Week of March 27 - 31, 2017

Friday HW
1.  One D-Cell battery for Science class if possible.
2.  Bring a small box to class that you can unfold to make flat
3.  Reasons for thesis statement for persuasive essay were reviewed with feedback today.  Students had some difficulty coming up with a distinct third reason generally.  We will start creating support details next week and should be done writing the essay by next Friday.
4.  Book Report Reading.  Due April 6.
5.  Final Math Geometry quiz Tuesday on Transformations and Line and Rotational Symmetry (unit 7).
6.  TIFF Kids trip is coming up on  Wednesday, April 12.  We will assemble outdoors at 8:20 AM near the flagpole to prepare for 8:30 AM TTC departure.

Thursday HW
1.  One D-Cell battery for Science class if possible.
2.  MMS 138-39
3.  Reasons for thesis statement for persuasive essay.  I reviewed all thesis statements and provided feedback this week.
4.  Book Report Reading.
5.  Math Geometry quiz Friday on Congruent and Similar figures, and Line and Rotational Symmetry (unit 7, lessons 3,4,5, and 6).  There is another Geometry quiz early next week.
6.  Twin Day tomorrow!
7.  Pizza Lunch tomorrow.

Wednesday HW
1.  One D-Cell battery for Science class if possible.
2.  MMS 136-37
3.  Reasons for thesis statement for persuasive essay.  I reviewed all thesis statements and provided feedback today.
4.  Book Report Reading.
5.  Math Geometry quiz Friday on Congruent and Similar figures, and Line and Rotational Symmetry (unit 7, lessons 3,4,5, and 6).  There is another Geometry quiz early next week.

Tuesday HW
1.  One D-Cell battery for Science class if possible.
2.  MMS 134-35
3.  Reasons for thesis statement for persuasive essay.  I reviewed all thesis statements and provided feedback today.
4.  Book Report Reading.
5.  Math Geometry quiz tomorrow on Transformations and Combined Transformations (unit 7).  There is another Geometry quiz on Friday.
6.  Constellation myth story is due on Wednesday in the Google Classroom for printing.  This is a two page story based upon a source myth that each student received in class.  A particular focus is the correct use of dialogue structure and punctuation.  Students have resources to check is they need a refresher on these structures.

Monday HW
1.  One D-Cell battery for Science class if possible.
2.  MMS 132-33
3.  Thesis Statement for persuasive essay.  I asked students to consider this all of last week while we pursued a progression of steps towards making a persuasive essay.  I collected the five in-class activities today for marking.
4.  Book Report Reading.
5.  Math Geometry quiz on Wednesday this week on Transformations and Combined Transformations (unit 7).
6.  Constellation myth story is due on Wednesday in the Google Classroom for printing.  This is a two page story based upon a source myth that each student received in class.  A particular focus is the correct use of dialogue structure and punctuation.  Students have resources to check is they need a refresher on these structures.

Week of March 20 - 24, 2017

Happy Spring!

Thursday HW
1.  TIFF Kids form and fee
2.  MMS 106-07.  This work is on
3.  Library Book exchange tomorrow.
4.  We continued our work on persuasive writing today with a fifth lesson on writing the Conclusion for a mini-essay on Smoking.   We also looked at a clip from the Simpsons "Monorail" episode to see what advertising techniques for persuasiveness can look like.  The sheets will eventually cover five lessons on the topic and will be collected in a bundle as an in-class assessment.  As this progresses, students should continue to think of a topic about which they would like to write persuasively.  We explored some topics of personal interest in class today.
5.  Next book report is due on Thursday April 6, 2017.  Reading for it should be underway.

Wednesday HW
1.  TIFF Kids form and fee
2.  MMS 106-07.  This work is on Rotational Symmetry,  We used tracing paper and learned proper vocabulary structures to describe it.  We also noted links between line symmetry and rotational symmetry.
3.  Cartoon panels were present for 20 of 28 students.  I encourage the remaining students to secure one ASAP.
4.  We continued our work on persuasive writing today with a fourth lesson on completing a mini-essay on Smoking.   The sheets will eventually cover five lessons on the topic and will be collected in a bundle as an in-class assessment.  As this progresses, students should continue to think of a topic about which they would like to write persuasively.  We explored some topics of personal interest in class today.
5.  Next book report is due on Thursday April 6, 2017.  Reading for it should be underway.

Tuesday HW
1.  TIFF Kids form and fee
2.  MMS 104-05.  This work is on Line Symmetry,  We used tracing paper and learned proper vocabulary structures to describe it.  We also noted links between line symmetry and rotational symmetry.
3.  We continued our work on persuasive writing today with a lesson on "loaded" words and linking devices.  Students were provided with suggested vocabulary improvements to use to create a persuasive tone.  The sheets will eventually cover five lessons on the topic and will be collected in a bundle as an in-class assessment.  As this progresses, students should continue to think of a topic about which they would like to write persuasively.
4.  Next book report is due on Thursday April 6, 2017.  You should be reading from a book you've chosen by now.

Monday HW
1.  TIFF Kids form and fee.
2.  MMS 102-103.  This is work on Similar Figures that was begun before the break.
3.  Think about a topic and thesis you might like to write a persuasive essay about.  We are introducing persuasive writing with the essay format in a step by step way.  Today's focus was on turning a topic (usually a noun, such as "smoking") into a thesis (a short sentence that gives an opinion about the topic e.g., "Smoking is harmful to people.").  We also looked at using a graphic organizer to plan reasons and support details for each part of the five paragraph essay.
4.  Bring a cartoon to school for Art class.  An example could be a panel from "Pooch Cafe", "Peanuts", or "Calvin and Hobbes".  These are easy to locate online (e.g., Google search) and print using the snipping tool in Windows, or some similar application on Apple computers.

Week of March 6 - 10, 2017

Wednesday HW
1.  Return TIFF Kids trip form and fee.  Three parent volunteers are welcome to come.  They would have to pay their own TTC and contribute $5.00.

Tuesday HW
1.  Return TIFF Kids trip form and fee.  Three parent volunteers are welcome to come.  They would have to pay their own TTC and contribute $5.00.
2.  MMS 98-99.
3.  Math Quiz #4 for unit 4 (Lessons 10-12, multiplying and dividing decimals) tomorrow.

Monday HW
1.  Return TIFF Kids trip form and fee.  Three parent volunteers are welcome to come.  They would have to pay their own TTC and contribute $5.00.
2.  MMS 98-99.
3.  Math Quiz #4 for unit 4 (Lessons 10-12, multiplying and dividing decimals) on Wednesday March 8.