Mrs. Filippo's Homework Hotline

2/9/12

2012-02-09T13:59:00.000-08:00

I apologize for having not posted an update in a while. There have been a few changes:

Black History Project is due Monday 2/13 (not today)
We got pushed back two days in math because we needed more time with adding and subtracting integers

Math
Due 2/7 Adding Integers (j)
Due 2/9 Subtracting Integers (j)
Due 2/13 Skill 6: Multiplying Integers
Due 2/15 Skill 7: Dividing Integers

English
Due 2/7 10 Bullet Notes for History Project
Due 2/9 Roots 81-85 Sentences
Due 2/13 Finish 15 sentence essay for project; complete visual aid for project

January 25-February 11

2012-01-25T08:33:00.000-08:00

Math

Due date                     Assignment
1/26                              Skill 2
1/30                              Skill 3
2/1                                Skill 4
2/3                                Skill 5
2/7                                Skill 6
2/9                                Skill 7
2/13                             Test prep worksheet

*Show work if applicable
*There are also assignments dont in-class, so make sure to see me if you are absent!

English
We are starting a project this week. Much of this project will be completed in class, but what is not done in class is expected to be done at home.

*We will still have roots and a quiz at the end of the week, BUT we will make cards and do sentences in class. Students should still study cards at home.

Below are the instructions and rubric for the project.
Ms. Filippo

English 7/8

Black History Month Project

Purpose: Students will choose a person, event, or other historical item that has impacted black history in the United States. Students will research the topic of their choice and gather enough information to compose a three-paragraph expository essay. Final essays will be accompanied by a graphic created by students. Students will create bibliographies to show where they obtained information for this assignment.

Due date: Monday, February 13, 2012 (A Day)

Steps to complete this project:

1. Choose a topic of interest to you.

2. Begin gathering information on your topic (use the library at school, the public library, and/or the internet).

3. Keep track of where you are getting your information. Write down website URLs, the date you accessed them, and fill out the works cited form from the library.

4. Get your topic approved by Mrs. Filippo by the end of class on Thursday, January 26, 2012.

5. Use the information you gathered about your topic to write a three-paragraph expository essay telling about your topic.

6. Questions to consider in your essay: Who is this person? Background information? What happened? Why is this important? How did it affect history or civil rights? How might the U.S. or the world be different without this person or event?

7. Create a visual or audio accompaniment for your project. Examples: draw a portrait, read an excerpt from a song, book, or speech, write a poem, or short story about your topic and read it aloud, draw your event, etc. Be creative; there are no “rules.”

Due Dates/Timeline:

1/24- Whole-class brainstorming/research on SMART board

1/26- Computer Lab for project research

2/3-Library trip for more research

2/7- Computer Lab for word processing essays

2/9- Computer Lab for word processing essays

TBD-One more trip to lab to type (if needed)

Notes:

Some of this assignment will be done in class.

Students will be expected to finish whatever they do not complete in class at HOME!

See me for help-do NOT procrastinate!

Do NOT forget about you audio or visual piece!

Ms. Filippo

Black History Project Rubric

Essay (30 points)

1. Does the essay have at least 15 sentences?

2. Is the essay organized into three paragraphs?

3. Does the essay have a clear introduction?

4. Is there adequate historical information?

5. Does the essay contain correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar?

Bibliography (5 points)

1. Does the bibliography have at least 3 sources?

2. Are the sources correctly cited?

Graphic (10 points)

1. Does the project have a visual or auditory component?

2. Is the art thoughtful? Did the student put effort into it?

Neatness/Deadlines (5 points)

1. Is the essay typed?

2. Is the paper free of wrinkles, dirt, or other stains?

3. Was the project completed by 2/9/12? (-5 points for every day late)

Points Possible: 50

Student Grade:

Comments:

Welcome Back!

2012-01-09T15:20:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a restful two-week break!

Here is the plan for this week:

1st Period
1/9: due-None :); in class- GPS 1-1/ST Math; homework- Practice 1-1
1/11: due Practice 1-1; in class- GPS 1-2/flashcards/5 minute frenzy; homework- Practice 1-2
1/13: due- Practice 1-2; in-classGPS 1-3/ST Math; homework- Practice 1-3
1/17: due Practice 1-3
The rest of next week's assignments TBD.

