Assignments for Thursday

Dear Parents and Guardians


We hope very one is well. Here are the assignments for Thursday.

Mrs. Wright:
World Geography: Aids Africa article.

Mrs. Ratliff
Spanish One: Exercises N, O and translate pages 50-51
Spanish Two: Informal commands of irregular verbs and the negative familiar commands 3x3x p.50
Spanish Three: Do exercise F on page 43 and translate.

Mr. Grago
Japanese One: 3-4
Japanese Two: 8-4

Mr. Gordon
Middle East: Bring in current event article on a country in the Middle East and a paragraph, based on maps viewed in class that describe the shrinking of the Ottoman Empire.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Announcements and Assignments for Wednesday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope everyone is well and had a good weekend.

Please remember that permission slips and fees for the Renaissance Festival on February 1, 2007.

Please remember that we have a parent meeting scheduled for Wednesday for 6:30 p.m. We will be talking about fundraising and next year. There will be Baked Rigatoni as we are raising funds for school events.

We are happy to announce that some Grand Canyon students will be touring the Rembrandt exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum in March. More information to follow. We are also planning a trip to the Body Works exhibit at the Arizona Science Center.

Please start bringing Pennies as we are raising funds to combat Leukemia.

Juniors and Seniors have an opportunity to help build a house for a family in Tempe through the Habitat for Humanity organization. The event is on March 10 and we hope all juniors and seniors attend.

Assignments for Wednesday

Miss Foy
Grade 6/7 English: Read chapter three
Grade 10 English: Read chapter 16 and 17

Mrs. Wright
All classes: Complete section and questions.

Mr. Lowther
Chemistry: Review sheet

Mr. Harmon
Algebra Two:Page 187 1-20
Pre Algebra:Problem set 60
Algebra One:Problem set 174
Algebra Three: Problem set 59
Calculus:Page 187 1-30

Mr. Gordon
Grade 8 English: Sentences, finish chapter one of Animal Farm, and start Persuasive Projects.
Grade 8 History: Complete final drafts of paragraph.
Middle School Science: Start gathering materials for projects.

Please advise if there are any questions.Take care.

Service Learning Opportunities

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We have an opportunity to help a family in need through the Habitat for Humanity organization in March. We will be approaching grades 10-12 students in this regard over the next couple of days.

We will launch a Pennies for Dollar drive tomorrow to raise money to combat Leukemia. Please help out and bring pennies. There will be a contest between the grade levels.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Assignments for Monday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well. Here are the assignments for Monday

Miss Foy
Grade 10 English: Read chapter 15
Grade 9 English: Research solution to world problem.

Mr. Lowther
Pre Algebra/Algebra One: Review Sheets

Mr. Gordon
Grade 8 English: Read the first chapter of Animal Farm.
Grade 8 History: Complete paragraph assignment

Mr. Harmon
Physics: Packet on thermo
Algebra Two: Physics
Algebra One: page 169 1-30
Pre Algebra: Problem set 58
Algebra Three: Problem set 58

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Announcments and Assignments for Monday/Tuesday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

With Spirit Week drawing to a close, we want to remind everyone that they are expected to be in full school uniform attire next week. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Assignments for Tuesday
Miss Foy
Film: Film compared to film.

Mr. Grago
Japanese One: Handout 5-3
Japanese Two/Three 8-3

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Assignments for Friday

Dear Parents and Guardians

We hope very one is well.

Please do not forget parent meeting that is scheduled for January 31 starting at 6:30 p.m.

Assignments for Friday
Mr. Gordon
Middle School Science:
a) Please check out Ford, GM, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda and find out what vehicles they sell that are the most energy efficient
b) Please describe three methods that the Sierra Club thinks are ways to make cleaner fuel efficient cars.

Grade Eight English
Vocabulary Test

Miss Foy
Grade 6/7 English: Read chapter two.
Grade 11/12 English: Reading to present solutions.
Grade 10 English: Read chapter 15
Grade 9 English: Vocabulary

Mr. Lowther
All classes: per instructions

Mr. Harmon
Pre Algebra: Problem set 57
Algebra One: page 167 2-60 even
Algebra Two: Review sheet for quiz on Friday
Algebra Three: Problem set 58
Calculus: Page 178 1-10

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Assignments for Thursday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Here are the assignments for Thursday
Mrs. Ratliff
Spanish One: Exercises H,I on page 46 and translation of H
Spanish Two: Informal Commands of Regular Verbs only tie commands on page 48. 3x3x
Spanish Three: Exercises A and B on page 40-41

Mrs. Wright
Geography: Finish absolute location in Africa

Mr. Gordon
Middle East: Watch the Presidents State of the Union and be prepared to discuss what he says about the Middle East region.

