assignment

Your summer reading list recommendation

Due date: Monday, May 17, 2010

In order to compile an SGS Summer Reading Suggestions (List) that is relevent for Middle School girls, I’ve decided to solicit suggestions from YOU…the soon-to-be SGS graduates! Sooo…here’s what I need you to do:

1. Think about all the titles you’ve read this year and choose one that seems to stand out as a GREAT read.
2. Submit it as your personal recommendation, using the following format:

FIRST LINE
a. State your name, followed by the word “recommends…”
b. Bold and italicize the title of the book you’re recommending
c. Do not bold or italicize the author’s name…but do put “by” in front of it!

SHORT ANNOTATION (plot description and/or rating)
a. indent your short annotation paragraph
b. check it carefully for spelling and punctuation errors
c. tell enough of the story to hook the reader but not spoil the story

AN EXAMPLE: (font = Geneva, size 12)

Sally McLaughlin recommends…Toning the Sweep by Angela Johnson
Grandmama Ola is dying of cancer, so her granddaughter Emily and her daughter Diane go down to the desert to help Ola pack up her life, her friendships, and her memories. This story is a lyrical examination of three women’s lives, memories and thoughts on life and death.

Your assessment for this assignment will be based on the following considerations:
1. whether you submit your recommendation on time
2. whether you write a thoughtful and engaging annotation for your title
3. whether you correctly follow the format outlined above.

1. When you’ve completed this assignment, email Sally a Word Document copy of your recommendation to smclaughlin@seattlegirlsschool.org


…and YES…you may suggest more than one book!! If you do, please add “also” to your phrase, as in Sally McLaughlin also recommends…

February WOD definitions

February Words Vocabulary Quiz = Friday morning, March 26th

1. Malign (v) to speak harmful lies, to shame, to speak evil of
2. Impetus (n) a moving force; an impulse, motivation
3. Disdain (n/v) despising something or someone that’s inferior, to think unworthy of notice
4. Supercilious (a) disdainful or contemptuous; arrogantly superior, snotty, high and mighty
5. Malignant (a) dangerous, harmful, even fatal in influence or effect
6. Insinuation (n) an unpleasant hint or a suggestion of something bad
7. Ignominy (n) disgrace, dishonor, public contempt
8. Expunge (v) to erase or remove completely, to delete
9. Faux pas (n) a blunder, to slip in manners or conduct
10. Irascible (a) easily angered or provoked; grumpy, cranky
11. Enthrall (v) to captivate or charm, capture the attention of
12. Rectify (v) to correct or remedy, to set straight
13. Permeate (v) to pass into or through, to soak through, to spread throughout
14. Deprecate (v) to express disapproval of, to protest against, to denounce, to criticize harshly
15. Asinine (a) foolish, stupid, unintelligent, mindless, of or like an ass
16. Albeit (conj.) Although, even if/though, not withstanding
17. Vestige (n) visible evidence of something no longer present/in existence; remains of
18. Perilous (a) full of danger or risk, hazardous
19. Aspersion (n) an attack on another’s reputation or integrity (to cast aspersions), a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism
20. Curt (a) rudely brief, to retort in an abrupt manner, concise

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Three Minute Film Contest

Check out this film short competition that SIFF and the Seattle Times are hosting. The challenge is to shoot a 3 minutes or less video using your phone! There is even an under 18 years old category. Entries are due April 26. Sound like fun? Read more here Fledging Filmakers

Friday, March 5, 2010

Your February Vocabulary Words

Ladies! Please have your definitions ready in Reading Workshop on Tuesday, March 16th and Thursday, March 18th, depending on your core. The quiz will take place on Friday morning, March 26th!

1. Malign
2. Impetus
3. Disdain
4. Supercilious
5. Malignant
6. Insinuation
7. Ignominy
8. Expunge
9. Faux pas
10. Irascible
11. Enthralled
12. Rectify
13. Permeate
14. Deprecate
15. Asinine
16. Albeit
17. Vestige
18. Perilous
19. Aspersion
20. curt

Sunday, February 28, 2010

POW #13

Handshakes
There are 26 students in your class (including yourself). Every student shakes hands with exactly one-half of the students in the room. What is the minimum number of handshakes that occurred?

Prove it with a picture, table, or equation/rule (or all three!)

