Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Important Reminders
- if you have an extra bottle of hand sanitizer at home, please consider donating it to our classroom

Science 
- if you missed getting your binder stamped (pg. 71-72, 82, 86-88) make sure you come before school to get them stamped!

- start making your website for the My Place in a Changing World project; contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

Language Arts
- finish your rough draft essay so you are ready for peer-editing tomorrow!!!

- work on in-text citations as well as the Works Cited page for your essay according to the Citation Resources that are posted in Google Classroom

Works Cited example (need to be logged into CUSD Google account to see this student's Google Site)

Exploratory
- Bubblegum Contract project due TOMORROW (be ready to present)

Monday, March 9, 2020

Important Reminders
- if you have an extra bottle of hand sanitizer at home, please consider donating it to our classroom

Science 
- if you missed getting your binder stamped (pg. 71-72, 82, 86-88) make sure you come before school to get them stamped!

- start making your website for the My Place in a Changing World project; contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

- End-of-Trimester Notebook Check TOMORROW!!! (extra credit coloring: pg. 76)

Language Arts
- finish your rough draft essay

- work on in-text citations as well as the Works Cited page for your essay according to the Citation Resources that are posted in Google Classroom

Works Cited example (need to be logged into CUSD Google account to see this student's Google Site)

Exploratory
- Bubblegum Contract project due Wed. 3/11 (be ready to present)

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Important Reminders
- if you have an extra bottle of hand sanitizer at home, please consider donating it to our classroom

- deadline for incomplete/missing work and quiz makeups/retakes is TOMORROW!!!

Science 
- be ready to get your notebook stamped tomorrow

- complete the Bill Nye "Energy" video questions if you did not in class

- complete the "Online Explorations" portion of Chapter 14 Section 3 Guided Notes

• CarboTax
• What is carbon offsetting?
• Carbonfund

- complete the two crossword puzzles about nonrenewable/renewable energy resources (pg. 87-88)

- start making your website for the My Place in a Changing World project; contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

- End-of-Trimester Notebook Check next Tues. 3/10!!! (extra credit coloring: pg. 76)

Language Arts
- in your Units of Study Information Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

• learning target for Session Twelve (on slide 3)
• a new bookmarked section for the new Chart — Strategies for Writing Compelling Introductions (on slide 12)
• one bullet for the Chart — Writing Information Texts Well (on slide 18)
• an entry of writing for Session Twelve Writing (copy and paste the work you did for Session 11 and continue writing)

Exploratory
- Bubblegum Contract project due next Tues. 3/10 (be ready to present)

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Important Reminders
- if you have an extra bottle of hand sanitizer at home, please consider donating it to our classroom

- deadline for incomplete/missing work and quiz makeups/retakes is this Fri. 3/6!!!
 
Science 
- complete the Bill Nye "Energy" video questions if you did not in class
 
- complete the "Online Explorations" portion of Chapter 14 Section 3 Guided Notes

• CarboTax
• What is carbon offsetting?
• Carbonfund

- complete the two crossword puzzles about nonrenewable/renewable energy resources (pg. 87-88)

- start making your website for the My Place in a Changing World project; contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)


Language Arts
- in your Units of Study Information Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

• learning target for Session Eleven (on slide 3)
• a new bookmarked section for the new Chart — Types of Text Features (on slide 13)
• two bullets for the Chart — Writing Information Texts Well (on slide 18)
• an entry of writing for Session Eleven Writing (copy and paste the work you did for Session 10 and continue writing)

Exploratory
- familiarize yourself with Garageband and iMovieiMovie for iPad updated video tutorial 
iMovie for iPad video tutorial
GarageBand for iPad video tutorial

Monday, March 2, 2020

Important Reminders
- if you have an extra bottle of hand sanitizer at home, please consider donating it to our classroom

- deadline for incomplete/missing work and quiz makeups/retakes is this Fri. 3/6!!!
 
Science 
- check out the Educated Choices Program toolkit for more information about food impacts on climate change

- start making your website for the My Place in a Changing World project; contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)


Language Arts
- in your Units of Study Information Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

• learning target for Session Nine (on slide 4)
• a bullet for the Chart — Writing Information Texts Well (on slide 8 & 13)

• learning target for Session Ten (on slide 3)
• a new bookmarked section for the new Chart — Ways Punctuation Helps Sentences Be Clear (on slide 10)

• an entry of writing for Session Ten Writing (copy and paste the current version of your rough draft and continue writing)

- Newsela Reading Quiz this Wed. 3/4!!!

