Turning the Hearts Center Technology Academy
345 5th Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 420-5265
FAX(619) 691-8522

Monday, January 31, 2011

Monday

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal- How was your weekend? Paper and pencil. 1/2 page.

2. Earth Science-
pgs. 248-253
Answer Reading Checkpoints and Section Assessment #1-6

3. Math Groups- People on PLATO Algebra 1 get computers...If you're not going to try PLATO, grab a math book.
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Bridges
7. Clean Up

Friday, January 28, 2011

Happy Friday!

Please start class on this side of the room.
Warning: The swear jar is in effect!!

Here are the assignments for today:
1. How do you feel about the new classroom arrangement? Paper and pencil.
2. Earth Science
pgs. 233-237
Answer Reading Check Points and Section Assessment #1-6
Draw a picture of Figure 16 on p. 236

3. Bridge Building @9:30

4. Lunch

5. PE

6. Math Groups

7. Clean Up

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Thursday

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal- What type of bridge are you going to build? Paper and pencil.
2. Bridge Building
3. Clean Up
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Math
PLATO or Independent Math
7. Clean Up

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Pancake Wednesday

Please print and turn in your 3 paragraph essays from yesterday.

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal- Who is your favorite entertainer right now (singer, dancer, etc.)? Why? (Post)
1a. Look at other students' blogs and write (school appropriate) comments about their work.

2. Earth Science
pgs. 222-228
Answer:
Reading Check Points
Section Assessment #1-6

3. PLATO

4. Finish Glogsters

5. Lunch
6. Educational Film
7. Clean Up

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Tuesday

Here are the assignments for today:
1. 3 Paragraph Essay- What should our next field trip be? Why? What bad behavior do we need to work on?
2. Earth Science
pgs. 218-221
Answer:
Reading Check Points
Section Assessments #1-8
3. Finish Glogsters from yesterday.
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Update: Things going on
7. Math
8. Clean Up

Friday, January 21, 2011

Friday

Congratulations THC Football team for smashing on Thurgood!

Half day today.

Here are the assignments for today:
1. 3 paragraph essay- "Everyone is too busy dealing with their own problems to care about you."
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why or why not? Give an example...

2. Earth Science
pgs 199-202
Reading Check Points
Section Assessment p.202 #1-6

3. Educational Film

4. Clean Up

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Tuesday

Half day today!!!

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Math Warm Up
Pre-Algebra (Orange book)
Area of Parallelograms
p. 506 #10-17 all

2.Earth Science
pgs. 171-179
Answer
Reading Checkpoints
Section Assessment #1-8

3. Journal- How was your long weekend? Spell check and post.

4. Caves

5. Clean Up

Friday, January 14, 2011

Happy Friday!

Remember:
No school Monday!
Everyday next week is a half day!

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Surface area-
Cut out and tape the pyramid AND cube.
Use the area equations to find the total surface area of the shapes.
2. Earth Science
pgs. 164-170
Answer:
Reading Checkpoints
Section Assessment #1-6

3. Create a glogster about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Floods
7. Clean Up

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Thursday

Half day today!

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Earth Science
pgs. 158-163
Answer:
Reading Checkpoint
Reviewing Concepts #1-9

2. Draw a poster of the Water Cycle on page 159

3. PLATO Mathematics (When you finish the Earth Science assignment)
4. Surface Area
5. Lunch
6. PE
7. Clean Up

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Pancake Wednesday

Half day today AND tomorrow.
No School Monday
Half day next Wednesday and Thursday
No half day on the last Wednesday of the month

FYI: fancysportscar.com is COMPUTER RESTRICTION (CR)

Here are the assignments for today:
1. How do you prepare for a job interview? (Post)
2. PLATO Mathematics (30 minutes)
3. Finish all projects!!!
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Clean Up

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Tuesday

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal- What skills will teens need as they enter the workforce? Why?
2. PLATO Mathematics
3. Make Ups- Tomorrow is the last day to turn in work



Get a Voki now!






4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Earthquake presentations
7. Clean Up

Monday, January 10, 2011

Monday

Last Day to turn in work for this quarter is Wednesday the 12th. Everyone's grades are pretty low, so turn in what work you have!



Get a Voki now!






Here are the assignments for today:
1. Watch CNN Student News. Pay attention to the shooting in AZ.
2. Essay topic- What is the second amendment  to the Constitution? Should people have the "right to bear arms" or should there be more gun control? Do guns kill people or do people kill people?

MS Word
5 paragraphs
Times New Roman
Spell Check

3. Finish Earth quake presentations
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Presentations
7. Clean Up

Friday, January 7, 2011

Happy Friday!

Good Luck At Job Corps Bianca!

Here are the assignments for today:

1. Finish your earthquake projects. Your PowerPoint should have pictures and animations.
2. Practice your presentation. Every person in your group needs to have a speaking part.
3. Lunch
4. PE
5.Surface Area
6. Clean Up

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Thursday

Here are the assignments for today:
1. Journal- What natural disaster(earthquake, fire, flood, tornado, tsunami, etc.) are you most afraid of? Why?
2. PLATO Mathematics (8:45-9:15)
3. Earthquake project
Work with a partner (1 other person)
One person creates a PowerPoint about an earthquake that has happened in the past 100 years.
Slides:
Title slide
History of the area
Information about the earthquake
Damage done by the earthquake
How to prepare for an earthquake
Conclusion
The other  creates a 3-D representation of some type of technology that could save lives during and earthquake. Use construction paper.
4. Lunch
5. PE
6. Finish Projects

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Pancake Wednesday

1. Journal- Have you ever been profiled by the police (race, age or fit a description)?
2. PLATO Mathematics (30 minutes)
3. CNN Student News (Post 5 notes)
4. What is an earthquake?
Earth Science pgs. 218-221
Draw figure 2
5. Lunch
6. PE
7. Earth Quake
8. Clean Up