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Sunday, January 29, 2017

WEEKLY REMINDERS - 1/30/17

6th grade will have MUSIC on Tuesdays and GYM on Wednesdays

5th grade will have ART classes on Wednesdays and Fridays

2/2 - Report Card will be distributed today (Thursday).

2/3 - (FRIDAY) - DISMISSAL AT 12:00

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES - 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
It is very important that parents/guardians meet with your child's teachers.

Please check Mr. Woods' blog for further detailed events and information.

8TH SCIENCE - 1/30/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/LWJIN

HOMEWORK: 2/1 - In NB- research the following questions:

Give examples of how differences in genes affect people.
What happens if an error occurs when DNA is copied?

7TH SCIENCE - 1/30/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/JLNEK

HOMEWORK: 2/1 - Family Trait Tree

6TH SCIENCE, RELIGION, AND SOCIAL STUDIES - 1/30/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/314EU

HOMEWORK:

SCIENCE: 1/31 - In NB - 1. What causes matter to expand as the temperature is raised?

2. What causes thermal expansion?

3. What happens to the volume of a heated solid? Why?

RELIGION: In NB - 2/2 - What does the Church prepare for during Advent?

How do Isaiah and John the Baptist call us to prepare for Christ's coming?

SOCIAL STUDIES: 1/31 - MAP OF THE MONTH DUE

2/1 - In NB - 2/1 - Why was the development of Judaism by the ancient Hebrews important?

Why was the Exodus a turning point in the history of the Israelites?
Why were the Ten Commandments important to the Israelites?

5TH SCIENCE AND RELIGION - 1/30/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/DESXD

HOMEWORK:

SCIENCE: 1/31 - In NB - What is a limiting factor? Describe how the animals are affected.
2. Define the following vocabulary words: symbiosis; mutualism; parasitism; commensalism

RELIGION: 2/1 - In NB - 1. What do we do during the four weeks of advent?

2. How did God speak to his people during the years of waiting?

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Weekly Reminders - 1/23/17

1/23 - A reminder that the new dismissal time of 3:15 begins today!

Religion lesson plans for 5th and 6th grade will be posted later this week.

Please check Mr. Woods blog and teachers blog for further information and event in the school for the week.

8th Science - 1/23/17

http://www.planbookedu.com/s/WWIHA

1/25 - NB - A mistake occurs during mitosis of a muscle stem . How might this affect muscle tissue?

Compare the functions of a cell to the functions of an organism, such as getting rid of waste.

7th Science - 1/23/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/F1M4T

1/24 - In NB - 1. What is mitosis and how does it differ in plants and animals?
2. Give two examples of asexual reproduction?
3. What happens to chromosomes before mitosis begins?

6th Science, Social Studies, Religion - 1/23/16

http://planbookedu.com/s/RKS8L

Social Studies - 1/24 -
Achieve 3000 - Ancient Greece and Rome: Look What They Found
Scientists have found five shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. COmplete activites and submit.

Science -

Religion -

5th Science and Religion - 1/23/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/Q3ZJL

Science - 1/24 - In NB - Pretend you are living near a recently abandoned farm. How might it look 1 year later, 5 years later, and 25 years later? Discuss what you need to know before you answer.

Religion: 1/25 - List at least ways to work for peace and what the world would be like if everyone worked for peace.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Weekly Reminders - 1/16/17

Breakfast & Lunch Program

Mr. Woods would like parents to know that there will be no HOT breakfast or lunch served for a number of weeks.

This is due to a gas problem that is being worked on with Con Edison. Cereals, yogurt etc. will be available for breakfast.

Sandwiches, salad and fruits will be available for lunch.

New menus will be available by the end of week as adjustments are made to food deliveries etc. If you have any questions please see Mr. Woods.

Parents should feel free to send lunch with their child if they wish. Mr. Woods will have microwaves available in the lunchroom to heat lunches brought from home to assist parents and students during this transition.

MID-TERM SCHEDULE

Tuesday January 17th- Reading
Wednesday January 18th - Mathematics & ELA
Thursday January 19th - Religion & Social Studies
Friday - January 20th Science

Monday, January 16, 2017

8th Science - 1/16/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/XJF4K

Review for Mid-Term Exam

7th Science - 1/16/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/F4I34

Review for Mid-Term exam

6th Science and Social Studies - 1/16/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/43PNB

Review for Mid-Term

5th Science and Social Studies - 1/16/17

http://planbookedu.com/s/WNE9H

Review notes for Mid-Term

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