 Student posters from their Invention Convention homework project. Highlights from Last Week:
Students showed their Science Smarts on our Nature Walk run by Ms. Moore from Broadmoor. Ms. Moore reviewed types of rocks, types of plants, types of soil, and more in preparation for the Science MCAS. As part of the Global Citizenship project, students wrote formal letters to their organization explaining the project and requesting materials to help them raise awareness and funds. Caroline, Nadya, and Emma were the first to get their letters in the mail. In Math, students showed talent for finding the volume of rectangular prisms. They learned it more quickly than I anticipated, so we were able to get ahead in math and start learning about coordinate grids. At Friday's All School Meeting, Pine Hill welcomed an Afro-Brazilian martial arts group that performed exciting music and dance. The trio also taught the school some Portuguese. It was a very electrifying performance. I hope they come back in the future! What We Didn't Get To:
This Week's Plan Upcoming Special Events:
MCAS
Math: Coordinate Grids. Measurement Conversions. MCAS Practice.
Reading: Finish Book Groups.
Writing: Finish Business Letter Writing.
Social Studies: American Revolution. Vocabulary building.
Science: Finish Ecosystems.
Homework: Please check the Homework page for more details.
Thanks for Reading! That's the plan for the week. Please feel free to email me with any questions, comments, or feedback.
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 Students working in teams to find the properties of a given polygon. We made a fun game out of it! Highlights from Last Week:
I hope everyone had a great April break! Before the break, we wrapped up our informational writing projects, conducted research about ecosystems using a variety of sources, and learned how to sort polygons based on their properties. Many students in the class were part of the Talent Show. It was a wonderful event filled with so much student talent. Great job everyone! What We Didn't Get To:
This Week's Plan Upcoming Special Events:
Special Activities:
Math: Volume.
Reading: Book Groups.
Writing: Business Letter Writing.
Social Studies: American Revolution. Vocabulary building.
Science: Ecosystems.
Homework: Please check the Homework page for more details.
Thanks for Reading! That's the plan for the week. Please feel free to email me with any questions, comments, or feedback.
Highlights from Last Week:
On Monday, folks from the middle school visited Pine Hill to provide a sneak preview of foreign languages, band, chorus, schedules, and after school activities. Students enjoyed being immersed in French and Spanish by Madame Egan. Students took the English Language Arts MCAS in 3 sessions last week. Each session lasted a little less than 2 hours. I hope students felt prepared and confident. In Science, we learned how energy from the sun passes through organisms in an ecosystem, watching some entertaining videos with many adorable animals. Students then began researching for a new in-class project on ecosystems. Fractions are pretty much wrapped up. Students got their assessments back on multiplication and division of fractions. The class average was an 89%. We then began exploring Geometry, starting with Polygons, learning to classify them by their properties. I helped students learn how to sort quadrilaterals into a hierarchy by telling them the story of the "Polygon Mansion of Fun." Ask them about it. Students selected an organization and charitable cause to promote for their year-end Global Citizenship project. As a class, we came up with some great ideas for ways to support our chosen organizations; everything from a bake sale to making posters to raise awareness. What We Didn't Get To:
This Week's Plan Upcoming Special Events:
Special Activities:
Math: Finish Polygons. Begin Volume.
Reading: Book Groups and Informational Reading.
Writing: Finish Informational Writing.
Social Studies: We've switched to Science. Science: Ecosystems.
Homework: Please check the Homework page for more details.
Thanks for Reading! That's the plan for the week. Please feel free to email me with any questions, comments, or feedback.  Pine Hill at the DS District Choral Concert Highlights from Last Week:
It was a very musical week for students! They performed at the district choral concert on Wednesday night and then again for Sherborn seniors from the Council on Aging. Both performances went swimmingly! We wrapped up our unit on Colonial America. Students shared their journal entries and profiles, which helped them take a closer look at daily life in Colonial America. We also wrapped up our unit on fraction multiplication and division in math. Students took the assessment on Friday. We'll grade them on Monday to see how students did. On Friday, we dipped our toes back into Science, watching some of the Planet Earth series to explore animals and what and how they eat. We'll dive in more this week to study the intricate relationships between animals, plants, and more. What We Didn't Get To:
This Week's Plan ELA MCAS Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Students should bring a healthy snack and an independent reading book. There are three session, one on each day starting in the morning. The test creators expects students to take 70 minutes to complete each session, but more realistically, they will likely take 2 hours to complete each session. However, students who need more time can have it. This version of MCAS has more PARCC-like elements on it. This means that multiple choice questions will have 2 parts, a comprehension question and an evidence question. The open responses are also a little more complex and require students to read and analyze the texts more closely. They may have to rewrite a story from a different character's point of view, compare and contrast two different texts, explain an author's crafts, describe a character's traits, or compose an evidence-based essay. We've practiced most of these types of responses in class, so hopefully students will feel prepared! Upcoming Special Events:
Special Activities:
Math: Polygons.
Reading: Book Groups and Informational Reading.
Writing: Informational Writing.
Social Studies: We've switched to Science. Science: Begin Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems.
Homework: Please check the Homework page for more details.
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