Wednesday, November 30, 2022

 Language Arts

- come up with at least two goals in your goal chart and deliberately work on those techniques in your writing in Session #9 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides)

DUE next Mon. 12/5:

- Newsela article: America's Two Party system (watch the video and answer the questions)

- NoRedInk Assignment #12: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 2)

Social Studies

1. Read Lesson 7 and complete  Lesson 7 reading note.

2. Ancient Egypt Geography (Lesson 7) Quiz on Tues. 12/6

Math

Thanksgiving Dinner due Thurs. 12/1 (Follow directions in Math G.C)

Science

- finish Explore: Planets—Giants and Dwarfs if you did not complete it in class.

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

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

 Language Arts

- finish your flash-draft of your seed idea in Session #8 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides)

DUE next Mon. 12/5:

- Newsela article: America's Two Party system (watch the video and answer the questions)

- NoRedInk Assignment #12: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 2)

Social Studies

No homework 

Math

Homework #26: Restaurant Tipping

Thanksgiving Dinner due Thurs. 12/1 (Follow directions in Math G.C)

Science

- finish Explore: Planets—Giants and Dwarfs if you did not complete it in class.

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

Monday, November 28, 2022

Language Arts

- write three leads for for Session #7 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides)

DUE next Mon. 12/5:

- Newsela article: America's Two Party system (watch the video and answer the questions)

- NoRedInk Assignment #12: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 2)

Social Studies

Complete Lesson 6 reading notes

Math

Thanksgiving Dinner due Thurs. 12/1 (Follow directions in Math G.C)

Science

- finish Explore: Gravity if you did not complete it in class.

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

Friday, November 18, 2022

Important Reminders

- Happy Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful week off from school and don't forget to use your antigen test before you return to school on Mon. 11/28!

Language Arts

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #6 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides)

DUE next Mon. 11/28:

- Newsela article: November Hurricanes (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1070L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1)

- Family Member Interview Project — you should be practicing interviewing at home on a daily basis until you do your final recording (use the Great Questions List if you have a hard time coming up with your own questions)

Social Studies

Mesopotamia Presentation Day on Thurs. 11/15

    *make sure you have your props and your parts are fully memorized

Math

Assessment #6 on Fri. 11/18

Science

- finish Explore: Gravity if you did not complete it in class.

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

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

 Important Reminders

- Disaster Drill schedule TOMORROW

Language Arts

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #5 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides)

DUE next Mon. 11/28:

- Newsela article: November Hurricanes (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1070L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1)

DUE TOMORROW:

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project (make sure you come get poster paper)

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

DUE Mon. 11/28:

- Family Member Interview Project — you should be practicing interviewing at home on a daily basis until you do your final recording (use the Great Questions List if you have a hard time coming up with your own questions)

Social Studies

Mesopotamia Presentation Day on Thurs. 11/15

    *make sure you have your props and your parts are fully memorized

Math

Assessment #6 on Fri. 11/18

Science

- finish Bill Nye "Outer Space" and Bill Nye "Sun" if you did not complete them in class

• "Outer Space" video
• "Sun" video

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

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

 Important Reminders

- Disaster Drill schedule this Thursday

Language Arts

- catch up on your writing entries from Sessions 1-4

DUE next Mon. 11/28:

- Newsela article: November Hurricanes (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1070L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1)

DUE this Thursday, 11/17:

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project (make sure you come get poster paper)

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

DUE Mon. 11/28:

- Family Member Interview Project — you should be practicing interviewing at home on a daily basis until you do your final recording (use the Great Questions List if you have a hard time coming up with your own questions)

- NoRedInk Quiz #5 TOMORROW!!!

Identifying Pronouns

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner

Is the Word an Adverb or Adjectives?

Use Adverbs and Adjectives

What Does the Adjective Describe?

What Does the Adverb Describe?

Identifying Prepositions

Social Studies

1. Memorize your parts so that you can practice with your group in class and make s.  Due Tues. 11/15

3. Presentation Day on Thurs. 11/17

Math

1. Homework #25: Cookie recipe 

     

2. Review Sheet #6 due Wed 11.16

3. Assessment #6 on Fri. 11/18

Science

- finish Hook: Bella Luna and Explore: Our Solar System if you did not complete it in class

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

Monday, November 14, 2022

Important Reminders

- Disaster Drill schedule this Thursday

Language Arts

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #4 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides)

DUE next Mon. 11/28:

- Newsela article: November Hurricanes (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1070L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1)

DUE this Wednesday, 11/16:

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project (make sure you come get poster paper)

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

DUE Mon. 11/28:

- Family Member Interview Project — you should be practicing interviewing at home on a daily basis until you do your final recording (use the Great Questions List if you have a hard time coming up with your own questions)

- NoRedInk Quiz #5 this Wed. 11/16!!!

