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Big Stuff Calendar 

daily schedule 2009/2010

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The Week of November 16 to November 20, 2009

Nov 16- Nov 20,  2009

Monday 11/16

Tuesday 11/17

Wednesday 11/18

Thursday 11/19

Friday
11/20

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

TEAM



Cinquain

All Poetry check

Free Verse

rhythm


Limerick
Cinquain check

Free Verse check

Poetry Unit

another

Ballad
Ballad

Sam 1

Sam 2

Sam 3

Language Arts

Group Project:
Videotaping
Meet in IMC
Group Project:
MovieMaker
Meet in IMC
Group Project:
MovieMaker
Movie Screenings Movie Screenings

Science

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leap year?

3.1 Vocab due

Start Mineral Lab
Pass back and go over Astronomy Unit Test

Finish Mineral Lab
3.2 How Minerals Form 3.3 Using Mineral Resources Finish 3.3

Chap. 3 Review
Circle of Knowledge

Social Studies

Brain Pop-WWI

24.1 pgs. 679-683

Guided Reading

NB 38 & 39
Trench Warfare Activity

Map:  Europe Goes to War

NB 40- Remain Neutral or Join War
24.1 Section Quiz

24.2 pgs.686-690

NB 41 & 42
24.2 Section Quiz

NB 43-Soldier Letter
WWI Brochure-
Trench Warfare/ Weapons

Algebra

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Slope Video
HW: handout
6-1
HW: p. 312-313 # 2-52 evens
6-2
HW: p. 320
2-50 evens and 66-71 all
6-3
HW: p. 325-327
#1-6, 11-12, 19-32
Quiz 3-1-3-3
HW: TBA

Pre - Algebra Math

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Test
HW: cumulative review
5-1
HW: p. 239 #1-17
Spoons
HW: study for spoons quiz
Spoons Quiz
5-2
HW: p. 244 #1-42
5-3
HW: handout

 

The Week of November 09 to November 13, 2009

Nov 09- Nov 13,  2009

Monday 11/09

Tuesday 11/10

Wednesday 11/11

Thursday 11/12

Friday
11/13

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

TEAM

Introduction of the Poetry Unit

Couplets

Metaphors

Diamonte I 

Couplet check
Fame Is A Bee
Diamonte II

Diamonte I check
Haiku 

Diamonte II check

Haiku check
Poetry workshop?

Coffee House?

Language Arts

Video ScriptWriting
Writing Workshop #2 Due
Video Storyboards
and Voice
Video Storyboards
and Voice
Group Video Videotaping Group Video Videotaping

Science

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leap year?

21.5 Big Bang Theory

Unit test study guide assigned
Clicker Unit Test Review game Go over study guide

Review game
Astronomy Unit Test Start Chapter 3- Minerals

3.1 Properties of Minerals

Social Studies

23.2 Activity

23.3 pgs. 668-673
NB 36 & 37

Letter to the President due
Panama Canal Activity

Map: 
U.S. Territorial Influence

23.3 Wks.

Chap. 23
Vocabualry

Review for Test-

Review for Test
Review for Test Test: Chap. 23

America Becomes a World Power

Algebra

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Quiz
5-6
HW: read 5-6 and do quick checks 3 1-5
Online Test Due Friday
5-6
HW: p. 288 #2-44 evens or alternate assessment
Online Test Due Friday
5-7
HW: p. 294 and 295 # 2-54 evens
or alternate assessment
Online Test Due Friday
Review Challenge
HW: Study
Online Test Due Friday
Test
HW: cumulative review
Online Test Due Friday

Pre - Algebra Math

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4-8
HW: p. 217
# 1-28 or alternate assessment
4-9
HW: p. 223 3 1-20
Quiz
HW: handouts
Review
HW: p. 230 # 1-75 odds
Review
100 pt Test Monday
HW: Study

 

 

Nov 02- Nov 06,  2009

Monday 11/02

Tuesday 11/03

Wednesday 11/04

Thursday 11/05

Friday
11/06

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

TEAM

"The Listeners" Analysis

Poetry? What is it?

