La Lectura

As we concluded our Literacy unit 3, Logros (Achievements), we did our end of the unit assessments. We took time to reflect on the topics and objectives covered during this unit. Students took a reading  and grammar assessment, and also started working on their end of the unit writing assignment.  We have a created a calendar that has a specific deadline for every step of their assignment. The assignment has six steps. This week we finished step 3, and will be ready to dig in step 4 on Monday. This writing assignment will be done mostly in class, but everybody is welcome to access their Maravillas accounts and elaborate on their projects from home.

Expresa tu opinión: Financiamiento de telescopios espaciales

Imagina que eres un senador y representas a tu estado. Te han pedido que des un discurso de cinco minutos frente al Congreso. Tu discurso anunciará claramente tu posición acerca de dar dinero a la NASA para los proyectos de telescopios espaciales. Tu público serán los demás miembros del Congreso.

Ciencias

This week, students worked with a simulated population of walkingsticks that exhibited color variation. They used two levels of the multimedia simulation to investigate the impact of predation on the insects in three different environments. They conducted predation interactions over five generations, collected population statistics, and graphed the numbers of individuals with each color trait in each generation. They discovered that the ratio of individuals with specific color traits varies, depending on the color of the environment in which they live.

The class got started with their science independent research projects. Students selected an organism and will conduct a research, followed by a presentations of their findings to the class.

 

Mathematics

This week we started learning about linear equations and did a percentage review for the 100th day of school.

• Independent variables can be any number, but dependent variables depend on the independent variable. For example, in y=x+3, x is the independent variable and y is the dependent variable.
• Bar models also help considerably because they show the data in a visual format.
• The percentage review was a fun spin on seemingly ordinary math. We split up into groups and did it in fun ways

(Written by: Evan Gaasch)

History & Geography

This week we learned about the Religion, Culture, and Art during the French Revolution  

• The people completely changed the calendar, as a result there was no trace of the Church.
• They followed the idea of the Greeks and Romans to make things in their lives simpler. Like their hair, clothes and the way they spoke.
• The revolutionaries encouraged the people to try new ways of art. They had the idea of new art, from the Greeks and the Romans.

(Written by:  Maddie Johnson)

English Writing & Spelling

In writing this week we continued working on are argumentative writing piece.

• DARE stands for delete, add, rearrange and exchange
• We took our greek and latin roots quiz this week
• This week we worked on the D in DARE.
  D is for delete

(Written by: Rafa )