7th GRADE MESA
Monday/Wednesday's we do projects. Tuesday we complete Interactive readers. Thursday is Math Practice and Friday is homework and make up day!     August 16th 2010     August 17th 2010     August 18th 2010     August 19th 2010     August 20th 2010     August 23, 2010     August 24, 2010     August 25, 2010     August 26, 2010     August 27, 2010     August 30, 2010     August 31, 2010     September 1, 2010     September 2, 2010     September 3, 2010     September 7, 2010     September 8, 2010     September 9, 2010     September 10, 2010     September 14, 2010     September 15, 2010     September 15, 2010     September 16, 2010     September 17, 2010     September 20, 2010     September 21, 2010     September 22, 2010     Septemeber 23, 2010     Septmeber 24, 2010     September 27, 2010     September 28, 2010     September 29, 2010     September 30, 2010     October 1, 2010     October 4, 2010     October 5, 2010     October 6, 2010     October 7, 2010     October 8, 2010     October 11, 2010     October 12, 2010     October 13, 2010     October 14, 2010     October 15, 2010
Monday/Wednesday's we do projects. Tuesday we complete Interactive readers. Thursday is Math Practice and Friday is homework and make up day!
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August 16th 2010
*No Bell work

In class:
- explain MESA and syllabus
- explain application
- discussed projects and GPA requirments

**HW: get a spiral notebook
August 17th 2010
*BW: Do you plan to attend a college or university in the future? What are your interests?

In class:
- discuss bw
- explain work schedule
- assign cubbies, college ed books, as well as interactive readers

**HW: start application for MESA with parents
August 18th 2010
*BW: What are your interests in school, outside of school, or the future.

In class:
- complete COED (college ed) pg. 4  what do I want to become?
- share with class
- discuss college experience in family

**HW: Interview a family or friend about how they found out about college
- brief outline to bring to class to discuss on Friday
August 19th 2010
*BW: What are some things in your life that you could do better?

In class:
- Math practice
- share with partners


**HW: none
August 20th 2010
*BW: Do you have a college or career in mind?

In class:
- discuss interview with friend or family member
- discussion about first week/planners
- quick science experiement

**HW: none
August 23, 2010
*BW: If you could build the perfect paper airplane how would you design it?

In class:

- Watching short Junkyard Wars clip "Building Gliders"
- take notes
- breaking up into teams t debate designs
- checking for planners to be filled out

**HW: none
August 24, 2010
*BW: finish the cocnept map--needs to be in class

In class:
- Complete pg. 1-5 in intereactive reader
- start portfolio
- start "what am I about"
August 25, 2010
*BW: What are some of your core values that you believe in? Pick one to illustrate

In class:
- constructing paper airplanes for a test
    - using different paper
    - different materials
- testing what worked and didn't

**HW: Finish your "what am I about short essay
August 26, 2010
*BW: Explain how you set up a line graph.

In class:
- Math practice
- peer edit essays


**HW: none
August 27, 2010
**BW: What's something this week you did good, but maybe next week you could do better? How?

In class:
- checking planners
- mazes
- puzzels
- homework help
- SSR


*HW: type up edited essay due Monday
August 30, 2010
*BW: Fix the sentence... my name is Charles I live in plumas lake and i love to ride my bike

In class:
- Computer lab to finish up essays

**HW: none
August 31, 2010
*BW: Fill in the word map...my dream job

In class:

- Interactive reader pg. 6-9
- Homework help

**HW: none
September 1, 2010
*BW: When completing a project is it better to research/investigate or simply to start construction? Why?

In class:
- Bill Nye: Bridge building
- Popsicle stick bridge project research

**HW: Write down a brief summary of what you think would be a good bridge design. Include a sketch
September 2, 2010
*BW: Do the problems

-75 + -32=
 50 + -25=
16 + -20=

In class:

- math practice pg. 9/10

**HW: none
September 3, 2010
**BW: How should you study for a test or quiz?

In class:

- homework help, missing assignments, puzzles, mazes

**HW: None
September 7, 2010
No bellwork till everyone is entered into class and students have notebooks

In class:

- Interactive reader 1.3 pg. 10-14
- flashcards for upcoming test in science
- grade checks assigned and are due by Friday
September 8, 2010
No bellworks

In class:

- Projects--waiting for materials from MESA but will discuss school garden project
September 9, 2010
No bellworks

In class:

- Math practice pg. 14/15
negative/positive numbers

September 10, 2010
No bellworks

In class:

- Grade checks due.
- Any missing assignments that can be done in class will be. Students need to take them home and get them signed
- puzzels/mazes
- missing work
- SSR
September 14, 2010


In class:

1. Continuing to work on Gliders
- most are starting to cut out their templates
September 15, 2010


In class:

1. Interactive readers pg. 15-20 covers ch2 sec1


**HW: Dream Job concept map
September 15, 2010


In class:

1. Projects Day- Gliders
- students should be near the cutting stage


**HW DUE: Dream Job concept map. Goes into their portfoilios
September 16, 2010


In class:

1. Math Practice pg. 207 solving variables


**HW Due: finish Math practice if not done in class, due Friday
September 17, 2010


In class:

- missing assignments
- homework help
- puzzles/mazes
September 20, 2010


Glider Projects
-sanding, painting, adding clay and continuing construction
- if students are waiting for materials they may work on missing assginments
September 21, 2010


Interactive reader booklet ch 2 sec 2 done in class as a review
September 22, 2010


Glider Projects
-continued.. starting to finish up soon
Septemeber 23, 2010


Math Practice day pg. 199 variables
Septmeber 24, 2010

Missing assignments
Homework help
Puzzels/mazes
September 27, 2010

Projects:

-Gliders/ Bridges to work on
-Painting, sanding or glueing
September 28, 2010


Interactive reader work 2.3
- checked in class
-homework
September 29, 2010


Projects Continued
September 30, 2010


Math practice pg. 189 solving for variables
October 1, 2010


Wrap up Friday
-Missing work
-weekend homework
-puzzles
-projects
October 4, 2010

Gliders and Bridges
October 5, 2010


Interactive reader section 3.1
October 6, 2010


Gliders and Bridges
October 7, 2010


Math Practice pg. 118
"Genius Test"- fun
October 8, 2010


Wrap up Friday
- missing work
- weekend homework
- checking in
- puzzles
October 11, 2010


Interactive readers 3.2  checkcing for completion
Homework for other classes
Finish science homework and turn it in
October 12, 2010

Projects today instead of yesterday
October 13, 2010


Projects
-Grade checks assigned to see progress in other classes
October 14, 2010


Math Practice- Sadoku pg. 3/4
October 15, 2010


Wrap up
- missing work
-weekend homework
-projects
Michelle Dietz | 7th GRADE LIFE SCIENCE | 7th GRADE MESA
1751 Cimarron Drive        Plumas Lake, CA 95961        Phone: 530-743-1271        Fax: 530-743-8970

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