Monday, December 16, 2019

Science  Finish the Ecosystems Terms and diagram handout.  Follow directions.  Use Living Things and Their Environment to help you define terms and find examples. 

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish "Friday Black" analysis if you didn't in class.
Finish or redo "You Can Buy Happiness" (CommonLit), due tomorrow morning.

Math:
1st & 4th IXL W.3 and W.4
2nd, 3rd & 5th - finish Stained Glass window (Graph and color) and thatquiz Algebra graphs

Friday, December 13, 2019

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
If you didn't finish in class, do so:

• your book review (due Monday 7:30am)
• reading and annotating "Friday Black" 
• "You Can Buy Happiness" on CommonLit (due Tuesday)

Science:  Finish the "Planet or Plastic" assignment in Google classroom (by 8 pm tonight!) if you did not finish during class. 

Math - 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Dec 15th

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Holiday Breakfast on Wednesday, Dec. 18.  Each homeroom is assigned a different item to bring.  Please bring your items the morning of Dec 18.
Harris - protein
Higdon - pastries
Scott - pastries
Eisenson -drinks
Graham - fruit

Science: Quiz tomorrow on Oceans and Estuaries.  This is your last quiz of 2nd quarter - finish strong!  The "Plastics or Planet" assignment in Google classroom is due on Friday at 8 pm (or sooner).  You will have time to work on this after the quiz tomorrow in class. 

ELA:

• Read 20+ minutes.
• Study vocabulary (test Monday).
• If you have one more book club session, finish reading/notes (discussion tomorrow).
• If you didn't finish reading & annotating the short story in class, do so before Monday.
• If you didn't finish "You Can Buy Happiness" during Tuesday and Thursday MTSS, do so before next Tuesday. I grade them and release the scores as they come in; let me know if you want me to un-submit it so you can try again. 

Social Studies:  Over the next two days, read the Time magazine Person of the Year article 2019:

https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2019-greta-thunberg/

After reading, make a list of main ideas followed by three sections of coded information:

I (Interesting)

C  (Confusing)

TP  (Talking Points)

*You will receive a homework grade for this assignment on Monday when we have our SEMINAR!

Math - 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Dec 15th
1st & 4th - test tomorrow
2nd, 3rd & 5th - Y.4, Y.5 & Y.6 (complete each to smartscore >85 OR work 20 combined minutes on all topics)

Wednesday December 11, 2019

Math - 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Dec 15th (range is Dec 9th - 15th)
1st & 4th - Review Sheet due tomorrow, Test Friday

Spanish: 

• Paragraph on illness/injury due tomorrow (if you did not finish it in class)
• Review technology vocab; Reading Proficiency Check on Monday

ELA:

Read 20+ minutes.

Study vocabulary (test Monday).

If your book club has one more meeting, finish reading/notes before Friday.

Book reviews are due Monday--if you want feedback, get them to me before then. 

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Social Studies:  Arpilleras are due on Thursday!  We will have a gallery walk and time to reflect on the artwork at that time.  The rubric is located in your google classroom account.  Please make sure that you have a paragraph response to the DQ:  Dreams of Democracy:  What is the legacy of our U.S. Constitution?   (Work on this with your partner if you have one)

 If you did not finish the America assignments 12.1 and 12.3, finish them tonight.  There will be a homework check tomorrow.

If you attended the extra credit tour at UNC on Nov. 22nd, your 1-2 page reflection is due by next Tuesday.  

Spanish: Review technology vocab; Reading Proficiency Check on Monday

Science:  Ocean Zone cards are due tomorrow - 1 per zone.  Follow directions on the instructions.
Quiz Friday on Oceans and Estuaries.  Use the links posted earlier this week for practice questions. 

Math: All classes have 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Dec 15th (range is Dec 9th - 15th)
1st & 4th - IXL W.1, Review Sheet due Thurs, Test Fri
2nd, 3rd & 5th - Test tomorrow (Wed)

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Study vocabulary. Test Monday.
If your book club has one more session, finish reading/notes before Friday.
Book review is due Monday. If you want feedback for revisions, submit it before then. 

Monday, December 9, 2019

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Study vocabulary (test Monday).
Finish book club reading/notes. Discussion tomorrow.
Book review due Monday by 7:30am. If you get it in early, I can likely grade it and return it to you for revisions. 

Science: 
Ocean zone cards (1 per zone; 3 total) are due on Wednesday.
Quiz on Oceans / Estuaries on Friday.  Study all notes.  Use code 406700 on Quizizz for practice questions.  Use this Oceans Review for sample questions. 

