Hi Everyone,
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. It was wonderful being off and spending time with family. We have three weeks until Winter Vacation. These three weeks will be very busy. Please take note of the assessments on the calendar.
12/2 Wednesday
Module 4 Quiz
12/7 and 12/8
Math PMA #2
12/15 Tuesday
Module 4 Math Test
12/17 Thursday
Unit 7 Science Test
12/18 Friday
Last Day of 2nd Quarter
12/21 - 1/1
Winter Break
1/4 Monday
Teacher Planning Day - No School
School-To-Home Folder
*Module 3 Math Test
*Unit 7 Lessons 1 and 2 Science Quiz
This week in math we will continue working on our geometry unit. So far we have reviewed basic geometric shapes; points, lines, line segments, rays and angles. Within lines we have worked on parallel and perpendicular lines. With in angles we have learned about acute, right, obtuse, and straight angles. Before Thanksgiving Break students learned how to measure angles using a protractor. This week we will learn how to construct angles of specified degree, use the measure of adjacent angles to solve problems using a variable for the unknown angle measure (see example below), we will end the week working on recognizing symmetry in two dimensional figures.
This week in science we will continue our work on energy. This week we will focus on thermal (heat) energy. The important take aways for students for thermal energy are:
*Heat moves from warmer places/objects to colder places/objects until both are the same temperature.
*Heat can be transferred in 3 ways; conduction, convection, and radiation.
*The movement of heat can be made easier or harder with the presence of conductors and insulators.
Monday: Science: Read and annotate Unit 8 Lesson 1 Complete Engage Your Brain, Do the Math, and all yellow boxes. pages 373-379
We will begin using Flipgrid this week. Flipgrid is a site that will allow us to have discussions for math, science, and general topics and current events. Students can access the site on a cell phone or computer with a web cam. If you using a computer please use Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome browser. Students are receiving their join code and username today at school. Our first topic is just a simple introduction. Students will get 2 minutes to introduce themselves. Once students have uploaded their videos I will view and approve them. Students can then go on to the site to watch the videos of their classmates. Please click on the link below to watch informative video.
How to Access Flip Grid
1 Go www.flipgrid.com Or download the App from your cell phones store.
Tuesday: Math: Complete geometry sheets to review for the quiz
Wednesday: Science: Read and annotate Unit 8 Lesson 3 Complete Engage Your Brain, Do The Math, and all yellow boxes pages 389-395
Thursday: Flip Grid: Complete the Flip Grid Activity: Introduce Yourself
Friday: Math: i-Ready 40 minutes Teacher Assigned Lesson--Add and Subtract Angle Measures