Mrs. Orellana's Blog: March 2014

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Slope Song!

And here's the Percents song from a while ago :)

And here's the scientific notation song from a LONGER while ago :)

YAY MATH!

Long Beach Grand Prix Field Trip

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Joseph Skit

I was really proud of you guys today! Great job. Sorry I didn't get pictures of everybody.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Basketball Game @ ACA

You guys were awesome today!

Also, check out this video Mrs. Barr made!

Friday, March 21, 2014

Important Notes

A few important notes:

Standardized testing will be this week (starting Monday, 3/24). Please make sure to eat a healthy breakfast and get plenty of sleep so you can focus.

This Wednesday 3/26 the 7th graders will be performing a skit about Joseph during chapel. Parents, feel free to join us. UPDATE: Chapel will still be in the MORNING this week (8:45).

Literature essay due Thursday, March 27th

End of 3rd Quarter Friday, March 28th. All missing assignments are due by then. Students were given their missing assignments for pre-algebra and science this week. They need to be signed by Monday.

Minimum day Friday, March 28th. School will be dismissed at 11:30am.

Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Happy Pi Day! Today we celebrate Pi day because it's 3/14 and the approximate value of the number pi is 3.14... Pi is an irrational number that is derived from dividing the circumference of any circle by its diameter.

It was first calculated (approximately) by Archimedes around 250 BC. Before Archimedes, others had approximated it up to a thousand years before, but not as closely as Archimedes did. Today, we know the value of trillions of digits after the decimal and it is still being calculated!

Here are some pictures of our Pi Day Celebration (6th - 8th grades). Also, check out the VIDEO of the students singing an ode to Pi on Pastor Steve's Blog by clicking HERE!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Open House

Open House is tomorrow (Thursday, March 13th) at 7:00pm! Check out the work your child has been doing in class and check out the 8th grade room to see what's in store for next year. :)