Exploratory
- familiarize yourself with Garageband and iMovieiMovie for iPad updated video tutorial 
iMovie for iPad video tutorial
GarageBand for iPad video tutorial

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Important Reminders
- deadline for incomplete/missing work and quiz makeups/retakes is next Fri. 3/6!!!
 
Science 
- check out the Educated Choices Program toolkit for more information about food impacts on climate change

- you should have 29 rows altogether completed in the Research Collection Template (posted in Google Classroom) (click on Turn In/Submit in Google Classroom after you are done; needs to be done by Sun. 3/1 at 11:59 p.m.)

- start making your website for the My Place in a Changing World project; contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

- Nonrenewable Resources poster due Mon. 3/2 (Renewable Resources poster optional) — pay attention to the High-Quality Coloring guidelines we went over in class

Language Arts
- continue writing your first draft of the Information Writing Unit essay under a bookmarked section for Session Nine Writing

- Newsela Reading Quiz next Wed. 3/4!!!

Exploratory
- familiarize yourself with the format of scripts:
For a Few Days More
Homework Help
Passion

- start familiarizing yourself with Garageband and iMovie
iMovie for iPad updated video tutorial 
iMovie for iPad video tutorial
GarageBand for iPad video tutorial

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Important Reminders
- deadline for incomplete/missing work and quiz makeups/retakes is next Fri. 3/6!!!
 
Science 
- check out the TerraCycle website

- you should have 29 rows altogether completed in the Research Collection Template (posted in Google Classroom) (click on Turn In/Submit in Google Classroom after you are done; needs to be done by Sun. 3/1 at 11:59 p.m.)

- start making your website for the My Place in a Changing World project; contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

- Nonrenewable Resources poster due Mon. 3/2 (Renewable Resources poster optional) — pay attention to the High-Quality Coloring guidelines we went over in class

Language Arts
- start writing your first draft of the Information Writing Unit essay under a bookmarked section for Session Nine Writing

- Newsela Reading Quiz next Wed. 3/4!!!

Exploratory
- familiarize yourself with the format of scripts:
For a Few Days More
Homework Help
Passion

- start familiarizing yourself with Garageband and iMovie
iMovie for iPad updated video tutorial 
iMovie for iPad video tutorial
GarageBand for iPad video tutorial

Monday, February 24, 2020

Important Reminders
- deadline for incomplete/missing work and quiz makeups/retakes is next Fri. 3/6!!!
 
Science 
- check out the TerraCycle website

- you should have 29 rows altogether completed in the Research Collection Template (posted in Google Classroom) (click on Turn In/Submit in Google Classroom after you are done; needs to be done by Sun. 3/1 at 11:59 p.m.)

- start making your website for the My Place in a Changing World project; contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

- Nonrenewable Resources poster due Mon. 3/2 (Renewable Resources poster optional) — pay attention to the High-Quality Coloring guidelines we went over in class

Language Arts
- start writing your first draft of the Information Writing Unit essay under a bookmarked section for Session Nine Writing

- NoRedInk Quiz #10 this Wed. 2/27!!!
covers: 
"Who" and "Whom"
Quiet vs. Quite
Morning vs. Mourning
Maybe vs. May be
Good vs. Well
Everday vs. Every day
Everyone vs. Every one
Anyone vs. Any one
Affect vs. Effect
Accept vs. Except
Cite vs. Sight vs. Site
Scene s. Seen
Advice vs. Advise
Farther vs. Further
Anyway vs. Anyways
Altogether vs. All together
Already vs. All ready

Exploratory
- familiarize yourself with the format of scripts:
For a Few Days More
Homework Help
Passion

- start familiarizing yourself with Garageband and iMovie
iMovie for iPad updated video tutorial 
iMovie for iPad video tutorial
GarageBand for iPad video tutorial

Friday, February 14, 2020

Science 
- check out the TerraCycle website

- fill out one row in the Research Collection Template (posted in Google Classroom) tonight after doing 5-10 minutes of research/learning; you should have 29 rows altogether completed after tonight, which will be graded after break (click on Turn In/Submit in Google Classroom after you are done; needs to be done by Mon. 2/24 at 11:59 p.m.)

- start making your website for the My Place in a Changing World project; contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

- Nonrenewable Resources poster due Mon. 3/2 (Renewable Resources poster optional) — pay attention to the High-Quality Coloring guidelines we went over in class

Language Arts
- watch the Oscar-winning animated short film "Hair Love" and then complete the Newsela article due Mon. 2/24: From Kickstarter to Oscar (new rule: read the article and take the quiz for whichever lexile level it defaults for you; recommend/optional: read article up to the 1040L level)

- NoRedInk Assignment #20: Commonly Confused Words IV due Mon. 2/24

Exploratory
- familiarize yourself with the format of scripts:
For a Few Days More
Homework Help
Passion

- start familiarizing yourself with Garageband and iMovie
iMovie for iPad updated video tutorial 
iMovie for iPad video tutorial
GarageBand for iPad video tutorial

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Science 
- check out the TerraCycle website

- read over the My Place in a Changing World project website (the pages that are not blank); contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

- fill out one row in the Research Collection Template (posted in Google Classroom) tonight after doing 5-10 minutes of research/learning; check out the project symbaloo as a starting point

- in your spare time, color the required Nonrenewable Resources poster and the optional Renewable Resources poster according to the High-Quality Coloring guidelines we went over in class

Language Arts
- watch the Oscar-winning animated short film "Hair Love" and then complete the Newsela article due Mon. 2/24: From Kickstarter to Oscar (new rule: read the article and take the quiz for whichever lexile level it defaults for you; recommend/optional: read article up to the 1040L level)

- NoRedInk Assignment #20: Commonly Confused Words IV due Mon. 2/24

Exploratory
- familiarize yourself with the format of scripts:
For a Few Days More
Homework Help
Passion

- start familiarizing yourself with Garageband and iMovie
iMovie for iPad updated video tutorial 
iMovie for iPad video tutorial
GarageBand for iPad video tutorial

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Science 
- BRING HEADPHONES/EARBUDS TO CLASS TOMORROW!!!

- read over the My Place in a Changing World project website (the pages that are not blank); contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

- fill out one row in the Research Collection Template (posted in Google Classroom) tonight after doing 5-10 minutes of research/learning; check out the project symbaloo as a starting point

- in your spare time, color the required Nonrenewable Resources poster and the optional Renewable Resources poster according to the High-Quality Coloring guidelines we went over in class

Language Arts
- watch the Oscar-winning animated short film "Hair Love" and then complete the Newsela article due Mon. 2/24: From Kickstarter to Oscar (new rule: read the article and take the quiz for whichever lexile level it defaults for you; recommend/optional: read article up to the 1040L level)

- NoRedInk Assignment #20: Commonly Confused Words IV due Mon. 2/24

Exploratory
- familiarize yourself with the format of scripts:
For a Few Days More
Homework Help
Passion

- start familiarizing yourself with Garageband and iMovie
iMovie for iPad updated video tutorial 
iMovie for iPad video tutorial
GarageBand for iPad video tutorial

Monday, February 10, 2020

Science 
- read over the My Place in a Changing World project website (the pages that are not blank); contribute helpful resources to our village (make sure you are signed into your CUSD Google account)

- fill out one row in the Research Collection Template (posted in Google Classroom) tonight after doing 5-10 minutes of research/learning; check out the project symbaloo as a starting point

- in your spare time, color the required Nonrenewable Resources poster and the optional Renewable Resources poster according to the High-Quality Coloring guidelines we went over in class

Language Arts
- watch the Oscar-winning animated short film "Hair Love" and then complete the Newsela article due Mon. 2/24: From Kickstarter to Oscar (new rule: read the article and take the quiz for whichever lexile level it defaults for you; recommend/optional: read article up to the 1040L level)

- NoRedInk Assignment #20: Commonly Confused Words IV due Mon. 2/24

Exploratory
- familiarize yourself with the format of scripts:
For a Few Days More
Homework Help
Passion

- start familiarizing yourself with Garageband and iMovie
iMovie for iPad updated video tutorial 
iMovie for iPad video tutorial
GarageBand for iPad video tutorial