Lillmars

**My class is swimming during 1st hour this week. So, we will watch CNN10, but will not work on additional social studies topics until next week. **

Science: Today in class, we watched a Bill Nye video about the water cycle and discussed terminology. No homework.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we did a quick mini lesson over ideas for how to start our stories & when to change to a new paragraph in story writing.  Then, students worked on brainstorming sheet or started writing if already approved.  HW - Continue work on brainstorm if not finished!

Social Studies -
Today we started a new read aloud - Refugee by Alan Gratz.  Then, we continued work on our art drawings of the terms urban, suburban, and rural.  No Homework!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went to library for check out & then we worked hard on story brainstorming.  No Homework!!

Social Studies -
We had an awesome week at swimming!!  Social Studies returns on Monday!

Young

SS:  Today we continue our discussion about the causes and effects of urbanization as a global issue.  NO HW

Math:  We are practicing finding surface area of prisms and pyramids by working through a practice packet.  This is not homework, but they may work on it if they choose to.  We will continue working on it on Monday!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today, we did a warm up game -- Guess where I am?  Students had to tap into their descriptive powers to describe a location with detail.  Then, students had a little time to begin their story brainstorming. No Homework!!

Social Studies -
We continued with swimming today!  One more day!  I am so proud of the growth I have seen & the participation efforts of ALL of my homeroom students! :)

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we shared & discussed the elements we found in our picture books yesterday.  Then, students were "officially" introduced to their story writing assignment & some parameters were discussed.  Next up, brainstorming!!!  No Homework!

Social Studies -
No SS due to swimming!  I am so proud of how well the students are doing!!

Young

Math:  Oops!  We didn't get to the #6-17 yesterday, but we did start it today.  Finish for Thursday!!!

SS:  We are continuing to work on our ideas of what Urbanization is and how it impacts the world.  No HW

Lillmars

Science: Today in Science we did a lab with metal washers and water. No homework!

Social Studies: We watched CNN10 and did a natural resources mining activity with chocolate chip cookies. No homework!

**Lillmars' homeroom: We start swimming next week! Start gathering your stuff to be ready for Monday!

Mrs. Schuiteman

We had another great day in swimming!! :) 

English -  Students enjoyed a picture book on their own or with a partner & then had to apply the story elements, figurative language, and genre knowledge we have gained from the past few weeks.  If they finished early, they had time to work on their figurative language mini poster.  :)  No Homework!!

Social Studies - No class due to swimming.  Students did have time to work on their urban, suburban, and rural drawings in homeroom today though.  No Homework!

Young

Math:  Today we finished making nets and finding surface area.  We moved on to finding the surface area of a shape instead of a net.  Finish problems 6 - 17 for tonight.

SS:  Posters due today!  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we reviewed dialogue, figurative language, and story elements.  Then, students had an opportunity to reflect and rate themselves on these skills.  This is good communication for me, so that I know how they feel about using these skills as we begin our narrative writing.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
We will not be doing Social Studies this week due to our swimming time. 

** Schuiteman Homeroom students did a great job listening and participating in the first day of swimming!  Come with your needed items tomorrow too! :) **

**Reminder that Wednesday is our last 2 hour delay of the school year!**

Young

SS:  Urban, Suburban and Rural posters are due tomorrow.  Most kiddos finished in class today.  There will not be additional time in class to work on these tomorrow.

Math:  We spent time today creating nets of shapes and assembling the shapes.  Tomorrow we apply this to finding the surface area of shapes.  No HW

Lillmars

Science: Today in Science, the students did 4 academic vocabulary terms and then created a drawing displaying the meaning of one of the terms. No homework!

Social Studies: We watched CNN10 and started talking about natural resources. No homework!

Young

Math:  Today we started to explore surface area by wrapping Jenga blocks to create a net.  No HW

SS:  We are continuing our poster work.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went to library for checkout, played a game to practice figurative language, and organized who will create what figurative language sample for our classroom.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we worked on our suburban, urban, and rural art project.  No Homework!!

I will be at a conference on Friday!  Students will have work days in both English and Social Studies on a few different activities.  There will not be homework in either class. 

Schuiteman Homeroom:  REMEMBER SWIMMING STARTS MONDAY!! Come prepared!!

