Thursday, March 3, 2022

ELA

1. Do all Animal Farm Chapter 5 assignments on google classroom

2. Work on narrative writing notes

3. Begin selecting each historical event for our narrative writing paper and working on your plot outline

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th:

Notes p71 Solve by Substitution

Practice sheet (work on in class and turn in at the end of class)
Homework: systems google form

3rd: Notes p78 Graph using vertex

Practice sheet (work on in class and turn in at the end of class)

Homework: 1/3 sheet - graph using vertex and tables on your own graph paper

Science

1 - Warm Up (completed in class)

2 - How Pandemics Spread (watched & discussed in class)

3 - Finish "Epidemic or Pandemic?" assignment in Google Classroom.  Follow directions.

Core Connections:

If your class is able to handle it, bird watching. We're near an Important Bird Area: Eno River Bottomlands. 

If we're not able to, there is an alternate assignment.

 

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

 ELA

1. Journal prompt on google classroom

2. Read chapter 5 of Animal Farm

3. Continue narrative writing notes

Science:

1 - Warm Up (classwork)

2 - Finish the West Nile Virus Transmission game questions if you did not turn this in during class.  This will count as a lab grade.

3 - Finish the West Nile Virus BrainPop video & quiz if you did not finish during class. 

Core Connections:

1. Please make sure your bird sculpture is completed. 

2. Continue/working on the Bird Research Google Doc.  

3. We'll need cereal boxes/shoe boxes for the next step - painting.

4.  Do you have any questions regarding 9th grade registration?

Social Studies:

1.  Test today.

2.  Make sure that you bring your supplies to work on your enrichment cluster product TOMORROW!

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Took notes p70 Find other coordinate

Practice doc posted in GC(classwork and finish for homework)

3rd: Took notes p97 Vertex

Practice doc posted in GC (classwork and finish for homework)

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

 Social Studies:

1. Play Jeopardy!  Review game is posted in GC.(classwork)

2.  Continue to work on your Enrichment Cluster investigation.  You should be producing a product which will be presented to a 5th grade audience on March 22.  All products should be completed by this Friday.

3.  Test Tomorrow.  Be prepared by reviewing the notes in the study guide list, your vocab and by playing the Jeopardy game. 

Science

1 - Warm Up (classwork; see today's slideshow if you are absent)

2 - Infectious Disease notes (use today's slideshow if you are absent)

3 - Infectious Disease Review, Section 11.3  Use your textbook (Section 11.3) to answer the questions posted in GC. 

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th:

Worked on word problems in class (digital copy posted in GC for those who were absent)

Homework: complete systems google form

3rd:

Worked on graphing sheet in class

Complete IXL BB3 to 85 smartscore or 20 active minutes

Homework (and worked on during mtss): Solve by Factoring Sheet - you will need to use the quadratic formula on the 3rd column; leave your answers with a square root

Core Connections:

1. Finish your bird sculpture.

2. Ask  if you have any questions about high school registration - I'm here to help.

3. Bird Research - Allaboutbirds.com is a good site for most info.

4.  Don't forget your cereal box/shoebox.  We'll be painting towards the end of the week.  

ELA

1. Chapter 4 Assignments due for HW

2. Narrative Writing Intro

Monday, February 28, 2022

 Social Studies:

1.  Enrichment Cluster Workday.  All directions for today's goals can be found in GC (classwork)

2.  Q3 Warm ups will be collected this Friday. 

3.  If you are producing an extra credit assignment for Q3, please make sure that you send it to my email by this Friday, March 4th.

Core Connections:

1. Today, Ms. Dodson and Ms. O'Kane are coming over from the high school to help you with high school registration. 

2. Don't forget your cereal box and a shoe box, too if you can.  (Don't panic if you don't have one).  We'll need these over the next couple of days.

We'll be painting this week - I highly suggest bringing an old t-shirt.

