Friday, April 29, 2016

Friday, April 28, 2016

- if you would like to volunteer at the Earth Day event this Saturday and help out with the UN booth, please let Ms. Sun know ASAP (make sure you have parent permission first!)
- Human Growth and Development will be taught starting May 20. An opt-out form has been sent home with child. If you do NOT want your child to participate — please sign it and return it to Mrs. Rose. Please feel to contact me if you have an questions or you want to confirm that I received the form.
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)

Language Arts 
- start exploring topics for your next PBL experience: We've Got Issues
- take the 6th grade teen issues survey 
Newsela article due Mon. 5/2Star Stephen Curry's 3-pointers - A swish come true for kids in Africa

Social Studies
read History Alive Chapter 27 and complete the Interactive Student Notebook pages either in your hard copy or in Notability — skip all Preview and Processing pages (Chapter 27 due next Wed5/4)

- Chapter 27 Quiz next Wed. 5/4!!!
Math
- CC2 9.2.1 #55 to 60

Science
- Prey/Predator graph and paragraph due Tuesday 5/3
- Plantanimal due Friday 5/6 (There will be time in class on Monday - graded on effort and completeness)

Exploratory (Rose)
- Fate card tasks from this week are due Monday

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Thursday. April 28, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- if you would like to volunteer at the Earth Day event this Saturday and help out with the UN booth, please let Ms. Sun know ASAP (make sure you have parent permission first!)
- Human Growth and Development will be taught near the end of May. An opt-out form has been sent home with child. If you do NOT want your child to participate — please sign it and return it to Mrs. Rose. Please feel to contact us if you have an questions or you want to confirm that we received the form.
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)

Language Arts 
- start exploring topics for your next PBL experience: We've Got Issues
- take the 6th grade teen issues survey 
Newsela article due Mon. 5/2Star Stephen Curry's 3-pointers - A swish come true for kids in Africa

Social Studies
read History Alive Chapter 26 & Chapter 27 and complete the Interactive Student Notebook pages either in your hard copy or in Notability — skip all Preview and Processing pages (Chapter 26 due this Fri. 4.29 and Chapter 27 due next Wed5/4)

- Chapter 26 Quiz this Fri. 4/29!!! 
- Chapter 27 Quiz next Wed. 5/4!!!

Math
CC2 9.1.3 #45 to 50

Science
- Prey/Predator Graph due Friday
- Plantanimal due Friday 5/6/16

Exploratory (Rose)
No Homework

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- if you would like to volunteer at the Earth Day event this Saturday and help out with the UN booth, please let Ms. Sun know ASAP (make sure you have parent permission first!)
- Human Growth and Development will be taught near the end of May. An opt-out form has been sent home with child. If you do NOT want your child to participate — please sign it and return it to Mrs. Rose. Please feel to contact us if you have an questions or you want to confirm that we received the form.
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)

Language Arts 
- start exploring topics for your next PBL experience: We've Got Issues
- take the 6th grade teen issues survey 
Newsela article due Mon. 5/2Star Stephen Curry's 3-pointers - A swish come true for kids in Africa

Social Studies
read History Alive Chapter 26 & Chapter 27 and complete the Interactive Student Notebook pages either in your hard copy or in Notability — skip all Preview and Processing pages (Chapter 26 due this Fri. 4.29 and Chapter 27 due next Wed. 5/4)

- Chapter 26 Quiz this Fri. 4/29!!! 
- Chapter 27 Quiz next Wed. 5/4!!!

Math
- Make as many nets as possible for a cube. 1/2 point for each net, up to 10. Must be drawn on graph paper and turned in Thursday.
Science
- Prey/Predator Graph due Friday

Exploratory (Rose)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- Human Growth and Development will be taught near the end of May. An opt-out form has been sent home with child. If you do NOT want your child to participate — please sign it and return it to Mrs. Rose. Please feel to contact us if you have an questions or you want to confirm that we received the form.
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)

Language Arts 
- start exploring topics for your next PBL experience: We've Got Issues
- take the 6th grade teen issues survey 
Newsela article due Mon. 5/2Star Stephen Curry's 3-pointers - A swish come true for kids in Africa

Social Studies
read History Alive Chapter 25 & 26 and complete the Chapter 25 & Chapter 26 Interactive Student Notebook pages either in your hard copy or in Notability (Chapter 25 due this Wed. 4/27 and Chapter 26 due this Fri. 4/29)

- Chapter 25 Quiz this Wed. 4/27!!!
- Chapter 26 Quiz this Fri. 4/29!!! 

