Oh no! It’s true, it’s that time of year to Spring Forward and turn your clock Forward 1 Hour this weekend. Get the kids to bed early…they’re really going to miss that hour of sleep.
See you rested and refreshed Monday!
No Graded Papers This Week
Due to the recent snow days, we haven’t taken any assessments, therefore, no graded papers will be distributed this week. We will resume distribution next week. If you have any questions, please let me know.
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National Association for Music Education
The month of March is officially designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for the observance of Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM®), the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation. Did you play trumpet, French horn, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, baritone or tuba in middle school? Why not give it another try!! More college scholarships are available for instrumental music than any other extracurricular activity. See your guidance counselor to sign up for a band or orchestra class. The Magnificent Marching Warrior band wants you! Please see Mr. Woodis in the band room for more information. Spring marching band camp will begin on Tuesday, April 14 at 3:10 p.m.
Any students in grades 9 – 11 interested in trying out for the Platinum Dolls Dance squad must pick up an application from Mr. Woodis no later than Friday, March 13. ALL STUDENTS INCLUDING CURRENT BAND MEMBERS MUST TRYOUT IF INTERESTED IN DANCING FOR THE 2015 – 2016 SCHOOL YEAR.
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Guidelines for Genetic Disorders Project
DUE DATES:
Blocks 6 & 7 – Due by class time on Mon, 3/16/15
Block 1 – Due by class time on Tue, 3/17/15
This project will count as two quiz grades (one grade for each part).
BE AWARE:
- 10 points per school day will be deducted for late papers and/or presentations.
- 10 points will be deducted for failure to follow the guidelines for submission of papers and/or presentations.
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PROJECT GUIDELINES:
PART ONE: PAPER
- Write a 300-word paper on your assigned disorder, using Calibri or Times New Roman in 12 pt. font.
- Include the following information:
- Describe the phenotypic characteristics of persons affected with the disorder.
- Discuss the inheritance pattern of the disorder and which chromosome(s) or gene(s) is/are affected.
- Discuss interesting information and facts that you have learned about your disorder.
- Use APA format.
- See “Writing and Citations Aids” on the Web Resources page for help with APA format and citations.
- Spelling and grammar WILL count! Points will be deducted for errors.
- All sources MUST be cited!
- You may submit your paper into the assignment on Edmodo OR turn in a hard copy.
PART TWO: ORAL CLASS PRESENTATION
- Prepare a 3-4 minute oral presentation for the class about your assigned disorder.
- You must use one of the following tools for your presentation:
- Powerpoint
- Google Slides
- Prezi
- Include the following in your presentation:
- Karyotypes or diagrams that show the affected chromosome(s) or gene(s).
- Pictures of affected individuals.
- In the oral portion of your presentation, include any information, facts, and/or diagrams about about your disorder that your audience may find interesting.
- Don’t be afraid to be creative!
- Cite your sources!
SUBMITTING YOUR PRESENTATION:
- The final product MUST be submitted before class time on the due date. If using Prezi or Google Slides, be sure to obtain the shareable link so that the presentation can be opened. You have two options:
- Attach your Powerpoint file OR the shareable link to your Prezi or Google Slides presentation into the Edmodo assignment.
- Submit the shareable link to your Prezi or Google Slides presentation here: http://goo.gl/Y4EGJY
- ABSOLUTELY NO FLASHDRIVES WILL BE ACCEPTED!!
- These submission guidelines are not optional. Failure to follow them will result in loss of points! NO EXCUSES!!
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Daily Announcements 3/3/15
Wellness Tip of the Day - At a Sporting Event? Find a place where you can pace along the sidelines rather than watch from the sitting area.
- Parking!! – Teachers and Students with all the recent snow we ask that you please be patient while the snow melts from the parking lot. If someones is parked in your parking spot please park in the 180’s
- SOL Testing –
- Tuesday: Algebra I, Geometry, EOC Writing Multiple Choice
- Wednesday: History, EOC Writing Short paper
- Thursday: Science
- AP Exams – Payment for AP exams are now due. All payments must be submitted by March 13th to your AP teacher. All students enrolled in AP courses must submit and “AP Intent to test form” by Wednesday March 4th. Forms must be submitted even if you do not plan to take the AP exam in May.
- NRHS Singers – Congratulations to our Warrior Singers for making All-State / All – Virginia Choir. Both Cady Strickland and Rodney McKeithan made All-State, with Lauren Smith and Justin Jones- Cummings as 1st alternates. We are so proud of you!.
- Prom Committee – The next meeting will be next Tuesday, March 10th. The decorator will be there to discuss ideas. See you then!
- Mrs. Hatfield’s Honor Students – All HW for Unit 10 is due on Wednesday! ( March 4th)
- Seniors- Please request transcripts through Parchment for all of the colleges that you have applied to this school year. Mrs. Cruey must send 1st semester grades this week.
- CTE Non-Traditional Extravaganza – Is this Thursday! March 5th. Please bring the rest of those permission slips in by Wednesday morning to Mrs. J. Smith in room 123. Don’t forget you must dress up on Thursday! Guys – shirt & tie, ladies: appropriate dress, skirt or pants.
- National Honor Society – Don’t forget about National Honor Society’s Corn hole tournament! Held during all lunch sifts. It is $1 to play. Congratulations to Gage Williams for getting the highest score. Try your skill to tie him. Additionally, no meeting at all today!
- The Bold – Meeting March 4th, Join us to learn more about how to live confidently! Room 100 @3:10 -4pm.
