Monday September 8th

7th & 8th Grade General Science:
In science students finished discussing the two multiple intelligences they were assigned on Friday. They then broke away from their expert group to join a different group of their peers. In this group they shared their summary of the two intelligences they were assigned. We will finish the note taking guide tomorrow at the beginning of class.

• Homework: Parent signatures on course syllabus was due Friday. Get turned in by Tuesday for 3 out of 5 points possible.

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7th Grade Math:
Today in 7th Grade Math students completed the assignment "Letter to Your Math Teacher". In this assignment students identified and shared the areas of their mathematical understandings that they believe they are strong in, and the areas where they will need more practice developing.

• Homework: Finish "Letter To Math Teacher" if it was not completed and turned in by the end of class (due tomorrow at the beginning of class).
  
• Parent signatures on course syllabus was due Friday. Get turned in by Tuesday for 3 out of 5 points possible.

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8th Grade Math:
Today students completed the assignment "Letter to Your Math Teacher". In this assignment students identified and shared the areas of their mathematical understandings that they believe they are strong in, and the areas where they will need more practice developing.

• Homework: Finish "Letter To Math Teacher" if it was not completed and turned in by the end of class (due tomorrow at the beginning of class).
  
• Parent signatures on course syllabus was due Friday. Get turned in by Tuesday for 3 out of 5 points possible.

Friday September 5th

7th & 8th Grade General Science:
Today in science students finished the bar graph of their Multiple Intelligences. Students were then divided into four groups to become experts in two of the different Multiple Intelligences. Students worked within their groups to decide what traits of the intelligence they studied could help a group be successful during a project.
Homework: Parent signatures on course syllabus was due today (Friday). Get turned in by Monday for 4 out of 5 points possible.

7 Grade Math:
Today in 7th Grade Math class students finished their precourse test. We then graded the test to identify for areas (fractions, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, estimation, and rounding) that they struggle.
Homework: Parent signatures on course syllabus was due today (Friday). Get turned in by Monday for 4 out of 5 points possible.

8th Grade Math:
Today 8th grade students finished their precourse test. We made corrections and then the end of class was interrupted by a fire drill.
Homework: Parent signatures on course syllabus was due today (Friday). Get turned in by Monday for 4 out of 5 points possible.

Thursday September 4th

7th & 8th Grade General Science:
In science class students completed their personal Multiple Intelligences Survey/Inventory. The class then discussed this data within peer groups. Student began working on a bar graph to visually share the results of their survey. Instructors led a discussion to help clarify how this information can be used when students begin working within a small group project.
Homework: 1) Please have parents review and sign bottom portion of course syllabus by Friday of this week. 2) Also have parents sign and return school forms on page 39 and 40 of student planners.

7 Grade Math:
Today in 7th Grade Math class students finished their round of "golf" with their partner. Students then returned to their regular classroom and completed part II of the Course 2 precourse test.
Homework: Have parents sign and return the bottom portion of the course syllabus by Friday of this week.

8th Grade Math:
Today 8th grade students finished their round of "golf" with their partner. Students then returned to their regular classroom and completed part II of the PreAlgebra precourse test.
Homework: Have parents review and sign bottom portion of course syllabus by Friday of this week.

Wednesday September 3rd

7th & 8th Grade General Science:
Today students finished the activity "What's In the Bag?". The class then met with their peers to choose "Clock Partner" groups. At the end of class the instructors gave a brief introduction to the concept of Multiple Intelligences. We will build off this discussion tomorrow to have students complete a Multiple Intelligences Survey/Assessment.
Homework: 1) Please have parents review and sign bottom portion of course syllabus by Friday of this week. 2) Also have parents sign and return school forms on page 39 and 40 of student planners.

7 Grade Math:
In math class 7th grade students worked with a partner on a Suduko puzzle as a warm up. We then introduced a math game (golf) which reinforces basic operations of multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction, as well as the order of operations. Tomorrow we will finish our "golf" activity and then complete more pre-course testing.
Homework: Have parents sign and return the bottom portion of the course syllabus by Friday of this week.

8th Grade Math:
Today 8th grade students completed several warm up problems and were introduced to a order of operations math game. Students worked in pairs with a peer to compete against students in Mr. Jones' and Mr. Watts' math class on these problems. We will finish the activity tomorrow before moving into more pre-course testing.
Homework: Have parents review and sign bottom portion of course syllabus by Friday of this week.

Tuesday September 2nd

Welcome back to school!!

Another summer has come and gone which brings upon us a new and exciting school year. From all of the staff here in Shooting Star House we would like to welcome our new students and families to our learning community. We look forward to getting to know everyone and working with you this school year.

This blog site will be updated daily with class activities and homework that is assigned to students. It will offer parents a way to find out what is happening in your student's classroom from day to day. I will also post important news and events that will be useful to families.

POWER SCHOOL:
All teachers in the school district will now being using Power School gradebook for maintaining the academic records of their classes. This service includes a feature that allows parents to check their student's progress by accessing the gradebook in each class that they are enrolled. Keep an eye in the mail for a publication which will be sent home to parents from the Juneau School District. It will provide an introduction to Power School and will include your login and initial password to Power School. I have provided a link to the Power School parent sign in page under the "useful links" section on the bottom of this website.

7th & 8th Grade General Science:
Today students received a syllabus for science which gives an overview of this year's curriculum, grading, discipline procedures, and contact information. Please review this document with your student and return the bottom portion of the syllabus with a parent signature.
Homework: 1) Students will need to bring three items that reflect them and their personalities. We will use these items that are in a paper lunch bag to participate in a "get to know you" team builder that is scheduled for tomorrow.
2) Please have parents review and sign bottom portion of course syllabus by Friday of this week. 3) Also have parents sign and return school forms on page 39 and 40 of student planners.

7 Grade Math:
In math students received a syllabus for CORE 2 (7th grade Math) which gives an overview of this year's curriculum, grading, discipline procedures, and contact information. Please review this document with your student and return the bottom portion of the syllabus with a parent signature. We also completed a pre-course assessment to identify students areas of strength and weakness in mathematics.
Homework: Have parents review and sign bottom portion of course syllabus by Friday of this week.

8th Grade Math:
In math students received a syllabus for CORE 3 (8th grade Math) which gives an overview of this year's curriculum, grading, discipline procedures, and contact information. Please review this document with your student and return the bottom portion of the syllabus with a parent signature. We also completed a pre-course assessment to identify students areas of strength and weakness in mathematics.
Homework: Have parents review and sign bottom portion of course syllabus by Friday of this week.