Math
CC2 9.1.2 #31, 32, 34, 38, 40, 41

- Quick Quiz Wed 4/27 on ANGLES (complementary, supplementary, adjacent, vertical), TRIANGLES (how many angles and/or sides do you need to make a unique one) and CIRCLES (circumference, area)

Science
No Homework

Exploratory (Rose)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Monday, April 25, 2016

Monday, April 25, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- Human Growth and Development will be taught near the end of May. An opt-out form has been sent home with child. If you do NOT want your child to participate — please sign it and return it to Mrs. Rose. Please feel to contact us if you have an questions or you want to confirm that we received the form.
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)

Language Arts 
- start exploring topics for your next PBL experience: We've Got Issues
- take the 6th grade teen issues survey 
Newsela article due Mon. 5/2: Star Stephen Curry's 3-pointers - A swish come true for kids in Africa

Social Studies
- read History Alive Chapter 25 & 26 and complete the Chapter 25 & Chapter 26 Interactive Student Notebook pages either in your hard copy or in Notability (Chapter 25 due this Wed. 4/27 and Chapter 26 due this Fri. 4/29)

- Chapter 25 Quiz this Wed. 4/27!!!
- Chapter 26 Quiz this Fri. 4/29!!! 

Math
CC2 9.1.1 #10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21
- Geometry Star completed with angles measured and star neatly colored (no thick markers or crayons) Due Tu 4/26

- Quick Quiz Wed 4/27 on ANGLES (complementary, supplementary, adjacent, vertical), TRIANGLES (how many angles and/or sides do you need to make a unique one) and CIRCLES (circumference, area)

Science
No Homework

Exploratory (Rose)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Friday, April 22, 2016

Friday, April 22, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- Human Growth and Development will be taught near the end of May. An opt-out form has been sent home with child. If you do NOT want your child to participate — please sign it and return it to Mrs. Rose. Please feel to contact us if you have an questions or you want to confirm that we received the form.
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)
- NOT TOO LATE - You have until MONDAY to Bring School Supplies for the School Supply Drive - Please bring new (not opened) school supplies to donate to students who cannot afford them.  Backpacks also accepted (with tags attached). Top 3 first period classes win a prize.

Language Arts 
Newsela article due Mon. 4/25Sampling at 19 Detroit schools finds high lead, copper levels in water (make sure you make the annotations that are required by the article, answer the questions that are asked, and also take the quiz at the end)

Social Studies
- read History Alive Chapter 25 & 26 and complete the Chapter 25 & Chapter 26 Interactive Student Notebook pages either in your hard copy or in Notability 
fill out the My Democracy Project project proposal by TODAY

- Chapter 25 Quiz next Wed. 4/27!!!
- Chapter 26 Quiz next Fri. 4/29!!! 

Math
- CC2 8.3.4 #104 to 109
- Geometry Star completed with angles measured and star neatly colored (no thick markers or crayons) Due Tu 4/26

Science
- Grasshopper lab

Exploratory (Rose)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- Human Growth and Development will be taught near the end of May. An opt-out form has been sent home with child. If you do NOT want your child to participate — please sign it and return it to Mrs. Rose. Please feel to contact us if you have an questions or you want to confirm that we received the form.
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)
- School Supply Drive - Please bring new (not opened) school supplies to donate to students who cannot afford them - Drive goes 4/4 - 4/22. Top 3 first period classes win a prize.

