Team Update:
Grades close Wednesday, January 31st! Progress reports will go home the following week.
Class Updates:
Social Studies: Students researched Roman inventions this past week and ultimately continued their journey learning how Ancient Rome has influenced our world today. This week we will start our in-class research project. This is a 100% student centered project. Students will choose what standards they want to be graded on, pick a topic, create a project that aligns to the standards that they've selected, and finally on Friday they will assess their project and justify why they graded themselves the way that they did. Have a great weekend!
Science: On Friday we had an assessment, completing our investigations around the question: How does matter and energy move through an ecosystem? We figured out that the trout in Lake Michigan do have enough food but there is an organism called the sea lamprey that we have a lot of questions about. Click HERE to see more about what we are doing in class. Next week we will start answering our questions about the sea lamprey.
Literacy: We finally had the opportunity to watch The Children's March, a documentary heralding the thousands of children who became the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. Cotton Balls - don't forget your essays! Friday was the first benchmark date for the Omnictionary. The plan is to present a few slides from each show to offer constructive comments for each student. We've also begun Latin Unit 8!
English: This week in English class students began to work on their argument essays. The students were working diligently on brainstorming their evidence and fine-tuning their thesis statements. January independent reading projects were due this week, and the project for February will be introduced next week. Students will continue to outline and plan their essays next week, and towards the end of the week the students will begin to write their essays.
English: This week in English class students began to work on their argument essays. The students were working diligently on brainstorming their evidence and fine-tuning their thesis statements. January independent reading projects were due this week, and the project for February will be introduced next week. Students will continue to outline and plan their essays next week, and towards the end of the week the students will begin to write their essays.
Math: The end of the month is fast approaching! January's Go Figure is due Wednesday, January 31st. Make sure to explain and show your work to get the maximum amount of points. This week we will continue to work on two-step equations, be ready there will be a test on solving equations next week!
