Thursday, September 30, 2021

 Important Reminders

- Web group check-in tomorrow at Brunch

Language Arts

- start looking at the requirements for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 9/27:

- Newsela article: What are climate change feedback loops? (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to MAX even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #5: Identifying Parts of Speech II (Part 2)

Social Studies

No homework 

Math 

Assessment #3 on Friday 10/1

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- cut/paste the 150 mya model onto pg. 173 of your workbook by following the answer here (try to piece it together on your own without looking at the answers first, but make sure the version you're pasting into your workbook is the correct answer)

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Important Reminders

- Scholastic Book Club orders for September/October due TODAY; use class code GTBLV

- Minimum Day TOMORROW

- WEB group check-in this Friday at Brunch

Language Arts

- start looking at the requirements for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 9/27:

- Newsela article: What are climate change feedback loops? (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to MAX even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #5: Identifying Parts of Speech II (Part 2)

Social Studies

No homework 

Math 

Assessment #3 on Friday 10/1

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- complete the Explore 1 Pangaea model by cutting/pasting in the pieces in your workbook on the blank page opposite of pg. 169

- cut/paste the 200 mya model onto pg. 172 of your workbook by following the answer here (try to piece it together on your own without looking at the answers first, but make sure the version you're pasting into your workbook is the correct answer)

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

  Important Reminders

- Scholastic Book Club orders for September/October due TOMORROW; use class code GTBLV

- Minimum Day this Thurs. 9/30

Language Arts

- start looking at the requirements for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 9/27:

- Newsela article: What are climate change feedback loops? (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to MAX even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #5: Identifying Parts of Speech II (Part 2)

- NoRedInk Quiz #2 TOMORROW!!!   
Covers the following topics:

Identifying the Subject of a Sentence
Identifying Pronouns as Subjects
Identifying Verbs and Their Direct Objects
Identifying Prepositions
Identify Concrete Nouns
Identify Common Nouns
Identify Action Verbs
Identifying the Verb in a Sentence

Identifying Verbs in Simple, Progressive, and Perfect Tenses

Social Studies

No homework 

Math 

1. Review Sheet #3 due Wed. 9/29

2. Assessment #3 on Friday 10/1

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

No Homework

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Monday, September 27, 2021

 Important Reminders

- Scholastic Book Club orders for September/October due this Wednesday; use class code GTBLV

- Minimum Day this Thurs. 9/30

Language Arts

- finish the Chapter 13-15 Reading Summary if you did not complete it in class

• Chapters 13 text
• Chapter 14 text
• Chapter 15 text

DUE next Mon. 9/27:

- Newsela article: What are climate change feedback loops? (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to MAX even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #5: Identifying Parts of Speech II (Part 2)

- NoRedInk Quiz #2 this Wed. 9/29!!!   
Covers the following topics:

Identifying the Subject of a Sentence
Identifying Pronouns as Subjects
Identifying Verbs and Their Direct Objects
Identifying Prepositions
Identify Concrete Nouns
Identify Common Nouns
Identify Action Verbs
Identifying the Verb in a Sentence

Identifying Verbs in Simple, Progressive, and Perfect Tenses

Social Studies

Study for Archaeology test.  Tues. 9/28

You should be completing the study guide and studying to help you prepare.

Archaeology packet

1. Bill Nye Video Notes

2. What is this Artifact worksheet

3. Guess the artifact activity 

4. Examining Sources

5. Assembling an archaeological team

6. Understanding history

7. Lesson 1 packet

Math 

1. HOMEWORK #10 -- CC1: 8.2.1 #8-82 and #8-83(a, b, and d)

2. Review Sheet #3 due Wed. 9/29

3. Assessment #3 on Friday 10/1

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

No Homework

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Friday, September 24, 2021

 Important Reminders

- Scholastic Book Club orders for September/October due next Wednesday; use class code GTBLV

- Minimum Day next Thurs. 9/30

Language Arts

- finish the Chapter 10-12 Reading Summary

• Chapters 10 text
• Chapter 11 text
• Chapter 12 text

DUE next Mon. 9/27:

- Newsela article: What are climate and climate change? (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to MAX even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #4: Identifying Parts of Speech II (Part 1)

- NoRedInk Quiz #2 next Wed. 9/29!!!   
Covers the following topics:

Identifying the Subject of a Sentence
Identifying Pronouns as Subjects
Identifying Verbs and Their Direct Objects
Identifying Prepositions
Identify Concrete Nouns
Identify Common Nouns
Identify Action Verbs
Identifying the Verb in a Sentence

Identifying Verbs in Simple, Progressive, and Perfect Tenses

Social Studies

Study for Archaeology test.  Tues. 9/28

You should be completing the study guide and studying to help you prepare.

