This week on 6 Red!

Truitt, Science:

This week we went over Climate Zones and the Greenhouse Effect; Students made Climate zone slides and we did a Greenhouse Effect Lab. Next we will be going over Lesson 3 the Effects of a Chaning Climate and finishing the Climate Topic with a Test on Friday. 

Next Week: 

Monday -  Lesson 3 Effects of a Changing Climate

Tuesday- Down to Earth - Eco Innovators Documentary

Wednesday -  Finish up Lesson 3

Thursday - Review for Topic 10 TEST

Friday - Topic 10 TEST!

Straub, Math: 
This week: General Math students spent this week learning about stem and leaf plots and histograms as part of their dive into Chapter 10, the final chapter of their Big Ideas math text.   On Friday, they took a quiz over the material.

Accelerated Math students continued with Chapter 13 by learning about factoring.  They took a quiz over the first two sections of Chapter 13 on Thursday, and reviewed how to solve one-step equations on Friday.  Students also received their Ch. 13 study guide on Friday.

Looking ahead:
Math Accelerated Math
Monday: 10.3 - Shapes of Distribution 13.4 - Solving Equations (mult/div)
Tuesday: 10.3e - Choosing Appropriate Measures 13.5 - Solving Two-Step Equations
Wednesday: 10.3e - Day 2 13.5 - Day 2
Thursday: 10.4 - Box and Whisker Plots Ch. 13 Review
Friday: 10.4 - Day 2 Ch. 13 Test

Have a wonderful weekend!

Taylor, ELA:

4/10: 

This week, we began reading Roll of Thunder. I have shared a list of upcoming assessments related to the novel in Google Classroom, for the students to track their progress and study timelines. 

Next week's schedule:

Mon: read p 42-56; Vocab worksheet assigned,

Tues: Vocab sheet due; library day

Wed: Read pg 56-68; Foil worksheet assigned

Thurs: Read 69-88

Fri: Read 88-101; Foil worksheet due, vocab quiz ch 1-4, reading quiz ch 2-3

4th Quarter AR goals due May 15th.

Frey, Social Studies:

We started our new unit this week. The Middle Ages will be a quick unit, but we will pack a lot of events into it. This first week we will highlight religion, Charlemagne, and ask the question of "Were they really the Dark Ages?"  While this unit is going on, keep in mind the kids still have an End of the Year Project due on May 11th. They will need some help with it.

Here is our plan for next week:

Monday -The Feudal System

Tuesday - A Knight's  Game

Wednesday- What's the Manor?

Thursday and Friday - We build our castle.

Berg, ELA and Science:

Berg: ELA:  

We will continue with the novel Crash next week. Students have been introduced to the main characters and are starting to develop some opinions about the characters. Students will work on building vocabulary and strengthening their comprehension skills as we read the book. 

 Science: 

We have focused on different climate zones on Earth this past week. Students will focus on how humans impact the climate and how this is affecting changes in the Earth’s climate.