Friday, November 22, 2019

Friday, November 22, 2019

Science 
- watch "The Reasons for the Season" TED-Ed video

- finish "How Do Ocean Currents Work?" TED-Ed video handout

Newsela article due Mon. 12/2: Cyclones and climate change: Connecting the dots (make sure you read the directions and do the REQUIRED ANNOTATIONS as well as take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment)

Language Arts
- The Great Thanksgiving Listen recording due Mon. 12/2 (it should be at least 5-minutes long and linked to your Language Arts page under the "Projects" section; turn in the published linked of your Language Arts page to Google Classroom)

Watch this video and this video to help you turn in this project successfully.

Newsela article due Mon. 12/2: Cyclones and climate change: Connecting the dots (make sure you read the directions and do the REQUIRED ANNOTATIONS as well as take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment)

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1) due Mon. 12/2

- The Bridge Home One Pager project due Mon. 12/9  — make sure you go over the rubric for the project before submitting
▢ three quotes on the page
▢ quotes are accompanied by the page number they come from
▢ quotes are clear in conveying some aspect about the character that either show who they are, their growth, or their journey
▢ each quote has an explanation behind what it means and its significance
▢ the explanation makes sense to the readers
▢ there are at least three images that represent important symbols to the character
▢ there is an explanation on how the character changes over time

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Science 
Newsela article due Mon. 12/2: Cyclones and climate change: Connecting the dots (make sure you read the directions and do the REQUIRED ANNOTATIONS as well as take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment)

- Chapter 4 Quiz this Fri. 11/22!!! 

Language Arts
Newsela article due Mon. 12/2: Cyclones and climate change: Connecting the dots (make sure you read the directions and do the REQUIRED ANNOTATIONS as well as take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment)

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1) due Mon. 12/2

- work on The Bridge Home One Pager project — make sure you have:
▢ three quotes on the page
▢ quotes are accompanied by the page number they come from
▢ quotes are clear in conveying some aspect about the character that either shows who they are, their growth, or their journey
▢ each quote has an explanation behind what it means and its significance
▢ the explanation makes sense to the readers
▢ there are at least three images that represent important symbols to the character
▢ there is an explanation on how the character changes over time

Monday, November 18, 2019

Monday, November 18, 2019

Science 
- bring a lego person for your lab group (and extras if you have them in case other lab groups don't have any)

Newsela article due Mon. 12/2: Cyclones and climate change: Connecting the dots (make sure you read the directions and do the REQUIRED ANNOTATIONS as well as take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment)

- Chapter 5 Quiz postponed to TOMORROW!!! (only covers Section 5.1 and 5.3, NOT 5.2)

- Chapter 4 Quiz this Fri. 11/22!!! 

Language Arts
Newsela article due Mon. 12/2: Cyclones and climate change: Connecting the dots (make sure you read the directions and do the REQUIRED ANNOTATIONS as well as take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment)

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1) due Mon. 12/2

- work on The Bridge Home One Pager project — make sure you have:
▢ three quotes on the page
▢ quotes are accompanied by the page number they come from
▢ quotes are clear in conveying some aspect about the character that either shows who they are, their growth, or their journey
▢ each quote has an explanation behind what it means and its significance
▢ the explanation makes sense to the readers
▢ there are at least three images that represent important symbols to the character
▢ there is an explanation on how the character changes over time

Friday, November 15, 2019

Friday, November 15, 2019

Science 
- bring a lego person for your lab group (and extras if you have them in case other lab groups don't have any)

- Chapter 5 Quiz postponed to next Tues. 11/19!!! (only covers Section 5.1 and 5.3, NOT 5.2)

- Chapter 4 Quiz next Fri. 11/22!!! 

Language Arts
- bring earbuds/headphones for Monday

- work on The Bridge Home One Pager project — make sure you have:
▢ three quotes on the page
▢ quotes are accompanied by the page number they come from
▢ quotes are clear in conveying some aspect about the character that either shows who they are, their growth, or their journey
▢ each quote has an explanation behind what it means and its significance
▢ the explanation makes sense to the readers
▢ there are at least three images that represent important symbols to the character
▢ there is an explanation on how the character changes over time

- (optional) take a look at the Padma Venkatraman's blog posts (author of The Bridge Home) and feel free to submit questions to her on her blog:

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Science 
No Homework

- Chapter 5 Quiz postponed to next Tues. 11/19!!! (only covers Section 5.1 and 5.3, NOT 5.2)
- Chapter 4 Quiz next Fri. 11/22!!! 

Language Arts
- work on The Bridge Home One Pager project — make sure you have:
▢ three quotes on the page
▢ quotes are accompanied by the page number they come from
▢ quotes are clear in conveying some aspect about the character that either shows who they are, their growth, or their journey
▢ each quote has an explanation behind what it means and its significance
▢ the explanation makes sense to the readers
▢ there are at least three images that represent important symbols to the character
▢ there is an explanation on how the character changes over time

- (optional) take a look at the Padma Venkatraman's blog posts (author of The Bridge Home) and feel free to submit questions to her on her blog:

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Important Reminders
- all missing/incomplete/late work and quiz retakes need to happen by TOMORROW!!!

Science
No Homework

- Chapter 5 Quiz postponed to next Tues. 11/19!!! (only covers Section 5.1 and 5.3, NOT 5.2)
- Chapter 4 Quiz next Fri. 11/22!!! 

