Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Important Announcements:
- Remember to bring headphones/earbuds to school starting TOMORROW — CAASPP Testing for Language Arts starts this Wednesday!!!
- Janelle Rose is taking over Mrs. Oliveira's class. She can be contacted at rose_janelle@cusdk8.org.
- Make-up NWEA tests HAVE BEEN CHANGED to Thursday 3/17 during school (NOT after school on Tuesday 2/22)
- Room 11 could use some donations of tissues and pencils AND Glue Sticks. If you'd like to donate some to the class, that would be great.

Language Arts 
 - Newsela article due Mon. 3/21: To save Earth's food supply, we need to first save pollinators, report says

Social Studies
- Election Issues Project due next Wed. 3/23 — be ready to fill out the project this Wednesday 3/16 explaining what you've learned about the topic
- preview the Legendary Chinese Emperors Film Adaptation Project, focusing on learning how to use the Green Screen app

Math
- CC2: 7.2.2 #112-116
- Unit 6 Test Friday 3/18

Science
- Read 9.3 Answer #1-8 (DUE FRIDAY - THIS IS A CHANGE FROM WHAT WAS ANNOUNCED)
- Science World - "Quake Proof Bridge" questions due Friday 3/18
- Science World - Cartoon Summary due Thurs 3/24 (CHANGED DATE!!)

- Earthquake Final Draft due Wednesday 3/23 (must be printed, brought to class and turned in)
- Earthquake Packet due Wednesday 3/23 - papers must be completed and stapled together in this
   order:
  - Research Handout : Earthquakes in the Bay Area
  - Research Handout : Locations and Names of Faults and Tectonic Plates
  - Research Handout : Soil Types and Tsunami Effects
  - Research Handout : Building Structures
  - Outline with Peer Edit sheet and comments
  - Rough Draft with Peer Edit sheet and comments

Exploratory (Rose)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework