Mr. González' Classes Homework/ Daily Activities Week 4, 9/27 to 10/1

Math Monday - We reviewed mode and range with problem 1.3. Each group created a line plot to show that they understand mode and range. HW - No HW, unless you are not done with 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, and 14 from the ACE. Tuesday - Today we will correct the hw and begin investigation 1.4 to study the median. We are concentrating on averages as measures of center like the mode, median and then mean. HW - None Wednesday - Today we will finish Investigation 1.4. HW - ACE #'s 2, 6, 8, 9 and 10 Thursday - I was absent today, I had a Learn and Serve America grant conference to go to, so the students worked on rounding with the substitute. HW - None Friday - We checked and turned in Wednesday's homework. That took the whole period. HW - None

Science Monday - We will research the current news surrounding the earthquake activity at Mt. Saint Helens. See my menu page for links. HW - None Tuesday - We will continue our research into the Mt. Saint Helens quakes. HW - None Wednesday - We will share any new information about the Mt. Saint Helens quakes. Then we will review SCAN-n-RUN on Ch 12, section 1 of the science textbook and learn how to take notes by outlining. HW - None Thursday - Students read the science textbook and took notes by outlining. HW - None Friday - I quickly reviewed SCAN-n-RUN and how it fits into the the PAR strategies we are learning. I reminded students of the purpose of reading the textbook and taking notes on Ch 12, section 1. We are reading about fresh water so that students can have some background knowledge when they learn more in-depth water quality later on. I have students take notes because they learn more when they have to think about what they read to write it down in their own words. Then when they create their websites, they will be less likely to plagiarize. Then students continued to take notes by outlining. HW - None

Language Arts Monday - We began with a Cispus evaluation. Then the class decided to work on their post Cispus projects by creating/updating the Cispus website. Then we will continue reading The Giver. We got halfway through chapter 4. HW - None Tuesday - Today we will choose topics for the post-Cispus project. Then we will finish chapter 4 of The Giver. HW - None Wednesday - I will begin by reading another chapter or two of The Giver (maybe I'll read two chapters because Chapter 5 is quite short). Then I will begin with a lesson on how to make a website; it starts by creating a storyboard! HW - None Thursday - Students got to hear Ch 6. Groups will create their storyboards today. HW - None Friday - I read chapters 7 and 8 of The Giver. We couldn't stop at chapter 7! HW - None

Social Studies Monday - We went over with our language arts decision-making and reading of the Giver, so we didn't get to our plan for today. We will pick it up tomorrow. HW - None Tuesday - We will finish going over the Student Rights and Responsibilities handbook. HW - Sign the back page of the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook and have your child return it to school if you have not already done so. Wednesday - We will begin our Elections 2004 project. HW - Feel free to read through the links I found for this project. Thursday - Students continued to work on their Cispus storyboards. HW - None Friday - Today was our library day. HW - None

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