The sun rays of summer can be seen in our distant future, but hasten not towards those rays...for we have much learning to do!
English: We will read several short stories during the month of May and while doing so, we will revisit annotation, denotation, connotation, inference, author's voice, author's purpose, theme, plot, and so much more! First book read: "Duck on a Bike"; it was quite entertaining and very difficult to dissect. Students will work on 3 essay assignments while reviewing the rules of punctuation and grammar.
Science: The cell is the current hot topic in science class. Students are learning the differences between animal cells and plant cells; and the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic. Do you know which of the latter mentioned cells is bacteria? The Periodic Table of Elements will be introduced and a review of this year's hot topics will be the challenge of the last two weeks of school.
History: Seventh graders are studying Texas State History. We began with the first colony, Fort St. Louis, and students learned about LaSalle, a French explorer who settled on the Texas coast by accident! He was looking for the mouth of the Mississippi River! We will progress through early Texas and end with the state's admission into the Union.
Eighth graders are continuing the most important topic of American History. They are reviewing the Revolutionary War, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and will end-up at the doorsteps of the Civil War.
Beginner Spanish: Students are continuing to write simple sentences in Spanish using vocabulary they have learned throughout the year and they are including in their sentences conjugated verbs! We will continue to review vocabulary, fluency, and writing simple sentences throughout the month of May.
Fine Arts: Students completed mosaic action silhouettes and abstract art and are now embarking on the challenge of pointillism self-portraits. There are a lot of sweaty brows in the classroom, but the artwork being produced is truly phenomenal!
Algebra 1: The girls have finished a long chapter on polynomials and will work on measurement problems, distance/time problems, and more during May.
