Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Science:  Finish the Oh, Reindeer population activity if you did not finish during class today.  Follow directions.  Use the Class Data  Graph the population data and answer the questions (yes, front and back!) Review the Ecosystems Vocabulary we discussed in class on Monday.

Holiday Breakfast - Wednesday, 12/19
Homerooms are assigned different items to bring (see below).  All items must be store bought.  Please bring them to school on Wednesday  morning, December 19.  Keep all breakfast items in the gym until you are dismissed at 8:05. 

Eisenson: egg & meat dishes (sausage/bacon/ham biscuits, quiche, chicken minis, etc.)
Graham:  fruit & beverages (juice, milk, chocolate milk, tea, etc.)
Higdon: baked goods
Nease: baked goods
Scott: plates, cups, napkins 

Social Studies:  Flocabulary:  Harriet Tubman (Video, vocab cards and reading passages)  Due tomorrow.

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd period - Finish and color stained glass window. Turn in before homeroom.

Monday, December 17, 2018

Monday, December 17, 2018

Science:  Finish your ecosystems diagram if you did not finish in class.  Follow directions. Include labels and color in your diagram.  Study the ecosystems terms we discussed in class.  Wear comfortable shoes and clothing for an outside activity tomorrow (weather permitting).  

Holiday Breakfast - Wednesday, 12/19
Homerooms are assigned different items to bring (see below).  All items must be store bought.  Please bring them to school on Wednesday  morning, December 19.  Keep all breakfast items in the gym until you are dismissed at 8:05. 

Eisenson: egg & meat dishes (sausage/bacon/ham biscuits, quiche, chicken minis, etc.)
Graham:  fruit & beverages (juice, milk, chocolate milk, tea, etc.)
Higdon: baked goods
Nease: baked goods
Scott: plates, cups, napkins 

Social Studies:  Quiz tomorrow on the Antebellum period.  Use your word wall, the foldable, close reading exercise and  flocabulary assignment to prepare.


Math: practice IXL for 20 min; 1st, 2nd & 3rd are to practice Y.4, Y.5, Y.6 and 4th & 5th are to practice W.3 and W.4

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Links for Science Class:
Garbage Patch video 1
Garbage Patch video 2
"Tiny plastic, big problem" article
Student response sheet

Science homework:  Study for tomorrow's quiz on estuaries and oceans.  Use the links posted previously for review.  Study pages 18-23 in your science binder (all notes on estuaries and ocean zones) and your Estuary Booklet.  *Finish your ocean zones creature cards if you did not turn these in today!*

Social Studies:  Classwork Gallery Walk Directions for your Reflection on the Strange Law Propaganda:

What state has your favorite strange law?  Which group created the most convincing propaganda?  Which symbols and statements are most useful in their creation?  Explain.  (7 Complete sentences required)

Complete the America 14.3 close reading activity.  (handout from last Thursday)

Math: Test Tomorrow 
1st, 2nd & 3rd Period Review Sheet
4th and 5th Review Sheet

Friday, December 7, 2018

Friday, December 7, 2018

Websites for Deep Zone Creature Research:
Creatures of the Deep
WoRDSS Registry

Science:  Ocean Zone creature cards due on Tuesday, Dec.11.  You should have 1 card for each zone (intertidal, neritic, and open ocean).  Quiz next week - Friday, Dec. 14.  Study your notes on estuaries and ocean zones (pages 18 - 23 in your binder). Use the links below to see slideshows from class that accompany your notes:
All About Estuaries
Estuary Info
Ocean Zones and Ocean Water Chemistry
Intertidal Zone
Intertidal and Neritic Zone
Open Ocean and Deep Zone 
Oceans and Estuaries Quizlet list - vocabulary
Practice Quizzes:  Go to join.quizizz.com and enter these game codes to access practice quizzes:
374218 - Estuaries Review quiz
161237 - Ocean Zones Review quiz


Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd - Make sure you have done all expected IXL topics (Z.2, Z.7, Z.8, Z.9, Y.1); Review Sheet will be given (in google classroom Monday). Test Thurs or Fri on tables and slopes.

4th & 5th - Review sheet Due Tues Dec 11; Test Wed or Thurs

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Holiday Breakfast - Wednesday, 12/19
Homerooms are assigned different items to bring (see below).  All items must be store bought.  Please bring them to school on Wednesday  morning, December 19.  Keep all breakfast items in the gym until you are dismissed at 8:05. 

Eisenson: egg & meat dishes (sausage/bacon/ham biscuits, quiche, chicken minis, etc.)
Graham:  fruit & beverages (juice, milk, chocolate milk, tea, etc.)
Higdon: baked goods
Nease: baked goods
Scott: plates, cups, napkins 

Social Studies:  Finish your foldable from class today.  It will be shared and graded on Monday!  You should have information about the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott Decision and Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Be prepared to work with your partner on your Stranger Things Law Day Propaganda Poster tomorrow.  All of the information is on Google classroom.
The poster is due on Monday.  We will have a gallery walk to view the propaganda.

The Close Reading Activity from America 14.3 is your homework assignment for next Monday night.  It will be collected for a homework grade on Tuesday, December 11th.

Math: 1st, 2nd and 3rd - IXL Z.8, Z.9, Z.2, Z.7 and Y.1 need to be completed (either 20 min on each or >85 smart score)
4th& 5th: Review Sheet due Tuesday Dec 11; Test Wed Dec 12th

ELA: Finish reading "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, and answer the questions on Google Classroom.

Science: Finish your Ocean Zones packet, questions 25-34 (Open Ocean section). Work on your creature cards.  Follow directions.  All 3 cards are due Tuesday, December 10.  Study for your quiz on Friday, December 14.  Quiz will cover pages 18-23 in your science binder - oceans and estuaries. Study the Oceans and Estuaries word set on Quizlet to review vocabulary. 



Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Social Studies:  Finish your word wall activity.  Make sure that you have some ideas stored for "Stranger Things Law Day".  You and your partner should have a shared google doc.  Please go to Google Classroom for Friday's assignment on your strange law!

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd: IXL Z.7
4th & 5th: finish classwork worksheet

Science: Work on your intertidal and neritic zone creature cards. Follow directions. Three creature cards (1 for each zone) are due Tuesday, December 10.  Quiz on estuaries and oceans - Friday, December 14.  Study the Oceans and Estuaries word set on Quizlet to review vocabulary. 

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Tuesday December 4, 2018

Science: Finish your intertidal zone creature card. Follow directions. Three creature cards (1 for each zone) are due Tuesday, December 10.  Quiz on estuaries and oceans - Friday, December 14.  

Links for Science:
Marine Bio Database
A-Z animals
Aquarium of the Pacific - search by letter, or use tabs on the left to search for a category
Intertidal Zone organisms
National Aquarium
National Geographic
Feeding Relationships

Math: 1st, 2nd, 3rd - IXL Z.2
4th & 5th: IXL V.7

Sunday, December 2, 2018

Monday December 3, 2018

Link to pictures Mrs. Higdon took during the Estuarium Field Trip
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gedsRQnoTLrtc2fG6

Math: 1st, 2nd & 3rd - Practice IXL Y.1 Find the slope of a graph and finish Slope Name Art
4th & 5th - Practice IXL V.4Multiplication with exponents

Social Studies:  Open Note Test tomorrow.  Make sure you are prepared.

Jeopardy Review Slavery
http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=2336534#.XAVDZJNKiM8

Science:  Read pages 192-195 in your science textbook.  Finish the Intertidal Zone questions (1-12) on the Ocean Zones packet if you did not finish during class.  * Finish your Estuary Booklet if you have not finished; it was due today. *