8-1 notes

8-4 notes

8-5 notes

8-6 notes

8-8 notes

 

Figurative Language

H.W. notes

Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Language Arts

Analysis of Writing:  Ideas and Content

Peer Feedback Sheet

Student Samples

MVH-03 and MVH-05

Writing Workshop

Revising Stage

Conferences

Writing Workshop:  Editing Stage

Conferences

Complete

Self-Reflection Sheet

Writing Workshop Piece #2 Due

“The Birth of Motion Pictures”

“From Script to Screen”

Group Brainstorming Session

Science

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leap year?

21.2 Vocab triangles due

Start Spectrum Lab

Finish Spectrum Lab

20.3 Life Cycle of Start

20.3 Life Cycle of Stars

20.4 Milky Way and other Galaxies

Social Studies

Political Cartoon Activity

23.1 pgs. 659-661

NB 31 & 32  

23.1 Wks.

NB 33:  U.S. Expansion

Political Cartoons Due  

History Makers:   Queen Liliuokalani

23.2 pgs. 662-667

NB 34 & 35  

23.2 Wks.

Video and Notes-
America Becomes a World Power  

Video and Notes-
America Becomes a World Power

Letter to President 

Algebra

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5-2

HW: p. 250 # 2-40 evens 

 Quiz

HW: p. 266 #2-38 evens

 5-4

HW: p. 270

#2-30

5-5

HW: handout 

 5-5

HW: p. 280

#1-36

Quiz Monday

Pre - Algebra Math

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4-4

HW: p. 198 # 1-39 

4-5

HW; p. 203

# 1-9 

Quiz

HW: handout 

4-6

HW: p. 207 # 1-36 

4-7

HW: p. 211 # 1-27 

 

Oct 26- Oct 30,  2009

Monday 10/26

Tuesday 10/27

Wednesday 10/28

Thursday 10/29

Friday
10/30

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

TEAM

Strange and Mysterious tales weekboo

Strange and Mysterious tales weekboo

Strange and Mysterious tales weekboo

Strange and Mysterious tales weekboo

Strange and Mysterious tales weekboo

Language Arts

Writing Workshop #2

Select genre and topic (your choice).

First draft should be completed by Tuesday

 

Skeleton Creek

 

 Writing Workshop #2

Complete Writing Workshop Reflection sheet over first draft 

 

Skeleton Creek

 

Writing Workshop #2

Revising Conferences

 

Skeleton Creek

Writing Workshop #2

Revising Conferences

 

The Outsiders

 Writing Workshop #2

Revising Conferences

 

The Outsiders

Science

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leap year?

 Last work day to finish project

Create ET

Finalize Posters

95 Worlds Video guide

Fill out project rubrics

Start Presentations

Finish Presentations

Finish 95 Worlds Video Guide

 21.2 Characteristics of Stars

 

Pg. 752 Discovery Activity

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Review for Chap. 22 Test 

Test:  Chap. 22                             The Progressive Era 

 Video and Notes

Video and Notes

Political Cartoon

Video and Notes

Political Cartoon

Algebra

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 Quiz

4-6

HW: # 1-12

4-6

 

HW: # 13-34 

Review 

HW: study

 Test

HW: cumulative review

5-1

HW: TBA 

Pre - Algebra Math

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4-1

HW: p. 182 # 1-30 

 4-2

HW: p. 188 # 1-39

 Quarter 1 Post test

HW: handout

Quarter 2 Pre-test

HW: p. 193 # 1-41 

 4-4

HW: p. 198 # 1-39

 

 

Oct 19- Oct 23,  2009

Monday 10/19

Tuesday 10/20

Wednesday 10/21

Thursday 10/22

Friday
10/23

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

TEAM

Similie

The Outsiders
information gathering

Metaphor

The Outsiders

information gathering

simile and metaphor sheet due

Rank The Outsiders

Personification

Themes of The Outsiders and The Pigman

practice final


Alliteration Assonance

The Outsiders
Final

Hyperbole
boo
Parent/Teacher conferences

Language Arts

 “Lost on the Moon” Activity

Celebration of National Day of Writing

Writing Workshop:

Six Traits of Writing

Writing Workshop:  Ideas

Parent/Teacher conferences

Science

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leap year?

