Math News Week of February 22

This week we wrapped up our unit on angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals with some review on Monday and our Chapter 8 Test on Tuesday. Wednesday through Friday we will begin several lessons that are focused on area on perimeter of various shapes. Here is a list of homework assignments for the week!

Due 2/23 Study Guide Pg 509-513 #9-29 odds, 33-37 odds, 41-45 odds

Due 2/25 Lesson 1A Pg 525-527 #1-11 odds, 15, 21, 24, 31, 33

Due 2/26 Lesson 1B-C A: Pg 532-534 #1-11 odds, 15, 19-29 odds

Due 2/29 Lesson 1D A: Pg 537-539 #1, 3, 7, 9, 17, 19, 29, 34-35

Science News- Week of Feb. 22nd

Monday: Variable Review/Study Guide

Tuesday: Variable Test

Wednesday: Alternative Fuel Notes/Renewable Energy Activities

Thursday: Alternative Fuel Research Project

Friday: Alternative Fuel Research Project

Social Studies News Week of: Feb. 22nd

This week in Social Studies we'll be having our first unit test, on Wednesday.  Students will have a study guide that they'll get on Monday to help them focus their studying.  We'll spend time on Monday and Tuesday reviewing for the unit test.

Thursday and Friday will involve introducing our next unit--which will be on Ancient Egypt!  Students will learn all about mummies, pyramids, the importance of the Nile River and many other things.

ELA News week of 2/22

Nightly Homework:  Students should be reading their February book (one pager is in class this Wednesday) and/or their literature circle book as their homework for class.

Monday:  Review tone & mood, literature circle meeting
Tuesday:  Scope magazine- analyze Mt. St. Helens article
Wednesday:  February One Pager (done in class)
Thursday:  Readers' theater, literature circle meeting
Friday:  Literature circle meeting, work time on role sheets

*Friday is mid-quarter

Math News Week of February 15

This week we have been continuing our focus on geometry. We have been learning about different types of polygons, similar and congruent figures, and later the week will focus on translations, reflections, and rotations. Our Chapter 8 Test will be on Tuesday, February 23. Here is a list of this week's homework assignments.

Due 2/16 Lesson 3C Pg 476-479 #1-15 odds, 19, 31

Due 2/17 Lesson 3D Pg 483-485 #1-19 odds, 35

Due 2/18 Lesson 4A-B Pg 492-495 #1-15 odds, 31, 33

Due 2/19 Lesson 4C Pg 498-501 #5-11 odds, 19-23 odds, 33, 37

Due 2/22 Lesson 4D Pg 505-506 #7-13 odds, 22-25 all, 27, 29

ELA News week of 2/15

Nightly homework:  Students should be reading their February one pager book.

Monday: Literature circle, reviewing tone & mood, week 2 paragraphs
Tuesday: Adverbs, work time for literature circles, Greek word root practice
Wednesday: Literature circle, Scope magazine article & inference skill practice
Thursday: Adverbs, Scope magazine article & synthesizing skill practice
Friday: Literature circle, Jason and the Golden Fleece readers' theater

Science News- Week of Feb. 15th

Monday: STEM Boat Design Challenge

Tuesday: Variable Quiz, Flipper Investigation, Catapult Reading/Analysis

Wednesday: Flipper Investigation

Thursday: Flipper Investigation, Graph, Conclusion

Friday: Invention Article, Write-up, Poster