Week of May 21, 2018

Purple Curriculum Updates

Pre-Algebra I with Seema:
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Pre-Algebra II with Jared:

Pre-Algebra III with Ann:

Algebra I with Molly:

Language Arts with Jared:

World Studies & U.S. History with Ann:

Earth Science with Molly:

Spanish with Corinne:

Sunshine Spanish

Sunshine A

This week students reviewed the material from Chapter 4B, and enjoyed several game days. Students also joined in with their cohorts to watch the movie Shrek in Spanish.

Sunshine B
This week students enjoyed several game days to review concepts from the year. Students also joined in with their cohorts to watch the movie Shrek in Spanish.

HS Spanish I, part II

This week students watched the movie Shrek in Spanish to practice listening skills and to wrap up the year in Spanish class.

HS Spanish II, part I

This week students watched the movie Shrek in Spanish to practice listening skills and to wrap up the year in Spanish class.

HS Spanish II, part II

This week students watched the movie Shrek in Spanish to practice listening skills and to wrap up the year in Spanish class.

Art with Patti:

Check out the art blog at http://bnsartstudio.weebly.com/

Computer Lab with Lorraine:

http://bnscomputerchronicles.weebly.com/

P.E. and Health with Matt: 

http://matthewperry.co/?page_id=174

Life Skills / Sex Ed with Molly:

Thank you from, 
The Purple Team

Week of April 30, 2018

Purple Curriculum Updates

Pre-Algebra I with Seema:
This week the students finished their assessments on Mon/Tues and then continued with Chapter 8 on basic geometry concepts - angles, types of triangles, lines etc. We will finish up chapter 8 and then wrap up chapter 9 before the end of the year.

Pre-Algebra II with Jared:

We began the week with a review day, and then took our Chapter 11 test on Tuesday. We then started a unit on probability. After looking at theoretical probability, we then explored experimental probability. We spent the rest of the week rolling dice, spinning spinners, and flipping coins.

Pre-Algebra III with Ann: 
We finished reviewing for the end of the year assessment. Students had the opportunity to ask questions before taking the assessment on May 2nd. We spend the rest of the week reviewing the properties of angles and putting with golf balls. 

Algebra I with Molly:

This week students learned to solve quadratic equations using the zero-product property, then by completing the square. We spent the rest of the week solving quadratic equations and using different methods accurately. We learned the quadratic formula. Students heard it sung to the rhyme Pop Goes the Weasel and other tunes to help them remember it accurately. They have now learned 5 ways to solve quadratic equations. By the end of the week, students learned to use the discriminant to find whether there are two, one, or no solutions to a quadratic equation.

Language Arts with Jared:

Students continued reading in "Hamlet," as well as watching clips of the film version of the play. We went outside and rehearsed our classroom versions a few times. Students should be working on memorizing their lines at home.

World Studies & U.S. History with Ann:
We wrapped up our study of the Holocaust. Students had the chance to explore the small steps taken by Hitler to create an environment where hate was normalized. We shifted our focus to the United States and began to explore the effects of internment on Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 

Earth Science with Molly:

This week we focused on inside Earth. Students learned about Wegener’s theory of continental drift and did an activity matching continental edges and fossil sites to reform the land mass of long ago, Pangea. They also took a quiz on magnetism and the magnetic earth. At the end of the week, science classes focused on preparing food or shopping for food for the overnight field trip.

Spanish with Corinne:

Sunshine Spanish

This week students completed study guides and reviewed for the end of year test on Thursday and Friday.

HS Spanish I, part II

This week students completed study guides and reviewed for the end of year test on Thursday and Friday.

HS Spanish II, part I

This week students completed study guides and reviewed for the end of year test on Thursday and Friday.

HS Spanish II, part II

This week students completed study guides and reviewed for the end of year test on Thursday and Friday.

Art with Patti:

Students are given engagement grades for each class. As a reminder, students are informed about their work in different ways. They submit work/create an online portfolio, assignments and grades are sent home weekly through Google Classroom, they reflect on their art in both Artsonia and with Google Classroom. This is a great way to check in with students about grades and assignments.

Sixth, Seventh and Eighth – Students glazed their ceramic pieces.

Check out the art blog at http://bnsartstudio.weebly.com/

Computer Lab with Lorraine:

The students this week in Purple Room were given extra time to work on their PADLET project and the due date is May 21st in time for conferences. Many are finished, but several are requiring more time.  This week the 6th graders will be starting a new project, in Google Slides.  It is going to be a TEXT adventure.  The students can also choose a topic of choice with instructor approval.  This project is due May 18th.  In 7th and 8th  grade students are working on their new project a Commercial.  This project is due May 18th. 

http://bnscomputerchronicles.weebly.com/

P.E. and Health with Matt: 

http://matthewperry.co/?page_id=174

Life Skills / Sex Ed with Molly:

6^th grade students made up 45 minutes of their missed long-science class from Friday. Coming up in life skills, we will continue our focus on changes during puberty.

This week 7^th grade students made up their missed life skills class after finishing their science work early on Monday. They continued our focus on bullying and watched a documentary about a young man who struggled through high school trying to get help from parents and administration because he was being physically and emotionally abused by his peers. We had a productive discussion after the video. Next time, 7^th will be focusing on cyber bullying and different forms of abuse of online use.

8^th grade students reviewed our previous discussion about gender identity and sexual orientation, then watched a short video set at a school. The scenario used students and guidance counselors to work out issues. We will continue our focus on sexual orientation and watch a documentary about a student who was bullied, based on his sexual orientation.

Thank you from, 
The Purple Team