bartodziejj@d62.org 

To view information or homework click on the date on the calendar located on the right. Find the day you are looking for. Double click on that day. A box will open and show all the assignments for that day and any detail, like problems assigned, will be under it. General Notes by date are below.

May 21st 2008

Social studies homework assigned. Check Calendar.

A social Studies test will be held after the Memorial day weekend.

The last day to submit work for the last quarter grade is next friday May 30th.

Mr B

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May 10 2008

Social Studies----  Due for Monday, all Groups, Draw a picture of a roman scene of daily Life. Roman Times not today. Use the list of items and categories we developed in class thursday and friday. These are items that the romans used and invented and we still use in some way today. Each picture should contain about 5 or 6 items, and label the items clearly.

Math-- I will allow test retakes starting monday. Once done there will be no more retakes.

MR B

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May 5th 2004

Midterms Have been sent home.Please remember The cover sheets need to be signed and returned.

With the time that is left it will be harder to keep things on track. Less time until vacation, nicer weather, and so on. We will also start having many special functions comming up.  This friday 5-9
is the final Middle school dance. More information will come out on this near the end of the week.

Mr B.

April .

    The cut off for midterm grades is tomorrow. Any missing work will hurt the students grade. As always missing work reports are handed out every friday during the year.

    In Social Studies a homwrok assignment is due today and tomorrow. This will be on the mid term grade. All students who have the habit of not turning anything in on time will have zero's entered and this will hurt their mid term grade.

    A Math test will be next tuesday. I handed out a study sheet. This will not be on the  mid term test.

We are in that time of the year where it seems like there is a constant supply of special events, happenings, assemblies, etc. With this and the nice weather students will need to focus and finish the year strong. If not a grade drop can be expected.

Thank you

Mr B

Math test prep

Bartodziej                        April

For the math test

Find the circumference of a circle. Given the diameter or radius.

Convert           ounces to pounds
                        Inches to feet
                        Feet to yards
                        basic metric


Find        Perimeter
                Area

Rounding

Multiply fractions and mixed numbers

Find the Percentage % of a number. There could be decimals
        Example-----what is 12.5% of 124

Know how to find Unit rate
Choose best unit Price


In a word problem pick out and find, then solve something like:

                2          x
              ----   =   -----
              14         42


Also-----  If 30 jelly beans are in 3 boxes. How many jellybeans would be in 10 boxes?

Find rates in a word problem.---- If in 3 days you sold 120 burgers, how many would be sold in the 1st week?

Scale:     If a car is 20 feet long. and 1 inch = 4 feet. How long would you draw the car?

Know   that    1 to 2,    1/2 ,   and 1:2    are all saying the same thing.

Know the difference between a ratio and proportion.

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Mr. B 

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April 3 2008

Assigned Social studies packet for 1's and 3's. 2's and 4's will be tomorrow. They are due next week Monday and tuesday. See calendar.

Assigned Math: Page 290  Problems 1 to 4, and 5 to 30 odds, and #'s 33,37,&38. Due Monday I also accepted redo's on yesterdays problems.

Mr B

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April 2nd

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March 7th

Well we come to the close of the semester. There are students who are missing assignments and their grades reflect this. Also, Late assignments are  affected grades. The Religion paper was a large part of the grade but not higher than 45%. The paper was more like 30-35%. People in the most trouble had a missing paper, late and missing homework.

In Math the ISATS are over    :-)

We will be back on normal operation when we get back. There will be Map testing in the 4th quarter.

The fourth quarter slips by real fast with all that is going on. Some students have already dug a hole with late or missing homework this week (Which is for the 4th quarter grading period).

Have a happy and safe break. Rest up and I will see everyone next semester.

Mr. B.

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February 28th

I have updated this thing about a dozen times and it does not appear to stick. The calendar however seems to be fine.

We are ISAT testing. Monday 3-3 is a field trip. ALL WORK for the 3rd semester grades is needed by Friday the 29th (tomorrow)

Stay nWarm and dry

MR B
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February 6th 2008

Well the weather has been interesting!

Due to the loss of now two days the Social Studies paper on Religion will be extended. It will now be due on the 12th (tuesday) for the 1's and 3's, and on the 13th (wednesday) for the 2's and 4's. What is expected is:

- A clean Final copy with cover sheet.

- The rough draft or drafts that contain the student edit and teacher edits. The student and teacher, who do the editing for you, must sign this copy.

If you have questions as to what the paper should contain or requirements, You should look back at the hand which contains the rubric.

Beside myself the following teachers may edit your paper: Dr. Ray, Ms. Heiman, Ms. Bernstein, Ms. Malec, Ms. Winklemann, and Mrs. Marchese. They need to sign the paper once done. I will continue to do edits and conferences. This paper makes up a LARGE part of your final grade, given the amount of classtime, class discussion, and team time given at school.

Some students do not have their rough draft in and their midterm grades will reflect this!!

Math--- We have done the ISAT practice test. We scored it and went over it in class. I plan to go over weak area's in class. Fraction to decimal to percent conversions. Fractions and mixed numbers, as well as a few other areas. The ISAT test will be the last tuesday in February.

Stay warm and dry
Mr B



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January 17th 2008

Hi to all.

I have handed out a social studies packet for a paper to be done on religion. This wraps up quite a bit of in-class work we have finished. Each student is responsible for handing in their own paper. The paper will make up a large part of of their third quarter grade.

I am going to place here as much of these files as I can. I may not get the Rubric or Graphic organizer here. I will have that if needed, email me.

Mr. Bartodziej

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Social Studies January 17th 2008

Religion Paper



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Time table for the Social Studies Religion Paper


SS1&3 SS2 & 4
Handout assignment and Go over in class Thur 1-17 Fri 1-18

Rough Draft Due Tue 1-29 Wed 1-30

Edits and rewrite Process
(Peer and Teacher edits) Thurs 1-31 to Thurs 2-7 for all

Final Draft Due Thurs 2-07 Fri 2-08

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Social Studies January 17th 2008

Religion Paper

I would like you to write a paper. This is your paper, not a group paper.

The paper should be:

2 pages typed or 4 pages hand written.

