Monday, August 28, 2017

Our week in learning 8/28

Last week ended on a great note. MAP testing took place on Friday, and so did a fun, competitive game of the Mayan ball game pok-ta-pok!


This week in History, students will continue to learn about ancient Meso-American cultures, this week focusing on the Aztecs and Incas. Please note that sections of this chapter discuss the human sacrifices made by the people of ancient Meso-America. Please discuss this at home as you see fit. We will also be discussing the decline of the Aztec and Inca empires and the Spanish conquistadors. Students will learn about the deceit of Pizzaro and Cortez.

In literature this week, students will read chapters 6 and 7 of Voyage of the Dawn Treader and analyze character types. In grammar, students will learn about the different types of sentences and continue to practice diagramming sentences.


This week in Math, students will start the next unit, titled “More Calculations with Whole Numbers”. We will be working on order of operations, the distributive property, and mental math strategies. Weekly Math Groups will begin later in the quarter.Open math tutoring will continue Monday, and by invitation only math tutoring will continue on Wednesday.

In science this week, students will make foldables on the Scientific Method that serve as study guides for their unit test on Friday, September 8. Students will review vocabulary such as hypothesis, control variable, independent variable, and dependent variable, and will take a short vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, August 29.

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