News for February 28th - March 4th

Literacy:
- Continue working on Black History Month Biographies - requirements/rubric - typed portion due Friday, March 4th!
- We will be typing our 2nd drafts for a published copy in class please bring a USB stick to save your work!
- Learning about the value for March: Discipline

Math:
- Continue with Chapter 13 - review angles/triangles and quadrilaterals
- Review of graphing Ch. 6 lessons 4 and 5 on order pairs and graphing functions also using integers (negative/positive) and the coordinate plane (quadrants)

Social Studies:
- Finish the legislative branch and how a bill becomes a law
- Discuss the executive and judicial branches
- We are construction a "three branches of government tree" in the hallway, come check out the finished project towards the end of the week!

*Remember that Friday, March 11th is the last day of the quarter, so finish this one strong!
** Don't forget to bring in your plastic containers/plates instead of using Stryofoam at the cafeteria, collect 5 tokens and get a prize!
*** Monday, March 7th will be the HS Environmental club activity of creating the Scarlett Macaw as art from the sky. Check out the awesome pics at this link!

News for February 21st - 25th

Literacy:
- Presidents' Day is Monday Feb. 21st
- Types of Expository Writing: Biography
- Starting Black History Month Biography Project - researching, drafting, and peer editing

Math:
- Review Ch. 12 - The Metric System and the Quiz will be Tuesday, Feb. 22nd
- Begin Ch. 13 - Geometry lessons 1 and 3 - lines, angles, and triangles

Social Studies:
- We will be moving to Social Studies for the last three weeks of the quarter.
- Short review of the US Constitution
- Democracy and the federal system of government
- Three branches of government: legislative branch

*Colors' Day - 5 lempiras: Friday, Feb. 25th

** AST BINGO: Friday, Feb. 25th - 6:00pm to 10:00pm

News for Feb. 14th - 18th

Literacy:
- Valentine's day activities
- Continue working on Fairness, we will be tape recording our skits on Wednesday/Thursday
- Black History Month introduction

Math:
- Valentine's graphing project on Monday
- Finish Ch. 12 lessons, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (review and test will be next week)
- Incorporating changes of matter from science

Science:
- Chapter 14 States of Matter and Changes of State - lessons 1 and 2
- Will we be using literacy and math time to review science this week as well.
- The chapter 13 and 14 combined assessment test will be Friday, Feb. 18th
- Students need to bring in 1 zip-lip gallon sized freezer bag, 1 zip lip quart sized (bigger than the sandwich size) freezer bag, and a hand towel with student initials (will be returned home) by Thursday, February 17th!

*Monday is free Valentine's Day Colors' Day
**If you want to bring Valentine's treats or cards to class you may if you bring enough to share with the whole class. Our class party will be @ 11:10.
***Remember to bring in your 2 dozen cookies on Monday before 8:00am if you haven't!
****5C Yearbook pictures will be taken Friday, Feb. 18th @ 11:10 - don't be absent!
***** Progress Reports and PLATO tests go home Monday, Feb. 14th - sign and return progress reports and check out the Cover letter for PLATO on the left side of the blog!

News for February 7th - 11th

* This week we will be selling Cookie Grams for Friendship month to help out Casitas Kennedy. Don't forget to help out with your committee and bring in your 2 dozen cookies on Thursday, Feb. 10th or Monday morning by 8:00 am Feb. 14th.

Literacy:
- Finishing up Folklore: Booklets due Tuesday, Feb. 8th at 12:00/noon - requirements
Quiz on Folklore will be Thursday, Feb. 10th - link to study!
- Finish up Fact vs Opinion and Cause and Effect
- Fairness and Justice: writing skits activity

Math:
- Start Ch. 12 Measuring with the metric system, lessons 1 and 2
- Pre-Valentine's Day graphing activity

Science:
- Continue Ch. 13 with lesson 2
- We will be combining parts of Ch. 14 with Ch. 13 to assess over Changes in properties of matter.

** No School Friday, February 11th - Winter Break
*** Valentine's Mail begins