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ExMo Open Team Meeting
October 2, 201311:30-12:00
Open Team Meeting Dates
All meetings are on Wednesday from
11:30-12:00 pm5/6 Assembly Room
• January 8, 2014• April 9, 2014
Social Studies News…• Mysteries – Weekly Mysteries are
researched and due on Fridays– Combined warm-up quiz grade at 9 wks end
• Map Skills – Planet Earth PBL– Daily Grades: Collaboration & Teamwork, Self
Reflection Response– Major Grades: Presentation Skills, Map and
Graph Design– eBooks of student work can be found on
bit.ly/exmosocialstudies
Presentation Day!
Cultural Institutions• Characteristics of Cultures• Family Interviews &
Crests• Stereotyping - Danger of a
Single Story, TED Talk• Government types
– Limited/Unlimited and examples
• Economic Systems and Indicators– Free Market, Socialism,
Communism
Coming Up…• Geography and
Culture Test on Thursday!
• Features of Civilizations– Ancient artifact study
and connections to modern cultures
• North Africa and Southwest Asia• Monotheistic
Religions• Map Skills
• Contemporary issues • Arab Spring• International
relationships• Natural Resources• International Trade
Math News…1st and 2nd Period
• Pre-Tests• Finishing unit on
Algebraic Thinking (Test Friday)
• Graphing the Issue Project • Monday we will begin
diving into solving equations
• We will then move into Place Value with Decimals and Decimal Operations
Math News…4th and 5th Period - TAG
• Units covered– integers, decimals, and we are finishing fractions
• Integers Videos • Test Friday on Fractions and Mixed Numbers
(adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing)• We have started practicing for Math
Olympiads – first competition November• We will begin Measures of Central Tendency
and Graphing on Monday
Math News…•Are you seeing the black Math
binder at home?•It’s full of detailed notes on
every lesson, as well as graded homework and quizzes.
•Encourage your student to come in for help!
Online Textbook
Every student has access to the online textbook. It has practice tests and practice
quizzes over every lesson we do in class and can be a great supplemental resource to the
notes and activities done in the classroom! In addition, students can print workbook pages
from online.
my.hrw.com
Math Team • Math Team Meets every Wednesday from
3:15-4:15
• Students can come to practice math skills and improve number sense (mental math) abilities
• Various competitions- first one is November 2nd.
Science News…• Unit 1 Lab Skills and Measurement• Labs – Color Challenge Lab, Popcorn
Lab, Stroop Effect Lab, Bugsy Copter Lab• Bubble Gum Lab
– Cumulative unit 1 lab– 5 days of experiment design process– Graphing, writing, equipment use– Major grade
• Quia test review games • TAG Amusement Park Ride Project
Science News…
•Unit 2 - Chemistry • Periodic Table - elements• Mixtures and Compounds• States of Matter
– Solid, liquid, gas, plasma
• Physical and Chemical Properties
• Physical and Chemical Changes
Science News…•Halloween-themed lab Halloween-themed lab activitiesactivities
•Sep-ORE-ation of a Mixture Sep-ORE-ation of a Mixture LabLab
Cumulative Unit 2 labCumulative Unit 2 lab•Robotics ClubRobotics Club
“READ READ READ!! Reading is the rhythm of
language. Never ever stop reading!”
-Susan Cooper
Author Research Project
• Students study an author• Read work(s) by the author (the time
spent reading this book may be counted on the reading log)
• Research the author using resources (mostly online)
• Purpose & process sheet • Calendar of due dates
Students will:
• Learn to ask relevant questions before beginning a research project to direct research
• Learn to take notes and categorize information• Improve comprehension as they read and skim text
for main ideas and details• Describe a well-supported opinion about the writer’s
work(s) based on their own reading• Develop research skills (book and internet) with the
purpose of sharing with an audience what they have learned
• Think critically as they analyze a work or works by the author
Audio Books
Students are welcome to use audio books IF they read the book while they listen.– Audio books can be found on iTunes, as well as other places.
The MIS/HPMS library has audio books in two formats.– Other audio books are play aways.– Some of their audio books are CDs. – A play away is about the size of a regular iPod and works
very similarly. It runs on a single AAA battery, and must have earbuds or speakers plugged into the audio output.
– The playaways can be checked out for up to two weeks, just like a regular library book. However, if lost or stolen, they cost between $35-$70 to replace.
– If a student doesn’t have earbuds, the library sells them for .50, and the student may keep them.
Noodle Tools
• A web-based tool to take notes and organize sources – eliminates note cards that can be lost
• It also does the MLA formatting of the works cited page for the student
http://www.noodletools.com/
Analytical Writing
• Provides students the opportunity to apply concepts and skills learned in class:
• Analysis of literary elements
• Reading comprehension
• Writing mechanics
• Stating an opinion and providing convincing support through text evidence
• Noticing author purpose and author craft
Common Sense Media
• - What parents need to know
• - What families can talk about
• - What's the story
• - Is it any good
cybersafefamily.com
Orlando Trip
Amazing Experience!Amazing Experience!•Information Meeting Information Meeting TBATBA−later this falllater this fall
You won’t want to miss You won’t want to miss this!this!