Wednesday, May 29

Science: Students took the Light Quest and we then discussed the science portion of this year's community read. Students are asked to find out as much as they can about their family's history regarding immigration to the United States. We know that information might be limited, so if students are unable to determine that information we ask that they find out as much as they can about where their family has lived, for how long, reasons for moving, etc... This is a 10 point homework assignment but students can earn extra credit by making a poster of their findings. Reminder- Science final exam is Tuesday, June 4.

Geometry: Went over the final exam review and worked on the formula sheet. We will continue reviewing tomorrow for Friday's final exam.

Tech 8 (Stein): Presentations. All missing work is due May 31.

Humanities: Students checked 18.1 notes, were introduced to 18.2 and watched student news in class today. Homework is to complete 18.2 section assessment. Current events are due Friday.

Pre-Algebra: We took our last chapter test today.  We will now start reviewing for our final exam which will be next Wednesday and Thursday. (June 5 and 6)

Algebra: We took our last chapter test today.  We will now start reviewing for our final exam which will be next Wednesday and Thursday (June 5 and 6)

Spanish I: The 3.2 worksheet passed out yesterday is due tomorrow. Tomorrow is the second part of the 3.2 test: study your stem-changing verbs, the comparison words, and saber versus conocer. Today I passed out the first review sheet for the final. It is due on Monday. The final will be next week on Wednesday and Thursday.

ELA - We continued our Community Read today by finishing our first short story from the collection First Crossings: Stories about Teen Immigrants edited by Donald R. Gallo.  The first story we read is also called "First Crossing" by Pam Munoz Ryan and is about the experience of a Mexican teen coming to the US to work. We then wrote in our journals, comparing and contrasting our lives to the main character, Marco's, life. We will be reading a story every two days and comparing our lives to the lives of the immigrants, we will then culminate the community read with the "Immigration Experience" planned for June 7th.  A wonderful way to end the year! Homework: READ!!!!! and Journal #47. Remember AR quizzes are due during class on Monday, June 3rd, no late submissions.  I still have many students that have not taken any independent reading quizzes...very scary with only 5 days until 3 quizzes are due!