It should have a cover page.
On this should be
Your name, first and last
The date
Your SS group number
Your team name
An appropriate graphic
Which is a picture or drawing that has something to do---with your paper

Be neat: no smudges, drawings, winkles, tears, etc.

It should be properly formatted, which includes:
Correct paragraphs
Correct spacing
Font at 12 point.------For typed papers
Use a double spacing line format, this does not mean skip --lines. ----- For typed papers
NO FANCY OR COLORED font or ink!!!
I must be able to read it.------ no teenie weenie or huge writing.

Spelling and sentence structure counts.

The pages should be held together using staples, or a paper clip


What it should be about:
I want you to use your notes (which you were instructed to keep throughout the process) from the religion research we have completed. If your notes are not complete you may fill them in with help from your team mates, or you could also come into my room at common period and copy the post it notes from the boards.

I want you to use two of the following sources for your paper.
A. An ancient religion from the yellow board
B. A modern religion from the orange board
C. The green sheet on Mesopotamia we did as a class.

The paper will be a compare and contrast paper. You will be comparing two religions stating how they are similar and different. Give examples from the notes you took in class. Your examples should be specific and based on fact. Do not make up your own facts.

Example: Ancient Hebrews, and today’s Catholic’s, believe in the same one true God. This is a similarity. They (the Hebrews) do not believe that Jesus was God’s son, and mankind's redeemer (messiah). While, the Catholics do believe this. This then is a difference.

A rubric is attached containing the criteria you must meet to achieve each specific grade. (There are 14 categories, you will received credit for complete comparisons of the 14 categories. A complete comparison states the information for the first religion in a category, it then states the information for the second religion in the same category. It will then tell how they are similar, or different, or both.)


Please Use the Graphic Organizer to prepare your thoughts and ideas for writing this paper. The categories are all listed in the first column. The second column is for differences on your first religion. The third column is for similarities between the two religions. The last column is for differences between the two religions.

Note: This is a sample part of the Graphic Organizer. A complete, blank , one is attached. These examples are to show how the form is to be filled out, not for use on your papers.
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January 10th 2008

In math next week we will work with ISAT practice tests. This will give the students a look at and a feel for what they will see. Isat tests start in the last week of February. Sixth grade will take reading and math. Seventh grade will take these and science.

In social studies I will pass out books on Monday the 14th. Will will use the books for Greece and Rome. There will be homework. A writing assignment will be given to wrap up all the work we did on Religion. Handouts will be passed out on Monday.

Facs will have the sixth graders for the 3rd and 4th quarters.

Mr B

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January 7th 2008

Welcome to the new year. I wish to thank all those who sent gifts and cards. I appreciate it very much.

We start the third quarter. This quarter there will be ISAT tests in the end of February. The quarter will go fast.

Anyone who have questions, please feel free to EMAIL me.

Thank you Mr. B
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Hi,

We are at the last 3 days of the second quarter. Grades will be coming home soon. Thank you to all the students. You have made the first half of the year a memorable one. Have a happy and safe holiday season. Merry Christmas to all.

ISAT test will be the last week of February and the first week of March. Sixth Graders will take reading and Math. Seventh graders will also take Science.

In January Sixth graders will start Family and Consumer Science as a special.

Work in this final week will count toward the next semester.

Stay warm and dry.

Mr. B

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Hello,

Welcome to the last week before winter break. For the most part all grades are complete. They will be passed out toward the end of this week.

Mr. B
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Hi
This is the last week to get any work in that will effect this Quarters grades. Friday is it for the 6-7's. Monday next at 8 am all grades must be entered into the computers.

This week being MAP testing, we have a special schedule. All students were given a schedule for the week in Home room on Monday. Tuesday is picture day for yearbook clubs and activities, like band. I have a time schedule posted in my room.
My schedule is:
I Am testing with the 2's on thursday afternoon and again on Friday morning.

There can be no Finance club this week due to Map testing, We will have one next Tuesday before Christmas break.

In Math I passed out a set of problems for extra credit. About 1/3 of the class made an attempt. This week will be quadrilateral's.

In Social studies the results of group work will be posted on the bulletin board and we will start on the Current religion

MR. B

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November 28th 2007,

Hello,
We start the march to the end of the quarter. There are 2 weeks (This week and next) for work to be handed in and effect the 2nd quarter grade. Some students who are behind should do their best to catch up before it is too late.

Map testing has started. The six seven's will test Thursday the 6th and Friday the Seventh. This is the mid-year test.

In Social studies the teams are researching data on the religions of past civilizations. We will do modern civilizations next and then compare the two.

In math we put together data for an excell spreadsheet we will do on creating graphs. This we will finish once the map testing is done and the computer lab is available. We will continue on Angles, Triangles and Geometry.

The third quarter social studies will be the Greeks and Romans. In Math we will do Fractions, Decimals and Percents.

As always If there are questions please contact me.

MR B.
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November 7th 2007,

Hi all, ;-)

Midterms are next week. I encourage all students to get any past due work in by this friday. I have about 12 or so students who owe me a social studies report. This not a good thing!

In Math we are in the computer lab. We are starting to do some work with Microsoft Excell Spreadsheets. We Manually Made some circle graphs in class. Now we willo learn to create them on Excell. Once we have it down I have an In class project for them.

In Social Studies, We have started a module on the history and impact of Religion. There will be Group work. I am hopeing we Learn a great deal. There will be a period or two in which we meet in the computer lab. We will do some web reseach.

Finance club. The Teams are set. Passwords and Id's have been given out (except 1 due to boys basketball tryouts). Trades have begun. Once we get more comfortable in the usage of the stock market game software, as well as Yahoo Finance. I am going to teach Economic basics for half a period. We meet in the computer Lab Every tuesday, after school.

MR B

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November 1st 2007

Social Studies Papers and projects are due. The rough drafts were due monday.

Math Homework assigned tuesday due Thursday (9 problems) were not done by 7 to 10 students. The concept was circle graphs. We will continue with circle graphs.

Monday in math we will prepare for some computer lab time in which we will do graphing of data in microsoft excell.

In Social Studies on monday we will prepare to launch into a series on religions of the ancient world and how they compare to today's religions. This will help set up the effect religion has had historically on history.

MR B
============================================ Web sites done by the NOVA people who did the two video's. These websites are done as companion pieces to the video's

Pryamid: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pryamids/

Obelisk: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/obelisk/

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More information for the paper(handed out 10-25)
How to Build a Pyramid

The ancient Egyptians loved pyramids. There are sixty-seven, of various sizes, scattered around the city of Cairo alone. The most famous, and largest, are at Gizeh, where what is believed to be the three tombs of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkure, are lined up side by side.

The end tomb, Khufu's, which is often referred to as "The Great Pyramid," just by itself is an impressive structure. It stood 480 feet tall when completed and contains twice as much volume as the Empire State Building. Until the 19th century it was the tallest building ever erected. Not bad for a structure 45 centuries old.

So, how did the ancient Egyptians construct such an impressive monument so long ago? Some wild theories exist. Swiss Author Erick von Daniken suggested that aliens assisted the construction using advanced technology. Herodotus of Halicarnassus, a Greek writer who viewed the pyramids around 450 B.C. was told that giant machines were used to lift the blocks into place with the aid of 100,000 slaves working, for the entire year, for twenty years.

Probably neither of these are correct. Most likely the Pharaoh employed a large work force, indeed as many as 100,000 men, but for only a fraction of the year. During the months of July, August, September and October, the Nile River flooded the land. This was actually a blessing for the Egyptian farmers as it allowed new fertile soil to be laid down over the fields. But it meant the farmers were unable to grow crops during this period. It is likely that the Pharaoh required his subjects to work on public projects, like the pyramids, during this season.

Egyptian records indicate that the laborers, while being drafted against their will, were actually well cared for by ancient standards. Regulations have been found covering the maximum amount of work allowed per day, the wages received and holidays entitled to, each worker. By only requiring work to be done during flood periods, the Pharaoh could get a lot done without impacting the normal Egyptian economy.

He probably also employed a much smaller work force year round on the project. Some would have been employed doing the skilled stonework while others planned and prepared the site for the laborers that would be available during the next flood season.

The shape of the pyramid are the logical one for producing buildings of great height when the building material available is stone. The design mimics the natural geometry of a mountain, an incline of about 52 degrees. The Egyptian architects realized the ever widening base would easily support the increasing number of stone blocks above it making the structure very stable.

An average 2 and 1/2 ton limestone block used in the pyramid construction would have probably taken 8 men nine or ten days to move from the quarry, float across the Nile, and drag to the top of the pyramid.

The most likely method of getting the blocks to the top of the structure was through massive construction ramps. Exactly how the ramps were laid out is unknown, but they may have been straight or in a spiral pattern around the pyramid. The ramps may have been topped with a surface of Tafla, a clay. Tafla, when wet, becomes very slippery and may have allowed the Egyptian builders to use shorter, steeper ramps than might have otherwise been possible. By wetting the ground in front of the block a slick path would be created allowing the stone to be dragged by rope as it sat on sledges.

It is also possible the stones could have been moved on rollers. By placing rounded logs under the stone, crude wheels would have made the load easy to pull. Pictures inscribed on ancient monument walls, though, suggest the blocks were dragged without the aid of rollers. Once a stone was at the top of the pyramid, it was probably moved into its final position with the use of levers.

We can see the Egyptains didn't become great pyramid builders right away. They needed some practice. They started by cutting tombs into the rock of the desert floor and building mastabas (from the Arab word meaning "bench") over them. Mastabas were raised, flat, platforms. Some were twenty-five feet high and two-hundred feet square. Imhotep, architect to the Pharaoh Zoser, changed this by building his king a mastaba and then placing another, smaller mastaba right on top of it. On top of that he placed another even smaller mastaba. When he was finally done the structure had six levels and resembled a stepped pyramid.


A number of stepped pyramids were built after that, but the most interesting is the one at Meidum built for Pharaoh Seneferu. It's an example of an early design that failed. The pyramid, which has four levels, is in near ruins today with many of its blocks laying in a heap around the base. Why did it do so poorly when many other pyramids are in much better shape? The architect of this pyramid apparently had not yet learned the importance of laying the foundation on solid rock rather than sand. Also, the construction trick of tilting the blocks on a slope inward toward the center of the pyramid had not been invented. By tilting the blocks slightly inward, the weight of the blocks helped lock them into the structure.

Without this trick and with a poor foundation, the pyramid at Meidum was easily shaken apart during earthquakes. Later, better built pyramids show that the Egyptians learned as they built and their masterpieces have stood the test of the centuries.

Copyright Lee Krystek 1997. All Rights Reserved.


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October 24th 2007,


Egyptian Obelisk’s

Ancient Egyptian Obelisks are tapering stone pillars which have a square cross-section, were used for ornamental purposes in temples and had religious connotations. They were generally made from granite coming from well-known quarries located near the banks of the Nile, mainly in the region of Aswan. In a quarry in this area, the northern quarry which is now an open-air museum, there is the famous unfinished obelisk of huge proportions. It has been partially carved out of the rock, but its bottom face is still attached to the ground. When it cracked, unsuccessful attempts were made to salvage some of the effort by carving a smaller obelisk from it. It is only crudely carved, marks are left which hint to the technology employed in its extraction.

Carving

The carving was done on granite directly on the surface of the stone at the ground, by cutting four sides. It is now known that the tools employed for carving the granite were small balls of Dolerite that is a mineral harder than granite. Once the sides were cut off, the process of separating the stone piece from the ground was a bit more complicated but very trivial. A series of perforations were made, again using Dolerite-made tools. These perforations were then filled with wood and these wood pieces were water saturated. The small pieces of wood expanded with the humidity breaking the separations between successive perforations and then effectively separating the carved piece from its bed. Many residues left at the rock beds and measuring nearly the size of many of the famous obelisks (for example the Cleopatra's Needles) are now known to exist at the Unfinished Obelisk open air museum.

Transportation

The obelisks were conveniently made at quarries situated in the banks of the Nile so that the heavy weight structures were easily transported by navigating the river in specially built sh

bartodziejj@d62.org 

To view information or homework click on the date on the calendar located on the right. Find the day you are looking for. Double click on that day. A box will open and show all the assignments for that day and any detail, like problems assigned, will be under it. General Notes by date are below.

