1. ExMo
January Open
Team Meeting

2. Reading Comprehension
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sworched Moopy, and the ackles conbreted to
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both of the ackles, and luped em off to edsen.

3. Benchmarks – Everyone!
Reading – late January
 Purpose – evaluate student progress with
grade-level reading objectives at the
halfway point, determine my focus of
teaching, one piece of data for reading
comprehension tutorials
 These strategies, concepts, and skills are
taught throughout the entire school year
 STAAR

4. Standard Sections (Skype today!)
 Reading
Tone/mood
 Point-of-view (perspective)
 Characters = motives and changes

 Grammar
No Red Ink – individualized practice
 How does grammar impact writing? sentence
structure, clauses, pronouns, and strong verbs

 Writing

Short story
 Special guest teacher, author Kay Honeyman

5. TAG Sections (MOTOE test today!)
 Reading
Tone/mood
 Point-of-view (perspective)
 Characters = motives and changes

 Grammar
No Red Ink – individualized practice
 How does grammar impact writing? sentence
structure, clauses, pronouns, and strong verbs

 Writing
Reversal Poem
 Radio Broadcast Podcast project


6. Social Studies – Global Issues
 My
Top Three Reflections
 Water and Cultures of the Sahara: focus
on survival and responsibility
 Water Walk

7. The Middle East
 Cultural
characteristics
 Monotheistic religions
 Current issues and historic issues
 Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict
 Understanding ethnic groups
 The Arab Spring and the effect on
neighboring countries

8. India & Neighboring Nations
Polytheism:
Hinduism
Civil Disobedience: Gandhi
Malala
Economy of South Asia – workers
rights
Nepal – Mt. Everest

9. China
China
in recent history
Changes
in government and
economy
Rising world power
History
and culture
Calligraphy,
Tai Chi, traditional arts

10. Social Studies – Southeast Asia
• Mainland and Island Countries,
Mongolia and Taiwan
• A Day in the Life, Short
Documentaries: Film Festival on
Friday. Popcorn, red carpet and
celebrities…
• Next week: Japan & the Koreas
• Geographic factors, history, and
culture
• Communist regime of North Korea

11. Social Studies – Europe, next 5
weeks of school
Western – Cultures, digital
postcards, classical music, and
traditional fables like Grimm Bros.
fairytales!
2014 Winter Olympics!
Eastern –Overview covering
central Europe since end of Soviet
Union

12. Science
Chemistry Unit
 SepOREation


of a Mixture Lab
Separate mixture, sell ore, graph data, write conclusion,
company presentations on Monday
Investments, mergers and acquisitions (optional)
 Chemistry Test 1/16

13. Science – coming up
Space Unit
Solar system, comets, asteroids, space exploration
 Mars Lander Designs
 Possible Science Skype with JHUAPL

Physics Unit
 Students
will learn about the three laws of
motion, with emphasis on the first and third
laws; speed; potential and kinetic energy.
 Project: Physics Olympics

14. Science
Visioneering 2014 at SMU
 We
will register 1-2 teams of 10
 6th – 8th grade students
 Competition is February 22 (Sat)
 7:30 am-1:00 pm

Texas Instruments, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin
 Team
meetings TBA

15. Math News – Standard Math
 We
are finishing adding and
subtracting fractions and mixed
numbers
 Test
Next Wednesday, January 15th!
 Thursday:
Benchmark Test
 Next Unit: Rates and Proportions
 Rates, Ratios, and Unit Rates
 Make, Solve and Use Proportions
 Scale Drawings

16. Math News – Regular Math
 Then…Percent
 Relate
Percent and Decimals
 Convert Percent, Fractions, and
Decimals
 Compare and Order Fractions and
Decimals
 Percent of a number, simple interest
 Project: Let’s Party!

17. Math News - TAG
 Students
have been working on PBL “Let’s
Party!”
 Students are presenting their party proposals
today, where they planned a party for a 13
year old.
 They were on a budget and had to develop a
theme. Students planned all details and are
sharing their ideas today to Park Cities Event
Company.
 They learned about budgeting, percent of a
total, circle graphs, scale drawings, and excel

18. Math News - TAG
 Next
Unit– Proportional Reasoning
 Ratios
 Rates and unit rates
 Proportions
 Similar Figures
Then…Application of Percent
 Percent of a quantity
 Percent of change

19. Math News - Reminders
 Extra
credit is always available – it is up
to the students to pick up and complete!
 Corrections – please remind your child
to correct any quiz grade! They have
one week to turn it back in from the day I
hand the quiz back. Students can correct
homework any night as well.
 Morning tutorial times: Every M, T, W,
and TH from 7:45-8:10.

20. Dates to Remember
Open House
Wednesday, March 19 th
5:30 pm
Next Open Team
Meeting
Wednesday, April 9
11:30-12:00, 5/6 AR

21.  An
HPMS/MIS
opportunity you
do not want to
miss!
 Jan. 16 @ 5:30

22. New Tech Gadgets Under the
Tree?
 HPISD
MyTech Initiative
 ExMo Expectations
 Tablets
and laptops are welcomed…
encouraged in classes every day!
 Devices are off and away unless being
utilized during instruction
 Store in locked classrooms or lockers
 Be prepared: charging, earbuds & flash
drives
 Gaggle!

23. Instagram
 Photo-sharing
app which people use to upload
and modify photos
 If you wouldn’t do it in real life, don’t do it on
Instagram
 Photos are public by default
 When account is private, user must approve or
deny other users

ExMo kids are approving everyone…
 Geotagging

24. Avatars
internet safety – protect your identity
 Yahoo
avatars - http://avatars.yahoo.com
 WeeMee avatars - http://www.weeworld.com
 www.mywebface.com ?
 www.portraitmail.com
 http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml

25. Common Sense Media
-
What parents need to know
 - What families can talk about
 - What's the story
 - Is it any good