Thursday, October 28, 2021

 Important Reminders

- No School this Friday

Language Arts

- update your Narrative Writing Session 5 notes according to the Google Slides; complete a new personal narrative for Session 5  (try to emulate techniques James Howe uses)

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/1:

- Newsela article: Atmospheric River in Nature (read the article and take the quiz at the MAX lexile level; you must also answer the required annotation questions)

- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs

Social Studies

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

1. Assessment #5 on Tuesday, 11/2

2. Haunted House project due Friday, 11/5

(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 the Science World packet; due next Mon. 11/1

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

 Important Reminders

- No School this Friday

Language Arts

- update your Narrative Writing Session 5 notes according to the Google Slides; complete a new personal narrative for Session 5  (try to emulate techniques James Howe uses)

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/1:

- Newsela article: Atmospheric River in Nature (read the article and take the quiz at the MAX lexile level; you must also answer the required annotation questions)

- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs

Social Studies

Complete Fossil Forensics if you did not do it last night.

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

1. Review sheet #5 due tomorrow

2. Assessment #5 on Tuesday, 11/2

3. Haunted House project due Friday, 11/5

(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 the Science World packet; due next Mon. 11/1

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Important Reminders

- No School this Friday

Language Arts

- annotate the "Everything Will Be Okay" short story any portions that you really like and identify what technique the author uses to make the story engaging

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/1:

- Newsela article: Atmospheric River in Nature (read the article and take the quiz at the MAX lexile level; you must also answer the required annotation questions)

- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs

- NoRedInk Quiz #4 TOMORROW!!!   
Covers the following topics:

Is the Thought Complete or Incomplete?

Identifying Dependent Clauses

Recognizing Fragments in Dialogue

Recognizing Sentences with Pronoun Subjects

Sentences and Fragments with "That," "Which," and "Especially"

Identifying Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)

Identifying Subordinating Conjunctions (SWABIs)
Identifying THAMOs (Conjunctive Adverbs)

Social Studies

Complete Fossil Forensics

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

Homework #20: CC1: 3.1.5 #3-75, 77

Homework #21: Holt Practice B (Coordinate Plane)

(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 the How Does a Plastic Substance Work? handout

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Monday, October 25, 2021

Important Reminders

- No School this Friday

Language Arts

- write a personal narrative for Narrative Unit Session #4

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/1:

- Newsela article: Atmospheric River in Nature (read the article and take the quiz at the MAX lexile level; you must also answer the required annotation questions)

- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs

- NoRedInk Quiz #4 this Wed. 10/27!!!   
Covers the following topics:

Is the Thought Complete or Incomplete?

Identifying Dependent Clauses

Recognizing Fragments in Dialogue

Recognizing Sentences with Pronoun Subjects

Sentences and Fragments with "That," "Which," and "Especially"

Identifying Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)

Identifying Subordinating Conjunctions (SWABIs)
Identifying THAMOs (Conjunctive Adverbs)

Social Studies

No homework 

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

Homework #20: CC1: 3.1.5 #3-75, 77

Homework #21: Holt Practice B (Coordinate Plane)

(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, October 21, 2021

 Language Arts

- bring earbuds/headphones tomorrow

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #2 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides and that your doc is embedded in your Google Site digital portfolio)

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 10/25:

- Newsela article: Climate change in the U.S. Southeast (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II

Social Studies

Complete lesson 3 packet

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on you class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

Homework #18:  CC1: 3.1.2 problems #3-33 and 35

(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

- Layers of the Earth Project due next Mon. 10/25

• instructions
• cutouts

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Important Reminders

- No school next Fri. 10/29 (Staff Learning Day)

Language Arts

- finish the Edpuzzle assignment on Google Classroom, also finish watching the Jack Gantos videos on slide 4

- finish your map/sketch of a place that matters to you for Session #2 on your handout

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 10/25:

- Newsela article: Climate change in the U.S. Southeast (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II

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

- go through Clever to complete the Brainpop "Earth's Structure" video quiz — due TOMORROW

- finish the Layers of the Earth Model: Food Edition handout (the Conclusion should include you making an argument for which food item is the best representation of Earth and why)

- Layers of the Earth Project due next Mon. 10/25

• instructions
• cutouts

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Language Arts

- finish the Edpuzzle assignment on Google Classroom, also finish watching the Jack Gantos videos on slide 4

*** Tomorrow in class you will work on a hand-drawn sketch of place(s) that matter to you, then start your personal narrative for Session 2

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #1 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides and that your doc is embedded in your Google Site digital portfolio)

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 10/25:

- Newsela article: Climate change in the U.S. Southeast (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II

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

- go through Clever to complete the Brainpop "Earth's Structure" video quiz — due this Thursday

- finish the Layers of the Earth Model: Food Edition handout (the Conclusion should include you making an argument for which food item is the best representation of Earth and why)