Young

Math:  Today we took the last of our quizzes over inequalities.  NO HW

SS:  We are continuing our work on our urban, suburban, rural posters.  Though they can be worked on outside of class, they are not homework.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we worked on our learning of figurative language by using music and video clips to identify the types through examples.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we started our art connection for our vocab words.... students brainstormed and started their drawings for our urban, suburban, and rural understanding.  No Homework!

Young

Math:  Today we took the first of two quizzes over inequalities.  No HW

SS:  Today we worked on our poster project over urban, suburban and rural.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we did a dialogue practice sheet as a warm up.  Then, we started our instruction on 7 different types of Figurative Language.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we finished Chu Ju's House.  Then, we did a brainstorm session and rough draft for an art piece we will create to illustrate urban, suburban, & rural communities.  No Homework!!

Young

SS:  Today we are beginning our exploration deeper into urbanization and preparing for a poster creation project.  More info to come.  No HW

Math:  Today we continued to review inequalities for quizzes Wednesday and Thursday.  Finish review tonight if not done in class.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we worked on the 5 different types of dialogue -- we took notes, created samples, and completed an activity with a group.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we watched CNN 10, read another chapter in our read aloud book, and completed some vocabulary terms with samples to start on our next topic - urbanization.  No Homework!


** Schuiteman homeroom begins swimming next week Monday!!  Even though the weather outside is frightful, students will need to be looking for a swim suit and towel to be ready for next Monday! **

Young

Math:  We are reviewing inequalities for quizzes on Wednesday and Thursday.  Finish the practice titled, "Quiz 7.5 - 7.7" for tomorrow.

SS:  We finished up our discussion of natural resources today.  Tomorrow, we begin Urbanization.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we took a little time for mindful minutes.  Then, we read the picture book Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon and applied our story element knowledge to the book.  Finally, we started making observations about our next piece of learning for story writing - dialogue.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we did a mining activity with cookies!!  Ask your student about it!  No Homework!

Young

Math:  Today we continued working on our word problems.  No HW
     You can practice inequalities here  Jeopardy Labs Inequalities

SS:  Today we mined for coal.  Then we ate it.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went to library for checkout.  Then, we finished our story elements notes by going over how to develop settings & types of conflict in stories.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we read another chapter in our read aloud & discussed.  Then, we went over our Natural Resources article and connect some of it to our knowledge of Michigan and to population in general.  No Homework!!

Young

Math:  Today we practiced working with inequalities in word problem form.  We will continue working on these tomorrow.  No HW

SS:  We are continuing our work with Natural Resources looking into Michigan's resources.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went over the notes from the website activity yesterday, then we started notes over important story elements and what writers need to know to create them!  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we read a little more in Chu Ju's House.  Then, students read an article about natural resources and answered some summarizing questions from the article.  No Homework!

Young

Math:  Today we looked at our attempts at adding and subtracting inequalities.  Then we tried multiplying and dividing them.  Finish 7.6B for Thursday.

SS:  Today we continued working with our new vocabulary related to natural resources.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today students did an interactive on the computer to go over story elements & a few new vocabulary words.  We will follow up on this tomorrow.  No Homework!!

Social Studies -
Today we read another section in Chu Ju's House & then we worked on vocabulary words in relation to natural resources.  No Homework!

Lillmars

Science: Today the students did a final practice of their cup commercial and we began presentations. No homework!

Social Studies: We watched CNN10 and continued to read Chu Ju's House. No homework!

Young

Math:  Today we worked with solving inequalities and graphing the solutions.  Finish 7.6 Practice A for tomorrow.

SS:  We spent today talking about and working with Natural Resources.  Eventually we will focus in on Michigan's Natural Resources.  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we did some writing and sharing about our Spring Break.  Then, we did some review of genres & an introduction of story elements using the game of Kahoot.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we watched CNN 10 to catch up of a few world events.  Then, we caught up with Chu Ju in a chapter of our read aloud.  Finally, we started to work on a few new vocabulary terms. 
No Homework!

Young

Welcome Back!  Hope you had a chance to recharge for the final push.  9 weeks!  Wow!

Math:  We started to look at inequalities today.  Finish the packet for tomorrow -- NO CALCULATORS ON ANY PORTION!

Ss:  Today we reviewed population from before break.  We started to talk about natural resources.  No HW