May 21 2008

Social studies--Read PP 232 to 244. Answer questions 3 and 4 on pages 234, 236, 240, and 244. Due Thursday and Friday dependent on group.

Test After Memorial day weekend for all groups.

Mr B

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May 10 2008

Social Studies----  Due for Monday, all Groups, Draw a picture of a roman scene of daily Life. Roman Times not today. Use the list of items and categories we developed in class thursday and friday. These are items that the romans used and invented and we still use in some way today. Each picture should contain about 5 or 6 items, and label the items clearly.

Math-- I will allow test retakes starting monday. Once done there will be no more retakes.

MR B

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May 5th 2004

Midterms Have been sent home.Please remember The cover sheets need to be signed and returned.

With the time that is left it will be harder to keep things on track. Less time until vacation, nicer weather, and so on. We will also start having many special functions comming up.  This friday 5-9
is the final Middle school dance. More information will come out on this near the end of the week.

Mr B.

April .

    The cut off for midterm grades is tomorrow. Any missing work will hurt the students grade. As always missing work reports are handed out every friday during the year.

    In Social Studies a homwrok assignment is due today and tomorrow. This will be on the mid term grade. All students who have the habit of not turning anything in on time will have zero's entered and this will hurt their mid term grade.

    A Math test will be next tuesday. I handed out a study sheet. This will not be on the  mid term test.

We are in that time of the year where it seems like there is a constant supply of special events, happenings, assemblies, etc. With this and the nice weather students will need to focus and finish the year strong. If not a grade drop can be expected.

Thank you

Mr B

Math test prep

Bartodziej                        April

For the math test

Find the circumference of a circle. Given the diameter or radius.

Convert           ounces to pounds
                        Inches to feet
                        Feet to yards
                        basic metric


Find        Perimeter
                Area

Rounding

Multiply fractions and mixed numbers

Find the Percentage % of a number. There could be decimals
        Example-----what is 12.5% of 124

Know how to find Unit rate
Choose best unit Price


In a word problem pick out and find, then solve something like:

                2          x
              ----   =   -----
              14         42


Also-----  If 30 jelly beans are in 3 boxes. How many jellybeans would be in 10 boxes?

Find rates in a word problem.---- If in 3 days you sold 120 burgers, how many would be sold in the 1st week?

Scale:     If a car is 20 feet long. and 1 inch = 4 feet. How long would you draw the car?

Know   that    1 to 2,    1/2 ,   and 1:2    are all saying the same thing.

Know the difference between a ratio and proportion.

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Mr. B 

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April 3 2008

Assigned Social studies packet for 1's and 3's. 2's and 4's will be tomorrow. They are due next week Monday and tuesday. See calendar.

Assigned Math: Page 290  Problems 1 to 4, and 5 to 30 odds, and #'s 33,37,&38. Due Monday I also accepted redo's on yesterdays problems.

Mr B

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April 2nd

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March 7th

Well we come to the close of the semester. There are students who are missing assignments and their grades reflect this. Also, Late assignments are  affected grades. The Religion paper was a large part of the grade but not higher than 45%. The paper was more like 30-35%. People in the most trouble had a missing paper, late and missing homework.

In Math the ISATS are over    :-)

We will be back on normal operation when we get back. There will be Map testing in the 4th quarter.

The fourth quarter slips by real fast with all that is going on. Some students have already dug a hole with late or missing homework this week (Which is for the 4th quarter grading period).

Have a happy and safe break. Rest up and I will see everyone next semester.

Mr. B.

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February 28th

I have updated this thing about a dozen times and it does not appear to stick. The calendar however seems to be fine.

We are ISAT testing. Monday 3-3 is a field trip. ALL WORK for the 3rd semester grades is needed by Friday the 29th (tomorrow)

Stay nWarm and dry

MR B
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February 6th 2008

Well the weather has been interesting!

Due to the loss of now two days the Social Studies paper on Religion will be extended. It will now be due on the 12th (tuesday) for the 1's and 3's, and on the 13th (wednesday) for the 2's and 4's. What is expected is:

- A clean Final copy with cover sheet.

- The rough draft or drafts that contain the student edit and teacher edits. The student and teacher, who do the editing for you, must sign this copy.

If you have questions as to what the paper should contain or requirements, You should look back at the hand which contains the rubric.

Beside myself the following teachers may edit your paper: Dr. Ray, Ms. Heiman, Ms. Bernstein, Ms. Malec, Ms. Winklemann, and Mrs. Marchese. They need to sign the paper once done. I will continue to do edits and conferences. This paper makes up a LARGE part of your final grade, given the amount of classtime, class discussion, and team time given at school.

Some students do not have their rough draft in and their midterm grades will reflect this!!

Math--- We have done the ISAT practice test. We scored it and went over it in class. I plan to go over weak area's in class. Fraction to decimal to percent conversions. Fractions and mixed numbers, as well as a few other areas. The ISAT test will be the last tuesday in February.

Stay warm and dry
Mr B



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January 17th 2008

Hi to all.

I have handed out a social studies packet for a paper to be done on religion. This wraps up quite a bit of in-class work we have finished. Each student is responsible for handing in their own paper. The paper will make up a large part of of their third quarter grade.

I am going to place here as much of these files as I can. I may not get the Rubric or Graphic organizer here. I will have that if needed, email me.

Mr. Bartodziej

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Social Studies January 17th 2008

Religion Paper



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Time table for the Social Studies Religion Paper


SS1&3 SS2 & 4
Handout assignment and Go over in class Thur 1-17 Fri 1-18

Rough Draft Due Tue 1-29 Wed 1-30

Edits and rewrite Process
(Peer and Teacher edits) Thurs 1-31 to Thurs 2-7 for all

Final Draft Due Thurs 2-07 Fri 2-08

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Social Studies January 17th 2008

Religion Paper

I would like you to write a paper. This is your paper, not a group paper.

The paper should be:

2 pages typed or 4 pages hand written.

It should have a cover page.
On this should be
Your name, first and last
The date
Your SS group number
Your team name
An appropriate graphic
Which is a picture or drawing that has something to do---with your paper

Be neat: no smudges, drawings, winkles, tears, etc.

