Mrs. Young

Math:  We started Geometry today!  Looked at the formulas for finding area of triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids.  No HW  Weekly HW due today!

SS:  Research should be finished today!  Some students are writing their papers, some are still working on graphic organizers.  Whew!  What a lot of work!  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we worked, worked, worked on writing our stories!!! :)
Students are encouraged to spend some time writing this weekend!  Like I told them, they do not need to spend hours, but even 20-30 minutes without distractions would do them wonders!
We will be looking to move into self revision & editing stages by no later than Tuesday's class period!

Social Studies -
Today we watched CNN 10 & then completed one more child's immigrant story before discussing a little with partners.  No Homework!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we finished Algebra for now.  Will start on Geometry tomorrow.  Weekly HW is due tomorrow.

SS:  We are continuing our drafting of our natural resources writing.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went to library for a brief checkout time & then we continued writing!!!  At this point, nothing is "official" homework yet, but students are welcome to write at home!!

Social Studies -
Today students did some exploring on a website with some immigration stories.  No Homework!

WE ARE SEEING SOME QUESTIONABLE BEHAVIORS STARTING TO FILTER INTO STUDENT'S CHOICES!  PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we finished our work with 1-step equations.  Will have a short quiz tomorrow and move on to geometry.  We also started a review packet to prepare for our M-Step which starts for 6th grade on May 11.  Weekly HW is due Friday!

*Many students continue to pile up missing assignments!  Please check up with your kids to be sure they are getting work completed and staying on top of things.  It is that time of year where some feel they're close enough to summer they don't have to work (or they just don't feel like it)!

SS:  We will finish our research today!  Some students have started writing their rough drafts!

Lillmars

Science: Today the students continued reading about sea floor spreading. Some were able to start writing a short story about using a submarine to explore the sea floor. No homework!

Social Studies: Research continues about assigned natural resources topics. No homework!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we were writing.... writing.... writing!!!  Our authors are working on creating their stories!!  What creative minds we have!!  No Homework!!  We will continue writing tomorrow!!

Social Studies -
Today we watched a video about American Samoa & discussed the push factors that are happening there.  We then started to look at some stories of some young American immigrants -- their why & their feelings on coming to the United States.  We will continue this activity tomorrow.  No Homework!

Mrs. Young

Math:  We continue working on one step equations.  Crossword Puzzles due today.  Weekly HW due Friday.  Word problems due tomorrow.

SS:  Many students are at the planning stage having finished their research.  Wow are we learning a lot.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went over some story starting ideas, ideas to replace the word "said" in our dialogue writing, and reminders for the story (i.e. must contain figurative language & some dialogue).  Then, students had a work time to continue planning and possibly to start writing.
HOMEWORK - FINISH STORY PLAN IF NOT APPROVED YET!!!

Social Studies -
Today did a card sorting activity to reinforce the idea of push and pull factors.  Then, we watched a video clip on the push factor going on in Samoa.  No Homework!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English-
Today we continued with our story brainstorming!  Some students have the plan approved & have started writing also.  No Homework officially, however, students may work on their plan!

Social Studies -
Today we discussed the work that was done at the end of last week & then we started to discuss "Push/Pull Factors" on why people migrate.  No Homework!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we continued working with one-step equations.  Weekly HW is due Friday!

SS:  Students are continuing their work on researching their natural resource topics.

Mrs. Young

Math:  Working on one-step equations.  No HW  Weekly HW due today!!

SS:  We researched our natural hazard today!  No HW

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we did an online assessment.  Weekly HW is due tomorrow.

SS:  Today we started working on our research.  https://drive.google.com/drive/recent

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we finished sharing and discussing a picture book with a partner today (just reviewing our main vocabulary).  Then, I introduced the story writing assignment and shared the 3 main "rules".  Students will start the brainstorming process tomorrow!! No Homework!!

Social Studies -
Today we did a journal on how we might feel if we had to move to a different country.  We watched a video clip that interviewed 2 different immigrants.  Finally, we read an article about a family that moved to Texas from Thailand and worked on some questions.  No Homework!!

Lillmars

Science: Today in Science, the students finished their plate tectonics mini lesson and began color coding the tectonic plates of the Earth. No homework!

Social Studies: We started the topic of Natural Resources with a "cookie mining" activity. No homework!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we quizzed over our algebra concepts so far.  Weekly HW is due Friday.  Turkey and review sheet are due tomorrow.