Archaeology packet

1. Bill Nye Video Notes

2. What is this Artifact worksheet

3. Guess the artifact activity 

4. Examining Sources

5. Assembling an archaeological team

6. Understanding history

7. Lesson 1 packet

Math 

1. Review Sheet #3 due Wed. 9/29

2. Assessment #3 on Friday 10/1

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

No Homework

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Thursday, September 23, 2021

  Important Reminders

- Scholastic Book Club orders for September/October due next Wednesday; use class code GTBLV

- Minimum Day next Thurs. 9/30

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 9/27:

- Newsela article: What are climate and climate change? (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to MAX even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #4: Identifying Parts of Speech II (Part 1)

Social Studies

Study for Archaeology test.  Tues. 9/28

You should be completing the study guide and studying to help you prepare.

Archaeology packet

1. Bill Nye Video Notes

2. What is this Artifact worksheet

3. Guess the artifact activity 

4. Examining Sources

5. Assembling an archaeological team

6. Understanding history

7. Lesson 1 packet

Math 

Homework #9: CC1: 8.1.5 #8-66a, b, c, 8-67 &8-68

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- finish anything that is incomplete in your STEMscopes workbook pg. 133-160 and your Science binder pg. 1-28 (both will be stamped on Thursday/Friday this week)

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

 Important Reminders

- Scholastic Book Club orders for September/October due next Wednesday; use class code GTBLV

- Minimum Day next Thurs. 9/30

Language Arts

- prepare for book talk tomorrow by answering the question you were assigned from Chapters 7-9 and 10-12; make sure you support your answer with textual evidence

• Chapters 7 text
• Chapter 8 text
• Chapter 9 text
• Chapters 10 text
• Chapter 11 text
• Chapter 12 text

DUE next Mon. 9/27:

- Newsela article: What are climate and climate change? (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to MAX even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #4: Identifying Parts of Speech II (Part 1)

Social Studies

Study for Archaeology test.  Tues. 9/28

You should be completing the study guide and studying to help you prepare.

Archaeology packet

1. Bill Nye Video Notes

2. What is this Artifact worksheet

3. Guess the artifact activity 

4. Examining Sources

5. Assembling an archaeological team

6. Understanding history

7. Lesson 1 packet

Math 

no homework

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- optional Wonders of Water Wednesday session today from 4-5 p.m. and today they will play an interactive water cycle game Zoom link (make sure you get permission from parent first before joining the session)

- finish anything that is incomplete in your STEMscopes workbook pg. 133-160 and your Science binder pg. 1-28 (both will be stamped on Thursday/Friday this week)

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Important Reminders

- Minimum Day next Thurs. 9/30

Language Arts

- prepare for book talk tomorrow by answering the question you were assigned from Chapters 7-9 and 10-12; make sure you support your answer with textual evidence

• Chapters 7 text
• Chapter 8 text
• Chapter 9 text
• Chapters 10 text
• Chapter 11 text
• Chapter 12 text

DUE next Mon. 9/27:

- Newsela article: What are climate and climate change? (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to MAX even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #4: Identifying Parts of Speech II (Part 1)

Social Studies

no homework

Math 

no homework

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- finish anything that is incomplete in your STEMscopes workbook pg. 133-160 and your Science binder pg. 1-28 (both will be stamped on Wednesday/Thursday this week)

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

- STEMscopes Geologic History of Earth Quiz TOMORROW!!!

Exploratory
No Homework

Monday, September 20, 2021

Important Reminders

- Minimum Day next Thurs. 9/30

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 9/27:

- Newsela article: What are climate and climate change? (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to MAX even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #4: Identifying Parts of Speech II (Part 1)

Social Studies

Make sure you copied down the details of your civilization that are in charge of depicting.  Complete your drawings and be ready for tomorrow.  

Math 

Homework #8

-front side:  you can put the answers on the worksheet, but show all your work in your journal (make sure you number your problems)

-back side:  do all your work in your journal

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- Edpuzzle "A Brief History of Geologic Time" due by midnight tonight (you will find the link on Google Classroom)

- finish anything that is incomplete in your STEMscopes workbook pg. 133-160 and your Science binder pg. 1-28 (both will be stamped on Wednesday/Thursday this week)

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

- STEMscopes Geologic History of Earth Quiz TOMORROW!!!

Exploratory
No Homework

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Important Reminders

- No school TOMORROW!!!

