Homework and Notes from 2/23/15

Homework:

Math:

Circle Graphs worksheet
#s 1-4

English:

Syllabication Worksheet

Social Studies

Complete writing prompt
Women began to campaign for equal rights in the 1800s. Even though they did not win equal rights until later, their efforts did cause some changes. Write about how you think family life might have changed once women began to campaign for equal rights.

Full Sentences. You can type it if needed

Notes:



Welcome back from the break! I hope everyone is relaxed and had a nice time off.

Homework and Notes from 2/12/15

Homework:

Math:

Percents of Change
#s 1-12 worksheet

Science

Finish Vocabulary Crossword from Landscapes lesson today

Notes:



In Current Events today we read an article entitled  Frank Gehry's Latest Design Is Being Compared To A "Crumpled Brown Paper Bag" from Dogo News. Frank Gehry is famous for his offbeat architectural designs like the enormous glass sails of the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris and the titanium fish scales of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. His latest building, the first in Australia, is as radical - so much so that critics have likened it to a crumpled brown paper bag. (DogoNews)

Homework and Notes from 2/11/15

Homework:

Math
Circle Graphs and Percents

Finish first page #s 1-4

Pick 6 questions on Percent of a Number

Answer any 6!

Notes:



Today we went to our 2nd part of the Microsoft Store. We had a blast! Look for pictures on on Gersh Academy Facebook page.

Homework and Notes from 2/5/15

Homework:

Math:

#s 1-12

Percents of numbers Homework

Stocks:

Make sure you are keeping up to date on your prices
Keep tracking those gains and losses!

Notes:



In Current Events we read an article entitled James Patterson creates Self Destructing Book To Market Latest Thriller from Dogo News. With between 600,000 and a million books being published or self-published just in America each year, it is getting increasingly hard for writers to get their books noticed. Most stick to old-fashioned tactics like book tours that allow them to connect with their existing readers and attract new ones. However, there are a few that pull some amazing marketing stunts to get their publications noticed. (Dogo News)



The Winter Show is tomorrow: Please arrive at 11:30 for Raffles and the performance will begin at 12. Jillian will be performing with two others! Raymond will be performing as well!The rest of our class will be working jobs such as selling raffle tickets, handing out programs or selling food!

Homework and Notes from 2/4/15

Homework:

Math:

Fractions to Percents
#s 1-28

Science:

Time Zones Writing Prompt
Before there was a time zone system, sailors had their own system of keeping time. Use the Internet, nonfiction books, and periodicals to research how sailors kept time as they sailed around the Earth.

Answer in complete sentences

Stocks:

Make sure you are keeping up to date on your prices
Keep tracking those gains and losses!


Notes:



In Current Events we read an article entitled Groundhogs Make Their Prediction from Dogo News. February 2nd was Groundhog Day. This meant that woodchucks (and other animals) all across North America revealed their predictions about the length of this year's winter. Among them were legendary weather forecaster Punxsutawney Phil and risingsuperstar, Staten Island Chuck. As is the annual tradition, Punxsutawney's most famous resident was pulled out from his burrow in Gobbler's Nob early in the morning by two handlers dressed in tuxedos and top hats. With over twenty thousand people waiting in anticipation, the groundhog carefully surveyed his surroundings before declaring (via spokesperson Bill Deely): "Forecasts abound on the Internet, but I, Punxsy Phil, am still your best bet. Yes, a shadow I see...You can start the Twitter hashtag #sixmoreweeksofwinter." (Dogo News)



The Winter Show is on Friday: Please arrive at 11:30 for Raffles and the performance will begin at 12. Jillian will be performing with two others! The rest of our class will be working jobs such as selling raffle tickets, handing out programs or selling food!

Homework and Notes from 2/3/15

Homework:

Social Studies:

Melting Pot Writing Prompt
Do you have any immigrants to America in your family? 
Write a paragraph about where your family came from. 
Include some of the cultural traditions of your family.

Stocks:

Make sure you are keeping up to date on your prices
Keep tracking those gains and losses!

Notes:



Reminder: Please send flower orders tomorrow is the last day for Valentine orders.



The Winter Show is on Friday: Please arrive at 11:30 for Raffles and the performance will begin at 12. Jillian will be performing with two others! The rest of our class will be working jobs such as selling raffle tickets, handing out programs or selling food!