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Dec 15th (range is Dec 9th - Dec 15th)
1st & 4th - finish classwork worksheet
 Review Sheet due Thursday 12/12/19
Test Friday 12/13/19

2nd, 3rd, & 5th - finish classwork word problems
 Review Sheet due TOMORROW (Tuesday)
Test Wednesday 12/11/19

Friday, December 6, 2019

Science: Work on your creature cards.  Three cards are due on Wednesday, December 11.  Follow directions on the template.  Neatness counts!  Quiz (on Estuaries and Oceans) on Friday, December 13.  

Social Studies:   We will NOT be working on our Arpilleras on Monday.  We will resume work on the project on Tuesday and Wednesday.  

THE FINAL DUE DATE FOR ALL ARPILLERAS IS THURSDAY, DEC 12th!

Math - All classes: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Dec 8th (extra credit if done by Friday Dec 6th) (range is Nov 25th - Dec 8th)
2nd, 3rd, 5th - Review Sheet due Tuesday Dec 10th; Test Wed Dec 11th

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Field Trip tomorrow!  Be at the high school parking lot at 7:00 a.m.  Bring your lunch and snacks for the bus. Dress warmly - you will be outside for part of the day.

Science:  Neritic Zone questions (#13-24) due on Friday.  Work on your Creature Cards.  Three cards (1 per zone) are due on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Follow the template and examples.

Math - 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Dec 8th
1st & 4th - make sure V.4 and V.7 is at a smartscore >85

Spanish: Proficiency Check (Reading) on Friday 12/6

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes. 
Finish NRI if you didn't in class.
Next book club meeting is Friday. Finish reading/notes.

Science: Work on your Intertidal Zone card.  All 3 cards (1 per zone) are due Wednesday, December 11.  Neritic Zone questions (#13-24) are due on Friday. 

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Dec 8th (extra credit if done by Friday Dec 6th)
1st & 4th - IXLAlg V.3
2nd, 3rd & 5th  IXL 8th Y.2

Monday, December 2, 2019

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

Science: Finish questions 1-12 in the Ocean Zones packet if you did not finish last Tuesday. Work on the draft of your Intertidal Zone card. Ocean cards (1 for each zone) are due Wednesday, Dec. 11.

ELA: 
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI and "The Story of Stuff" if you didn't in class.
Book club tomorrow! Finish reading and notes.

Social Studies:  Arpillera Prep/Rough Draft Template due to begin painting.  Bring all of your supplies and mini glue guns if you have them. Arpilleras are due on Tuesday, December 10th.

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Dec 8th
1st & 4th - IXL V.1
2nd, 3rd, & 5th - slope from tables worksheet

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

ELA:
1. Read however much you want!
2. Next book club meeting is the NEXT TUESDAY. In other words, if you don't get the work done in class today, and you don't want to do it over the break, you'll still have Monday to work on it.
3. Eat pie! (optional but strongly encouraged)

Science:  Finish your Estuary Booklet if you did not turn it in today.  Enjoy your break!


Social Studies:  Eat, rest, eat, repeat:)  Make sure that you are ready to begin our art week/arpilleras when you return!

Monday, November 25, 2019

Science: Finish your Estuary Booklet project.  Follow directions and do your best work.  Finish the Ocean Water Chemistry handout if you did not finish during class.  

ELA:
If you chose not to take your vocabulary test today, study for it. You'll take it tomorrow.
Finish book club reading/notes. Next book club meeting is tomorrow!

Math: 
1st & 4th - Exponential Functions test tomorrow
2nd, 3rd & 5th - Slope Name Art

(No IXL this week. Next IXL due date is Sun Dec 8th)

Thursday November 21, 2019

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Nov 24th (range 11/18-11/24)
1st & 4th - Review Sheet Due Mon 11/25; Test Tues 11/26

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Study vocabulary (link to Quizlet on GC).
Book club tomorrow! Finish reading/notes.
3rd period: "The Gift of Death"

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Science:   Work on your Estuary Booklet project.  Completed booklets are due on Tuesday, November 26 at the beginning of class.  You will work on this project in science and CC classes each day this week.  Pace yourself and follow directions on the blue handout (also posted in Google classroom).

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Nov 24th (range is 11/18-11/24)
1st & 4th - Review sheet due Mon 11/25; Test Tues 11/26
2nd, 3rd & 5th - finish any incomplete classwork

Spanish: Project due Friday, November 22
-Interview Questions (Writing Part 2) - turn in on Google Classroom
-Presentation in class - remember costume/props!