2nd Period
1/9: due- none; if absent, see me to make up Language! exercises and The Outsiders activities
1/11: due- Flashcards for roots 66-70 (min, mit, mob, mon, and mort); cards must have root on one side, and meaning of root, word, and definition on the other; students do not choose words this week! This week's sample words are:
minority (n)
omit (v)
mobile (adj)
premonition (n)
immortal (adj)

4th Period
As always, we will be supporting students in their general education courses. In addition, this week we will be using the Bellwork books for general language arts and test taking practice, as well as reading a short story from a grade level reader to practice strategies to increase comprehension.

5th Period
Again, support for gen ed classes will be a focus, as well as using Bellwork for general language arts and test taking strategies, DOL for grammar, punctuation, and usage, and we will continue to work on writing in cursive.

There is no homework for study skills classes. However, parents are advised to check their children's planners and teacher websites and homework hotlines in order to help students stay current on assignments.

Homework

2011-12-09T14:54:00.000-08:00

Math

Due 12/6 PEMDAS #2
Due 12/8 Multiplying Fractions and Skill 11 (guided practice and #1-6)
Due 12/12 Skill 12 ALL Show Steps
Due 12/14 Skill 15ALL Shor Steps

English

Due 12/6 Cards for: loc, log, luc, magn, man
Due 12/8 Sentences for loc-man; read ch. 3 in The Outsiders
Due 12/12 Cards for 61-65: mar, mater, mere, meta/met, metri/meter; finish Ch. 3 worksheet

Homework Wednesday 11/30/11

2011-11-30T12:32:00.000-08:00

Math-PEMDAS worksheet (both sides) due Friday Show Steps!!
Finish adding fractions classwork Skill 10

English- Write 5 sentences, one sentence for each root using a sample word
Study for quiz Friday!!!
iso, ject, jud, led/lect, liter

Week of 11/14-11/18

2011-11-14T13:33:00.000-08:00

Next week there is no school in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

When we return from break, there are only 4 weeks left until the end of the fall semester!

Math:
Due 11/15: Skill 4 Highlighted Problems (#1, 3-6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 20)
Due 11/17: Skill 4 ALL (finish the rest of the problems)
Due 11/28: Skill 5 ALL

English:
Due 11/15: Flashcards for roots 46-50 (graph, gym, hemo, holo, hydro)
Due 11/17: Sentences using example words for roots 46-50
Example-Julia wrote an autobiography, a story about her own life.
Quiz on these roots Thursday 11/17/11. Must know how to spell root, list meaning, spell exampleword, and define example word.
Due 11/28: Cards and sentences for roots 51-55

In 4th period (8th grade) study skills, we have been focusing on the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) . We are practicing reading and notetaking techniques. 8th Grade history classes are learning about the constitution/early government and this was designed to support history students in the egen ed curriculum.

In 5 th period (7th grade) study skills, we have been focusing on parts of speech and general language arts skills (vocabulary, word relationships, editing writing).

Have a restful Thankgiving, and as always, please contact me with questions or concerns about your child's progress in my classes.

Week of 11/7-11/11

2011-11-07T13:36:00.000-08:00

Friday 11/11/11 is Veterans' Day. There is no school.

Math-
Due 11/4: Skill 2 odds (adding fractions/reducing)
Due 11/8: Skill 2 evens (adding fractions/reducing)
Due 11/10: Skill 3 ALL (adding fractions with unlike denominators)
Due 11/15: Skill 4 odds (adding mixed numbers)

English-
Due 11/4: Additional words for roots (4 total) for ego, equ, fac, and fil; 2 complete entries in synonym books
Due 11/8: Flashcards for frater, gam, geo, phyph, and grad/gress (must have root on front and meaning, sample word, and definition for sample word on back); 4 complete entries in synonym book
Due 11/10: Synonym books completed; roots test on frater, gam, geo, glyph, and grad/gress (STUDY!!!)

We will have another review test on 31-60 during finals week. The 10 roots that will be tested on this review test are:
derm
ego
equ
fac
geo
graph
hydro
jug
magn
man

Happy Halloween!!!

2011-10-31T14:43:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone has a fun and SAFE Halloween!! I know this is an exciting day for many, but life goes on tomorrow at school, so try to get plenty of sleep tonight!

