Monday Jan 22

Today I collected your Eulogy paper and your Big Wave assignment from the weekend.

Next we discussed the next unit of grammar: compound and complex sentences. You had time to read, take notes, and attempt a few problems beginning on page 556.

Class/Homework:
Take notes on pages 556/557 & 559
Do problems:
Page 557 #1-10, #11-20, answers only
Page 560 #1-5 write out the sentences
#11-15 write out the sentences

A Bit of Fun

You have been working hard lately and should be rewarded. You may go to one of the following sites below after you finish your flyer:

• http://www.gamenode.com/online/games/letterrip/ --like Bookworm
• http://www.gamenode.com/online/games/crashdown/ --like Tetris
• http://www.gamenode.com/online/games/wordsearch/ --a wordsearch game
• http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=texttwist --Text Twist --select play web game

Christmas Wish List

Today and tomorrow you are going to shop for 15 goodies you would like for Christmas. (I know it is early, but it is never to early to shop for good deals!)

In an excel sheet, create a spreadsheet that will have a good design, at least two small graphics, a list of 15 items you would like for Christmas, and how much it costs for each of them. At the end, give a total cost of all the items by setting a formula to have the computer do the math for you.

In addition, create a 3-D Pie chart so that your parents can easily see what item they are spending the most money on.

Finally, in a word document, type a numbered list of all the websites you visited to find your items. See the example below:

Mrs. Ehle's Christmas List
1. An Ipod Nano--www.target.com
2. A Nikon D60 Digital Camera---www.ritzcamera.com

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TURN IN:
When you hand in the assignment, you should turn in:
(PRINT PREVIEW YOUR WORK BEFORE YOU PRINT IT OUT!!)
1. he Excel Spreadsheet and the chart together in one document. It should be printed in landscape format. Please print the answers only (No Formulas).
2. A Word document with your items and places you shopped on the internet.

EXCEL--Can you do it?

Aaron has monthly expenditures. He only has $1000 in his budget. Your job is to create a spreadsheet for him.



Here is what he spends his money on:

HOUSE: $450

PHONE: $60

CABLE/COMPUTER: $60

ENTERTAINMENT: $50

GAS: $30

GROCERIES: $150

1. Make the title of your spreadsheet A1: Aaron's Monthly Expenses.


2. Then merge cells A1-C1 for the title.


3. Input column headings for the information above. A2 should say EXPENSES and B2 should say COST. Widen columns as needed


4. In A3-A8, enter the things he spends his money on and in B3-B8, put the amounts he spends on each of them.


5. In A9 should say GRAND TOTAL, in B9 use a formula to total up how much he spent for the month.
6. In A10 should say Money Left Over, in B10 use a formula to show close he is to spending $1000.
7. Insert a graphic of a smiley face if he has money left over, and insert a graphic of a sad face if he went over his budget of $1000.
8. When you are finished, please print out one copy LANDSCAPE, with the formulas only. Make sure to add a footer with your name/date/hour on it.

SIMPLE FORMULAS

In Column A, insert the number as follows:
A1 --- 2
A2 --- 5345
A3 --- 4567
A 4 --222

In Column B, insert the number as follows:
B1 --- 2
B2 --- 4321
B3 --- 3495
B4 --11

In Column C, write a formula to:
C1 --- Add A1 and B1
C2 --- Subtract A2 and B2
C3 --- Multiply A3 and B3
C4 --Divide A4 and B4

If your cell shows ####, widen the cells.

Add a footer to your page including your name, class, hour

Print it landscape version with the answers and then print it landscape with the formulas.

Save this assignment as: Simple Formulas

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES--Poster

Today you are going to design your own poster. Remember what we talked about:

• good use of the space/good symmetry
• varying sizes of fonts/fonts that are easy to read from far away/only 2-3 different fonts
• at least one eye-catching graphic that makes sense with the information
• good use of bold/italics/underlining

You poster must include the following information:

• The Parent/Teacher conferences are held at Shrine Catholic Academy in the library
• They are on Nov 11th from 5-9pm and Nov 12th from 10-12pm
• title
• at least one graphic (you may include up to 2 more)
• Students can attend with parents
• No appointment needed

You will have today and Monday to finish this project. We will begin with EXCEL next week.

TYPING Challenges

If you finish early, or wish to challenge your typing skills at home, check out these sites!

• http://www.freetypinggame.net/play11.asp
• http://www.freetypinggame.net/play1.asp
• http://www.freetypinggame.net/play9.asp

Remember to choose the skill level that suits you so you can get the most out of the game!

GOOD LUCK :)