Tuesday, March 1, 2022

 Important Reminders

- No School on Mon. 3/14 (Staff Learning Day)

- keep your COVID Testing QR code safe; you will need it every Friday

Language Arts

DUE Mon. 3/7:

- Newsela article: Why is Russia Invading Ukraine? (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1050L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension. 

Additional articles/videos to help your understanding of what's going on in Europe:

• Explainer: What is NATO, and what is its role in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
• Annexation of Crimea (this happened in 2014)
• President Zelenskyy Addresses Russia
• The Long History Between Russia and Ukraine (video)
• Global Protests Continue Amid Ukraine Invasion (video)

- NoRedInk Assignment #17: Choosing the Appropriate Conjunctions

- NoRedInk Quiz #8 TOMORROW!!!
covers: 
Identifying Verbs in Simple, Progressive, and Perfect Tenses
Forming Present Participles
Identifying Progressive Tenses
Forming Past Participles
Identifying Perfect Tenses
Forming Singular Possessives 1
Apostrophe with "Others," Others'," and "Each Other's"
Forming Possessives with Regular Plurals

Social Studies

Ancient China Ch. 19-21 Test.   Study guide is posted in g. classroom your history class.  Thurs. 3/3

Math

1. Complete classwork.  CC2: 3.3.2  #3-101 through 104

2. Homework #44:  CC2:  3.3.2 #3-107 through 111

3.  Unit 6 playlist posted on website.

(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

SHORT-TERM ASSIGNMENT(S):

- re-watch "Environment and Modern Agriculture" (password: Peach77) in order to finish the video handouts

- read/annotate "The Greenhouse Effect" reading in Google Classrom (download the Kami extension on your Chrome browser)

LONG-TERM ASSIGNMENT(S):

- make sure you come on Thurs. 3/3 ready to report out what your chosen topic is — here are a list of ideas

- continue research for the My Place in This Changing World project; contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

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

Exploratory
No Homework