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Tel. # (978) 623-8750 Fax # (978) 623-8770 Theresa McGuinness-Darby Maryellen Iannibelli Principal Assistant Principal
Parent Consent for Field Trip and Medical Authorization
Your child is invited to participate in a school-sponsored field trip. Participation in this field trip is voluntary, but you must give permission before your child may go. If you do not give permission, your child will remain at school for the regular day and continue academic work there unless, of course, the trip takes place during non-school time such as weekends and vacations.
Your child will be supervised by teachers and adult volunteers. It is possible that more risks may be faced by participating in this field trip than if your child stayed at school. We cannot enumerate every risk, but we believe that you are generally familiar with this activity and your child; therefore, you are in the best position to decide whether your child should participate. The School Department and principal have approved this field trip, but we cannot and do not guarantee that there will be no injuries or damages as a result of this field trip.
By signing this form, you agree that your child may participate in the field trip. By signing this form, you also agree to release the Town of Andover, its School Department, elected officials, employees, and volunteer supervisors from any and all damages, as the result of death and/or injuries of any kind you and your child might suffer as a result of participating in this field trip, except for those that result from gross negligence or wanton and willful misconduct. This agreement to release does not apply to any independent contractor.
Should it be necessary for your child to have medical treatment while participating in this trip, and a parent cannot be reached, your signature gives the school district personnel permission to use their judgment in obtaining medical service for the child and gives permission to the physician to render medical treatment deemed necessary and appropriate. You should understand that the school district has no insurance covering such medical or hospital costs incurred for your child; therefore, any cost incurred for such treatment shall be your sole responsibility.
This is a legal document and you are free to obtain a lawyer’s advice at your own expense before signing it. You may not, however, change the language of this form, and any additions or deletions you make to this permission and release are void.
Student’s Name: __________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________________
Telephone #s: Home - __________________ Cell - __________________ Work - __________________ This consent form relates to the following field trip:
Date:
This permission slip addresses a change in date due to weather predictions Science C and D students will travel via bus to
Note from Mrs. Palardy: ***!!!*** End of Term 1 Message: Students are writing their first formal essay in class. They have built a thesis statement using their three topic sentences, and have written three detail paragraphs in class (students who have not finished those are expected to come before or after school to do so in the classroom, this week.) In our next classes, we will peer critique those three paragraphs, then construct introductory and concluding paragraphs and a Work Cited Page. Students will then revise these five paragraphs in the classes held during the Mount Major trip days, and they will be finalized and handed in for grading on Tuesday November 24th (all four classes will meet that day.) they will share their papers with their classmates the following week. All writing is done in class, and all research (general and targeted) has been done for homework this month. We will return to our studies of the Constitution and Bill of Rights following this project. This is the homework for the last two days. Sorry about the inconvenience, apparently it didn’t post to the website and I never checked.
Science: 1. Begin to prepare for the
Social Studies: 1. Continue presidential research, one note per card.
English: 1. Storyboard for presentation on Goal Project. Due
Math: 1. Math Handout: “The Pythagorean Theorem” and “Converse” you must show your
Team 8A Dear Parents, It’s time for the very exciting, interdisciplinary outdoor adventure we hinted at earlier this fall. Here are the details; please keep this page at home for reference and return the attached, official permission/authorization form with your payment of $15 (cash or check) by Wednesday November 18th.. Please make checks payable to
What: Team 8A’s Mt. Major Hike
When: Friday, Nov. 20 or Monday, Nov. 23. Students will leave
Goal: To climb Mt. Major, a thousand foot mountain next to Lake Winnipesauke in New Hampshire, about five miles north of Alton Bay on the west side.
Purpose:
1. To participate in a team goal. While we have been pursuing individual goals this semester, this is a physical, group goal which nicely parallels the process of goal attainment. Planning, provisioning, and overcoming obstacles are all a necessary part of meeting the challenge.
2. To design and implement a mountain experiment using observable data.
3. To create a multi – genre writing piece based on the hiking experience.
Logistics:
1. Schedule - Departure: Return:
2. Friday’s Group – Science classes A and B Monday’s Group – Science classes C and D
Packing:
Bag lunch, water, good hiking footwear, jeans, sweatshirt/sweater/fleece, outer shell (windbreaker/jacket), hat, gloves, camera (optional), a few $$ for hot chocolate.
Cost: $15 for transportation
Thank you for supporting our team’s activities, designed to enrich your student’s 8th grade experience at
Team 8A Teachers
English: 1. Quiz on vocabulary words from sections 2,3,4. 2. Open Response question: According to the book, what are the reasons we should value our own memories, and learn as much about the past as possible? - 1 page - opening statement/paragraph must have mirror question - supporting information – book and life - closing statement
Math: 1. Finish 3.1 and 3.1 follow up check out this link: http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/SquaringTheTriangle/ Science: 1. Prepare for quiz. 2.