Chap. 20 final project- planets 

Chap. 20 final project- planets  

 

 Chap. 20 final project- planets 

Chap. 20 final project- planets 

Parent/Teacher conferences

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22.2 Wks.

 

Election of 1912 

22.3 pgs. 650-653

NB 29 & 30

Map: Politics & Reform, 1919

  

22.3 Wks

 

Chap. 22 Vocabulary 

 Career Cruising

Parent/Teacher conferences

Algebra

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4-4
HW: p. 222
# 14-36 evens and 64-67

4-5
"AND"
HW: p. 230 # 5-16

4-5
"OR"
HW: p. 230 21-32

4-5
HW: handout
Quiz Monday, Test Thursday of next week

Parent/Teacher conferences

Pre - Algebra Math

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3-7
HW: handout

3-7
HW: p. 161 # 1-31 and 36-44

Review

Chapter 3 test
HW: cumulative review

Parent/Teacher conferences

 

 

Oct 12- Oct 16,  2009

Monday 10/12

Tuesday 10/13

Wednesday 10/14

Thursday 10/15

Friday
10/16

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

TEAM

Columbus Day
columbus
Quiz #1

The Outsiders
chapters 5-6
QUIZ #2

The Outsiders
Chapters 7-8

Quiz #3

The Outsiders
chapters 9-10
song lyrics must be in by today(label: name and choice of greaser, social or neither)

Homecoming
The Outsiders chapters 11-12


Period 1-5 the same
Periods 6 & 8 split

Early Dismissal at 1:15 PM

Language Arts

columbus

Return portfolios to First Period
Bring Literature Book to LA.
"Making Tracks to Mars"

Bring Literature Book to LA.
"Making Tracks to Mars"

Bring Literature Book to LA.
"Making Tracks to Mars"

"Lost on the Moon"
Period 1-5 the same
Periods 6 & 8 split

Early Dismissal at 1:15 PM

Science

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leap year?

columbus

Return Portfolios to first hour teacher
Finish Comets Internet Guide
Start 20.6 Life Beyond Earth

20.6 Life Beyond Earth

Viewpoint Activity

Start Ch. 20 Project

Begin Research

Ch. 20 Project

Research Day

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columbus

NB 21&22
Obituary/
Headstone

22.1
Roosevelt &
Progressivism
 pgs. 639-643

NB 23&24

22.1 Wks.

NB 25 History Makers:
T.Roosevelt

NB 26
National Parks Postcard

22.2
Taft & Wilson as Progressives
pgs.646-649
NB 27&28

22.2 Wks.

Map:  Election of 1912

Algebra

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columbus

Quarter 1 test
HW: handout

4-2 HW: p. 208
# 12-26, 39-41, 67-72

4-3 HW: p. 215 # 21-34, 59-66

Quiz 4-1 to 4-3
HW: TBA

Pre - Algebra Math

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columbus

3-6
HW: handout

3-4 HW: p. 147 # 1-18

Quiz
HW: handout

Yatzee
HW: none

 

 

Oct 05- Oct 09,  2009

Monday 10/05

Tuesday 10/06

Wednesday 10/07

Thursday 10/08

Friday
10/09

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

TEAM

Paragraph Work
The Outsiders
characters
music

The Outsiders
setting

The Outsiders
conflict
Get books
portfolios(DUE 10/13)
song lyrics

The Outsiders
chapters 1-2

The Outsiders
chapters 3-4

Language Arts

Debates

"The Art of Texting" Sum It Up WS due

Cemetery Walk

Debates
portfolios(DUE 10/13)

Writing Workshop:
Voice

IMC Book Check-out

Writing Workshop

Science

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leap year?

