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FridayJanuary8,2016

Pleasecheckwithyourstudenttoseeiftheyneedtorestocktheir
supplies!!Manystudentsarerunningloworareoutofpensand
pencils!

Mrs.FischerLanguageArts

This week we have started in on Lesson 16. This story,

The Real Vikings,
is informational and focuses on the ancient
Viking culture. We have been practicing our vocabulary words and have been working on comparing and contrasting.
Next week we will continue with our Lesson 16 story. We will be testing over the story and the vocabulary words on
Thursday, January 14. Any retakes that need to be done for these tests will have to be done on Friday, January 15th.
Retakes for these tests can be done before school, after school, or during a guided study if they have one that Friday.
Unfortunately, all retakes must be done that day due to the end of the 2nd quarter.
*On a side note, I will be going on maternity leave sometime in the near future. I plan on being here until Jan. 15 ( my
due date is Jan. 18), but obviously I wont know for sure. The students long term substitute is Mr. Harms. He will be
taking over communication with you at whatever point I take leave.
Lesson 16
Main selection:
The Real VIkings
Big Idea: The past is full of amazing stories.
Essential Question: How do new clues match old ideas about Vikings?
Target Skill: Compare and Contrast
Target Strategy: Summarize
Fluency: Phrasing: Punctuation
Vocabulary Strategies: Word Origins
Target Vocabulary: majestic, ruthless, ancestral, saga, destiny, recreational, artistry, unearthed, forge, embodied

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Email:
sara.fischer@indianola.k12.ia.us
Phone: 961-9530 ext. 3146

Ms.LonemanLanguageArts

Thisweekstudents

tooktheSTARtestandreflectedupontheirresults

reviewedthevocabularywordsforlesson16

wereintroducedtoandpracticedworkingwiththelessonsvocabularystrategy
(wordorigins)

listenedtoanddiscussedthemainselection,TheRealVikings

metwithmetodiscusstheirprogresstowardsthe40BookChallenge
Nextweekstudentswill

continuetodiscussthemainselection,TheRealVikings

reviewthevocabularywordsandvocabularystrategy

takethelesson16vocabularyandcomprehensionassessments

chooseabiographytoreadaboutanAfricanAmericanforourupcoming
informativeresearchpaper
Lesson16:
Mainselection:
TheRealVikings
BigIdea:Thepastisfullofamazingstories.
EssentialQuestion:HowdonewcluesmatcholdideasaboutVikings?
TargetSkill:CompareandContrast TargetStrategy:Summarize
Fluency:Punctuation
VocabularyStrategies:wordorigins
TargetVocabulary:majestic,ruthless,ancestral,saga,destiny,recreational,artistry,unearthed,
forge,embodied
VocabularyPractice:tinyurl.com/lesson16vocab
ImportantDates
:
th

January4STARTest
th

January13
Lesson16VocabularyandComprehensionTests
th

January14RequesttoRetakeSheetDue
th

January14
RetakesOfferedat3:30
th

January15
RetakesOfferedat7:35and3:30
th

January18NoSchool
GTONLY(LonemansREADGroup)ImportantDates
:
th

January12
IndividualPreziDue(StudentshavenearlythewholeLAblockeachdayto
workonthis.)
th

January14
GroupPreziDue
th

January18NoSchool
Pleasefeelfreetocontactmewithanyquestionsorconcerns.
Email:melissa.loneman@indianola.k12.ia.us
Phone:9619530ext.3134
Twitter:@msloneman(twitter.com/msloneman)
Instagram:@msloneman
Website:msloneman.weebly.com

Enjoyyourweekend!

MathMrs.Vetter
alisha.vetter@indianola.k12.ia.us

Math6
Thisweekwecontinued
EverydayMath
Unit4:RationalNumberUsesandOperations.We
continuedreviewingequivalentfractionsandcomparingfractions.Wealsocoveredaddingand
subtractingfractionsandmixednumbers.
NextweekwewillcoveraddingandsubtractingmixednumberswithUnlikedenominatorsand
multiplyingfractions.

Math6/7
Thisweekstudentscontinued
BigIdeas
Chapter5RatesandRatios.Studentstookaquizover
lessons5.15.4onWednesday.Itdidnotseemtobegoingwellasitwastakingthemalong
timetodoandthereweremanyquestionsduringthequiz.Ifinallydecidedtopullthemback
togetherandgooverthequiztogether.Itwillnotbegraded.Wealsospentsomemoretime
goingoverratesandratioswithsomeothermaterialsanddidsomeworkpercentslookingat
theirrelationshiptofractionsanddecimals.WewillplantobewrappingChapter5upbytheend
ofnextweek.