Identifying Pronouns

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner

Is the Word an Adverb or Adjectives?

Use Adverbs and Adjectives

What Does the Adjective Describe?

What Does the Adverb Describe?

Identifying Prepositions

Social Studies

1. Write your monologue on your group google doc.  Due Thurs. 11/10

2. Memorize your parts so that you can practice with your group in class.  Due Tues. 11/15

3. Presentation Day on Thurs. 11/17

Math

1. Homework #24: 2 parts to homework 

        CC1: 3.1.6 problem #3-79 and 81

        Ratio table worksheet

2. Review Sheet #6 due Wed 11.16

3. Assessment #6 on Fri. 11/18

Science

- finish Hook: Bella Luna and Explore: Our Solar System if you did not complete it in class

DUE TOMORROW:

- BrainPOP Milky Way and Other Galaxies Investigation

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

Thursday, November 10, 2022

  Important Reminders

- No School TOMORROW (Veterans' Day)

Language Arts

- complete the Edpuzzle assignment on Google Classroom

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #3 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides)

DUE next Mon. 11/14:

- Newsela article: Global crises can speed up move to clean energy (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1070L even if you start off at a lower level). Power Words is required; annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #10: Identifying Parts of Speech III

DUE Wed. 11/16:

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project (make sure you come get poster paper)

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

DUE Mon. 11/28:

- Family Member Interview Project — you should be practicing interviewing at home on a daily basis until you do your final recording (use the Great Questions List if you have a hard time coming up with your own questions)

Social Studies

1.  Write your monologue on your group google doc.  Due Thurs. 11/10

2.  Memorize your parts so that you can practice with your group in class.  Due Tues. 11/15

3. Presentation Day on Thurs.  11/17

Math

1. Review Sheet #6 due Wed 11.16

2. Assessment #6 on Fri. 11/18

Science

- finish Hook: Bella Luna and Explore: Our Solar System if you did not complete it in class

DUE next Tues. 11/15:

- BrainPOP Milky Way and Other Galaxies Investigation

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

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

 Important Reminders

- No School on Friday, 11/11 (Veterans' Day)

Language Arts

- complete the Edpuzzle assignment on Google Classroom

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #2 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides)

DUE next Mon. 11/14:

- Newsela article: Global crises can speed up move to clean energy (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1070L even if you start off at a lower level). Power Words is required; annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #10: Identifying Parts of Speech III

DUE Wed. 11/16:

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project (make sure you come get poster paper)

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

DUE Mon. 11/28:

- Family Member Interview Project — you should be practicing interviewing at home on a daily basis until you do your final recording (use the Great Questions List if you have a hard time coming up with your own questions)

Social Studies

1.  Read about your assigned Mesopotamia empire and complete your section of reading notes. Due tomorrow.  

            Akkadian:  textk pgs. 57, 58-59; complete reading notes section 1 and 2

            Babylon:  textk pgs. 57, 60-61; complete reading notes section 3 and 4

            Assyrian:  textk pgs. 57, 62-63; complete reading notes section 5 and 6

            Akkadian:  textk pgs. 57, 64-65; complete reading notes section 7 and 8

2.  Write your monologue on your group google doc.  Due Thurs. 11/10

3.  Memorize your parts so that you can practice with your group in class.  Due Tues. 11/15

4. Presentation Day on Thurs.  11/17

Math

1. HW #23: Frac/%/dec practice.  (Also Look in Math gc for today's class notes.) 

2. Bring your earbuds/headphones to class.

Science

- finish Hook: Bella Luna if you did not complete it in class

DUE next Tues. 11/15:

- BrainPOP Milky Way and Other Galaxies Investigation

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

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Important Reminders

- No School on Friday, 11/11 (Veterans' Day)

Language Arts

- complete the Edpuzzle assignment on Google Classroom

- revisit the Jack Gantos videos on slide 3 and do your own life map; take a photo of your life map so we can insert it into the Google Doc tomorrow

DUE next Mon. 11/14:

- Newsela article: Global crises can speed up move to clean energy (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1070L even if you start off at a lower level). Power Words is required; annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #10: Identifying Parts of Speech III

DUE Wed. 11/16:

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project (make sure you come get poster paper)

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

DUE Mon. 11/28:

- Family Member Interview Project — you should be practicing interviewing at home on a daily basis until you do your final recording (use the Great Questions List if you have a hard time coming up with your own questions)

Social Studies

1.  Read about your assigned Mesopotamia empire and complete your section of reading notes. Due tomorrow.  

            Akkadian:  textk pgs. 57, 58-59; complete reading notes section 1 and 2

            Babylon:  textk pgs. 57, 60-61; complete reading notes section 3 and 4

            Assyrian:  textk pgs. 57, 62-63; complete reading notes section 5 and 6

            Akkadian:  textk pgs. 57, 64-65; complete reading notes section 7 and 8

2.  Write your monologue on your group google doc.  Due Thurs. 11/10

3.  Memorize your parts so that you can practice with your group in class.  Due Tues. 11/15

4. Presentation Day on Thurs.  11/17

Math

1. HW #22: GCF wp and LCM practice.  (Also Look in Math gc for today's class notes.) 

2. Bring your earbuds/headphones to class.

Science

DUE TOMORROW:

- BrainPOP Orbital Motion Investigation

DUE next Tues. 11/15:

- BrainPOP Milky Way and Other Galaxies Investigation

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

Monday, November 7, 2022

 Important Reminders

- No School on Friday, 11/11 (Veterans' Day)

Language Arts

- finish your Narrative Writing entry for Session #1 in Google Classroom (make sure your notes are complete according to the lesson slides)

DUE next Mon. 11/14:

- Newsela article: Global crises can speed up move to clean energy (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1070L even if you start off at a lower level). Power Words is required; annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #10: Identifying Parts of Speech III

DUE Wed. 11/16:

- A Long Walk to Water Characterization Project (make sure you come get poster paper)

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

DUE Mon. 11/28:

- Family Member Interview Project — you should be practicing interviewing at home on a daily basis until you do your final recording (use the Great Questions List if you have a hard time coming up with your own questions)

Social Studies

Complete Lesson 5 reading notes.  Use the placards for the last question in each section.   

Math

HW #21:  CC1: 3.1.5 prob. #3-75 and 77

Science

- finish Bill Nye "Gravity" and "Spinning Things" if you did not complete it in class

"Gravity" video

"Spinning Things" video

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

Friday, November 4, 2022

Important Reminders

- No School next Friday, 11/11 (Veterans' Day)

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 11/7:

- Newsela article: Working Together to End Climate Change (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Power Words is required; annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs

DUE Wed. 11/16:

- A Long Walk to Water characterization poster (make sure you come get the poster paper once you are done with your characterization hyperdoc in Google Classroom)

DUE Mon. 11/28:

- Family Member Interview Project — you should be practicing interviewing at home on a daily basis until you do your final recording (use the Great Questions List if you have a hard time coming up with your own questions)

Social Studies

No homework

Math

No homework 

Science

- finish Bill Nye "Gravity" and "Spinning Things" if you did not complete it in class

"Gravity" video

"Spinning Things" video

- Formation and Motion of Galaxies on Mon. 11/7!!! (study using 1. study guide, 2. Explore activity handouts, 3. guided notes in your binder, 4. use online STEMscopes independent practice materials)

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

Thursday, November 3, 2022

 Important Reminders

- No School next Friday, 11/11 (Veterans' Day)

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 11/7:

- Newsela article: Working Together to End Climate Change (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Power Words is required; annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs

DUE Wed. 11/16:

- A Long Walk to Water characterization poster (make sure you come get the poster paper once you are done with your characterization hyperdoc in Google Classroom)

DUE Mon. 11/28:

- Family Member Interview Project — you should be practicing interviewing at home on a daily basis until you do your final recording (use the Great Questions List if you have a hard time coming up with your own questions)

Social Studies

No homework

Math

Assessment #5 on Friday 11/4

Science

- Formation and Motion of Galaxies on Mon. 11/7!!! (study using 1. study guide, 2. Explore activity handouts, 3. guided notes in your binder, 4. use online STEMscopes independent practice materials)

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

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

 Important Reminders

- No School next Friday, 11/11 (Veterans' Day)

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 11/7:

- Newsela article: Working Together to End Climate Change (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Power Words is required; annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs

Social Studies

No homework

Math

Assessment #5 on Friday 11/4

Science

- finish To the Milky Way and Beyond! handouts

- Formation and Motion of Galaxies on Mon. 11/7!!! (study using 1. study guide, 2. Explore activity handouts, 3. guided notes in your binder, 4. use online STEMscopes independent practice materials)

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

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

 Important Reminders

- No School next Friday, 11/11 (Veterans' Day)

Language Arts

DUE TOMORROW:

- A Long Walk to Water Reading Summaries (you should have all three pages stapled together and labeled clearly for Chapters 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-18 — use the text if you still need to complete it)

DUE next Mon. 11/7:

- Newsela article: Working Together to End Climate Change (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Power Words is required; annotations are optional.

- 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

No homework

Math

1. Homework #20: CC1: 3.1.3 and 3.14 prob. # 3-46, 47, 51, 63, and 66

2. Complete review sheet #5 (posted in math files).  Due Wed 11/2

3. Assessment #5 on Friday 11/4

Science

- finish To the Milky Way and Beyond! handouts

- Formation and Motion of Galaxies on Mon. 11/7!!! (study using 1. study guide, 2. Explore activity handouts, 3. guided notes in your binder, 4. use online STEMscopes independent practice materials)

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