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!

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.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

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Grammar

No homework for tomorrow!  If you haven't already brought a notebook in which to keep grammar notes, be sure you do that soon.  Tomorrow, we will finish our discussion on simple sentences and begin discussing compound sentences.

Math III

Due tomorrow:  pg. 12, 1 & 2
We will 1.1 in your groups tomorrow.

Language Arts

Due tomorrow: Journal Entry #1 (see below)
If you had complete freedom to change your bedroom, how would you change it? What would you add to it, and what would you get rid of? Use good paragraph structure, proper capitalization, and punctuation.to write this assignment. Aim for 7-8 sentences.

We discussed solid paragraph structure today.  Be sure to remember those guidelines when writing the paragraph.  I prefer you submit this assignment through Edmodo, but if you prefer, you can email it or give me a hard copy. 

Social Studies

Due MONDAY 9/10:  Ask an adult to tell you their story of 9/11, and be ready to share their story.

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