History & Geography

This week we will take the Westward Expansion Before the Civil War test and begin learning about The Civil War. Our objectives will be:

• demonstrate understanding the events and changes that occured during Westward Expansion on the chapter test
• Understand the institution of slavery and the basis of the antislavery movement
• Explain the different types of jobs done by slaves
• listen to and compare Two African American Spirituals

Mathematics

This week we will continue learning about the Properties of Triangles and Four-Sided Figures. Our objectives will be:

• understand that the sum of the length of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the length of the third side
• understand and apply the properties of parallelogram, rhombus, and trapezoid

Lectura

This week we will continue  with our literature studies and narrative writing. Students have been assigned a reading from our book Beisbol en abril. During our meetings, we are discussing the elements of short stories and el genero narrativo. Students should be ready to provide the class with a short summary of their story on Tuesday. We are getting ready to write our own narrative pieces this week. The objectives are:

• Identify the elements of a narrative piece: characters, setting, storyline and plot, themes, word choice, dialog, etc.
• Go through the writing process to write your own original short story.
• Use descriptive language and figure of speech in your writing.

Ciencias

This week we will continue to explore the marine ecosystems. On Tuesday, I have invited my daughter, Valentina, to talk to us about her work as a marine biologist.

Students are expected to continue to work on their end of the year science projects. Projects will be presented the week of June 8th. This week, I will put up a sign in sheet so they can schedule their presentations. An example of a project, a rubric and the requirements for the project are posted in Google Classroom under the science tab. I can wait to see their science projects!