It should be properly formatted, which includes:
Correct paragraphs
Correct spacing
Font at 12 point.------For typed papers
Use a double spacing line format, this does not mean skip --lines. ----- For typed papers
NO FANCY OR COLORED font or ink!!!
I must be able to read it.------ no teenie weenie or huge writing.

Spelling and sentence structure counts.

The pages should be held together using staples, or a paper clip


What it should be about:
I want you to use your notes (which you were instructed to keep throughout the process) from the religion research we have completed. If your notes are not complete you may fill them in with help from your team mates, or you could also come into my room at common period and copy the post it notes from the boards.

I want you to use two of the following sources for your paper.
A. An ancient religion from the yellow board
B. A modern religion from the orange board
C. The green sheet on Mesopotamia we did as a class.

The paper will be a compare and contrast paper. You will be comparing two religions stating how they are similar and different. Give examples from the notes you took in class. Your examples should be specific and based on fact. Do not make up your own facts.

Example: Ancient Hebrews, and today’s Catholic’s, believe in the same one true God. This is a similarity. They (the Hebrews) do not believe that Jesus was God’s son, and mankind's redeemer (messiah). While, the Catholics do believe this. This then is a difference.

A rubric is attached containing the criteria you must meet to achieve each specific grade. (There are 14 categories, you will received credit for complete comparisons of the 14 categories. A complete comparison states the information for the first religion in a category, it then states the information for the second religion in the same category. It will then tell how they are similar, or different, or both.)


Please Use the Graphic Organizer to prepare your thoughts and ideas for writing this paper. The categories are all listed in the first column. The second column is for differences on your first religion. The third column is for similarities between the two religions. The last column is for differences between the two religions.

Note: This is a sample part of the Graphic Organizer. A complete, blank , one is attached. These examples are to show how the form is to be filled out, not for use on your papers.
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January 10th 2008

In math next week we will work with ISAT practice tests. This will give the students a look at and a feel for what they will see. Isat tests start in the last week of February. Sixth grade will take reading and math. Seventh grade will take these and science.

In social studies I will pass out books on Monday the 14th. Will will use the books for Greece and Rome. There will be homework. A writing assignment will be given to wrap up all the work we did on Religion. Handouts will be passed out on Monday.

Facs will have the sixth graders for the 3rd and 4th quarters.

Mr B

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January 7th 2008

Welcome to the new year. I wish to thank all those who sent gifts and cards. I appreciate it very much.

We start the third quarter. This quarter there will be ISAT tests in the end of February. The quarter will go fast.

Anyone who have questions, please feel free to EMAIL me.

Thank you Mr. B
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Hi,

We are at the last 3 days of the second quarter. Grades will be coming home soon. Thank you to all the students. You have made the first half of the year a memorable one. Have a happy and safe holiday season. Merry Christmas to all.

ISAT test will be the last week of February and the first week of March. Sixth Graders will take reading and Math. Seventh graders will also take Science.

In January Sixth graders will start Family and Consumer Science as a special.

Work in this final week will count toward the next semester.

Stay warm and dry.

Mr. B

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Hello,

Welcome to the last week before winter break. For the most part all grades are complete. They will be passed out toward the end of this week.

Mr. B
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Hi
This is the last week to get any work in that will effect this Quarters grades. Friday is it for the 6-7's. Monday next at 8 am all grades must be entered into the computers.

This week being MAP testing, we have a special schedule. All students were given a schedule for the week in Home room on Monday. Tuesday is picture day for yearbook clubs and activities, like band. I have a time schedule posted in my room.
My schedule is:
I Am testing with the 2's on thursday afternoon and again on Friday morning.

There can be no Finance club this week due to Map testing, We will have one next Tuesday before Christmas break.

In Math I passed out a set of problems for extra credit. About 1/3 of the class made an attempt. This week will be quadrilateral's.

In Social studies the results of group work will be posted on the bulletin board and we will start on the Current religion

MR. B

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November 28th 2007,

Hello,
We start the march to the end of the quarter. There are 2 weeks (This week and next) for work to be handed in and effect the 2nd quarter grade. Some students who are behind should do their best to catch up before it is too late.

Map testing has started. The six seven's will test Thursday the 6th and Friday the Seventh. This is the mid-year test.

In Social studies the teams are researching data on the religions of past civilizations. We will do modern civilizations next and then compare the two.

In math we put together data for an excell spreadsheet we will do on creating graphs. This we will finish once the map testing is done and the computer lab is available. We will continue on Angles, Triangles and Geometry.

The third quarter social studies will be the Greeks and Romans. In Math we will do Fractions, Decimals and Percents.

As always If there are questions please contact me.

MR B.
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November 7th 2007,

Hi all, ;-)

Midterms are next week. I encourage all students to get any past due work in by this friday. I have about 12 or so students who owe me a social studies report. This not a good thing!

In Math we are in the computer lab. We are starting to do some work with Microsoft Excell Spreadsheets. We Manually Made some circle graphs in class. Now we willo learn to create them on Excell. Once we have it down I have an In class project for them.

In Social Studies, We have started a module on the history and impact of Religion. There will be Group work. I am hopeing we Learn a great deal. There will be a period or two in which we meet in the computer lab. We will do some web reseach.

Finance club. The Teams are set. Passwords and Id's have been given out (except 1 due to boys basketball tryouts). Trades have begun. Once we get more comfortable in the usage of the stock market game software, as well as Yahoo Finance. I am going to teach Economic basics for half a period. We meet in the computer Lab Every tuesday, after school.

MR B

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November 1st 2007

Social Studies Papers and projects are due. The rough drafts were due monday.

Math Homework assigned tuesday due Thursday (9 problems) were not done by 7 to 10 students. The concept was circle graphs. We will continue with circle graphs.

Monday in math we will prepare for some computer lab time in which we will do graphing of data in microsoft excell.

In Social Studies on monday we will prepare to launch into a series on religions of the ancient world and how they compare to today's religions. This will help set up the effect religion has had historically on history.

