Tuesday and Wednesday

On Tuesday students took their vocabulary quiz and worked on their projects.  Today we read more in Gathering Blue (we need to finish the book by the end of term 4).  Students are identifying and discussing how Lois Lowry's use of creative language and details create a unique story.  We also focused on the opinion paper by writing clear opinion statements and identifying how to include supporting evidence and clarifying statements.  

Curriculum Night -- UPDATE

The upcoming Curriculum Night on Thursday, January 23rd is intended to be a student led event.  When I discussed this with both groups of students, they felt conflicted between wanting to share their work but needing more time to prepare something meaningful.  Many students also expressed that they would like to share something from the project they are currently working on.  That being said, I would like to propose that we have our own night (both homerooms) on the week of March 3rd.  That way, students will have time to adequately prepare and you won't have to fight for parking in the cold.  Please contact me if you have any comments, questions, or suggestions. Thank you.

Math & Science Update

In math students are working on understanding and creating line plots.   Additionally, they are working on division with whole and mixed numbers.  In science students are learning about chemical and physical changes.  Yesterday they made OOBLACK, a substance that has properties of both a solid and liquid.