Today we began in AP Classroom by going through his homework. Joshua had difficulty with one problem. We looked up a video on AP Classroom to help clarify the concept of Log scales. Then we went back to the problem and tried it. It was a problem regarding Richter-scale and Earthquakes. It was difficult, but we were able to work through it together. Then we started a new lesson 2.12 Properties of Logarithms. We practiced expanding and condensing logs, changing the base, and evaluating logs. These are kind of like a puzzle piece to figure out. Joshua did well with this.

Kellan dictated a story for me to type for him.

In his journal, Kellan wrote his spelling words in sentences. He wrote what he knows about Black History.

Richard completed the language arts portion of the MAP test.

Richard used the twist crayons to practice his spelling words and words with ci, ce, gi, and ge. He read books with words he can read.

Kaitlin wrote her spelling words in her journal and highlighted letters to remember. She did some research on Lewis Hamilton for Black History month.

Ben was to take a test on Absolute Value functions today. We began class by reviewing the transformations together. Just as we were beginning to start, Dr. Jordy came in to tell us Ben's mom was there for an appointment he had. So tomorrow he will take the test instead.

Andrew had a test today. He was able to use his reference sheet he created. He worked the entire period. He stopped to ask a few clarifying questions. When he finished I encouraged him to look through his answers. After that, we reviewed it together. He got a 91%. The only problems he missed were because there were "select all that apply" and he missed checking additional answer choices. Overall he did really well!!!

Today Aiden and I worked at the white board together to discuss the WHYS of Integer Multiplication and Division. I first wrote the rules: same sign - positive, different signs - negative. We first answered the questions by applying the rules, then we broke down why it worked. We started with 3(-2). We expanded it so that it really means (-2) three times to have (-2)+(-2)+(-2) to get -6. We did another example with dividing -10/2. We drew a box with 10 slices and then divided them into 2. We could see that each had 5 slices in them but each of them would be (-1)+(-1)+(-1)+(-1)+(-1). We discussed concepts like 10/-2. How it's difficult to think about dividing a number a negative time. So we used the commutative property to think about 10/-2 as -1(10/2), then the order of operations from there. I think this helped to clarify the rules for Aiden.

Austin began with an introduction to Greek and Latin root words. We went through several examples and Austin was asked to add additional words given the prefix or suffix root word. He enjoyed the challenge and understood that knowing Greek and Latin roots strengthens vocabulary and can be used to help decipher unfamiliar words in reading passages, and that even if the precise meaning of the word is still a mystery, he can still make an educated guess on the meaning. Next, I tasked Austin with a ReadWorks passage of a Sci-Fi genre. He enjoyed the passage very much and caught on quickly to the strategies and techniques the author employed to lead the reader into believing one thing when it was something else altogether. He answered multiple choice questions with accuracy and then summarized an open-ended question succinctly after being reminded to write in complete sentences and use a noun before substituting its pronoun in the sentence. Austin asked me to continue our novel by Louis Sachar and reminded me that he is reading another book by the same author at School. Austin was queried on certain vocabulary and asked to make predictions. He was encouraged to reflect on some of the literary devices used and answered correctly when asked to identify them. I will be giving Austin writing prompts to further develop, enhance, and refine his writing abilities.