Thursday, November 30, 2023

 Core Connections:

You should have completed your Estuary Booklet 

Today, we're working on Social Studies - the Amendment Project - make sure your citations follow the requirements.  

ELA:

1) All requests for printouts (for anything you want printed for your project presentation trifold) are due today by 4pm.

2) Unfamiliar Vocab practice questions -- due Monday (12/4)

3) Presentations must be prepared by Tuesday, 12/5, so we can do practice presentations.

4) Final projects are due Wednesday, 12/6 at 8am

5) Unfamiliar Vocab Unit Test is on Friday next week (12/8). You got a paper copy of the study guide yesterday (lost it? It is also attached to the unit test assignment in Jupiter).

**Parents: I sent a signup Google form via ClassTag on Monday. Please respond to it if you (or another adult in your child's life) would like to attend the alien project presentations next week. 

Science:

1 - Finish the Ocean Zones - Neritic Zone assignment if you did not finish during class today. 

2 - Finish your Estuary Booklet, if you have not given it to me already. 

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Core Connections:

Today is a project work day.

1.  Science -Estuary Booklet - due Today

2.  ELA Alien Project -  checklist

3.  SS-Constitution Project

We will revisit My Story, Our Story, History tomorrow.

Social Studies:

1.  Use the suggested resource list in GC to continue to add notes about your selected Amendment. 

2.  Check out the awesome Hamilton contest posted in GC.  See me as soon as possible if interested! 

ELA:

1) All requests for printouts (for anything you want printed for your project presentation trifold) are due by tomorrow at 4pm.

2) Unfamiliar Vocab practice questions -- due Monday (12/4)

3) Presentations must be prepared by Tuesday, 12/5, so we can do practice presentations.

4) Final projects are due Wednesday, 12/6 at 8am

5) Unfamiliar Vocab Unit Test is on Friday next week (12/8). You got a paper copy of the study guide yesterday (lost it? It is also attached to the unit test assignment in Jupiter).

**Parents: I sent a signup Google form via ClassTag on Monday. Please respond to it if you (or another adult in your child's life) would like to attend the alien project presentations next week. 

Science:

1 - Finish the Intertidal Zone assignment in Google Classroom if you did finish in class today. 

2 - Finish the Hydrosphere LearnEd assignment if you did not finish in class or during MTSS today. See Google Classroom for details.

3 - Finish your Estuary Booklet, if you asked me about an extension or did not turn it in today. Follow directions and do your best work ~ neatness counts!

4 - Please remind your parent to complete the NC Estuarium Field Trip permission form (sent via email and ClassTag).  We are still waiting for permission for several students.  Your parent also needs to pay for this trip through the Titan/Linq pay portal.

Español:

Favor trabajar en su tarea de las cinco oraciones de Padlet en casa hoy. 

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Core Connections:

Today is a project work day at your Core Teachers' request.  Please work on the following priorities.

1.  Estuary Booklet:  Complete this (Due Wednesday).  Check the rubric for required information on each page of the booklet.  Also, Mrs. Graham has asked for "limited pencil."  Please review her guidelines.

2.  ELA Checklist for your Alien Project:  Each group's folder has a yellow checklist that you need to delegate and complete.

3. SS Constitution Amendment Project:  Begin your research - this project requires extensive and annotated research.

4.  Have you turned in your Google Form Permission Slip for the Estuary Field Trip?  

ELA:

1) All requests for printouts (for anything you want printed for your project presentation trifold) are due by Thursday at 4pm.

2) Unfamiliar Vocab practice questions -- due Monday (12/4)

3) Presentations must be prepared by Tuesday, 12/5, so we can do practice presentations.

4) Final projects are due Wednesday, 12/6 at 8am

5) Unfamiliar Vocab Unit Test is on Friday next week (12/8). You got a paper copy of the study guide yesterday (lost it? It is also attached to the unit test assignment in Jupiter).

Social Studies:

1.  Continue to work on your research project.

2.  Test on Westward next Tuesday, December 5th

Study Materials

ATSOU #3 Map

Vocab

America 9.1, 9.2 and 9.4 Readings and notes

Flocab: War of 1812

L5R5, L6R6 (I.N.)

Westward Expansion Trading Card

Violation or No Violation

American Values Graphic Organizer (Discover Ed)

Science:

1 - Your Estuary Booklet is due tomorrow.  Follow instructions, check the rubric, and do your best work. Neatness is important!