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI if you didn't in class.
1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th periods: Finish reading "The Gift of Death," and complete the comprehension questions.
Next book club meeting is Friday.

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI if you didn't in class.
Study "The Gift of Death" vocabulary. Quizlet set on Google Classroom. Quiz next week.
Next book club meeting Friday. Finish reading/notes by then. 
"The Gift of the Magi" (CommonLit) due tomorrow. If you've already got your results and you're unsatisfied, ask me to submit it back to you.

Science:  Finish annotating the Estuaries in NC information packet.  Work on your Estuaries Booklet. Due date to be determined. 

All About Estuaries in NC

Estuaries - Nat'l Ocean & Atmospheric Admin.
Estuaries - Nature Works

Estuaries - EPA

Estuaries - NCEAS

Estuaries - National Geographic 

Estuaries - PBS

Mangrove Importance  

Social Studies:  Open Note Test Tomorrow!  Be prepared.

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Nov 24th (range is 11/18-11/24)
2nd, 3rd & 5th - finish classwork tables and graphs
Math Check-In is Thursday - bring your own calculator (if not, you must use the calculator built into the test)

Monday, November 18, 2019

Science NC Check-In is tomorrow.  Please be on time and bring your device (fully charged!) and charger.  All classes will meet once testing is completed. 

Social Studies:  Prepare for the open note test on Wednesday.  Here is a link to an older Jeopardy game on the slavery unit.

Spanish: Write at least 4 of the interview questions for your project. Entire project due Friday, November 22.

http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=2336534

Directions below for the extra credit field trip this Friday 11/22. 

Tour begins at the Old Well 

on UNC's campus at 3:30 and 

will last one hour!

The address of the Old Well is across the street from the
South Building and Campus Y 

(180 E. Cameron).

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Nov 24th (range is 11/18 - 11/24)
1st & 4th - work on IXL X.5
2nd, 3rd, & 5th - finish classwork tables and graphs

Friday, November 15, 2019

Links for Science:
Balancing Act 
It's Elemental
ChemBalancer
Element Math Game
Name that Atom
Build an Atom

Science:  Finish the review handout from class today if you did not finish - Chemical Equations and Atomic Structure. The Science NC Check-In is Tuesday, November 19.  Be on time for school with a fully charged device. 

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI if you didn't in class.
Next book club meeting is Tuesday. Finish reading and notes before then.


Social Studies:  For those attending the Women's History Tour on 11/22.  Here are the details:  We will meet at the Old Well at 3:15.  The Tour begins promptly at 3:30 and will last an hour.  

Assignment:  After taking the tour, compose a 1-2 page double spaced reflection about the experience.  It is due the last week before Winter Break.

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sunday Nov 17th (range Nov 11th- 17th)
1st & 4th - finish pennies activity

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Science:  Re-test on Water Quality if you made a D or F on this week's quiz.  The quiz will be given during MTSS.

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI if you didn't in class.
Finish book club work (reading & notes). Next discussion is tomorrow.

Math:
Roller Coaster Project Due Friday Nov 15th (you will have 10 minutes in class to finish but finishing should be limited to final gluing; come to class with all pieces completed and ready to be glued)
IXL due Sun Nov 17th (range is Nov 11 - Nov 17)

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Quizizz Codes for Science Class:
Log in to Quizizz; Be sure you get at least 90 % correct on each quiz!
Identifying Matter - 473075
Element, Compound, or Mixture - 381431
Heterogeneous / Homogeneous - 580645

Physical & Chemical Changes - 508793

Spanish: 
-Biography of athlete due today 11/13
-Vocab quiz on Monday 11/18 (body parts & health verbs)

Social Studies:  Presentations tomorrow.  Be prepared!  Review for your OPEN NOTE test next Wednesday.

Study Guide

New Unit Vocabulary on Blog 11/4
Poetry of Freedom Crafter George Moses Horton
Enslaved Entrepreneurship:  Urgency, Stress, Pursuit, Agency, Opportunity
Freedom Crafter Biographies
Slave Narratives/Unchained Memories
NC 8.2 Notes
America Worsheet 4.3 Slavery in the Colonies (review)
Discovery Education:  America's Journey Through Slavery

Math:
Roller Coaster Project Due Friday November 15th (if you are not on track to finish by the end of Thursday's class, you need to work on it tonight and/or tomorrow night)
IXL due Sunday November 17th (range is Nov 11th - Nov 17th)

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI if you didn't in class.
Finish CommonLit if you didn't in class.
Next book club session is Friday. Make sure you've done the reading and notes. (Use the same Notes form on Google Classroom.)

