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Sunday, September 21, 2014

5th Science - 9/22/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TRyqs50AziajugbEKcTyNohQVWnlbFZBAYFJfjLdkHU/pub

Homework

9/24 -Copy and define vocabulary words from the lesson plan in NB. Click on the lesson plan above and the vocabulary words are listed below the daily plans.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KCLWgFuPOWugbGov69FXsqng8uCIdNauQ7lolZcTHSM/pub

Homework

9/25 - Copy and define vocabulary words from the lesson plan in NB. Click on the lesson plan above and the vocabulary words are listed below the daily plans.

10/1 - MAP OF THE MONTH DUE

10/8 - HISPANIC HERITAGE PROJECT DUE. PPT presentation. Follow instructions written in your notebook.

Saturday, September 13, 2014

8th Science - 9/15/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gz3nTWwuBTEicXkorXGClWlFqh-NA9mswqDTlyu0-IQ/pub

9/ 17 - Experiment on the Placebo Effect. Lab books will be given to you on Monday. Use the lab book to write up your Scientific Methods of the Experiment.

9/18 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB

9/19/ Weekly Quiz

7th Science - 9/15/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1omGr33JHwZpe3VarEi8Q1uVm-jFPepRlp9Sr--hitIg/pub

9/16 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson in NB

9/18 - Draw and label the Skeletal System completely in NB

9/19 Weekly Quiz

6th Science - 9/15/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14K-ryOpMPk7v6gGB8ry5vcuc3YMmdBEiafyvRl-PIrc/pub

9/17 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in NB

6th Social Studies - 9/15/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1imEzOox8r86vXp0WRhuHoT0HcJtDS9BobSfzqgwGPck/pub

9/15 - Weekly Quiz

9/18 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in NB

5th Science - 9/15/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ze0hN5ySJgwU3iPJOHp-4xI2VpxA-qj_LOAZHgAeceU/pub

9/17 - In NB - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB

1. solar system 6. revolution

2. celestial objects 7. rotation

3. planet 8. outer planets

4. satellite 9. star

5. inner planet 10. moon

9/19 - Weekly Quiz

5th Social Studies - 9/15/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tRluH5VpDmMPOs9zvIwUnLE1MsfKRTsi1qU14HXFN50/pub

9/15 - Weekly Vocabulary Quiz

9/18 - In NB - Copy and define vocabulary word.

1. Constitution

2. democracy

3. republic

4. federal

5. citizen

6. civil rights

7. decision

8. alternatives

9. evaluate

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Weekly Reminders - 9/8/14

Parents/Guardians/students:

Welcome to the new school year 2014-2015. I am blessed and honored to have the opportunity to be part of your child's educational endeavors. I look forward to building a relationship where we can all work together to foster and promote a successful and productive academic year for your child. Here are some key elements to make it a smooth and constructed school year:

All homework must be completed neatly, following directions given in class, in pen unless told otherwise, and hand in when DUE!

Students must be in proper uniform unless they are told to dress up or dress down!

Students must be prepared for all classes!

Please read the monthly calendar, school blog, and the SIS for important updates on your child. You will need a password for the SIS system to see your child's subject and behavioral grades. Each of your child's teacher will have their lesson plans, events, homework, and other important details posted on the blog every week.

Please make sure your child comes to school on time. When your child is late, classes are interrupted. Tardiness will also prevent your child from getting honors. If your child is absent, a note is required, if sick a doctor's note must be brought in.

If you need to meet with me, please make an appointment with the office. It is important that you meet with all 4 of your child's teachers frequently. Do not wait for report card, then it is too late for that quarter. All meetings with parents are recorded and documented.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

8th Science - 9/8/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hk9GCg2Q5vusIVPS3fihbmciBF-50W4a2JWgbNB9y-c/pub

Homework:

9/10 - Research the placebo effect and write a report using the following questions: What is the placebo effort? How is it used in an experiment? Why are placebos important in an experiment?
Why do scientists use placebos?

9/12 -Science Quiz

7th Science - 9/8/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KDz1JdsEqwmSF6KXqo5B7jOEgUBHCFHmyGjcmseSJ90/pub

Homework

9/9 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan. NB

9/12 - Science Quiz

6th Science - 9/8/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h1joxFQTOTDoKPvYSHh1T70fgoSgpPJ9xhTWqFE3uZw/pub

Homework:

9/10 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB

9/12 - Science Quiz

6th Social Studies - 9/8/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZT3NLW1wVKfg6xuwGSguzXPJ_Va94LlFoi2ejiWL5ws/pub

Homework:

9/9 - NB - Copy and define vocabulary words.

9/15 - (Monday) Quiz

5th Science - 9/8/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cjs8JVGbNYMN3_XWLUalsQ8ZxZdCc1EwJZKf45kQcNw/pub

Homework:

9/10 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in Science notebook.

9/12 - Complete the hypothesis, research, material, and procedure for your experiment. (As discussed in class, each student will come up with their own topic). Use the scientific method. A reminder that you DO NOT have to do an actual project. Follow the format that you have in your NB.

9/12 - Science Quiz

5th Social Studies - 9/8/14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HwxTIdruA2H8iCUUlb6iZA4xG4sQPXKaFc39napt4Rs/pub

Homework:

9/9 - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan in notebook.

9/15 (Monday) - Quiz

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