Week of April 27

Can you believe it's almost May?

Reading: We are taking the Language Arts SAGE Test this week. Two sessions: Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9:15.

Writing: We'll respond to our Pen Pals this week. It's been a while since we've written!

Math: Last week of math review! It's crunch time. Your students will be given the choice to work on the areas they need the most help on. We've reviewed pretty much everything, now it's time for them to choose what they need the most help on as week make our final preparations.

Social Studies: We will actually start our Revolutions Projects this week!

Homework: No homework on test days, Tuesday and Thursday. Homework will be given on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Skyward: Unfortunately, Skyward is down currently. Many students have turned in missing assignments. Thanks for following through! I promise I'll get them in the computer so you can see their updated grade as soon as Skyward is back up.

Any questions? Let me know!

Week of April 20

Sage Testing Begins This Week!

Reading: We're working on reading SAGE excerpts and answering questions. Getting all geared up!

Writing: Finish up commas and pronouns. We'll be ready for LA SAGE testing next week!

Math: Review! We'll be doing equations, inequalities, tables, and graphs this week.

Science: SAGE TESTING Tuesday, Thursday, and potentially Friday morning. PLEASE BE HERE!

Social Studies: With testing going on, unfortunately social studies gets put on the back burner.
But as soon as we can, we will be starting reports on the Revolutions.

This time of the year is CRAZY! We have SO MUCH going on. This review time is crucial for students to be ready for the SAGE test. Coming back to some of this tricky content the second time is just what students need to solidify and deepen their understanding. Please, keep your students in school as much as possible. We will be using every minute and more.

I have also tried to be very on top of assignments going into Skyward this trimester. Please visit Skyward with your child and see if they have any missing assignments. They can always get a second copy of a lost assignment from me.

Thanks for all you do!

Week of April 13

Welcome back from Spring Break! Hope you had a good week!

Reading: We will be reading excerpts and passages similar to what we'll see on the SAGE and practice answering questions using critical thinking skills.

Writing: Working on commas and pronouns.

Math: Review starts this week! This time of the year is CRUCIAL. We will revisit EVERYTHING we've learned this year to be prepared for the SAGE test which is coming right up!

Science: Last week of review this week, and we'll take the SAGE Science test next week.

Social Studies: We will begin reports on the major revolutions from around the world.

SAGE: Language Arts and Math Tests are still up in the air, but the science test is definitely happening next week. Computer lab and chromebook schedules are being solidified today. I will let you know exact times and dates for tests ASAP.

Week of March 30

Spring Break is next week!

We've got five days before break. We're going to work hard!

Reading and Writing: We're working on pronouns. Subjective, Objective, Possessive, and how to use them correctly.

Math: Math Test on Friday. Our last unit! When we get back from break we'll review for the SAGE.

Science: We've completed rotations and will start our review this week!

Social Studies: Finish up a short unit on Shakespeare. We'll start into Modern World History when we get back from break.

Let's work hard this week and have some fun!

Week of March 23

Welcome to Spring!

Hope you had a great weekend with the great weather!

Reading: We are working on pronouns this week! Recognizing them, using them, understanding them.

Writing: We'll finish up our essay on The Seasons this week, spend some time revising and editing it to make it better.

Math: We've just started the second half of our unit on Statistics. We will take the test the day before we go to Spring Break (April 3).

Science: Last week of Science Rotations, then we'll start reviewing for the SAGE Science test.

Social Studies: Although we will not be performing a Shakespeare play as a class, we are learning about him and many of his plays.

FIELD TRIP on Wednesday, March 25! The bus will be leaving promptly at 9:20. If your student is on B-Track they may come as early as 9:00 to get ready to go. If they don't come early, PLEASE make sure they are on time. We need to leave right on time to be to the presentation on time.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to be a chaperone. I've already talked with the parents who are going to come, so if you didn't hear from me, I don't need you. I appreciate your enthusiasm and support!

SAGE Testing times are still being sorted out, but here the tentative dates:

April 20 - 24: Science

April 27 - May 1: Language Arts

May 4 - 8: Math

If students will be absent during these weeks, please let me know in advance and we will schedule another time for them to take it.

I will let you know as we get closer more exactly when we will be testing.

Thanks for all you do!

Week of March 16

Here we are at another week!

Reading: We will be working with Central Theme and Author's Purpose this week.

Writing: We are writing an informational essay on why we have the seasons (Science Curriculum).

Math: Math Test on THURSDAY. Dot Plots, Histograms, Frequency Tables, Mean, Median, and Mode.

Science: Microorganisms with Mr. Brady.

Our Field Trip to the BYU Planetarium is NEXT Wednesday, March 25. If your student hasn't turned in their permission slip, please ask them about it. They will not be allowed to go if they don't have parent's permission.

Week of March 11

Hope you had a great long weekend!

Reading: We will be focusing on finding the central theme of a text and backing up our conclusion with text evidence.

Writing: We will actually begin writing information essays on our Science Standards.

Math: Statistics! Definitely new - it doesn't seem like it's math sometimes. That makes if fun! We will test next week sometime.

A few students are struggling to turn in their math homework, or are not completely it. 
Please check on your students that they are being responsible and completing and turning in their homework.

Science: Microorganisms

Still working on our video. Trying to have a lot of fun and be productive!

Remember that our fieldtrip to the BYU Planetarium is coming up on March 25. Permission slips and $5 are due ASAP.