Homework: 

ELA: Teen Activist Commercial due 2/16/18
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz- 2/5/18 AND practice reading for fluency
Social Studies: Greece & Rome presentations due 2/12/18
Math: Finish 5.3.4 #99

Homework: 

ELA: Have a list of 5-6 teen activists ready for class on Wednesday
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz tomorrow- 1/30/18
Milwaukee Museum Field Trip forms should be turned in by 2/20/18

We had a great biography celebration yesterday! Students went all out on their outfits and/or props. Students switched partnerships a number of times and answered questions based on their person of study. Some questions included: Where did you grow up? Who influenced you? What superpower would you have?

Homework:

Reading: Latin Stem quiz on Tuesday Jan 30th AND reading minutes due for January on Feb 1st
Math: Finish any missing work

Mr Kruger and Mrs Duffield's Reading classes with focus on reading fluency for the next couple of weeks. Every night, students will have a passage they need to read through a couple of times at home.

Homework:

ELA: Biography paper and prop/costume due tomorrow
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz- 1/29/18 AND Practice your fluency passage
Math: R & P 5.2.2 #61-65 pg 234

** Milwaukee Museum Field Trip forms are due 2/19/18

Our biographies need to be read one more time, either with a peer or an adult. This Thursday, students should be ready to speak about their person of study AND have a costume and/or prop that represents them.

Homework:

ELA: Biography due AND costume and/or prop that represents your person of study- due Thursday
Reading: Latin Stem quiz on 1/29/18

Math: test corrections due Wednesday
Reading: Stem Quiz on 1/29/18
ELA: FINAL biography due Thursday and be prepared to come dressed as your person of study.
Field Trip form for the Milwaukee Museum due 2/19/18

Example of Social Studies notes using Cornell Notes.

Homework:

ELA: Biography due and "Living Museum" on 1/25/18
Reading: Stem Quiz on 1/22/18
Math: R & P 5.1.4 #34-38 pg 224
Science: 3.3 HW #5

Today we looked at strong leads and how to write an introduction paragraph for our biographies. We will have our classroom biography share on January 25th- remember to come dressed as your person. If dressing like them is too difficult, you may find a prop that symbolizes your person. In Social Studies, we have finishing looking at location relating to the Kingdom of Kush.

Homework:

ELA: Biographies due and ready for our "living museum" on Jan 25th
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz on 1/22/18
SS: Chapter 10 quiz tomorrow- You may use your notes
Math: R & P 5.1.3 #24-28 pg 219-220

Homework:

ELA: Biography due including your outfit/prop/costume
Math: R & P 5.1.2 #13-17 Pg 216
Science: Paper tower #2
Social Studies: Chapter 10 Quiz on Thursday

Homework:
ELA: ROUGH draft of body paragraphs due 1/16/18 at the end of class
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz 1/16/17
Science: 3.2 # 6

Today we held a Socratic Seminar in Reading class. Our conversation was based on the short story, Growing Up, by Gary Soto.

Homework:
ELA: rough draft of body paragraphs due 1/16/18
Reading: Latin stem quiz- 1/16/18

We will hold a socratic seminar in Reading class tomorrow. When kids are pilots, they are in charge of the conversation, be ready to speak up this time :)

Homework:

ELA: body paragraphs for biography due 1/16/18
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz 1/16/18
Science: 3.1 #6

Homework:

ELA: Body paragraphs for biography due 1/16/18
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz: 1/16/18
Math: Missing work due 1/10/18

Today we continued to work on body paragraphs for our biographies and started to think about how we can represent our person in living form. Is there a prop or outfit that can be worn to school that represents your person? In Social Studies, we continued to look at social class structures.


Homework:
ELA: rough draft of body paragraphs due 1/16/18
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz- 1/16/18
Math: Test chapter 4- Pick 5 closure Questions pg 204
Science: Engineering reflections

Today we tested out our science engineering projects, wrote body paragraphs for our biographies, and looked more closely at the social structure pyramid of Ancient Egypt. Above is a visual of 10 authors that "live" in Mrs Duffield's house.

Homework:
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz AND write a list of 10 authors that "live in your house"- 1/8/17
Math: Optional #79

During ELA class, we read a mentor text to help guide us through our biography writing. Sharing a common text as a class is a way that we can all practice writing strategies. For example, when we study what makes a strong introduction for our biographies, having all read a common text allows us to work together with ease.

Homework:
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz- 1/8/17
Math: r & P 4.2.3 #70-74 pg 196-197
Science: 3 parts of engineering project

Today we got right back in the swing of things are school. It is so refreshing to see our classroom community come right back together.

Homework:
ELA: Done taking notes from your book but NOT done with online sources
Math: R & P 4.2.2 #58-62 pg 192
Science: Tower design and redesign
SS: Quiz on chapter 9 tomorrow- you are able to use your t-chart notes