MR B
============================================ Web sites done by the NOVA people who did the two video's. These websites are done as companion pieces to the video's

Pryamid: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pryamids/

Obelisk: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/obelisk/

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More information for the paper(handed out 10-25)
How to Build a Pyramid

The ancient Egyptians loved pyramids. There are sixty-seven, of various sizes, scattered around the city of Cairo alone. The most famous, and largest, are at Gizeh, where what is believed to be the three tombs of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkure, are lined up side by side.

The end tomb, Khufu's, which is often referred to as "The Great Pyramid," just by itself is an impressive structure. It stood 480 feet tall when completed and contains twice as much volume as the Empire State Building. Until the 19th century it was the tallest building ever erected. Not bad for a structure 45 centuries old.

So, how did the ancient Egyptians construct such an impressive monument so long ago? Some wild theories exist. Swiss Author Erick von Daniken suggested that aliens assisted the construction using advanced technology. Herodotus of Halicarnassus, a Greek writer who viewed the pyramids around 450 B.C. was told that giant machines were used to lift the blocks into place with the aid of 100,000 slaves working, for the entire year, for twenty years.

Probably neither of these are correct. Most likely the Pharaoh employed a large work force, indeed as many as 100,000 men, but for only a fraction of the year. During the months of July, August, September and October, the Nile River flooded the land. This was actually a blessing for the Egyptian farmers as it allowed new fertile soil to be laid down over the fields. But it meant the farmers were unable to grow crops during this period. It is likely that the Pharaoh required his subjects to work on public projects, like the pyramids, during this season.

Egyptian records indicate that the laborers, while being drafted against their will, were actually well cared for by ancient standards. Regulations have been found covering the maximum amount of work allowed per day, the wages received and holidays entitled to, each worker. By only requiring work to be done during flood periods, the Pharaoh could get a lot done without impacting the normal Egyptian economy.

He probably also employed a much smaller work force year round on the project. Some would have been employed doing the skilled stonework while others planned and prepared the site for the laborers that would be available during the next flood season.

The shape of the pyramid are the logical one for producing buildings of great height when the building material available is stone. The design mimics the natural geometry of a mountain, an incline of about 52 degrees. The Egyptian architects realized the ever widening base would easily support the increasing number of stone blocks above it making the structure very stable.

An average 2 and 1/2 ton limestone block used in the pyramid construction would have probably taken 8 men nine or ten days to move from the quarry, float across the Nile, and drag to the top of the pyramid.

The most likely method of getting the blocks to the top of the structure was through massive construction ramps. Exactly how the ramps were laid out is unknown, but they may have been straight or in a spiral pattern around the pyramid. The ramps may have been topped with a surface of Tafla, a clay. Tafla, when wet, becomes very slippery and may have allowed the Egyptian builders to use shorter, steeper ramps than might have otherwise been possible. By wetting the ground in front of the block a slick path would be created allowing the stone to be dragged by rope as it sat on sledges.

It is also possible the stones could have been moved on rollers. By placing rounded logs under the stone, crude wheels would have made the load easy to pull. Pictures inscribed on ancient monument walls, though, suggest the blocks were dragged without the aid of rollers. Once a stone was at the top of the pyramid, it was probably moved into its final position with the use of levers.

We can see the Egyptains didn't become great pyramid builders right away. They needed some practice. They started by cutting tombs into the rock of the desert floor and building mastabas (from the Arab word meaning "bench") over them. Mastabas were raised, flat, platforms. Some were twenty-five feet high and two-hundred feet square. Imhotep, architect to the Pharaoh Zoser, changed this by building his king a mastaba and then placing another, smaller mastaba right on top of it. On top of that he placed another even smaller mastaba. When he was finally done the structure had six levels and resembled a stepped pyramid.


A number of stepped pyramids were built after that, but the most interesting is the one at Meidum built for Pharaoh Seneferu. It's an example of an early design that failed. The pyramid, which has four levels, is in near ruins today with many of its blocks laying in a heap around the base. Why did it do so poorly when many other pyramids are in much better shape? The architect of this pyramid apparently had not yet learned the importance of laying the foundation on solid rock rather than sand. Also, the construction trick of tilting the blocks on a slope inward toward the center of the pyramid had not been invented. By tilting the blocks slightly inward, the weight of the blocks helped lock them into the structure.

Without this trick and with a poor foundation, the pyramid at Meidum was easily shaken apart during earthquakes. Later, better built pyramids show that the Egyptians learned as they built and their masterpieces have stood the test of the centuries.

Copyright Lee Krystek 1997. All Rights Reserved.


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October 24th 2007,


Egyptian Obelisk’s

Ancient Egyptian Obelisks are tapering stone pillars which have a square cross-section, were used for ornamental purposes in temples and had religious connotations. They were generally made from granite coming from well-known quarries located near the banks of the Nile, mainly in the region of Aswan. In a quarry in this area, the northern quarry which is now an open-air museum, there is the famous unfinished obelisk of huge proportions. It has been partially carved out of the rock, but its bottom face is still attached to the ground. When it cracked, unsuccessful attempts were made to salvage some of the effort by carving a smaller obelisk from it. It is only crudely carved, marks are left which hint to the technology employed in its extraction.

Carving

The carving was done on granite directly on the surface of the stone at the ground, by cutting four sides. It is now known that the tools employed for carving the granite were small balls of Dolerite that is a mineral harder than granite. Once the sides were cut off, the process of separating the stone piece from the ground was a bit more complicated but very trivial. A series of perforations were made, again using Dolerite-made tools. These perforations were then filled with wood and these wood pieces were water saturated. The small pieces of wood expanded with the humidity breaking the separations between successive perforations and then effectively separating the carved piece from its bed. Many residues left at the rock beds and measuring nearly the size of many of the famous obelisks (for example the Cleopatra's Needles) are now known to exist at the Unfinished Obelisk open air museum.

Transportation

The obelisks were conveniently made at quarries situated in the banks of the Nile so that the heavy weight structures were easily transported by navigating the river in specially built ships that cruised at the flooding days when the river was more deep. This seems to be a very difficult task to perform but the engineers at the time managed perfectly well without modern machinery or steel cranes.








