Tuesday, October 31, 2023

 Important Reminders

- No School next Fri. 11/10—Veterans' Day (Observed)

Science

- finish your copy of the BrainPOP planets notecatcher from Google Classroom (there should be at least five bullets of information for each row) — due this Thurs. 11/2

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

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 11/6:

- Newsela article: Global crises can speed up move to clean energy (read the article and take the quiz at the end 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 #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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 #4 this Wed. 11/1!!!

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

Hammurabi's Mock Trial

Continue Wednesday during class

Math

Review #5 Worksheet

Due: Fri

Haunted House

Coordinate Graph

Due: Nov 9, 2023

Monday, October 30, 2023

Important Reminders

- No School next Fri. 11/10—Veterans' Day (Observed)

Science

- finish your copy of the BrainPOP planets notecatcher from Google Classroom (there should be at least five bullets of information for each row) — due this Thurs. 11/2

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

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 11/6:

- Newsela article: Global crises can speed up move to clean energy (read the article and take the quiz at the end 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 #9: Adjectives vs. Adverbs

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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 #4 this Wed. 11/1!!!

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

Hammurabi's Mock Trial

Math

Review #5 Worksheet

Due: Tues 10/31

Friday October 27, 2023

  Important Reminders

- Run, Hide, Defend Drill schedule next Mon. 10/30

Science

- finish your copy of the BrainPOP planets notecatcher from Google Classroom(there should be at least five bullets of information for each row) — due next Thurs. 11/2

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

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 10/30:

- Newsela article: Chobani ditches plastic yogurt cups (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1010L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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

Hammurabi's Mock Trial

Math

Review #5 Worksheet

Due: Tues 10/31

Thursday, October 26, 2023

 Important Reminders

- WEB Social tomorrow from 3:15-4:15 p.m. (You must be able to stay the whole time)

- Run, Hide, Defend Drill schedule next Mon. 10/30

Science

- finish your copy of the BrainPOP planets notecatcher from Google Classroom(there should be at least five bullets of information for each row) — due next Thurs. 11/2

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

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 10/30:

- Newsela article: Chobani ditches plastic yogurt cups (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1010L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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

Unit 2 Geo Challenge

Due:Wednesday 10/25

Math

HW Sheet Decimal Rounding

Due: Friday 10/27

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Important Reminders

- Don't forget to bring a water bottle for our field trip tomorrow

- Run, Hide, Defend Drill schedule next Mon. 10/30

Science

No Homework

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

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 10/30:

- Newsela article: Chobani ditches plastic yogurt cups (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1010L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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

Unit 2 Geo Challenge

Due:Wednesday 10/25

Math

HW Sheet Decimal Rounding

Due: Friday 10/27

Tuesday October 24, 2023

Important Reminders

- Run, Hide, Defend Drill schedule next Mon. 10/30

Science

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

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

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 10/30:

- Newsela article: Chobani ditches plastic yogurt cups (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1010L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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

Unit 2 Geo Challenge

Due:Wednesday 10/25

Math

The Coordinate Plane Worksheet

Due: Wednesday 10/25

Monday, October 23, 2023

 Important Reminders

- Run, Hide, Defend Drill next Mon. 10/30

Science

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

- BrainPOP Milky Way and Other Galaxies Investigation due TOMORROW

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

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 10/30:

- Newsela article: Chobani ditches plastic yogurt cups (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1010L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional.

- NoRedInk Assignment #8: Components of a Sentence II

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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

See your planner

Math

See your planner

Thursday October 19, 2023

Important Reminders

- No School this Fri. 10/20 — Staff Learning Day

Science

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

- BrainPOP Milky Way and Other Galaxies Investigation due next Tues. 10/24

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

- Formation and Motion of Galaxies Quiz next Mon. 10/23!!! (study using guided notes, STEMscopedia, and Concept Review Game online)

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 10/23:

- Newsela article: Latino migrant worker turned NASA astronaut (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). Power Words activity is required.

