The second week of block has already arrived! Students have been enjoying changing classes and experiencing new teachers.
The read-a-thon takes place on October 31! Our class is having a lunch pizza party, so students do not need to bring lunch to school.
Friday, November 3 is a half day.
Note - due to starting a new unit on Wednesday, there will be no math groups Wednesday, November 1.
This week in History, students will begin learning about the Reformation. We will be addressing this topic as a historical event-not labeling “good” and “bad”. Students will be learning about the objective corruptions within the Catholic church at this time, then the Counter-Reformation, and lastly, the Reformation’s effect on science. This week, we will discuss the Counter-Reformation and the revolution in science that occurred with Copernicus and Galileo during the Reformation. Study guides will go home on Monday, October 30th and due Monday, November 6th. The Reformation test will take place on Tuesday, November 7th. We will also learn about the Northwest region of the United States. Please note that there will be a 50 states location test before Thanksgiving Break. The study guides for this 50 states test will go home on Wednesday, giving students 3 weeks to prepare.
In language arts this week, students will be practicing coordinating conjunctions. There will be a quiz on Friday. In literature students will read chapters 4-6 in Where the Red Fern Grows. They will take a cumulative roots quiz on Friday that includes roots 34-36. Recitations of the poem "Narcissa" will take place on Wednesday.
This week in Math, students will finish our first fractions unit. We will review on Monday and take their test on Tuesday. We will jump right into our next unit on Wednesday, so there will be no math groups on Wednesday. Our next unit is continuing with fractions, focusing on multiplying and dividing fractions. Open tutoring is on Mondays, 3:05-3:40.
In science week, students will continue their study of the Animal Kingdom and will be assigned a take-home quiz on Monday, due Thursday. They will also learn about the Fungi Kingdom and complete a take-home quiz over the weekend. Students will fill out portions of their Classification study guides concurrent with the day’s lesson each night. Study guides will be collected for points at the end of the Classification unit.
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