Video Field Trip- Solar System

pg. 720 Discover Activity

Cemetery Walk

20.4 Outer Planets

BP- Solar Sytem
portfolios(DUE 10/13)

20.5 Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors

SciLinks Web Activity

20.6 Is There Life Beyond Earth?

BP- Aliens

Social Studies

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Video
Journal #2

Cemetery Walk

Cemetery Walk Activity/ Reflection
portfolios(DUE 10/13)

Video Journal #3

Video Journal
#4

Algebra

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Review for test
HW: test online due Wed

Review

Chapter 3 test
HW:portfolios(DUE 10/13) cumulative review

3-9
HW: p. 185-186
# 1-4, 13-18, 26-37, 39-40

Quiz
HW:  study for Quarter 1 test

Pre - Algebra Math

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Chapt 3
HW: packet due Thursday

HW: packet due Thursday

HW: packet due Thursday
portfolios(DUE 10/13)

3-3
HW: p. 142 # 1-25

HW: portfolios

 

 

Sep 28- Oct 02,  2009

Monday 9/28

Tuesday 9/29

Wednesday 9/30

Thursday 10/01

Friday
10/02

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

TEAM


Paragraph about Theme

Final review


Paragraph about Theme

Final review2

Metaphor
Final review3


The Outsiders

Who doesn't belong?
PIGMAN?

Books returned
Final Exam: The Pigman
The Outsiders

Where do you fit in?

Language Arts

The Art of Debate:  Developing Support
Periods 4 and  8  meet in IMC.

The Art of Debate:
Analyzing the Pros and Cons

The Art of Debate:
Planning for a Debate
(Group work time)

The Art of Debate:
Digging Up Facts

Class Debates

Science

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leap year?

Pass back and go over Ch. 19 test

Alka-Seltzer Rockets handout

Start Ch. 20

20.1 Observing our Solar System

20.2 The Sun

BP- Sun

20.3 Inner Planets

Finish 20.3

Social Studies

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21.4
Pgs.
626-629

NB 17&18

Newspaper
Front Page

21.4 Wks.

Newspaper
Front Page

Chap. 21 Vocabulary

Review for Chap. 21 Test

Test
Chap. 21


Front Pages due

Video
Journal Entry
#1

Algebra

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3-6
HW: p. 162-165 # 5-10, 15, 17, 20, 23, 29, 30

3-6
HW:handout

3-6
HW: handout

QUIZ
3-7
HW: p. 167 # 1-14

3-7
HW: p.171
# 1-29

Pre - Algebra Math

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2-9
HW: p. 110 # 11-30

2-10
HW; p. 115 # 1-25 and 30-37

Review

Review

TEST
HW: cumulative review

 

 

Sep 21- Sep 25,  2009

Monday 9/21

Tuesday 9/22

Wednesday 9/23

Thursday 9/24

Friday
9/25

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

TEAM

 

Finish reading The Pigman
accountibility for chapters 1-10

The Pigman Themes

Paragraph about Theme

Final Exam for The Pigman

How Do You Read??
 Butterbraid Delivery
(Have rides)

Language Arts

The Art of Debate
Notes on debate terms

Analysis of a Debate WS 

The Structure of a Debate

Point-of-View Analysis
WS

What do you know about your classmates?

Science

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leap year?

19.5 Vocab due

Outside Rocket Comparison Activity

Assign pg. 691 At-Home Space Interview

BP - Apollo Program

Finish 19.5 Rockets

Practice Test

Ch. 19 Review

Ch. 19 review due

Ch. 19 Review Game

Chap. 19 Test

At-Home Space Interview due

Alka-Selzer Rockets

Social Studies

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21.2
Pgs. 614-617
NB 12 & 13 

BP: Immigration

21.2 Wks

Ellis Island Simulation

NB 14 Immigrant Letter 

21.3
Pgs. 620-623
NB 15 & 16 

21.3 Wks. 

Video: 1900-1910 

Algebra

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3-1
HW: p. 122-123 # 1-20all, 28-54 evens, and 74-83

3-2
HW: p. 129 # 2-62 evens

3-3
HW: p. 136 # 2-30 evens and 34-35

Quiz
3-4
HW: p. 146 # 16-23, 26-31, 38-46

3-5
HW: p. 153
#2-34 evens, p. 155 42-50 Quiz on Monday

Pre - Algebra Math

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Quiz
2-4
HW: p. 84-85
# 2-40 evens and 47-53

2-5
HW: p. 91 # 1-32 all

2-6
HW: p. 96 # 1-36 and 61-67

2-7
HW: TBA

TBA

 

Sep 14- Sep 18,  2009

Monday 9/14

Tuesday 9/15

Wednesday 9/16

Thursday 9/17

Friday
9/18

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

 

TEAM

 

The Pigman chapters 5-6
Quiz 2

Fundraiser Orders DUE

The Pigman chapters 5-6 discussion
vocab quiz

The Pigman chapters 7-8
Quiz 3

The Pigman chapters 7-8 discussion

Parent open house 7:00P.M.

