Happy Holidays to all of you! On Thursday we will have a holiday celebration in the afternoon. I have a special activity planned for that time, but I am keeping it a surprise. I will say that it will be fun, yummy, and related to engineering!
If you would like to send items in, I will gladly accept small candies, napkins, paper plates, disposable knives/spoons, and water bottles. A student has already volunteered to bring cupcakes.
Students will have a topic three math test on Thursday. On their Pearson realize account is a test which they can take to study. There are also IXL assignments that should be completed to prepare for the test. The student math book also contains a review section, and there are many problems in the book that we did not do that could be practice for the test.
Students will need to feel confident with the following:
In Social Studies this week, students are working in partners to learn about one country in Southern Africa. At the end of the week, students will present that information to the class on a small poster. Students will research information in the following categories: location, culture, economy, history, government, physical geography.
The essay and assessment instructions were posted earlier in the week. The poem and rubric have been sent home, but if you lost them consult this post.
Pea Brush by Robert Frost
I walked down alone Sunday after church
To the place where John has been cutting trees
To see for myself about the birch
He said I could have to bush my peas.
The sun in the new-cut narrow gap
Was hot enough for the first of May,
And stifling hot with the odor of sap
From stumps still bleeding their life away.
The frogs that were peeping a thousand shrill
Wherever the ground was low and wet,
The minute they heard my step went still
To watch me and see what I came to get.
Birch boughs enough piled everywhere!—
All fresh and sound from the recent axe.
Time someone came with cart and pair
And got them off the wild flower’s backs.
They might be good for garden things
To curl a little finger round,
The same as you seize cat’s-cradle strings,
And lift themselves up off the ground.
Small good to anything growing wild,
They were crooking many a trillium
That had budded before the boughs were piled
And since it was coming up had to come.
Essay Rubric:
-Describe at least 3 images
-Explain at least 2 ways Robert Frost created the images
-Evidence from the poem (quotes)
-Introduction (model provided in class)
-Conclusion (model provided in class)
-Proper Mechanics (spelling, punctuation, grammar, capitalization)
Word Work Assessments Are Usually Due on Friday:
Choose:
A. Use all 10 words in a poem or story
B. Use all 10 words in a comic strip
C. Create a picture dictionary
D. Create a crossword puzzle with answer key
E. Picture Book
This project should show the meaning of all words spelled correctly.
Word Work:
Due Tuesday: 2 lists
Due Wednesday: Definitions/parts of speech
Due Thursday: Sentences
Due Friday: Choice Assessment
Math
Due Wednesday: pages 162-163, page 164 odds, page 165 # 16, 18, 21, 22, 24, 27, One question from page 166 will be for a quiz grade (be prepared)
There are also assignments from TOPIC THREE on PEARSON REALIZE to complete this week.
Topic Three Test on Thursday, December 21.
Poetry Writing Assignment:
Due Friday, December 15
Describe the images in “Pea Brush” and explain how Robert Frost built those images. Use specific, relevant details from the poem to support your thinking. (This should take a minimum of three paragraphs.)
Word Work Assessment:
Choose:
A. Use all 10 words in a poem or story
B. Use all 10 words in a comic strip
C. Create a picture dictionary
D. Create a crossword puzzle with answer key
E. Picture Book
This project should show the meaning of all words spelled correctly.
Math: page 144 number 27 (quiz)
Use each of your words in a sentence. (10 total)
Exit Slip (4 sentences minimum)
What are the three most important facts about Zimbabwe?
How would you describe Zimbabwe to a friend who hasn’t learned about it?
All students should be bringing home their assignments, even if they have finished in class. They have been instructed to check their work over at home.
Due Wednesday:
-Word Work definitions and parts of speech
-Math pages 141, 142 #2,4,6,8
Due Thursday:
-Word Work sentences
-Math page 142#9,10, 143 #11-16, 21, 22
Math Quiz page 144 Thursday
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