Thursday & Friday

ELA - We had our second Literary Cafe coaching session and we finished The Giver.  Students also began work on their Turn of the Century Inventor's project.  Some students took their packets home to work on their research.  They will have class time over the next few weeks to research and assemble their projects.

Science - Ms. Karably lead a lesson on building circuits.  Students had to use their own inquiry skills to use a wire and battery to light a bulb.  It was interesting to see how students tried different techniques to build their closed circuits.  

Math - We continued to work on making equivalent fractions and we discussed its inverse, reducing fractions.  I plan on giving the first portion of the math assessment next Friday.  This term I plan on assessing throughout the term so I can avoid having to give an excessively long assessment at the end of the term.

Social Studies - Students began working on their Turn of the Century projects. This term there are several segments to the social studies standards and students are going to meet the majority of them by completing various projects.

Art Work

 I noticed this on the word board after school on Friday after Dr. Root's talk with the class.  She talked to the class about personal boundaries and the social changes between girls and boys.  

We shared library space with Mrs. Sharkey's and Mrs. Semones' classes to watch the live Lois Lowry webcast.  She read from her new book, Son, and answered student questions.