Thursday April 9th

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today students continued to work with their groups to research and begin the planning/design for the instruments they will be constructing.
Homework:

• DUE TOMORROW: Bring in some supplies that can be used by yourself or others in the classroom to aid in the construction of musical instruments.
  

7th Grade Math: Today 7th graders worked on their cabin projects. From pieces of cardboard they cut out 50 x 50 cm squares that will represent the "lot", or property for their cabin. They then calculated (using the same scale as their cabin drawings) the size of their property in square meters.
Homework: none

8th Grade Math: Today 8th graders reviewed and corrected their homework from last night. The class was then introduced to how to purchase stocks and invest in the stock market. We went over how calculate the amount of money they have invested in a company based upon the price per share and the number of shares they own. Students then began "purchasing" stocks with a given amount of money. They will track their stocks progress through the remainder of the school year.
Homework: none

A CALL FOR SUPPLIES

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For the next two weeks 7th and 8th grade students will be working on a project in science to research, design, and construct a simple musical instrument. To help make this possible for students who don't have access to materials of their own we are asking for any donations of the following items: scrap wood, buckets, wire, old bicycle tubes, metal pipes, etc. By far one of the most needed supplies is scrap wood (in particular plywood). If you have any scrap lumber or old junk that might be useful in making a home-made instrument we would be very grateful for your donation to our classroom. As always, we thank you for your continuing support of our activities here in Shooting Star House.

Dave Kovach
Jay Watts
Robert Jones

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Wednesday April 8th

7th & 8th Grade General Science: There was no science today due to the 8th graders completing the "Science" portion of the Alaska SBA tests. We will resume a regular schedule tomorrow.
Homework:

• Begin researching instruments that they will construct over the coming two weeks.
  
• Start gathering supplies from home and coming to school with materials to build instruments
  
• Develop a list of supplies for teachers to look for and purchase for instruments
  

7th Grade Math: Today 7th graders worked on practice questions for the SBA math test next week. Students then continued to learn about percents and fractions.
Homework: 9.3 Practice #4-15 all

8th Grade Math: Today 8th graders completed 10 questions from the Alaska Practice SBA. Students then began work in Chapter 7 which focuses on percents. Tomorrow there will be a re-test for students that did not do well on the original exam.
Homework:

• 7.1 Practice #1-23 odds, 24-31 all
  
• Study for Test tomorrow. (consider visiting www.classzone.com for practice tests)

Tuesday April 7th

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students began working with their groups on the research of their instruments for their "band".
Homework:

• Begin researching instruments that they will construct over the coming two weeks.
  
• Start gathering supplies from home and coming to school with materials to build instruments
• Develop a list of supplies for teachers to look for and purchase for instruments
  

7th Grade Math: Today 7th graders worked on practice questions for the SBA math test next week. Students then continued to learn about percents and fractions.
Homework: Complete 13-29 ALL on 9.1 Practice

8th Grade Math: Today 8th graders completed 10 questions from the Alaska Practice SBA. We then corrected and went over the Chapter 5 test. Tomorrow there will be a re-test for students that did not do well on the original exam.
Homework: Study for Test tomorrow. (consider visiting www.classzone.com for practice tests)

Thursday April 2nd

7th & 8th Grade General Science: Today in science students continued working on their organizational table/notes of the various categories of musical instruments. Upon finishing this assignment students completed a quiz over the topics we have covered this week.
Homework: none

7th Grade Math: Today 7th graders continued to review for the chapter 5 test.
Homework: Study for Chapter 5 test

8th Grade Math: Today 8th graders worked on an individual plan to prepare for the test tomorrow. Students had the choice to either work on their notebooks, complete problems from the textbook, or work on problems from the Chapter 5 Cumulative Review worksheet.
Homework: Study for Test tomorrow. (consider visiting www.classzone.com for practice tests)