Language Arts 
Newsela article due Mon. 4/25Sampling at 19 Detroit schools finds high lead, copper levels in water (make sure you make the annotations that are required by the article, answer the questions that are asked, and also take the quiz at the end)

Social Studies
- the following assignments will be checked for completion some time this week: (all of these can be found through the Village F website Ancient Greece page)
  • Ancient Greece Geography Challenge
  • Crete and Mycenae: Roots of Greek Civilization graphic organizer
  • Greek Values Illustrated Through The Odyssey graphic organizer
  • Creating Human Statues to Honor Significant Figures in Ancient Greece graphic organizer
  • Discovering References to Greek Mythology in Popular Expressions graphic organizer  
fill out the My Democracy Project project proposal by this Friday

Math
- CC2 8.3.4 #98 to 103
- Geometry Star completed with angles measured and star neatly colored (no thick markers or crayons) Due Tu 4/26

Science
- Food Chain (color coded)

Exploratory (Rose)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- Human Growth and Development will be taught near the end of May. An opt-out form has been sent home with child. If you do NOT want your child to participate — please sign it and return it to Mrs. Rose. Please feel to contact us if you have an questions or you want to confirm that we received the form.
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)
- School Supply Drive - Please bring new (not opened) school supplies to donate to students who cannot afford them - Drive goes 4/4 - 4/22. Top 3 first period classes win a prize.

Language Arts 
Newsela article due Mon. 4/25Sampling at 19 Detroit schools finds high lead, copper levels in water (make sure you make the annotations that are required by the article, answer the questions that are asked, and also take the quiz at the end)

Social Studies
- the following assignments will be checked for completion some time this week: (all of these can be found through the Village F website Ancient Greece page)
  • Ancient Greece Geography Challenge
  • Crete and Mycenae: Roots of Greek Civilization graphic organizer
  • Greek Values Illustrated Through The Odyssey graphic organizer
  • Creating Human Statues to Honor Significant Figures in Ancient Greece graphic organizer
  • Discovering References to Greek Mythology in Popular Expressions graphic organizer  
fill out the My Democracy Project project proposal by this Friday

Math
- CC2 8.3.3 #85 to 90 (Due Th. 4/21)
- Geometry Star completed with angles measured and star neatly colored (no thick markers or crayons) Due Tu 4/26

Science
- VOLCANO TEST on Wed. April 20 (Use Vocab packet and Chapter 10 to study for test)
- Coke and Mentos Lab due Thur. April 21 (Colored and complete in sentences)

Exploratory (Rose)
No Homework
Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- Human Growth and Development will be taught near the end of May. An opt-out form has been sent home with child. If you do NOT want your child to participate — please sign it and return it to Mrs. Rose. Please feel to contact us if you have an questions or you want to confirm that we received the form.
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)
- School Supply Drive - Please bring new (not opened) school supplies to donate to students who cannot afford them - Drive goes 4/4 - 4/22. Top 3 first period classes win a prize.

Language Arts 
Newsela article due Mon. 4/25Sampling at 19 Detroit schools finds high lead, copper levels in water (make sure you make the annotations that are required by the article, answer the questions that are asked, and also take the quiz at the end)

Social Studies
- the following assignments will be checked for completion some time this week: (all of these can be found through the Village F website Ancient Greece page)
  • Ancient Greece Geography Challenge
  • Crete and Mycenae: Roots of Greek Civilization graphic organizer
  • Greek Values Illustrated Through The Odyssey graphic organizer
  • Creating Human Statues to Honor Significant Figures in Ancient Greece graphic organizer
  • Discovering References to Greek Mythology in Popular Expressions graphic organizer  
fill out the My Democracy Project project proposal by this Friday

Math
- CC2 8.3.3 #85 to 90 (Due Th. 4/21)

Science
- VOLCANO TEST on Wed. April 20 (Use Vocab packet and Chapter 10 to study for test)
- Coke and Mentos Lab due Thur. April 21 (Colored and complete in sentences)

Exploratory (Rose)
- List of agency secrets and appeals to human desires that you used in your magazine ad and billboard AND how they were used in your ad (do this on the back). Due Tue 4/19
-  Finish Admongo, Don't Buy IT! and the billboard and magazine ad final drafts ASAP!

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Monday, April 18, 2016

Monday, April 18, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- Human Growth and Development will be taught near the end of May. An opt-out form has been sent home with child. If you do NOT want your child to participate please sign it and return it to Mrs. Rose. Please feel to contact us if you have an questions or you want to confirm that we received the form.
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)
- School Supply Drive - Please bring new (not opened) school supplies to donate to students who cannot afford them - Drive goes 4/4 - 4/22. Top 3 first period classes win a prize.

