Monday, May 2, 2011
Grade 6: Week of May 2nd to 6th
Due to extend 2 EOG testing in the media center, I will only see 6a, but will give work to the supervising teachers of 6b. We will compare and contrast plants' physical and physiological adaptations and examine the causes of extinction. Finally, we will watch a video about one of the most famous case studies of adaptation: the Galapagos Islands. We will have a test next week.
Grade 7: Week of May 2nd to 6th
Due to Extend 2 EOG testing in the media center, I will not get to see Grade 7s this week, but have given work to supervising teachers. Students will be learning about two types of ozone and comparing and contrasting them. They will learn how ozone, volatile organic compounds, nitrous oxide, and other particles pollute our air. Then they will be presented with a case study about one of the dirtiest cities in the world: Linfen, China. We will have a test on the Atmosphere next week.
Grade 8: Week of May 2nd to 6th
Since we are having Extend 2 testing in the media center, I will only see 8a this week, but I have given work to other elective teachers and 8b will be expected to do the same work as 8a.
I have marked all of the EOG tests that were written before spring break and I will be communicating with you if your child received an estimated 1 or 2 (below grade level). I will also have tutoring this Thursday, next Monday and next Thursday. We will go over the most common errors during the 8a class.
All of Grade 8 will be working on their Microbes book this week, filling in information from their textbook and EOG book first. The goal for this week is to have all of the information filled in for every microbe by Friday. Our second job will come next week when we write the paragraphs and include a microbe for each page.
Homework this week is as follows:
1. Finish filling in information and answering the questions on the "Microbe Book" sheets by Friday May 6th.
2. On Tuesday night: Finish Lesson 25, 26, 27 in the EOG book
3. On Wednesday night: Finish Lesson 28, 29, 30 in the EOG book
4. On Thursday night: Finish Lesson 31, 32, 33 in the EOG book
I have marked all of the EOG tests that were written before spring break and I will be communicating with you if your child received an estimated 1 or 2 (below grade level). I will also have tutoring this Thursday, next Monday and next Thursday. We will go over the most common errors during the 8a class.
All of Grade 8 will be working on their Microbes book this week, filling in information from their textbook and EOG book first. The goal for this week is to have all of the information filled in for every microbe by Friday. Our second job will come next week when we write the paragraphs and include a microbe for each page.
Homework this week is as follows:
1. Finish filling in information and answering the questions on the "Microbe Book" sheets by Friday May 6th.
2. On Tuesday night: Finish Lesson 25, 26, 27 in the EOG book
3. On Wednesday night: Finish Lesson 28, 29, 30 in the EOG book
4. On Thursday night: Finish Lesson 31, 32, 33 in the EOG book
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
News for April: EOG proctors and tornadoes
I welcome back students from the spring break and am so glad to see students safe and sound after the tornadoes we received in North Carolina. Hopefully you and your family did not sustain much damage on your property. My brother and sister came to visit this spring break and I was showing them around downtown Raleigh on Saturday. We then drove down S. Saunders Street on our way to Wrightsville Beach. Unbeknownst to us, a tornado would touch down there forty minutes later! Various students told me about their experiences and how they helped the people of Micro whether it was by clearing away trash or feeding them. I commend these young people and their works of service!
On another note, we are in need of many proctors for the EOGs which will occur on May 17th, 18th, and 19th. We are in need of about forty proctors at this moment in order to test students in three days. Otherwise, we will have EOGs for three weeks like last year! If you are available any morning during these days, please let Lisa Freitas know in the office. We would greatly appreciate it!
On another note, we are in need of many proctors for the EOGs which will occur on May 17th, 18th, and 19th. We are in need of about forty proctors at this moment in order to test students in three days. Otherwise, we will have EOGs for three weeks like last year! If you are available any morning during these days, please let Lisa Freitas know in the office. We would greatly appreciate it!
Grade 5: Week of April 26th to 29th
When students came back they were anxious to examine what had grown in the garden. Currently cucumbers, watermelon, radishes, and certain flowers are sprouting. We will continue to monitor the garden and keep you posted.
This week students will study parts of the ecosystem: producers, consumers, and decomposers. Then we will examine how they connect to each other in food chains and food webs. Students will receive a test next week on ecosystems.
At the same time we are reviewing for the Science EOG. EOGs occur May 17th, 18th, and 19th. There are two ways we are reviewing. First, each day we read two lessons and answer multiple choice questions from Newton's Laws. Second, students have been giving a definition sheet with the important vocabulary from the year. On Tuesday night students will create sentences using the words from column 1. On Wednesday night, students create sentences from column 2. We will then have a vocabulary quiz on Friday. We will continue writing sentences and having a vocabulary quiz next week and the week after as well.
This week students will study parts of the ecosystem: producers, consumers, and decomposers. Then we will examine how they connect to each other in food chains and food webs. Students will receive a test next week on ecosystems.
At the same time we are reviewing for the Science EOG. EOGs occur May 17th, 18th, and 19th. There are two ways we are reviewing. First, each day we read two lessons and answer multiple choice questions from Newton's Laws. Second, students have been giving a definition sheet with the important vocabulary from the year. On Tuesday night students will create sentences using the words from column 1. On Wednesday night, students create sentences from column 2. We will then have a vocabulary quiz on Friday. We will continue writing sentences and having a vocabulary quiz next week and the week after as well.
Grade 6: Week of April 26th to 29th
Students were very curious to see what had grown in the garden when they came back. Radishes, watermelon, cucumber, and sunflower seeds are currently sprouting, as well as certain flowers.
We are beginning our unit on adaptation and the Theory of Natural Selection. Students were introduced to the pepper moth and how it adapted over time to coal pollutants during the Industrial Revolution. We will look at other examples from Galapagos Island, and examine how Darwin formulated his Theory of Natural Selection. Students will have an opportunity to explore various animal and plant adaptations. There will be no test this week.
We are beginning our unit on adaptation and the Theory of Natural Selection. Students were introduced to the pepper moth and how it adapted over time to coal pollutants during the Industrial Revolution. We will look at other examples from Galapagos Island, and examine how Darwin formulated his Theory of Natural Selection. Students will have an opportunity to explore various animal and plant adaptations. There will be no test this week.
Grade 7: Week of April 26th to 29th
We are beginning our study of the atmosphere - its composition, its formation over time, and ways humans and other natural forces are polluting it. Students will do short experiments and present them to the class to show characteristics of air. We will also watch videos to show a theory of how the atmosphere was created, and watch a video about the "dirtiest" city in the world: Linfen, China. There will be no test this week.
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