Sunday, June 3, 2018

Team Update: Week of June 4th


Class Updates:


Social Studies: Things are moving quickly in Social Studies! It seems like we just started our unit on the Renaissance but we only have a few days left. Students completed their assessments on the early part of the Renaissance on Friday. If your child was unable to take the test on Friday, then I am offering times after school next week to make it up. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Science:  This week we figured out that there is a lot of variation in organisms.  We are looking at the peppered moth history to figure out if variation between individuals matters.  Our online assessment will be on Monday.  Look for pictures of the genetics babies on my science blog!   Click HERE to see more about what we are doing in class.

Literacy: Lots of kids missed the test on The Omnivore's Dilemma on Friday, because of Trills and Thrills.  Like Mr. Santorsa, plenty of time after school is available for students to make it up.  Many students also need to make up Latin root tests as the final exam will be scheduled in the next couple of weeks.  We'll finish up with The Omnivore's Dilemma in the next week or so.  

English: This week students continued reading Freak the Mighty and analyzing the development of the characters. Students took their first test on this novel on Thursday, and on Friday students were introduced to the Hero's Journey plot structure. Next week the students will work on a project in class based on the Hero's Journey and continue with Freak the Mighty.

Math: W