Monday, October 7, 2019

Science
No Homework

Language Arts
- record your Flipgrid Week 1 video after exploring the video about Amar and include the following: 

• Which of Amar's qualities and attitudes are most evidence in this film?
• How do these qualities or attitudes support or motivate Amar during his daily routine?
• How are these qualities similar to or different from character traits that you have identified for a character from The Bridge Home?

• record your video on Flipgrid
• https://flipgrid.com/81aa6580 (make sure you are logged into your CUSD Google account)

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

- Newsela article due next Tues. 10/15: Judge rules in Harvard's favor in federal affirmative action case (make sure you read the directions and take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment) 

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments due next Tues. 10/15

- picture book hashtag art project due this Fri. 10/11

- NoRedInk Quiz #3 this Wed. 10/9!!!   
Covers the following topics:
What Does the Adjective Describe?
Identify Adjectives 1
Describing Verbs and Adjectives 1
Identify Adverbs 1 
Identify Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns
Parts of a Whole
Math, Money, and Time
Tricky Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns

Friday, October 4, 2019

Science
- construct solar house according to the video directions (make sure to bring it Monday so you can participate in the lab)
Language Arts
- watch the videos in this slide deck and make sure to respond to the reflection form at the end

- record your Flipgrid video this weekend after exploring The Bridge Home Pre-Reading Multimedia text set

• be sure to include evidence from the text to support your response
• share your reasoning — how does this evidence support what you are saying?
• record your video on Flipgrid
• https://flipgrid.com/0a16bdbc (make sure you are logged into your CUSD Google account)

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

- Newsela article due next Mon. 10/7: Democrats begin impeachment process against President Trump (make sure you read the directions and take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment) 

- NoRedInk Assignment #6: Subject-Verb Agreement II due next Mon. 10/7

- picture book hashtag art project due next Fri. 10/11

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Science
- Classroom Jobs application due TOMORROW (optional)

- construct solar house according to the video directions (make sure to bring it either tomorrow or next Monday so you can participate in the lab)

Language Arts
- watch the videos in this slide deck and make sure to respond to the reflection form at the end

- explore The Bridge Home Pre-Reading Multimedia text set first, then plan an outline to answer the question "I used to think... but now I think..."

• be sure to include evidence from the text to support your response
• share your reasoning — how does this evidence support what you are saying?
• record your video on Flipgrid (we will do this in class on Thursday)
• https://flipgrid.com/0a16bdbc (make sure you are logged into your CUSD Google account)

- Newsela article due next Mon. 10/7: Democrats begin impeachment process against President Trump (make sure you read the directions and take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment) 

- NoRedInk Assignment #6: Subject-Verb Agreement II due next Mon. 10/7

- picture book hashtag art project due next Fri. 10/11

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Science
- get September newsletter signed if you haven't

- Classroom Jobs application due this Fri. 10/4 (optional)

Language Arts
- explore The Bridge Home Pre-Reading Multimedia text set first, then plan an outline to answer the question "I used to think... but now I think..."

• be sure to include evidence from the text to support your response
• share your reasoning — how does this evidence support what you are saying?
• record your video on Flipgrid (we will do this in class on Thursday)
• https://flipgrid.com/0a16bdbc (make sure you are logged into your CUSD Google account)

- Newsela article due next Mon. 10/7: Democrats begin impeachment process against President Trump (make sure you read the directions and take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment) 

- NoRedInk Assignment #6: Subject-Verb Agreement II due next Mon. 10/7

- picture book hashtag art project due next Fri. 10/11

- Newsela Reading Quiz TOMORROW!!! (do extra article quizzes if you need extra practice; revisit questions you get wrong and make sure you figure out why they are wrong/get help if needed!)

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Science
- get September newsletter signed

- Classroom Jobs application due this Fri. 10/4 (optional)

- double-check the contents of your science binder with the official Table of Contents — there will be a Notebook Check TOMORROW!!! (make sure you change the page numbers in your Table of Contents as well as how the pages are labeled)

• double check your answers for Chapters 1 & 2 Guided Notes
• if you color the face diagram on pg. 2 neatly you could get extra credit on the Notebook Check

Language Arts
- explore The Bridge Home Pre-Reading Multimedia text set first, then plan an outline to answer the question "I used to think... but now I think..."

• be sure to include evidence from the text to support your response
• share your reasoning — how does this evidence support what you are saying?
• record your video on Flipgrid (we will do this in class on Thursday)
• https://flipgrid.com/0a16bdbc (make sure you are logged into your CUSD Google account)

- Newsela article due next Mon. 10/7: Democrats begin impeachment process against President Trump (make sure you read the directions and take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment) 

- NoRedInk Assignment #6: Subject-Verb Agreement II due next Mon. 10/7

- Newsela Reading Quiz TOMORROW!!! (do extra article quizzes if you need extra practice; revisit questions you get wrong and make sure you figure out why they are wrong/get help if needed!)

Monday, September 30, 2019

Science
- get September newsletter signed

- Classroom Jobs application due this Fri. 10/4 (optional)

- double-check the contents of your science binder with the official Table of Contents — there will be a Notebook Check this Wed. 10/2!!! (make sure you change the page numbers in your Table of Contents as well as how the pages are labeled)

Language Arts
- Newsela article due next Mon. 10/7: Democrats begin impeachment process against President Trump (make sure you read the directions and take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment) 

- NoRedInk Assignment #6: Subject-Verb Agreement II due next Mon. 10/7

- Newsela Reading Quiz this Wed. 10/2!!! (do extra article quizzes if you need extra practice; revisit questions you get wrong and make sure you figure out why they are wrong/get help if needed!)

Friday, September 27, 2019

Important Reminders

- Fall Festival

Science

- Due Mon. 9/30

• Candle Observation:
• Ask parents to burn a candle
• Observe the burning candle and make a detailed drawing
• Body Volume:
• Design an experiment to measure your body volume with a bathtub.
• OPTIONAL: Perform the experiment and collect data.
• Optional:
• Complete Distance vs Time graph with 200-1000 seconds data points in Sheets.
• Distance(cm) = 500 cm/(s*s) * Time * Time

• Newsela article: Youth on every continent united in strikes to demand climate action (make sure you read the directions and take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment and don't forget to do the WRITE prompt) 

• Other articles to help you do the WRITE prompt:

• World is not addressing climate change, scientists warn in a new report 

- DUE Next Week

• Study for Quiz on Chapter 1&2

Language Arts

- DUE Mon. 9/30:

• Study for NoRedInk possible redo-Quiz
• NoRedInk Assignment #5: Identifying Parts of Speech II (Part 2)

• Newsela article: Youth on every continent united in strikes to demand climate action (make sure you read the directions and take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment and don't forget to do the WRITE prompt) 

Other articles to help you do the WRITE prompt:

• World is not addressing climate change, scientists warn in a new report