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Social Studies:  Work on your product.  Deadline is tomorrow.  Presentations begin on Thursday in Social Studies.  

Test 2 next week.  More info to come tomorrow.  

Science:  Study - quiz on water quality, pollution, and water treatment tomorrow.  Use the links posted last week to review. 

Quizizz Codes for Science Class:
Log in to Quizizz; Be sure you get at least 90 % correct on each quiz!
Identifying Matter - 473075
Element, Compound, or Mixture - 381431
Heterogeneous / Homogeneous - 580645

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish No Red Ink (due tomorrow before school).
Finish book club reading and notes (due Friday before school).

Math:
thatquiz
Roller Coaster Project due Friday
IXL due Sun Nov 17th (range is Nov 11th-17th)

Spanish: Biography of athlete due tomorrow (Wednesday) by midnight. 

Friday, November 8, 2019

Science: 
1 - Finish any incomplete assignments from this week (Waterborne Illnesses, Water to Drink, lab report)
2 - Quiz on Wednesday.  Use the links posted earlier this week to review and study.  Study your notes on water quality, water treatment, and pollution. 

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes. (Your book club book counts!)
Finish NRI if you didn't in class.
Finish your book club assignment (reading & Book Club Notes form) for Tuesday. No school Monday!

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10th (yes, Sunday)

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Science:  
1- Finish your Water Quality lab report - due tomorrow in Google classroom.  Use the rubric and proofread carefully.  
2 - Quiz next week (Wednesday) on water quality, water treatment, and pollution. Study pages 5-10 in your science binder. 
Water Quality terms
Quizizz Codes: 423659 (Water Treatment & Quality) 793563 (Water Quality)

Spanish: Mini Biography of Hispanic athlete (part 1 of project) due Wednesday, November 13

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Nov 10th
1st & 4th - thatquiz writing equations review; Roller Coaster Project due Friday Nov 15th; bring a posterboard to class by Nov 12th

2nd, 3rd, & 5th - Roller Coaster Project due Friday Nov 15th; bring a posterboard to class by Nov 12th

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish conjunctions quiz (Flocabulary) if you didn't in class.
"Lamb to the Slaughter" (CommonLit) is due Wednesday, but if you turn it in before then, I can score it and return it to you for corrections. 

Business Set Up Research

This is due on 12/15

1) Watch and reference two business Youtube videos.
2) Write the vision of your business.
3) Set goals for your business.
4) What is your target population? How many customers are you planning for?
5) Define your unique selling point. How is your product different? How are you different?
6) How do you plan to know your customers wants and needs? Create a survey and hand it out to at least 20 students or parents not in 8th grade.
7) Research your competition.
8) Research the demand for your business. You may use the survey for this as well.
9) Set your market goals. What will be your cost? Price margin? How will you advertise or promote your business?

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Links for Science:

Water & You - The Treatment Process

How Do Treatment Plants Work?

Review Video - Water Treatment Process

Animation - read captions and click arrows to advance

Water Treatment Steps - hover over each picture and read the captions

Quiz Yourself - drag the steps into the correct order

Science:  Finish the Water Treatment assignment from class today, including all links above.  Work on your Water Quality lab report. Lab reports are due Friday, November 8. 

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Nov 10th
1st & 4th - thatquiz more evaluating exponential functions
2nd, 3rd, 5th - Roller Coaster Project due Friday Nov 15th; we will be working on it in class but students may need to followup with it at home to complete by the deadline; BRING A POSTER BOARD TO CLASS by TUESDAY NOV 12th.

Social Studies:  Product Workday Tomorrow.  Be prepared.

Read NC Ch.8 section 2 and take notes.  Due on Friday 11/8.

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish Flocabulary video and Read & Respond if you didn't in class.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish any late NRI or CommonLit work.

Spanish: Work on project. Part 1 (Mini biography of athlete) due Wednesday, November 13

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10th
1st & 4th - thatquiz evaluating exponential functions
2nd, 3rd, & 4th - thatquiz angles; finish examples of 4 functions and 4 nonfunctions (may have finished in class)

Science: Work on your Water Quality Lab Report (due Friday).  You should complete the Purpose, Procedure, and at least 1 paragraph of your Results by tomorrow.  You will work on this in Core Connections tomorrow. 

Monday, November 4, 2019

Social Studies:  Your Legacy of our Constitution PRODUCT is due on November 13th.  Make sure that you are continuously making progress.   

