The Gemini
Blue Tuesday Sheet
“A Weekly School-wide
Communication from Teachers to Families for School Success”
English – Mrs. Rezendes: This week in English we will
begin reading A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck. We will work on developing and practicing
active reading strategies.
Geography –
Mr. Palagi: 1st
Meeting: Physical map of SW Asia; news update. 2nd Meeting: Europe;
reading language maps; mapping political Europe. 3rd Meeting:
Analyzing maps and a selected reading, “Mont Blanc”. 4th Meeting: Evaluating our recent work, Africa, SW
Asia, and Europe.
Math – Ms.
Burgess: This
week in math, students in the Yellow, Green, and Blue classes have already
taken a test on Chapter 8. We will be
moving on to Chapter 9 tomorrow, which focuses on Geometry. Students in the Red and Orange classes took
a test today on Chapter 10. We will be
moving on to Chapter 12, which deals with Probability. Have a fabulous week! J
Content Area
Strategies – Mrs. Wheeler: This
week we will begin our Detective Unit and “Gemini Gumshoes.” Students will practice their listening and
reasoning skills as they try to solve 5 minute mysteries. They will also learn more about the mystery
genre including motive, means and opportunity.
Journals are due again on Friday.
Happy sleuthing!
Science – Mr.
Fisher: Our notebook quiz is on
Wednesday for Red, Orange, Green and Blue class and on Thursday for Yellow
class. Our second Science in the News
is due on Wednesday and our Newsroom will take place on the same day. Our first week of Newsroom was a great
success, we had lots of great news reports!
We will also be starting our new unit on the human body this week. Have a anatomical-like week! Grades online: www.mfisher.net.
Educational
Support Specialist – Mrs. Baker: Mid-term has passed, and the
time until the end of the year will fly by. There is still much to do, so keep
up consistent effort. Journals,
projects and Science in the News should be worked on every night so you don’t
get behind. Make this your best term.J
World Language – Mrs. Borstel & Ms. Wesley: Students had a quiz today on Section E. Projects were due May 4th. Please make sure your child completed
it. Many students owe homework; please
have your child check with us.
TEAM News: Save the date---Friday, June 11th
Gemini Family Night at Pawtucket Red Sox. The 7th and 8th
grade teams have purchased a total of 125 tickets to the game. Tickets will go
on sale next week—first come, first served.
Cash only—No Checks! $9.00
without transportation or $14.00 which includes bus transportation from and
back to PCIS.
Important
Dates:
Friday, May 14 Progress Reports
come home
Monday, May 17 MCAS
Tuesday, May 18 MCAS
Wednesday, May 19 MCAS
Thursday, June 10 7th Grade Olympics
Friday, June 11 Olympic Rain Date
Pawtucket Red Sox
Have a
pleasant and productive week!
Together Everyone Achieves More