WEEK OF 12/8/08 - 12/12/08

Q.O.T.W.:
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." –King Solomon (Who is/was s/he??? What do you think s/he meant???)

Survey Results:
How often do you study for your science class?
Five days a week (0%)
Four days a week (5%)
Three days a week (11%)
Two days a week (11%)
One day a week (5%)
More than five days a week (16%)
I don't study for my science class (50%)
Be sure to make your voice heard in this week's survey.

This Week At A Glance:
Family Science Night- This Thursday at 6pm, our school will be hosting its 1st Family Science Night for the 2008-2009 academic year followed by our Family Science Field Trip on Sunday to the Staten Island Zoo. Admission is free for both events. I will grant 25 extra-credit pts to any students who attend any one of these events and 50 pts to those who attend both events. More details will be provided in class.

Science Skills- Graphing: This week we will use the data gathered from the density mini-lab to create graphs.

Science Exit Project- This week we will begin our Exit Project by learning about the different components of the Exit Project.

Weekly Quiz- There will be no quiz this Wednesday.
Congratulations to the following students who have scored the highest score on the past quizzes:
2Q-1: Mr. Darnell Benoit of 371 (100%)
2Q-2: Mr. Warren Thompson of 374 (93%)
2Q-3: Mr. Joshua Balan of 371 (96%)

Curriculum- We will complete chapter 4 on “Weathering and Erosion”.

Mid-Quarter Progress Report- You will receive your science mid-second quarter report on Monday. As always, your parent/guardian will be required to sign it as it is counted as a homework assignment.

Urban Advantage (UA) Vouchers- Students, who have not received their UA vouchers, will need to come see me during Advisory or at the beginning of 6th period.

Weekly Puzzle Challenge:
So far no one has solved the last puzzle.

Note:
A special thanks to all of my students for their birthday wishes last Monday!!!