We worked this week on a combined advisory Black Lives Matter art project that focused on the 13 principles. If you happen to be in school in the next week or so, please make sure you do a gallery walk in our hallways.


* Reminder that we do not have school on 2/7.

Homework:
Reading- Latin Stem Quiz and word study organizer 2/3/20

Homework:

Reading- Stem Quiz and word study organizer 2/3/20

Math 6/7- 7.2.1 Science: pg 82

Today in the ELA, students started the revision process. They practiced ways to make their informational writing interesting.

Homework:
Math 6/7- 7.1.3
Science: pg 78-79

Some visuals of what the students are working on. A science chapter 3 guiding question, a reading journal prompt for Refugee, and an Ancient Egypt project.

Homework:

Science: page 75
Math 6/7- #7-18
Math 6- 6.1.2
ELA- conclusion paragraph for biography
Reading- Stem quiz and work study organizer- 2/3/20

As a Velma Hamilton Community, we all started a Black Lives Matter art project in preparation for next week: BLM week of action in schools. We heard briefly from the three founders of the BLM movement and discussed values, feelings, and connections. In the next couple of school days our advisories will work on an art project to represent one of the 13 BLM principles. Here is the link to some of the learning we will take part in. 

Homework:

Reading- Latin Stem Quiz and word study organizer 2/3/20

Science- pg 69

Math 6/7- 7.1.1 

Math 6- 6.1.1

Reminder that students do not have school tomorrow as teachers are completing grades. You may hear from us in the next couple of days to come in for a mid-February parent/teacher conference.

Homework:

Reading- Stem quiz on 1/27/20
Social Studies- Ancient Egypt project due 1/27/20

Homework:
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz on 1/27/20
Social Studies: Ancient Egypt brochure and project due 1/27/20
Science: Critical Juncture Test
Math 6/7- 6.2.5 #115-119
Math 6- Pick 3- Test review

Some students wanted the information on the MLK community dinner for tonight. Here is the link.


Homework:
Science: page 45
Math 6- #99

Our homerooms have been working on identity flowers as seen above. We also discussed the following: If you were to take one identity away, which would it be? IF you were only left with one identity, which would it be?

Homework:
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz- 1/21/20
Social Studies: Ancient Egypt Project due: 1/27/20 (includes a brochure that was completed in class and an additional visual done outside of class)
Math 6/7- 6.2.3
Math 6- CHAPTER 5 test on Tuesday

Homework: 
Reading- Latin Stem Quiz- 1/21/20
Math 6- 5.3.3 ALL 5

It feels like we have many things going on at once right now! We will have the chance to see the 8th musical of Beauty and the Beast tomorrow during school. It will also be held tomorrow night at 7"00 pm.

A few reminders:
We do not have school 1/20 (MLK Jr Day) or 1/24 (grade reporting day). Students need to make sure their missing work from this quarter is turned in by next week.

Homework:
ELA- All of your notes on your person of study for your biography are due by the end of class tomorrow
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz- 1/21/20
Math 6/7- 6.2.2
Math 6- Tentative date for chapter 5 test is Friday

Thank you for celebrating the (almost) end of the 2nd quarter this morning. It is always lovely to be with students and families together.

Homework:
Science: B1-B2
Math 6/7- 6.2.1 #67e #74-78
Math 6- 5.3.2
Reading- Latin Stem quiz- 1/27/20

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL MONDAY MORNING FROM 7:30-8:05 for our breakfast celebration! Today we continued to work on our Ancient Egyptian areas of study, chose a person of interest for biography writing, looked at kinetic energy, and read from Refugee.

Homework:
Reading- Latin Stem quiz and word study organizer due 1/13/20

In Reading we have started a new Global Read Aloud. The book has three different points of view: Berlin in 1938, Cuba in 1994, and Syria in 2015.

Homework:

Reading: Latin Stem Quiz and Word Study Organizer- 1/13/20
Science: page 14
Math 6/7- 6.1.4 #51-55

Homework:
Reading: Stem Quiz and Word Study due 1/13/20
Math 6/7- 6.1.3 #33-37
Math 6- 5.2.1 #13-17- pick 3

I sent this out via email, but here is the information again:

Good morning & Happy New Year,

We will hold our second breakfast celebration on Monday, January 13th from 7:30-8:05am in the gym (same location as our first breakfast). Please consider bringing a food item to share (no nuts) with the group. Our first celebration was filled with delicious food, good conversation, and joy. 

We will have plates, napkins, and silverware. Please let us know if we need to provide anything else for the morning. 

Hope to see you next Monday!

Homework: 

Reading- Latin Stem Quiz and word study organizer 1/13/20