Mowry's Moments

Social Studies

Please use the following link to find your name translation.   If you cannot look up your name at home, please do so in homeroom.  You need to copy this down and have ready when Mrs. Badger comes to do the Chinese writing the week of April 25.

http://chineseculture.about.com/library/name/blname.htm

4/19 worked on current event articles and a graphic organizer. 

4/20: Review for the Asia test

4/21: Asia test and share current event

 

Language Arts Novel study

In LA, we introduced our novel study.  We will be reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.  Students will receive a novel notebook.  This will be our learning tool for the remainder of the year along with other supplemental materials and activities.  This is an in-class novel study.  I am providing a class set of novels.  Students are not required to purchase the book; however, if you fall behind in reading, I can't check out the class set.  I am providing a calendar of events and due dates for the remainder of the year.  I suggest printing this and keeping it handy!  Please know that all dates on calendar are subject to change.

Download The Giver novel study

LA: We are working on technical writing

SS: We have been working on Gov't and Economics.  Please see the following powerpoint for a great All-You-Need-To-Know tool:Download Everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-economics-1

LA: Students were only in 1st period 10 minutes; 2nd period started working on Technical Writing stations.

SS: Students worked on Government review Matrix and  a Study Guide for Government review.

No Homework.

LA: Students wrote a letter to me about there time at school while I was away.  We previewed/reviewed parts of a letter.

SS: Students completed a Government Matrix review in preparation for the CRCT! 

NO homework for either class.  Please get some rest and eat a good breakfast!  CRCT testing starts tomorrow!

Asian Culture Week starts April 25th.  As part of that week, we are planning dinner at Hai Hai!  Please read the following letter for more information:Download Hai Hai letter

 

LA: We completed our sentence types today with a quiz tomorrow.

SS: Students are working on their children's books on China due tomorrow. The Unit 10 test is tomorrow. Study!

Tomorrow is my last day with all of the students as Mrs. Mowry will return from maternity leave on Monday, April11. I have enjoyed my 12 weeks with them and it has flown by. Thank you for sharing your lives with me for a while:)

Sheila Pope

LA: Today we continued the types of sentences and did several review exercises on them. We will continue tomorrow with compound complex sentences.

HW: We will have test on Friday

SS: The students began their children's books today on China's history. This will be turned in for a grade at the end of class tomorrow. They were given a study guide to complete on their own for the Unit test on Friday.

HW: Work on children's book and study for test on Friday.

LA: We began our study/review on Types of Sentences. Today we reviewed clauses, independent and dependent clauses, and simple sentences. They worked on several pages of examples as classwork.
No Homework

SS: We completed our powerpoint notes on China's Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square. You are to complete your story board for homework on the Cultural Revolution. Tomorrow we will start our Children's book on the History of China. You will be given a study guide tomorrow for Friday's test on the history.

Homework: Complete storyboard, work on tiered assignments, and start studying for Friday's test.

LA: The students took another CRCT Language Arts practice test. This is the last. Tomorrow we will begin the lesson on sentence structure. We will cover that the next 3 days with testing on it on Friday. No Homework

SS: Students took notes from lecture and powerpoint on Mao Zedong and China's Great Leap Forward. They are creating a story board to tell the story. We will do the same tomorrow with China's Cultural Revolution and end with notes on Tiannamen Square. They will be making a children's story book to explain these things in China's History. Their Unit test will be Friday.

HW: Finish the storyboard.

LA: The students completed their idiom posters or took them home for homework tonight. It is to be completed by beginning of class tomorrow. We will be taking another CRCT practice test tomorrow for language arts.

SS: Today we read articles on the US involvement in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The students completed a cause and effect organizer and discussed how the wars were similar.

HW: Continue your tier assignments.