8-206 Ms. Becht

Thank you to all those people who came and saw the wonderful performance on Sunday!!
Your support is greatly appreciated.

Monday-We welcome the Middle States Review Committee to our school!
Tuesday-Make sure you make your Halloween hat tonight! (Illustrate any vocab word from any subject)
Wednesday-Wear your Halloween hat.
Thursday-All Saint's Day-join us for mass at 8:30 a.m.
Friday-Professional Day-no school

7th
Mon- 2-8 odd, 2-9 even
Tues-Create the Halloween hat, 2-9 odd, r 2-10
Weds-2-10 odd, study for quiz on Chapter 2
Thursday-open book quiz
(Next week we will play the board games we created-I am looking forward to it!!)

8th

Monday-3-2 odd, show tables on LL
Tuesday-Make the Halloween hat, 3-2 even, r 3-3
Wednesday-Study for quiz on 3-1 and 3-2
Thursday-3-3 odd, quiz

Posted by Ms. Becht at 7:51 PM | Permalink

*Progress reports will be given out on Friday!!! Please keep your eyes open for them.

*The specialized test is this Saturday at Brooklyn Tech. When I receive the admission ticket I will pass it on to you.

*All classes had a notebook check-look in their notebooks to see how well they are doing!!

*Wednesday is individual picture day. Everyone will get their picture taken. Only those children who are paying for pictures are allowed to dress out of uniform.

*Saturday is the Halloween Party-please bring candy and goodies in to school this week-so we are prepared for Saturday.

*The Middle States Committee is coming on Sunday. Please join us at 3 p.m. for the wonderful show that some of the children will be in.

7th

Mon-Create a halloween word problem and 2-5 even on LL
Tues-study for quiz, r 2-8 2-5 odd
Weds-quick quiz, finish up your game board
Thurs-game boards are all due, 2-8 even
Fri-2-8 odd, 2-9 even

8th

Mon-create a halloween word problem, text pg 110 multiples of 3, sign and correct test
Tues-study for test on chapter 2, worksheet
Weds-Test, pg 116 #1-28 even
Thurs-draw a maze on graph paper (directions given in class) 3-1 odd
Fri-3-1 even

Posted by Ms. Becht at 1:37 PM | Permalink

Announcements:

-There is a field trip to Museum of Natural History on Thursday. All permission slips and money are past due.
Anyone who is available to chaperone please let us know ASAP.

-7th grade is working on a board game project-Part 1 is past due.
-8th grade has just finished the planet brochures. (So many of them were done so well and were really wonderful-the students are very very creative!!! Ask your child to see their work)

-Group pictures are on Friday

7th
Mon- 2-3 odd
Tues-2-3 even, r 2-4 #8,11,12,13, 14 Study 2-1 to 2-3
Weds-Quiz, 2-4 odd
Thurs-trip
Fri-2-4 even, Part 2 of project due

8th
Mon-2-7 even
Tues-make up missing work, finish the brochure if you have not...start studying for the test on Friday
Weds-2-7 odd, 2-4 multiples of 3
Thurs-trip, study for chapter 2 test
Fri-Chapter 2 test

Posted by Ms. Becht at 9:20 AM | Permalink

We are sending home the public high school applications on Wednesday. There will be a note attached to it about the importance of visiting the schools and researching the schools before you put them on your list. If you have not seen this application by Thursday the latest-please let us know. Please also be aware that the forms are due back in early November. Feel free to contact myself or Ms. Black if you have any questions.

Posted by Ms. Becht at 9:11 AM | Permalink

This Wednesday night we are having a meeting about High Schools. This meeting is starting at 5 and will end at 6. Notices were sent home last week about it.

-Because it is a short week, there will be no tests this week. The 7th grade will get a quiz grade for a notebook check and the 8th grade will be getting grades for their planet brochure.

-Please encourage the children to do their homework-many are far behind.

7th

Tues-2-1 #1-12
Weds-2-1 even, write six algebraic expressions on index cards
Thurs-2-1 odd, 2-2 even
Friday-Do part one of board game project

8th
Tues-Draft of brochure past due,r 2-4 #4-12
Weds-2-4 odd, planet brochure final project due tommorrow
Thurs-Project due, 2-4 multiples of 4, 2-6 odd
Fri-2-6 even

Posted by Ms. Becht at 3:27 PM | Permalink

There will be a meeting on Oct. 10, 2007 at SFA about choosing a High School. Please bring the High School guides for both the Catholic and Public High Schools.

*** 2007 Brooklyn Borough Public High School Fair ***
Oct 20. 2007 and Oct. 21, 2007
11:00 - 3:00
Edward R. Murrow High School
1600 Avenue L
Brooklyn, NY, 11230

Posted by Ms. Black at 11:10 PM | Permalink

I would like to continue to stress the importance of doing homework each night. Not only does it make you practice, but it also makes you feel more confident and helps you the next day feel prepared and ready to participate so please, please, please do your homework on time. If you need assistance please feel free to see me before school or at recess.

7th grade:

Mon-1-8 even
Tues-Study for test on Chapter 1,1-8 odd
Weds-Test on Chapter 1 and notebook check
Thursday-sign test and correct it, 1-9 odd
Friday-TBA

8th grade-

Notebooks were checked and graded last week
-Calculations for Jet and planet past due
-20 sellable facts for planets also past due
Mon-2-2 even
Tues-2-2 odd, r 2-3 1-10
Weds-study for quiz on 2-1, 2-2. 2-3 and some of chapter 7, 2-3 multiples of 3 is homework
Thurs-Quiz, finish rough draft of brochure
Fri-rough draft due, 2-3 multiples of 4, 2-4 multiples of 3

Posted by Ms. Becht at 10:25 PM | Permalink