Kettner - Science - 11/23/2016

What We Did Today

We took the measuring practical test today. (A few students from each class will have to finish it Monday) After the test, students were working on "Worksheet 1-1: Describing Matter".

Homework

Complete WS 1-1: Describing Matter - all of these answers can be found in your text between pages 14-21. We will complete the opposite side as a group next week.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 11/22/2016

What We Did Today
We finished the Geography Bee.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Geography Bee.

Kettner - Science - 11/22/2016

What We Did Today

We took the measuring practical test today. (A few students from each class will have to finish it tomorrow or Monday) After the test, students were responsible to copy some notes off of the board and then work on "Worksheet 1-1: Describing Matter". Second Hour worked on Density of Matter and Archimedes Crowning Moment instead of WS 1-1.

Homework

Second hour: Complete "Density of Matter". Third Hour: If your are going to be here tomorrow, you have no homework - if you will be absent,complete WS 1-1.  Hours 4-8: Complete WS 1-1: Describing Matter - all of these answers can be found in your text between pages 14-21. We will complete the opposite side as a group next week. 

Math 6

In Class

3.3 Fraction and decimals

Homework

#53-68

B.Y.O.D.

 

Kettner - Science - 11/21/2016

What We Did Today

 We went over the analysis questions from Thursday's "Density of cubes" lab and corrected worksheet 2-1: Measuring Matter.

Homework

Read about "Archimedes Crowning Moment" and answer the question on the back comparing the paper clip and an ocean liner.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 11/21/2016

What We Did Today
We began the preliminary rounds of National Geographic Society's geography bee (which we will finish tomorrow).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Geography Bee.

Werber/Rossiter - 11/21/2016

What We Are Doing this Week

Monday

Reading: Hour of the Bees - Deepening an existing claim by citing evidence

Writing: Continue working on our Four Square (claim about Winnie), using evidence and transitions

Tuesday  

Reading: Continue reading Hour of the Bees and noting character details/author's purpose & your thinking in your independent books

Writing: Introduction and Conclusion formulas and write out Winnie essay in notebook

Wednesday

Reading:  Continue reading Hour of the Bees and noting character details/author's purpose & your thinking in your independent books

Writing:  Introduction and Conclusion formulas and write out Winnie essay in notebook

Homework

Read (spend at least 20 min a night)

Next AR book due Monday 11/28 (In order to write an essay about your character)

Students should be filling in a chart about their main character while reading - Page #/Actions/Author's Purpose & My Thinking

Discussion Starters

What is a literary essay? How do you organize a literary essay?

How is the new read aloud, Hour of the Bees? What is it about?

Math 6

In Class

3.2 Fraction benchmarks

Homework

#16-19, 29-40, 95*

V 3.2