8-206 Ms. Becht

Here are some cool quotes about where math genius' saw math at Sports Day:

"When we were on the skooters with our partner the push and pull force, made each person do 50% of the work."-Malik

"Each team was standing in a parallel line."-Justin

"We had four different groups with different colors and each group was divided in halves."-Anthony

"The teams ran and bounced balloons on their heads to a certain height and direction."-Jade

"It was divided by color which is 25% of the classes."-Hannah

"The balls that the kids played with were spheres."-Fernando

'Each person had different rates of speed."-Devon

"When we ran, we ran in a 360 degree circle."-Giovahney

"The room we played the sports in was a square."-Kojo

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Catholic Schools' week events:

Sunday-there was a wonderful mass yesterday. Thank you to those who attended.

Monday-Open House

Tuesday- Sports Day (The students know their colored shirts they are to wear)

Wednesday-Student Appreciation (Academic Bowl and buddy projects)

Thursday-Career Day and Pizza Day (Let the school know if you are interested in coming to speak to the class about your career. We would love to have you.)

Friday- Prayer service, half a day, Teacher appreciation day.

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-This week is Catholic Schools' week!!! (see entry for more details)
-Both classes have a test on Tuesday.
-Progress reports come out on Weds and are due back Friday
-Please continue to check your child's homework each night
-Thursday is Pizza day!
-The country projects will also receive a math grade. Many of them look wonderful.

7th
Many students still have not submitted their triangle projects.
Test on Tuesday.

Mon-study for chapter 7 test, pg 396 #1-26 in ntbk, and finish classwork
Tues-test, bring in circular object for a project
Weds-Student appreciation day-no Homework!!
Thurs-catch up on missing work
Fri-Finish circle project

8TH
The students were supposed to have 20 vocab words on index cards-this is review for the state test. Please make sure your child did that.
Test on Tuesday.

Mon-pg 690 #1-23 odd, in ntbk, study for test
Tues-Test on Chapter 12, make up missing work
Weds-Student appreciation day, no hw!!
Thurs-state vocab up to #40
Fri-12-10 even

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There is a short week and trip this week,
as a result there will be no tests.
Each class had their notebook checked-please look at it and see what they got.
Trip on Thursday-be sure to follow the handbook.
No electronics should be brought to school.
Progress reports will be sent out next week.

Are you interested in being a guest speaker at carreer day? Send Ms. Becht an email.

7th hw
Topic: Geometry
_Triangle project pass due
Tues-7-4 odd
Weds-7-4 even, 7-5 even
Thurs-trip
Fri-7-5 odd, 7-7 odd

8th hw
Topic: Polynomials
State vocab should be done on index cards
Tues-12-9 mult of 3, 12-8 #6-11
Weds-12-9 all, r 12-10 4-14 even
Fri-state vocab due, 12-10

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This note was sent home Tuesday:

St. Francis of Assisi School
400 Lincoln Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11225

To: Parents
From: 7th and 8th Grade Teachers
Date: January 22, 2008
Re: Thursday's Trip

On Thursday the 7th and 8th grade will be going on a trip. The bus will come back at 3:30 p.m., which is after dismissal. If your child normally picks up a younger sibling at dismissal, it is important that different arrangements be made for Thursday. If you have any questions feel free to contact the school at 718-778-3700.

Sincerely,

Miss Becht
Ms. Black
Ms. Villafane

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-ELA testing this week for 8th grade! (Tuesday and Wednesday)-Please have number two pencil ready.

-Trip form is past due. Last day to submit it is Wednesday. We still do not have enough chaperones-without them the trip will be cancelled.

-7th grade will have a test this week on constructing angle and line bisectors. Please have your protractors and compasses ready. Many students are missing compasses-please purchase them.

-The classrooms are short of tissues and paper towels. Please send some into school during this cold season.

-There is no school on Friday-the teachers have a professional day.

7th grade homework
Mon-7-3 all, r 7-4 #1-6, bring in scissors and glue
Tues-Finish project
Wednesday-quiz on constructions, 7-4 odd
Thursday-7-5 even
Friday-no school

8th grade homework
-no test this week because of state exam-notebooks will be checked for a grade
Mon-12-6 #1-8 even, 12-4 #7-12 even
Tuesday-#39 pg 20-test prep notebook
Wednesday-12-6 #5-8
Thursday-r 12-8 #5-10
Friday-no school

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Here is a list of the confirmation canidates:
D. Anglade, T. Arthur, B. Binet, D. Bostic, F. Hart, H. Jean-Gilles, M. Joseph, A. and C. Millien, R. Mitchell, J. Munroe, C. Sabbat, A. St. Thomas, G. Massena

If you do not see your child's name on the list and wish he/she continue to prepare for Confirmation please contact Ms. Becht by Friday January 18.

Important Dates: (Attendance to all events is mandatory!)

January 18-Saint essay due (It was assigned in November)
Jan 26- Large group meeting from 2-6
Feb 8-A description of service project due
Feb 1-Fee of $80 due
Feb 16- Large group meeting
Feb 22- Sponsor sheet due
April 5-Service project due (hours must be complete)
April 6-Parent and sponsor meeting at 9 a.m.
April 24 or May 1-Retreat
Confirmation date-TBA

Please be mindful of all due dates-late items may affect participation in program.

Posted by Ms. Becht at 1:36 PM | Permalink

The 8th grade had a blast with the 3rd grade on Monday!!! The 3rd grade played with 8-206's ramps and both classes bonded. It was great to see a student made project come to life!!

Full week this week!!

All permission slips are due next Monday. We are still looking for chaperones to go with us.

Please make sure your child is doing his/her homework each night. Initial their homework for bonus points.

Parent meeting this Wednesday on Internet safety-a note was sent home on Monday.

Progress reports are right around the corner.

ELA state test for the 8th grade is next week!!!

Both grades have math tests this week.

7th
All drawings of bedrooms are past due!!!!
Mon-7-2 #1-9
Tues-7-2 all study for quiz on 7-1 and 7-2
Weds-wksht
Thurs- r 7-3
Fri- 7-3 all r 7-4 #1-6 (there will be a triangle project next week-be on the look out)

8th
Mon-state review problems
Tues- r 12-4 #1-2, P 12-4 #3-6
Weds-P 12-5, study for quiz on writing function rules
Thurs-Graph 4 functions that were given in class
Fri-12-6 #1-4, and state review part 2

Posted by Ms. Becht at 7:39 AM | Permalink

I hope everyone had a safe and healthy vacation.

During the vacation every child was supposed to do school island. Many did it and rushed through it. That resulted in a poor test grade. For extra credit you can self assign a test for yourself. If you need help doing that let me know.

Because of the short week there will be no tests.

The 8th grade will be sharing their ramp projects on Monday.

The 7th grade will be finishing their layout of their bedroom this week.

There is a full day on Friday.

The 8th grade has gotten a letter about how they want their name to appear on the diploma. That letter must be returned by Monday January 18.

They also got a print out of the high schools they applied to. Information on that sheet must be corrected and sent back in on Friday-January 5.

Homework

7th
Weds- 7-1 odd
Thurs- 7-1 even, sign and correct test
Fri- r 7-2, create a scale drawing of bedroom

8th
Weds-12-2 odd
Thurs-12-2 even, 12-4 #1,2
Friday-r 12-4 #1-2, p 12-4 #3-6

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