Pancake Wednesday

Good morning students. Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal-What is your most favorite home cooked meal? (Post)
2. Quote Response:

"The past cannot be changed. 

The future is yet in your power." 

- Hugh White 

Is this quote true? Or is the future already going to happen anyways? (Post)

3. Vocabulary
4. Dictatorial PowerPoint
5. Lunch
6. PE
7. Presentations
8. Clean Up

Tuesday

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal- What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Why?
2. News-Read an article about the oil spill and post an update.
3. Finish you 3 slide Power Point on pollination from the website http://www.botanical-online.com/polinizacionangles.htm
4. Grab a flower and a worksheet. Complete the dissection and labeling of the different parts of a flower.
5. Lunch
6. PE
7. Language Arts
8. Clean up

Monday

The following students are signed up for CAHSEE tutoring, with Margo, at 9:30:

Jesus M.

Toby

Jose

Tashira

Michelle

Oscar

J'naye

Jesus C.

Here are the assignments for today:

1. Journal-How was your weekend? (Post)

2. News-Read a newspaper article and post a summary.

3. Math-Pick a section from Algebra Chapter 4 and explain 2 problems.  I'll show you how to post your video to your blog.

4. Lunch

5. PE

6. Biology-Angiosperms
Click on this link http://www.botanical-online.com/polinizacionangles.htm
Create a 3 slide PowerPoint presentation on pollination.

7.Clean up

Friday

Good morning class!
Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal-What are your plans for the weekend? (Post)
2. News-Read an article and post a summary.
3. Pick a stock to follow from the business section of the newspaper.
4. Finish your assignments from earlier in the weak.  Scroll down to see what the assignments were.
5. Lunch
6. PE
7. Makeups
8. Clean Up

Thursday

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal-How are you feeling today? (Post)
2. Quote Response:

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.

Galileo Galilei

What is this famous inventor saying?  Do you agree or disagree? Why?

3. Biology

Read "What Plants Need to Survive" on page 552. Use Publisher to create a poster that labels what plants need to survive. See example






If you get done early, work on Problem Solving on page 553. (Extra Credit) or finish your other assignments from earlier in the weak.

4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Finish Plant Poster
7. Operation Samahan???
8. Clean Up

Pancake Wednesday

Good morning class,
Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal-Are you going to spank your kids? Does spanking work?
2. News-Read a news article and post a two paragraph summary about it.
3. Finish your 5 paragraph essay
4. PLATO
5. Lunch
6. Finish essays
7. Clean up

Tuesday

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal- What electronic media device is your most favorite?  Cellphone, iPod, TV. . .? Why?

2. 

"You must take personal responsibility. 

You cannot change the circumstances, 

the seasons, or the wind, but 

you can change yourself" 

- Jim Rohn 

What is this quote trying to say?  Do you agree or disagree? At what age should kids be responsible for their actions?

3. Math

4. PE

5. World History

6. Clean Up

Monday

Good Morning Class!

Here are the assignemnets for today:

1. Journal-How was your weekend? (Post)

2. Quote response-

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Indira Gandhi

What does the writer mean by this quote? Is it true?

3.Be prepared to present on 2 of the following:

Hitler’s Rise to Power 

Kumeyaay 

Algebra Chapter 3 

Your Blog

Print your finished work to get posted on the wall

4. Lunch

5. PE

6. College Weak

7. Clean up

Chillin on Friday

 Workin hard on math and other projects.

Starting a new blog for the new grading period. 

Researching the Kumeyaay.

Friday

Good morning!
Here are the assignments for today:
1. Write your blog address on the front whiteboard. When everyone has done this, look around at other people's blogs and work. Leave positive comments on at least 3 other blogs. To leave a comment, just click where it says 0 comments at the bottom of a post.

2. Post a haiku poem about a topic in your life. If you don't know what a haiku is, then Google it...

3. Finish editing your math assignment from yesterday. Be prepared to present before lunch. If you weren't here yesterday, then do all of the even problems for chapter 3-1 in the Algebra book

4. Lunch

5. PE

6. Research project
Subject: Kumeyaay Indians
You can choose any computer program to create your project. This is a competition. Your project/presentation will be judged by a panel of non-partial judges. First place will receive a pizza. Second place a soda and bag of chips. Third place gets a pack of gum.
Your project must include:
History
Pictures
Current living conditions
Culture


7. Clean up

8. College week is coming next week, so be prepared to be taught like a college student!

Sea World Trip

"No flash photography please!"

