St. Ann-Mrs. Metaxas’ Blog: February 2024

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Homework-Thursday, February 29, 2024

Homework-Thursday, February, 29, 2024

Math-study Ch. 5 for test

Vocabulary-study Unit 12 for test

Grammar-p. 126-127

Classwork-Thursday, February 29, 2024

Readworks-Article of the Day “What Are You Doing to Help Seabirds?”

Vocabulary-practice Unit 12 words

Grammar-Verbs Often Misused p. 124-125

Reading-read articles and answer questions, notes on introductory sentences and conclusions for Opinion essay,

Band/Choir

Math-review skills for Ch. 5 test, p. 117 #55-85 odds only

Religion-read p. 137-138 highlight key points of graces we receive at Baptism, complete activity p. 137

Social Studies-read p. 77 complete the IXL’s in math-line graphs NN.4 and NN.5

PE

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Homework-Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Vocabulary-Unit 12 test Friday

Math-complete p. 116 even problems then do p. 117 even problems; study for Ch. 5 test on Friday

Grammar-p. 122-123

Social Studies-read p. 77

Science-finish Worksheet “Build a Molecule”

Classwork-Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Computer

Library

Readworks Article of the Day “Protect Watery Habitats”

Reading-Opinion Writing, notes in journal

Vocabulary-review Unit 12 words

Grammar p. 120-121 Contractions

Band/Choir

Math-review Ch. 5 skills, complete p. 116 even problems only

Religion-review Rite of Baptism, Quiz

Along with the white garment what does the newly baptized receive?
What do we call the holy oil used at Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders?
What gift do we receive at Baptism?
What does Baptism free us from?
What is the white garment a symbol of in the sacrament of Baptism?
At Baptism the priest or deacon retells the story of Creation and Salvation during which part of the rite?
What is the most essential part of Baptism?
What words does the priest or deacon use in the Baptism in Water part of the rite?
List each of the steps in the Rite of Baptism

Science-Build a Molecule Worksheet

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Homework-Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Math-IXL 5-8:2, 5-8:3

Vocabulary-write a sentence for each of the following words: abuse, confirm, flimsy, migrant, pitiless

Religion-study the Rite of Baptism

Reading-read your RQ book, RQ Quiz due March 8

Classwork-Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Readworks Article of the Day. Boost or Challenge article (last day for this set)

Grammar-More Irregular Verbs p. 116-119

Reading-EasyCBM Progress Monitoring Proficient Reading 5_7

Band/Choir

Math-Interpret a Remainder Workbook p. 89-90; Group Jams on word problems interpreting a remainder

Religion-p. 134-135 The Rite of Baptism

PE

Monday, February 26, 2024

Homework-Monday, February 26, 2024

Math- IXL 5-8:1 and p. 115 #22-26; Ch. 5 test Friday study

Vocabulary-p. 124-125

Reading-read your RQ book, RQ quiz due by March 8

Grammar-p. 114-115

Science-finish copying notes in your journal

Classwork-Monday, February 26, 2024

Computer

Readworks Article of the Day- Pick a Boost or Challenge article

Grammar-Irregular Verbs p. 112-113

Reading-read story “Cougars”; complete RNB p. 109-110

Vocabulary-p. 124-125

Band/Choir

Math-Interpret a Remainder p. 114-115

Religion-Ch. 10 Baptism read p. 131-133

Science-Lesson 2 notes (cont.); Build a molecule website https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/build-a-molecule/latest/build-a-molecule_en.html

Molecules

-Atoms combine with other atoms to form a molecule

-Molecule smallest particle of a substance

-Some molecules share electrons

-Some electrons no longer circle around the atom

they can go around two or more atoms, they are

bonded together

Compounds

-type of matter made of a combination of elements

-combined into a molecules

-most things around you are compounds

-every molecule of a compound has the same combination of elements

Ex: water H2O every molecule of water contains 2 hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom

-properties of compounds are different from the properties of elements that make them up

Ex: water is a liquid-at room temperature hydrogen and oxygen are invisible gases and do not have a smell

Ex: sugar made of hydrogen oxygen (gases) carbon (similar to pencil lead)

Chemical Formulas

-every compound has a name and formula

-formula shows how many atoms of each element are in the compound

Ex: formula-H2O, name water, 2 hydrogen, 1 oxygen

formula-CO2 name-carbon dioxide, 1carbon,

2 oxygen

formula-C6H12O6, name glucose, 6 carbon,

12 hydrogen, 6 oxygen

No number after the letter means only one atom

2 molecules of water is written 2H2O

4 molecules of carbon dioxide is written 4CO2

3 molecules of glucose is written 3C6H12O6

Must be able to identify the elements in a molecule and how many atoms of that element are in the molecule

How many elements in water?

H2O elements are hydrogen and oxygen for a total of 2 elements

How many atoms are in water?