- FBLA – Attention Members! The spring FBLA Conference is this Saturday, 07 March, and all members are encouraged to attend. If you are interested, ask for a field trip permission slip form a business teacher.
- Science Club – will meet 3/3 at 3:10 in room 210. Lab #7 will be performed during the meeting.
- Anime Club – will meet THURSDAY (3/5/15) in Ms. Newsome’s room (103).
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March 3, 2015
(INp.34) Complete “Describing Quadrilaterals” attached worksheet.
(INp.33) Finish section “E” and “F”
The 3rd and final benchmark test will be given on April 2. You must master all Sol’s taught this year. Review blue booklets, information in old interactive notebooks and websites that are listed on the board to prepare you for this important test.
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Homework for March 2nd – 6th
Homework
March 2-6
Welcome Back AGAIN!
Homework Notes:
- Spelling test week 15 Friday
- Multiplication facts- 4s Friday
- Solar System Project was Due February 20, please send it in as soon as possible.
- Solar System Quiz, Tuesday, March 3
- Test on VS7, Thursday, March 5
- Thank you for the supplies you all have sent so far! We greatly appreciate them! We are still in need of – magazines
- Clorox Wipes, Pencils, Paper, Glue sticks, quart size bags, and Sandwich size bags
Monday- Complete Homework Sheet, Reading Log,
Tuesday- Complete Homework Sheet, Reading Log, and Measurement Brain Dump
Wednesday- Read and complete your reading log. Study Spelling and Multiplication facts! Study VS7- Test tomorrow!
Thursday- Read and complete your reading log and BOTH SIDES of your Measurement Brain Dump.
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Dear Parents,
This coming Friday March 6th will be Career Day at NPES. It will also be Career Dress-Up Day as well. All students are encouraged to dress up in an outfit that would reflect their possible choice for a career in the future. Please note the following upcoming testing dates for benchmark testing in first grade : March 18th- Math 3rd nine weeks Benchmark , March 24th-Reading Part I, March 25th- Reading Benchmark Part II, March 26- Science Benchmark, and March 30th- History Benchmark.
Homework:
Reading: Read for 20 minutes each night and review sight words. Sight words are: afraid, how, again, read, few, soon, though, very, want, and shade. Sight word test on Friday.
Spelling- Choose four activities from March word study. Spelling test on Friday. Spelling words are: plan, planned, help, helped, drop, dropped, call, called, ask, asked.
Math- Complete math handout.
Science- We are studying Animals.
Social Studies: We are studying American leaders: George Washington Carver and Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Odyssey
You have been assigned 3 Odyssey assignments. To access the Odyssey website, you will use your standard username and password. Make certain that you type in NRHS for the school name when prompted. You can reached the Odyssey website from the Suffolk Public Schools website. It is due on the next class period.
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Homework for this week….
Monday (March 2nd)
MATH: WORKBOOK PG. 169 (1-7)
SCIENCE: READ TEXTBOOK PGS. 376-380 AND ANSWER QUESTIONS (1-6) ON PG. 381
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week 24
Well, we shall try this again. This week we continue exploring equality and word problems in math. iXL has great practice
sessions to help make this topic more understandable. In reading we continue our search for root
words and vowel patterns. Science will finish plants, while social studies will cover George Washington
Carver and Eleanor Roosevelt.
hmk week 24
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NPES Student Art Gala
The NPES Student Art Gala has been moved to Tuesday, March 17 at 6:00p.m. We hope you can come out and support our young artists!
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Career Day!
Career Day is this Friday, March 6! The students are encouraged to dress-up in the attire for the career they would like to have when they grow up.
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Week of March 2nd-6th-2015
Homework for the week of March 2nd-6th-2015
Math: Study: Continue to study fraction textbook page. Guided Practice: Text Pg.257-258
Science: Review Guided notes, on Rotation and Revolution,graded assignment on Tuesday,March 3rd
Reading: AR reading
History: Using your EK: & Textbook, Study the first five presidents of the United States.Project information on the first five presidents of the United States, will be given out on Tuesday, March 3rd
Writing: AR Summaries
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Upcoming Benchmark Tests
Math Benchmark–March 17
Writing Benchmark–March 23
Reading Benchmark–March 25
Science Benchmark–March 27
Virginia Studies Benchmark–March 31
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Warm Weather Week!
Enjoy Warm Weather Spirit Week and help support the Suffolk Education Foundation (SEF)!
Tuesday through Friday, students may pay $1.00 to the SEF fund and enjoy the warm weather fun at Kilby Shores!
Tuesday Spring Sports Day – $1.00 Students can wear their sports uniform or favorite team jersey.
Wednesday Sunglasses day – $1.00 Students wear their favorite sunglasses to class!
Thursday Hat day – $1.00 Students wear their favorite hat…to protect from the sun’s harmful rays.
Friday Hawaiian/Beach Day – $1.00 Students wear Hawaiian shirts or appropriate beach attire. Students who participate in this event will be entered in a raffle for a special summer fun prize!
** Students should always adhere to the Suffolk Public Schools dress code **
Please visit the Suffolk Education Foundation website for more information and to find out how your student benefits.
Monday, March 2
Block 1 – Complete Integers, Coordinate Plane, Graph Inequalities – Study Island
Block 2 – Complete Integers, Coordinate Plane, Graph Inequalities – Study Island
Block 3 – Textbook p348 #4-12 (INBp33); Textbook p349 #15-22 (INBp34)
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