The "Buzz" from Mrs. Bell's Class: Week of 4.1.19

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Week of 4.1.19

Highlights for the Weeks of 4/1/2019
in Mrs. Bell's Classroom

elling - Unit 24 - Greek & Latin Roots

This week's words each contain the root "auto", "homo", "tract" or "phobia". We will study the meaning of these roots and how to determine the meaning of a word that contains them. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 4/5.

Reading- Unit 2 - "Journeys" - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

As our novel study continues, we will read chapters 11-14 and answer text-dependent questions and responses related to those chapters.

We will also spend time preparing for the Illinois Assessment of Readiness test (the new PARCC) which is scheduled for the weeks of 4/8 and 4/15.

Social Studies - "Land and Resources of the Southwest"

Students will create their own map of the Southwest region. We will also take a look at the land and resources of the Southwest, taking a close look at the Grand Canyon and its formation.

Science - Energy Conversions
Building and analyzing failing electrical systems will be the topic in science this week.

Mrs. Bell's Math Class -Unit 6 - Graphing, Geometry & Volume

Graphing patterns is this week's topic. A CHECKPOINT on this topic is scheduled for Wednesday, 4/3. Below are photos of students working with Unifix cubes to investigate patterns. After defining the pattern, they developed an equation and graphed it on the coordinate plane.