Cannon River Stem School

7/8 Mrs. Walls

Welcome students and families. On this page, you will find homework (including due dates), important information, helpful links, and handouts or documents used in class. This is a good place to double check your planner, print extra copies of handouts, or get the work you missed when absent from school. Please contact me if you have any questions – Mrs. Walls’ email.

Peek at the Week

7th Grade Week of 1 30 12
8th Grade Week of 1 30 12

Homework

7th Grade:

For Tuesday 2/21: Finish reading the Civil War article using active reading strategies.
For Wednesday 2/22: Finish reading the Civil War article using active reading strategies. Some of you also need to finish the second draft of your narrative and study for the unit 9 Word Up test.

8th Grade:

For Tuesday 2/21: Finish reading the Blaine Party article using active reading strategies.
For Wednesday 2/22: Study for the Ch.2 Geography test. Use the worksheets you received today and the geography landforms practice link below.

Important Information

February Scholastic ordering deadline: February 29
How to order: Scholastic Information

CRSS 2011-2012 Calendar

Find us on Facebook! Search for CRSS 7-8 or find a link to our page on the Cannon River STEM School Facebook page.

Handouts and Other Documents

 

Helpful Links

Quizlet – http://quizlet.com/
Northfield Public Library – http://www.ci.northfield.mn.us/library/
Faribault Public Library – http://www.faribault.org/library
South Washington County Reading Practice
Morning Meeting Greetings and Activities
MCA Prep – 7th
Help with Reading Comprehension – Voice Nation Live
HCI Survey for 8th Grade
Types of Poetry
Geography Landforms Practice

US History Timeline Resources:
http://www.animatedatlas.com/timelineexp.html
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/chron16.cfm
http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/events-timelines/14-american-history-timeline.htm

Vocabulary Study Resources

Blue – 8th Grade
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 8
Unit 9
Unit 10
Unit 11
Unit 12
Unit 13
Unit 14

Yellow – 7th Grade
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 8
Unit 9
Unit 10
Unit 11
Unit 12
Unit 13
Unit 14

Typing Resources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing
http://www.sense-lang.org/typing
http://typingtest.com
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rvirga/TypingTutor.html
http://play.typeracer.com/
http://www.powertyping.com/baracuda/baracuda.htm
www.typinggamesfree.com
www.freetypinggame.net

Current Event Article Resources

Tips for Finding a Strong Current Event Article

Some places to look:
CNN
BBC News
Star Tribune World News
Yahoo
MSNBC
ABC News
World News