The Gemini
Blue Tuesday Sheet
“A Weekly School-wide
Communication from Teachers to Families for School Success”
February 24, 2004
English – Mrs. Rezendes: This week we will finish Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Cry. In
addition, students will receive the directions and rubric for their next major
assignment, an essay which focuses on one theme from the novel. Students will read an example essay and have
the opportunity to brainstorm their ideas for the essay in class. The directions/rubric can also be found at
my website at www.geocities.com/tarastano/homework.
The essay is due on Tuesday, March 2nd (red, orange, and yellow
classes), or Wednesday, March 3rd (green and blue classes).
Geography – Mr.
Palagi: 1st Meeting:
Re-entry! A look at what we missed: Haiti, Campaign 2004 (Dean out, Nader in);
a set- up chart on our “People on Earth” theme, the development of world wide
cultures. 2nd Meeting: Cultural origins; primitive societies;
cultural attributes. 3rd Meeting: People shape the land; hunting and gathering,
agriculture, cities, industry, and modern technology. 4th Meeting:
Early world cultures. Note: Students need to be supplied with three-ring
binders, (if worn please replace), colored pencils, pencils, pens, sharpeners,
large erasers, and a three-ring pouch
to hold materials in binders. Thank you very much for this.
Math – Ms.
Burgess: This
week in Math, students in the Red and Orange classes will be finishing up work
with Ratios and Proportions. They will
take a test on Chapter 3 on Thursday (Red) or Friday (Orange). Students in the Yellow, Green, and Blue
classes are working on Solving 2-Step Equations. They will take a quiz on Solving Equations on Thursday (Yellow)
or Friday (Green and Blue). Friday is
Mid-Term! Make sure all make-up work is
turned in by Friday! J
Reading – Mrs.
Wheeler: We are continuing with our
Biography Projects, learning correct citation of sources. REMEMBER:
Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, and Alta Vista are search
engines NOT sources. Students will have
all the specific criteria sheets for the biography project by Friday – there is
a separate sheet for note-cards, questions and answers, and timelines. The third journal of term 3 is due
Friday. Read and research well!!!
Science – Mr. Fisher: This week in Science, we will be creating a Floa-Sinker.
It’s an object that neither floats nor sinks; it’s suspended in water! How will
we do this? It’s the science of DENSITY. We will have our mid-term Potato next week. It will cover the Scientific Method and
Metric Measurement (Mass, Volume, Length, Density and Temperature). Students
can use their notes to review for our Potato (that’s a test). Science in the
News is due Wednesday, March 3, 2004. Student grades can be accessed on our
class web site at www.mfisher.net. Have a Floa-Sinker week!
Educational
Support Specialist – Mrs. Baker: Mid-term is Friday. Have you made up all your work? If not, plan to
stay this week and get caught up. Be
sure to make prior arrangements to stay with a teacher. There are many things
due in the next few weeks so plan your time wisely. Parents, please continue to
check agendas on a nightly basis to help your child stay on track and
organized, and to ensure homework completion.
World
Languages—Mrs. Borstel and Mrs. Wesley:
We are continuing to use the calendar vocabulary. We will tie it in to students’ birthdays and
other activities. A project will be
assigned on Wednesday. The Health
rotation starts Friday.
Camp
Bournedale:
Important
Dates:
Friday,
February 27 Blue Bash at the Village Ten Pin
Bowling Alley
Bournedale Forms Due
Have a
pleasant and productive week!
Together Everyone Achieves More