Academic Calendar and Connections for the Week of September 25

Friday

Students are returning home with lots of prior math work, a math self-reflection of unit 1 skills, and their geography tests. 

Ballroom dance - In large part a good session. Students added their last step to the Merengue and continued their Fox Trot.

Mathematics:  Big Day:  Developing RDW example problems in teams to review the unit,

Zearn Math

**Self-Check of our first 12 lessons for concept/skill understanding** Students gave me a copy and are taking home a copy.

Learning decimal multiplication the old fashion way...via removing the decimal point, multiplying with whole numbers, and then reinserting the decimal point in the correct value place.


Thursday

Science:  Students discussed their home brought fertilizer additives, and planted their seeds following specific steps in their science Unit 1 teams.

Math Lesson 12 - finding reasonable decimal multiplication estimations

Wednesday

Science: Preparation for Planting.  Discussion, planning, and Decisions on Control Variables.

Math Lesson 11 - multiplying decimals


Tuesday



Science:  Introduction to Wisconsin Fast Plant Experiment.  Students learned the unit's objectives:  1) To learn elements the scientific method and 2) To complete a scientific experiment controlling for one variable that could influence our WI Fast Plant's growth.

Optional homework:  Students can bring in a sealed plastic baggy a crushed up, granular, or powdered quantity (equal to one standard game die) of a safe, inexpensive, and easily available ingredient to see how it could work as a fertilizer additive.

Ballroom Dance:  Students did an amazing job today learning the Merengue and Fox Trot!

Monday

Zearn Online Math:  Students received a Zearn Username and Password, logged in successfully, and began Module 1.  We'll be using Zearn regularly as part of our math differentiation in class.

Math HW Help: Lesson 9 - I added today's worksheet to Homework Help/ Math Folder if you lost your homework sheet today.  If you don't have a printer, write your answers on a sheet of notebook paper.

Language Arts:  Students who did not have time to finish their Book group's assignment today should finish it as homework.

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