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Friday is Space Day!! The students began working on a project to celebrate Space Day. They will be creating a travel brochure on any planet in our solar system. The students can use the interesting and unusual facts about his/her chosen planet to persuade travelers to visit!
Today, we finished reading an exceprt from Exploring the Titanic.(Literature textbook 378-386). The students worked in groups to answer the questions 1-5 on page 386.
Also, we added words to our vocabulary log. We will have a vocabulary test next Thursday, May 8th.
Homework: 6th Period: add the words majestically, collision, novelty, watertight, and suspense to your vocabulary log using the story. The word "suspense" will be found before the story begins; in the introduction.
We finished our video on energy and watched a video on fossil fuels today.
We began a historical fiction story on the "Titanic." We had a discussion about things the students know about the ship. Also, we discussed suspense and ways author's use it in their writing.
Literature textbook - from Exploring the Titanic - pages 378-383
Today, we watched a Bill Nye video on heat and energy.
We finished the final touches on our teacher appreciation letters.
Homework: If you did not complete your teacher appreciation letter, finish it tonight, and bring it back tomorrow.
The students worked in pairs today to complete a CRCT review.
Have a fabulous weekend!
We worked on our teacher appreciation letters today.
Have a fabulous weekend!
We finished our CRCT review Jeopardy game in class today.
Today, we wrote the rough draft for a teacher appreciation letter that the students will be giving to his/her favorite teacher during Teacher Apprecation Week.
