This Week:
- Students presented their French Country Projects. I was very impressed by the quality of work! Congratulations!
- We continued to work with circles in math - learning how to calculate area and circumference, solving word problems, and drawing mandalas to show symmetry.
- We read two Pourquoi Tales in English: Why Elephants Have Trunks and Why Rabbits Have Short Tails.
- We created maps of Ancient Mesopotamia.
- We reviewed vocabulary about mixtures and pure substances in Science.
- A Ski Trip form was sent home. If you want to come skiing, you must return the form by Wednesday.
Next Week:
- Students will re-tell one of the Pourquoi Tales we read, giving a different explanation of the title.
- We will complete a lab to classify items as pure substances or mixtures.
- We will learn more about the geography and economy of Mesopotamia.
- We will review the verb être in French.
- On Wednesday, there will be a parent meeting at 7:00pm for all parents of students who wish to go on the ski trip.
This Week:
- We learned how to calculate the area and perimeter of triangles.
- We discussed myths that teach moral lessons and that explain natural phenomena.
- We continued to work on our French Country Projects.
- We learned more about the characteristics of pure substances and mixtures.
- We read a "Historical Snapshot" of Ancient Mesopotamia, and discussed how their society is similar to ours.
- Third term exploratories started on Thursday!
Next Week:
- We will look at the area and circumference of circles.
- We will review vocabulary for Mixtures and Pure Substances and complete a lab to classify some examples of each.
- We will look closer at the geography of Ancient Mesopotamia.
- We will present our Francophone Countries Projects.
- We will read two Pourquoi Tales (myths that explain why things are the way they are).
- On Thursday, there will be a food truck here all day.
- Thursday is also "Find Your Fit." There will be demonstrations and hands-on activities on different careers in trades for students throughout the day and after school from 3-7. Students are encouraged to come back after school with their parents to see if a career in the trades might be a good fit for them.
Happy New Year!
This Week:
- We set personal and academic goals for 2018 and discussed strategies in how to meet them.
- We began a Francophone Culture Project - students have chosen French-speaking countries and will research aspects of their cultures.
- We began a unit on Geometry. There will be a pop quiz on area and perimeter of rectangles tomorrow (Friday).
- We began a unit on World Mythology in English and read two myths explaining the creation of volcanoes.
- We began a unit on Ancient Mesopotamia. We watched a video and took notes on government, geography, achievements, religion, and economy.
- We began a unit on Chemistry and learned vocabulary words about Pure Substances and Mixtures.
Next Week:
- Monday is a Non-Instructional Day. I will be at a conference at Belmont learning new math instructional techniques. Look out for some new math games in the coming weeks!
- We will continue to work on the French Country projects.
- We will solidify understanding of mixtures and pure substances with notes and activities.
- We will learn how to calcualte area and perimeter of triangles.
- We will continue our Pele/Hephaestus paragraph assignment and read two Pourquoi Tales.
