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Thanks for visiting the website for my (Mrs. Bernia's) Science and Language Arts classes at Brandon Middle School. Parents and students should use this site to keep up to date with what's going on in my classes.
Thanks for visiting the website for my (Mrs. Bernia's) Science and Language Arts classes at Brandon Middle School. Parents and students should use this site to keep up to date with what's going on in my classes.
Language Arts: Complete Run-On Correction Worksheet (pages 12 and 13). Work on rough draft essay.
Science: Begin Water Molecule Journey Part 2
Language Arts: Essay mini lesson: Fix run-on sentences in paragraphs.
Science: Complete 6.1 Lesson 5 Assessment.
Language Arts: Run-On Sentence correction notes and practice on Google Classroom.
Science: Finish Water Molecule Journey Part 1.
Language Arts: Work on Rough Draft essay (conclusion paragraph).
Science: Begin Water Molecule Journey Part 1.
Language Arts: Work on Rough Draft essay (body paragraphs).
Science: Atoms and Molecules review- notes and practice assignment 6.1.
Language Arts: Work on Rough Draft essay (body paragraphs).
Science: States of Matter review assignment: Rubik's Cube coloring sheet.
Language Arts: Notes: Citing sources in writing. Work on Rough Draft essay (body paragraphs).
Science: Group work: Creating the Forested Lot Model for project.
Language Arts: Test: Complete Sentences
Science: States of Matter notes
Language Arts: Complete Sentences review: Blooket and Trashketball
Science: Turn in notebooks for Check #1. Bill Nye video: States of Matter
Language Arts: Read articles and infographs about Informative essay topics.
Science: Complete Lesson 2 Assessment (see Google Classroom).
Language Arts:
Work Day. Complete Sentence Test make-ups.
Science:
Complete Simulation assignment on Google Classroom.
Language Arts:
Complete Sentence Test.
Science:
Review Notebook contents for Notebook Check in #1. Begin Simulation Assignment on Google Classroom.
Language Arts:
Notes on how to write an essay. Sentence fragment correction practice.
Science:
Discuss Root Beer Float Lab. Review Atoms and Molecules.
Language Arts:
Grammar: Notes on Sentence fragments and practice identifying sentence fragments.
Science:
Root beer Float Lab
Language Arts:
Grammar: Review Subjects and Predicates
Science:
Finish Vocab Study Assignment.
Language Arts:
Discuss Story Element tests. Work on FECT vocab.
Science:
Vocab Map Study Assignment.
Language Arts:
Catch up on missing work. Test make-up day.
Science:
Complete Celery Stalk Lab and discuss. Complete missing work.
Language Arts:
Story Element Test.
Science:
Continue Celery Stalk Lab.
Language Arts:
Story Element review for test. Grammar coloring sheet #1.
Science:
Begin Celery Stalk Lab
Language Arts:
Story Element Review for test. Grammar coloring sheet #1. Work on VERS vocab.
Science:
Discuss Water Movement Lab Part 2 and make corrections.
Language Arts:
Identifying Nouns and Verbs Practice: Scattergories
Science:
Hours 3 and 4: Finish questions from lab. Get water cycle vocab sheet (see me!) Begin filling out "Forested Lot" sheet.
Hour 6: Complete Water Movement Lab Part 2
Language Arts:
Writing Assignment in notebook:
Language Arts:
Warm-up: Get book from Media Center and begin FECT vocab sheet.
Read "Papa's Parrot" and fill out a story element sheet about it.
Science:
Get Science Article 4 homework. Warm-up. Finish Water Movement Lab Part 1.
Language Arts:
Watch "Button, Button"
Science:
Warm-up and turn in. Work on Water Movement Lab Part 1.
Language Arts:
NWEA Test
Science:
Get 2 vocabulary words/defintitions for notebook. Get into unit groups and complete "Water Journey" assignment.
Language Arts:
Get "Mit" Vocab Sheet for the week (due Friday). Read "Button, Button".
