What happened to the Broncos? Wow...

Math: Welcome to algebra! Today we scratched the surface of variables/unknowns in expressions. This is a process so please be patient with it... We will literally spend the next two months constructing a clear understanding of how equations are balanced through the use of inverse operations. Tonight's homework will give you a taste of how slow the process actually is.

Language Arts: We used the table of contents and our background knowledge to set a purpose for our reading today. In addition, we began our first informational writing piece this morning. Obviously, we aren't experts in room 9, but our expectation is that we build to a research component in collaboration with the media specialist later in the quarter.

JGB is now in a Water World book - we set a purpose, recorded notes on sticky notes, and grouped important details together. In each case so far, we have needed to reevaluate what details we're pulling from the text and locate an additional fact or two.

Alex Lee... - We completed a Venn Diagram on Friday to compare our lives to the life of a Chinese American. Surprisingly, we collectively struggled with two elements: how a Venn Diagram is used and the difference between "usually/typically" and "occasionally."

Social Studies: We collected observations about the geographic characteristics of Damascus.

Reading calendars are due Friday!