Thank you to all the families who came out for Middle School Information Night last Thursday! Mrs. Ray and I were very pleased with the number of families from our team that came out to learn about the middle school options. The principal from Twin Lakes Middle, Tamara Tuschhoff, mentioned the Common Core Math Night that our families are invited to, that event will take place on Tuesday, January 12th from 6-7:15 in the Twin Lakes Media Center.
Congratulations to our students who were selected for the National Honor Society! They will be inducted Thursday night at 6:00pm.
Academics:
ELA:
We will have a vocabulary test on Friday as usual! We will also have an RRJ due on Friday. We have no social studies due this week.
Our writing packet on the effects of wild animals living near humans is due on Friday. Complete and color coded.
Our next Top Quality Party will be coming up soon! We only need a few more participants so get those Top Quality charts filled up!
The Bin of Happiness Winners this week were Julian and Mariana. The secret word this week is "BEACH". Put it on a sticky note with your name and give it to Mrs. Ray. :)
Math: We will work through lessons 10-12 of module 4. Friday we will have a Mid-Module Assessment for Module 4.
Homework:
Tuesday- Lesson 10
Wednesday- Lesson 11
Thursday- Lesson 12
Tuesday: Lesson 10: Comparing expressions that involve parentheses.
Example: Write and evaluate an expression from word form: The product of 4 and 2, divided by 3.
(4 x 2) / 3
Wednesday & Thursday: Lesson 11 & 12: We will solve and create fraction word problems involving addition, subtraction, and multiplication
Sample Questions:
1. Kim and Courtney share a 16 ounce box of cereal. By the end of the week, Kim has eaten 3/8 of the box, and Courtney has eaten 1/4 of the box of cereal. What fraction of the box is left?
2. A baseball team played 32 games and lost 8 games. Katy was the catcher in 5/8 of the winning games and 1/4 of the losing games. What fraction of the games did the team win? and In how many games did Katy play catcher?
Friday: Module 4 Mid-Module Assessment!
---Videos at the bottom---
Science: We will continue working through force & motion. We will also complete a gizmo this week on magnetism, students are welcome to work on these at home. We will have a science test on Chapter 7 on Thursday, January 21st.
Last week we talked about Newton's 3 Laws of Motion:
Resources:
Monday- P.E. (might not make it after field trip)
Tuesday- Art
Thursday- Music
Upcoming Important Dates:
Monday, January 18th- No School in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
Friday, January 22nd- No school- Teacher planning day
Thursday, January 28th- Report Cards sent home
Tuesday Video:
Wednesday Video:
Thursday Video:
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