3/8/13:
Tomorrow's Walk-a-Lap-Athon for Pennies for Patients has been postponed to next Saturday, March 16th from 11:00-2:00. If you have any questions, please contact me via email. Thank you.
3/4/13:
Extra help this week is Tuesday until 3:15.
3/1/13...Here's info on another cool event...Inventgenuity Festival, March 2nd and 3rd at Arlington's Center for the Arts. Click the link below for full details.
With public projects and workshops led by
Beam Camp’s faculty of artists, engineers and big thinkers, kids will playfully and productively investigate the common DNA digital technology and manual mechanisms. In two days of hands-on workshops and on-going collective projects, led by expert makers and manipulators of sound, image, electricity, and motion, kids will explore this year’s theme, "Digital by Hand." - See more at: http://boston.com/community/moms/blogs/parent_buzz/2013/02/3rd_annual_boston_inventgenuity_festival_arlington_march_2_3.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed7#sthash.1CwCvBiK.dpuf
With public projects and workshops led by
Beam Camp’s faculty of artists, engineers and big thinkers, kids will playfully and productively investigate the common DNA digital technology and manual mechanisms. In two days of hands-on workshops and on-going collective projects, led by expert makers and manipulators of sound, image, electricity, and motion, kids will explore this year’s theme, "Digital by Hand." - See more at: http://boston.com/community/moms/blogs/parent_buzz/2013/02/3rd_annual_boston_inventgenuity_festival_arlington_march_2_3.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed7#sthash.1CwCvBiK.dpuf
http://boston.com/community/moms/blogs/parent_buzz/2013/02/3rd_annual_boston_inventgenuity_festival_arlington_march_2_3.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed7
2/25/13: Are you a 10+ year old interested in Legos and Engineering? Have your parent or guardian sign you up to volunteer at MIT (ages 10-15 must be accompanied by an adult). Older students can attend solo:
Saturday, March 9: Education/Lego Volunteer Opportunity
Assemble Lego Amino Acids at MIT
9:30 am to 12:30 pm OR 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Help build, check, and label Lego amino acids that will be used in cool Lego science learning kits for high school students. Invented by Dr. Kathy Vandiver, the full contents of the kits represent DNA, RNA, proteins, and various atoms which can be used to model molecular processes for DNA replication and gene expression.
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2/15/13: Have a great week. See you on the 25th. After school help will be the 26th and 28th until 3:00. 
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2/11/13: IT IS WORKING TODAY. I EXPECT YOUR ASSIGNMENT TO BE COMPLETED. 2/10/13: I HAVE RECEIVED A DOZEN OR SO EMAILS FROM PEOPLE TODAY (SUNDAY) STATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CATCHUP MATH. I JUST TRIED TO ACCESS IT AND COULD NOT. IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STORM, OR A SYSTEM UPGRADE PERFORMED THIS WEEKEND. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ISSUES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY USING THE SITE TO CHECK COMPLETED STUDENT WORK. I HAVE PLACED A PHONE CALL TO CATCHUP MATH TELLING THEM OF OUR ISSUE (JUST IN CASE THE PROBLEM IS SPECIFIC TO OUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT AND NOT THE ENTIRE SITE). HOPEFULLY, YOU CAN ACCESS THE SITE TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO COMPLETE YOUR WORK (IF YOU HAVE NOT YET DONE SO) MANY OF YOU HAVE FINISHED.
2/10/13: After School Help this week is Tuesday the 12th and Thursday the 14th from 2:15-3:00.
2/4/13: After School Help this week is Tuesday the 5th and Thursday the 7th from 2:15-3:00
1/25/13: The next after school help session is Tuesday the 29th until 3:00.
1/22/13: After school help this week will be Thursday the 24th until 3:00. Don't forget to get your progress reports signed. They are due the 23rd. 12/18/12: Quiz this Thursday on Decimal Operations.
1/11/13: After school help in my room is Tuesday the 14th from 2:15-3:00.
1/11/13: Yearbook order forms went home with students today. In addition, missing work reports went home as well.
1/4/13: The next After School Help is Tuesday the 7th from 2:15-3:00.
1/4/13: This corrected quiz was given back to the students today...ask to see it. It is in the Quiz/Test section of the math binder.
12/17/12: After School Help this week is Tuesday until 3:00. Please note that the school's Learning Lab has been cancelled for this week, so you will need to arrange a ride if you usually go to the lab to wait for the late bus.
12/3/12: After School Help this week has to be on Friday until 3:00/3:15. There is no late bus on Friday, so if you do not normally walk home or get a ride, see if you can arrange a ride or get permission to walk if you plan to stay for help.
11/27/12: Remember...Cluster 2 Math after school help is today from 2:15-3:00.
11/19/12: There will be a quiz on Wednesday this week on Lessons 3.1 and 3.2 in the book. Pages 113-119, your Study Guide and Intervention worksheet from today, and tomorrow's Skill Practice and Problem Solving Practice worksheets are GREAT resources for the types of problems you will encounter on the quiz.
My after school help this week is Tuesday from 2:15-3:00.
Early Release Wednesday at 11:30. Lunch WILL NOT be served.
No School Thursday or Friday.
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11/5/12: Today, we gave conference time slips to students with appointments on Wednesday the 7th and Thursday the 8th. Please ask your child if they received a slip from us today. All other appointment slips will be going home on Wednesday.
Also, we no longer have evening appointment slots.
10/31/12: A conference information letter went home with your child today. You must return the bottom portion for us to be able to do our best to accommodate your preference for an afternoon or evening conference. Evening slots are limited. We will do our best to accommodate all. To have the best opportunity to have your preference met, return your slip ASAP.
10/22/12: We've been talking about it for a few weeks now (ever since we began working in the customized Review 1 program of Catch up Math...your first Unit Test will take place this Thursday and Friday. We worked on some problems in class today, and you are continuing the preparation by completing your Binder Quest tonight. Review will continue tomorrow and Wednesday.
10/19/12: Order of Operations was fun this week. You are all doing great, and I love that so many of you enjoy working through expressions with variables as well! Nice work! I have posted the worksheet with the 24 problems we used and the work with the answers pages on the Worksheets, etc page. You can print this out to use as a reference or just check it against the work you do at home in case you didn't finish up in class.
10/5/12: Progress Reports went home today and are due back signed Wednesday.
10/5/12: No School Monday due to Columbus Day and no school for students on Tuesday due to a Faculty Professional Development Day.
10/4/12: CA1 is due tomorrow. The majority of you have turned it in already. Nice job! Most of the remainder of you only have a few more problems to complete. I am so proud of how well you have followed my suggested plan for breaking down a large assignment into smaller parts to complete it over the week rather than waiting until the last night. 
10/4/12: I added a link to access Catch up Math on a mobile device. Use that URL (http//:m.catchupmath.com) if using an iPad, iTouch, iPhone, Droid, or any other mobile device to access Catch up Math.