Language Arts

- finish Reading Summary for Chapters 7-9

DUE next Mon. 9/20:

- Newsela article: Marvel's "Shang-Chi" Movie (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1000L even if you start off at a lower level). Make sure you do the WRITE prompt and write at least a solid two paragraphs with textual evidence. Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #3: Components of a Sentence I

Social Studies

No homework

Math 

Make sure you complete at least one of the practice activity from today and staple into your journals.

Assessment #2 on Thurs. 9/16

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- finish anything that is incomplete in your STEMscopes workbook pg. 133-160 (except pg. 147 --- we will do that together next Monday)

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

- STEMscopes Geologic History of Earth Quiz next Tues. 9/21!!!

Exploratory
No Homework

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Important Reminders

- No school this Fri. 9/17

Language Arts

- bring earbuds/headphones tomorrow

DUE next Mon. 9/20:

- Newsela article: Marvel's "Shang-Chi" Movie (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1000L even if you start off at a lower level). Make sure you do the WRITE prompt and write at least a solid two paragraphs with textual evidence. Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- 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

Replacing Nouns with Pronouns

Identifying Pronouns

Do the Pronouns Agree?

Using Pronouns That Agree

Social Studies

No homework

Math 

Make sure you complete at least one of the practice activity from today and staple into your journals.

Assessment #2 on Thurs. 9/16

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- finish STEMscopedia Guided Notes — Geologic History of Earth using the reading from the online STEMscopedia (the STEMscopes portal is through the Google nine-dot waffle)

- optional Wonders of Water Wednesday session today from 4-5 p.m. and the topic is Plastic Voyages Zoom link (make sure you get permission from parent first before joining the session)

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

 Important Reminders

- No school this Fri. 9/17

Language Arts

- prepare for book talk tomorrow by answering one question from each of the segments we've read so far (Chapters 4-6), make sure you support your answer with textual evidence

• Chapters 4 text
• Chapter 5 text
• Chapter 6 text

DUE next Mon. 9/20:

- Newsela article: Marvel's "Shang-Chi" Movie (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1000L even if you start off at a lower level). Make sure you do the WRITE prompt and write at least a solid two paragraphs with textual evidence. Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #3: Components of a Sentence I

- NoRedInk Quiz #1 this Thurs. 9/16!!!

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

Replacing Nouns with Pronouns

Identifying Pronouns

Do the Pronouns Agree?

Using Pronouns That Agree

Social Studies

No homework

Math 

1. Homework #7:  Histogram practice.  Read the directions and complete all problems on the handout

2.  Assessment #2 on Thurs. 9/16

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

No Homework

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Monday, September 13, 2021

Important Reminders

- No school this Fri. 9/17

Language Arts

- prepare for book talk tomorrow by answering one question from each of the segments we've read so far (Chapters 1-3 and 4-6), make sure you support your answer with textual evidence

• Chapters 1 text
• Chapter 2 text
• Chapter 3 text
• Chapters 4 text
• Chapter 5 text
• Chapter 6 text

DUE next Mon. 9/20:

- Newsela article: Marvel's "Shang-Chi" Movie (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1000L even if you start off at a lower level). Make sure you do the WRITE prompt and write at least a solid two paragraphs with textual evidence. Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #3: Components of a Sentence I

- NoRedInk Quiz #1 this Thurs. 9/16!!!

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

Replacing Nouns with Pronouns

Identifying Pronouns

Do the Pronouns Agree?

Using Pronouns That Agree

Social Studies

1. Complete History Alive Lesson 1 packet 

Math 

1. Complete review Sheet #2

2. Complete test corrections for assessment #1.  You need to correct all the problems that had an "X" or points taken off.  

3.  Assessment #2 on Thurs. 9/16

Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework

Science

No Homework

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Friday, September 10, 2021

 Important Reminders

- No school next Fri. 9/17

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 9/13:

- Newsela article: Dinosaur Fossils Provide New Clues (read the article and take the quiz at the end for the MAX lexile). Make sure you read the directions about how many annotations to have.

• If you're having a hard time with annotations, get a refresher by watching this video

- NoRedInk Assignment #2: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

- NoRedInk Quiz #1 next Thurs. 9/16!!!

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

Replacing Nouns with Pronouns

Identifying Pronouns

Do the Pronouns Agree?

Using Pronouns That Agree

Social Studies

Complete Carbon 14 packet.  Do #1, 2, 4, 5 (skip #3)

Math 

Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework

Science

- make sure you have colored pencils, scissors and glue stick for Monday's class

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

Exploratory
No Homework