Thursday, March 31, 2016

To do list...


  • We will be working on our Weekly Blog tomorrow in class
  • Math Handout- (All the circled questions)
  • Read Chapter 13 (if you didn't finish in class)
Have a good night

BK

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

To do list...


  • Intro paragraph- due tomorrow (Movie Theatre or Home Movies)
  • Math handout #1 (All circled questions)
  • Math handout#2 18-26, 42, 43, 46
  • Weekly Blogpost "I wonder" question
Have a good night

BK

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

To do list...


  • Genius Hour- ongoing
  • Weekly Blogpost- "I wonder" - due next Thursday
  • Independent Reading Book- Daily
Have a good night

BK

WEEKLY BLOGPOST- Student Wonders

Learning Goal:  To present to the class a detailed explanation/answer on something that you have always wondered


Success Criteria:

  • Detailed explanation to your question
  • Visual(s) to support your answer
  • Organized in a logical manner
  • minimum of three academic sources used
  • Present an overview of your findings to your peers

Sample Topics:

Why do we cry?

How to bees make honey?

What are the benefits of eating dark chocolate?

How can we recycle water?

How do fireworks work?


Due Date:

Thursday, April 7



Wednesday, March 23, 2016

MATH TEST

Hello everyone,

Due to a number of factors (absences, me being away @ a workshop, weather, spoken word competition), I have decided to postpone our math evaluation until Tuesday :).  We will continue our review tomorrow.


BK

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

To do list...


  • Math Test- Thursday (Surface Area/Volume of Rectangular/Triangular prism)
  • Between Heaven and Earth Think Book page- due tomorrow
  • Complete "Summarizer" role on Lit Circle page (if not finished in class)
Have a good night

BK

Monday, March 21, 2016

To do list....


  • History Test- Wednesday
  • Think Book page Chapters 1-9- due Wednesday
  • Math Test- Thursday (Surface Area and Volume of Rectangular/Triangular Prism)
  • Math handout 10, 11b- tomorrow 

Have a good night

BK

Friday, March 11, 2016

Have a great March Break!


Few reminders for first day back:

  • Genius Hour Materials
  • Dance Music/Speaker 
  • Independent Reading Book

Enjoy your time off

BK

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

To do list....


  • Volume of a triangular prism- tomorrow
  • Genius Hour Meetings- Begin tomorrow
  • Research project rubric signed- ASAP

Have a good night

BK

Summary Writing- Success Criteria

Non-Fiction Success Criteria

A good summary:  
  • Your own language (no quoting or examples from text)
  • Important character/people’s names
  • Most Important Events/Details
  • Most Important Words/Vocabulary
  • Logically Organized
  • You include and effective introductory and concluding sentence

Diagnostic Persuasive Writing

Write a persuasive piece on one of the following topics:


Physical Educations periods should be longer

Students at Highview PS should wear school uniforms

Junk Food should be completely banned in schools


Monday, March 7, 2016

To do list...


  • Math Handout- due tomorrow
  • Genius Hour Meetings- begin Wednesday (Must have concrete documentation of your progress)
Have a good night

BK

Thursday, March 3, 2016

To do list....


  • Math handout- (Front and back)
  • Google Presentations continue tomorrow
  • Weekly Blogpost- due tomorrow (Make sure you turn it in)
  • THINK BOOK PAGE Chapters 1, 2 & 3- due tomorrow
Have a good night

BK

Google Presentations

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

To do list...


  • Google Presentations begin- tomorrow
  • Math Homework (If not finished)
  • Weekly Blogpost- Turned in for Friday
Have a good night

BK