Week 8

The students will be working on ACT prep on Monday and continue the bonding chapter on Tuesday. Wednesday most of the juniors will be gone on an Arts & Humanities field trip. We will work on naming ionic compounds on Thursday and start covalent molecules on Friday. Of course this can always change. The nine weeks ends Friday and Fall Break begins.

Week 7

Students were given a study guide on Friday which is due tomorrow (Monday). We will go over the study guide and review for the test on the Periodic Table, which will be on Tuesday.  Wednesday is club day and depending on how many are out, we may start the next chapter with a lab on Wednesday. If too many are out for club meetings, we will start on Thursday. Our next unit is the structure of matter and we will be looking at ionic and covalent bonding.  If we start do the lab on Wednesday, homework will be given on Thursday and Friday. However, if we don't do the lab until Thursday, homework will be on Friday only.

Week 6

Students are continuing the unit on The Periodic Table. On Monday the students will be introduced to Kaplan, which is an ACT Preparation program to increase test scores and provide the students with test taking strategies. The rest of the week will consist of finishing up chapter 5, a lab on Wednesday and a test on Friday.  With only three weeks left in the quarter students are encouraged to get extra credit in as soon as possible.

Week 5

Students took the atomic structure test on Friday. They will get those back and we will go over them on Tuesday. We will then begin the unit on the periodic table. Students will learn how the table is organized and patterns. If everything goes according to plan, there will be a lab on Friday. Please check progress reports and call me if we need to discuss your child's grade.