Here we go, we are all ready for our Student-Led Conferences next week. We hope that you and your child can make it. It is so important to work together as a team to endorse student learning. I am excited to see all my advisory students and their parent or guardian.

Next week is also a big week because it is MEAP week. It is critical that all students are to school on time and ready to take their test on Tuesday and Thursday. There are new rules from the state on how the test is administered and how many students have to take the test on that day for it to count. Let's get a good night's sleep and a great breakfast and tackle that MEAP.

Monday, October 13

Science
Mr. Allie will be teaching a continuation of Thursday's lesson on Nanotechnology. Students will use their sticky notes from last time to write a short summary of what they learned. Next students will work in teams to read about a new Nanotechnology innovation. They will then use a strategy called, "One Strays". Students will be in charge of teaching other groups about the innovation that they read about and then learning about other group's innovations.

Science Connections
This is one more day of research to gather information on the innovation that students are researching to begin creating their podcasts.

Tuesday, October 14
MEAP Testing from 7:30 to 10:30
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th hours will have class in the PM.

Science
We will begin our next unit on Cells. We will be working on a vocabulary activity to help students have fluency and knowledge of new science words. Then we will begin reading in our NEW science text book on "Cells and Heredity". We will be starting with Chapter 1 section 2 and taking Lancer Notes.

Wednesday, October 15 (PM classes, 1/2 day)

Science
We will continue yesterday's lesson for today's classes.

Thursday, October 16
MEAP Testing 7:30 to 10:30

Science
Students will be using inquiry to learn about water tension with Mr. Allie. They will be testing two different substances for tension. They will complete a worksheet to show what they are learning.

Friday, October 17
Science
Students will be creating cells in their teams to demonstrate their knowledge of the cell's organelles. After they dry, they will be hung from the ceiling. We call this, "Cells on the Ceiling".

Happy Friday! We have just completed the 1st Science Unit on Atoms. It was a tough one to start with, but the kids have done pretty well. We took the assessment on Friday and will get the tests back on Monday. Students will be given a one time only opportunity to correct make corrections on their test for half credit. I will be sending home a sheet that has exactly how to obtain those points. To get any points back, students must follow the directions exactly. Students must have the Test Reflection Sheet completed and turned in by Tuesday.
Our main focus this next week will be on Nanotechnology. It should be really fun.

Remember: October 10th is a half day for students.

Watch for your child's time for their Student Led Conference in the mail.

Monday, October 6

Science
We will be going over the test and the Test Reflection to earn back 1/2 points from the test.

Tuesday, October 7
Science
Today we will be organizing our Science Binder, completing our Nanotechnology Mind Map and beginning our Nanojournal.

Science Connections
Mr. Allie will be working with students to begin some research on Nanotechnology so they can begin their work on their podcasts. We will also view a short Nanotech video from Brainpop.

Wednesday, October 8
Science
Mr. Allie will be leading the lesson today. There is a short video on nanotechnology. Students will be completing a worksheet to go along with the video.

Thursday, October 9
Science
In class, we will be using a magazine called, Big Picture on Nanotechnology. Mr. Allie will be taking half the class and I will take the other. We will use reading strategies to obtain information and discovering the positives and negatives about nanotech.

Science Connections
Mr. Allie will be working with students to begin some research on Nanotechnology so they can begin their work on their podcasts.

Friday, October 10 (1/2 day)
Students will attend their Advisory class all day (1/2 day) to prepare for their Student Led Conferences.