Language Arts
- work on The Bridge Home One Pager project — make sure you have:
▢ three quotes on the page
▢ quotes are accompanied by the page number they come from
▢ quotes are clear in conveying some aspect about the character that either shows who they are, their growth, or their journey
▢ each quote has an explanation behind what it means and its significance
▢ the explanation makes sense to the readers
▢ there are at least three images that represent important symbols to the character
▢ there is an explanation on how the character changes over time

- (optional) take a look at the Padma Venkatraman's blog posts (author of The Bridge Home) and feel free to submit questions to her on her blog:

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Important Reminders
- all missing/incomplete/late work and quiz retakes need to happen by this Thurs. 11/14!!!

Science
- double-check your Science Binder to make sure all the pages (that are not guided notes) are stamped from pg. 17-39 — if you are missing any stamps, make sure you come before school to get them stamped tomorrow

- End-of-the-Trimester Notebook Check TOMORROW!!! (the notebook check will cover pg. 17-26, 28-39)
- Chapter 5 Quiz postponed to next Tues. 11/19!!! (only covers Section 5.1 and 5.3, NOT 5.2)

Language Arts
- work on The Bridge Home One Pager project — make sure you have:

▢ three quotes on the page
▢ quotes are accompanied by the page number they come from
▢ quotes are clear in conveying some aspect about the character that either shows who they are, their growth, or their journey
▢ each quote has an explanation behind what it means and its significance
▢ the explanation makes sense to the readers
▢ there are at least three images that represent important symbols to the character
▢ there is an explanation on how the character changes over time

- (optional) take a look at the Padma Venkatraman's blog posts (author of The Bridge Home) and feel free to submit questions to her on her blog:

Friday, November 8, 2019

Friday, November 8, 2019

Important Reminders
- all missing/incomplete/late work and and quiz retakes need to happen by next Thurs. 11/14!!!

Science
- finish the Bill Nye "Fluids" Video Questions if you did not get a chance to complete it in class

- finish the Bill Nye "Gravity" Video Questions if you did not get a chance to complete it in class

- finish your Google Site portfolio and when you have published your website, submit the PUBLISHED LINK of your website in Google Classroom

- Chapter 5 Quiz next Tues. 11/12!!! (only covers Section 5.1 and 5.3, NOT 5.2)
- End-of-the-Trimester Notebook Check next Wed. 11/13!!! (the notebook check will cover pg. 17-26, 28-39)

Language Arts
- DUE TUESDAY, 11/12: finish your Global Read Aloud postcards by following the guidelines; make sure you label the lower left-hand corner of your postcard with your spreadsheet letter and row name
- (optional) take a look at the Padma Venkatraman's blog posts (author of The Bridge Home) and feel free to submit questions to her on her blog:

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Important Reminders
- all missing/incomplete/late work and and quiz retakes need to happen by next Thurs. 11/14!!!

Science
- Puzzling Scenarios poster due this Fri. 11/8

- finish the Bill Nye "Fluids" Video Questions if you did not get a chance to complete it in class

- finish your Google Site portfolio and when you have published your website, submit the PUBLISHED LINK of your website in Google Classroom

- Chapter 5 Quiz next Tues. 11/12!!! (only covers Section 5.1 and 5.3, NOT 5.2)
- End-of-the-Trimester Notebook Check next Wed. 11/13!!! (the notebook check will cover pg. 17-26, 28-39)

Language Arts
- finish your Global Read Aloud postcards by following the guidelines; make sure you label the lower left-hand corner of your postcard with your spreadsheet letter and row name
- (optional) take a look at the Padma Venkatraman's blog posts (author of The Bridge Home) and feel free to submit questions to her on her blog:
- Newsela Quiz #2 TOMORROW!!!

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Important Reminders
- all missing/incomplete/late work and and quiz retakes need to happen by next Thurs. 11/14!!!

Science
- Puzzling Scenarios poster due this Fri. 11/8

- finish your Google Site portfolio and when you have published your website, submit the PUBLISHED LINK of your website in Google Classroom

- Chapter 5 Quiz next Tues. 11/12!!! (only covers Section 5.1 and 5.3, NOT 5.2)
- End-of-the-Trimester Notebook Check next Wed. 11/13!!!

Language Arts
- finish your Global Read Aloud postcards by following the guidelines

- (optional) take a look at the Padma Venkatraman's blog posts (author of The Bridge Home) and feel free to submit questions to her on her blog:
NoRedInk Quiz #5 TOMORROW!!!  
- Newsela Quiz #2 this Thurs. 11/7!!!

Monday, November 4, 2019

Monday, November 4, 2019

Important Reminders
- all missing/incomplete/late work and and quiz retakes need to happen by next Thurs. 11/14!!!

Science
- Puzzling Scenarios poster due this Fri. 11/8

- finish your Google Site portfolio and when you have published your website, submit the PUBLISHED LINK of your website in Google Classroom

- Chapter 5 Quiz next Tues. 11/12!!! (only covers Section 5.1 and 5.3, NOT 5.2)
- End-of-the-Trimester Notebook Check next Wed. 11/13!!!

Language Arts
- finish your Global Read Aloud postcards by following the guidelines

- (optional) take a look at the Padma Venkatraman's blog posts (author of The Bridge Home) and feel free to submit questions to her on her blog:
NoRedInk Quiz #5 this Wed. 11/6!!!  
- Newsela Quiz #2 this Thurs. 11/7!!!