Day 65 (December 9, 2015)

Highlights of Day 65:

• Morning Reading: Main Idea and Details / Sequence
• Science: Newton's Laws of Motion through Bowling

• French with Madame Auclair!
• Gym with Coach Samaha!
• Genre Reading: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
• Music with Ms. Navien: Pageant Practice!

Homework

- Math: Finish rest of workbook page

- Reading: Morning Worksheet

Notices

- PTO Dine-Out @ Panera Bread

- Dress Down Day on December 15th

- Aladdin Auditions

Day 64 (December 8, 2015)

Highlights of Day 64:

• Morning Reading: Sequence
• Students attended Mass. 
• It was a Holy Day of Obligation.

• Science: "Newton's Laws of Motion"
• Newton's first law of motion says that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object moving in a straight line at a constant speed will continue to move in a straight line and at a constant speed until a net force acts on the object.
• The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion is known as inertia. 
• Inertia is influenced by mass: objects with greater mass have greater inertia than objects with lesser mass.
• Newton's second law of motion describes the relationship between acceleration (the rate at which an object's velocity changes over time), mass, and net force.
• The net forces acting on an object change its velocity by causing it to speed up, slow down, or change directions, all of which are referred to as acceleration.
• The stronger the force acting on an object, the more it will accelerate, as described by the formula:                                                                                                                         

Force = Mass x Acceleration

• Newton's third law of motion states that when one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force on the first object. Action-reaction forces are always equal and opposite, and they always occur in pairs.
• Student discussed how these laws apply to bowling.
• Art with Mrs. Smith!

Homework

- Math: Two Worksheets

- Reading: Brainstorm Comics

- Science: Newton's Laws of Motion Applied to Bowling

Notices

- Sign Report Card and Return

Day 63 (December 7, 2015)

Highlights of Day 63:

• Morning Reading: Sequence
• Treasures Reading: 
• "Up in the Air: The Story of Balloon Flight"
• Main Focus: Paraphrasing / Figurative Language
• Genre Reading: 
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
• Students started working on their comics.
• Science: "Newton's Laws of Motion"

A note from Elfis.

• Grammar: Action Verbs
• Computer with Mrs. Boyd: https://hourofcode.com/us

Homework

- Math: Two (2) worksheets

- Reading: Comic Book Ideas

- Grammar: Action Verb Quiz

Day 62 (December 4, 2015)

Highlights of Day 62:

• Morning Reading: Main Idea and Details
• Religion: Sacrament of Confirmation Test
• Christmas Carnival!

• Genre Reading: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever"
• Vocabulary: Unit 6 Test
• Students completed my Report Card.  
• Are my directions clear and concise?
• Do I treat all  students fairly?
• Do you give challenging, but grade appropriate assignments?
• Are my units and lessons engaging?
• Do I act like a positive, Christ-like role model?
• Religion with Father Andreas!

Homework

None

Notices

Go to the Christmas Carnival!

Day 61 (December 3, 2015)

Highlights of Day 61:

• Morning Reading: Main Idea and Details
• Genre Reading: Elements of Humor Fiction
• In realistic fiction, humor is frequently used to break the tension in sensitive situations, unlike fantasies in which the humor is often the humor of the absurd.
• Humor of the Character: This depends on the antics of an eccentric personality.
• Humor of the Situation: Surprising, awkward, or ridiculous actions or situations are among the most common sources of children's humor.
• Humor of the Language: Plays on words, verbal irony, malapropism (the misuse of words), misunderstandings, all contribute to verbal humor.

• Students started to identify these elements in...

• Science: "Newton's Laws of Motion" 
• Third Annual Equilibrium Aerodynamics Challenge
•  An airplane moves in a straight line at a constant speed. It speeds up, slows down, or changes direction depending on the net forces acting on it.
• Students had to create a paper airplane that used the appropriate drag, thrust, lift, and gravity in order to keep the plane in constant motion.

• Vocabulary: Sparkle and Unit 6 Review!
• Computer with Mrs. Boyd!

Homework

- Math: Worksheet

- Reading: Bring in your copy of "Cabin Fever"

- Vocabulary: Study for Unit 6 Test

- Religion: Study for Confirmation Test

Notices

- Daycare Payments

Day 60 (December 2, 2015)

Day 60 Highlights:

• Morning Reading: Nonfiction Text Features / Visual Information
• Treasures Reading: "The Science of Hot-Air Balloons"
•  Main Focus: Facts and Opinions
• Class Reward #2 Voting:
• Students voted on watching Back to the Future 2.
• Gym Class with Coach Samaha!
• Vocabulary: Sparkle for Unit 6 Words
• Religion: Sacrament of Confirmation Review Game
• Music with Ms. Navien practicing for the Christmas Pageant!

Homework

- Math: Worksheet

- Science: Work on Paper Airplane

- Religion: Study for Confirmation Test (Friday)

- Vocabulary: Unit 6 Test (Friday)

Day 59 (December 1, 2015)

Highlights of Day 59:

• Morning Reading: Visual Information
• Treasures Reading:
• "These ROBOTS Are Wild!"
• Test Practice: Preventing Polio
• Science: "What are Newton's laws of motion?"
• All forces acting on an object make up the net force. 
• When all the forces acting on an object balance, the object is in a state of equilibrium.
• Students tested forces with an Arm Wrestling Challenge!

Grace defeats Joe in the Finals!

• Religion: Review for Sacrament of Confirmation Test!
• Art with Mrs. Smith!

Homework

- Math: pg. 42 #1-5 / The rest are odds.

- Science: Work on Paper Airplane

- Religion: Sacrament of Confirmation Test (Friday)  

- Vocabulary: Unit 6 Test (Friday)

Notices

- Twenty-Hours Form