Welcome Back! I hope everyone enjoyed their time off and the wonderful sunshine. We are hoping that some of you bring the warm weather home with you. Can you believe this snow?!

Before we take a look at our exciting upcoming week, I wanted to remind everyone that any late work will be due Monday. So make sure you use this weekend to catch up. Also, progress reports that were given out last Thursday are due Monday.


Now let's take a look at our week:



Monday, April 9th

Science

Remember the floating crayons? Today we will follow up brief discussion on density and take a look at our data. Then, we will begin our last set of vocabulary words. Which means this is our last set of word boxes. These will be due on Thursday before we take our Last vocabulary quiz.


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Today we will begin editing our memoirs. We will generate a Proofreading Checklist that will help us as we begin the editing process. We are extremely excited because as we progress as writers, so will our work. I can't wait to see the published results!






Tuesday, April 10th

Science

2 stoppered test tubes containing solutions, 100 ml beaker, stirring rod and a scale? Oh yes, today we continue exploring the wonderful world of chemistry by conducting our own experiment in the lab (pgs. 25-27 in your Student Pages). I can't wait!!






Wednesday, April 11th

Science

I hope everyone comes prepared to debate, discuss and prove their experiment. Today we deepen our understanding of the aspects of a logical argument and why it's so important in science. Let us roll our sleeves up and begin =)

Reminder:
~ Word Boxes are due TOMORROW- 30pts
~ Vocab quiz TOMORROW- 10 pts.

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Nancie Atwell (highly respected educator of writing) says that students write to be read and good writing deserves to be read and respected. We are adopting this mind set and working out any editing details as well as preparing ourselves for our first piece to be published.





Thursday, April 12th

Science

Word Boxes and Vocabulary Quiz at beginning of the hour. Then we transition to our next lab- What's Inside the Bubbles? (pg. 28 in Student Pages). What does it mean when bubbles are formed in a reaction? What happens to the weight in a reaction if bubbles are formed? If you're curious then come find us in the lab today!






Friday, April 13th

Science

Today we explore isotopes and compounds in a unique, kinesthetic and artistic way. We will be creating a giant classroom periodic table while expanding our knowledge on the different elements. So be prepared for an action packed day of chemistry =)


Creation Station

Today we will be using the laptops in the classroom to type and revise our memoirs. We can't wait until these are published!