- Layers of the Earth Project due next Mon. 10/25

• instructions
• cutouts

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Monday, October 18, 2021

 Language Arts

- bring earbuds or headphones to school TOMORROW

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #1 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides and that your doc is embedded in your Google Site digital portfolio)

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project due TOMORROW

• full text of the book
• interview with Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 10/25:

- Newsela article: Climate change in the U.S. Southeast (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II

Social Studies

Paleolithic People (tools, task, and fire) 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

- finish the Layers of the Earth Model: Food Edition handout (the Conclusion should include you making an argument for which food item is the best representation of Earth and why)

- Layers of the Earth Project due next Mon. 10/25

• instructions
• cutouts

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Friday, October 15, 2021

Language Arts

- bring earbuds or headphones to school on Monday

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #1 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides and that your doc is embedded in your Google Site digital portfolio)

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project due next Tues. 10/19

• full text of the book
• interview with Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 10/18:

- Newsela article: Climate change in the U.S. Northeast (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1040L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments

Social Studies

No homework 

Math 

 Assessment #4 on Friday 10/15

(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

- Science notebook check next Mon. 10/18!!! (pgs. 2, 9, 15-16, 21-23, 31 all qualify for extra credit if you color the picture on the page very nicely) 

- finish the Layers of the Earth Model: Food Edition handout (the Conclusion should include you making an argument for which food item is the best representation of Earth and why)

- Layers of the Earth Project next due Thurs. 10/21

• instructions
• cutouts

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Thursday, October 14, 2021

 Language Arts

- make sure your Google Sites portfolio is completed according to the tutorials (pay particular attention to video 4b)

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project due next Tues. 10/19

• full text of the book
• interview with Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 10/18:

- Newsela article: Climate change in the U.S. Northeast (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1040L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments

Social Studies

No homework 

Math 

 Assessment #4 on Friday 10/15

(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

- Science notebook check next Mon. 10/18!!!

- Layers of the Earth Project next due Thurs. 10/21

• instructions
• cutouts

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

 Language Arts

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project due next Tues. 10/19

• full text of the book
• interview with Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 10/18:

- Newsela article: Climate change in the U.S. Northeast (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1040L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments

- NoRedInk Quiz #3 this Thurs. 10/14!!!   
Covers the following topics:

Agreement with Parts of a Whole

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner
What Does the Adjective Describe?
Identify Adjectives Before Nouns

What Does the Adverb Describe?
Which Part of the Collective Noun Subject Agrees with the Verb?
Agreement with Collective Nouns
Agreement with Math, Money, and Time
Agreement with Tricky Nouns
Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns

Social Studies

Read HA Lesson 3 (pgs. 23-30)

Math 

1. Homework #16:  CC1: 2.3.4 #2-86 thru 90

2. Assessment #4 on Friday 10/15

(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

- Layers of the Earth Project next due Thurs. 10/21

• instructions
• cutouts

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

 Language Arts

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project due next Tues. 10/19

• full text of the book
• interview with Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 10/18:

- Newsela article: Climate change in the U.S. Northeast (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1040L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments

- NoRedInk Quiz #3 this Thurs. 10/14!!!   
Covers the following topics:

Agreement with Parts of a Whole

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner
What Does the Adjective Describe?
Identify Adjectives Before Nouns

What Does the Adverb Describe?
Which Part of the Collective Noun Subject Agrees with the Verb?
Agreement with Collective Nouns
Agreement with Math, Money, and Time
Agreement with Tricky Nouns
Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns

Social Studies

Math 

1. Homework #16:  CC1: 2.3.4, problems #2-86 through 90. Due Thurs. 10/14

2. Review Sheet #4

3. Assessment #4 on Friday 10/15

(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

- Layers of the Earth Project next due Thurs. 10/21

• instructions
• cutouts

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

Exploratory
No Homework

Monday, October 11, 2021

 Language Arts

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project due next Tues. 10/19

• full text of the book
• interview with Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 10/18:

- Newsela article: Climate change in the U.S. Northeast (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1040L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments

- NoRedInk Quiz #3 this Thurs. 10/14!!!   
Covers the following topics:

Agreement with Parts of a Whole

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner
What Does the Adjective Describe?
Identify Adjectives Before Nouns

What Does the Adverb Describe?
Which Part of the Collective Noun Subject Agrees with the Verb?
Agreement with Collective Nouns
Agreement with Math, Money, and Time
Agreement with Tricky Nouns
Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns

Social Studies

Read HA textbook Lesson 2 (pgs. 12-21).  Complete Lesson 2 packet.

Math 

1. Homework #15:  CC1: 2.3.1 and 2.3.2  problems #2-55, 56 and #2-65 through 67 

2. Review Sheet #4.  Due Wed 10/13

3. Assessment #4 on Friday 10/15

(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

- Layers of the Earth Project next due Thurs. 10/21

• instructions
• cutouts

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

Exploratory
No Homework