English- Due Wed 11/2 Find an additional word for each root this week (4 total; 1 each for: ego, equ, fac, fil); you must write the word and give a definition without using the root in the definition
Due 11/10 Synonym Book Project (see below)

Synonym Book Project

Ms. Filippo

English 7/8

Assigned: 10/31/2011

Due: 11/10/2011

How this will be completed: Partially in-class and partially at home

Instructions: In-class, we will brainstorm a list of overly-used words (ex. good, nice). From this list, each student will select 5 words to use for his/her synonym book. For each of the 5 words, the student must:

1) Define the word (without using the word in the definition)

2) Look in a thesaurus to find 5 synonyms for the word

3) Include a drawing or picture to represent each word

Other information: All of the materials needed to complete this project are available in my classroom. Parts of this assignment will be done in-class. However, students are expected to complete the parts assigned as homework. If a student would like to check out a thesaurus, he/she should see me to fill out a textbook card. I am available before school, at lunch, and after school (by arrangement) to help any student who would like extra help.

Math- Due Wed 11/2 Reducing/Adding Fractions Review (Both sides) SHOW WORK!!!
Due Fri 11/4 Skill 2: Adding Fractions (with mixed number answers) SHOW WORK!!!

Progress reports will be mailed home soon!!
Take advantage of FREE on-campus tutoring Mondays and Wednesdays after school in the library!

Tuesday 10/25

2011-10-25T13:16:00.000-07:00

Math- Classwork-Least Common Multiple due 10/31
            Homework-Adding Fractions SIDE 1 only due 10/27
                                Adding Fractions SIDE 2 due 10/31

English-Write 5 sentences- one sentence for each root- use an example word from each root; underline example word

              Example for C grade: Dermatology is the study of skin.

              Example for A grade: Sally suffered from extreme acne as a teen, so she decided to study dermatology in college.

The grading period ends FRIDAY!!!

End of 2nd GP!!!

2011-10-24T10:49:00.000-07:00

Math- Fractions Post Test A due Tues 10/25 (SHOW WORK ON BP AND ATTACH!!)

English- Make flashcards for roots (derm, dox, duc/duct, duo, dynam) Due Tues 10/25 (QUIZ THURSDAY!!)

Study Skills- The grading period ends Friday! Turn in all missing work!

Homework 10/19/11

2011-10-19T12:49:00.000-07:00

Math-Complete Fractions Pretest and SHOW WORK on binder paper; do BOTH SIDES due Friday 10/21
Fractions Quiz Friday 10/21

English-Answer question #6 from "Navajo Code Talkers." Write a minimum of 5 sentences.
How do you think the Navajo Code Talkers felt about their contributions in WWII? Can you describe a few people who have made an impact in your community or in the world? What were their contributions?

Study Skills- Check planners every day! Have a special place for homework; develop lasting routines with your child. Fill out weekly progress reports. Contact me with concerns!!

Homework 10/11/2011

2011-10-11T08:14:00.000-07:00

Math-Finish Skill 17 (#13-26) due Thursday 10/13
           Skill 18 due Monday 10/17

English-Cards for roots 26-30 due Tuesday 10/11
               Sentences for roots 26-30 due Thursday 10/13
               Study selected cards for roots review test!! I will post roots when they have been selected; this will be the homework for the weekend. Students should be prepared to show me their cards Monday 10/17.

7th Grade SS- WPR completely filled out due Wednesday 10/12

Homework for the Weekend

2011-10-07T15:02:00.000-07:00

Math- Skill 17 #1-12 ONLY due Tuesday 10/11

English-Cards for roots 26-30 in roots packet due Tuesday 10/11

Ms. Brooks Long cell test retakes will be offered Thursday 10/13 at lunch!!!

Mr. Lang's coaster conclusion due Fri/Mon (10/7 and 10/10)

Ms. Sullivan's vocab test Fri 10/7 and Mon 10/10

ALL cell projects were due this week!

Take advantage of tutoring on Wednesdays from 2-3:30!!

Homework for this week

2011-10-05T08:30:00.000-07:00

Math- Due 10/3 Skill 14
           Due 10/5 Skill 15
           Due 10/7 Skill 16

English- Due 10/3 Idiom Graphic
                Due 10/5 Flashcards for Roots 21-25
               Due 10/7 Sentences for Sample Words for Roots 21-25

Please remember to check your child's planner!!

I am available at lunch for students who want extra help. I am also available before school and after school by appointment.

We have FREE homework help in the library on Wednesdays from 2:00-3:30pm. PLEASE take advantage of this opportunity!!!

Email me at TGreenwood@pet.k12.ca.us with questions or concerns.

Change in Plans!!

2011-09-29T13:51:00.000-07:00

There has been a change!

Homework for my English class (due 10/3) is an idiom graphic illustrating the literal and idiomatic meanings of one of the following idioms: to be beside yourself; to take five; to strike it rich.

We took the quiz on roots 16-20 today, hence the change in homework. We will study roots 21-25 next week.

