Math Bridges: We may not be able to build the Wall of China but we did build the Great Wall of Base Ten. We all collaborated in cutting base Ten Squares to build a wall that measures 1,000,000 centimeter square. Basically we learned the formula for the area of a square which is a = l x w.
Mrs. Emestica
Welcome to 5E. I hope you had restful summer. We have a lot of great things for this up coming year. To begin with make sure you read all about it in our class project “All About Me”, on our bulletin board. We tell all about our favorite hobbies and ourselves.
Mrs. Emestica
Sixth grade students received their first list of 10 spelling words and 5 SAT Vocabulary words and definitions. Students also wrote final drafts of their acrostic poems and orally presented them to the class, along with 3 props.
Mrs. Foster
This week’s Do Now focus was on Main Idea. Students read and wrote down a short paragraph and underlined the topic sentence. In the SRA booklets, students read a practice story called “Mother Jones” and answered comprehension and word study questions. They practiced self-grading and scoring as well. For homework in Taking the High Road, two stories with questions were completed. Mrs. Foster
This week’s Do Now focus was on Main Idea. Students read and wrote down a short paragraph and underlined the topic sentence. In the SRA booklets, students read a practice story called “Black Widow Spiders” and answered comprehension and word study questions. They practiced self-grading and scoring as well. For homework in Taking the High Road, two stories with questions were completed.
Mrs. Foster
This week’s Do Now focus was on Main Idea. Students read and wrote down a short paragraph and underlined the topic sentence. The “Lady Liberty” SRA story was finished and then students chose their own story at their personal reading level in the SRA Kit. They answered comprehension and word study questions. For homework, students read “Whale Watch” in Taking the High Road and completed questions.
Mrs. Foster
This week, students were given their first set of ten SAT Vocabulary words and definitions. Students then completed sentences using the ten words correctly. “Shoebox Speech” guidelines and requirements were given out and explained. I also performed live my own speech as an example to the class. Students created a Speech Outline listing their own ten items and two reasons for each item. Finally, students completed the Procedures Test based on the expectations and routines in my classroom.
Mrs. Foster
This week, for “Do Now’s,” students practiced their cursive handwriting for completion grades. Students also wrote a rough draft acrostic poem using the letters of their name to create phrases that describe themselves. Finally, students took the Procedures Test based on the expectations and routines in my classroom.
Mrs. Foster
Eighth graders reviewed and practiced usage of the SRA Reading Kits. They completed two, three-minute pre-tests to be placed at their personal, reading ability level. In addition, students completed the first story in the Taking the High Road workbook for a completion grade, and they were taught a new game called “Sparkle.”
Mrs. Foster
Seventh graders reviewed and practiced usage of the SRA Reading Kits. They completed two, three-minute pre-tests to be placed at their personal, reading ability level. In addition, students completed the first story in the Taking the High Road workbook for a completion grade.
Mrs. Foster