READ!!!!!

Hey Ms. Voigt's Homeroom:

 GET OFF THE INTERNET AND GO READ!!!!!

Have a great weekend! :-)

Don't forget to READ so we can meet the 

BUFFALO SABRES!!!!

No really... seriously... 

get off the internet and go READ!!! 

Even Derek Roy wants you to go read . 

In fact, if he didn't have to go win a hockey game this weekend he would probably be at home reading too!!

 

Social Studies Test

Here are some questions that you created for the test tomorrow.  Good Luck!

1. Name some of the tools commonly used in the Stone Age
2. How did the people enter their homes in the Catal Huyuk civilization?
1. door
2. window
3. hole in the basement
4. hole in the roof
3. About how many people lived in the Catal Huyuk civilization?
1. 500
2. 5,000
3. 50,000
4. 5,000,000
4. What does PERSIA-T stand for?  Can you give an example of each letter?
5. Which statement is true about the homes of the Catal Huyuk?
1. they slept on beds made with fur
2. the walls had paintings of animals and plants
3. the house had a dining room and kitchen
4. the people used animal hides for curtains in the windows
6.  What did hunter-gatherers use for medicine?
7. Be able to tell:
1. what the importance of a cave drawing is
2. how tools helped the civilizations
3. what it means to be doesticated
4. what migrated means
5. that surplus means
6. what civilization means
7. what the catal huyuk is, and where they lived

  CHECK THIS OUT!
Here is a website that is interactive and tells about the Catal Huyuk Civilization! http://www.smm.org/catal/top.php?visited=TRUE

This is a picture from the Catal Huyuk dig site!


Good Luck on the test tomorrow... right now I have to go take Callie for a walk before she jumps on me and messes up the blog (because she already did that once!)

Awesome Student in September

Sorry they are a bit late, but here are the AWESOME students of September!!!

The first amazing student from Ms. Voigt’s class is Hanna.  Since the first day of school Hanna has been a great help in the classroom.  She is always prepared and willing to go above and beyond to make sure that her classmates are also ready for the day.  She is excellent at passing out papers at high speed!  Hanna is always in uniform, and always has a great smile along with great personality.  Congrats Hanna on this excellent achievement.

Here are what some of her peers have to say about Hanna:

“Hanna is nice, like really nice”- Jalise

“Hanna is funny”- Haza

“Hanna helped me in math, and is a great friend” – Destiny

“Whenever someone is down, Hanna cheers them up”- Jonathan

The next awesome student of the month is Jonathan! Since the first day of school Jonathan has come into the classroom looking sharp in his uniform.  Whenever Jonathan has a question he makes sure to raise his hand and ask.  Jonathan is a great role model to the boys in the classroom.  He is a hard worker, and tries to achieve high grades.  Jonathan is also part of the technology crew, and helps to make sure Ms. Voigt is all set when using the projector!  Congrats to Jonathan! His classmates have these nice words to say about him:

“Jonathan is very intelligent and delightful”- Jahad

“Jonathan has been a good friend since I’ve known him”- Kaylie

“Jonathan is a very helpful friend”- Abdul

“He is fun to work with when working with partners, he gave great suggestions to my writing”- Noa

Math Answers

Here are the answers for the homework tonight (10/6)  please check your work AFTER you do your work!
(if you click on the page, it will open in a new window and get bigger....I hope)

Question 1-

Question 2-

Question 3-

Question 4, 5, 6-



Are You Studying Your Cells?

Attention Attention!!!! Cell test this Wednesday!
Can you....

• Label a plant cell?
• Label an animal cell?
• Tell the functions of the cell parts?
• Finish the phrase.. "cells make up ________ which make up ________ which make up..."?
• Tell who was the first to discover a cell, and who was the first to discover a living cell?
• Tell the cell theory?
• Be creative and design a cell?!?!

Here are some diagrams to help you!