Week of April 9, 2018

Purple Curriculum Updates

Pre-Algebra I with Seema:
We have been in intense review mode this week. So far we have covered place value, prime factorization and GCF, equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting decimals and fractions (LCM/LCD), order of operation including exponents and mean, median, mode, range. The students took a cumulative review 1 quiz today and this will help me recognize which areas from these we need to review more. Next week we will continue with multiplying and dividing fractions, setting up ratio and proportion equations and percentages. I anticipate that the PA1 end of year test will be around Wed April 25th. 

Pre-Algebra II with Jared:

We spent this week working online with transformations. Students learned how to translate an image, reflect an image, and rotate an image on the coordinate plane. We then reviewed what we had learned this chapter. On Friday we took our chapter test.

Pre-Algebra III with Ann:
We worked with graphing data this week. Students studied frequency tables, histograms, scatter plots, trend lines, and bar graphs. They took a quiz on the material on Friday. We have also begun our review for the end of the year test that will be May 1. Students are taking short review quizzes each day so that I may provide them with individually focused review sheets from which they may study.

Algebra I with Molly:

This week we finished the chapter by learning how to factor a four-term polynomial. We practiced different styles of factoring as a review. After we finished chapter 9, we reviewed, and took a test on polynomials and factoring on Friday.

Language Arts with Jared:

This week students finished their novels, and will be taking a test on these books next week. We also finished our Authors' Tea projects, and have been practicing reading them aloud, in anticipation of next week's Authors' Tea presentations.

World Studies & U.S. History with Ann:
This week, we have been studying the Great Depression and the New Deal. Students have had some great questions related to credit, banking, and the stock market. In pairs (6th and 7th, individually in 8th), students are putting together collages to illustrate how the depression and the New Deal impacted various groups of people during the 1930s. It is amazing to see the connections they are making to today!

Earth Science with Molly:

This week we continued our focus on weather. 7^th & 8^th grade students learned more about changing weather and warm vs. cold fronts. Both groups learned about the climate and different things that cause climate change. Next week they will take a quiz on the water cycle terminology. They also received a study guide for the weather unit test, scheduled for April 25^th.

Spanish with Corinne:

Sunshine Spanish

Sunshine A

This week we began Chapter 4A, talking about what you are going to do in the future.

Sunshine B
This week we began Chapter 8B, volunteer work and helping in the community.

HS Spanish I, part II

This week we finished Chapter 8A, talking about vacation. We will have a test on this chapter next Tuesday April 17^th.

HS Spanish II, part I

This week we continued to learn about and practice with the imperfect tense. We learned the three irregular verbs for this tense. Students had one in class work day for their projects.

HS Spanish II, part II

This week students researched foods from Spanish speaking countries and began their research for their food project. We also learned how to use the “impersonal se” in Spanish to refer to something that is done generally by a lot of people.

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

Sixth - Weaving - Small Woven Tote: Students explore fiber arts 4/10 & 4/11 - Students continued to add to their small totes. Two "wingspans" each day.  Foreground, Middleground, Background Students will complete a project that includes foreground, middleground, background, overlapping elements, and diminishing size. Students are encouraged to BE CREATIVE with theme choice, thinking beyond typical landscape. Art Project: "Fun" Reflection For this project, students create an artwork based on the theme "fun". They are to use any medium that best fits the project, thinking about composition and creating a focal point. Art Project: Symbolic Portrait Think about portraiture in an abstract way. What are likes, how time is spent, favorite foods, hobbies, family representation, favorite places to visit, personal beliefs, how you define yourself. Create an artwork that is a representation of yourself, combine several visual illustrations to convey a composition of imagery representing self without the focal point being a self-portrait. Paint, collage, draw, text and lettering can be used to create this work.

Seventh - Surrealism: Students learn about Salvador Dali and the surrealistic art style 4/11 - Students finished their Surrealistic artwork with finishing coloring and mounting together with realistic for the completed artwork. 4/10 - Students added color to their surrealistic line drawings. They worked in layers, filling in with the lightest value and adding darker shapes to imply dimension. Self Guided Clay Project Students are using the skills and inspiration from the clay trinket box they have completed. They are exploring other ways to use pinch, slab, coil, sculpting and joining clay pieces of their own design. Art Project: Using "Space" Students completed an art journal warm-up, which features positive and negative space. For this projects students will expand on the idea of using the element of art, space. How do artists create the look of depth, and add dimension on a two-dimensional surface? Students need to think about foreground/background, how to use value, how to use size, how does color change to show depth? Art Project: "Fun" Reflection For this project, students created an artwork based on the theme "fun". They are to use any medium that best fits the project, thinking about composition and creating a focal point.

Eighth - Romare Bearden: Collage 4/12 - Students finished their observational drawing by adding color. They filled the shapes with the lightest value and added darker shapes to imply form.  4/11 - For this drawing, students drew from observation, but using realistic lines. Art Project: "My World" For this project students created an artwork based on the theme "My World". They are to use any medium that best fits the project, thinking about composition and creating a focal point. Art Project: All About Color To further explore color (one of the elements of art) students will create a representational project where the composition includes all of the hues in the color wheel, plus neutrals, and black and white.

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

Computer Lab with Lorraine:

This week the students are continuing to work on their THINGLINK projects in correlation to the the novel they are studying in English.
The 6th and 7th Grade students are creating a THINGLINK for the novel, "The Witness" and 8th Grade students are creating one for "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Students are researching an event that occurs in the novel and are creating a Google Slides presentation, finding unusual facts, and even music that pertains to the event.

These projects are due 
At the end of class on Friday, April 13th for 8th GradersAt the end of class Monday, April 16th for 7th GradersOn Friday April 20th for 6th Graders.

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 read letters from our rising 6^th grade students from Blue Room. They wrote return letters answering some of their questions.

7^th grade students reviewed last week’s discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation/attraction, then watched a short video set at a school. The scenario used students and guidance counselors to work out issues.

8^th grade boys learned about internal and external female reproductive parts, as well as menstruation. Female students focused on the reproductive parts of males. Next time the group will discuss gender identity and sexual orientation.

Thank you from, 
The Purple Team