Team Kani News: September 7-11, 2015

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Special Events This Week


Friday 11th - Progress Reports Sent - Please sign and date the envelope and have your child turn it in to his/her homeroom teacher on Monday. 

NEWS from ELA



This week we are continuing our study of science fiction.  Last week students read the teleplay "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street."  This week, we are watching two video versions of this classic story, the original "Twilight Zone" episode and a more modern version with a slightly different theme.  Students will answer comprehension and reflection questions about the original video and write about themes or lessons each episode teaches.  Later in the week, students will read the short story "Harrison Bergeron" and write their response by answering the question,"When is equal not always fair?" We will round out the week with a look at David Bowie's song "Space Oddity" and reflect on our experience with the science fiction genre.

Links to all the assignments are posted below.  Please check Parent Portal and encourage your child to make up missing assignments!  Many students have zeroes.  Ask your student to show you his/her Google Classroom account, where assignments are posted.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Dorothy Jones

Starters 9/8-11/2015
Text, "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"
Twilight Zone Comprehension and Interpretation Assignment
"Maple Street" Modern Version, Part 1
"Maple Street" Modern Version Part 2
"Harrison Bergeron"

Science News

This Week's Lessons:

Monday - No School:  Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday - Consumers, Producers, & Decomposers
Wednesday - Predator/Prey Relationships
Thursday - Types of Consumers:  Herbivores, Carnivores, & Omnivores
Friday - Big 10 Quiz #5 & Review

Lab Needs This Month:

  • Disposable Gloves for the Owl Pellet Dissection Lab
  • Paper Towels

Social Studies

This week in social studies we will continue in Unit 1 Middle East Geography.  This week we are focusing on the major religions and ethnic groups of the region.  This content can be quite difficult to understand for some students so it is important that they are reading and going over their notes to reinforce these concepts at home.  The Middle East coach book I have shared with them in Google Drive as well and the monotheistic readings from Google classroom are a great resource for this.  We will also be taking Geography Vocabulary Quiz 2.  It is important that students study these words each night if they are going to be consistently successful on these quizzes.  A link to the word list is below.  

Geography Vocabulary List 2

Math News


This week in Math we wrap up Unit 1 - Operations with Rational Numbers. 

Monday: No School - Happy Labor Day!!!
Tuesday: End of Unit MYP Task. Study Guide assigned in goggle classroom.
Wednesday: End of Unit MYP Task and Unit Vocabulary Review
Thursday: GRASP Testing and Review for Unit Test tomorrow. 
Friday: UNIT 1 TEST. Study Guide and MYP Task due today. Unit 2 readiness assigned in google classroom. Students are to write their answers in their math notebooks. Due Monday. 

Students who make a grade below 100% are expected to correct their wrong answers and re-submit for partial credit for all assignments except vocabulary tests and some on-line assessments. 

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