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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

Hammurabi's Code Essay

Due: Monday

Math

Assign #22

CC1 3-13, 3-17

Due:Monday

Self Reflection/Test Correction

Due: Monday

Wednesday October 18, 2023

 Important Reminders

- Disaster Drill schedule this Thurs. 10/19

- No School this Fri. 10/20 — Staff Learning Day

Science

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

- BrainPOP Milky Way and Other Galaxies Investigation due next Tues. 10/24

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

- Mid-Semester Notebook Check this Wed. 10/18!!! (Table of Contents will also be checked; make sure every page from 1-64 is complete and has a stamp—except for guided notes. Pages that qualify for extra credit for very nicely colored drawings: 4, 15, 16, 19, 34, 35, 50, 55)

- Formation and Motion of Galaxies Quiz next Mon. 10/23!!! (study using guided notes, STEMscopedia, and Concept Review Game online)

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 10/23:

- Newsela article: Latino migrant worker turned NASA astronaut (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). Power Words activity is required.

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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)

- Newsela Reading Quiz TOMORROW!!!

- NoRedInk Quiz #3 TOMORROW!!!

Covers the following topics:

What Does the Adjective Describe?

What Does the Adverb Describe?

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner

What Part of the Collective Noun Subject Agrees with the Verb?

Agreement with Collective Nouns

Agreement with Parts of a Whole

Agreement with Math, Money, and Time

Agreement with Tricky Nouns

Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns

Social Studies

Hammurabi's Code Essay

Due: Monday

Math

Assign #21

CC1 2-86 thru 2-90

Due:Thurs

Self Reflection/Test Correction

Due:Monday

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

 Important Reminders

- Disaster Drill schedule this Thurs. 10/19

- No School this Fri. 10/20 — Staff Learning Day

Science

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

- BrainPOP Milky Way and Other Galaxies Investigation due next Tues. 10/24

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

- Mid-Semester Notebook Check this Wed. 10/18!!! (Table of Contents will also be checked; make sure every page from 1-64 is complete and has a stamp—except for guided notes. Pages that qualify for extra credit for very nicely colored drawings: 4, 15, 16, 19, 34, 35, 50, 55)

- Formation and Motion of Galaxies Quiz next Mon. 10/23!!! (study using guided notes, STEMscopedia, and Concept Review Game online)

Language Arts

DUE next Mon. 10/23:

- Newsela article: Latino migrant worker turned NASA astronaut (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). Power Words activity is required.

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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)

- Newsela Reading Quiz TOMORROW!!!

- NoRedInk Quiz #3 TOMORROW!!!

Covers the following topics:

What Does the Adjective Describe?

What Does the Adverb Describe?

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner

What Part of the Collective Noun Subject Agrees with the Verb?

Agreement with Collective Nouns

Agreement with Parts of a Whole

Agreement with Math, Money, and Time

Agreement with Tricky Nouns

Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns

Social Studies

WEB Social permission slip signed online by parents (please remind them it was sent via ParentSquare)

Math

Self Reflection/Test Correction

Due:Friday

Monday, October 16, 2023

Important Reminders

- Disaster Drill schedule this Thurs. 10/19

- No School this Fri. 10/20 — Staff Learning Day

Science

- make sure everything in your Science binder is complete up to page 64 — it will be stamped tomorrow

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

- Mid-Semester Notebook Check this Wed. 10/18!!! (Table of Contents will also be checked; make sure every page is complete and has a stamp—except for guided notes)

- Formation and Motion of Galaxies Quiz next Mon. 10/23!!! (study using guided notes, STEMscopedia, and Concept Review Game online)

Language Arts

DUE TOMORROW:

- finish the work posted to Google Classroom if you did not finish in class today; be ready for class discussion on "A Long Walk to Water" Chapters 10-12 (use the text to help you prepare)

DUE next Mon. 10/23:

- Newsela article: Latino migrant worker turned NASA astronaut (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). Power Words activity is required.

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments

DUE Mon. 11/27:

- 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)

- Newsela Reading Quiz this Wed. 10/18!!!

- NoRedInk Quiz #3 this Wed. 10/18!!!

Covers the following topics:

What Does the Adjective Describe?

What Does the Adverb Describe?

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner

What Part of the Collective Noun Subject Agrees with the Verb?

Agreement with Collective Nouns

Agreement with Parts of a Whole

Agreement with Math, Money, and Time

Agreement with Tricky Nouns

Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns

Social Studies

Hammurabi's Code: Complete Document "E"

Math

No Homework