Day 4 (September 8, 2015)

I hope everyone had an excellent Labor Day Weekend!

Some highlights from Day 4:

• Monitoring Comprehension in Reading
• Reading: Introduction to "Taking a Stand" Unit
• What are some injustices in our world?
• Students responded with Daily Bullying, ISIS, and Unfair Opportunities

• Reading Chapter 1 of "Shiloh"
• Watching CNN Student News
• Conduct the "Balloon Blow-Up" Lab
• What will happen when you mix vinegar and baking soda?

TOO MUCH VINEGAR!!!

• Learning to make a Cover Page for a Lab Report
• Reviewing the Order of the Mass with reverence (deep respect)

"We do not think ourselves into new ways of living,

we live ourselves into new ways of thinking."

                                                           - Father Richard Rohr

• Grammar Lesson 1: Kinds of Sentences
• Beating the Heat with Alexa's Birthday Treat!

Homework

- Math: pg. 1 #s 1-14

- Reading: Reread "Shiloh" Chapter 1

- Science: Design Cover Page for "Balloon Blow-Up" Lab

- Grammar: Lesson 1 Worksheet

- Finish Summer Reading (no later than September 8, 2015)

Notices

- Wear Gym Uniform tomorrow (ONLY white socks)

- Bring $$$ for Book Fair (no more than $20)

- If you have a recorder, please bring it for Music!