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Sunday, December 13, 2009

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF DEC. 14TH, 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - On LL - Describe the difference between a response and a tropism. 2. Compare photoperiodism and phototropism. due 12/16
Wednesday - On LL - What is the relationship between plant hormones and tropisms?

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF DEC. 14TH, 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - Soak 4 bean seeds in paper towel due 12/16. PLUS - On LL 1. Compare sexual and asexual reproduction. 2. What is a zygote, and how is it formed? due 12/16
Wednesday - On LL - p. 452 - Think Critically #3 (due 12/17)

6TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF DEC. 14TH, 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - On LL - How do sponges and cnidarians differ from flatworms and roundworms? 1 page due 12/15
Tuesday - On LL - 1. What is the major difference between an invertevrate and vertebrate? 2. Where do the simplest invertebrates live? 3. Name three kinds of mollusks that people eat. due 12/17

5TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF DEC. 14th, 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - p. A 24 Chapter 1 Review - 1-15. Questions and answers on LL. due 12/16
Wednesday - On LL - Write a paragraph explaining why ferns can grow taller than mosses? due 12/18

6th Social Studies - Week of Dec. 14th, 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - On LL - 1. How did farmers help make Shihuangdi's empire strong? 2. How was Shihuangdi able to gain control over Chin? write out questions - due 12/16
Wednesday - Research Confucianism and how did it affect life during the Han dynasty. due 12/18 (1 page)

5th Grade Social Studies - Week of Dec. 14th 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - Chapter 9 vocabulary, places, and people definition in NB. due 12/16
Wednesday - On LL - 1. What hardships did people suffer to reach the English colonies?
2. What was the slave trade? 3. For what reasons did people make the voyage to North America? write out questions. due 12/18

Sunday, December 6, 2009

REMINDERS

Congratulations to Jeanette Lucien (1st place) and Joselis Cruceta (runner-up) in the Spelling Bee contest.

A reminder that gloves are being collected for the poor.

Please remember that proper uniforms are to be worn at all times unless permission is given by the proper authorities.

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 12/7/09

1. phylogeny - The evolutionary development and history of a species.
2. binomial - a biological species name consisting of two terms.
3. nomenclature - The scientific naming of species whereby each species receives a Latin or Latinized name of two parts, the first indicating the genus and the second being the specific epithet. For example, Juglans regia is the English walnut; Juglans nigra, the black walnut.
4. taxonomy - The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.
5. dichotomous key - A dichotomous key is a tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world, such as trees, wildflowers, mammals, reptiles, rocks, and fish.

8TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF DEC. 7TH, 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - Chapter 14-3. On LL - 1. Describe the process by whhic large organic molecules such as protein are made. What other product is formed along with a protein molecule? Identify some of the roles of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids in the functioning of your body. due 12/9. (It can be written in essay format or by each questions. No one sentence answer)
Wednesday - Homework will be assigned in class.

7TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF DEC. 7TH, 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - Chapter 16. On LL answer the following questions on looseleaf. You must write out the questions. due 12/9
1. What is mitosis and how does it differ in plants and animals?
2. Give two examples of asexual reproduction.
3. Why is it important for the nuclear membrane to disintegrate in mitosis?

Wednesday - On LL -p. 450 - Problem Solving 1-3 and the Think Critical. Write out all 4 questions. due 12/11

6TH SCIENCE - WEEK OF DEC. 7TH, 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - Lesson 2 -p. A20-30. On LL write out the questions, skip lines for each of the following question. You must read over the lesson in order to answer the questions. due 12/9

1.How are vacular and nonvascular plants different?
2.Why are flowers important to a plant?
3.What kind of plants have seeds?
4.How do seeds get from one place to another.
Wednesday - Bring in fruits with different type of seeds. How do seeds travel from one place to another.

5TH SCIENCE-WEEK OF DEC. 7th, 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - Lesson 2 -The Kingdom Life p. A12 - On looseleaf answer the following questions in sentence form. 1. What is the main difference between invertebrate and vertebrate? 2. How are vascular plants different from nonvascular plants? due 12/9
Wednesday - On LL - 1. What are fungi, protists, and bacteria? Write a least 2-3 sentences for each or one. due 12/11

6th Social Studies - Week of Dec. 7th, 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - Read Lesson 4 -p. 114-154. Then answer the following questions on looseleaf: 1. How did the Buddha say people should live? 2. What caused Siddhartha Guatama to become a monk? 3. Compare Hindu and Buddhist beliefs. What do they share?due 12/9
Tuesday - Chapter 7 vocabulary words in notebook - due 12/11. Notebooks will be collected over the weekend to be checked.

5th Grade Social Studies - Week of Dec. 7th 2009

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HOMEWORK:
Monday - Chapter 8 Vocabulary and People definitions in notebook. due 12/9
Wednesday - Geography Skills page 214-215(textbook)- Reviewing the Skill 1-5 on LL (sentence form) due 12/11

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Reminders to Parents

Please note that ITBS scores and calendars were sent home on Monday. It is important that you go over the ITBS and see the areas where your child needs to improve. On the right side, you will find in writing your child strengths and weaknesses. It is written in English and Spanish.