Math homework: Skill 14: Improper fractions and mixed numbers

We took a math quiz today; students who did not finish today will have time to finish on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

We survived the first grading period!

2011-09-26T14:19:00.000-07:00

Homework for my classes is listed below.

1st Period Math- Skill 12: Simplest Form due 9/27
                               Skill 13: Fractions with LCD due 9/29
                              **Short quiz on equivalent fractions, reducing fractions, and LCD Thursday 9/29!**

2nd Period English- Nothing due 9/27
                                   Cards for roots 16-20 due 9/29
                                  Sentences for roots 16-20 due 10/3
                                    **Quiz on roots 16-20 MOnday 10/3!**

Study Skills- Progress reports get mailed home this week! Make sure students do PE makeups when absent!!!

End of the First Grading Period

2011-09-19T08:12:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe we are (nearly) 1/6 of the way through this school year! Please keep in mind that most classes continue to become more challenging following the first 6 weeks of school. Remember to set routines and check your child's planner every day. Set aside specific times for homework and studying; check you child's work for completeness and accuracy. Most teachers have websites. Check them!!!

Homework for my classes is as follows:

Math- Due 9/19: Nothing
            Due 9/21: Skill 9 and Skill 10 (We are moving into fractions)
            Due 9/23: Skill 11 (Equivalent fractions)
            Due 9/27: Skill 12 (Refucing fractions)
Late work must be in by Wednesday 9/21!!!

English- Due 9/19: Holes questions and sentences for ch. 6-10 questions (1-10 done in class!)
               Due 9/21: Roots 11-15 sample word sentences (flashcards made in class)
               Due 9/23: Find at least 1 more sample word for each root 11-15
QUIZ on roots 11-15 Friday 9/23!!!
Late work must be in by Wednesday!!!

TGIF :)

2011-09-16T11:27:00.000-07:00

The end of the grading period is fast approaching! Most teachers will not accept late/make-up work after 9/20!

Math- no new assignments (we took a quiz on Thursday); make-up any missing or late work!

English- circle answers for Holes ch. 6-10 packet AND turn each one into a complete sentence! We will start studying roots 11-15 on Monday. The quiz yesterday for 1-10 went very well! The mean score was 27/30. There will be a quiz on roots 11-15 next Friday 9/23.

Please email me with questions or concerns at TGreenwood@pet.k12.ca.us

Homework 9/13

2011-09-13T13:49:00.000-07:00

Math- Skill 7: LCM EVENS due 9/15 *That means the whole worksheet should be done by Thursday*
QUIZ ON THURSDAY 9/15 COVERING: factoring, exponents, and least common multiple

English- Answer reading questions 1-10 (do not need to do sentences yet)
Study roots for quiz on 1-10 Thursday 9/15

See me to make up absent work!!!

Remember, students need to do 2 PE makeups per absence!!!

Thursday 9/8

2011-09-08T15:38:00.000-07:00

First, we have tutoring on campus every Wednesday from 2:00-3:30pm. Please take advantage of this FREE opportunity that has been made available by our wonderful parent volunteers!!!

Homework for my classes:

Math- Skill 6 was due 9/7, but students were given an extra day to fix errors/finish
Skill 7 will be assigned 9/9

English-QUIZ on the first 5 roots 9/9!!!
Holes ch. 1-5 questions/answers rewritten in complete sentences was due 9/7; students should still finish these and turn them in!
9/9 Homework: 5 sentences total; 1 sentence for each root, using a sample word containing the root EX: Anthropologists study people.

Check students' planners and remember that homework should be done (or at least started) at HOME!

Labor Day Weekend!

2011-09-02T16:00:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone enjoys the three day weekend!

Homework for my classes is listed below.

Math: Skill 6 (Greatest Common Factor) is due Wed 9/7

English: Holes questions pp. 3-20; rewrite each question and answer using a complete sentence

There will be a vocab quiz on Wednesday! The words are from Holes (the same words from definition and sentence homework)- discouraged, hasty, perseverance, stifling, vast, wary, weary.

Study first 5 roots! There WILL BE A QUIZ Friday 9/9. I will say root, students write root, definition, and sample word. The first 5 are: alter, ami/amic, amphi, ann/enni, and anthrop. Students have packets with definitions and sample words.

There have already been a number of absences this year. Please remember that it is the student's responsibility to check in with teachers to see what was missed. Most teachers have 160 different students; there is not time to track down absent students. Stay proactive and check your child's planner every night!!! Also, check homework for accuracy! Habits created now shape the rest of the school year, and bad habits are HARD to break!!!

