Lillmars

In science this week we are doing a shortened version of the rock unit.

In social studies we are doing migration lessons.


By : Lily Klanderman

Mrs. Young

Well, it has finally begun.  We are seeing a rapid decline in behavior and work completion.  Please take a moment to talk with your child and encourage them to "Be The Good" and finish the year strong and on a positive note.  We still have lots to do before June 9!

Math:  Inequalities today!  No HW

SS:  Physical Features Project Work Time!  Due Friday!!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we had our last work day for book clubs.  Students should have the book finished and all 6 jobs done in the packet by their meeting tomorrow.
HW- PLEASE FINISH READING AND JOBS BY TOMORROW (THURS.)
HW-Stories that are not turned in (13 students total) are due by FRIDAY!!

Social Studies -
Today we continued to work on our physical feature investigation presentations.  The hope is to start presenting either Thursday or Friday.  No HW!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Statistics projects due today!  Several projects are not turned in today!  These count for 4 learning targets.  We covered statistical questions today which will count for the last statistics learning target.  No HW

SS:  We continue to work on physical features today!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we had a workday on our final section of the book for book club..... we will work tomorrow as well & the final meeting is Thursday!
HW - No HW, unless you don't have your story turned in -- final story turn in date is FRIDAY!!

Social Studies -
Today groups continued to prepare for their physical feature investigation presentation.  NO HW!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Statistics projects are due Tuesday!

SS:  We are continuing to work on physical features.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we had our second meeting of our book club, along with making book suggestions for our summer reading list.  NO HOMEWORK, unless you are still working on your story!

Social Studies -
Today we continued working with our groups on our physical feature investigation project.  No HW!

Have a safe & fun Memorial weekend!!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Statistics Projects are due Monday!!!  We are doing some hands-on geometry testing.  Kiddos are doing great!!

SS:  Working on physical features projects.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we had a work hour for our second reading section & jobs for our book club.
HW- FINISH SECTION #2 READING & JOBS!  MEETING #2 is tomorrow!!
HW- Please keep working at your story if you still have not handed it in!

Social Studies -
We spent time working on our Physical Feature Investigation Project!
No HW!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we reviewed nets and surface area.  We also worked on our statistics projects that are due Tuesday, May 30!

SS:  Today we worked on physical features.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Book clubs groups wrapped up Meeting #1 today & started using the time today to work on section #2 for their meeting on Friday.  No HW, unless you are still working on your story!!

Social Studies -
Groups began their investigation of their physical feature of the Earth today!
No HW!

Mrs. Young

Hooray to all of our students!  MStep is finished and everyone tried their best!  Way to go!!!

Math:  Working on statistics projects - due Tuesday, May 30!

SS:  Shared Social Scientist Fakebooks and started physical features!  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we had our first book club meeting over the beginning of the book.  Students met to discuss their jobs & the happenings of the story.  No HW, unless you still have not handed in your story.... if not, keep working!!!!

Social Studies -
Today we wrapped up the global problems writing assignment & then started to discuss the top 10 physical features of the Earth.  No HW!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Students started working on a statistics project today!  I'm looking at Tuesday, May 30 as the current due date.  Work should all be able to be done in class, but they may work at home also.

SS:  We will finish social scientists today and start talking about physical features on the earth.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went to library for a quick checkout & check in on our accounts.
Then, students had a work time to work on book club reading & jobs.  There was also a last chance in class story work time.  HW - 1.) BE READY FOR MEETING TOMORROW WITH READING & 2 JOBS
2.)  WORK ON STORY IF NOT HANDED IN YET!!

Social Studies -
Students worked on their global problems writing.  No HW!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we did our Delta Up (the 7th grade Delta).  Wow, the kids did really good!!!!  We talked a little about statistics with our left over time.  No HW

SS:  We continue to work on our Social Scientists.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we had a work day for our book club reading & worked on our jobs for our meeting Tuesday!  HW-PLEASE FINISH YOUR STORY AND SHARE WITH ME BY MONDAY FOR PRINTING!!

Social Studies -
Today we worked on our paragraph writing for our global problem research & solution idea.  No Homework!

Lillmars

Science: Today in Science, the students continued working on their "memory" game to review for the Solid Earth assessment. On Monday we will cut the pieces apart and play the game! The assessment will be Tuesday.

HW: the game pieces need to be completed for Monday. This means the 4 pages with vocabulary terms listed on them!

Social Studies: We continued studying migration today. No homework!