"Dude, I got hella soaked!"

"Awww, look at the baby otter. . .he's so cuuttteee!!!"

What's going on at THC. . .

Jim the Poet coming in and doing his thing.

Pancake Wednesday

Here are the assignments for today:

1. Journal- Is pride a good thing or a bad thing?  Why or why not? Do you have a lot of pride?
2. Silent Reading- 20 minutes of silent reading. No computers open.
3. Groups of two or less.  Pick a section in chapter 3 of the Algebra book. Use a camera to explain 2 problems.
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Clean Up

Tuesday

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal: Would the world be better off with no TV, books, newspaper, internet, and music?
2. Newspaper assignment: Read an article on the oil spill and post the latest about the oil spill on your blog.
3. World History: pgs.478-493. Write a 5 paragraph essay on Hitler's rise to power. How did he do it?
4. Lunch
5.No PE
6. Create a propaganda flyer using Publisher. Make sure to include at least 4 pictures. You can choose your own topic, but make sure that it is SCHOOL APPROPRIATE!
7. Present to class
8. Clean up

Monday's

Good morning class. Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal-How was your weekend? (post)
2.Quote response: "Just do it." This was an old Nike ad. Is it propaganda? Why or why not? Is all advertising propaganda? (post)
3. Math: Use the ALGEBRA book. Groups of two or less and pick two problems in Chapter 2 to explain to the class. You can use PowerPoint for the vocabulary and the whiteboard for solving your example. You can also use the docucam to explain your work if you want to.
4. Lunch
5. No PE
6. Finish your math assignments.
7. Present at 12:55
8. Class is dismissed when the room is clean and everyone has presented.

Happy Friday

Here are the assignments for today:

1. Journal-What is your favorite team and why?
2. World Cup- Look up the World Cup on Wikipedia and post 5 interesting facts about it.
3. Lunch
4. PE
5. Report Cards
6. Personal Development
7. Clean Up

Tuesday

Make sure to sit at your assigned seat.
Here are the assignments for today:

1. Journal- Freewrite 1 paragraph (post)
2. CNN News- Student News is over for the summer, so look at the regular news and post a paragraph about 1 BIG story.
3. World History Guest Teacher
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. TBA
7. Clean Up

Monday

Good Morning,
Here are the assignments for today:

1. Journal: How was the field trip or How was your weekend?
2. CNN Student News
3. Make Up Work
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Make Up
7. Clean Up

Thursday Assignments

Good morning class!
If you want your PhotoShop project printed email it to me.
Here are the EASY assignments for today:
1. CNN Student news (post)
2. Spend 3 minutes and check each of the following programs on your computer to see if they work:
PowerPoint
Movie Maker
Publisher
Excel
PhotoShop
Internet Explorer

If one of these does not work, send an email to my gmail and let me know what is not working: thckobayashi@gmail.com
I KNOW THAT THE WIRELESS ICON ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS NOT THERE ANYMORE. Haha!

3. Make Ups: Scroll down on the blog to look for your missing assignments. You should know what you are missing by what is not on your blog.
If you want, you can finish your newsletter as extra credit. It will count as 4 assignments, BUT, it has to be a GOOD QUALITY newsletter!

4. Lunch 10:30

5. No PE (I know, I suck)

6. Continue with your make ups until Elisa and Javier arrive at 12:00

7. Clean up- Last person that gets to class has to vacuum! Please help this person out by putting up the chairs.

8. Excused at 1:30

Please don't mess up today. It might keep you from going on the fieldtrip tomorrow.

Pancake Wednesday

Good Morning Class!
Here are the assignments for today:

1. Journal-What animals or shows are you looking forward to seeing at Sea World?(Post)
2. CNN Student News-5 Notes in complete sentences (Post)
3. Finish your Oil spill newsletter or MAKE UP Work.
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Presentations
7. Clean up

Tuesday's Assignment

Good Morning!

Here are the assignments for today:

1. Journal-How was your weekend? (Post)
2. Newspaper-Read two articles and write a 1 paragraph summary for each. (Post)
3. Work on your oil spill newsletter.
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Finish your oil spill newsletter
7. Clean up