Science:
Get Science Article 3 homework. Get STEMi permission slip. Fill out "Water Scavenger Hunt" sheet.
Language Arts:
Warm-Up: Grammar coloring sheet. Trashketball with Subjects and Prediactes.
Science:
Warm-Up and turn in. Scientific Method Quiz.
Language Arts:
Share treasures
Complete Sentence sheet page 2.
Science:
Finish Earth's Water sheet and put in notebook
Language Arts:
Share treasures
Complete Sentence sheet side 1 (do together)
Science:
Review for quiz on Friday- get Study Guide from me!
Water Study Sheet (excused)
Language Arts:
Warm-Up: Write 5 lines about the following:
Write at least 5 lines on the following: Think about Victor in the story “Seventh Grade” and Greg in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”. Write about the following:
How are they alike?
How are they different?
If you had to hang out with one of them, who would you choose, and why?
Get Complete Sentence Notes
Science:
warm-up
Complete Bubble Gum Lab (see me)
Language Arts:
Complete writing assignment from 9/14 (see below)
Complete "Lemon Brown" Story Element Sheet
Science:
Warm-up
Get Science Article #2 homework
Begin Bubble Gum Lab
Language Arts:
Finish reading "The Treasure of Lemon Brown". Complete the following assessment on a sheet of paper:
Grammar Test- Capitalization and Punctuation
Writing Prompt: What’s your treasure?
Think about something (nonliving) that is important or meaningful to you that you own, and write about it. Here are some things you can write about:
How did you get this item?
What does it look like?
Where do you keep it?
Why is it meaningful to you?
You must write at least 10 lines of text. Pay attention to capitalizing and punctuating!
Science:
Work on Scienctific Variables Coloring Sheet
Language Arts:
Bellringer: Read your independent reading book for 10 minutes. Continue discussing Story Element notes and filling out the sheet for the story "Seventh Grade".
Science:
Warm-up: Week 1 Day 3. Begin discussing Scientific Method (get notes tomorrow) and complete "Variables Worksheet".
Language Arts:
Bellringer: Write 3-4 lines of text about the following: In the story "Seventh Grade", what advice would you give to Victor? Be sure to write in the writing part of your notebook. It must be at least 3-4 lines long.
Get notes about Story Elements and glue into your notebook in the notes section.
Get sheet to fill out about the story elements in "Seventh Grade".
Science:
Warm-up Week 1, Day 2. Group Activity: Marble Run #2 (excused)
Language Arts:
Media Center visit for silent reading book. Read "Seventh Grade" in literature book (see me to borrow the book).
Science:
Warm-Up Week 1, Day 1 (See Warm-Ups post in Google Classroom). Begin Google Classroom homework for this week. Set up Science notebooks.
Language Arts:
Set up ELA notebook. Get notes for Grammar Unit 1- Capitalization and Punctuation. On a sheet of paper, do the following assignment:
Directions: Write a paragraph on the writing prompt of your choice below. In your paragraph, make sure to use capital letters and correct punctuation where needed.You must write at least 10 lines of text.
Prompt #1: Write about what you miss about summer vacation.
Prompt #2: Write about how your classes are going so far this year.
Prompt #3: Write about what you are planning to do this weekend, or what you would like to do this weekend.
Science:
Group Activity: Designing and constructing a marble run (EXCUSED)
Language Arts:
Review Language Arts Intro slides. Finish "6 Word Summer Memoir" assignment. Get Google Classroom code from me and complete the "Language Arts Autobiography" assignment. Due 9/8.
Science:
Review Science Intro slides. Finish "What's in Your Beaker?" assignment. Get Google Classroom code from me and complete the "Science Autobiography" assignment. Due 9/8.
Language Arts:
Review Language Arts Intro slides. Begin "6 Word Summer Memoir" assignment (see me for details). Due 9/7.
Science:
Review Science Intro slides. Begin "What's in Your Beaker?" assignment (see me for details). Due 9/7.
Language Arts:
Ice Breaker activity and Intro to Language Arts slides
Science:
Ice Breaker activity and Intro to Science notes