Monday, December 6, 2010

Monday, December 6, 2010

Basketball Tryout information * see Mr. Gibbons for questions*
C team and 6/7th grade basketball will begin Wednesday
C team tryout is **7:45 to 9:00 am in the MORNING**
6/7 team is after school from 3:00 to 5:00 pm on the blacktop

Soccer tryouts information:
6/7 soccer will begin on Wednesday after school from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, see Mr. Jensen for questions.


Language Arts (Sun)
- Vocab/Spelling Packet:
Vocab Exercise 1 & 2 (Lesson 9)
Spelling pg. 189 Exercise A
- revise BFF essay according to comments from Ms. Sun (don't forget to copy and paste the text on top of the old version BEFORE you start revising --- do not delete any comments from Ms. Sun on the original rough draft version)

Language Arts (Yong)
-no homework

Social Studies (Alford)
- Next Mummy work day 12/7
- Next set of 10 flashcards due: Wed

Social Studies (Yong)
-Buddhism play - tomorrow! Don't forget to memorize your lines and to bring props and costumes!

- We will be checking Ch.14 + 16 reading notes in class. Don't forget to bring them!

- Due to the change in play performances, there will be a 100 terms quiz this Wednesday!

- India test - Thurs, 12/16

Math 6
- P. sig on HW Packet due: Fri.
- Test corrections, analysis, and p. sig due: Fri.
- Handout pg 11 2 nutrition questions due: Tues.
- Pg. 212 #10-28 even

Math 6/7
- P. sig on HW Packet due: Fri.
- Test corrections, analysis, and p. sig due: Fri.
- Handout pg 11 2 nutrition questions due: Tues.
- Practice C handout

Science
- complete Global Issues Trivia online and copy down the correct answers on your Global Issues Trivia handout once you've submitted your answers


- collect information for the ecological/carbon footprint quizzes we'll be taking on Wednesday:
1. How often do you eat animal-based products? (beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, dairy products)
2. How much of your diet is based on fresh, unpackaged foods?
3. How much of the food that you eat is locally grown or produced? (less than 200 miles away!)
4. What comes closest to your monthly new clothing, footwear, and/or sporting good purchase:
o Not much — maybe some T-shirts and socks
o New pants and a shirt
o New pants, running shoes, a couple shirts, socks and underwear.
o I’m up to date with all the latest fashion trends.
5. What comes closest to your household’s annual new household furnishings purchases:
o Maybe some bedding — I haven’t decorated in years
o A new lamp or table, just to spruce things up
o A couch, new bedroom set — I change it up from time to time
o I completely refurnish my living room, it’s an annual ritual.
6. How often do you buy new household appliances?
7. How often do you buy home entertainment, personal computer equipment and electronic gadgets for your household?
8. How often do you buy new books, magazines, and newspapers for your household?
9. How much of your paper waste do you recycle?
10. How much of your plastic waste do you recycle?
11. Which housing type best describes your home?
Free standing house without running water
Free standing house with running water
Multi-story apartment building
Duplex or building with 2-4 housing units
Luxury condominium
Green-design residence
12. Do you have electricity in your home?
13. How many people live in your household?
14. What is the size of your home?
15. What would you say comes closest to the materials your house is constructed with? (wood/brick/vinyl/aluminum/other)
16. What percentage of your home’s electricity from renewable sources either directly or through purchased green power?
17. What do you typically spend per month on electricity for your home?
18. What do you typically spend per month on gas for your home?
19. How far do you travel by car each week (as a driver or passenger)?
20. How far do you travel by motorbike each week (as a driver or passenger)?
21. What is the gas mileage (mph) of the car you travel in most often?
22. What is the gas mileage of your motorbike?
23. How often do you drive in a car with someone else?
24. How far do you travel by bus each week?
25. How far do you travel by train each week?
26. How many hours do you fly each year?

27. What is your annual household income in $USD?
28. What is the size of your home?
29. What energy sources do you use in your home? (electricity/natural gas, propane, or liquefied petroleum gas/heating oil/wood or biomass)
30. Please enter the number of miles you travel per year for each mode of transportation:
automobiles (including personal vehicles, taxis, and carpools)
bus (including metro and long distance service), rail (including subways, inner-city light rail, cross country trains)
air travel
31. Have you purchased offsets for carbon emissions associated with your home energy use and transportation?
32. Which water saving features and habits do you have in your home?
33. How often do you select cleaning products that are biodegradable or non-toxic?
34. How many standard size garbage bins does your household fill each week?
35. When you buy clothing or paper products, how often do you select items labeled as recycled, natural, organic, or made of alternative fibers such as hemp or Tencel?

36. How many loads of laundry do your parents do each week?
37. How many bags of garbage do your parents throw out each week?

- in case you did not get to finish your notes on "Addicted to Oil" --- watch these videos again and complete your video questions (will be stamped on Friday)

Advisory (Alford)
- Get blog in order by Tues (see last week's post)

Advisory (Sun)
- blog entry on assigned topic due tomorrow! (If you don't remember the discussion prompts, please see last week's HW posts to see them)

Advisory (Yong)
- blog entry on cyber issues or change through _ for first trimester - due tomorrow!
- don't forget to add your personal and academic goals to your Me, Now 6th Grade webpage
- add a change category to each blog entry
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