Friday, January 22, 2016

January 22nd, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Congratulations to Hayden Lamrouex, our school spelling bee champion! Hayden has advanced to the next round of the competition at Oakland University. Our school’s alternate was Clara Kociba.

  • Congratulations to Malaya Mojica, whose artwork will appear on the back of this year’s yearbook.

  • Congratulation, again, to Clara Kociba, whose artwork will appear on the front of this year’s yearbook. She is the grand prize winner.

  • From 10:30-11:30 on Thursday, each of our classrooms will host a Poetry Slam, and you’re invited! Be on the lookout for an R.S.V.P.  

MATH
Barber: Continue review of PEMDAS.  Next week we will have the final Strand 4 CFP.

Brazier: Interpreting Remainders.

Martinez: Introduction of division with decimals.  Where does the decimal go?


READING WORKSHOP
Barber: “Partnerships ‘buzz’ about good books.”

Brazier: “Partners push each other to back up their ideas with passages from the text.”

Martinez:  Independent Reading

WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber:  Choose and type up final poems.  Also, work with CHS students to better our poetry.

Brazier: Revision Strategies

Martinez: Opinion/Argument writing On-Demand
Invitations for our Poetry Slam went home today!

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)  
   Chapter 8.2 & 8.3, INB page 46.  Small group discussions on choices the Africans had when the Europeans came to trade.                      

EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)
Spelling Groups and Activities

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
All science classes worked on making an “active” skeleton.
In the News: Scientists believe there is a new planet!  Check out the link below to hear about it.




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