New Unit Vocabulary:  Triangular trade, free black, racism, slave code, subsistence farming, agrarian, bartering, plantation, staple crops, artisan, emancipation, abolitionist, quarters,  Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850

Spanish: Review for quiz tomorrow (sports vocab, gustar, ir + a + infinitive, saber/conocer)

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Nov 10th (extra credit if done by Friday Nov 8th)
1st (will be assigned to 4th tomorrow)- thatquiz evaluating exponential functions
2nd (will be assigned to 3rd & 5th tomorrow)- thatquiz angles
make sure you are caught up on thatquiz assignments

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish any late NRI or CommonLit work. 
3rd, 4th, and 5th periods: Idioms test tomorrow. (It's easy. If you can do the jeopardy, you can do the test.)

Friday, November 1, 2019

Science: Review the procedure you are doing at the Duke Pain Clinic pond.  You will have a modified schedule next week on Monday and Tuesday.  Watch the weather and dress accordingly.  1st and 2nd periods will conduct water quality testing on Monday; 3rd, 4th, and 5th periods will conduct water quality testing on Tuesday.  Your Water Quality Lab Report is due Friday, November 8 in Google classroom. 

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Nov 3rd
make sure you are caught up with all thatquiz assignments

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Nov 3 (date range 10/28-11/3)
2nd, 3rd, & 5th - Algebra IXL Q 5 Vertical line test (stop when the graphs get confusing and pieced together; probably smartscores above 60)

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
If you didn't finish your NRI in class, complete it at home.
Study your idioms--(very easy matching) test Monday/Tuesday. Quizlet and Jeopardy links are on Google Classroom. 
Social Studies:  Review for your test tomorrow.

https://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=2618251#.XbHcH-hKiM8

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
If you didn't finish the compare/contrast assignment (GC) in class, complete it at home.

Social Studies:  Continue your research for part 2.  Begin working on part 3: product design.  Make sure that you review the Democracy Project Products resource on Google Classroom.  Test on Friday.

Science:  
1 - Finish the Water Quality Info for pH.  Use the info sheets posted earlier this week.  
2 - Finish the Google classroom assignment if you did not finish in class.  *Theatre Production students need to log in and complete this assignment *

Spanish: Sign up for project topics (Hispanic athlete) by Friday -- on Google Classroom

• Check Google Classroom for calendar with all November assignments
• Vocab Quiz - Tuesday, November 5

Tuesday, October 29

Science:  
1 - Complete the Water Quality information for turbidity and sediment/suspended sediment. Use the Water Quality information pages.  
2 - Bring back your signed permission forms: Pond Water testing to Science class, Estuarium field trip to homeroom teacher. 
3 - Finish "Testing the Waters" if you need to finish (on Google classroom). Tomorrow is the last day to turn in this assignment for credit. 

Social Studies:  Be prepared to move on to part 3 of the project tomorrow.  You must select your product. 

Study for your test on Friday!

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY (Q2)

Join me on Friday, November 22nd on the UNC campus for a Women's History Tour honoring the Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment.  The walking tour is sponsored by the Southern Oral History Program and will begin at 3:30 and end at 4:30.

If you are planning on attending, you will also write a 1 page reflection on the experience.  Please sign up with me as soon as possible.  Spaces are limited.

Thank you,
Mrs. Harris

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
If you didn't finish watching the movie and filling in the Venn diagram in class, do so at home.

Supreme Court Case Notes due 11/1

1)  Notes on the background of the case.  What happened that caused this case to go to the Supreme Court?
2)  What was the issue/question put forth for the court?
3)  What is the name of the case?
4)  Who was involved with the case?
5)  Summarize the court's findings.  What did the majority state?  What did those that dissented state?
6)  What was the impact in today's society from the court case?
7)  5 Resources in Easybib.

I want you to be able to discuss why the case went to court, what the case is about,  how the case affected society.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Science:  
1 - Read the assigned Water Quality information pages (temperature, hardness,and dissolved oxygen).  Complete the rows for temperature, hardness, and dissolved oxygen on the back of your Water Quality notes. 
2 - Bring back your signed permission forms for the Water Quality testing and the NC Estuarium.  

Social Studies:  Finish your notes on America 9.4 if you did not finish in class.  Continue part 2 research.  Use the Study Guide to prepare for Friday's Test.