SS:  Today we started a research project over Natural Resources.  Students may choose to work on this outside of class if they want to.  Due date is in May.  Directions can be found at: Project Directions  

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we read Ch. 7 in our read aloud.  Then, we went to the library for checkout today (the library will be used for MSTEP tomorrow, so we had to change our day this week).  Finally, students worked on a partner picture book activity to review genre, story elements, and figurative language.  No Homework!!

Social Studies -
Today we defined vocabulary and started to discuss migration.  No Homework!!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we read aloud Ch. 6 in our book.  Then, we went over what it takes as an author to create a character and a setting.  Finally, we talked about some sample settings using the 4 senses for description.  No Homework!!

Social Studies -
Today we went over the Natural Resource information & completed a personal response to a couple of questions about natural resources.  Then, we completed a journal to kick off our next theme.
No Homework!

Mrs. Young

Math:  We prepared for a quiz tomorrow.  Quiz topics include the distributive property, simplifying expressions, and equivalent expressions.  Weekly HW due Friday!

SS:  Today we mined for chocolate chips (coal).  Ask your child about how their landscape changed after all of their chips were removed.  No HW
*Tomorrow, we will start a research writing project about natural resources.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we read another chapter in our book.  Then, we corrected the dialogue sample sheets.  Finally, we did a kahoot for more dialogue practice.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we finished our work & discussed our work on Natural Resources.  No Homework!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Finish the distributive turkey practice.  Start working on the property sheet writing equivalent expressions.  Weekly HW is due Friday.

SS:  Today we will discuss our Michigan resources results.  Tomorrow we mine for chocolate chips!!  No HW

Mrs. Young

Math:  We are continuing our work with distributive property.  Weekly HW due today.  No weekend homework.

SS:  No Class

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we read another chapter in our read aloud.  Then, we did two worksheets to practice punctuating dialogue.  We will correct these sheets on Monday.  No Homework!!

Social Studies -
We did not have Social Studies today due to the half day.  Students had Elective 1 & 2, and then Math, Science, & English.

Have a good weekend!

Mrs. Young

Math:  We are continuing our work with the distributive property.  Weekly HW is due tomorrow.  We will be having shortened classes tomorrow, along with our elective classes.

SS:  Michigan resources - we didn't get finished yesterday.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we read Chapter 3 in The Big Lie.  Then, we went to the library for checkout time.  Finally, we did a small group activity with dialogue.  Students had to work together to punctuate some sample dialogue.  No Homework!!

Social Studies -
Today we did some reading about natural resources.  No Homework!

Reminder:  Tomorrow (Friday) is a half day!  Students will have a 10:45 am dismissal!

Mrs. Young

Math:  We practiced simplifying expressions using the Distributive Property.  Weekly homework is due Friday!!!

SS:  Today we completed Michigan resources.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we read chapter 2 in our new read aloud.  Then, we finished our dialogue notes and did some practice dialogue writing.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we started a new unit with a journal about what resources are.  We had a conversation with some review about Michigan resources, and then started looking at resources worldwide.  No Homework!

Lillmars

Today in Science, the students compared a hard boiled egg to the Earth and its layers. We also began making a flip book of Pangaea (the "super-continent" from 200 million years ago). No homework!

In Social Studies, students began their research on hazards! No homework!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we worked to illustrate the eight properties.  These are due tomorrow.  Some kiddos have to finish tonight.  Weekly HW is due Friday.

SS:  Today we looked at Michigan's natural resources and geology of the world.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we started a new read aloud.  It is a narrative non-fiction called, The Big Lie - a true story about the Holocaust.  Then, we took some notes over some different ways to write dialogue with proper punctuation... students will use this in their story they will be writing soon!!  No Homework!!

Social Studies -
Today we did an open note "check in" quiz over hazards and weather.  They used their research from before break to answer a series of questions.  No Homework!

Mrs. Schuiteman

WELCOME BACK!!!

English -
Today we spent some time sharing and catching up with one another.  Then, we played a couple of kahoot games to review topics we had been talking about before break.  No Homework!!

Social Studies -
Today we watched CNN 10.  Then we looked at some climagraphs in the US as well as reviewed our information on hazards and weather in the US.  We will have an open note quiz tomorrow over this info.  No Homework!

Mrs. Young

WELCOME BACK!!

Math:  We took notes and had a discussion over the properties.  Weekly HW due Friday!

SS:  We finished Hazards today!  No HW