Monday, November 30, 2015

Reminders
- get Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum fieldtrip permission slips signed

Language Arts  
- NoRedInk Assignment #10: Identifying Parts of Speech III due Mon. 12/7
- Newsela article due Mon. 12/7: 'The Great Thanksgiving Listen' challenges teens to collect stories

Social Studies
- My Tour of Ancient Egypt project due by the end of class this Wed. 12/2 (re-read the directions so you are familiar with the project requirements)
- tonight, decide with your partner who is going to write the scripts for which topics — this will save you a lot of time in class so you can start recording as soon as you have access to the iPads tomorrow

Tellagami videos (this is what you will SPEAK into the recording for each video)

• Cairo
• Giza
• Saqqara
• el-Amarna
• Deir el-Bahri
• Karnak
• Abu Simbel

Book Creator spreads (this is a separate WRITTEN diary entry for each aspect of daily life)

• Adorning the Body
• Burial Practices
• Crafts and Trade
• Domestic Life
• Food and Drink
• Housing
• Medicine
• Music and Dance
• Religious Beliefs
• Social Classes
• Warfare
• Writing and Education

Math
Corrections
Course 2
5.2.2 5-38 through 5-42

Science
Read 4.2
Questions p 85 complete sentence unless it asks for a one word answer

Exploratory (Oliveira)
None

Exploratory (Sun)
None

Friday, November 20, 2015

Reminders
- Have a wonderful break! Happy Thanksgiving!
- Donate used books to library
- get Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum fieldtrip permission slips signed

Language Arts  
- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs due Mon. 11/30- Newsela article due Mon. 11/30: Paris is stunned after wave of terror attacks across the city

Social Studies
No Homework

Math
Corrections
Course 2
5.2.1 5-28, 5-29, 5-30 and 5-33

Science
Convection Lab Complete and AMAZING Conclusion - we will go over them on Monday
Read Chapter 4.1 in class
Mitten Experiment in class

Exploratory (Oliveira)
None

Exploratory (Sun)
None

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Reminders
- Donate used books to library
- get Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum fieldtrip permission slips signed

Language Arts  
- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs due Mon. 11/30- Newsela article due Mon. 11/30: Paris is stunned after wave of terror attacks across the city

Social Studies
No Homework

Math
Course 2
5.1.1 Read Methods and Meanings 5-9, 5-10, and 5-13
5.1.2 Read Methods and Meanings 5-18, 5-19 and 5-22

Science
Molecule story and picture due Friday
Convection Lab Complete and AMAZING Conclusion

Exploratory (Oliveira)
SSR Book

Exploratory (Sun)
SSR Book

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Reminders
- Donate used books to library
- get Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum fieldtrip permission slips signed

Language Arts  
- YOUR WRITING MUST BE FINALIZED COMPLETELY by the end of class tomorrow --- tonight, continue to revise your writing according to the self-assessment rubric AND look at mentor texts to get ideas on how to improve your writing:
Jim Howe's Story
Lavi's Personal Narrative (great balance of showing AND telling)
Audrey's Personal Narrative (the message is very clear throughout the writing, not just thrown in at the end)
Cale's Personal Narrative
Gracie's Personal Narrative
Austin's Personal Narrative
Shayna's Personal Narrative
 

- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs due Mon. 11/30
- Newsela article due Mon. 11/30: Paris is stunned after wave of terror attacks across the city

Social Studies
No Homework

Math
Corrections:
In your journal explain what you could have done better on your poster to make it more clear.

Science
Molecule story and picture due Friday
Convection Lab Trial 2 questions after trials A and B

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Reminders
- Donate used books to library
- get Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum fieldtrip permission slips signed

Language Arts  
- continue to revise your writing according to the self-assessment rubric AND look at mentor texts to get ideas on how to improve your writing:
Jim Howe's Story
Lavi's Personal Narrative (great balance of showing AND telling)
Audrey's Personal Narrative (the message is very clear throughout the writing, not just thrown in at the end)
Cale's Personal Narrative
Gracie's Personal Narrative
Austin's Personal Narrative
Shayna's Personal Narrative
 

- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs due Mon. 11/30
- Newsela article due Mon. 11/30: Paris is stunned after wave of terror attacks across the city

- NoRedInk Quiz #4 this Wed. 11/18!!!   
Covers the following topics:
ID Dependent and Independent Clause
Finding Dependent Clauses
Dialogue
Pronouns
Prepositional Phrases
That, Which, and Especially
Identifying FANBOYS
Identifying SWABIs
Identifying THAMOS
ID Dependent and Independent Clauses
Finding Dependent Clauses

Social Studies
No Homework

Math
Corrections:
Course 2  4.2.4
4-65 through 4-69

Science
Molecule story and picture due Friday

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Monday, November 16, 2015

Reminders
- Donate used books to library
- get Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum fieldtrip permission slips signed

Language Arts  
- finish your final draft so you could start peer editing tomorrow in class.

- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs due Mon. 11/30
- Newsela article due Mon. 11/30: Paris is stunned after wave of terror attacks across the city

- NoRedInk Quiz #4 this Wed. 11/18!!!   
Covers the following topics:
ID Dependent and Independent Clause
Finding Dependent Clauses
Dialogue
Pronouns
Prepositional Phrases
That, Which, and Especially
Identifying FANBOYS
Identifying SWABIs
Identifying THAMOS
ID Dependent and Independent Clauses
Finding Dependent Clauses

Social Studies
No Homework

Math
Corrections:
Course 2  4.2.4
Read Methods and Meanings
4-60 through 4-64

Science
Annotate Just the Facts Packet
* Story Idea - changing states - solid, liquid and gas

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- get film permission slip signed

Friday, November 13, 2015

Reminders
- Donate used books to library

Language Arts  
- think about the problem in your story and slow down/stretch out the problem so that the tension really builds for your readers
- revise your personal narrative with the Narrative Writing Checklist and ask the following questions as you write:

• What do I need to make my story work?
• Do I need to slow down a moment of tension?
• Do I need to craft a more meaningful ending?
• What is this piece of writing missing?
• Whart part feels weak to me? 

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II due next Mon. 11/16
- Newsela article due next Mon. 11/16: Lumber jobs at odds with rare wolves' survival in Alaska forest

Social Studies
No Homework

Math
Corrections:
Learning Log in Journal
Course 2
4.2.3   Read Methods and Meanings 4-50 through 4-54


Science
Bill Nye Sheet

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- get film permission slip signed

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Reminders
- Donate used books to library

Language Arts  
- think about the problem in your story and slow down/stretch out the problem so that the tension really builds for your readers
- revise your personal narrative with the Narrative Writing Checklist and ask the following questions as you write:

• What do I need to make my story work?
• Do I need to slow down a moment of tension?
• Do I need to craft a more meaningful ending?
• What is this piece of writing missing?
• Whart part feels weak to me? 

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II due next Mon. 11/16
- Newsela article due next Mon. 11/16: Lumber jobs at odds with rare wolves' survival in Alaska forest

Social Studies
No Homework

Math
Corrections:
Learning Log in Journal
Course 2
4.2.2   4-41 through 4-43


Science
Eureka Sheet
videos/ episodes 16-19

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- get film permission slip signed

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Reminders
- Donate used books to library
- No school Wednesday 11/11

Language Arts  
- add/delete scenes to your personal narrative accordingly to enhance the meaning of your story
- go over you personal narrative with the Narrative Writing Checklist and make goals for yourself in the revision process 

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II due next Mon. 11/16
- Newsela article due next Mon. 11/16: Lumber jobs at odds with rare wolves' survival in Alaska forest

Social Studies
No Homework

Math
Corrections
Course 2
4.2.1   4-29 through 4-33
Mind Bender due Thursday

Science
Individual graph, pie chart, and data table due Thursday (separate paper not notebook)
3 states of matter packet

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- get film permission slip signed

Monday, November 9, 2015

Reminders
- Donate used books to library

Language Arts  
- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II due next Mon. 11/16
- Newsela article due next Mon. 11/16: Lumber jobs at odds with rare wolves' survival in Alaska forest

Social Studies
No Homework

Math
Corrections
Course 2
4.1.2 4-14 and 4-15
Mind Bender due Thursday

Science
Individual graph and pie chart due Thursday (separate paper not notebook)

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Reminders
- Scholastic Book Orders deadline extended to TOMORROW (please place your order if you didn't get a chance to do so)
- Turn in your Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF collections unless you are still collecting through November

Language Arts  
- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments due next Mon. 11/9 
- Newsela article due next Mon. 11/9: Harvard's U.S. champion debate team loses to New York inmates

Social Studies
- bring headphones/earbuds to class for the next two school days
- read directions for My Tour of Ancient Egypt project and start watching tutorials for the apps that are involved so you are ready to go with the project on Thursday (it would also help to have read Chapters 8 & 9 in the History Alive book) 

Math
Correction for homework and review
Study for TEST
Quiz Corrections

Science
In Journal explain what makes a good graph and amazing data table

Exploratory (Oliveira)
All projects due Thursday
Silent Reading Friday

Exploratory (Sun)
- Final Journal Entry due next Mon. 11/6

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Reminders
- Scholastic Book Orders due TONIGHT if you haven't submitted it online
- Turn in your Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF collections unless you are still collecting through November

Language Arts  
- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments due next Mon. 11/9 
- Newsela article due next Mon. 11/9: Harvard's U.S. champion debate team loses to New York inmates

Social Studies
- bring headphones/earbuds to class for the next three school days
- read directions for My Tour of Ancient Egypt project and start watching tutorials for the apps that are involved so you are ready to go with the project on Thursday (it would also help to have read Chapters 8 & 9 in the History Alive book) 

Math
Correction for homework and review
Study for TEST
Quiz Corrections

Science
In Journal explain what makes a good graph and amazing data table

Exploratory (Oliveira)
All projects due Thursday
Silent Reading Friday

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework