Wednesday, December 21, 2022

 Important Reminders

- No School from Fri. 12/23 - Fri. 1/6 (Have a wonderful Winter Break!)

- End of the 1st Semester is Fri. 1/13 — check your grades for accuracy and anything that is Missing, Incomplete, or needs a retake — last day to turn in late work is Wednesday, 1/11!!!

Language Arts

- continue to revise your personal narrative according to the Narrative Writing Rubric

DUE this Thurs. 12/22:

- Optional 12 Days of Newsela assignment on Google Classroom:

• 12/1 - America's Two Party System
• 12/2 - Dozens of earthquakes hit Hawaii as the world's largest volcano erupts
• 12/5 - Teen re-creates "entire known universe" in "Minecraft"
• 12/6 - The History of Hanukkah
• 12/7 - Five Things You May Not Know About Kwanzaa
• 12/8 - Eleven-year-old climate activist inspire action through social media
• 12/9 - Ancient wind catchers of Persia kept people cool; climate-conscious architects take notes
• 12/12 - Quotations from outside sources
• 12/13 - Where Christmas trees come from
• 12/14 - Artemis I moon mission
• 12/15 - New leader for House Democrats
• 12/16 - A History of Christmas

- NoRedInk Quiz #7 TOMORROW!!!

covers: 
"It's" vs. "Its"

"Who's" vs. "Whose"

Correcting Errors with "Yours," "Hers," "Theirs," and "Ours"

Forming Comparative Adjectives

Forming Superlative Adjectives

Distinguishing Contractions and Possessives

Identifying Prepositions

Recognizing Titles of Long-Form and Short-Form Works

Capitalizing and Formatting Titles 1

Social Studies

No homework

Math

Assessment #8 on Thurs. 12/22

Science

- finish assignments on Edpuzzle:

• Molecules in Solids and Liquids
• Evaporation and Condensation
• Expansion and Contraction

- November Science World magazine packet due Mon. 1/16

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