22
February
2009
Week of 23 February 2009
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This week we will be focusing on Geometry in Math and finishing up our Volcano unit in Science.
iPlans
MATH
Monday: 3-D Figures
ASSIGNMENT: p. 566 #6-13, 16-17
Tuesday: Area of Parallelograms
ASSIGNMENT: WS 700
Wednesday: Area of Triangles
ASSIGNMENT: WS 705
Thursday: Area of Composite Figures
WS 708
Friday: Geometry Test
SCIENCE
Monday/Wednesday: Chapter 3 Review
Tuesday/Thursday: Chapter 3 Test
Friday: Complete Chapter 3 Test
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16
February
2009
Week of 16 February 2009
iNews
I want to offer a HUGE thank you to the parents who contributed time, energy, and treats for our wonderful Valentine’s party. The games were so much fun, the food was super and everyone seemed to have a great time. Thank you for supporting our class and the students. This week we have also welcomed two new students to our class!!
In Math, students are studying transformations of geometric shapes. This is a very intense and difficult topic that takes a great deal of time and patience. Some students “see” it right off the bat, and others struggle before grasping the concept. We are finishing up our unit on Volcanoes in Science and will test over Chapter 3 next Monday and Wednesday.
Have a wonderful week!
iPlans
MATH
Monday: Review of Reflections and Translations, Introduction to Rotations
ASSIGNMENT: NONE
ONLINE ACTIVITY: Reflect-A-Sketch, Symmetrical Patterns
Tuesday: Rotations
ASSIGNMENT: Rotations Graphing WS
Wednesday: Reflection of Images WS, Geometric Reflection Project
ASSIGNMENT: Complete the Geometric Reflection WS
Thursday: Draw it Again, Sam WS
ASSIGNMENT: Slammin’ Sammy Baseball Translations
Friday: Mixed Translations Quiz
SCIENCE
Monday/Wednesday: Read section 3.3: Volcanoes affect Earth’s land, air, and water
ASSIGNMENT: p. 102 #1-3, 5
Tuesday/Thursday: Chapter 3 Review
ASSIGNMENT: p. 105-106 #4-12, 14-18, p. 107 #1-8
Friday: Chapter 3 Review – Test Overview
ASSIGNMENT: NONE
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13
February
2009
Due to a last-minute asembly, our Valentine’s party will not start until 3:00pm.
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9
February
2009
Week of 9 February 2009
iNews
This week we will celebrate Valentine’s Day. Our class party will be held on Friday from 2:45-3:20. All parents are invited to join in the fun!
Remember, due to the snow days we have had, we will have school on Monday (2/16).
iPlans
MATH
Monday: Geometry Riddles
ASSIGNMENT: Complete riddles for five geometric shapes. Select your favorite and write it on construction paper (clues on the front, answer inside)
Tuesday: Types of Triangles
ASSIGNMENT: Venn Diagram of Triangles & Identifying Triangles WS
Wednesday: Ratio and Scale
ASSIGNMENT: Triangle Ratio WS
Thursday: Valentine’s Graph
Friday:Intro to Translations with Coordinates
SCIENCE
Monday/Wednesday: Explosive Learning Lab, Mt. St. Helens Video
ASSIGNMENT: 3.3 Mt. St. Helens Timeline WS
Tuesday/Thursday: Read section 3.3
ASSIGNMENT: RSG 3.3 WS
Friday: None – Valentine’s Party
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1
February
2009
Week of 2 February 2009
iNews
I hope that all of you survived last week’s three snow days. The drive home last Monday afternoon added a certain dimention to my prayer life! It was rough! I know that our family was able to conquer some cleaning projects that we had not accomplished over the holidays and we were extremely thankful that we did not lose electricity!
This is another busy week! Students are learning about polygons in Mathematics and volcanoes in Science. Here are other events for this week:
Wednesday:
END OF MID-QUARTER – grade cards should go out next week.
Thursday:
6 pm – PTO Meeting @ WIS Library
6-8 pm – Student Council WIS Skating Party @ Skateport (S. Glenstone, Spfld).
Friday:
10 am – Cookie dough fundraiser reward assembly in WIS gym
1:15 pm – 1st Semester Honors assembly in WIS gym
Remember that we will also be having a class Valentine’s party next Friday afternoon beginning at 2:45. Everyone is invited to join us for crafts and games.
iPlans
MATH
Monday: Polygons – Regular and Not Regular
ASSIGNMENT: p. 524-525 #7-14, 27-29, 31-32, and 37-38
Tuesday: Similar & Congruent Figures
ASSIGNMENT: WS 675 all, WS 676 Extra Credit
Wednesday: Line and Rotational Symmetry
ASSIGNMENT: Design a quilt/bedspread with two lines of symmetry or rotational symmetry in all four quadrants.
Thursday: Triangles
ASSIGNMENT: Types of Triangles WS
Friday: Proportions and Ratios Investigation
SCIENCE
Monday/Wednesday: Complete reading lesson 3.1, Complete Reading Study Guide 3.1 together.
ASSIGNMENT: Draw a diagram of a folded mountain and a fault block mountain. Use colored pencils to color your diagram. Write a description for each.
Tuesday/Thursday: Read 3.1 (p. 86-93), Complete Reading Study Guide 3.2 together.
Friday: Reinforcing Key Concepts 3.1 (in class)
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