Hillcrest
Middle School
Welcome to Distance Learning! I know these are unprecedented times but we will work through this together. I will be posting your work here and will be using Google Classroom as well. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
Monday
NO SCHOOL!!
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Tuesday
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Google Meet
Groups 1 and 4 11:30 am
Groups 2 and 3 at 12:00 pm
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Focus: Math - Introduction to Surface Area - Rectangular Prisms
1. Take up POW 16ME11
2. Read over surface area note 1
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3. Read over surface area note 2
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4. Watch video to describe method 1
5. Watch video to describe method 2
6. Watch video to describe method 3
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7. Complete questions page 222 #1, 4, 7, 8
Focus: Language - Reading and Writing
1. Reading Response - Homegrown Soccer Superstar - complete assignment and upload on classroom
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2. Watch video on writing descriptively
3. Work on your short story today start with a descriptive introduction
Wednesday
Focus: Math - Surface Area - Triangular Prisms
1. Take up questions from yesterday: Page 222 # 1, 4, 7, 8
1a) 600 cm2 1b) 142 m2 1c) 62 m2
4a) 3216 cm2 4b) 3500 cm2 - round numbers
7a) 184 cm2 7b) 8x5x4 - other various answers
8) 35.135 m2
2. Read over Surface Area Note 3
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3. Watch video on Surface Area of Triangular Prism
4. Watch video of Triangular prism (Scalene)
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5. Complete questions page 367 #1, 2, 8, 9
Focus: Language - Reading/Writing
1. Read an independent novel for 30 minutes
2. Writing - Short story - think about your characters and then read through site about character development
3. Work on your rough copy of your short story
Thursday
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Google Meet
Groups 1 and 4 10:00 am
Groups 2 and 3 at 10:30 am
Focus: Math - Surface area word problems
1. Take up questions from yesterday: Page 367 #1, 2, 8, 9
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2. Complete POW 12-ME-12
3. Complete word problems
Focus: Language - Grammar and Writing
1. Grammar - correct celebrity tweets and post answers to assignment in classroom. Make a copy of the slides
2. Writing - work on your short story or comic strip
Friday
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Focus: Math - Review of Surface Area
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1. Take up POW 12ME12
2. Surface area problems - 2 worksheets with answers attached
Focus: Language - Dance/Writing
1. Check out the Pony dance
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2. Try the Hali Gali dance
3. Hully Gully (aka Hali Gali) tutorial
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4. Try to get your family involved! This is a great group dance!
5. Next week we look at moves from the 70s!
6. Writing: Work on your short story - rough copy due Wednesday to begin the editing process