Week 11/2-11/5

Dear Parents,

PTC is coming soon.  We are so excited to meet you again since back school night.  We have shared a conference sign up sheet this week. Please make sure to sign up for a scheduled time.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WxAYjexZzH_BVyvMoRGGebT2ipsbzYpfGXxEdODIGk0/edit?usp=sharing

English class:

Thank you parents for having students come in today! Both classes took Science and Chinese today. I wanted to mention a few things about the science test for Mrs. McFarland. Due to the fact that I do not have a significant amount of time to teach science, it is vital for students to do the online work week to week on canvas. Our average score on the science test was a failing grade today which means we have to change some things we are doing.

I will work to help review science each Friday and walk students through vocabulary. Please encourage them to take online assignments and study guides seriously as much of the work still has to be done at home. After talking to Mrs. McFarland we will offer a retake this Tuesday for everyone. Please have them study the study guide given in class. It contains all of the material covered so far in science. Also if students do not understand concepts please have them come and meet with me. I am not their main science teacher so I will not know how much they are struggling unless they approach me.

We will work hard to improve how science is taught and hope some of these things will help.

Grades will be given out this upcoming week as we start the new quarter. Please ask questions any time.

Chinese class:

The grade is final for the T1, if you have any concerned or questions, please feel free to contact me.  The science grade already posted on the T2 skyward, please check it.  Although I didn't assign quizlet for assignments, but I will strong suggest students take 10-15 minutes go through the lesson vocabulary and practice it daily.

Chinese:

Last week, we have spent time to review MMXI2 U1 Lesson 1, we didn't have time to start MMXI2 unit 1.3, this week. Students will start lessons MMXI2 unit 1.3 新朋友

Homework: Students will complete unit 1.3 新朋友 quizlet vocabulary as well as Nearpod assignment.

Science:

Students will review biosphere lesson and start to learn FOSS lesson p.51-61 Energy and Life and Where does food come from

Vocabulary:

protists （原生生物）; producers （生产者）; molecules（分子）; carbohydrates （碳水化物）; chlorophyll (叶绿素）; autotrophs （自养生物）; food chain （食物链）; prey（猎物）; predator （捕食者）; consumer (消费者）； primary consumers （一级消费者）; secondary consumers （二级消费者）; tertiary consumers（三级消费者）; heterotrophs （外养生物） ; aerobic cellular (有氧细胞）; respiration （呼吸作用）; thermal energy （热能）; atoms （原子）; zooplankton （浮游动物）; photosynthesis （光合作用), biomass (生物量)，convert (转化); transfer (转移); carbon dioxide (二氧化碳）； phytoplankton (浮游植物）

Social Studies:

Students will finish learning about human's origin and how society has developed.