Also, your child will be taking several exams this week. Please make your that your child is spending a least an hour studying by going over chapters and notes.

For the month of December, OLQM are collecting gloves, scarves, socks, and sweaters for the poor. You will be helping hundreds of families in our vicinity this winter.

Thank You,
Mrs. Ramsey

Events in History - 1/9 - 1/13

January 9
Connecticut entered Union, 1788 (5^th)
Mississippi seceded from the Union, 1861
President Richard M. Nixon was born, 1913
January 10
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published, 1776
London's Metropolitan; World's first underground railway, opened to the public, 1863
The League of Nations established 1920
The Holocaust began, 1933
January 11
Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury was born, 1757
Alabama seceded from the Union, 1861
Major League Baseball (American League) adopted the designated-hitter rule, 1973
January 12
Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I died, 1519
The Alamo, a Franciscan Mission, was built, 1722
The first public museum in United States (South Carolina) established, 1773
January 13
Hood resigned as commander of the Army of Tennessee, 1865
Hubert H. Humphrey, former vice president, died in Waverly, Minnesota at age 66, 1978
Air Florida jet crashed in Washington, D.C., 1982
The Beatles US album Yellow Submarine was released, 1969

Scientific Method

Rules to follow in using the Scientific Method when experimenting.

Steps of the Scientific Method
Detailed Help for Each Step
Ask a Question: The scientific method starts when you ask a question about something that you observe: How, What, When, Who, Which, Why, or Where?
And, in order for the scientific method to answer the question it must be about something that you can measure, preferably with a number.
Your Question
Do Background Research: Rather than starting from scratch in putting together a plan for answering your question, you want to be a savvy scientist using library and Internet research to help you find the best way to do things and insure that you don't repeat mistakes from the past.
Background Research Plan Finding Information Bibliography Research Paper
Construct a Hypothesis: A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work:"If _____[I do this] _____, then _____[this]_____ will happen."
You must state your hypothesis in a way that you can easily measure, and of course, your hypothesis should be constructed in a way to help you answer your original question.
Variables Variables for Beginners Hypothesis
Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment: Your experiment tests whether your hypothesis is true or false. It is important for your experiment to be a fair test. You conduct a fair test by making sure that you change only one factor at a time while keeping all other conditions the same.
You should also repeat your experiments several times to make sure that the first results weren't just an accident.
Experimental Procedure Materials List Conducting an Experiment
Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion: Once your experiment is complete, you collect your measurements and analyze them to see if your hypothesis is true or false.
Scientists often find that their hypothesis was false, and in such cases they will construct a new hypothesis starting the entire process of the scientific method over again. Even if they find that their hypothesis was true, they may want to test it again in a new way.
Data Analysis & Graphs Conclusions
Communicate Your Results: To complete your science fair project you will communicate your results to others in a final report and/or a display board. Professional scientists do almost exactly the same thing by publishing their final report in a scientific journal or by presenting their results on a poster at a scientific meeting.

Rules to follow when using the Scientific Method when experimenting.

A message from the Holy Father on Advent and Christmas

On the first Sunday of Advent, Benedict XVI reminded the faithful that Christmas is about God who "comes to be with us."The Holy Father's comment was heard by thousands who had gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus. He highlighted the significance of Advent as a time to prepare for the celebration of Christ's birth."In Advent, the liturgy often repeats and assures us, as though seeking to defeat our mistrust, that God 'is coming,'" the Pope said."He comes to be with us, in each one of our situations; he comes to live among us, to live in and with us; he comes to fill the distances that divide and separate us; he comes to reconcile us with himself and with one another," the Pontiff said.God, Benedict XVI added, "comes in the history of humanity to knock on the door of every man and woman of good will to offer individuals, families and peoples the gift of fraternity, concord and peace.""Therefore, Advent is par excellence the time of hope, in which believers in Christ are invited to remain in vigilant and active expectation, nourished by prayer and by a concrete commitment to love," the Pope said.

Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving?

Although juicy and tender butterball turkeys are the main cuisine of today's Thanksgiving celebrations, these birds were NOT the most popular centerpieces on the first Thanksgiving tables.
In 1621 when the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving, they were gobbling up many more foods than just turkey. Since lobster, goose, duck, seal, eel, and cod were plentiful during this time, these foods were most likely the main courses of this first feast. Deer meat and wild fowl are the only two items that historians know for sure were menu of this autumn celebration.
So how did the turkey become the main mascot of modern-day Thanksgiving if we don't know for certain that turkeys were at this first feast?
One story tells of how Queen Elizabeth of 16th century England was chowing down on roast goose during a harvest festival. When news was delivered to her that the Spanish Armada had sunk on it way to attack her beloved England, the queen was so pleased that she order a second goose to celebrate the great news. Thus, the goose became the favorite bird at harvest time in England. When the Pilgrims arrived in America from England, roasted turkey replaced roasted goose as the main cuisine because wild turkeys were more abundant and easier to find than geese.

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Mrs. Ramsey