Language Arts 
Newsela article due Mon. 4/25: Sampling at 19 Detroit schools finds high lead, copper levels in water (make sure you make the annotations that are required by the article, answer the questions that are asked, and also take the quiz at the end)

Social Studies
- the following assignments will be checked for completion some time this week: (all of these can be found through the Village F website Ancient Greece page)
  • Ancient Greece Geography Challenge
  • Crete and Mycenae: Roots of Greek Civilization graphic organizer
  • Greek Values Illustrated Through The Odyssey graphic organizer
  • Creating Human Statues to Honor Significant Figures in Ancient Greece graphic organizer
  • Discovering References to Greek Mythology in Popular Expressions graphic organizer  
- fill out the My Democracy Project project proposal by this Friday

Math
- CC2 8.3.2 #74 to 79

Science
- VOLCANO TEST on Wed. April 20 (Use Vocab packet and Chapter 10 to study for test)

Exploratory (Rose)
- List of agency secrets and appeals to human desires that you used in your magazine ad and billboard AND how they were used in your ad (do this on the back). Due Tue 4/19
-  Finish Admongo, Don't Buy IT! and the billboard and magazine ad final drafts ASAP!

Exploratory (Sun)
- list of agency secrets and appeals to human desires that you used in your magazine ad and billboard AND how they were used in your ad (do this on the back of your ads) — due TOMORROW

Friday, April 8, 2016

Friday, April 8, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)
- School Supply Drive - Please bring new (not opened) school supplies to donate to students who cannot afford them - Drive goes 4/4 - 4/22. Top 3 first period classes win a prize.

Language Arts 
Newsela article due Mon. 4/18Team USA women's soccer players are world champs; they want equal pay (make sure you make the annotations that are required by the article, answer the questions that are asked, and also take the quiz at the end)

Social Studies
- optional Greek challenge name tag is due on Mon. 4/18!!! (it must be worn everyday)
- bring your chiton (bedsheet) and some safety pins in a bag on Mon. 4/18 — you will receive 50 hellaspoints for being ready with your materials
- the following assignments will be checked for completion after Spring Break: (all of these can be found through the Village F website Ancient Greece page)
  • Ancient Greece Geography Challenge
  • Crete and Mycenae: Roots of Greek Civilization graphic organizer
  • Greek Values Illustrated Through The Odyssey graphic organizer
  • Creating Human Statues to Honor Significant Figures in Ancient Greece graphic organizer
  • Discovering References to Greek Mythology in Popular Expressions graphic organizer  
explore human rights topics for My Democracy Project and make a decision on your topic, then do more in-depth research on your topic (make sure your parents approve your topic)

Math
- Have a great vacation!

Science
- VOLCANO TEST on Wed. April 20 (Use Vocab packet and Chapter 10 to study for test)

Exploratory (Rose)
- Finish Admongo, Don't Buy IT! and the billboard and magazine ad final drafts ASAP!

Exploratory (Sun)
- billboard and magazine ad final drafts are due Wed. 4/6

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Important Announcements: 
- Reminder : to contact Mrs. Rose use rose_janelle@cusdk8.org (not Mrs. Oliveira's email or synergy)
- School Supply Drive - Please bring new (not opened) school supplies to donate to students who cannot afford them - Drive goes 4/4 - 4/22. Top 3 first period classes win a prize.

Language Arts 
Newsela article due Mon. 4/18Team USA women's soccer players are world champs; they want equal pay (make sure you make the annotations that are required by the article, answer the questions that are asked, and also take the quiz at the end)

Social Studies
explore human rights topics for My Democracy Project and make a decision on your topic, then do more in-depth research on your topic (make sure your parents approve your topic)

Math
- CC2 8.3.1 #60 to 65
- Late Pi Day - Friday, April 8. Memorizing Digits of Pi Contest and other fun activities!

Science
- Chapter 10 Assessment Vocab and Concepts Only due Friday 4/8
- VOLCANO TEST on Wed. April 20 (Use Vocab packet and Chapter 10 to study for test)

Exploratory (Rose)
- billboard and magazine ad final drafts are due Fri. 4/8 (CHANGE Due to Special Lesson on Wed.)

Exploratory (Sun)
- billboard and magazine ad final drafts are due Wed. 4/6