I hope everyone survived the snow and ice. Obviously the upcoming assignments and test dates will need to be modified some. As soon as we hear about school for the remainder of the week and how/when we will make up the missed days I'll revise the schedule.
A few things to make note of:
Students who have ELA with Mrs. Ellison:
*Spelling for this week is posted (sort is in Google Classroom and Definition Quiz will be there Thursday morning.) There will not be a sort for next week so students will actually have some time in school this week and next week to complete this. They may complete it at home if they choose.
*Be sure to ask your students about the Precepts (posted in the classroom and in Google Classroom). These tie in with the book, Wonder, that I am reading in my ELA classes. Each week I'll post 3 precepts and we'll take about them in class. Then on Friday, students will choose one of them and write a paragraph explaining it or telling why it's important or what it means to them. In their paragraph, I'm looking for some basic writing skills (capital letters, punctuation, most words spelled correctly) but also some thought and support for their ideas. There's not a right or wrong answer for these but they do need to provide multiple sentences that clearly tell about the precept (not just restate it multiple times).
Homeroom Students: (Mrs. Ellison and Mrs. Askew are on the same schedule so this should apply to all of our students)
*Students will be given some time in class to complete their Science Biome stories that were originally due today. If possible we will share a few of these on Friday and the rest of them on Monday. Students should focus more on the story and facts than cute backgrounds. Some pictures do need to be included though.
*Our Science Ecosystems Unit test will likely be pushed back to either next Thursday or Friday (Jan. 19 or 20).
*Our MidYear Science Test will also be pushed back a little (not sure exactly when yet but probably around Jan. 31). Students should be working on the Badgequest activities in Google Classroom to help them review for this. They may take the Quiz at the end of each section multiple times. They shouldn't just memorize the questions but should make sure they understand why certain questions have the answer that they do. If they don't understand a concept, they should ask NOW instead of waiting until they are taking the actual test.
*The SS test for chapters 9 & 10 will also be pushed back. This will probably be around Jan. 31 or Feb. 1.
Study Guides for Science:
Study Guide and Notes for SS:
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