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

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

HOMEWORK:     

Math: Multiplication and division review page

              Lesson 2-5                                                             

 

Read: Reading an average of 20 minutes daily is an ongoing homework assignment.

MATH: 

In our Place Value Unit we have learned about the value of digits in each whole number and decimal place as well as what this looks like using pictures- tenths are like dimes in a dollar, hundredths like pennies, etc. Students are practicing comparing and ordering decimals, writing decimals in three ways and adding and subtracting decimals.  We will begin rounding this week. There are video tutorials on the blog and students may want to watch how to write decimals in 3 ways.

WRITING: Students began writing a "Spooky Story" last Thursday. They are to show they know how to write a simile and use onomatopoeai's (sound words like, WHOOSH!) as well as use descriptive language.

READING:  

 Students are reading 2 short articles in groups of 3 and practicing responding to text questions in a complete way by paraphrasing and/or quoting.  They will read the next article on their own and work on these comprehension strategies.

SCIENCE:   We have been learning about balanced and unbalanced forces and Newtons' 1st & 2nd Law of Motion. The activities for this are fun and help student experience these concepts. And I found a couple NFL videos that explain these concepts which many kids love and can relate to!

 

WORD WORK:

We have been working on prefix meanings and usage. Knowing the meanings of prefixes and suffixes can help students figure out words they don't know.

 

 SPELLING: Our spelling test tomorrow is over the homophones there, their, and they're.