Mr. Grago
Japanese One: 5-2
Japanese Two and Three: 8-2

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Announcments and Assignments for Wednesday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope you are all well.

Permission Slips for the Renaissance Festival have been distributed. The Permission Slips and Checks are due by February 1, 2007.

This week is Spirit Week. People who have paid towards the event may participate. Monday is Pajama Day. Tuesday is Crazy Sock Day, Wednesday is Crazy Hair Day, Thursday is Sports Team Day, and Friday is Everything Day. There will also be a Spirit Dance on Friday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m.

Miss Foy is tutoring students on the AIMS test on Tuesday and Thursday and students for SAT on Wednesday. Mr. Harmon will also provide tutoring opportunities. Please advise if you are interested.

Howard Lanus, Angela Spadafino, and Sarah Peterson received book store certificates for being the top three on the honor roll this first semester. The other honor roll students will receive their awards before spring break.

Homework for Wednesday
Miss Foy
Grade 6/7 English: Read to page 38.
Grade 11/12 English: Research
Grade 10 English: Read to chapter 15
Grade 9 English: Vocab

Mrs Wright
Grade 11/12 History: Civil Rights Packet
Grade 9 History: 1790 American Reading and finish viewing guide
Grade 10 Reading: Eastern Front Reading

Mr. Gordon
Grade 8 English: Vocabulary Test on Friday; Paragraph on health food due on Wednesday
Grade 8 History: Watch the Presidents State of the Union speech and list topics he brought up and be prepared to discuss on Wednesday.
Topics in Science: Find out What the Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, and Apollo Alliance all do.

Mr. Harmon
Pre Algebra: Page 182
Algebra Two: Worksheet
Algebra One: Page 165
Physics: Change of phase package
Algebra Three: Problem set 57

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Assignments for next Tuesday

Dear Parents and Guardians

We hope every one is well. Here are the assignments for Tuesday
Mrs. Ratliff
Spanish One: 3x3x Irregular Present Tense verbs page 44 and exercises E,F, G on pages 44-45

Spanish Three: 15 sentences with the conditional

Mr. Grago
Japanese One: second half of 5-1 handout
Japanese Two/Three: Second half 8-1 and first questions on 8-2

Mr. Kielsky
Law: As assigned

Mr. Gordon
Middle East: Hand in Tuesday's assignment by tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. Current event article about any country in the Middle East due on Tuesday.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Announements for Wednesday January 17

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The students and chaperone's enjoyed Romeo and Juliet today. We want to give special thanks to Mrs. Deal, Mrs. Spadafino, and Father Dave for serving as chaperone's.

Our next field trip will be on February 15 to the Renaissance Festival. The cost for be $12.00 (Eight dollars for a ticket plus four dollars for bus fare). Students must bring their own money for food and any souvenirs they wish to purchase. We will be leaving at 8:30 a.m. and returning between 2:00 and 2:30. Chaperone's are needed.

We are also planning field trips to the Science Center for the Body Works exhibit, The Phoenix Art Center for the Rembrandt exhibit, and the Mesa Arts Center for a performance of Cyrano De Berjarec.

We hope all the students will take advantage of these opportunities and attend. They are to be in school uniform for all these events.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Announcements and Assignments for January 16

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We would like to invite you to our first School Community Meeting for the 2006/07 school year on January 31, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.. It is very important that all parents attend. We will discuss student recruitment, fundraising, and the school vision for next year.

We feel that all parents are part of our school community and your opinions and ideas are what make our school and its programs the success that it is.

RigaTony’s Restaurant is providing a catered meal of baked rigatoni , bread, and salad. They are charging us $5.00 per plate, so any amount that you donate above that will go to benefit school activities.

We hope you all can make it.

33 students are going to see Romeo and Juliet tomorrow at the new Mesa Arts Center. There will be five adult chaperones comprised of two teachers and three parent/guardians.

Assignments for Thursday
Mrs. Ratliff
Spanish One: Do exercise D and translate 43 exercises A,B,C on pages 42-43
Spanish Two and Three: 15 command sentences.

Mr. Lowther
Same as last week.

Mr. Gordon
Modern Middle East:Paragraph on funding the troops and goggle search on the four World War One Agreements.

Mr. Kielsky
Law: As assigned.

Mr. Lowther
Same as last Thursday

Mr.Grago
Japanese One: 5-1 homework handout
Japanese Two and Three: 8-1 homework handout

Please contact us if you have any questions. Take care.

Announcements and Assignments for Tuesday

Dear Parents and Guardians

We hope every one is well.

