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September 10, 2012

Monday, September 10, 2012

Grammar—Simple sentence quiz tomorrow! Be prepared! If you review your notes, you should be good-to-go!

Math—We absolutely must finish the cup stacking project tomorrow so we don't get too far behind with the rest of the “Thinking with Math Models” book. I will demonstrate for you how I went about solving the problem.

Language Arts—Your assignment for tomorrow is to revise your paragraph about how you would change your room. Anyone getting less than 4 points the second time around will be asked to come in for a study session so that I can teach you specifically what you are having a hard time with.

Social Studies—September 11 interview due TOMORROW! Be ready please. The 5 Themes project is now due Friday, September 21. We figured you would need more time to complete this project since we are viewing the September 11 video. Please make sure you log in to the Social Studies class on Edmodo so that you can practice the geography of the Eastern hemisphere. Only 9 of you had signed up by about noon today.

Just a note—I get to school at 6:50 a.m. every morning, and I often stay past 4. If you need extra help on something, need something explained in a different way, or just need a quiet place to work (or access to technology), please feel free to join me. We do have staff meetings once a month, so on those days I'm not available in the morning—including this coming Friday, and I will have Student Council meetings in my room twice a month, starting next Tuesday. You are still welcome to come on Student Council days, but you will not have my attention, and it may not be very quiet.

Oh, and a reminder... Please get those permission slips in ASAP! As always, email or message me on Edmodo with concerns.

September 8, 2012

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Pardon my lateness in writing a post for Friday! I left early to take one of my son's to a doctor's appointment and I never got the chance to take care of it last night.

Math students, no new homework for you. However, we will be finishing up the cup stacking activity on Monday, and you will be journaling about the cup stacking project after we are done. I really want to you to think about the linear equations that you discussed last year. (Does "y=mx+b" ring a bell??? Think about it.)

Language Arts and Grammar—no new homework for you either :)

Social Studies: Just a reminder that your 9/11 interview should be completed and ready to be shared by 9/11 (Tuesday).  Also, you were assigned the 5 Themes of Geography project yesterday, and I have uploaded the necessary files to Edmodo to help you stay focused. You need to be ready to present by this next Friday, September 14. Use your time wisely and work efficiently!

September 6, 2012

Thursday, September 6, 2012

 
Grammar:
Today's grammar focus was on verbs, including helping verbs. We constructed our own simple sentences and identified the subject and verb of each.

Math:
Today in math, we continued our study of linear relationships. Groups finished their Investigation 1.1, and plotted their information on a class graph. We discussed the factors that might have changed the data that different groups ended up with.

For tomorrow, the assignment is to write a math journal response: (Feel free to email me for the code if you forgot to write it down.) Describe the process that your group went about Investigation 1.1. What were the roles people played in the process? What was your role? What problems did your group encounter, or what surprises were there? If you had to do this experiment over, what would you change and why?

Language Arts:
We started out the day with an online survey that focused on how writers make their writing powerful. Then we reviewed the “Six Traits” of writing via a group project.

Social Studies:
In Social Studies, we reviewed the five themes of geography as a large group.
Reminder: You need to interview an adult about their 9/11 experience and be prepared to share it with a small group on 9/11.