2 hydrogen + 1 oxygen for a total of 3 atoms

Art

Friday, February 23, 2024

Homework-Friday, February 23, 2024

Math-finish IXL 5-2: AC1 Find all the factor pairs of a number

Science-complete worksheet

Reading-read RQ book, RQ quiz due March 8

Classwork-Friday, February 23, 2024

Mass

Readworks Article of the Day A Boost or Challenge article

Vocabulary-quiz on Unit 12

Grammar-reviewed p. 110-111 Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tenses

Band/Choir

Math-reviewed GCF and LCM/LCD IXL’s 5-2:AC1 factor pairs of a number (write them in your journal), 5-4:2 Least common multiples of three or four numbers (write LCM’s in your journal)

Religion-write the seven sacraments 10 times

Science-complete worksheet that goes with the video we watched including draw a model of an atom

Social Studies-turn in worksheet Unit 2 Lesson 4

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Homework-Thursday, February 22, 2024

Math- complete IXL’s 5-2:1; 5-4:3; 5-7:2 must have today’s date on them!

Vocabulary-complete p. 122-123

Reading-finish RNB p. 111-112; read your RQ book

Grammar-p. 110-111

Social Studies-complete worksheet for Unit 2 Lesson 3

Classwork-Thursday, February 22, 2024

Readworks Article of the Day “Henry Hudson and the New Amsterdam”

Vocabulary-read p. 118-121, work on p. 122-123

Grammar-Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense p. 108-109

Reading-introduce story in Lesson 10, complete RNB p. 111-112 shades of meaning and schwa |r| sounds

Band/Choir

Math-reviewed GCF and LCD, notes in math journal, practice in IXL 5-2:1, 5-4:3, 5-7:2

Religion-Ch. 9 Test

Social Studies-review Unit 2 Lesson 4 Worksheet

PE

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Homework-Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024

Math-finish WB p. 87-88

Religion-study Ch. 9 test tomorrow

Reading-read for 20 minutes; RQ quiz due by Mar. 8th

Science-finish adding notes to journal; read p. 348-349 and answer Checkpoint questions on p. 349

Classwork-Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Computer

Library

Readworks Article of the Day “Henry Hudson and the New Amsterdam”

Reading-Lesson 9 test

Band/Choir

Math-Workbook p. 87-88

Vocabulary-Unit 11 Test

Religion-Ch. 9 review p. 128; BMD Quiz in Google Classroom

Science-Periodic Table of Elements p. 348-349

Lesson 2 Periodic Table

Atom smallest particles of an element

Atom’s nucleus contains protons + charge and

neutrons no charge

Atom identified by the number of protons

Electrons move around the the protons and neutrons they have a negative charge; they may also join or leave atoms, or be shared between atoms

Periodic table organized in rows according to number of protons

Columns are arranged so that elements in each column have similar chemical properties

All elements have a symbol-1, 2, or 3 letters-only the first letter is capitalized

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Classwork-Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Readworks Article of the Day “Sir Francis Drake”

Vocabulary-practice words on Sadlierconnect.com for test tomorrow

Grammar-Main & Helping Verbs p. 98-99

Reading-RNB p. 97-98 News report

Band/Choir

Math-Comparing and Ordering Fractions p. 112-113

Religion-Seven Sacraments and 3 Main Groups p. 126-127

Social Studies-Lesson 4 notes

Unit 2 Lesson 4

Ponce de Leon landed in Florida looking for gold

Hernando de Soto landed in Florida explored southeastern US diseases carried by men and animals killed thousands of Native Americans

Explorers in Southwest- Cabeza de Vaca landed in Texas arrived in Mexico City after walking across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona

Vasquez de Coronado led expedition across southwest US

2 territories settled: South America called Peru and Central America called New Spain

Rulers gave encomiendas (large areas of land) to loyal colonists

Native Americans forced to work for Spanish landowners many died from disease, starvation and overwork

Bartolommeo de Las Casas a missionary spoke out about mistreatment

Spanish explorers brought African slaves to New Spain

The African slaves also worked in the silver mines

Many died so more were needed

1570’s slaves rebelled

Some were defeated and some got away and built their own communities

New Spain social pyramid

Viceroy-new leader

Peninsulares-Spaniards

Criollos-people born in New Spain

Mestizos-people both Spanish and Native American

Native Americans and Enslaved Africans worked without wages

1600-1680 20 settlements built in New Mexico, important for missions and mining natural resources where priests tried to convert Native Am.

By 1800 Spanish controlled the area which is now Texas, New Mexico Arizona and California

PE

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Homework-Thursday-February 15, 2024

There are quite a few IXL’s for you to complete. I am posting them because they are due Wednesday.

Math-IXL 5-6:1 and 5-6:2

Language Arts- IXL 2-9:2, 2-9:3, 2-9:5, and 2-9:6

Science-IXL A.1

There will also be a reading test on Lesson 9 on Wednesday

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