History & Geography

This week we finished our Age of Exploration poster project. Our objectives were to:

• create a poster that presents information from the assigned chapter concisely
• add illustrations to your poster to make it visually appealing
• check for poster rough draft for spelling and grammar before creating final draft

Mathematics

This week we wrapped up our chapter on Adding and Subtracting Fractions. Our objectives were:

• review concepts from the chapter by playing Trashketball
• demonstrate understanding and mastery on the chapter test
• correct and retake any missed questions from the test
• complete the quick check questions for our next chapter Algebra

Lectura

Students took home a fun art project. Work on it over the weekend and bring back to school next week to share!

This week we continued to work on our literacy routines such as spelling and grammar. We read a fascinating expository piece about how natives peoples in the US looked at the skies to understand time and seasons. We also continued to work on our writing project, Una crítica de libro. Students have done a great job going through the writing process to develop their pieces. We are in the final stages to be able to publish and print next week. Stay tuned!

Ciencias

Focus question: What is air?

Students took a close look at the air surrounding us. They explored the properties of air by working with syringes and tubes to discover that air takes up space and is compressible. Students discussed evidence that air is matter and has mass. After that, students study Earth’s atmosphere, using diagrams, photos from space, and a reading. They are introduced to the atmosphere as a mixture of gases with properties that change with distance above Earth’s surface.

• Air is a mixture of gases held by gravity near Earth’s surface.
• Air has mass, takes up space, and is compressible. 
• Most of Earth’s air resides in the troposphere, the layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth’s surface.
• Weather happens in the troposphere.