Team Awesome
December 2-6
Math
Regular Math: We will continue to work on our equations contract. Our focus is balancing equations. Please ask to see your child's contract to see what progress they have made.
MAINTENANCE THIS WEEK!
NO TUTORING THIS WEEK. Tutoring will be held December 9th.
Advanced Math - We will continue to work on our equations contract. Our focus will be inequalities. Please ask to see your child's contract to see what progress they have made.
FINAL POW before the holidays.
TUTORING MONDAY OF THIS WEEK December 2
Language Arts
This week in ELA, we'll finish revising our narratives which are due in their final form on Friday, December 6th. Students who successfully completed NaNoWriMo will work on a reflection component rather than the revision component of the narrative assignment. We'll also visit the library and practice our independent reading, compete in classroom spelling bees, and study dramatic literature.
Social Studies
Latin America Economics Test will be Friday, December 13. Students have flash cards and a study guide to help them prepare. Please encourage them to study a little each day.
Part 1 of Create a Country is due December 20.
Science
We have now finished the water unit and will have the summative assessments this week:
TUESDAY DEC. 3RD-PERFORMANCE TASK
WEDNESDAY DEC. 4TH-UNIT TEST
Study the water unit study guide. PLEASE SEE WATER UNIT STUDY GUIDE UPLOADED TO OUR TEAM WEBSITE. We will also be reviewing Monday and Tuesday in class to prepare for the summative assessments.
SCIENCE EXPOSITION: Students need to continue to work on their science project. Several handouts to aid in the process have been given out, including a rubric for each type of project (scientific inquiry, invention, and environmental innovation). PLEASE SEE FILES UPLOADED TO OUR TEAM WEBSITE. The paper was due on November 22nd and the display board is due this Friday December 6th.