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Week of September 3rd



 
In Life Science, we made observations on specimens. We had to identify two things that we saw, such as color, shape, spots, etc. Some specimen examples are Sea Cucumber, Pig Embryo, Frog, and Starfish. Later we reviewed our observations with the class.


In Language Arts, we did book speed dating! First, we split the desks into pods. We were then given a stack of books. Then we picked out a book and gave it a first impression rating based on its cover and title. We read a little bit of the books and then rated how much we liked them. In the end, we chose whether we liked the book, loved the book, or hated it. We checked out some of the books that we LOVED so we could read them outside of class!

On Friday during Power Hour, we went outside. We go outside on Friday if none of our work is missing or late. During that hour, most of us played nine square. Others walked around and enjoyed the nice weather. It was fun!

In History, we learned about the Columbian Exchange. Mr. Boraas explained to us that America had specific products and same with England. We learned what it was like before the Columbian Exchange by only being allowed to trade with the country we were given (England or America). We then learned what it was like during the Columbian exchange by being allowed to trade with everyone! But there was a twist... some of the products that England had were contaminated with Small Pox! Luckily the English had grown immune to it. Same could not be said for the Americans and sadly, some died... :( 
This is an image of Mrs. Bradley's advisor group. In advisor time we talk with our advisors about how school has gone for us and if we have any late and/or missing work.



This was our L-Arts class on Thursday of the first week of school. We went outside with a stack of both fiction and non-fiction books. We put them randomly on the path ahead of us and raced each other to get the correct genre. Whoever had the most correct books won. It was very fun!

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