Quizzes on angiosperms and gymnosperms were passed back and reviewed. A test on Chapter 5 will be given next Tues.
This week, 11/17, has some classes not meeting on Mon. and Fri. due to the early dismissals. As a result all Balto found poems will be passed in Thurs. or Fri. depending on the class. All finished poems must be typed and rough drafts must accompany finished product. Another cross curriculum activity is Noun Week where we have 9 types of nouns that we're finding examples of in Chapt. 5.
We will be finishing up Chapt 5 (140-171) by the end of this week. It's a long chapter so students might do well to review the 5 section reviews, notes, key terms, notes, and worksheets.

Lab reports on our gymnosperm lab were passed back on Wed.,Nov. 12. Today students did some hands on dissecting of flowers for an angiosperm lab.
We will be starting on developing found poems on Balto tomorrow. At the same time we'll be finishing up Sect.3, pages 156-161 of Chapter 5. A quiz on the two labs will be given on Fri. Students should be able to identify parts of a scale and parts of a flower as well as the sequence of reproduction in plants.

On Monday, Nov.3, all leaf albums were passed back as was a homework quiz based on a diagram of a woody stem in Sect. 1 of Chapt 5, page 147.
Some leaf albums are displayed in the library.
We are studying Gymnosperms(Sect. 2, pages 150-155) this week by reading, identifying key terms, and a hands on cone lab. By the end of the week we will have completed Section 2.
Our moss projects will be in C124 during parent conferences.