Week 3

2011-08-31T08:34:00.000-07:00

Homework for math for this week is:

Due Wed 8/31 Skill 4: Exponents

Due Fri 9/2 Skill 5: Prime Factorization with Exponents

Due Wed 9/7 Skill 6: Greatest Common Factor

Homework for English this week is:

Due Wed 8/31 Definitions for vocabulary words from Holes (Discouraged, Hasty, Perseverance, Stifling, Vast, Wary, Weary); I have definitions available in my room for student who have trouble with this assignment-come see me to copy these!

Due Fri 9/2 Write one sentence for each vocabulary word (sentences must show that students know what the word means)
Good example: Sheila began to feel discouraged about making the playoffs because her softball team had lost its last three gaames.
Poor example: Sheila felt discouraged.

TGIF

2011-08-26T08:21:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday!

1st period- Skill 3 odds (this means the whole worksheet should be complete when students come to class Monday). Remember to show your work on binder paper. Students may use multiplication charts or calculators to do this assignment (also refer to list of primes to 400 that was distributed in class), but they MUST make factor trees to show how they achieved their answers.

2nd period-Finish "I am" poem and create some sort of graphic that represents YOU! Be creative! There are no "rules."

4th/5th- I am STILL missing some signed parent letters!!!

Remember to help your child stay organized and abreast by checking his/her planner and storing papers in the appropriate sections in his/her binder.

Next Friday would be an excellent time to get a weekly progress report filled out!

Week 2

2011-08-23T15:40:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had an excellent first week back at school! Here is the homework for my classes:

1st- Practice 1-4 (#1,2,8,12,15-19,20,27) due 8/23
       Skill 3 EVENS ONLY due 8/25
       Skill 3 ODDS due 8/29

2nd- Write one paragraph about your first week of school (at least 5 sentences); suggestions were to write about friends, teachers, classes, expectations, feelings, etc. due 8/23
        No HW due 8/25
        "I am" Poem due 8/29

4th/5th- Bring back signed letter if you have not alredy done so!!!
               Folder and notebook check Friday 8/26

8th Graders: There is a rules quiz in Mr. Lang's class Thurs 8/25 and Fri 8/26! See me if you did not get all of the class notes.

Keep working on Mr. Murphy's map assignment and study for map tests!!!

Welcome (back) to PJHS!

2011-08-18T16:02:00.000-07:00

Welcome! I hope everyone has had an excellent first couple of days back in school. I will be posting homework for English and Math classes on this blog. In addition, I will share important school news and information about assignments for other teachers’ classes.

Homework:

First Period: Student Math Survey due 8/19

Second Period: Getting to Know You due 8/19

Fourth and Fifth Periods: Get letter signed by parent guardian (cut bottom portion of letter and return it) due 8/22

*The study skills letter home is reproduced below.*

August 17, 2011

Dear Parents and Guardians,

My name is Terri Filippo and I will be your child’s study skills teacher/case manager for the 2011-2012 school year. I look forward to working with you and your child this year. There are a few requests that I have in order to make this year run as smooth as possible:

1. Use ONE binder for both A and B days. Do NOT use separate A day and a B day binders. This causes problems and confusion. Your child needs to have ALL of his/her materials and assignments with him/her everyday!!!

2. Check your child’s planner every night to make sure that assignments are recorded. Disorganization is one of the main reasons students struggle in junior high.

3. Check the homework hotline and teacher web pages. Many teachers post homework online each night as well as grades by student ID number so that parents can easily track their children’s progress in general education courses.

4. Encourage your child to fill out a weekly progress report (WPR) each week. These forms are available in the counseling office and in my classroom (G-1).

Study skills is a unique class in that students are graded based on participation. Students should arrive to class on-time with all materials ready. In order to benefit from and succeed in study skills, students must become active participants in their learning processes. Students are expected to be respectful to themselves and others-no putting oneself or anyone else down!!

The course objectives are to provide students with small group and individual instruction working toward IEP goals, as well as to support student progress in the general education curriculum. In the RSP program, instruction is differentiated to accommodate students’ diverse learning strategies.

Please contact me with further questions/concerns at TGreenwood@pet.k12.ca.us or visit my PJHS-related blog at http://trfilippo.blogspot.com.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Filippo

Please sign that you have read this letter. Detach at the line and have your child return this portion to Mrs. Filippo.

_______________________________ ________________________

Signature Date