Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Important Reminders

None

Language Arts

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #2 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides) 

- finish your life map (see Jack Gantos' as an example)

DUE next Mon. 10/6:

- Newsela article: Towering dust storm in Phoenix (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1010L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #4: Identifying Parts of Speech II

Social Studies

-Otzi corroboration write-up.  Due Wed. 10/1

-Fossil forensics due Thurs. 10/2

(if you ever lose an assignment, you can go to google classroom and print out another copy)

Math

-Homework #14 - CC1: 2.2.1 #2-24 thru 28

-Review Sheet #3

-Assessment #3 on Fri. 10/3

*How To read math homework problems assigned from the textbook:

# before "dash(-)" means the chapter, and #s after "dash(-)" mean problem numbers;   so #8-8 means chapter 8, problem 8

**Copies of math homework worksheets are posted in Math files.

Science

DUE next Mon. 10/6:

- EdPuzzle Movement of Molecules assignment

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!  

Monday, September 29, 2025

Important Reminders

None

Language Arts

- finish your life map (see Jack Gantos' as an example)

DUE next Mon. 10/6:

- Newsela article: Towering dust storm in Phoenix (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1010L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #4: Identifying Parts of Speech II

Social Studies

-Otzi corroboration write-up.  Due Wed. 10/1

-Fossil forensics due Thurs. 10/2

(if you ever lose an assignment, you can go to google classroom and print out another copy)

Math

-Homework #13: Statistical Questions worksheet (math files)

-Review Sheet #3

-Assessment #3 on Fri. 10/3

*How To read math homework problems assigned from the textbook:

# before "dash(-)" means the chapter, and #s after "dash(-)" mean problem numbers;   so #8-8 means chapter 8, problem 8

**Copies of math homework worksheets are posted in Math files.

Science

DUE next Mon. 10/6:

- EdPuzzle Movement of Molecules assignment

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!  

Friday, September 26, 2025

 Important Reminders

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 9/29:

- Newsela article: Total lunar eclipse creates blood moon (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 890L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #3: Components of a Sentence I

- How to Transform an Everyday Ordinary Hoop Court and The Difficult Path Reading Quiz this Fri. 9/23!!!

Social Studies

No homework 

(if you ever lose an assignment, you can go to google classroom and print out another copy)

Math

-Review Sheet #3 due Tues. 9/30

-Assessment #3 on Fri. 10/3

*How To read math homework problems assigned from the textbook:

# before "dash(-)" means the chapter, and #s after "dash(-)" mean problem numbers;   so #8-8 means chapter 8, problem 8

**Copies of math homework worksheets are posted in Math files.

Science

- finish Cycles of the Earth, Sun, and Moon handout and check your answers

- finish the Try Now and What Do You Think? sections of the Earth, Sun and Moon System guided notes (pg. 45-46 of your Science binder)

- BrainPOP Eclipses Investigation due TOMORROW

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!  

Thursday, September 25, 2025

  Important Reminders

- Minimum Day this Fri. 9/26

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 9/29:

- Newsela article: Total lunar eclipse creates blood moon (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 890L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #3: Components of a Sentence I

- How to Transform an Everyday Ordinary Hoop Court and The Difficult Path Reading Quiz this Fri. 9/23!!!

Social Studies

-Read Lesson 2 in HA texbook and complete Lesson 2 reading notes

(if you ever lose an assignment, you can go to google classroom and print out another copy)

Math

-Homework #12: CC1: 8.1.4 #8-50 (a-e), 56; AND 8.1.5 #8-66 (a-c), 67, and 68.

*How To read math homework problems assigned from the textbook:

# before "dash(-)" means the chapter, and #s after "dash(-)" mean problem numbers;   so #8-8 means chapter 8, problem 8

**Copies of math homework worksheets are posted in Math files.

Science

- finish Cycles of the Earth, Sun, and Moon handout and check your answers

- finish the Try Now and What Do You Think? sections of the Earth, Sun and Moon System guided notes (pg. 45-46 of your Science binder)

- BrainPOP Eclipses Investigation due TOMORROW

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!  

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

  Important Reminders

- Minimum Day this Fri. 9/26

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 9/29:

- Newsela article: Total lunar eclipse creates blood moon (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 890L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #3: Components of a Sentence I

- How to Transform an Everyday Ordinary Hoop Court and The Difficult Path Reading Quiz this Fri. 9/23!!!

Social Studies

Read Lesson 2 in HA texbook and complete Lesson 2 reading notes

(if you ever lose an assignment, you can go to google classroom and print out another copy)

Math

Homework #11: Mean of Absolute deviation workhsheet.

*How To read math homework problems assigned from the textbook:

# before "dash(-)" means the chapter, and #s after "dash(-)" mean problem numbers;   so #8-8 means chapter 8, problem 8

**Copies of math homework worksheets are posted in Math files.

Science

- finish Cycles of the Earth, Sun, and Moon handout and check your answers

- finish the Try Now and What Do You Think? sections of the Earth, Sun and Moon System guided notes (pg. 45-46 of your Science binder)

- BrainPOP Eclipses Investigation due TOMORROW

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!  

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

 Important Reminders

- Minimum Day this Fri. 9/26

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 9/29:

- Newsela article: Total lunar eclipse creates blood moon (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 890L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #3: Components of a Sentence I

- NoRedInk Quiz #1 TOMORROW!!!

Covers the following topics:

Forming Regular Plurals with "-s"

Recognizing Plurals and Possessives

Forming Singular Possessives 1

Is the Possession Shared or Unshared?

Correcting Errors with Shared and Unshared Possessions

Identifying Pronouns

Social Studies

Read Lesson 2 in HA texbook and complete Lesson 2 reading notes

(if you ever lose an assignment, you can go to google classroom and print out another copy)

Math

Homework #10: Box plot analysis worksheet

*How To read math homework problems assigned from the textbook:

# before "dash(-)" means the chapter, and #s after "dash(-)" mean problem numbers;   so #8-8 means chapter 8, problem 8

**Copies of math homework worksheets are posted in Math files.

Science

- finish the Try Now and What Do You Think? sections of the Earth, Sun and Moon System guided notes (pg. 45-46 of your Science binder)

- BrainPOP Eclipses Investigation due this Thurs. 9/25

- complete all of the Eclipses handouts and check your answers

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!  

Thursday, September 18, 2025

  Important Reminders

- No School on Monday, 9/22 (Staff Learning Day)

Language Arts

DUE next Tues. 9/23:

- finish your Narrative Session #1 writing (posted in Google Classroom)

- Newsela article: Uranus has hidden new moon (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 890L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are required.

- NoRedInk Assignment #2: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Social Studies

1. Early Hominid Vocabulary.  Due Fri 9/19
2. Key Characteristics of five hominid Chart.  Due Fri 9/19

(if you ever lose an assignment, you can go to google classroom and print out another copy)

Math

1. HW #9 Box plot practice.  Title hw #9 in journal and attach the wksht into journal when done.
2. Facing Math - Lesson 15.  Due Tues 9/23. (extra copy posted in math files) 
3. Assessment #2 on Fri. 9/19

*How To read math homework problems assigned from the textbook:

# before "dash(-)" means the chapter, and #s after "dash(-)" mean problem numbers;   so #8-8 means chapter 8, problem 8

**Copies of math homework worksheets are posted in Math files.

Science

- BrainPOP Earth's Seasons Investigation due next Tues. 9/23

- BrainPOP Eclipses Investigation due next Thurs. 9/25

- complete all of the Eclipses handouts and check your answers

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!