Chapter 2- Weather and Climate Study Guide
Section 1: Energy in the Atmosphere
Section 2: Heat Transfer
Section 3: Winds
Section 4: Water in the Atmosphere
Section 5: Precipitation
Social Studies: 1. Continue research at home – 25 index cards ( one thought/detail per card). 2. Continue to write down questions you have as you research.
Social Studies: 1. Actively read 4 Veteran’s Day passages.
Here is a link to a page that says thanks to soldiers who are serving all over the world. Check it out. http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html
Math: 1. Handout: Absolute Value.
English: 1. Continue to work on Goal Project. 2. Start to think about the Goal Project Presentation (What is the best way to present your project and its outcome to your peers).
Science: 1. Complete Cloud Spotter. 2. Chapter 2 Section 5 notes and vocabulary quiz. 3. Complete page 72 #’s 1-17 ( 11 – 17 must be in complete echoed sentences). October 28, 2009 Math Asg. #16 pg. 23 # 6 and #7 pg. 24 #11 (on lab sheet from last homework) pg. 25 # 15 Quiz on Area of Regular and Irregular Figures A/B due 11/4 C/D due 11/5 Science Ch. 2 Sect. 4 Vocab /Notes Quiz (Includes: stratus,cirrus,cumulus clouds) Read Chapter 2 Sect. 5 Complete Heating and Cooling of Earth's Surface lab A/B due 11/4 C/D due 11/5 English Continue to work on Goal Project Finish Speech and Obituary A/B due 11/4 C/D due 11/5 Social Studies At least 25 index cards- 1 note per card and source on back of card, at least 2 sources, one of which needs to be a book.
Math: 1. Page 22 #’s 1- 3. 2. Page 23 #8. 3. (Lab sheet handed out in class)
Social Studies: 1. No homework.
English: 1. Complete The Giver. 2. Prepare 90 second 1st person talk on biography.
Science: 1. Complete Heating / Cooling of Earth’s Surface Lab. Name_______________________________ Class Letter/#:_________
Heating Earth’s Surface
In this lab you will develop and test hypotheses about how quickly different materials absorb radiation.
Purpose: How do the heating and cooling rates of sand and water compare?
Hypotheses:
1.) Hypothesis #1: Do you think sand or water will heat up faster? The __________ will heat up faster. *
*
2.) Hypothesis #2: Which material do you think will cool off more quickly? The __________ will cool down faster. *
*
Materials: · 2 thermometers · 2 beakers, 250 mL · water, 250 mL · metric ruler · string · ring stand with ring clamp · sand, 250 mL · lamp with 150 watt bulb · stopwatch · graph paper
Procedure: 1.) Fill one beaker with 250 mL of dry sand. 2.) Fill second beaker with 250 mL of water. 3.) Arrange the beakers beneath the ring stand. 4.) Place one thermometer in each beaker. 5.) Suspend the thermometers from the ring stand with string. This will hold the thermometers in place so that they do not fall. 6.) Adjust the clamp and the string so that the bulb of each thermometer is covered by about 0.5 cm of sand or water in the beaker. 7.) Position the lamp so that it is 20 cm above the sand and water. There should be no more than 8cm between the beakers. CAUTION: Be careful not to splash the water on the hot light bulb. 8.) Record the initial (starting) temperature of the sand and the water in your data table. 9.) Turn on the lamp. Read the temperature of the sand and water every minute for 15 minutes. Record the temperatures in the Light On column in the data table. 10.) Turn the light off. Read the temperature of the sand and water every minute for another 15 minutes. Record the temperatures in the Light Off column (16-30 minutes). Data Table:
English: 1. Description of an event or experience when you felt pain. - remember to use the descriptive language listed on the board when describing your experience; verb, adjectives, nouns, similes, metaphors, personification 2. Read up to chapter 18. 3. Vocabulary: admonition, assuage, obsolete, prohibition, successor.
Math: 1. Work on your paper. Now due on October 26/27th. 2. There is an example page of linear and inverse relationships saved as an attachment at the bottom of the page.
Thinking with Math Models
Unit Reflection Throughout this unit, Thinking with Math Models, you have explored several examples of linear relationships and inverse variations. You have looked for patterns in the tables, graphs, and equations of these relationships. This question will help you summarize what you have learned.
Give an example of a linear relationship and an inverse relationship. How are the relationships similar? How are they different?
You should consider the following questions:
This paper will be worth 20 points.
Science: 1. Read Pgs. 52-60 Workbook pgs. 22-24
Social Studies: 1. Text page 197 #’s 3,4,5. Due next class.
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