Happy Holidays!

I wish everyone a wonderful highway and a Happy New Year!

-Mr. C

Two for Tuesday

reading: read 20 min
science: planet diameter scale

Only two days to go before Holiday Break! Students are working hard on making a model of the planets and their distance from the sun. -Mr. C

Blustery Monday

reading: read 20 min
math: pg 79 #17-37; Test tomorrow
science: finish fact sheet

We have a Math test tomorrow. It covers basic algebra expressions and solving them using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Study, Study, Study! -Mr. C

Final Friday of the Year!

reading: reading projects due Monday
math: 2-7 w.s. #1-4, 9-10, 13-14, 17-18, 21-22

Students learned 4 interesting facts about 2 different objects in the solar system. Ask them what they found out. -Mr. C

NASA live

reading: reading project
math: 2-6 w.s.
spelling: corrections and study

Great news! On January 4th, we get to visit with NASA folks in Houston live, via the distance learning lab at the high school. We will be discussing the solar system and possibilities of finding life somewhere else besides Earth. Students will begin planet research tomorrow, will make a scale model of solar system distance between planets, and begin making a solar system booklet before we meet with NASA. -Mr. C

Poetry Wednesday

reading: reading project
English: finish poem
math: p68-69 #2-14 and 32-44 E
science: study for test
spelling: finish worksheet 15

Students wrote poems about snow!

Let it Snow

reading: reading projects by Friday
English: sentence w.s. (only 3 sentences)
math: w.s. 2-5R
science: outline and chapter review part A
spelling: learn/review pg 59

Chorus concert tonight at the H.S., 7pm

Friday!

reading: read 40 min
English: sentence quiz
science: moon w.s.
social st.: jeopardy w.s.

Have a great weekend. -Mr. C

We sing, and we sing, and we sing

reading: finish Star w.s.
science: moon w.s.
spelling: study

Something I learned that was interesting this week was how to make christmas wreaths out of stips of plastic. We bent a hanger into a circle and then cut strips of plastic and tied them on the hanger. -Hailey

Solstice is coming!

reading: star w.s.
English: svv sentence w.s.
science : moon w.s.; outline
social st.: work sheet
spelling: finish spelling w.s. unit 14

We learned about the Earth and moon in science. Tomorrow we have a big chorus practice. -Taylor

Foggy Tuesday

reading: star fever w.s.
English: ssv sentences
math: Make graphs and explain best; prepare display
spelling: practice w.s. from p56

Winter Wonderland

reading: read 20 min
English: finish poem
math: complete survey, Find mean, media, mode
science: outline 2-1; miniquiz tomorrow
spelling: p55 on w.s.

White stuff still falling, made lunch recess quite exciting for the students. We begin studying the earth/moon relationship this week in science. -Mr. C.

TGIF

reading: read 40 min
math: make survey chart

Students are working on class surveys to show off their math skills of data gathering and manipulation. Tune in next week to find some results from their work. -Mr. C

Snowy Day!

reading: finish many moons w.s.
math: read p33-34; do p35-36 1-25 All
science: radiation w.s.
spelling: study

We're studying space now in science. For December, students should be mapping the moon at night or in the morning unless it't too cloudy of course. We're also learning about constellations, the sun, other solar system objects, electromagnetic radation and motion in this unit. Students will be doing some activities at home outside during this next month or so. December works well for this with it getting dark by 6 pm. Hopefully they won't all be cloudy and snowy like today!
-Mr. C

The Dark Month begins tomorrow

reading: read 20 min; moons w.s.
spelling: definitions p50
math: p29-30 #1-10 A and 12-24 E
social st: work sheet

Students will be starting to chart the moon for the darkest month of the year. Details on Wednesday. -Mr. C

Mr.Thorburn :]

reading: many moons w.s.
English: sentence w.s.
math: 1-5 w.s. (read graphs)
social st: p170 #1-5
spelling: p50 Definitions

Writing Mexican poems with Mr. Thorburn is cool!

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

Only thing required to do this weekend educationally is read--it's good for the mind! (but a little journal or poetry writing couldn't hurt :-)

Enjoy the wonderful holiday. I am definitely thankful for the break and to have had such a great start to the school year. A great bunch of youngsters you send me and I'm quite thankful for that as well. -Mr. C

Over the Hump early!

reading: read 20 min
math: read 22-24; do 24-26 #2-20 E
science: read 124-131; outline page 1
social st.: study for test
spelling: study for review test

Learning about the importance of Biodiversity. Ask students about what it means and why it's important. -Mr. C

Power Monday

reading: read 20 min
English: sentence w.s.
math: 1-3 w.s.
social st.: jeopardy w.s.
spelling: p46-48 1x each

Today we had Jennifer Silverston from Nothern Options, formerly the Marquette Wind Energy organization. She spoke about the advantages of alternative energies specifically in our area and how we could reduce our energy consumption.

The weekend is here!

reading: read 40 min
math: p14-16 # 2-42 E

Today we worked on determining the mean, median, and mode of data. Starting next week the students will begin a project where they design a question, collect data about it, calculate the data, and eventually after the holiday break they will design graphs for their data/research. Have a great weekend. -Mr. C