Important Announcements
Math
We will be taking our written assessment on Wednesday and our Open Response on Friday. I highly recommend that students take the time to work on the review packet this week. Also, study link 7.11 is a very helpful whole unit review.
Social Studies
This week in social studies, we will be learning about arguably the greatest land deal ever; The Louisiana Purchase. We will be studying Lewis and Clark. The brave men who explored the Louisiana Purchase. We will dig deeper into their amazing journey and learn about how it changed the face of our country forever.
Writing
This week, student will be "flash drafting" their first essay on "The Giving Tree". Flash drafts are quick ways for students to record their claim, reasons and evidence, sort of a brainstorming session for a full essay. Students will be continuing to learn the structure of opinion essay writing as they develop pieces supporting or opposing having chocolate milk served in schools. Students will make a claim, develop reasons, and learn how to pull in evidence to support their points. Students will also learn how to include counterarguments as a useful strategy. Once these quick drafts are over, students will be tackling topics where they will read and collect evidence on their own before choosing a side and developing an essay based on that.
Our grammar study this week will focus on singular and plural possessives.
Reading
Students are now nose deep in their nonfiction reading book clubs. This week, they will be creating their interactive "thinking board" through intellectual conversations and research on their topic. Next week, students will learn how to take all that they've learned to help them discover ideas and theories surrounding their topics. In this way, students will be pushing their own thinking about the topic.
Homework
- Thursday is International Day. We will be having a "olympic" NUD. This means student may wear any color that is represented on the olympic flag. (black, red, green, blue, yellow, white)
- Remember, Thursday is still a half day, but Friday is now a full day of school. If your conference is Friday, we will be meeting in the Western Room. This is the room with the fish tank that is located outside Mr. Rigler's science room. If you walk up the stairs and go straight, you will see the fish tank on the left.
- Our math test will be this Wednesday and Friday. Since I will not be able to hold a tutorial tomorrow afternoon because of the faculty meeting, I will be doing a comprehensive in-class review during the day tomorrow.
- We will be having our final states and capitals quiz on Friday. This one is on the Western states.
Math
We will be taking our written assessment on Wednesday and our Open Response on Friday. I highly recommend that students take the time to work on the review packet this week. Also, study link 7.11 is a very helpful whole unit review.
Social Studies
This week in social studies, we will be learning about arguably the greatest land deal ever; The Louisiana Purchase. We will be studying Lewis and Clark. The brave men who explored the Louisiana Purchase. We will dig deeper into their amazing journey and learn about how it changed the face of our country forever.
Writing
This week, student will be "flash drafting" their first essay on "The Giving Tree". Flash drafts are quick ways for students to record their claim, reasons and evidence, sort of a brainstorming session for a full essay. Students will be continuing to learn the structure of opinion essay writing as they develop pieces supporting or opposing having chocolate milk served in schools. Students will make a claim, develop reasons, and learn how to pull in evidence to support their points. Students will also learn how to include counterarguments as a useful strategy. Once these quick drafts are over, students will be tackling topics where they will read and collect evidence on their own before choosing a side and developing an essay based on that.
Our grammar study this week will focus on singular and plural possessives.
Reading
Students are now nose deep in their nonfiction reading book clubs. This week, they will be creating their interactive "thinking board" through intellectual conversations and research on their topic. Next week, students will learn how to take all that they've learned to help them discover ideas and theories surrounding their topics. In this way, students will be pushing their own thinking about the topic.
Homework
- Reading Comprehension: "A Man With A Dream"
- WPP: "Favorite Time of Year"
- POW
- Unit 7 math test
- States and Capitals Quiz Friday
- Vocab Quiz Friday: http://quizlet.com/_acsg9