Rossiter/Werber - 12/16/2016

What We Did Today

Students had time to read independent books and chart character problems/lessons

We are using character lessons to create a claim about theme - we worked in class to organize and begin writing a theme essay

Homework

Read - find 3 examples of character problems and lessons (universal lessons)

Theme essay is due Thursday, December 22 (we will have plenty of time to work on in class)

Your claim will be a lesson learned from the book and one example from the beginning, middle and end of the book

Discussion Starters

What is the theme of your book?

Kettner - Science - 12-15-2016

What We Did Today

We did Activity 1-5, "Air, It's Really There". If you were absent, you can get a copy of the lab under Science Files and complete the lab at home with the help of the following link: http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/multimedia/chapter1/lesson5

Homework

Make sure you have answered all pf the questions from today's lab.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 12/15/2016

What We Did Today
We continued discussing ways to regionalize the world.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Regions of the world; hemispheres; continents.

Howell - ELA/Math - 12/15/16

What We Did Today

ELA: Spelling -2 speed sorts, Reading groups or Moby Max:Reading Stories/Vocab

Spelling Test tomorrow

Math: Rotation of centers

Homework

ELA: Practice test at home- be sure to turn in tomorrow!

Math: none

Kettner - Science - 12/14/2016

What We Did Today

We continued our work on drawing models of molecular motion. We started class by discussing how a thermometer works by using what we learned yesterday. Check out the animation if you were absent. http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/multimedia/chapter1/lesson3#heating_and_cooling_a_thermometer 

Our focus today was on molecular motion of solids. We did completed "Moving Molecules in a Solid". If you were absent, you can get the lab sheet from science files and click on the following link to complete the activity at home. http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/multimedia/chapter1/lesson4

Homework

Make sure you have answered all of the questions in our last two labs. Ask your parents if they could think of things in your home that require expansion joints.

Math 6

In Class

1.3 Adding and subtracting fractions

Homework

HW starts pg 18

#1-4

Complete fractions worksheet

Recipe project due Wed., Dec. 21

 

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 12/14/2016

What We Did Today
We finished our presentations, then began talking about how humans can regionalize the world.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Regions.