School wide activity - talent show

Mercer was absent today.

Today's lesson continued to focus on his class project. Mercer reviewed information about Indonesia and the frequency of its volcanic activity and identified what areas currently have active volcanoes.

Today's lesson focused on his class project. Mercer spent time working on transferring the map of Indonesia to the form board platform. Mercer reviewed maps that identified volcanos in Indonesia and gathered materials to build the mountains and landmasses.

Mercer continued exercises from the 8th grade math Envision textbook, finding missing angles.

Mercer worked on his colored pencil drawing project during the period.

Mercer took his spelling test and made a 100. We discussed Chapter 7 of, "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler," and he answered precise and detailed comprehension questions over this chapter. He completed an activity using possessive plural and singular nouns. He used his Wordly Wise vocabulary words and their various meanings in context. He read the new literature story, "How Tia Lola Came to Visit," and learned about cause, effect, and making inferences.

Lesson 2 Three Classes of Rock: We learned that rocks are classified not only by how they form, but also by texture and composition. Igneous rocks are extrusive because they form when magma reaches Earth’s surface. If it cools quickly there is no time for crystallization and volcanic glass forms. Intrusive igneous rocks form when magma cools and solidifies beneath Earth’s surface. Sedimentary rock is compressed and cemented into layers formed from clay, silt, sand, and gravel as well as organic remains. Metamorphic rock is formed from large increases in temperature or pressure. Metamorphism causes changes in mineralogy, texture, and chemical composition. Foliated metamorphic rock results from extensive deformation by regional metamorphism. They contain aligned, planar arrangements of mineral grains. Non-foliated metamorphic rocks such as marble result from minimal deformation of rocks containing one or a few minerals.

Mercer continued exercise from the 6th grade math Envision textbook, finding missing angles.

Mercer learned to write the letter n in cursive using the words an, zainy, happen, and name. He completed an activity using his Wordly Wise words in context. He explored using possessive plural nouns in an activity that demonstrated his understanding of their proper usage. He answered comprehension questions over Chapter 6 of, "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler."