Thursday, March 31, 2011

Happy Spring!!!!! Book Projects Are Due April 27th Language Arts: The students have been learning about modifiers in grammar. The class will continue to read A Mango Shaped Space. This month the students will focus on speculative writing prompts. 8th Math : The class will be creating scale drawings. The students will continue to practice solving word problems. 5th-6th Math: The class is focusing on solving word problems involving money.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Happy March!!!

Math 5th and 6th Grade

*The students are currently learning about probability


Math 8th Grade

*The students are currently learning about calculating volume and surface area for rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and cylinders.


Language Arts

* The students have chosen new books for their book projects.

* The next grammar topics are direct - indirect objects and action verbs

* In class, the students are reading A Mango Shaped Space ..... ask your student about the book ...let them teach you about a disorder you may not have ever heard of....