The end of quarter 1 is looming! We wanted to ensure all students and families are informed regarding the end of the quarter deadline this Friday, October 25th. It is time to get all the coursework in, show project conferencing scheduled, and ensure that all questions are answered before Friday's deadline.
ELA:
Students are working on their Show Folders. There are two assignments that must be completed by the end of the day on Friday, October 25th.
- One – Pager Project
- Students will choose one of the 9/11 memorials to research and complete a creative project. There are examples in Schoology as well as a directions page that includes a list of things to include and a rubric.
- 4 Paragraph Informative Essay
- Students are allowed to choose a topic that interests them. They are asked to use the Heritage Library Databases to find two credible resources and complete a synthesis notes page. Once this is completed, they write their rough drafts of paragraphs on the graphic organizer provided in class. The final draft should be typed in the Schoology assignment.
We will be beginning unit 2 next Monday, October 28th. This unit will include a claim, evidence, reasoning paragraph writing, and participating in a book circle. Students will be a part of a book tasting on Wednesday, to choose their top three book choices from the list below:
- Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz
- Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
- El Deafo by Cece Bell
- Ghost by Jason Reynolds
- Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- Restart by Gordon Korman
- Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
- The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Math:
Learners are taking their NDA+ Math Assessment in class on Wednesday. They NEED to have a charged iPad and should bring along headphones that can connect to their iPads to have questions read aloud to them as needed. Any learners not here on Wednesday should expect to take it on the day they return.
We are continuing with lessons in Chapter 2, exploring proportional relationships through the lens of scale drawings. There will be a quiz on this third section on Friday, October 25th Learners should review the highlighted problems in their Mathematicians Notebook to prepare for the quiz. Looking ahead, the Chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, October 31st.
The calendar of assignments and activities for the next week include:
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
10/21
Lesson 2.3.3
HW: 2-92 through 2-97 (pages 184-185) | 10/22
Lesson 2.3.4
HW: 2-99 through 2-103 (pages 188-189) | 10/23
NDA+ MATH TEST
HW: Review for quiz on Friday
| 10/24
Lesson 2.3.5
HW: 2-110 through 2-115 (pages 193-194)
| 10/25
Section 3 Quiz
NO HOMEWORK!
|
Science:
Learners are finishing up their "Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration" show projects and conferencing to close out the unit that is due Friday, October 25th. The only additional task that was added was doing a short write-up for their Photosynthesis Lab to showcase their understanding of how changes in the process may impact the rate of photosynthesis and the health of the plant(s). This is an assignment introduced today that pulls from the data they collected over the past 2-3 weeks. This task should only take 10-15 minutes, have 1-3 sentences per space, and is due to be turned in by Friday, October 25th. (No conferencing necessary!)
The next unit kicking off on Monday (October 28th) will be Cell Division – I.e. mitosis and meiosis.
Social Studies:
Students are wrapping up the second lesson of our second unit, focusing on the causes of the revolution. Currently, we are learning more about the Stamp, Quartering, and Townshend Acts. Later this week, learners will research more about how colonists rebelled, specifically, The Boston Tea Party and The Boston Massacre. Once all research is finished, they will complete a show project that tasks them with creating a "podcast" discussing these events through the eyes of a colonist.
Key Note: All Social Studies Assignments are due Friday, October 25th!
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