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"
"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!
