Team Update:
No School Monday, February 19th!
Class Updates:
Social Studies: Students worked incredibly hard this week! This was the final week in which we spend time on Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Students started their final performance task on Thursday and will wrap it up Tuesday when they come back. This performance task will demonstrate their mastery of the lasting legacies of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
Science: This week we looked more closely at predator and prey interactions. We started to investigate competition. Click HERE to see more about what we are doing in class. Next week we will continue looking at different interactions. On Tuesday, we will have a Guidance Presentation during science class.
Literacy: What a week! We were fortunate to have the chrome books in Literacy class this week to begin the work on their Historical Fiction projects! I collaborated with Ms. Scotti to have the kids select historical fiction books for the February IRP for English, so that I could have the kids research an actual historical event that took place during the same time period! They're all working very hard, and should try to complete their reading this long weekend! We'll be in the Library on Tuesday, and if we're very, very efficient, schedule the Latin 9 test for Friday. Happy long weekend!
English: We continued working on the persuasive essays this week. The students are working hard and are really challenging themselves to become better writers! It has been slow going on this essay, but we should finish up very soon. Next week we will be taking a break from the essay and doing some work with word choice, peer editing, and conclusions. Don't forget that February Independent Reading Projects are due on Friday, February 23rd!
English: We continued working on the persuasive essays this week. The students are working hard and are really challenging themselves to become better writers! It has been slow going on this essay, but we should finish up very soon. Next week we will be taking a break from the essay and doing some work with word choice, peer editing, and conclusions. Don't forget that February Independent Reading Projects are due on Friday, February 23rd!
Math: Last Wednesday we quizzed on inequalities to finish up our equations unit. The students did very well overall. We then started our geometry unit by learning about circles. We talked about circumference, radius and diameter at the end of last week. This week we are going to learn about area of circles. The Go Figure is on Friday, February 23rd! Time management is key, don't wait until the last minute. It's exciting to see that many students have already turned in their projects. I have started to stamp kids agenda's daily to ensure they have written down the homework. We do have homework most days and they can always be working on their long term projects.