The Pigman chapters 9-10

Language Arts

Writing Workshop: Persuasive Essay
Drafting and Revising Stages

Deadline for the Bloomington Public Library's Persuasive Essay Contest

Writing Workshop:
Revising Stage
Complete and turn in Writing Workshop Reflection Sheet

Writing Workshop:
Editing Stage

Persuasive Essay due!

Science

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leap year?

BP- Tides

If We Had No Moon Video Guide

19.4 Earth's Moon

19.4 Earth's Moon

Earth, Moon, and Sun- Video Field Trip

19.5 Traveling in Space

19.5 Traveling in Space

Social Studies

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"Newsies"

Journal Entry #1

"Newsies"

Journal Entry #2

"Newsies"

Journal Entry #3

Protest Poster

21.1pgs.    609-613

NB 10-11

21.1 Wks.

Map: Great Lakes Region

Algebra

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Quiz
2-5
HW: p. 88 # 1-9, 32-39, 44, 60-75

2-6
HW: p. 96-97 # 2-32 evens

2-7
HW: p. 104-105 # 2-40 evens, skip 34

Quiz
HW: review

Test
HW: cumulative review

Pre - Algebra Math

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Review
HW: study for test

Test
HW: cumulative review

2-1
HW: handout

2-2
HW: handout

2-3
HW: p. 80 # 11-32 and 36-41
Quiz Monday

 

 

Sep 07- Sep 11,  2009

Monday 9/07

Tuesday 9/08

Wednesday 9/09

Thursday 9/10

Friday
9/11

Literature Composition Calendar

QUIA

 

TEAM

 

Labor Day

Afternoon Baseball at Underwood Park {Sunnysun}

The Pigman
Introduction

The Pigman
vocabulary
quiz

The Pigman
prediction

The Pigman
(Quiz 1)

Language Arts

Labor Day

Far and Away Group Activity

Team Tenacity Activity at Underwood Park

Far and Away Group Activity Due today!

The First Amendment and Written Communication

The First Amendment
and Written Communication

The First Amendment and Written Communication

Science

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leap year?

Labor Day

Go over Moon Phase Quizzes

Science in the news

19.3 Eclipses and Tides

19.3 Eclipses and Tides

Discuss Lab

Lab- Modeling Eclipses

Social Studies

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Labor Day

20.4
Pgs. 600-603

NB 8 & 9

Wks. 20.4

Chap. 20 Vocabulary

Review for Test

Test Chap.20

Industrial Society

Algebra

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Labor Day

2-1
HW: p. 60 # 13-35 and 38-44

2-2
HW: p. 66
# 10-48 evens and 56-58all

2-3
HW: p. 73-75
# 14-66 evens and 77-82 all

2-4
HW: TBA
Quiz on Monday

Pre - Algebra Math

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Labor Day

War Challenge
HW: none

1-9
HW: p. 47 # 5-40

Quiz on 1-4-1-9
HW: handout

Review
HW: p. 59-61 #8-56 evens
Test next week Tues.

 

Mr. Schu's Literature Composition access codes:

8-1

90192D046EFE0BBD8EE2

8-4

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8-5

58D29C48132C06EA1A64

8-6

C8414C21EF2F15AD969A

8-8

6CB34518064E9F5D03B1

 

Mrs Southerd's Language Arts access codes:

 

8-1 LA

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8-4 LA

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8-5 LA

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8-6 LA

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8-8 LA

D25C5F91D0AD5D7A4338

Mrs. Schupbach's Math access codes:

1st hour algebra              9A5D5B5C6FCF441D452B

4th hour algebra             F49CEC9463D6FA0840C8

5th hour pre-algebra      CFCCDBCCBC673FBC4602

6th hour pre-algebra      5C228324E17D905A90DC

8th hour pre-algebra      F4EDF57CFDED05F77816

Mr. Bostic's Science access code:

71D61608D1C46116DCED

 

Study Skills
Pay-Offs