Math7/8
FromMr.Westerly...Math7/8studentsarefinishingchapter4andwilltaketestonTuesdayof
nextweek.Thattestscorewillnotgoon2ndquarterbutwillbethefirstgradepostedforthird
quarter.Chapter5willtakeusintosolvingsystemsofequations...firstbygraphing,thenby
substitution,andthenbyelimination.

Pleasecontactmewithanyquestionsorconcerns.
Phone:9619530ext.3147
Haveagreatweekend!

SocialStudiesMrs.Larsen
Connee.Larsen@indianola.k12.ia.us

WestarttheNewYearwithacouplechaptersdealingwithtopicsabouttheUnited
States.(ConsumptionandImmigration)Studentswillbetestedoverthelocationsofthe50
statesastheyarereferencedtointhetextbookchaptersandonIowaAssessmentteststaken
inApril.The50StateTestwillbeWednesday,January20(Day1)andThursday,January21
(Day2).Studentsweregivenapretestandiftheyscored100%theyarenotrequiredtotakethe
posttest.Therewereonly8studentswhoqualifiedtooptout.

ScienceMrs.Simpson
Dorisa.Simpson@indianola.k12.ia.us

Sincewehavereturnedfrombreak,studentswhowerenotproficientontheUnit1Lesson13
Testhavebeenworkingonbuildingtheirknowledgeofthecontentwhilethestudentswhowere
proficienthavebeenapplyingtheirknowledgeduringvariouslabs.
Askyourstudenthowthey
didontheretakeofthetestorwhattheylearnedfromthelabs!

Lab:DensityandSampleSize.
Thislabusedcarrotsfortheinitialinvestigation.Thengroupswereabletoselectabaggieof
itemsfromabinofrandomobjectstotest.Studentswereinvestigatinghowsamplesizeaffects
density.
Askyourstudenttoexplaintoyouhowsamplesizeaffectsdensity.

Lab:ChemicalReactions
Thistwopartlabdemonstrateddifferentchemicalreactions.Studentspracticedsafety
proceduresandmeasurementtechniques.Inaddition,theymixedunknownsubstancesand
observedthereactionstodetermineiftheywereindicatingsignsofachemicalreaction.
Ask
yourstudentwhatsignstheyobservedandhowtheyknewifitwasachemicalreactionornot.

PleasecheckInfiniteCampusforthemostuptodategradefortheUnit1Lesson13Test.

NextweekwewillbestartingthesecondhalfofUnit1inthetext.Overthenextcoupleweeks
wewillbecoveringlessons46.Theselessonsfocusonpuresubstancesandmixtures,states
ofmatter,andchangesofstate.Thestudentswillagainbeusingthedifferentiatedagenda
methodwhileworkingthroughthelessons.

BoxTops
Sendtoschoolanytime!CollectiontubsarelocatedinLanguage
Artsroomsandmain
office.

ComputersMs.Petersen
Kathy.Petersen@indianola.k12.ia.us

InComputersstudentswillreviewandapplyformattingtotheSilkRoadreportandwillresearch
thetypesofgoodsexchangedbetweenthetwoempires.Studentsshouldhavereached
Lesson12asaminimuminKeyboardingOnlineandshouldbefocusingontheMasterysection
oftheprogram.

LibraryNewsMrs.Wanamaker
Karma.Wanamaker@indianola.k12.ia.us

ThenextChat'nChewwillbeJanuary21stduring6thgradelunch.Pleasebringyourlunchfor
abookdiscussionwithMrs.Wanamaker,Ms.Patrickandother6thgradereaders.

ArtMrs.Smith
lisa.smith@indianola.k12.ia.us
ArtStudents were hard at finishing up their style paintings this week. If
students were done with their painting they were able to take a virtual art
tour of the Museum of Modern Art, and study for the semester test.
Learning Targets

I can create an impressionist painting or a unique style of my own

I can recognize impressionist paintings and describe characteristics of

this style

I can recognize paintings from Degas, Monet and Cassatt.

I can apply painting techniques specific to my style to get desired

results in my painting.
Jan 11th/12th: Semester Test:
The following concepts are included in the test
(students can study these in their vocabulary packets):

Elements of art

4 steps of art criticsm

Drawing unit

Painting unit (includes color wheel terms and style info)

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