Mrs. Young

Math:  We corrected our "Delta Up" practice.  Then started working on how to write about statistics for an upcoming project.  No HW

SS:  Today we worked on a "facebook" page for a social scientist.  No HW

Mrs. Young

Math:  After a grueling MStep today, we worked on taking some notes on statistics.  This will be handy for our statistics projects we will start working on soon.  Delta Review packets are due tomorrow.  We will "Delta Up" on Friday.

SS:  No social studies today due to MStep testing.

Mrs. Schuiteman

Today we took the Math MSTEP!!   Due to MSTEP, we had shortened classes.

English -
We plan to explain book club job requirements, get our books, & preview what the start of book clubs will look like tomorrow.  HW - Keep working away at your stories!!  Stories are due Friday, unless you have made other arrangements with me specifically!

Social Studies -
Students will work on their research and writing associated with their global problem topic. No HW!

Lillmars

Science: This week has been composed of building, shaking, and testing our earthquake towers. We'll finish testing and tallying points tomorrow and then begin reviewing for our solid Earth assessment.

Social Studies: We began talking about migration and immigration/emigration this week.

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we continued our work with statistics.  We will be starting a statistics project in the near future.  Finish statistics tonight.  Delta review due Thursday.

SS:  Social Scientists work on facebook page.  No HW.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we took the SRI!  HW- Continue to type your story as needed!

Link:  http://ha-scholastic:55880/slms/studentaccess


Social Studies -
We continued research of our Global Problem.  No HW!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we took the Delta screener for the last time (at least for the 6th grade test).  Wow, have we improved!  Scores will be posted on power school as soon as I can.  We will take the 7th grade test on Friday!  This tests material learned in 6th grade.  We also started looking at the Mean Absolute Deviation and some more work with statistics.  Delta review is due Thursday.

SS:  Today we started looking at the jobs Social Scientists do.  Interesting...

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we had our last class time to work on stories!!  Throughout the week this week, students should continue to work at home and during homeroom time to finish up the typing of their stories as needed.  HW- CONTINUE TO TYPE TO FINISH

Social Studies -
Students began a research project on their selected global problem. No HW!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we reviewed surface area.  Next week we will continue working on preparing for MStep AND 7th grade Delta screener.  In addition, next week we will be finishing up some Statistics and Geometry.  It is a crazy time of year.  Hang in there!  Weekly homework was due today.  This is the last weekly homework for the year.  There will be some days that have homework to complete that evening instead as we finish up and assess some remaining concepts.  Keep posted here for days and assignments.

SS:  Today was a catch up day.  No Homework.  Next week we will start working through the role of a social scientist in the world.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we continued with story work!!!  We are really looking to get these wrapped up by the end of the hour on Monday.  Please type over the weekend if you have the access to do so!!

Social Studies -
We ended up not getting to social studies yesterday due the length of MSTEP, so we will start today with the discussion of problems that come from urbanization & selecting a problem to research.  No HW!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today, due to the long testing session for MStep, we used our homeroom time for math catch up time.  Weekly HW is due tomorrow.

SS:  Due to long testing for MStep, we did not have SS today.  A few kids still need to turn in their Natural Resources paper.

Mrs. Schuiteman

Today we did the ELA MSTEP!!
Due to MSTEP, students had a shortened class schedule.

English -
We had another work day on our stories.  Keep typing!!!  HW- Again, type if you have access & are not done typing.

Social Studies -
Today we shared our drawings.  Then, we revisited the problems that come from urbanization & megacities.  Students will be selecting one of these problems to do some research and a small writing project soon!  No Homework!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we continued to type & self edit!  Keep working away!  HW- TYPE AT HOME IF YOU HAVE ACCESS to do so! :)

Social Studies -
We did not have Social Studies today due to the half day schedule.   We will continue with the problems that come from urbanization tomorrow.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we continued to type & some students started self editing as well.  HW- PLEASE TYPE AT HOME IF YOU HAVE THE ACCESS!!!

Social Studies -
Students had some time to try and finish up their vocabulary art project & share it.  Then, we started to make a list of problems that could come with urbanization & megacities.  No Homework!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Typing, typing, typing, every day we're typing!! ;)
Students worked on typing stories today!  This week, we will hoping to move into some self editing, peer editing, cover creating, printing & sharing! :)
HW - PLEASE WRITE OR TYPE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU FEEL BEHIND IN THE PROCESS!!!

Social Studies -
Today students continued with their Urban, Suburban, & Rural art design.  No Homework!

