Week of November 2-6

Bible: 

Learning Targets: 

In the upcoming week students will work on their Bible Internalization Project (John 15:1-17) and begin their next unit on the gospel of John.  Unit 4 establishes author, context, purpose, and central themes before the Seven Signs unit. Key content: John as son of Zebedee, brother of James, part of Jesus' inner circle; the "Sons of Thunder" nickname; his transformation as a running discipleship example throughout the year; his role as caretaker of Mary; his writing from Ephesus around 80-90 AD. John's Gospel is 90% unique from the Synoptics; John 20:30-31 states the Gospel's explicit purpose. 

Friendzy: Unit three of our Friendzy curriculum is called “Growing Gratitude.” This unit helpsstudents to recognize the blessings God has given them and to develop thankful hearts, even when things don’t go exactly as they hoped. As students practice expressing gratitude to God and to others, they are learning how thankfulness can shape their attitudes, strengthen relationships, and help them see God’s goodness in everyday life. Our key verses for this unit are 1 Thessalonians 5:18 — “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” — and Psalm 118:1 — “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!” We pray that our students will continue to grow in gratitude and reflect Christ’s love through thankful hearts and words.

Assignments: Bible Internalization - John 15: 1-17 (Due: Friday, November 13)

Assessments: None

Math:

Targets: 

This week in math we will continue to the second half of our unit on Chapter 4, Linear expressions. After assessing the first half last week, this week we will learn a new form of a linear equations: Ax+By=C (standard form). We will learn how to use intercepts to graph these lines, as well as how to rearrange equations into our slope-intercept form. 

Assignments:

Homework 4.5 (est. due Wed.)

Homework 4.6 (est. due Fri.)

Assessments:

No Assessments

Algebra:

Targets: 

This week in algebra,  we will move on to Chapter 4, Writing Linear Equations. We will learn three different forms (slope-intercept, point-slope, and Standard form). Students will learn to distinguish when the best times are to use each forms, evaluating with the information they are provided. We will continue to use our slope formula in order to identify slopes and use them in our equations. 

Assignments:

Homework 4.1 (est. due Mon.)

Homework 4.2 (est. due Tues.)

Homework 4.3 (est. due Fri.)

Assessment: 

Quiz Wednesday, November 4

Language Arts: 

Targets: This week, we will continue reading The Giver by Lois Lowry. This dystopian sci-fi novel is about a 12 year old boy named Jonas. Throughout the reading of this story, we will explore important themes (conformity, autonomy, etc.) and analyze Jonas' character development.

Side note: If you have read The Giver,  please refrain from sharing any spoilers! 

Homework:  

• Study for Knowledge Quiz (yellow Knowledge Organizer sheet)

Assessment:

• Knowledge Quiz on Thursday

• Vocab Quiz on Friday (Root Words)

Science: 

Learning Targets: 

In the upcoming week students will begin with an assessment about physical vs. chemical changes. Then we will discover how to classify matter and identify the difference between a mixture and solution.

Homework:  Unit Targets (Green Sheet) - #1-3 (Friday, November 6)

Assessments:  Monday, November 2 - Chapter 3 Physical vs. Chemical Properties of Matter

Social Studies: 

Targets: 

We will begin this week by doing some work on the lesser known battles of the Revolutionary War, and how even they made a large difference to the outcome of the war.  We will then discuss the battle of Yorktown, and how the war ended.  This will eventually lead into a discussion of who the "real" winners and losers of the Revolutionary War were.

Assessments: No longer assessments this week.

Specials

Updates and assessments in Spanish, physical education, and art will be listed here.  If it is empty, there are none.

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