Bill of Rights Graphic Organizer
Violation/No Violation
Democracy Reading/What is Democracy?
American Values Graphic Organizer
New Unit Vocabulary (Wed. 10/23
America notes 9.1, 9.2 and 9.4 (Jefferson Takes Office, Louisiana Purchase, War of 1812)
Lewis and Clark Webquest
ATSOU #3 Westward Map
Discovery Ed Removal (Questions)

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
If you're on Instagram, follow our classroom (@heyheymsscott). 
Parents/guardians, if you're not getting my emails on Monday mornings, please let me know!

Math: 80 minutes IXL due Sun Nov 3rd (date range Oct 28th - Nov 3rd; extra credit if done by Fri)
1st & 4th - Review Sheet due tomorrow; Test Wednesday; Project due Thurs
2nd, 3rd, & 5th - Review Sheet due tomorrow; Test Wednesday

Friday, October 25, 2019

Science:
Water Quality Information pages

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Social Studies:  Conduct research for Part 2 of your Legacy Project.  (Impact on Society, Court Case Application)

I will be at an AIG regional meeting tomorrow.  I will post a webquest on Google classroom this afternoon which is to be completed IN CLASS tomorrow, Friday, October 25th.

Science:  
1- Finish the Pollution Activity if you did not finish during class.
2 - Finish the Google classroom assignment ("Testing the Waters") - the password is tentblue4 for Scholastic. 

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Review your study guide. (Those ARE the test questions; they'll just be in multiple-choice format.)


Math: 80 min IXL due Sun Oct 27 (range is Oct 21-2)
1st & 4th - finish QR code sheet if didn't finish in class; review sheet due Tuesday 10/29; test Wed 10/30; project due Thurs 10/31
2nd, 3rd, 5th - cheesy riddle (will be collected Monday 10/28 because Mrs. Higdon will be out Friday); Review sheet due Tues 10/29; Test Wed 10/30

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Science: Quiz tomorrow!  See earlier posts for review links and practice quizzes.

Social Studies:  Define your new vocab: expedition, continental divide, nationalism, blockade, commodity, decree, Cumberland Gap, exploitation, frontier, culture

Continue to work on your research for Part 1 and Part 2 of the project.  

GQ:  How does the supreme law of the land, the U.S. Constitution, protect and secure the rights of the PEOPLE?

Your lens into the Constitution is your AMENDMENT.

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish Flocabulary quiz and ATTWN Manuscript Document if you didn't in class. 
Since we finished the book today (a day early), ATTWN Ch. 9-end Comprehension Test is moved to Friday. See GC for study guide. I'll give you a hard copy tomorrow in class. The questions are pulled directly from the chapter discussion question assignments that you did, i.e., you've answered them once before, and we've gone over them in class.

Spanish: Assignment on Google Classroom - due Friday

• Watch video on saber/conocer
• Complete Google Form
• Listening Proficiency Check in class tomorrow (on sports vocab)

Math; 80 min IXL due Sun Oct 27th

1st & 4th: If you have a phone with a QR code reader and have permission to bring it to school, please bring it to class tomorrow Thurs 10/24. You will not be penalized if you don't have it.

Review sheet due Tuesday 10/29

Test Wed 10/30

Project due 10/31

2nd, 3rd, & 5th - Review Sheet due Tuesday 10/29

Test Wed 10/30

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Science:  Finish the Freshwater Pollution handout if you did not finish during class today.  Study for Thursday's quiz on freshwater.  Use the Quizizz codes  below and the Quizlet word sets for practice / review.
352342 - Water Properties
700773 - Water Cycle
577595 - Aquifers and Groundwater
568890 - Freshwater and Groundwater
Notes - Freshwater Vocabulary
Quizlet - Freshwater & the Water Cycle
Quizlet - Water Properties


Spanish: Assignment on Google Classroom - DUE FRIDAY (since we did not have class today)

• Watch video on saber/conocer
• Complete Google Form
• Listening Proficiency Check postponed until Thursday

ELA:

Read 20+ minutes.

Finish NRI, Flocabulary, and ATTWN Epilogue if you didn't in class.

Math: 80 min IXL due Sun Oct 27th
1st & 4th - thatquiz parallel and perpendicular lines (IXL S.25 will also help you practice this)
2nd, 3rd, 5th - Review Sheet due Tuesday 10/29; test Wed 10/30

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Social Studies:  Work on Part 1 or Part 2 of your research for the Legacy of  Our Constitution project.  Part 1 research notes are due on Friday (Mr. E).  See Rubric presented today for information related to grading.

Monday, October 21, 2019

Social Studies:  Read America Ch. 9 Section 1 (Take Notes)

Part 1 research notes are due this week.  We will begin Part 2 tomorrow which is a project workday (be prepared!)