Mrs. Young is out of the classroom Monday and Tuesday! Class Plans Below!

Math:  Monday - We are working on preparing for the MStep.  Review packet due today.  We also are working on the area of complex shapes and the area of shape nets.  Both sheets are due Tuesday.  Weekly HW is due Friday.

            Tuesday - We are continuing working with surface area (area of nets).  Complex Shapes and Net Areas due today.  Also, we covered a jenga block AND had to cut out the nets of 4 different shapes for our work tomorrow (Wed).  Weekly HW is due Friday.

SS:  Monday - Natural Resources papers MUST be shared with me by the end of the day today.  The bibliography should be copied and pasted at the end of the paper before sharing.  My email is ayoung@hamiltonschools.us --- Following the completion and sharing of the paper, students will be reading some information from two sources on childhood obesity and school lunches.  After which they will answer some questions and write an argument response.  This will not be done today and will be finished on Tuesday in class.

          Tuesday - We will finish the childhood obesity work from Monday and work with a Junior Scholastic magazine on fake news.  If not finished with the childhood obesity reading/writing today, it is homework.

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we began working with finding the area of complex shapes (a combination of simple shapes).  Weekly homework is due today!  MStep practice is due Monday.

SS:  Papers are due Monday by the end of the class period.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Typing, typing, typing.... most students are working at getting their revised rough drafts typed up.  There are a few students still writing (I have met with them all) & they should continue to write if at all possible this weekend.  Otherwise, there is no assigned homework.

Social Studies -
Today we watched CNN 10 & then we worked on our Urban, Suburban, Rural Art Activity.  No Homework!!

Mrs. Young

Math:  We are continuing our work with area.  If not finished with the graphing/area it is due tomorrow (we've worked several days on it).  Challenge questions are optional.  Weekly homework is due tomorrow.  MSTEP review is due Monday.

SS:  Natural Resources paper - final draft is due Monday.  Should be typed on google docs and shared with ayoung@hamiltonschools.us - this includes the bibliography.  We've spent 2+ weeks on this.  It should be finished.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Stories, stories, stories.... the fun continues!  :)  Students are writing, revising, and starting to type.  HW - Students who are still writing rough drafts should work on them at home!

Social Studies -
Today we introduced the concept of a megacity and discussed the positives & negatives of urbanization.  Then, students started work on an art connection activity that we are doing to go along with the terms urban, suburban, and rural.  No Homework!

Mrs. Young

Math:  We are continuing our work on area of triangles, trapezoids, and parallelograms.  Weekly homework is due Friday!!

SS:  Students are continuing their writing and revisions on their natural resources papers.  Yes, they may work on them outside of class if they want to.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -

Stories!  Stories!  Stories!!  

Today we were writing, revising, and some were typing.  Students should be soon into a revising & typing phase.  

HW- PLEASE WRITE IF YOUR ROUGH DRAFT IS NOT DONE!!!  

Social Studies -

Today we further discussed urbanization by looking at some cartoons and discussing meaning.  Then, we watched a couple of videos about megacities.  No Homework!

Mrs. Young

Math:  Today we graphed shapes and worked with area.  Weekly HW due Friday.  MStep review due Monday.

SS:  Natural Resources research essay - we are continuing our work.  Many students are at the writing stage.  Some had to be reminded to produce quality.  Just because this isn't English some felt they didn't have to produce anything of substance.  I yi yi!!!

Seeing a huge increase in the containers of "slime" that are coming to school.  This is becoming a HUGE distraction in class.  Please talk with your student about keeping this in their locker for lunch break instead of bringing it to class.  Same for the spinner gadgets and rubix cubes.  They should stay in their lockers for lunchtime.  Thank you!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went over the proficiency scales for the narrative piece.  Then, we continued working on our stories & some students started to revise & edit.  The goal is to start working on typing up the draft at some point during class tomorrow.  Students must show some revision before getting a computer.  HW - PLEASE WRITE TONIGHT IF YOUR ROUGH DRAFT IS NOT DONE!!!

Social Studies -
Today we talked about the term "urbanization" and the trends that are occurring around the world.  Then, we did an activity where we looked at some cartoons & discussed the message.  No Homework!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we continued to write our stories!  HW- PLEASE WRITE TONIGHT!!!!  The goal is to start self revision & editing at some point tomorrow!

Social Studies -
Today we discussed the Young Immigrants website & information.  Then, we reviewed the definition of migration & started to move our conversations towards urbanization.  No Homework!