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

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

HOMEWORK:     

Math: Complete Lesson 2-1  (ALL)                                                               Read: Reading an average of 20 minutes daily is an ongoing homework assignment.

MATH:  We have been practicing adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators as well as estimating to see if our answers are reasonable. We have been reviewing all concepts and working on word problems as well.

See the math tab for tutorials when needed.

WRITING: We continue to work on complete sentences and paragraphing as we write our Opinion Piece: "Should Fidget Spinners Be Banned?" We read an article giving both sides of the argument. Students chose a side and we worked through the structure of the plan which they are using to write their paper.

READING:  

We are reading the novel, "Guests". It is a historical fiction book from the perspective of a Native American boy when the Pilgrims arrive for the first Thanksgiving. This ties in with our U.S. History unit.
We are studying/practicing theme, comprehension strategies, vocabulary in context strategies and character traits. We are also focusing on writing a summary and finding information in order to respond to text questions.

SCIENCE: 
  We have done a couple of investigations using the movement of students. They are jogging, skipping jumping, etc down a ten meter path and recording their times. They graphed their results of the distance and time. We will continue to practice creating a graph and studying for the test which will be Friday next week.