Tuesday, January 31

Science:  Finish the back side of the Biomolecules handout if you did not finish in class.  Read Chapter 9, Section 3 in your textbook and take notes.  Use appropriate detail (as discussed in class).

Monday, January 30, 2017

Core Connections: Water Poster Contest Rough Draft - Due Tuesday

Social Studies:  Read 15.5 and take notes.  Answer questions 1 a,b, 2 a, b and 3 at the end of the reading.

Study Guide

Review your unit vocabulary terms  (found on this blogspot three weeks ago)
ATSOU Civil War notes
The Cause by Ken Burns notes
Review the Dred Scott decision and its impact on America
Election of Lincoln/northern and southern response
Mass. 54th role of African Americans in the war
Emancipation Proclamation effects
Role of women during the war
America Ch. 15 notes
Gettysburg Address main ideas
civil war tactics

Science:  Study! Test on Ecosystems tomorrow.  Use the study guide posted last week.  
Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen cycle slideshow

Friday, January 27, 2016

Core Connections: Today's classwork - complete and post your entry for the Seafari Project on your digital portfolio - link to template

Language Arts: Don't forget to prepare for the reading conferences on Monday (1/30).  You'll need to know the theme, have evidence of the theme in your book and be able to show your reading notes.

Science:  Study for your test on ecosystems on Tuesday (1/31).  Use your study guide to prepare.  See additional links and quiz codes for studying on the Ecosystems Study Guide you viewed in class today.  

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Science:  Finish your WebQuest if you did not finish during class on Wednesday.  (Use the links on yesterday's blogpost if you need them.)  Finish your Study Guide (due Friday, 1/27) for the Ecosystems test.  Follow directions in red on the Study Guide template. See additional directions on yesterday's blogpost. 

Social Studies:  Make sure your word list from the Gettysburg Address has the correct definitions after using the context clues from the speech.

Language Arts: Book Trailer Project due dates are Friday, February 10th and Friday, February 24th
Project Outline due February 10th
Trailer Scripts due February 10th
Two Completed Book Trailers due February 24th
*Project information on Google classroom

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Science Links for Web Quest:
Section 1:  Nitrogen Cycle
Section 2:  Carbon Cycle
Section 3: Carbon & Oxygen Cycles (pages 50-51) and Nitrogen Cycle (pages 52-53)

Review games/links (if you finish the WebQuest early)
Carbon Cycle Game
Food Fight Ecogame

Science homework:  
1 - Finish the WebQuest if you did not finish during class today. It is due on Friday, 1/27.  Use the links above to complete any part of the assignment you did not finish.  
2 - Make your study guide for the Ecosystems Test next week.  Copy the Study Guide template, and follow the instructions listed in RED.  Your Study Guide is due on Friday, January 27.  (NOTE: Late work will not be accepted for this assignment because we are reviewing the answers in class on Friday.)
3 - Study! Test on Ecosystems next week (Tuesday, 1/31). 

Parents: Please see this flyer about a 6-week life skills group designed to empower young males.  More information is on this registration link.   



Social Studies:  Mini Project due tomorrow periods 1 -3.

Core Connections: Seafari revision statement - If you have not yet completed #4, please finish it for homework.  Due Thursday.

Math (ALL CLASSES): DUE FRIDAY--5 problems "Solving Systems by Elimination" (See example 3)

Tuesday, January 24, 2016

Core Connections:  Dress up for the Sea Fari presentations for the 5th graders on Wednesday.
Seafari Revision Statement due at the end of class on Wednesday (will be completed in class- not homework)

Science:  Bring earbuds/headphones to class on Wednesday if you have them.  Test on Ecosystems on Tuesday, 1/31.  Study pages 5-14 in your binder.  

Social Studies:  Review your notes on Ch. 15 and your unit vocabulary.  Test next week on the Civil War.

Mini Project/Mass. 54th workday tomorrow for 1/2 the class period.  Paragraphs due on Thursday at the beginning of class.

Math (ALL CLASSES): 5 problems "Solving Systems by Elimination" (See example 2)

Monday, January 23, 2017

Language Arts Reminders: Lesson 5 Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday, January 25th   /  Reading Conferences on Monday, January 30th

Social Studies:  Review your Ch. 15 America notes and unit vocabulary (test next week)

Mini-project-Mass. 54th due on Thursday, January 26th at the beginning of class. Research day tomorrow/writing day on Wednesday.

Science:  Write a summary paragraph (at the bottom of today's notes) describing the 6 interactions among living things.  Study your notes on Interactions / Symbiosis.  Finish your food web poster if you did not turn it in today.  Text next week on Ecosystems (most likely on Tuesday, 1/31). 

Parents: Please see this flyer about a 6-week life skills group designed to empower young males.  More information is on this registration link.   

Math (ALL CLASSES): 5 problems "Solving Systems by Elimination"