Today we continued to work on our in-class group Ancient Greece and Rome projects. Students will have one more day in class and will present after that. We also finished watching the Teen/Youth Activist videos and will have winners from each homeroom announced tomorrow.

Homework:

Mr Kruger Math- Test tomorrow
Reading: Reading Log due tomorrow
Science: pg 52 & 53

Today was a great day of learning. We have one more day of watching teen activist commercials and then we will vote on which was the most persuasive. The next area of writing we will focus on is memoir writing. In addition to the written piece of memoir writing, we will also have our arts integration piece with the help of Heather Dean. See below for more information.

Arts Integration is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives in both. Heather Dean will work with our students in our memoir unit to bring out our themes in a visual way. 

She will work with us during our Duffield/Kruger combined Reading 4th hour class on May 15, 16,17, 20, 21, and 22 (We head to the Kennedy Ropes Course on May 23). Our showcase will be on Friday, May 24th from 7:55 am- 8:50 am. 

If possible, we are in need of a few items:

* crayons- they do not need to be new

* medium-sized binder clips

* watercolor paints (not anything fancy)

* different size paintbrushes

* paper towels

HOMEWORK:

Mr K Math: Finish graph sheet and TEST tomorrow
Reading: April Reading Log due- Wednesday!

Homework:

Math- Mr Kruger- 8.1.4 Part 2 Homework sheet
SS- Ancient Greece and Rome in class project due May 3

Today we got to start watching teen/youth activist videos and they are fantastic! Above and beyond what we could have imagined. We sent home field trip information for the two end of the year trip yesterday and also scanned them into an email for you all.

Homework:

SS- Ancient Greece and Rome on class project due 5/3/19
Math- Mr Kruger- 8.1.4 #51-55 pg 398

Arts Integration is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives in both. Heather Dean will work with our students in our memoir unit to bring out our themes in a visual way. 

She will work with us during our Duffield/Kruger combined Reading 4th hour class on May 15, 16,17, 20, 21, and 22 (We head to the Kennedy Ropes Course on May 23). Our showcase will be on Friday, May 24th from 7:55 am- 8:50 am. 

If possible, we are in need of a few items:

* medium-sized binder clips

* watercolor paints (not anything fancy)

* different size paintbrushes

* paper towels

We also would love 3-4 parents on the morning of May 24th around 6:30 am to help us set up the Velma Hamilton LMC for our showcase. Please let me know if you can make it!

Homework:

Reading: READ DAILY for at least 20 minutes

ELA: Teen activist video due 4/24

Social Studies: IN CLASS Project for Ancient Greece and Rome due May 3

Mr K Math- 8.1.3 #39-43 pg 391

Homework:

Science- Weather 1.3
Math- Mr K: 8.1.2 part 2 #25-29 pg 388

Students are in the midst of filming their Teen/Youth activist videos. If students are telling you that they NEED their phones to film, they do not. They are able to use them in ELA the next couple of days though. We have access to some i-Pads and our Chromebooks. We completed our Ancient China work and have started to do some comparing and contrasting for different aspects of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Note from Kindness Club:
Hello Hamilton Staff!

Kindness Club is running a book drive from April 22nd-May 3rd and we are collecting books for the Madison Reading Project. The goal of the project is to collect and distribute a variety of books to under served areas of Madison for ages birth-teen. Books will be collected in homerooms. The prize for the most books collected per homeroom is ice cream sandwiches!

Boxes will be provided by Kindness Club! If the boxes get too full or too heavy, you can drop off the books at the MSCR office or email me and I can pick them up! On the last day of the drive I will collect all boxes and tally up the books collected. I will be distributing boxes this Friday! 

Homework:
Science: 1.2 pg 8-9
Math: Mr K- 8.1.2 #20-24 pg 387-388
 

Tuesday April 16

Homework:
Science: None
ELA: None
Social Studies: None
Mr. K's Math : R&P 8.1.1 #7-11 (p.381)
Reading: Practice Fluency Passage & Read for April Reading Log (20 min/night)

Monday April 15

Homework:
Science:Final Argument due Tuesday
ELA: None
Social Studies: None
Mr. K's Math : None
Reading: Practice Fluency Passage & Read for April Reading Log (20 min/night)

Today, those that wanted, took part in the day of silence to support our LGBTQ+ community. We sill start filming our teen/youth activist videos next week. Students will be able to use their cell phone during their ELA time.

Homework:
Science: Outline pg 107 due Monday
ELA: Visuals for teen/youth activist are due Monday

The day of silence is Friday, April 12th. It is a day in which students can choose to participate by being silent throughout the day to show their support for those that may be silenced every day. Students MAY wear stickers that read: Today I vow to take a form of silence in honor of the LGBTQ+ community OR  Today I am not taking a vow of silence but I support the LGBTQ+ community. We will discuss more in advisory tomorrow, but feel free to discuss at home tonight as well.

Homework:

ELA: script for video is due tomorrow!

Good afternoon. We are in full swing of script-writing for out teen/youth activist videos. Students are working on the hook; how do I grab the attention of the viewer right away in the video. We have been looking at the contributions of Ancient China as well and creating a claim statement and an essay to support our claim.


Homework:
ELA: Teen/youth script due 4/11/19
Science: pg 93
Math Mr K- FORWARD testing Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Reading: READ 20 min

Homework:

Reading- Reading every night!
Math: Mr K- Closure 131,134, 135
Science- 3.1

Today we continued to annotate and analyze documents on Ancient China.

Homework:

Science: Critical Juncture Test
Math- Mr K: 7.2.4 #74-78 pg 346

** Any missing work from Quarter 3 as the quarter ends tomorrow.

We are starting to research Ancient China and what effects their contributions had to their success. Students are using some prior knowledge but also focusing on: The Great Wall, The Silk Road, Ancient Family Life, and Confucius. In ELA, students are researching a youth activist and figuring out the cause they are fighting for and figuring out ways that we can help as 6th graders!

Homework:

Science: pg 63 student packet
Mr K- Math: 7.2.2 #52-56 pg 338
ELA: Teen Activist notes due at end of class tomorrow

Before break we held a Socratic Seminar on types of justice. Students discussed how they see justice, what types they see in our society and school, and how we can be more just and fair at our school.

Homework:
Reading: March Reading Log Due TOMORROW
Math: R & P 7.2.1 #44-48 pg 333