Today, we tested our practice brides, before the real contest next week. We had two styles: larger, flat-topped bridges, and smaller, suspension bridges. We tested the larger bridges with books, and the smaller, with human force. The winners of the first category were Matei, Riley and Alvina! The winners of the second category were Dustin, [...]
Bridge Contest, Take One
May 16, 2012 By
ECO Project
May 16, 2012 By
Here are some pictures of our final ECO Project! Thank you so much to the PTA for your sponsorship of this great program!
Portfolio Night on May 31!
May 13, 2012 By
Dear Families, Let’s begin with that correction! The letter that went home with the LiD boards stated that our upcoming Portfolio Night would be held on May 30. Oops, my bad! Let’s make Thursday, that May 31! We will begin at 4pm your student’s classroom and continue with a LiD Expo in the commons…. [Read More...]
APHG Practice Test
May 10, 2012 By
Tomorrow (Friday, May 11th) my 9th graders will be taking a practice test in preparation for the AP Human Geography exam on Friday the 18th. The practice will be at 9am tomorrow and we should finish around 1:30. Like last week, Mr. Dunton will be providing pizza for the students once they are done with… [Read More...]
Week 34 in Mr. Houck’s class, by Emmaline Johnston
May 10, 2012 By
Every week one student in our class gets to sit out the super quiz and write the weekly update on our class. This week’s update was done by 7th grader Emmaline Johnston. Thanks, Emmaline! This week in Mr. Houck’s class we started the Great American Book Return, worked on our object stories, watched The Energy… [Read More...]
Wednesday’s assignments, 5/9
May 10, 2012 By
English: Complete the rough draft of your essay for Monday. See the handout for details and final due date: F451 final essay . Geography: Prepare for your review presentation tomorrow. Show me your organized work folder if you haven’t already. The AP exam will be on the morning of Friday, May 18. APES: Complete corrections/make-up… [Read More...]
Week 33 in Mr. Houck’s class, by Camryn Johnson
May 3, 2012 By
Every week one student in our class gets to sit out the super quiz and write the weekly update on our class. This week’s update was done by 7th grader Camryn Johnson. Thanks, Camryn! This week in Mr. Houck’s class we just started our first drafts of object stories! We’re all excited to do it…. [Read More...]
AP TEST INFO
April 30, 2012 By
Hello parents! It is that time of the year again when we gear up to take the AP tests! Just in case the students haven’t passed along the message, I thought I would make sure you knew the dates of their AP tests. AP Environmental Science is May 7th at 8am. Students must arrive at… [Read More...]
Earth Day!
April 20, 2012 By
I thought it would be fun to do something for Earth Day this weekend with anyone who is interested. This Saturday, there is a great opportunity to do some invasive plant removal, tree planting, and cleanup at Glenn Otto Park in Troutdale. It will be from 9-1 and they provide lunch afterwards! Here is the… [Read More...]
APES Review Resources
April 20, 2012 By
Here are just a few online resources I have found for studying… http://www.youtube.com/user/APESinaBOX/featured http://sciencereviewgames.com/srg/ http://quizlet.com/ http://login.cengage.com/cb/