Blog Archives - Teachable Moments

Pumpkin Spiced EVERYTHING

9/30/2019

September is on its way out and the cold winds of October are already being felt. Fall is officially here, and as the leaves begin to turn our attention too turns to fun Autumn activities. Apple picking, pumpkin carving, hay rides, and our vary own Halloween Fun Fair and Haunted House! In addition, I will be holding conferences in a few weeks. I put up a post yesterday with the link to the sign ups so check it out and grab your spot! I'm looking forward to bragging about how awesome your children are with you!

Homework for Monday, September 30th, 2019

Reading for 20 minutes
Math -
Pooler: 1.4 MathXL Additional Practice (on Google Classroom)
Vetack: page 47 (questions 14-19), and page 48 (all)
Kelley: 1.4 (both sides), 1.4 Enrichment, Build Mathematical Literacy 1.4 (both sides)
McBride: 1.5 Lesson Quiz
Tanguay: Finish page 34

The Sunday Edition

9/29/2019

I hope that everyone enjoyed an absolutely beautiful weekend here in New England. I wanted to let you all know that I have finalized our Parent/Teacher conference schedule and created a sign-up for you to use. As always, if you would prefer a phone conference, please sign up for a slot and I will use that time to give you a call! Thank you all so much and I am looking forward to speaking with you all about your amazing children!

SIGN UP FOR CONFERENCES HERE

There's a Storm Comin'

9/26/2019

Homework for Thursday, September 26, 2019

Reading for 20 minutes
Junior Scholastic - You will have some time tomorrow to work on this, but at this point you should have little left to finish! Remember, the two sections of essay work are going to be in-class things so don't do those!
Math -
Pooler: Page 35 (all) and 36 (40, 43, 44), and Topic 1 mid-topic check (problems 1-6) + the Google Classroom if you didn't complete it last night.
McBride: 1.4 Quick Check (all)
Kelley: pages 8-18 (read and complete work)
Vetack: nothing
Tanguay: nothing

“You’re the best seventh-grade, four-eyed Martian goalie in the entire county” - Gino

9/25/2019

What a great day! Beautiful, and more Fall like, weather coupled with the completion of our first class read aloud made for a fantastic Wednesday. If you have a moment tonight, ask your child what they thought about our book Tangerine and see what they can remember about the story. If you're interested in reading it yourself, it really was a great book. You can find it on Amazon here. We're looking forward to our next book Ungifted starting tomorrow!

Homework for Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Reading for 20 minutes
Math -
Pooler: 1-3: MathXL for School: Additional Practice (link on Google Classroom)
McBride: Join Ms. McBride's Google Classroom
Kelley: Page 111 only (all problems)
Vetack: Finish your in-class packet, and 1.4 additional practice
Tanguay: Page 23 (all of the odd problems)
Junior Scholastic - due Friday - continue to work on the NON-ESSAY work from your packet!

Busy Week Ahead

9/23/2019

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend with some amazing weather. We spent the weekend celebrating my son's 5th birthday and I'm not sure who is more tired today, him or us! I wanted to let you know that I will be posting a sign-up for Parent/Teacher conferences this week. Unfortunately, my communication tool was not approved by the SAU so I will be using a good ol' Sign Up Genius for conferences. I will post a link to the signup both here on the blog as well as under the Conferences tab on the main page.

Homework for Monday, September 23rd, 2019

Reading for 20 minutes
Math -
Pooler: nothing
Vetack: Mid-Topic Assessment and page 24 book work
McBride: nothing
Tanguay: pages 16 and 17, problems 6-15 (all)
Kelley: 2.3 pages 107-109, complete all of the work on the pages but only the top of the last page.
Junior Scholastic - Due Friday - Today we talked more in depth about the work from the packet. There are two sets of essay sections as part of this packet that are going to be worked on exclusively in class. The first one will be chunked and worked on as a whole group. The second essay will be saved for our Argumentative Writing unit later on. The kids know that I am giving them guided time with me to practice going through the articles to answer questions, but if they would like to work on this at home as well they are welcome to!
Grammar - Commas to Set off Phrases (page 12) 7-14 + Next Step sentences
General - Tomorrow is PICTURE DAY! Hopefully everyone gets a good nights sleep and is ready to show their best smiles! Order forms went home last week, but may also be accessed online at the following website. You can use the code GHFDLQ6V to pre-order your pictures online.

September 20th, 2019

9/20/2019

Homework for Friday, September 20th, 2019

Reading for 20 minutes tonight, Saturday & Sunday.
Math -
Pooler: Finish filling out your STEM Project worksheet (all areas but the Solve)
Vetack: nothing
Kelley: Scholastic Math (due 9/30), Next Best Friend work (due whenever possible)
McBride: nothing
Tanguay: nothing
Junior Scholastic - the packet work is due next Friday (9/27). Remember to use the articles to help you answer the questions. Budget your time wisely and if you get behind, come talk to me sooner rather than later!

Thurs-YAY!

9/19/2019

Homework for Thursday, September 19th, 2019

Reading for 20 minutes
Social Studies - Read and complete the section on Political and Economic maps (including the "Consider This" question at the bottom of the page)
Grammar - nothing
Math -
Pooler: pages 23 and 24, finish problems 29-45
Vetack: 1.1 and 1.2 Enrichment
Kelley: Scholastic math (due 9/30)
McBride: pages 23 and 24, odd numbered problems
Tanguay: page 12, problems 39-43 and then finish your classwork (if unfinished), and 1 problem of the assessment practice
Junior Scholastic - finish reading your new edition. Tomorrow you get your packet which will be due next Thursday!

Wednesday Wanderings

9/18/2019

Homework for Wednesday, September 18th, 2019

Reading for 20 minutes
Math -
Pooler: page 23, 20-28 (evens), 1.3 Enrichment
McBride: 1.2 Quick Check
Vetack: 1.2 Practice, Quick Check (if unfinished)
Kelley: Finish page 78-82
Tanguay: 1.1 Practice and Problem Solving (odds)
Grammar - Next Step from page 10 (Restrictive/nonrestrictive Phases and Clauses)
Social Studies - reading and filling out the page on Direction and Distance (Lesson 3)

Talkative Tuesday

9/17/2019

Homework for Tuesday, September 17th, 2019

Reading for 20 minutes
Social Studies - Because of Band today, we didn't have an opportunity to go over the work I asked you to complete last night. We will be going through it tomorrow so you have another night to finish up anything that might not have been complete.
Math -
Pooler: Finish your 1.1 and 1.2 worksheets and correct your mistakes.
Tanguay: Finish up the page we started yesterday.
McBride: pages 17 and 18 (evens only)
Vetack: 1.1 Additional Practice and circled numbers
Kelley: read and complete the work on pages 72-76
Grammar - Finish the Next Step found on the bottom of page 8.

September 16th, 2019

9/16/2019

Homework for Monday, September 16th, 2019

Reading - 20 minutes
Social Studies - Read Latitude and Longitude (2 pages) and answer the 10 comprehension questions that follow (on page 2).
Math -
Pooler: Pages 17 and 18, Questions 14-36 (evens)
Vetack: nothing
McBride: Practice and Problem Solving pages 11 and 12 (odds)
Kelley: 2.1 Enrichment, pages 66-70, Scholastic Math (optional, but due September 30th)
Tanguay: Page 10, Questions 2, 5-10 (Do You Know HOW?)
Grammar - End Punctuation 2 pages 5 and 6 (no Next Step)