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sunday October 27th (range is Oct 21 - Oct 27)
1st & 4th - finish "what happened when two fruit companies merged?" cheesy riddle
2nd, 3rd, 5th - finish google classroom equations parallel lines

Friday, October 18, 2019

Science: Finish the Groundwater Review if you did not finish during class today.  Study for next week's quiz on freshwater.  Use the Quizizz codes  below and the Quizlet word sets for practice / review.
352342 - Water Properties
700773 - Water Cycle
577595 - Aquifers and Groundwater
568890 - Freshwater and Groundwater
Notes - Freshwater Vocabulary
Quizlet - Freshwater & the Water Cycle
Quizlet - Water Properties

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI if you didn't in class.

Math: 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Oct 20th (range is Sept 30- Oct 20)
make sure you have completed all thatquiz assignments

Thursday, October 17, 2019

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI and Ch. 16 if you didn't in class.

Science:  Finish the Watershed Lab if you did not finish in class.  Quiz next week - Thursday or Friday (stay tuned).  Study notes on the water cycle, water properties, water on Earth, and water properties.
Freshwater & the Water Cycle
Water Properties

Math: 80 min in IXL due Sun Oct 20th (range is Sept 30th - Oct 20th)
1st & 4th - thatquiz
2nd, 3rd, & 5th - thatquiz (all that are there)

Spanish: Quizziz on ir + a + infinitive & gustar

Amendment Project

Step 1 due 10/25

Use a Minimum of 5 sources
Create a "Works Cited" page which correctly cites your sources (use Easybib)

1)  Select an amendment from the US Constitution.

2)  Read and analyze the language of the amendment. Come to a clear understanding of its meansing.  How and why was it added?  (What happened in our nation's history which preceded the creation of the amendment?)

Tier 1- 1-2 pages of notes
Tier 2- 2-3 pages of notes
Tier 3- 3 or more pages of notes

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI if you didn't in class.

Social Studies:  Complete the "Crazy for this Democracy" activity
Review the Project on Google Classroom:  Dreams of Democracy:  Legacy of Our Constitution

Science:  Finish the Flocabulary assignments for "Water Cycle" and "Water on Earth" if you did not finish during class.

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

ELA: 
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI and Ch. 15 if you didn't in class.

Math: 80 minutes in IXL Due Sun Oct 20th (range is Sept 30-Oct 20)
1st & 4th - Thatquiz write equations from graph
2nd, 3rd, 5th - thatquiz word problems #2; take home test due Thursday Oct 17h

Science: Finish the Water on Earth lab if you did not finish in class today.  Study your notes on the water cycle and water percentages on Earth. *Bring your earbuds to class tomorrow.*

Social Studies:  Finish your Bill of Rights assignment.

Monday, October 14, 2019

Links for Science:
Annotated Diagram - USGS
Water Cycle - APEC water
Nat Geo - Water Cycle
Water Cycle 
What is the Water Cycle?

Quiz Yourself:
Water Cycle Quiz
Another Quiz 

Science:  
1) Finish your diagrams of water properties (on your Properties of Water notes) if you have not finished yet. Label your diagrams. 
2) Finish the Water Cycle descriptions and diagrams (FRONT SIDE ONLY of this handout) if you did not finish in class today.  Follow directions.  Diagrams should include labels and color. 
3) Use the quiz links above to test your knowledge of the water cycle. 

Social Studies:  Finish your James Madison Independent Study assignment from class today.

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish NRI if you didn't in class.

Math: 80 minutes IXL due Sun Oct 20th (range is Sept 30-Oct20)
1st & 4th - thatquiz Algebra grphas
2nd, 3rd, & 5th - thatquiz word problems #1; take home test due Thurs Oct 17th

Rubric For Picture Book 

Cover 25 pts

Cover includes a title, neatly drawn and colored picture, authors’ name, illustrators’ name.

Grammar and Spelling 25 pts

There are 2 or fewer spelling and grammar mistakes.

Story 100 pts

All five areas of the plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) are present and are clearly developed.

Theme and Knowledge of Craft   50 pts

Theme is appropriate for kindergarteners.  You have read several kindergarten books and used appropriate language and illustrations.

Illustrations 100 pts

The illustrations help present the plot throughout all areas in the work.  They are hand drawn and visually pleasing throughout the entire work.

Oral Presentation 50 pts

Everyone in the group participates.  Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience  members throughout the presentation.

