Team Update:
Grades: Report cards go home Monday, December 11th. The team will be holding off putting in Trimester 2 grades until our grade books are switched over to reflect our new classes.
Class Updates:
Social Studies: Ask your child who conquered the world while in his 20s! Students learned just about everything that you could imagine about Alexander the Great this week. Students learned the best way, yet easiest way to learn, is to simply ask questions. We're going to keep on asking questions and keep on being curious next week as we learn about Ancient Rome.
Science: What happened to the trout in Lake Michigan? Students have been introduced to our new anchoring phenomenon. Click HERE to see more about what we are doing in class. This week we figured out how plants make their own food.
Literacy: It was a very busy week in Literacy! Students arrived on Monday to find the classroom rearranged! Surprise! We spent time in Google Classroom learning about the final performance task for the Latin root units: The Omnictionary! Be sure to ask your student for all the details! We ended the week diving in to our new resource StudySync, a comprehensive online resource for ELA teachers. Students logged into their district accounts, and read a fantastic article which creates an academic bridge between Mrs. Tino's trout phenomenon and the topics we are discussing in The Omnivore's Dilemma! Next week: Unit 6, with the test slated for Monday, December 18th!
English: We continued with our reading and discussion of A Christmas Carol this week, and we are really starting to do some deep thinking about the story! We began the week by discussing Marley's chains and making a chain of our own to discuss what holds us back from living a fulfilling life. We had a great discussion with some very thoughtful comments. We ended the week with our second grammar test, and it was definitely a tough one. Now that we are in trimester two we are upping the ante, and the work will begin to increase in difficulty, so get ready! We will be continuing with A Christmas Carol next week with more discussion, analysis, and a word collage! Students should be starting to frame their December Independent Reading Projects because believe it or not, the 21st is rapidly approaching!
English: We continued with our reading and discussion of A Christmas Carol this week, and we are really starting to do some deep thinking about the story! We began the week by discussing Marley's chains and making a chain of our own to discuss what holds us back from living a fulfilling life. We had a great discussion with some very thoughtful comments. We ended the week with our second grammar test, and it was definitely a tough one. Now that we are in trimester two we are upping the ante, and the work will begin to increase in difficulty, so get ready! We will be continuing with A Christmas Carol next week with more discussion, analysis, and a word collage! Students should be starting to frame their December Independent Reading Projects because believe it or not, the 21st is rapidly approaching!
Math: We are continuing to work through our Rational Numbers unit. Last Friday students quizzed on multiplying and dividing integers. Overall it went very well! This week we will be starting to convert fractions to decimals using long division and ordering fractions and decimals on a number line. We will then move onto multiplying and dividing positive and negative fractions and decimals. Don't forget the Go Figure is due Thursday, December 21st!