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Bartodziej October 23, 2007
 
Social Studies. Pyramid vrs. Obelisk paper:

Using notes you have from seeing the pyramid and Obelisk movies, write a paper comparing the two structures and how they were built. A comparison paper will tell things that are the same for both item and things that are different. One thing the same is they are both heavy. A difference is that the pyramid was made of three layers and the obelisk was 1 piece. Questions to consider and get you started:

When were they built? What problems did the
Where were they Built? builders in the movies have?
How were they built?
What were they made of? How long did it take to
Why were They built? build them?
How were they marked?
What Shapes can you see in them?

You may research using the internet or books. This is a homework assignment and I do not expect to give a lot of class time. the paper is 1 side of a page typed or 2 sides handwritten. This is the same length since to get 1 page typed you need enough material to cover 2 pages hand written. The quality should be that of an LA/Lit paper. Spelling, paragraphs, sentence construction all count. The papers must be clean and readable. Type should be 12 point, and a basic font. You may include pictures but they do not substitute for words. You may have a cover sheet but it is not required. This does count toward your grade.

I want to see a rough draft on Monday October 29th. You may want to think about a venn diagram in constructing the paper. You can include the venn diagram but I still want the paper. If notified who did not see the pyramid video due to absence, I will schedule a make up viewing at lunch or after school. We did show it two time for this reason.

If you have idea's or alternatives for your paper see me. If you get a great idea and want to try it out, I can allow some freedom for this.

Mr. B




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October 18, 2007

In Math Some students need a refresher on Area and perimeter. While all said they have done it, after done some sample problems it is clear a refresher is needed. However, about 8 are ready to move on.

Social studies we are finishing Egypt.

Mr B

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Welcome Back
We start the 2nd quarter.

In Math we will be working on Geometry. We will comtinue the warm ups and the pow's.

In Social studies we will continue with Egypt.

We will be starting the Finance club on tuesday's.

Mr. B

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September 21st 2007

Any interested in the finance club, I have three openings.

Mr Bartodziej

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Tuseday will be the fincance club meeting. I have about 8 openings left. If you are interested please turn in a permission form.

Thanks Mr B

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September

I am taking Permision slips for the finance club. I will have a meeting Next week Tuesday the 18th. Then after intersession I will have meetings on thuesdays. In the spring I will change to wednesdays once intermurals start up again.

We Have one week left To affect grades. Next weekend most teachers will be doing grades to turn in the following week.

Parent teacher conferences are Monday and Tuesday the 24th and 25th. Please get your time and date request slips in.

Thank you

Mr B

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Sept 5 2007

$$Finance Club$$
SHOW ME THE MONEY !!!!!!
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I am offering an after school club one day a week, on Wednesdays. It will meet right after school in the computer lab, or in Room 101, and last until 4:15pm. It will start on September 18th (Tuesday) with a preliminary meeting. The first meeting will be October 16th (Tuesday) It will run all year. When Spring Intermurals start we will switch to Wednesday’s.

Come and learn the answers to these questions:
What are stocks, bonds?
What are all those stock numbers and symbols, and how do I read them?
Why should I care now?
and
What is a checking/savings account, and how does it work?
What is investing, and how does it work?
What is interest, compound interest?

The students should have paper, pencil, and a folder. Together we will do a stock market simulations in the computer lab (play an online stock market game), and explore the answers to these questions.

If this sounds good and you would like to join, sign up and return the form below With your parents signature. First come first Serve, I need to place a limit of 20 - 22 students.

Thank You.
Sincerely,
Mr. Bartodziej
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Date: ______________ Student Name:____________________


Parent signature:_______________________________________________

Student will : Walk Home Take Activity Bus Be picked up.
Circle one

Enrollment is limited. If you are interested please get a form and return it with your parents permission.

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August 28th 2007

In Social Studies===> We have watched and talked about a Movie on Mesopotamia. We then this last Monday watched it a second time to set it in. The students were to take notes and were told a quiz would come up. Tuesday (today) and wednesday I will give a Quiz on the movie. They will be allowed to use notes. After this we will Read in The textbook from the chapter on Mesopotamia. From Now until the end of the Quarter (3 work weeks, 4 weeks in all) we will do Egypt and touch on Eastern civilizations.

Math--- We will have a quiz this week Wednesday It will conntain: Equations, Expressions, Problem solving, Oder of operations, and exponents. We will then do Algebraic properties, sequences, and Scientific notation.

Mr B

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August 27th 2007

The Storms----WOW--- in my 157 years this has been a bad one. I hope all are safe and sound.

Midterms have gone out. Please sign and return the cover sheet (1/2 slip of paper), the rest of the papers are yours. Friday is a half-day Institute and Monday 9-3 is Labor Day. No School.

Mr. B

August 13th 2007

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August 6th 2007

Map testing is behind us for a while. Believe it or not Mid terms are soon. WOW! The single best thing any student can do is keep up with their work and get off to a good start.

In Math we are doing warm ups, and have done exponents and order of operations. We will move on from there. We will have a quiz on Friday. We are also doing Problems of the week (POW's)

In Social Studies The current events paper "B.P. Oil" is due thursday for 1's and 3's and Friday for 2's and 4's.

Missing work notices went out on Friday. Friday folders are due back and signed. Tuesday is Swim Day, Thursday the 9th is picture day.

Mr. B

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July 30th and 31st 2007

This week Monday and Tuesday we have MAP testing for middle school. As a result there is a temporary scvhedule in effect for this week. We will resume normal schedule next week. Also, as a result, there is no math for middle school until Wednesday of this week. Specials schedules are uneffected.

Therefore, all Math related calendar items have been pushed out to Wednesday August 1st. Social studies activities this week will be a current events exercise. This exercise is below my signature!! It follows the current situation regarding BP gasoline plant in Indiana. Their wanting to expand and the related effect on the lake and our dirnking water. I will have students get into groups. They will talk over the situation from the standpoint of public officials and vote on the matter.

BP Oil Assignment

Bartodziej July

Taken from the Headlines of the current New


You are in Charge !!!

Who are you?
You are all Illinois representatives and senators. You represent and are responsible for millions of people. You collectively (that means together) run the government of Illinois. You all vote on important issues that effect the lives of the families that live an your areas and future generations.

