September 18th - 22nd
Math
Ms. Knippen
jknippen@foxbay.org
Things are rolling along!! Please make sure your child has a calculator for class. It is an important material that must be brought to class.
Math 1 and 8-We will be working through the second half of the chapter on evaluating functions. There will be a quiz on the first half of the chapter early in the week.
All Mathcounts work is due on Mondays. Students do not need to spend more than 60 minutes on each workout. They certainly can do more if they have time. The program does not expect mastery of every single problem type.
Math 3 and 7-Work continues on solving equations. Students will have a quiz on the first half of the chapter early in the week. The chapter will finish up at the end of the week.
Science
Ms. Waller
twaller@foxbay.org
We'll open the week with our first Socratic Seminar. This is a student-led discussion where content from our science readings is explored. Students are graded based on the quantity and quality of their contributions. This can be a bit anxiety-provoking for shy kids. If this describes your child, talk to them about using our back channel chat as an alternate way to contribute. I always remind the students that they are not supposed to have all the answers during a Socratic Seminar. Questions and content they are confused about are the most valuable discussion topics. We'll spend the rest of the week on our first lab. Students will be working in groups of three. They will each receive a grading sheet for the lab so they know what they need to accomplish. Additionally each group will have several scheduled checkpoints with me to get feedback on their lab work so they can make improvements as they go.
We'll open the week with our first Socratic Seminar. This is a student-led discussion where content from our science readings is explored. Students are graded based on the quantity and quality of their contributions. This can be a bit anxiety-provoking for shy kids. If this describes your child, talk to them about using our back channel chat as an alternate way to contribute. I always remind the students that they are not supposed to have all the answers during a Socratic Seminar. Questions and content they are confused about are the most valuable discussion topics. We'll spend the rest of the week on our first lab. Students will be working in groups of three. They will each receive a grading sheet for the lab so they know what they need to accomplish. Additionally each group will have several scheduled checkpoints with me to get feedback on their lab work so they can make improvements as they go.
English
Mr. Heimerl
This week, students will continue their exploration of the memoir, searching for topics and reflecting upon what will work for their own memoir.
Beyond that, we will begin to dive into grammar, starting with a review of sentence structure and comma basics, preparing for our first major unit – free modifiers and the "out of order" adjective.
Reading
Ms. Brinnington, Ms. Traska, Ms. Hiir, Ms. Allen
dbrinnington@foxbay.org, straska@foxbay.org, ghiir@foxbay.org, jallen@foxbay.org
The students will wrap up their conversations around our first short story, “Stop the Sun”. A quiz will follow, expecting students to demonstrate their critical thinking skills and their use of textual evidence as support. Furthermore, we will be setting goals for the reading MAP assessment as this ultimately helps them take ownership of their learning. The end of the week will be geared toward a “Stop the Sun” post-lesson focusing on a specific song written during the time of the Vietnam War. It is important to recognize how songs can provide entertainment, but also help bring people’s attention to world problems. Songs can inspire people to find solutions... songwriters use their lyrics to educate, inspire, and influence change.
The vocabulary root word for this week is -grad and -gress...meaning ‘step’. As usual, sentences are due Wednesday and the quiz is Friday.
Social Studies
Mr. Blahnik
bblahnik@foxbay.org
During the third week of Social Studies, we are learning about Government and the United States Constitution. Students are working on a project where they are creating their own government and incorporating ideas from John Locke and Thomas Hobbes into their project. The project is due on Tuesday. Students will continue to learn about the Constitutional Convention and we will study the U.S. Constitution. Next week, we will start preparation for our first debate. Students will be either Federalists or Antifederalists and will debate whether the US Constitution should be ratified in 1788. Students will also have reading assignments in their online textbook. These will be posted on Google Classroom.
During the third week of Social Studies, we are learning about Government and the United States Constitution. Students are working on a project where they are creating their own government and incorporating ideas from John Locke and Thomas Hobbes into their project. The project is due on Tuesday. Students will continue to learn about the Constitutional Convention and we will study the U.S. Constitution. Next week, we will start preparation for our first debate. Students will be either Federalists or Antifederalists and will debate whether the US Constitution should be ratified in 1788. Students will also have reading assignments in their online textbook. These will be posted on Google Classroom.
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