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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Weekly Reminders - 1/28/13

1/30 - Report Card Meeting - 2PM - 7PM. A letter was sent home on Friday stating that Ms. Serewko and myself will be at a technology conference. Therefore, our Parents' Teacher Conference will be from 3:30 - 7:30. Mr. Placido and Ms. Larios will be there from 2:00PM - 7:00PM.

* Weekly quizzes will be given on Friday and Monday.

8th Science - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vwBJ0ibdum43qrOIXYw2lGHgXVzVG1Zxg7nutgWyQCg/pub
Homework:
1/29 - In NB. Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/31 - Write an essay that explains why the offspring of two parents may or may not show much resemblance to either parent. 2+ pages.

7th Science - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gOAH30B_dpnGdQXV36zr7FYcRuqkgBQPAype5fLPB5g/pub
Homework:
1/29 - In NB. Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/31 - 2 page research paper on: Benjamin Franklin's study of the Gulf Stream.

6th Science - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kk2oMSKJlh5C7FiMavV3THH3S2WAz3hsWMdXpM0Knj0/pub
1/29 - In vocabulary NB. Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/31 - LL. WB . p. 313, # 1-13. Questions and Answers.

5th Science - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1liGwxqXIo3AOlLzy685431wT7cE0bk0oWXWTIhBWecw/pub
Homework:
1/29 - NB - Copy and define vocabulary words from lesson plan.
1/31 - LL - WB. p. 97-98. Questions and answers
2/1 - Weekly Assessment on vocabulary words

6th Social Studies - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ALdt8PpztqCljRAETgFCYEvjlG_rTj9LMt7To4j1T8U/pub
Homework:
1/29 - Vocabulary words with definition in NB. Words are found in Lesson Plan
1/31 - Create a flow chart that shows the sequence of events for Rome from 509 B.C. to 100 B.C.
2/1 - LL - Write two paragraphs about Rome's republican government. First explain how it worked. Then compare it with the United States democracy.

5th Social Studies - 1/28/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N4TKPzHAKHUoVPm3rUYUr92ASAlU9RXCs9KdlFCRqeM/pub
1/31 - LL. Text p. 252, #1-10. Thinking About Vocabulary. Questions and Answers.
2/1 - Essay: Discuss why it is important that women have equal rights with men and what the effects of denying equality to any citizens might have on society as a whole.

Monday, January 21, 2013

8th Science - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EBqNtQ5zcAdowArlbLZVpulS6pYhYOZ9doL7EZIunTY/pub
Homework:
1/23 - LL - Write a complete essay using ALL the vocabulary words from the lesson plan.
1/24 - NB -Big 8 Review - p. 67, 1-16. Questions and Answers
1/25 - 2 page research report on various human genetics disorders. What causes genetic disorders and can it be fix?

7th Science - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1muCP1IjZuns6doeVW9vbmYHOCfwnO4_gc4t0PBgBAPs/pub
Homework:
1/23 -LL - Chapter 10. p. 287, Section Assessment: 1-4, Questions and Answers.
1/24 - In vocabulary NB - Rewrite the vocabulary words with definition
1/25 - LL - p. 291. Using Math. Write out question and show work.

6th Science - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuXj1_DcM52xBqVhx01zpIo-2SbHOEpTNraHhhqIIZo/pub
Homework:
1/23 - LL - WB p. 265-266. Questions and Answers.

1/25 - LL - WB p. 268. Draw diagrams with label and answer questions in sentence form.

5th Science - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p1yQ6evRkEvz_rYwNSWrk6TXC7fFXng8ai4ctbiLZnM/pub
Homework:
1/23 -LL - Draw and label parts of a food chain or a food pyramid. Create your own food chain or pyramid by following the directions from your textbook.

1/24 - LL. Writing a Story. Stories have a setting, characters, and a sequence of events. They also have a theme, or central idea. Write a story whose theme is "A changing ecosystem." Make sure events in your story involve the lives or activities of your characters.

6th Social Studies - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uyflhy1TD4Sl6CQUBEEsvBhqCGtfWWtdSVVl63NCAE4/pub
Homework:
1/23 - In NB. Copy and define chapter 9 (Ancient Rome) vocabulary words, places, and people.
1/25 - LL - Textbook p. 227 - # 1-4. Questions and Answers

5th Social Studies - 1/21/13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1evKTCRaEf-WOFHXyQUNcm5lQQdJDjeNthR3SgWWpEQY/pub
Homework:
1/23 - LL - Textbook p. 241 - # 1-4. Questions and Answers.
1/25 - LL - Textbook p. 250 - # 1-4. Questions and Answers.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Study Guidelines for Science Midterm - Grades 5,6,7,8 and 5 & 6 Social Studies

Students in grades 5-8 classsroom folder was sent home in order to assist in studying for the Midterms. Students should focus on the Weekly Quizzes, Vocabulary Words, notes, as well as the guidelines listed below.

8th Science

Chapter 2 - Inside an Atom
Chapter 3 - Periodic Table
Chapter 5 - Chemical Reaction
Chapter 6 - Motion
Chapter 7 Force and Newton's Law
Chapter 8 & 9 Earth's Interior
Chapter 10 - Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes

7th Science
Chapter 8 - Weather and Soil
Chapter 15 - Cell Processes
Chapter 18 - Skeletal System
Chapter 19 -Nutrients and Digestion
Chapter 20 - Circulatory System
Chapter 21 -Respiration and Excretion
Chapter 22- The Nervous and Endocrine System
Chapter 24 - Immunity

6th Science
Chapter 7 - Earth's Moving Crust
                - Moving Plates
                - Earthquakes
                - Volcanoes
               - Chemical Weathering
               - Rock Cycle
Chapter 9 - Matter; Phyical & Chemical Weathering
Cha[ter 10 - Temperature and Heat

5th Science
Chapter 5 - Ecosystem
Chapter 7 - Earth's Changing Crust - Lesson 1
                  Lesson 2 - Landform
Chapter 8 - Earth's Atmosphere
Chapter 9 - Astronomy - Lesson 1 & 2
Chapter 10 - Atmosphere and Temperature - Lesson 3
                  - Lesson 4 Water & Humidity
                  - Lesson 5 Clouds and Precipitation
                  - Lesson 6 Air Pressure and Wind
Chapter 11 - Air Masses & fonts, Storms, & Climate

5th Social Studies
Special Edition - Canada and Latin America
Chapter 3 - Early Peoples of the Western Hemisphere
Chapter 4 - Native Americans of North America
Chapter 5 - Life in the Eastern Hemiphere
Chapter 6 - East Meets West
Chapter 7 - Early European Settlements of North America
Chapter 8 - The English Establish 13 Colonies

6th Social Studies
Chapter 1 - Regions of the World
Chapter 3 - Early Cultures
Chapter 4 - Ancient Egypt
Chapter 5 - Mesopotamia
Chapter 6 - Ancient India
Chapter 7 - Ancient China
Chapter 8 - Ancient Greece

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Weekly Reminders - Week of 1/13/13

* Midterm Exams will be the week of January 21. Please make sure that your child starts reviewing vocabulary and notes from September to present.

* Report Card Distribution will be on 1/30/13. 2-7PM.

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