The Situation!
Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan all share lake Michigan water. The Lake is a the major source of fresh water for all four states. It accounts for water used for drinking, cooking, bathing, plants, animals, yards, etc. It is also home to sea life that live there and that people eat. People from all four states use the lake to swim, sail, water ski, go to the beach, and other recreation. Scientists say that in the future the great lakes may be the only good source of fresh water for the country. Wild life people worry about all life in and around the lake. This includes people, birds, fish, deer, reptiles, etc. It is thought that if the eco system ( or how all the living things inter connect) goes bad, mankind (us) will suffer greatly.

The lake also serves business. Business needs water for its ability to produce many things. Power, Drugs, gas, and many items that turn into things people use. Unfortunately business also dumps its waste products into the lake. Many of these are hazardous to all life. The cities waste (from people) also goes into the lake but goes through treatment ( or cleanup) processes.

Business argues that their facilities(buildings) employ people who live and work in your area. These people shop and pay taxes and vote. No Business= No Jobs = No Money = No taxes = Unhappy people who vote for you?? However, Bad Water= Beaches closed=animals and fish and birds sick and worse= bad drinking water which will cost to clean up at best or could one day make you ill.

In Indiana an Oil company that makes gas for cars from oil, needs a permit to expand and continue work. This must be agreed to by all 4 states. The states do not see eye to eye and fight allot. Indiana says the U.S. Environmental protection agency has approved it. The US congress has said it is concerned.


Trade Off’s

If this is not approved!

The plat may close
people will loose jobs
The lake may be cleaner
People will see you take action
Gas prices will go up.
The USA will import, and be dependent on more oil from foreign countries. like Iraq?
Indiana may get mad and goof up your 2017 olympic bid?


If this is approved:

Waste will pour into the lake effecting people and sea life in the future.
Gas prices will not go down!
3000 people might keep their jobs?
The business continues to run as it is.
Sine the business is in Indiana, if it pays business taxes indiana gets them.

In any case there is no way to please everybody. Half of the people may always be mad at you.


The Job

1. Meet in small groups.
2. Discuss the issue from both viewpoints.
3. Take a vote.
To come to a decision either way, you must have 4 of 6 votes. If you do not have 4 of 6 you must talk to each other to convince them.

4. Take a full class vote and pass by 2/3’s.








Bartodziej July

B.P.Oil assignment.



The Job

1. Meet in small groups of 6.

2. Discuss the issue from both viewpoints. You must think about the impact of this on the people and families who live in your area and depend on you. You also need to think about big business and the economy as well as the possible loss of jobs.
Take your time on this do not rush through the process to be done as soon as possible. Your paper will be partially graded on the quality of your thoughts and discussions.

3. Take a vote.
To come to a decision either way, you must have 4 of 6 votes. If you do not have 4 of 6 you must talk to each other to convince them.

4. Take a full class vote and pass by 2/3’s.

5. Each student will submit a paper On Thursday *(1’s and 3’s) or Friday (2’s and 4’s) August 9 & 10, 2007.

Length--- 1.5 pages typed, 3 pages handwritten.
Quality--- Spelling will count.
Paper must be clean and free of marks and wrinkles, etc.
Sentences must be complete and properly written.
Cover
sheet-- Must have Both names, date, Title, and a graphic. (picture)

6 The paper will count toward class grade. Late papers will loose 50%

7. The paper should contain:

Your thoughts about the issue.

Notes on your groups discussions

Notes on your groups vote.

Your feelings on the outcome of your group and the whole class - vote on the issues.

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July 27th 2007

Welcome. I have had start up problems this july. Sorry.

Math

We are doing warm up pages this year. So far this is working out very well. I would like to get this to 7 min's a period. Friday will be the problem of the week and will be devoted to problem solving ability. The we use the course 2 books. We are starting with exponents/ powers etc.

Social Studies.

We are doing Ancient civilizations. Greece, Rome, and Egypt among others will be what we study.

We will also work in current events. I will also do an ecomnomics club with the on-line Stock market game.

Facs

We are haveing some start up issues that we hope to have sorted out.

Mr B

bartodziejj@d62.org 

To view information or homework click on the date on the calendar located on the right. Find the day you are looking for. Double click on that day. A box will open and show all the assignments for that day and any detail, like problems assigned, will be under it. General Notes by date are below.

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September 21st 2007

Any interested in the finance club, I have three openings.

Mr Bartodziej

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Tuseday will be the fincance club meeting. I have about 8 openings left. If you are interested please turn in a permission form.

Thanks Mr B

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September

I am taking Permision slips for the finance club. I will have a meeting Next week Tuesday the 18th. Then after intersession I will have meetings on thuesdays. In the spring I will change to wednesdays once intermurals start up again.

We Have one week left To affect grades. Next weekend most teachers will be doing grades to turn in the following week.

Parent teacher conferences are Monday and Tuesday the 24th and 25th. Please get your time and date request slips in.

Thank you

Mr B

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Sept 5 2007

$$Finance Club$$
SHOW ME THE MONEY !!!!!!
*
I am offering an after school club one day a week, on Wednesdays. It will meet right after school in the computer lab, or in Room 101, and last until 4:15pm. It will start on September 18th (Tuesday) with a preliminary meeting. The first meeting will be October 16th (Tuesday) It will run all year. When Spring Intermurals start we will switch to Wednesday’s.

Come and learn the answers to these questions:
What are stocks, bonds?
What are all those stock numbers and symbols, and how do I read them?
Why should I care now?
and
What is a checking/savings account, and how does it work?
What is investing, and how does it work?
What is interest, compound interest?

The students should have paper, pencil, and a folder. Together we will do a stock market simulations in the computer lab (play an online stock market game), and explore the answers to these questions.

If this sounds good and you would like to join, sign up and return the form below With your parents signature. First come first Serve, I need to place a limit of 20 - 22 students.

Thank You.
Sincerely,
Mr. Bartodziej
==========================================================
Date: ______________ Student Name:____________________


Parent signature:_______________________________________________

Student will : Walk Home Take Activity Bus Be picked up.
Circle one

Enrollment is limited. If you are interested please get a form and return it with your parents permission