Keep up the good work!

Is this butterfly a vertebrate or invertebrate? What does the "in" prefix mean in this case?

I have finished entering most of your grades so far and we are off to a great start. Remember, homework gets a grade too and is an important part of the learning process

7th grade social studies students please keep working in your text books. You should read up to page 22 by the end of the week and answer the pages with questions and journal entries. (You do not have to write the sentence, just the answer but be sure to put a complete heading each time and let me know what page number you are working on.)

EVERYONE don't forget you will be graded on the 2 hour weekly reading requirement. You all know what a reading response is from class, but ask if you do not remember. I will be posting examples soon. (You can write a letter to the author, make predictions, change the ending, add a character, etc.)

Review the scientific method, think about our sugar experiment, review vertebrates and invertebrates, there will be a quiz!!

Para los que hablan mejor el español, esta bien si leen en español en la casa, lo importante es que esten leyendo! Pero si me escribes el resumen en español hay que traducir en ingles lo que pueda.

DON'T FORGET YOUR MATH HOMEWORK - NO SE OLVIDE LA TAREA DE MATEMATICAS
AND VISIT THE WEBSITES LISTED HERE, THEY WILL HELP YOUR GRADES! (Do you have a site to suggest?)

Congratulations to Juan Suero, Jordany Aquino and the others who guessed correctly that the landmark in the first photo was the Empire State Building. Does anyone remember the names of the two in this picture?

CHECK OUT THE NEW LINK- IT IS A GAME THAT WILL HELP YOU LEARN THE STATES' NAMES AND LOCATIONS

HOME WORK FOR THE WEEKEND 9/23-9/24:

Science: Complete the chart from class about vertebrates: Fish, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Birds, are the categories, and you need to think of two ways at least to describe each. For example, we listed hair and fur under mammals. LOOK in your book for help. Page 84 is a good place to start, also page 145.

Describe los animales que tuvimos en la pizarra: dos caracteristicos para cada categoria. Por ejemplo, los repitlos tienen muchos colores y ?

Read, read, read. HAY QUE LEER y ademas puede ser divertido. 2 hours a week is the requirement so if you did not read for 2 hours at home this past week then get your self comfortable with book, the paper, a magazine....and catch up. You will need to write down the pages and title, and write a review (resumen) so I know that you have read.

7th graders- answer the question about Native Americans on the bottom of page 8 (you can answer in list form if that is easier for you) remember you must choose two Native American groups (one can be the Lenape and you can use the link I have here to Wikipedia to find out about them.)

6th graders-study for your test on geography, you must known the 5 themes of geography, the words to know from Chapter one, and latitude and longitude. (Hay una prueba el lunes de geographia, lee el capitulo 1)

AND do something fun this weekend because I will want to hear about it Monday morning during our meeting!

Welcome

Welcome to Class 172, my email is 172globe@gmail.com and I am happy to answer and questions from students and/or parents there. Please remember to return all forms the school has given you. This blog will soon have homework assignments and even displays of student work!

The link of the week is http://www.wikipedia.org/ this is a free encyclopedia available in many languages.

Please note that students are always required to read a minimum of 2 hours per week. We have a large assortment of books in the classroom that may go home but they can also read comic books, newspapers, etc. (as long as they are reading!) Thanks and I am looking forward to a wonderful and productive year!