SEMESTER REPORT CARDS ARE OUT. PLEASE CALL US IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 24 STUDENTS WHO MADE THE FIRST SEMESTER HONOR ROLL. THE TOP THREE STUDENTS WERE HOWARD LANUS, ANGELA SPADAFINO, AND SARAH PETERSON. STUDENTS THAT ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR A LAB TOP COMPUTER IF THEY COME BACK NEXT YEAR ARE SARAH PETERSON, ARRUMAISHA (SARAH) SUBIYANTORO, ETHAN MCKENZIE, DONALD ARBGAST, DANIEL GLAWSON, SHANE PALMER, DYLAN ARBAST, MEAGAN DELANDER, THOMAS COOK, JOHN GIOVANETTI, MICHAEL GIOVANETTI, ROSIE VIRGIN, AND SHANE CAVANAGH. JUST TWO MORE QUARTERS TO GO.

Please remember that tomorrow is a half day and we are off on Monday for Martin Luther King Day.

We have had a couple of incidents of items belonging to students that have gone missing. Theft is a very serious offense that if is grounds for expulsion at our school. Please take a moment to advise your child to keep items that are not related to school at home, to put identifying marks (like their name) on all others, and to immediately report any missing item to the office. Please advise if there are any questions on this matter.

Chaperones are needed for the January 17 showing of Romeo and Juliet.

Assignments for Tuesday

Miss Foy: Drama-Monologues;Film: Scripts

Mrs. Ratliff: Spanish One: New Words and Exercises A,B,C and pages 42-43; Spanish Two: New Words and Exercises A, B pages 44-45; Spanish Three: Verbs that change the vowel (e or i) of the infinitive to d. Verbs that drop the e and c of the infinitive page 38.

Mr.Grago: All Japanese classes: Finish final project

Mr. Lowther: Photo: Asst due; Next Thursday Curves

Mr. Kielsky: Law: As assigned.

Please advise if there are any questions.

Announcements and Assignments for Friday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well.

Please remember Friday is a half day with Periods One and Two meeting and we are off on Monday for Martin Luther King day.

Report Cards will be released tomorrow. Honor Roll will also be announced tomorrow.

We will be starting a Penny Drive for the fight against Leukemia. More details to follow.

AIMS and SAT tutoring will start next week.

We need chaperones for our field trip to see Romeo and Juliet on Wednesday January 17. Please help us out.

Assignments for Friday/Wednesday

Miss Foy
Grade 6-7 English: Do research and reread page 20 in Lord of the Flies
Grade 11-12 English: Research different organizations
Grade 10 English: Write essay about changing world
Grade 9 English: Study questions

Mrs. Wright
Grade 11/12 History: Define the role essay
Grade 6/7 History:Finish who's who in the Roman Republic
Grade 9 History: Bring in article

Mr. Gordon
Grade 8 English: Vocabulary Test
Grade 8 History: Finish final draft on minimum wage paragraph

Mr. Lowther
Biology: Have video releases signed
Chemistry: Unit 4 worksheet

Mr. Harmon
Pre Algebra Problem set 33
Algebra One: Page 160 1-51 odd
Algebra Two: Page 176 +180
Algebra Three: Problem set 54
Physics: Packet

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Assignments for Thursday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well.

Here are the assignments for Thursday
Miss Foy
Drama: Monologues
Film: Story and script

Mr. Grago:
Japanese Classes: Finish new years card draft and study for quiz on Thursday

Mr. Gordon
Middle East: Find the names of the leaders of the following nations: Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Welcome Back and Assignments for Wednesday

Dear Parents and Guardian,

We hope you are all well.

Please remember Friday is a half day and that we are off on Monday for Martin Luther King Day.

Semester Report Cards will be released on Wednesday afternoon.

Assignments
Miss Foy
Film (Tuesday): Bring all footage.

Mrs. Wright
Grade 6/7, 9, and 10 History: Finish Gerald Ford questions.

Mr. Harmon:
Algebra Two: Problem set 50
Algebra Three: Problem set 53
Algebra One: Page 158
Pre Algebra: Page 108

Mr. Gordon
Grade 8 History: Finish Rough Draft
Grade 8 English: Vocab test on Friday
Middle School Science: May be announced.

Welcome Back

Dear Parents and Guardians

We wanted to welcome every one back as we open our second semester on January 8. We hope every one had a great winter break.

As you know, Mrs. Whitman and Mr. Smith will not be with us this next semester. Sixth and Seventh Grade Students will have Miss Foy first hour, Mrs. Wright second hour, Mr. Lowther third hour and Mr. Gordon fourth hour. Grade 8 Students will have Mr. Gordon first, second, and fourth hour and Mr. Lowther third hour. Please contact us if you have any questions.

We look forward to seeing you on Monday. Take care.