Monday, March 25, 2019

Week of March 25 - 29, 2019

Wednesday HW
1.  MMS pages 134-35.
2.  Book Report is due on Thursday, April 4 (next week).
3. Measurement quiz on Friday, March 29.  Unit 6, Lessons 1 and 2:  Time Zones and the 24 Hour clock.
4.  The Creation cartoon is due in class on Monday, April 1 -- no fooling!  We have had three periods in class to do the good copy and a further period to plan it.

Tuesday HW
1.  MMS pages 136-37.
2.  Book Report is due on Thursday, April 4 (next week).
3. Measurement quiz on Friday, March 29.  Unit 6, Lessons 1 and 2:  Time Zones and the 24 Hour clock.

Monday HW
1.  20 minutes of reading in preparation for your final book report.  It is due April 4, which is next Thursday.

Monday, March 18, 2019

Week of March 18-22, 2019

Thursday HW
1.  Students should bring a filled water bottle to class each day to help moderate unexpected heating issues in class and the general expected warming in class as Spring approaches.
2.  MMS pages 132-33.  Today we introduced a review of the measurement concept of Perimeter in chapter 9 of the text.  We worked on pages 344-45 (#1,2 4-8).
3.  The Space Free Verse poem is due tomorrow for printing.  We also completed two poetry activities on similes and metaphors.
4.  20 minutes of reading to prepare for the next and final book report.

Wednesday HW
1.  I want to reiterate that students should bring a filled water bottle to class each day to help moderate unexpected discomfort like this and the general expected warming in class as Spring approaches.
2.  MMS pages 82-83.  Today we corrected 24 h clock homework from Tuesday  We also worked on practice questions from the text on page 211 (#1-4) and corrected those also
3.  We checked the the Space Free Verse poem in class, and typed it in class.  If it is not done, students should ensure they check the Google Classroom, finish it and turn it in for printing.  We also read selections on Messages in Myths from the "Tales" book and completed page 1 of the matching booklet
4.  20 minutes of reading to prepare for the next and final book report.

Tuesday HW
1.  I want to reiterate that students should bring a filled water bottle to class each day to help moderate unexpected discomfort like this and the general expected warming in class as Spring approaches.
2.  MMS pages 82-83.  Today we corrected Time Zones homework from Monday  We also took a note on the 24 hour clock, but did no new work with the concept.
3.  We worked on the Space Free Verse poem in class A good hand written copy should be ready in class tomorrow.  the particulars of the assignment are on the Google Classroom.
4.  20 minutes of reading to prepare for the next and final book report.
We did a Period Zero activity on Collaboration with the class this morning.  There is no homework attached to that.

Monday HW
1.  We were greeted upon our return to a classroom temperature of 45 degrees Celsius.  This is not a typo.  In view of this, I want to reiterate that students should bring a filled water bottle to class each day to help moderate unexpected discomfort like this and the general expected warming in class as Spring approaches.
2.  MMS pages 80-81.  Today we worked on page 208 # 1 to 4 on Time Zones.  New MMS booklets on Measurement were also handed out and the old ones on Number Sense collected.
3.  Do some research on the space word you selected today for your Space Free Verse poem, so that you can write it tomorrow in class.  This is the final poetry writing activity.  There are some analysis activities left before our Poetry Cafe.
4.  20 minutes of reading to prepare for the next and final book report.




Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Week of March 4 - 8, 2019

Wednesday HW
1.  Erasure poem is due in good copy form on Thursday.  Success criteria have been shared, and three periods have been given for it in class, with numerous examples.
2.  MMS pages 64-65.
3.  Unit 4, Lessons 10, 11, 12 math quiz on Friday, March 8 (Multiplying and Dividing Decimals).  Students that are absent for this quiz will have make it up during extra help times after the break.  No class time is available for make-up test time.
4.  Test packs, which were due Feb. 27, have still not been handed in by eight students -- about a quarter of the class.  This is a Learning Skill opportunity.

Tuesday HW
1.  Erasure poem is due in good copy form on Thursday.  Success criteria have been shared, and three periods have been given for it in class, with numerous examples.
2.  MMS pages 62-63.
3.  Unit 4, Lessons 10, 11, 12 math quiz on Friday, March 8 (Multiplying and Dividing Decimals).  Students that are absent for this quiz will have make it up during extra help times after the break.  No class time is available for make-up test time.