Hint: First try this problem with smaller numbers to find a pattern and then apply your pattern to the above situation.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Your January Word Defintions

January Words Vocabulary Quiz = Friday afternoon, February 26th

1. Paroxysm- n. Sudden violent action
2. Insipid- adj. Lacking flavor; lacking vigor or interest; dull or uninteresting
3. Inundated- v. to flood, overwhelm, to immerse, to overflow, to submerge
4. Berate- v. to scold, to criticize, to give one hell
5. Superfluous- adj. extravagant, spending more than necessary; needless, extra
6. Truculent- adj. cruel, brutally harsh, aggressively hostile, hateful, fierce
7. Panacea- n. a medicine, a remedy for all disease, an answer/solution for all probs.
8. Perjure- v. to give a false testimonies, to lie under oath, to fib
9. Lackluster- adj. lacking liveliness spirit or enthusiasm, dull
10. Convivial- adj. friendly, fun-loving, agreeable, merry
11. Taut – adj. pulled tight, not slack, tense, drawn
12. Caricature – noun, picture, exaggerated features,
13. Mitigate – verb, to make less severe serious, painful,
14. Lugubrious – adj. look or sound sad, or dismal, gloomy or mournful
15. Pallid – adj. pale, faint or deficient in color, feeble, insipid
16. Timorous – adj. fear, lack of confidence, timid
17. Erroneous – adj. mistaken, incorrect wrong, error,
18. Surreptitious – adj. obtained, done, secret
19. Asunder- adverb/adj. in pieces, apart, divided, widely separated
20. Vapid – adj. not stimulating, boring, lacking liveliness or having lost life,

Sunday, February 21, 2010

POW #12

POW #12
Choose one of the following problems:


#1 Super Ball

A Super Ball rebounds half the height from the height it is dropped. One day, Darin drops a Super Ball from the roof of the school. If the roof is 32 feet off the ground, what is the total distance (up and down) that the ball will have traveled when it strikes the ground for the sixth time?

#2 Consumer Interview

A certain product is sold as either a liquid or a powder. Consumers were interviewed, and a survey revealed that—

1/5 do not use the product,
1/3 do not use the powder form,
427 use both the liquid and powder form, and
2/7 do not use the liquid form.

How many consumers were there in all?

Sunday, January 31, 2010

POW Extra Credit

No POW due this week but I found this great problem in the book I'm reading right now- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon (don't go to the book b/c the answer is right there)

Monty Hall Problem
You are on a game show on television. On this game show the idea is to win a car as a prize. The game show host shows you three doors. He says that there is a car behind one of the doors and there are goats behind the other two doors. He asks you to pick a door. You pick a door but the door is not opened. Then the game show host opens one of the doors you didn't pick to show a goat (because he knows what is behind the doors). Then he says that you have one final chance to change your mind before the doors are opened and you get a car or a goat. So he asks you if you want to change your mind and pick the other unopened door instead. What should you do?

Why should you do what you do? Show/prove how you got your answer (describe in detail, write an equation or draw a table)

Monday, January 25, 2010

POW #11

Fair Die

A fair die is tossed four times. What is the probability that it lands with either 5 or 6 on top at least once?

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Your December Vocabulary Definitions

Quiz = Friday, January 22nd

  1. Creed~ (n) a system/main points of religious beliefs; a set of beliefs that guides someone’s actions.
  2. Tacit~( adj) implied; unspoken but understood
  3. Erudition~(n) advanced learning or scholarship
  4. Squalid~(adj) an extremely dirty/unpleasant place due to poverty; wretched, gross; foul
  5. Palpable~(adj) obvious, apparent, tangible
  6. Prodigal~(adj) recklessly extravagant, having or giving on a lavish scale (over the top)
  7. Jubilant~(adj) great joy or triumph, rejoicing (super happy)
  8. Charlatan~(n) a cheat, con artist, imposter, a person who pretends to have knowledge/skill
  9. Emphatic~(adj) strongly expressive, forcefully insistent
  10. Circumvent~(v) to go around or bypass
  11. Perspicacious~(adj.) having keen/sharp mental perception/understanding; observant
  12. Malleable~(adj.) adaptable/can be shaped; easily influenced: pliable
  13. Portend~(v) to be a sign/a warning that is likely to happen (as an omen)
  14. Inclined~(v) to favor; at a slope (physical); to lean towards doing something
  15. Materialize~(v) to emerge; to come into being; to become real/concrete
  16. Havoc~(n) disaster; confusion; disorder; devastation; destruction; chaos
  17. Befuddled~(v) perplexed; bewildered; baffled; dazed; confused
  18. Quip~(n) a witty/sarcastic remark
  19. Magnanimous~(adj.) generous/forgiving towards a rival/someone less powerful:
  20. Serendipitous~(adj.) happy/lucky event; random good fortune