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: 

Took notes p69 Word Problems

Homework: google slides (complete either tables or graph; do what works best for you)

3rd:
Took notes p96 The Discriminant

IXL BB12 (should be able to go to 100 smartscore)

Friday, February 25, 2022

Core Connections:

We're continuing our bird sculptures today. Please bring a cereal box on Monday.

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Solving Systems by Graphing Day 3 Practice

3rd: Continued Practicing Quadratic Formula (turned in)

Thursday, February 24

 Social Studies:

1.  Completing the "Enrichment Cluster Planning Guide"  1-6(classwork)

2.  Investigations on topic added to a shared google doc (classwork)

3.  Review for your test next Wednesday using the study guide which was posted yesterday (homework)

*Reminder:  Your enrichment cluster investigations will lead to the creation of a product or service which will be presented to an audience.  More info to come in the following days.

ELA:

1. Journal Prompt on google classroom

2. Discussion Chapter 2 of Animal Farm

3. Animal Farm Chapter 2 Vocabulary Activity - on google classroom

4. Animal Farm Chapter 2 Interference Questions - on google classroom

5. Animal Farm Chapter 2 Character Analysis - on google classroom

Science

1 - Warm Up (in GC slideshow for today)

2 - Review for quiz.  See today's slideshow for help.

3 - Study!  Quiz tomorrow on cell processes and microbes.  See study material posted in Google Classroom. 

Core Connections: 

Please read through the expectations and activity explanation today for working on our clay sculpture.

You will need to be on task and mature in order to participate.  

Math:

1st: took notes p67; complete card sort in google classroom; complete IXL CC1 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

2nd: took notes p67; complete IXL CC1 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

3rd: took notes p95 Quadratic Formula; worked on practice sheet in class and turned it in; homework is quadratic formula google slide

4th: took notes p67; complete card sort in google classroom; complete IXL CC1 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

5th: took notes p67; complete card sort in google classroom; complete IXL CC1 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

 ELA

1. Journal prompt on google classroom

2. Finish both Animal Farm worksheets for chapter 1 from yesterday on google classroom

3. Animal Farm chapter 1 class discussion

4. Read Animal Farm chapter 2 as a class

Social Studies:

1. Warm up #20 (last one of the quarter).  PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE 10 DAYS TO GET YOUR WARM UP DOC READY FOR SUBMISSION.  It is a project grade!!

2.  Watch the Civil War video in GC and play the vocab game. (classwork)

3.  Pick your enrichment cluster group and topic.  Fill out the planning guide and get started on your INVESTIGATION! (classwork/homework)

STUDY GUIDE (CIVIL WAR TEST on MARCH 2)

Unit vocab

America Ch. 15 reading

15.1 notes, 15.2 notes, 15.3 Powerpoint, 15.4 Powerpoint, 15.5 notes

ATSOU #5 Civil War

Emancipation Proclamation Video and questions

Gettysburg Address:  Language of Lincoln and Multiple Choice Questions/"The Address"

Core Connections:

1.  Finish yesterday's work.  

2. David Sibley is the (nice) Audubon artist of our time.  Please read this.  https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2020/learn-draw-birds-david-sibley

3. Color the Saltmarsh Sparrow - Make it REALISTIC and Accurate. (Turn in today!)

4.  Using the video guide, draw a Black-Capped Chickadee. Turn in on the back side of the sparrow sheet.

5.  Beaks and Feet Game. http://www.audubonadventures.org/beaksandfeet/index.html

Thursday we'll do clay sculptures.  Friday we'll begin painting.  If you have your t-shirts/smock and cereal boxes by Friday, that would be great!  

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Practice Solving Systems by Graphing (classwork)

IXL CC2 (65 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

3rd: Finished INB p94 examples 6&7

Practice Solve by Factoring (matching activity; classwork)

IXL BB8 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

Science:

• Finish the Fungi Quiz from the BrainPop video. The quiz is linked for you in Google Classroom.
• Study! Quiz on Friday. See GC for study links and sample questions.