Week of November 9-13

End of Trimester and 1/2 day Friday!

Bible: 

Learning Targets: 

In the upcoming week students will work on their Bible Internalization Project (John 15:1-17) and continue 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.  In addition we'll have another Friendzy lesson with our 5th grade buddies.

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: Tuesday, November 10)

Assessments: None

Math:

Targets: 

This week in math we will wrap up the second half of our unit on Chapter 4, Linear expressions. We will review slope-intercept form, standard form, and point-slope forms of equations. Students will recall how to use intercepts to help us graph as well as use the slope formula to find a slope on a graph, table, or with coordinate points. We will assess at the end of the week. 

Assignments:

Homework 4.7 (est. due Tues.)

Assessments:

Test Thursday, November 12

Algebra:

Targets: 

This week in algebra,  we will wrap up the first half of Chapter 4, Writing Linear Equations. We will review the three different forms of equations (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. We will assess mid-week before moving to scatter plots and lines of best fit. 

Assignments:

Homework 4.4 (est. due Fri.)

Assessment: 

Quiz Monday, November 9

Test Wednesday, November 11

Language Arts: 

Targets: This week, we will be wrapping up our 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 The Giver  final test (Thursday)

Assessment:

• The Giver  final test (Thursday)

Science: 

Learning Targets: 

In the upcoming week students will review for an assessment about the four classes of matter: mixtures, solutions, elements, and compounds. In addition, we will practice how to balance a chemical equation.

Homework:  Unit Targets (Green Sheet) - ALL (Wednesday, November 11)

Assessments:  Wednesday, November 11 - Chapter 4 Classes of Matter Test

Social Studies: 

Targets: 

We will begin this week by finishing our discussion on the winners and losers of the Revolutionary War.  We will then have our Revolutionary War test.  After the test, we will explore the creation of the US government by reading documents like the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution. 

Assessments: Revolutionary War test on Tuesday,  11/10/26.

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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