- Monday, April 3: No School
- Thursday, April 6 (3:20-4:30): Stations of the Cross practice
- Friday, April 7: Human Growth and Development discussion
- Friday, April 14 (2:30-3:15): Stations of the Cross Prayer Service
Religion:
This week in religion, students learned about the period of Judges. They were assessed over some of the most famous judges (Samson, Gideon, and Deborah). Later in the week, they learned about the greatest judge Samual and Saul the first king.
Next Wednesday, we will have a quiz over Chapter 18. This 19 point quiz will ask students to describe the leaders we discussed in the chapter, include a multiple choice section over key terms, and have them reflect on a Bible passage.
Next Wednesday, we will have a quiz over Chapter 18. This 19 point quiz will ask students to describe the leaders we discussed in the chapter, include a multiple choice section over key terms, and have them reflect on a Bible passage.
Social Studies:
The students did a great job with their presentations and visual images of Muslim beliefs and practices. On Friday, we had an assessment over this material. The tests will come home after everyone has taken them.
Next week, we will start learning about Muslim inventions and discoveries. On Friday the 7th, your child will be asked to bring his or her smart phone. We will be using Google Expeditions to take a 3D tour of a mosque.
Next week, we will start learning about Muslim inventions and discoveries. On Friday the 7th, your child will be asked to bring his or her smart phone. We will be using Google Expeditions to take a 3D tour of a mosque.
Reading:
We continue to learn about the hardships of the Great Depression in our class novel, Out of the Dust. Students will take a quiz over Winter/Spring 1934 on Wednesday of next week. It will be 14 points: 10 multiple choice questions, and 2 short answer questions. Students should review their study guide to prepare for the quiz.
Language Arts:
We continue to learn about poetry and poets in language arts. Students will be making a poetry collection, containing all the poems they will compose during this unit. They will also take a final test over all the terms and forms of poetry at the end of the unit.
On Wednesday, April 5 all students will be reciting their memorized poems. Ask your student to share their poem with you, and also ask them, "What the heck is it about?" (they will know what you mean!)
On Wednesday, April 5 all students will be reciting their memorized poems. Ask your student to share their poem with you, and also ask them, "What the heck is it about?" (they will know what you mean!)
Math Period 1:
The students continue to work on problem-solving. We have used various strategies including graphic organizers and diagrams to help solve the problems. I will post the class examples in Google Classroom for students to use to prepare for the assessment. The problem-solving assessment will be Thursday, April 6th. There are several students that have other activities during the school day on Thursday, if these activities are during math class the test will need to be completed before school that day.
Math Period 4:
The students completed a quiz over adding and subtracting fractions. The students are demonstrating an understanding of the skill, but need to continue to work on basic facts in order to simplify. We are currently working on multiplying fractions. The students should understand that multiplying fractions means repeated addition or part of. I put a couple short videos in Google Classroom to explain this skill. Our focus is not only on the algorithm but also the understanding. There will be a quiz on adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 7th.
Math Period 5:
The students continue to work on problem-solving. We have used various strategies including graphic organizers and diagrams to help solve the problems. I will post the class examples in Google Classroom for students to use to prepare for the assessment. The problem-solving assessment will be Thursday, April 6th. There are several students that have other activities during the school day on Thursday, if these activities are during math class the test will need to be completed before school that day.
Science:
The students should be able to identify the characteristics of a mineral and the tests used to identify minerals. We spent time identifying "mystery" minerals using several tests such as streak and hardness. Next week we will discuss different processes of crystallization. We will make crystals from the cooling of hot water solutions.