Listens to Other Presentations 25 pts

Listens intently.  Does not make distracting noises or movements.

On Time 50 pts

Due date is 11/29.  Your completed copy must be ready to present on this day.

Friday, October 4, 2019

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes per day.
Finish ATTWN Ch. 14 if you didn't in class.

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Science:  Flocabulary - Water assignments are due on Friday (due at the beginning of your class).  Finish the Vocab Card, Vocab Game, Read & Respond, and the Quiz. 

Math - The next IXL check will be Sun October 20th

1st & 4th - finish half sheet (many finished in class or only have a few problems left)2nd, 3rd & 5th  -Take home test due Thursday October 17th

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish No Red Ink if you didn't in class.
If you're doing a makeup poster, turn them in before 1st period tomorrow.

Wednesday October 2, 2019

ELA: 
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish ATTWN Ch. 13 if you didn't in class.
If you chose to do a new vocabulary mini-poster to replace a previous grade, those are due Friday morning first thing.

Social Studies:  Review for your Test on Friday!

http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=2294318#.XZTcbShKiM9

Science: 
Freshwater & Water Cycle
Water Properties

Math - The next IXL check will be Sun October 20th

2nd, 3rd & 5th  -Take home test due Thursday October 17th

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Energy Conservation Links for Science:
Chapter 5, Section 4 (pages 179-182)
31 Ways to Save Energy
Saving Energy Around the Home 
Energy Conservation for Kids 

Energy Efficiency

Science: Quiz tomorrow on Energy. Use the links below to review and study.
- Notes on Renewable/Nonrenewable Energy
- Quizlet Vocabulary - Energy
- Quizizz Practice codes: 203351, 183706, 575111   
- Renewable Fuels - video and quiz
- Fossil Fuels - slideshow and quiz
- Natural Resources - slideshow and quiz

Math - 
2nd, 3rd, 5th - Test on Equations tomorrow

Monday, September 30,2019

Science: Quiz on Wednesday, October 2. Use the links below to review and study.
- Notes on Renewable/Nonrenewable Energy
- Quizlet Vocabulary - Energy
- Quizizz Practice codes: 203351, 183706, 575111   
- Renewable Fuels - video and quiz
- Fossil Fuels - slideshow and quiz
- Natural Resources - slideshow and quiz

Social Studies: Finish your Constitution fill in the blank Worksheet if you did not complete it in class. Use the Study Guide to prepare for Friday's TEST.

Study Guide TEST 3:
New unit Vocab (Articles of Confederation-U.S.Constitution)
NC Ch.6 Section 1 and 2 notes
Flocabulary "A More Perfect Union"
School House of Rock "3 Ring Government"
Constitution W. Sheet
History Alive Fill in the Blank

Warm Up Check on Wednesday (Quiz Grade)

ELA:
Read 20+ minutes.
Finish Flocabulary (Onomatopoeia) if you didn't in class.

Math:
1st & 4th - Test tomorrow on sequences, graphing, and slope.

2nd, 3rd, 5th - Review sheet due tomorrow; test on equations Wed 

Wednesday Sept 25, 2019

Math:
1st & 4th - 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Sept 29th
Review Sheet due Monday Sept 30th
Test on sequences, graphing, and slope Tuesday Oct 1st

2nd, 3rd & 5th - 80 minutes in IXL due Sun Sept 29th
Review Sheet due Tuesday Oct 1st
Test on equations Wednesday Oct 2nd

Science:  
- Energy Proposal is due Monday - be ready to present. Be sure you share your slideshow with me: kgraham@voyageracademy.net  
- Quiz on Energy on Wednesday, October 2. Study links below.
Quizlet Vocabulary - Energy
Quizizz Practice codes: 203351, 183706, 575111   

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Social Studies:  Complete the Legacy assignment on google classroom.  You must answer the questions in chronological order and justify your answers to #5 and 6.  (Quiz grade)
DO NOT SUBMIT THE DOC!  I will check it TOMORROW.

Science:  Work on your Energy Proposal.  Your slideshow is due on Monday, September 30. Consult the project rubric as you complete your presentation. 

Math:
1st & 4th - Finished your Slope Name Art and turn it in (many turned in during class today)
80 minutes in IXL due Sun Sept 29th
Review Sheet due Mon Sept 30th
Test on Sequences, graphing using tables or intercepts, and slope Tuesday Oct 1st

2nd, 3rd, & 5th - thatquiz variables on both sides #2
Review Sheet due Tuesday Oct 1st

Test on equations Wednesday Oct 2nd