2 - Work on the Ocean Zones - Intertidal Zone assignment posted in Google Classroom. You will have part of class tomorrow to work on this. 

3 - Bring your Hydrosphere LearnEd notebook to class tomorrow. 

Español

Por favor, no olvide hacer su tarea de las cinco oraciones en su Padlet

Monday, November 27th, 2023

 ELA:

1) Cover slide edits & Request for Printout (due by 4pm today) -- the Request for Printout is attached to your "Final Project" assignment in Jupiter.

2) All Requests for Printouts -- due by Thursday at 4pm

3) Period 2 only: Final grammar quiz (Wednesday)

4) Unfamiliar Vocab practice questions -- due Monday

Core Connections

1. Project Work Day - Estuary Booklet, ELA Alien, Constitution Project.

2. Please make sure you've turned in your Field Trip Permission Form.

Social Studies:

1.  Continue to read and review resources which provide notes on your Amendment for Part 1 of the project.  You will have workdays Monday-Thursday this week.  Part 1 will be collected for a grade next Monday, December 4th.

2.  Add 1 term to the WESTWARD vocab study set:  manifest destiny (the belief that the expansion of the American continents was both justified and inevitable).

Test on Westward next Tuesday, December 5th. 

Science:

1 - Finish the Ocean Water Chemistry assignment if you did not finish during class today. 

2 - Work on your Estuary Booklet.  This is due on Wednesday. Follow instructions and use the rubric to check yourself.  Neatness counts ~ do your best work!

Español

No olvides hacer tu tarea de las cinco oraciones en tu Padlet hoy. 

Friday, November 17, 2023

Core Connections:

Please make sure you are using your project work days wisely for the Estuary Booklet (science).

ELA:

Period 2: Final 4 grammar concepts due Friday at 11:59pm

Period 2: Final grammar quiz on Wednesday, 11/29

Science:

Your Estuary Booklet mini-project is due Wednesday, November 29.  You may work on this project over the break if you'd like. Follow directions carefully and do your best work! Neatness counts.  The rubric and instructions for this project are posted in Google Classroom. 

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break! See you back at school on Monday, November 27.

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Core Connections:

During this work day, please make sure you've completed the following:

1.  ELA Check-point #4 
2.  Annotations for the Science Estuary Booklet - please show them to me for feedback before beginning the booklet.

This time is important for feedback, opportunity for revisions, and work completion.  Use your time wisely.  Ask for help!

Science:

1 - Finish your annotations of "All About Estuaries in NC" if you did not finish today during Science or Core Connections class.  

2 - Begin working on your Estuary Booklet mini-project. Follow directions (posted in Google Classroom). You may want to use your paper booklet as a draft (for planning purposes to decide where to put information and pictures), and then do your final project on cardstock.  (See Mrs. Graham if you would like cardstock for your booklet.) 

Espanol: 

-Recuerda hacer la tarea en Padlet hoy. 

ELA:

Checkpoint #4 final draft is due at 4pm tomorrow.

**Note: Tomorrow is not designated as a project work day. The first priority is introducing and understanding expectations for final project revisions and the presentation. Do not rely on ELA class to finish checkpoint 4.**

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #14 (classwork)

2.  Watch the guest speaker video featuring Mr. Bryant Wright (classwork)

3.  Set up your doc "S.S. Project-Part 1".  Copy and past the 6 breakdown questions onto the doc and begin to research your Amendment.  Start with the Constitution Center resources (constitutioncenter.org) (classwork and homework)

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

 ELA:

1) Checkpoint #4 peer review (due tomorrow)

2) Checkpoint #4 final draft (due Friday)

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #13 (classwork)

2.  Legacy Questions Share and 4 Corners game (classwork)

3.  Project 1 Outline and Discussion:  Legacy of our Democracy (classwork)

4.  Pick the Amendment you wish to research for Part 1 by tomorrow (homework) 

Science:

1 - Finish your Hydrosphere LearnEd assignment from Tuesday (pages 19-20; see Google Classroom for details).

2 - Finish both EdPuzzle assignments about Water Treatment if you have not finished these yet. 

3 - Finish the MTSS assignment, "Testing the Waters," if you did not finish during MTSS today.  See details in Google Classroom.

4 - If this applies to you: Finish and submit your Water Quality Lab Report!!!!

Espanol: 

- Favor, recuerda hacer tu tarea de las cinco oraciones en Padlet

- Estudia para la evaluacion de manana. 

Core Connections:

Hopefully, you have used your work days wisely in Core Connections.