Homework and Notes from 1/29/15

Homework

Math:

Percentage of Numbers Worksheet
#s 1-42

Social Studies:
Imagine you are an immigrant to the U.S. in the 1890s, just coming into New York Harbor. As you see the Statue of Liberty, what feelings might you have about your new country?
Immigration Writing Prompt
*ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES

Current Events:

Deflate-Gate Article

Finish 4 questions in complete sentences


Notes:



In Current Events we read an article entitled The Mystery Surrounding New England Patriots' Deflated Footballs. With less than a week left before Superbowl  XLIX, the argument among sports fans and experts should largely be about which of the two teams - the New England Patriots or the Seattle Seahawks - is going to take home the coveted title. However this year, the light banter has been overshadowed by a more serious discussion - did the Patriots cheat at the January 19th AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts by using deflated balls? (Dogo News)



We continued to work on our Stock Market Project. Some of the students are making money, some breaking even and some are losing money. All in all, we are all learning about how the stock market works. The prices for Giangaspro's companies for today was released in a press release before class started.

Giangaspro TV (GTV)

$91.72 per share

Giangaspro Retail Center (GRC)

$97.69 per share

Giangaspro Food Co. (GFC)

$12.08 per share

Homework and Notes from 1/28/15

Homework:

Math:

Circle Graphs Percentage Worksheet
Finish classwork

10% of Numbers Worksheet
(#s 1-45)

Stocks:

Update your Stocks Porfolio. Please keep up with your updated share prices.

Notes:


Our Field Trip to Microsoft Store was POSTPONED due to the weather. I will keep you updated on when it is going to be taking place.



In English, we finished the excerpt of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. We tackled the challenging questions in class and had a great discussion about the traits of the main characters.

1. At the story's end, Aronnax writes, "So, to the question which the Book of Ecclesiastes posed 6,000 years ago, 'hast thou walked in the search of the depth?', two men, amongst all men, now have the right to reply. Captain Nemo and I." That is, Aronnax claims to have the same knowledge of the ocean depths as Captain Nemo. Do we believe this claim? Why or why not?
2. Let's assume that Nemo was terribly wronged—that he was driven from land because of some awful tragedy, and that he and his crew endured the worst possible punishments and humiliations. Would Nemo's actions be justified then?
3. Is the Nautilus's plunge into the Maelstrom really an accident? Is an experienced captain like Nemo likely to make such a mistake?

Homework and Notes from 1/26/15

Homework:

Math

Percents worksheet
#s 1-28




Notes:


BE CAREFUL!

WINTER STORM JUNO

No School Tomorrow 1/27/15

Blizzard warnings have been issued for parts of seven states in anticipation of Winter Storm Juno, which will be a major snowstorm for the Northeast Monday through Tuesday night, lingering into Wednesday morning. Parts of the region will see blizzard conditions and more than 2 feet of snow.

The high confidence in forecast wind and snowfall has led the National Weather Service to issue blizzard warnings well in advance of the storm. Those warnings stretch from parts of New Jersey all the way to Downeast Maine, including the cities of Boston, Providence, Hartford and Portland. The warnings go into effect as early as 1 p.m. Monday in the New York City area; the warnings for Downeast Maine begin in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Most of the warnings are valid through late Tuesday night.

Homework and Notes from 1/23/15

Homework

None. Enjoy the weekend

Notes:



In English class, we continued our excerpts unit by reading the first 3 chapters of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne. In the year 1866, ships of several nations spot a mysterious sea monster, which some suggest to be a giant narwhal. The United States government assembles an expedition inNew York City to find and destroy the monster. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a French marine biologist and narrator of the story, who happens to be in New York at the time, receives a last-minute invitation to join the expedition which he accepts. Canadian whaler and master harpoonist Ned Land and Aronnax's faithful servant Conseil are also brought aboard. (Credit: Wikipedia)




We continued to work on our Stock Market Project. Some of the students are making money, some breaking even and some are losing money. All in all, we are all learning about how the stock market works. The prices for Giangaspro's companies for today was released in a press release before class started.

Giangaspro TV: $87.54 per share

Giangaspro Retail Center: $92.09 per share

Giangaspro Food Co: $16.08

Homework and Notes from 1/22/15

Homework:

Math:

Percents worksheet
(converting fractions to percents)

Social Studies:
Immigration Laws Syllables worksheet

Current Events (if not completed in class)
Finish Questions 1-4 on Look, No Hands! Futuristic Driverless Cars Are All The Rage

Notes:


In Current Events we read an article entitled Look, No Hands! Futuristic Driverless Cars Are All The Rage.In early January, Mercedes-Benz captured the world’s imagination by unveiling a futuristic self-driving car prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to being autonomous, the F015 Luxury in Motion, also promises to be fuel efficient and as its name indicates, the epitome of luxury. While this is in complete contrast to Google's compact, koala-like autonomous vehicle, one thing is apparent - if manufacturers have their way, driverless cars will be sharing the highways with human-driven vehicles, within the next decade.



In Social Studies, we continued doing our stock projects. Here was the press release for the 3 companies that are "owned" by Giangaspro.

Press Release: Closing price of 3 companies

1/22/15

Giangaspro TV (GTV)

$78.65 per share

Giangaspro Retail Center (GRC)

$49.87 per share

Giangaspro Food Co. (GFC)

$49.42 per share

Homework and Notes from 1/21/14

Homework:

Math:

page 580 in textbook

#s 22-23

Social Studies:
United States Immigration Worksheet
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

Science:

Science of Location Writing Prompt

You are one of the five themes of geography (location, place, region, movement, and human/environment interaction). As one of the themes, you are to write a speech that explains to fifth grade students why you are an important theme in geography. Good luck! 

Notes:



In Current Events we read an article entitled 11 of 12 Pats footballs underinflated from ESPN. The NFL has found that 11 of 12 of the New England Patriots game balls were inflated significantly less than the NFL requires, league sources involved and familiar with the investigation of Sunday's AFC championship game told ESPN.

We answered these questions: 

1.   What is the main idea of this article?

2.   How did the Patriots gain a competitive advantage?

3.   Do you think this is cheating?

a.   Why or why not?

4.   What is another way that someone can cheat in a sport?

5.   How can cheating affect the way people feel about you?

6.   What should the punishment be for the Patriots if they conclude that they were cheating?

Homework and Notes from 1/20/15

Homework:

Math:
Ratio and Proportions Worksheet
(Mrs. Spinner)

Career Development:

Answer Writing Prompt in complete sentences on worksheet
Why does the US prohibit some items from entering our country? Research a banned item. Why is it banned?

Notes:



In Current Events, we read an article entitled NASA Astronaut And Russian Cosmonaut Prepare For Year Long Mission To International Space Station from Dogo News. On March 28th, US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, will launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft on a historic mission - a year long visit to the International Space Station. The trip, the first of many that will be undertaken before a manned mission to Mars, is a test to gather information about the physiological and physical effects of extended space travel on the human body.

Kelly will serve as the station's commander for the last six months, while Kornienko will be its engineer throughout the extended stay. They will also participate in a variety of experiments to shed light on how human eyes, bones, and other organs react to extended space visits, which have so far have been limited to a maximum of six months.Simultaneously, Scott's identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, who also happens to be a NASA astronaut, will be participating in similar experiments back on earth so that scientists can compare physical changes between the two, who share the same DNA. (Dogo News)

In Social Studies, we started our Stock project. This will be a lengthy IN CLASS project. Here are the expectations for the project:

You are studying the stock market and will become an investor.  Your goal will be to use $10,000 dollars to invest in the companies of your choice.  You will have to do some research on your companies so that you know what you are investing in.  Invest wisely and see if you can strike it rich with your $10,000. You will be creating a portfolio in a folder with all of this information.

You will need the following in your investigation

1.     A line graph based on the stocks you have invested in.   You will need to follow all the rules of line graphs and add data to your graph daily.  This graph must be drawn by hand.

2.     A list of all the companies that you have invested in.  You will information about what the company does and why you decided to invest in it. You must invest in 3 companies. Two publically traded companies and one of Mr. Giangaspro’s  faux companies. Invest wisely!

3.     Please think of the reasons and fully support them.

4.     Calculate the percent growth or the loss of your investment.

5.     Create a Circle graph of your Portfolio.

6.     Summary of what went well and what did not go well.  What was your strategy when investing and what you would change if you were given another $10,000.  What did you learn during the Investment project.

Notes from 1/16/14

Homework:

None!


Notes:

Have a great weekend.



We are off on Monday for Martin Luther King 1/19/15. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King's birthday, January 15 See you Tuesday!



Check out the article here!

In Current Events today, we read an article entitled The Cool Gadgets And Toys Unveiled At The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.Every January, thousands of manufacturers from all over the globe head to Las Vegas, Nevada, to showcase their newest technology innovations at the world-renowned Consumer Electronics Show (CES). While all the products that range from household items to vehicles are amazing, there are always a few that steal the thunder. Here are the ones made the short list at this year's CES, which took place from January 6th through 9th. (DogoNews)

Homework and Notes from 1/15/15

Homework:

English:

Syllables Practice Worksheet
Complete and Return


Notes:

Tomorrow is a 1/2 day. Dismissal will be at 11:45



In Current Events we read an article from NewsEla NFL owners love LA, but for a different game than football. Los Angeles hasn't had a pro football team since 1994. Every so often, an NFL team threatens to move there, unless its city helps it build a new stadium. This "play fake" almost always works. (NewsEla)



Big Question: How does the events in her early life shape her in the future?

In English we continued reading excerpts and went with the primary source of Zlata's Journal by Zlata Filipovic. She is a founding member of NYPAW (Network of Young People Affected by War). She has spoken extensively at schools and universities around the world on issues of children in conflict. She was a member of the UNESCO Jury for the Prize for Children and Young People's Literature for Tolerance. She is a recipient of the Child of Courage Award by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre in Los Angeles (1994). (Wikipedia)

Homework and Notes from 1/14/15

Homework:

Math:

Histogram Skills Practice 11-2

#s 1-3 *Complete problems on a separate sheet of paper

Science:

Syllables worksheet
#s 1-13 (Numbers of syllables and divide into syllables)

Notes:



In English, we continued to read excerpts from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain.  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is often considered Twain's greatest masterpiece. Combining his raw humor and startlingly mature material, Twain developed a novel that directly attacked many of the traditions the South held dear at the time of its publication. Huckleberry Finn is the main character, and through his eyes, the reader sees and judges the South, its faults, and its redeeming qualities. Huck's companion Jim, a runaway slave, provides friendship and protection while the two journey along the Mississippi on their raft.


Half Day on Friday
We have a 1/2 day on Friday. It will be an early dismissal and students will go home at 11:45.

Homework and Notes from 1/13/15

Homework

Social Studies

Hazardous Factory Work During the Industrial Revolution
Writing prompt (type or write it right on the worksheet)
Why do you think children were allowed to work in factories during the time of the Industrial Revolution?

Notes:


Today our class had a field trip to the Microsoft Store in Roosevelt Field Mall. The class got to learn about how the store works and about some of the new products they have to sell. The class had a great time.


In Social Studies, we read about Hazardous Factory Work during the Industrial Revolution. Working in the factories of the Industrial Revolution was hazardous. The factory workers faced safety hazards, health hazards, and cruel treatment. Factory machines were the latest technology, and factory owners were anxious to get their machines up and running. Safety was not a major concern. Dangerous parts of machines were not screened off. Machines were not equipped with features to make them shut off in case of an accident. (EdHelper)

Homework and Notes from 1/12/15

Homework:

Math:

Choose intervals from the data set and construct a histogram to represent the data
# 5 on page 578

Hours Spent Exercising per Week
3, 0, 9, 1, 4, 2,0, 3, 6, 14, 4, 2, 2, 5,3, 7, 3, 0, 8, 3, 10

Social Studies

Machines of the Industrial Revolution

Writing Prompt in COMPLETE SENTENCES

Do you think that the inventions of the Industrial Revolution had an overall positive or negative effect? Give a reason for you answer.

Notes:


In Current Events we read an article from DogoNews entitled Having a Snow Day? Enjoy It While It Lasts. Every year around this time, schools districts in the Eastern and Midwestern regions of the United States brace themselves for the inevitable "snow days" - school closures forced by the freezing Arctic blasts that dip temperatures to as low as 40 below in states like Iowa. While a great favorite amongst students, the unscheduled holidays are a big nuisance for educators. That's because in order to complete the State mandated 180 days of student instruction, they have to compensate for the unscheduled holidays by cancelling teacher enrichment days, long weekends and in extreme cases, even cutting short spring and summer vacations. However, with advances in technology those worries may soon be a thing of the past. That's because many schools are in the process or have already converted "snow days" into "e-learning days." That means that instead of frolicking in the white stuff, students are expected to attend school virtually, using their laptops or tablets. (DogoNews)