ELA- Mrs. Forderhase
This week, students joined historical fiction book clubs. They learned about databases with Mrs. Tuminello in the library and found articles connected to the time period of their novels to build background knowledge. Students worked in clubs to establish reading calendars. The pace is brisk as we near the end of the semester. Students who need to bring books home can check them out from me at the end of the day and return them before school the next morning. If you would like to support our classroom library, please visit our class Amazon Wish List.
Science- Mrs. Kenney
This week in science, we began our Chemistry Unit. Students explored the Periodic Table with an online Scavenger Hunt. Each student colored their own periodic table. Next, each student signed up for an element of their choice to research. Then, students created a superhero or villain based off of that element. If you would like to support our classroom projects, we would greatly appreciate donations of duct tape, hot glue sticks, and glue sticks. Thank you!
Social Studies- Mr. Ward
This week in social studies, we began our study of the Constitution. We started with the 7 Principles of the Constitution and the Preamble to the Constitution. Students took notes covering both items. On Thursday students took a quiz over the information covered in class. On Friday, students started looking at Checks and Balances and how they work. Next week, we will cover the structure of government and how it works.