HW - Spring Break

NO packets this time but lots of projects though, as well as preparation for the Smarter Balanced Assessment:

1. Science Fair Project  (Due Tuesday, May 6)
2. California Missions Project  (Due Monday, May 19)
• (LINK) Click here for the project options.  Students must choose one of the four options
• Students must choose ONE of the California missions:
• Mission San Diego de Alcalá (1769)
• Mission San Calros Borremeo de Carmelo (1770)
• Mission San Antonio de Padua (1771) 
• Mission San Gabriel Arcángel (1771) 
• Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (1772) 
• Mission San Francisco de Asís (1776) 
• Mission San Juan Capistrano (1776) 
• Mission Santa Clara de Asís (1777) 
• Mission San Buenaventura (1782) 
• Mission Santa Bárbara (1786) 
• Mission La Purisima Concepción (1787) 
• Mission Santa Cruz (1791) 
• Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (1791) 
• Mission San José de Guadalupe (1797) 
• Mission San Juan Bautista (1797) 
• Mission San Miguel Arcángel (1797) 
• Mission San Fernando Rey de España (1797) 
• Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (1798)
• Mission Santa Inés (1804) 
• Mission San Rafael Arcángel (1817) 
• Mission San Francisco de Solano (1823) 

1. Smarter Balanced Assessment

• Students need to try and complete all the tests on the main Practice Test page (Training, Practice, and Performance).  The goal is for students to familiarize themselves with the controls of the assessment as well as the material that may be covered.
• Follow these directions as outlined in a previous blog post: http://ruskinamutan.blogspot.com/2014/02/smarter-balanced-practice-tests.html

A few more things:

• Some students did not finish their Letter to the Author. They will need to do so during or after the break.
• We have a field trip to the Almaden Quicksilver Mines on Monday, May 5. We will need FOUR chaperones.  Permission slips go out on Monday.