Grade 7: Week of October 24th to 28th

We are finished learning about the digestive system and will begin learning about the respiratory system, which involves breathing and cellular respiration. Students will learn about the functions of the respiratory system, its parts, and how to protect this system by not smoking.

Our tentative homework schedule is:

Tuesday night: Answer questions from the "Respiration Basics" sheet. Study.

Wednesday or Thursday night (depending on how much we cover in class): pg. 386 questions from the textbook (all)

Grade 8: Week of October 24th to 28th

Grade 8s will receive a Chapter 17 hydrology review sheet on Tuesday which they need to complete by Wednesday. Wednesday night students will need to study for Thursday's test. On Friday we will watch a movie called Blue Gold: Water Wars. This documentary and informational video examines current water issues such as water shortages and global pollution. It also examines the questions of public versus private ownership of water and how we provide clean inexpensive water for all.

Week of October 24th to 27th: Grade 5 and 7

Friday is a teacher work day and we cannot have a test this day. Both grade 5 and grade 7 will receive a test on Thursday instead. Grade 5s will receive a review sheet on Tuesday and Grade 7 will receive on Monday to help them study for the test. Grade 5s and 7s should expect homework every night this week, especially finishing and reviewing their review sheet for the test on Thursday.

Grade 5: Week of October 17th to 21st

Grade 5s will continue learning about fronts and air masses and explore them through different learning styles. They will act out fronts, draw them, and read about them. This is the last week we will do our climate record. We will have our air mass and fronts test on Friday.

Homework for the week:

*Some students still need to do their corrections from the Cloud and Precipitation test

Monday night: Pg. 135 #6, 13, 15

Tuesday night: Air mass and front sheet

Wednesday night: first two pages of the review sheet, study for the air mass/fronts test

Thursday night: study for the air mass/fronts test

Friday: air mass and fronts test

Grade 7: Week of October 17th to 21st

Last week we discussed unhealthy additives in food and students examined labels for additives. On Friday they began creating a healthy menu for two days based on the food pyramid. We will share those menus Monday and students will vote on the healthiest, most tasty option. On Tuesday we will learn about food related diseases and conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and heart attacks. Students will receive a review sheet on Wednesday and a test on Friday.

Grade 8: Week of October 17th to 21st

Last week's inquiry into water health was very successful! Students examined four different types of water and decided which one was the healthiest based on health indicator evidence. We watched two videos on China: one on Linfen, one of the dirtiest cities in the world, and water pollution. We used this case study to apply our indicators of water health.

This week we are examining human impact on both freshwater and oceans. We will look at case studies such as the diminished supply of cod in Canada, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the bio-accumulation of mercury and dioxins in our bodies up the food chain. We will model the waste treatment process of flocculation, filtration, and disinfection. Students will receive a review sheet Thursday or Friday to prepare for a test Tuesday October 25th.

Neuse Charter School Book Fair

Our famous book fair begins Wednesday October 12th to the 19th. Come on out and check out the books! Teachers have made various wish lists if you would like to contribute. These books are used in the classroom as resources and silent reading books for children.