Week of December 15-19

Bible: In the upcoming week students will continue their unit on the book Pilgrim's Progress. We will finish reading the book and start reviewing for our assessment after break. Through the books various faith lessons we will learn the importance of choosing "the hard but right way".

Friendzy: None

Assignments:

Assessments: 

Math

Targets:

This week in math we will review and assess the first half our unit on Chapter 2: Transformations. We will be working with shapes (mainly triangles) and learning the various graph transformations - dilations, rotations, reflections, translations. Students will learn how the vertices' coordinates change based on the transformations and how the shape is affected. This week we will review all 2.1-2.4 content before assessing

Assignments:

Study for Test!

Review not completed in class

Assessments:

Test Wednesday, December 17

Algebra

Targets: 

This week we will wrap up our unit on Chapter 5, systems of equations. We will review the three methods for solving systems: Solving by graphing, substitution, and elimination. We will also review systems of inequalities and how to determine solustions to these systems using shading. We will assess mid-week and begin exam reveiw after.

Assignments:

Study for Test

Assessment: 

Test Wednesday, December 17

EXAM AFTER BREAK

Language Arts 

Targets: 

This week we will continue our nonfiction reading unit. We will be reading Four Perfect Pebbles by Lila Perl and Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a true story about a family who was greatly impacted by the Holocaust. Throughout this unit, we will be building our knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust in order to better understand the story. 

Homework:

• IXLs (TT2, TT3, TT5) due by Thursday

Assessment:

• Ch. 4-5 Comprehension Check on Thursday

• Quiz on punctuation after break

Science: In the upcoming week students will be finishing their unit on The Atom by completing their building project and presenting their element slideshow. All parents are welcome to see the presentations and projects Thursday afternoon.

Homework: Atom Projects: Due Thursday, December 18

Assessments: 

Social Studies: We will finish our discussion of the women's movement of the 19th century.  We will then move to the Second Great Awakening, and we will explore what Mormonism is and why it was so successful.  Finally, we will begin to discuss the rise of Andrew Jackson.

Assignments: Nothing unless in-class assignments are not complete.

Assessments: No assessments this week.

Specials

Upcoming assessments in Spanish, physical education, and art will be listed here.  If it is empty, there are no assessments.

Spanish:

Physical Education:

Art:

Concert Band: This week we will be having our second playing test of the year! Here is what each section will need to prepare.

Everyone: p. 38 Concert F Major with arpeggio (if there are two octaves listed, play the top option!)

The following measures from our new piece "Celtic Air and Dance"

Flutes: m. 37-45

1st Clarinet: m. 49-52

Bass Clarinet: m. 45-52

Alto Sax: m. 41-45

Tenor Sax: m. 25-34

Bari Sax: m. 45-52

1st Trumpets: m. 45-48

Horn: m. 67-end

Trombone/Baritone: m. 25-34

Tuba: m. 45-52

Percussion: 

Bells - m. 49-52

Snare - m. 49-57 (snares off)