Middle School Website: This is the link for the middle school website.

Middle School Website: This is the link for the middle school website.   

http://www.hamiltonschools.us/schools/hamilton-middle/      

HOMEWORK:     

MATH: Homework lesson 7-3 - all. 

There is a tutorial and practice in the math tab.                                                                                                                                                

Puberty Lesson HW: There is a half sheet that is for discussion and to be signed and returned. It looks like the first half sheet you received.

Book Project:  Due March 29th. They are creating a Book Jacket.  

 
MATH:  
There are math tutorials and practice in the order of lessons in the MATH Tab 

Students who received a '1' on any standard on the division test received some practice work. They also have practice work and tutorials assigned on Khan Academy. We are reviewing concepts in class as well.

  We began algebra this week and are also dabbling in some geometry and measurement activities preparing for our next unit.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS 
Writing: Students are writing their last persuasive piece. We will be finishing this on Wednesday. The biography is our next writing piece and the biography book students chose for their April book project.
 
READING:  

This week we read an article about the most massive dust storm in American history. It was called Black Sunday. We watched a video, completed some comprehension activities focused on cause and effect, and had some discussions about the causes/effects and how it relates to us today.

SCIENCE: 

Everyone took the remainder of their science tests on Friday. Most of our science time this past week has been replaced with puberty lessons.

Social Studies -

​We learned about the effect of growing plantations on the southern colonies and the Native Americans who lived there during colonial times.  The kids started their unit test review and will need to bring it back to class when they have social studies next week on Monday, March 27.  The test will be the first week back after Spring Break, so reviewing their chart, maps, notes and test review would be a great idea.

 

 Word Study
 Students took the lesson 24 skill test. There is no spelling lesson for next week.

Week of March 13th

Middle School Website: This is the link for the middle school website.   

http://www.hamiltonschools.us/schools/hamilton-middle/      

HOMEWORK:     

MATH: Lesson 7-2  problems 2 -10 There is a tutorial and practice in the math tab.                                                                                                                                                Book Project:  Due March 29th. They are creating a Book Jacket. Students have another book chosen and should be reading.
MATH:  
There are math tutorials and practice in the order of lessons in the MATH Tab 

We took the test over division content on Wednesday. There will be a retake after more practice for students who received a 1 on any standard or would like to test again if they received a 2.

  We began algebra this week although we have been doing some of these skills on our morning work for a couple months.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS 
Writing: Students completed the Hawkeye Press articles and we began sharing. We will complete sharing these on Monday. Our next project will be a persuasive piece. Students will be able to choose from 3 topics.
 
READING:  

This week we read 2 picture books, discovered their shared themes, and how each book presented the theme. The Bracelet and So Far from the Sea are both Historical Fiction set in 1942 when Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. We discussed understanding the feelings on both sides.

SCIENCE: 

Students are completing their research projects about their planets and will present these next week. After this, we will complete the test. Our Objects in the Sky unit will then be completed and we will begin our "Systems" unit.

Social Studies - This week we spent time on an interactive website that helped us understand what life was like for settlers coming to the New World.  Check it out from home if you want to experience the rest of the adventure to Maryland!

http://mdroots.thinkport.org

 
 Word Study
 Students took the lesson 23 skill test. Next week's skill lesson is possessive nouns. The lesson 24 word list is on the blog which can be helpful for the proofreading section.

Week of February 27

Week of February 27

Middle School Website: This is the link for the middle school website.   
http://www.hamiltonschools.us/schools/hamilton-middle/      

HOMEWORK:     
MATH: Homework Lesson 5-10 - ALL 

WRITING: Complete your interview in order to write it up next week!                                                                                                                                             
Book Project:  Next Book Project is due March 29. They are creating a book jacket for their book. Some students have not given me their title yet.

MATH:    
There are math tutorials and practice in the order of lessons in the MATH Tab 

We have had shortened math sessions because of swimming. We will be continuing to review all division concepts and have the test the week of March 10. 

LANGUAGE ARTS 
Writing: We are writing a newspaper called The Hawkeye Press using a google form. Each student is writing interview questions and then will interview someone and write this up for the paper. Students are also working in pairs to write a true or fictional account of an event that sounds true with a partner. We are working on using appropriate tone for a newspaper among other standards.
 
READING:  

This week I shared a video showing the meteor event that occurred in Chelyabinsk in Russia a few years back. Then we read an article about this event and had some discussion. This ties in with our current science unit. Next week we will continue to work with nonfiction strategies. I shared a video about Alcatraz on Friday to prepare kids for our article about the famous island prison. If you ever get to San Franciso, it is an interesting tour!

SCIENCE: 

Students have had material to study for our upcoming Solar System assessment. It is quite short.We will then work on a project in small groups focusing on planets, and dwarf planets. After this we will have the remainder of the assessment. Students will use what they learn during this research project to answer test questions.
 
Word Study 
 Students took the lesson 21 skill test. Next week's skill lesson is using suffixes.