Team Antananarivo
Friday, September 25th
English and Language Arts with Mx. Winston
This week, scholars received their independent reading project assignment and visited the library to select their books. The project is due Monday, October 19, and students should choose a book that is at least 200 pages long.
Next week, scholars will begin their first narrative writing task by rewriting a section of “The Medicine Bag.” On Wednesday, we’ll have our first binder check. For this check, scholars simply need to leave their ELA binders on the classroom shelf assigned to their period. This will be our ongoing binder routine.
Later in the week, we’ll read Jason Reynolds’s short story “Skitter Hitter.” Scholars will explore how authors develop theme and how word choice shapes meaning and tone. They’ll practice annotating figurative language and discussing the choices Reynolds makes as a writer.
As always, please encourage your scholar to read for at least 20 minutes each night. Consistent reading will help them stay on track for the October 19 project deadline.
ELA Tutorial
Tutorials next week (September 28–October 2) will be available Wednesday and Friday during recess, and Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday after school from 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Math with Mr. Ledix
Math 6
This week, students took the formative assessment on unit rates, and next week we’ll continue our work in that subject. Students have recently received their Form B grades and will soon receive their Summative B grades. Please ask your student to review their recent graded work, as their work awaits them in their mailbox (in class) if they have yet to pick it up.
Math 7
This week, students were introduced to Unit 2 of Accelerated 7, rigid transformations in a coordinate grid. They’ve learned about translation, reflection and rotation. Next week, we’ll continue our work with rigid transformations, transitioning to composing figures and analyzing signs of congruence.
Students have recently received their Form B grades and will soon receive their Summative B grades. Please ask your student to review their recent graded work, as their work awaits them in their mailbox (in class) if they have yet to pick it up.
World Geography and Cultures with Ms. Wesselhoft
This week, students began with a DC Scavenger Hunt to become more familiar with Washington, DC and practice using their map skills. We then explored thematic maps of DC to identify patterns and issues affecting communities across the city. Through these activities, students continued exploring our unit question: How can maps be used to improve a community?
Over the weekend, students will investigate and map their own communities, identifying important assets as well as areas they believe could be improved.
Next week, students will use their research to begin brainstorming and drafting a Community Action Letter. Students will identify something they would like to see improved in their community or the city and write a letter to a local representative explaining the issue and proposing a solution. Throughout the process, students will use maps and geographic evidence to support their ideas and demonstrate how geography can be used to create positive change in a community.
Earth and Space Science with Ms. Sagan
Hello scientists!
Another great week has flown by – thank you for being on your best behavior during school pictures, and congratulations on completing your first assessment level assignment for science class, the Scientific Method Post Test. This past week we also started Unit 1: Plate Motion with an introduction to the layers of the earth and a scale model cross section of earth.
Next week, your scientists will dive into explanations about density to prepare them for understanding convection currents, and they will map out the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes to trace the edges of plates. This will prepare them to understand the overarching idea that convection currents within the layers of the earth drive plate motion on the surface, which creates formations like volcanoes, mountain ranges, trenches, and more through our Milky Way Lab.
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