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5th Grade:
ELA - Students have all finished the novel and are working on preparing for the Performance Task. This task consists of writing a monologue from the perspective of various characters to be performed in collaboration.
Math - Students are using ratio tables to multiply and divide to solve real life problems involving money.
Science - Students continue to explore the Solar System including topics such as the moon, gravity, and the planets. Did you check out this week’s full moon?
6th Grade:
Science - Students took what they know about genotypes and phenotypes and applied it to creating two SpongeBob characters (male and female). Then they found the probabilities/percentage chance of what traits would be passed on to their offspring.
Math - Ms. Martorelli’s math classes are in full swing, learning about equal ratios and how to tackle word problems. Students are using a close-read strategy to translate words into numbers and visual aids.
ELA - Things are getting legendary in 6th grade ELA! We’ve conquered Chapters 1–11 of The Lightning Thief, traveling from Yancy Academy to Camp Half-Blood and beyond. As our hero Percy Jackson faces monster battles and mystery, students are acting as literary detectives—analyzing how characters respond to tough challenges to determine their core personality traits. Stay tuned as Percy's quest continues...
Social Studies - In class, we are learning about the Puritans and Pilgrims and their journey to the New World. We are exploring why they left England, what life was like in the colonies, and the challenges they faced as they settled in a new land. We will also learn about the 1621 harvest celebration shared by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people, often remembered as the First Thanksgiving. Through discussions students will build an understanding of this important period in history and how different groups of people shaped early America. We will also discuss the importance of gratitude, community, and working together.
7th Grade:
Science - Grade 7 science students are transforming elements from the periodic table into superheroes and supervillains based on their unique properties and abilities. Students will use their creativity and scientific knowledge to write exciting stories featuring epic battles between elements!
SS - Students have learned about the importance of the Nile River. Now we are discovering the various Pharoah’s and how the government was set up.
Math - This week, students are diving into circumference and area of circles and practicing problems that challenge their thinking.
English - This week in English, students will continue reading A Long Walk to Water as we strengthen our reading comprehension and writing skills. We will focus on writing effective summaries, identifying theme, and using text evidence to support our thinking. Students will apply these skills in an upcoming assessment on summarizing, theme, and finding evidence from the text.
Spanish - Some students this week had a quiz on healthy activities and dinner foods. Others took their first test! Check PowerSchool for grades soon.
8th Grade:
Be sure to ask your student about one of the greatest feats of engineering in U.S. history and certainly one of the greatest achievements at that time–the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
What happened, where & when? Managing tens of thousands of workers, two separate companies constructed two railroad lines–one heading east from Sacramento and the other heading west from Omaha. The two lines met in Utah in 1869.
What obstacles did construction crews overcome? Crews had to overcome severe weather, construct bridges over rivers and ravines, grade and level thousands of miles of railroad beds and of course, blast and dig through hundreds of feet of granite to build tunnels to traverse the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains.
What were the positive and negative outcomes of this amazing project? Positive outcomes: new towns, new states, and for the first time, a national economy. Raw materials and finished goods could be transported across the country. Negative outcomes: expansion into the west led to the destruction of Native American tribes’ way of life, loss of land, and near-extermination of the buffalo on the Great Plains.
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