Middle School Website: This is the link for the middle school website.   
http://www.hamiltonschools.us/schools/hamilton-middle/    HOMEWORK:                                                                                                                                      MATH:  Complete Lesson 3-5 
READING:  Complete Ch. 8 Focus Question
 
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER PROJECT: 
DUE DECEMBER 8
 Students have chosen books and I checked to be sure these were at an appropriate reading level for them. I have gone over the next assignment and given it to students. They have 4 options to choose from for this report.
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  MATH:    This week we reviewed multiplying whole numbers times fractions by performing the algorithm, looking at real life scenarios and drawing what it looks like conceptually, remembering that this is the same as repeated addtion.
 We began multiplying a fraction times a fraction this week doing the same as above. We have looked at visual representations of why a fraction times a fraction gives us a smaller fraction.
Next week we will begin multiplying mixed numbers.

LANGUAGE ARTS 
Writing:  We are completing the persuasive pamphlet from a turkey's point of view convincing others not to eat turkey for Thanksgiving.

READING: We completed the novel and will have more discussion and review for the assessment that will be a few days after Thanksgiving. We have another picture book that goes along with this genre unit that we will be reading on Monday.

 SCIENCE   We continued to investigate simple machines and investigated how inclines planes can spread the work over a distance and direction to make it easier to do. We also discussed the Newton as a unit for measuring force and grams as units for measuring mass. We will finish this unit on Monday and review for the test that will be the Wednesday after Thanksgiving.
 
Studies:- Mrs. Custer

Social Studies - Due to a fog delay and the short Thanksgiving week, I did end up pushing back out test until after the holiday.  We will review and plan on not taking the test until after Thanksgiving, when I feel everyone is ready for it.

This week we held an Iroquois League Simulation and did an activity on the Columbian Exchange.

Word Study
  The lesson 10 test will be Monday- they should study the lesson pages to review the purpose of a prefix and that it does not change the spelling of a root word.