Students and Parents!
Our first Scholars’ Bowl match will be played tomorrow, Tuesday, September 28th, at Mountain Brook Jr High School! We have a great group of parents who have volunteered to get our teams to the match! Please make sure you are there by 4:30/4:45pm to pick your student up!
Driving directions can be found on our wiki page at this address: http://scholarsbowl.wikispaces.com/
Check us out!!
SOCIAL STUDIES: no homework
SCIENCE: Chapter 16, Section 1 Assessment, all questions, a, b, and c
SOCIAL STUDIES: define all key terms for Ch 19-3, pg. 567; also define all key terms for Ch 19-4, pg. 572; this will be for a grade
SCIENCE: no homework
SOCIAL STUDIES: review study guide for Chapter 19 quiz on Thursday
SCIENCE: no homework
SOCIAL STUDIES: Quiz on Chapter 19; define all key terms for Ch 20, Sections 1, 2, 3 in class; finish these for homework if not finished in class
SCIENCE: no homework
SOCIAL STUDIES: Guided Reading Ch 20-1
SCIENCE: no homework
We will have our first 9-Weeks test next week! Students may look ahead to Chapter 22 for next week!
Have a great weekend!!!
STUDENTS!!
Remember that we have a Panther PowerUps Quiz tomorrow, Friday, Sept 24th! Bring your PowerUps to class with you!
Friday will be our last research day with the laptops! Monday we will actually construct our final presentation using posterboards, markers, colored pencils, etc. Bring everything you will need to complete your project and turn it in at the end of class on Monday!
Inventions! Inventions! Inventions!
This week our classes will consist of exploring a vast array of inventions. Our starting point will be the late 1800’s and early 1900’s when it seemed everyone was an “inventor” of something.
Students received an Invention Project Sheet today in class and were assigned to a group of 4 classmates. Wednesday & Thursday will be spent doing research on the invention of their choice during class. We will use the laptops from the media center here in the classroom to conduct our research.
Friday will be spent constructing our final project. Each group of students will be responsible for bringing a posterboard, markers, colored pencils & scissors to class. I have glue sticks here in class that students brought in at the first of the school year. Each group will complete their final presentation and turn it in before leaving class on Friday.
Students should not have homework this week as we are working on this assignment in class. The only item students may need for parents to provide is a piece of posterboard. Students may also print pictures of their inventions on a home printer if they would like, however time and resources are available in the HMS Media Center.
Students: Remember to bring your new flashdrives to class to save your work!
SCIENCE
Monday, September 20: Student completion of Ch 15 Study Guide
Tuesday, September 21: Review & revision of study guide
Wednesday, September 22: Test on Chapter 15, Sections 1, 2, 3
Thursday, September 23: Ch 15-4, “Air Quality”; students will brainstorm ways in which to improve air quality
Friday, September 24: Students will respond to the writing prompt, “How can we as a society improve air quality in our neighborhood?”
Have a great weekend!!
Monday, September 13th
SOCIAL STUDIES: PowerUps Quiz #2; introduction to Chapter 19, “The Growth of Industry”
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none
SCIENCE: Class experiment demonstrating high v. low air pressure; complete lab sheet
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none
Tuesday, September 14th
HMS OPEN HOUSE AT 6:00PM
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 19-1 class reading & listening to work songs of the era;
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none
SCIENCE: Ch 15-3, “Layers of the Atmosphere”; students will complete Guided Reading;
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none
Wednesday, September 15th
SOCIAL STUDIES: skill building activity, “Reading a Time Zone Map” and in-class activities working with time zones;
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none
SCIENCE: Ch 15-3 foldable project demostrating layers of the atmosphere;
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none
Thursday, September 16th
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 19-2, “Inventions”; class reading of section and discussion of impact inventions & technology had on America in the 1900’s;
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none
SCIENCE: students to complete Layers of the Atmosphere foldable; Ch 15-3 in-class review and reinforce;
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none
Friday, September 17th
SOCIAL STUDIES: Ch 19-2 class to continue exploration of inventions & inventors of the 1900’s; introduction of Inventions project;
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none
SCIENCE: Ch 15-3 quiz; distribution of study guide for Chapter 15;
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none
Progress Reports will be sent home with your child on Friday, September 17th so be on the lookout for it!!
Tuesday, September 7th
SOCIAL STUDIES Ch 18-3; class notes; test on Ch 18 this Friday!
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none
Wednesday, September 8th
SOCIAL STUDIES continue class notes on Ch 18, section 3; study guide for Ch 18 test on Friday;
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go over study guide to prepare for Friday’s test!
Thursday, September 9th
SOCIAL STUDIES Ch 18, Section 4; students will collaborate in groups to answer targeted questions for the section;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
go over study guide to prepare for Friday’s test!
Friday, September 10th,
SOCIAL STUDIES Test on Chapter 18, all sections; PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING ALL GUIDED READING SHEETS TO CLASS TO STAPLE TO YOUR TEST!
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Enjoy your weekend! You’ve worked hard this week!!
Happy Labor Day!
I hope that you and your parents are taking a day from all your labors to do something fun & relaxing! I wanted to remind those of you who needed this long weekend to finish up those postcards to bring them in on Tuesday so everyone will have an opportunity to share their creative & colorful pieces!
Get outside and enjoy your day!