Thursday, April 18, 2013


BUSINESS DAY: students have received comments and descriptive feedback from peers on their independent persuasive essay.  The second draft is DUE Friday April 19th.

Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 
REMINDER: 5 school days left until Business Day.  
Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.


MATH: MMS: Transformations, p. 248-251, #2 - 6
- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.


SCIENCE: go on your Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Begin to build ideas for your realistic fiction graphic narrative and ONLY research related facts that will support your perspective.  First draft is DUE Tuesday April 23rd.

SOCIAL STUDIES: students have been organized into groups based on their research interests.  Referring only to the online resources provided, begin to research your topic and record jot notes in the Citizenship Global Wiki

- How might a global citizen exercise their rights and responsibilities as a citizen? 
- What process would you use to investigate and bring about change on a national issue? 
- How does your issue relate to PEEPS? 
- To which area in PEEPS is the issue in the article more strongly related?

BUSINESS DAY: students have received comments and descriptive feedback from peers on their independent persuasive essay.  The second draft is DUE Friday April 19th.

Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 
REMINDER: 5 school days left until Business Day.  
Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.


MATH: MMS: Transformations, p. 248-251, #2 - 6
- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.


SCIENCE: go on your Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Begin to build ideas for your realistic fiction graphic narrative and ONLY research related facts that will support your perspective.  First draft is DUE Tuesday April 23rd.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

SCIENCE: go on your Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Begin to build ideas for your realistic fiction graphic narrative and ONLY research related facts that will support your perspective.  First draft is DUE Tuesday April 23rd.

MATH: MMS: Congruent Figures, p. 256-259, #1 - 6
- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.

BUSINESS DAY: students have received comments and descriptive feedback from peers on their independent persuasive essay.  The second draft is DUE Friday April 19th.

Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 
REMINDER: 6 school days left until Business Day.  
Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013


SCIENCE: The Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) is ready for students to begin to collect both print and online resources for your assigned area of focus and its relationship to flight.  
PAST DUE

MATH: MMS U4: Decimals: Show What You Know
- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.

BUSINESS DAY: Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 
REMINDER: 7 school days left until Business Day.  
Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

Monday, April 15, 2013

SCIENCE: The Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) is ready for students to begin to collect both print and online resources for your assigned area of focus and its relationship to flight.  
PAST DUE

MATH: MMS, Dividing Decimals with a 1-Digit Whole Number, U4 L11, #1-4, 6, 8, 10
- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.

BUSINESS DAY: Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 
REMINDER: 8 school days left until Business Day.  
Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

Friday, April 12, 2013

REMINDER:  In-class time is provided to work on all assigned tasks below which are online.  At-home time is needed to continue tasks in order for students to be successful during in-class activities.  This same learning practices apply to paper and pencil tasks.

SCIENCE: The Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) is ready for students to begin to collect both print and online resources for your assigned area of focus and its relationship to flight.  Have all resources in for Monday next week.


MATH: visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.
Practice your 7 & 8 timetables.  I was able to connect with a few students who are developing a better comfort and improved confidence with their timetables.  Keep practicing!  Table Trees website gives immediate feedback and random numbers to practice with.

BUSINESS DAY: Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 
REMINDER: 8 school days left until Business Day.  Flyers will be going home on Monday to inform and invite students/parents.  Announcements will begin on Monday for Red & Blue Team.  

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Students were true McMurrich ambassadors today as they participated in a variety of high school led activities.  I can't wait to hear more about your experiences at the different space related stations. Great work today and a special thanks to our parent volunteers.  Your continued support in making student learning engaging and authentic is much appreciated.

REMINDER:  In-class time is provided to work on all assigned tasks below which are online.  At-home time is needed to continue tasks in order for students to be successful during in-class activities.  This same learning practices apply to paper and pencil tasks.

MATH:  Practice your 7 & 8 timetables.  I was able to connect with a few students who are developing a better comfort and improved confidence with their timetables.  Keep practicing!  Table Trees website gives immediate feedback and random numbers to practice with.
- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries

SCIENCE: The Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) is ready for students to begin to collect both print and online resources for your assigned area of focus and its relationship to flight.  Have all resources in for Monday next week.
- reading the guiding question in Structures and Mechanisms Blog then post, read, comment and/or repost a new comment to make connections to the question.

BUSINESS DAY: Visit your Business Day Student Blog and visit Ms. Tavares' blog for your instructions on the first task/entry for your blog.  
- each student is required to post weekly reflections.  Use your blog as a way to communicate, reflect on your success and discuss next steps.
- also, each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choosedifferent student blogs each week.