MVP's Book Talk Tuesday

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by: J.K. Rawlings. Harry Potter is a young wizard starting his 5th year at Hogwarts. He must face an evil teacher, constant dreams about a silent corridor, and the threat of you know who. JK Rowling uses a perfect mix of happiness sadness action and suspense. This is my favorite book of all time this is The order of the Phoenix. 

Middle School Band

Students talked with Middle School Band Directors about the instruments they would possibly like to play next year. Lots of fun noises and sounds this morning! 

Writing Stations

We worked on editing our literary essays in stations. At each station, students focused on a specific way to make their writing better. Check out what we looked for in our pieces below. 

Synergizing While We Study

Poem of the Week: Us

Us

By: Shel Sivlerstein

Me and him

Him and me,

We’re always together

As you can see.

I wish he’d leave

So I’d be free

I’m getting a little bit

Tired of he,

And he may be a bit

Bored with me.

On movies and ladies

We cannot agree.

I like to dance

He loves to ski.

He likes the mountains

I love the sea.

I like hot chocolate

He wants his tea.

I want to sleep

He has to pee.

He’s meaner and duller

And fatter than me.

But I guess there’s worse things

We could be-

Instead of two we could be three,

Me and him

Him and me.

Chapter 9 Space Review

Lesson 1- How Does Earth Move? (pages 363-367)

• Vocabulary: axis, rotation, orbit, revolution
• Describe how Earth rotates and revolves; length of rotation and revolution
• Explain why the sun, moon, and stars appear to move across the sky

Lesson 2 - What is a Star? (pages 369-373)

• Vocabulary: solar flare, constellation
• Describe physical characteristics of the sun
• Understand why Polaris is important  

Lesson 3- What are the Inner Planets? (pages 375-381)

• Vocabulary: planet, inner planet, space probe, moon
• Identify the inner planets and their position in the solar system
• Describe characteristics of the inner planets
• Describe how technology has helped people explore space

Lesson 4- What are the Outer Planets? (pages 383-387)

• Vocabulary: outer planets
• Identify the outer planets and their position in the solar system
• Describe common characteristics of the Gas Giants

Lesson 5- What are Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, and Moons? (pages 389-393)

• Vocabulary: asteroid, comet, dwarf planet
• Describe the difference between asteroids, meteors, meteorites, and comets
• Understand the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet

Review for Space Test

Practice these vocabulary terms for our Chapter 9 Space Unit.

Space Quizlet