Jackie & Shadow

Follow Jackie and Shadow's journey as they raise their eaglets.

Each morning, students begin their day with a focused "Do Now" activity designed to ease them into the school day with purpose and calm. Currently, this week we are working with Daily 4, which means a math questions, vocabulary question, SEL question and checking in on their current mood.

5th Grade Math

This week, we are working on the math standard 5.OA.B.3, which focuses on patterns and relationships. Students are learning how to create two numerical patterns using given rules, organize the numbers in a table, and look for relationships between the two patterns. They are also learning how to graph ordered pairs and explain what the pattern shows.

This standard is important because it helps students move beyond just finding the “next number.” They begin to understand how numbers grow, how rules create patterns, and how two patterns can be connected. This builds a strong foundation for later work with ratios, graphing, functions, and algebra.

At home, families can help by pointing out real-life patterns. For example, you might ask, “If we save $5 each week, how much will we have after 4 weeks?” or “If one recipe uses 2 cups of flour, how much flour would we need for 3 batches?” Students can also practice making simple tables, noticing what changes, and explaining the rule in words.

The most helpful thing you can do is ask your child to explain their thinking. Questions like, “What rule do you notice?” “How is the pattern changing?” and “Can you show that in a table or graph?” encourage students to think like mathematicians and build confidence with patterns.

6th Grade Math

This week, we are working on the math standard 5.OA.B.3, which focuses on patterns and relationships. Students are learning how to create two numerical patterns using given rules, organize the numbers in a table, and look for relationships between the two patterns. They are also learning how to graph ordered pairs and explain what the pattern shows.

This standard is important because it helps students move beyond just finding the “next number.” They begin to understand how numbers grow, how rules create patterns, and how two patterns can be connected. This builds a strong foundation for later work with ratios, graphing, functions, and algebra.

At home, families can help by pointing out real-life patterns. For example, you might ask, “If we save $5 each week, how much will we have after 4 weeks?” or “If one recipe uses 2 cups of flour, how much flour would we need for 3 batches?” Students can also practice making simple tables, noticing what changes, and explaining the rule in words.

The most helpful thing you can do is ask your child to explain their thinking. Questions like, “What rule do you notice?” “How is the pattern changing?” and “Can you show that in a table or graph?” encourage students to think like mathematicians and build confidence with patterns.

7th Grade Math

For 7th and 8th grade, we are working with scale, scale drawings, and proportional relationships. Students are learning how to use a scale factor to enlarge or reduce figures, read maps and blueprints, and compare real measurements to scaled measurements. This skill helps students understand how math is used in architecture, design, maps, models, and real-world problem solving. At home, families can help by pointing out examples of scale, such as maps, floor plans, model cars, LEGO builds, or recipes. Ask your child, “What does the scale mean?” or “How would the real size change if we doubled or reduced it?”

8th Grade Math

For 7th and 8th grade, we are working with scale, scale drawings, and proportional relationships. Students are learning how to use a scale factor to enlarge or reduce figures, read maps and blueprints, and compare real measurements to scaled measurements. This skill helps students understand how math is used in architecture, design, maps, models, and real-world problem solving. At home, families can help by pointing out examples of scale, such as maps, floor plans, model cars, LEGO builds, or recipes. Ask your child, “What does the scale mean?” or “How would the real size change if we doubled or reduced it?”

Science

This week in science, we are learning about osmosis, which is the movement of water through a membrane from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration. Students are exploring how water moves in and out of cells and why this process is important for living things. This connects to real-life examples such as plants absorbing water through their roots, cells staying balanced, and how different liquids can affect fruits, vegetables, or eggs in a lab. At home, families can support learning by asking questions like, “What happened to the egg or plant?” “Where did the water move?” and “Why do cells need balance to survive?”