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
Focus: Math - Introduction to Volume - rectangular prisms
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1. Watch video:
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2. Watch PPP Volume of Rectangular Prisms
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3. Complete page 226 #1, 3, 4, 7
Focus: Language - Reading and Writing
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1. Reading Response - The First Inuit Novel - read and respond; upload to assignment
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2. Writing - Short story rough copy due Wednesday
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Tuesday
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Google Meet
Groups 1 and 2 @ 1:00 pm
Groups 3 and 4 @ 1:30 pm
Special guest joining our google meet today and on Thursday!
Focus: Math - Volume of triangular prisms
1. Take up questions from yesterday: page 226 #1, 3, 4, 7: picture of homework answers
2. Watch video:
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3. Complete questions page 364 #3, 5, 8, 9
Focus: Language - Reading and Writing
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1. Independent Reading - read for 30 minutes
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2. Writing - finish up your rough copy of your short story
Wednesday
Focus: Math - Volume word problems
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1. Take up questions page 364 # 3, 5, 8, 9 - see picture
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2. Problems - Volume word problems ; answers are attached
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3. Complete Problems - page 375 #9, 10
4. Math Volume Game (don’t worry that it says 5th grade - it is from the US. Change it to no teams and then press start: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/5th-grade-volume-38
Focus: Language - Writing and Media
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1. Writing - Edit your short story and then share it with a classmate to have them edit it also
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2. Media - commercial project - may be done individually or in pairs - use your product from the commercial poster - due Monday June 8th
Thursday
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Google Meet today with a special guest!
Groups 1 and 2 at 10:00 am
Groups 3 and 4 at 10:30 am
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Focus: Math - Capacity
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1. Take up questions page 375 #9, 10
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2. Read page 232-233; make note that 1 cubic centimeter is equal to 1 mL
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3. Watch video
4. Watch video
5. Complete questions page 234 #1, 2, 3, 5
6. Brain pop - volume of prisms assignment
Focus: Language - Grammar and Writing
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1. Quotation Marks for Dialogue - read and then correct the 10 sentences. Upload to assignment.
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2. Writing - prepare your good copy of your story - do any last minute edits - due Monday
Friday
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Focus: Math - Volume and Capacity
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1. Take up answers from yesterday: page 234 #1, 2, 3, 5
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2. Volume Game - try the game on page 237 of your text
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3. Complete the weekly check in
Focus: Language - Dance
1. Dance - Moves from the 70s
Check out this dance group perform a variety of 70s dance moves
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2. Check out some Soul Train. This series started in 1970 and was on air for more than 20 years!
3. And of course one of the most famous movies with 70s moves