Week of 1/4/10
"These plans are based on the best prediction of what we hope to accomplish for this week. Please note, that these plans will vary from time to time because of various interruptions (fire drills, assemblies, etc.) and that we want to make sure students master material, before we move on to new concepts."

I have decided to hold off on the Biography essay. This weekend students are to use their LA Books (pages 106-114) to draft a final copy of their Comparison-Contrast Essay. It is due on Tuesday 1/12/10. They can hand print it or do it on a computer.
Biography Essay due dates:
Friday 1/8/10 - Idea web due
Monday 1/11/10 - Sloppy copy due
Wednesday 1/13/10 - Revised copy due
Friday 1/15/10 - Final copy due

Language Arts:
Monday: SSR Continue doing adjective coding
Tuesday: SSR Quiz on adjective coding
Wednesday: SSR - Advisory - Practice time management and finding a place to study after school - Quiz on coding
Thursday: SSR - Computer lab working on comparing and contrasting essay
Friday: SSR IDEA WEB DUE - Computer lab to finish comparing and contrasting essay.

Math Book 1:
Monday: Warm up - Review Chapter 5 lessons 1&2
Tuesday: Warm up - 5.3 Learn to find averages - Homework: Page 234 # 10-15
Wednesday: Warm up -Review for chapter 5 lessons 1-4 quiz
Thursday: Warm up - Chapter 5 lessons 1-4 Quiz
Friday: Warm up - 5.5 Bar Graphs

Math Book 2:
Monday: Warm up Review Histigraphs
Tuesday: Warm up - 5.3 Introduction to Box-and-Whisker plots
Wednesday: Warm up - 5.3 Box-and-Whisker plots continued
Thursday: Warm up - 5.4 Learn to construct scatter plots
Friday: Warm up Review for Monday's Quiz

History:
Monday- Students will take notes on the original patriarchs of the Hebrew people. Study guide issued.
Tuesday- Students will take notes on Hebrew experience with Egypt.
Wednesday- Students will take notes on the establishment of the capital and subsequent Babylonian captivity.
Thursday- Students will take notes on Roman Diaspora
Friday- Students will test on the above.

Study Guide Jan 4 to 8
Please note: As we study the Mid East and the ancient peoples who occupied it, we include the Mesopotamians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Persians, Hittites, Hebrews, and other cultures to dwell and/or occupy the land. As we study each culture, we review their technology, government, education and religion. Our purpose is to understand our world today by better understanding the cultures of the past. We will also be studying the Muslim and Christian faith as well as others. Objectivity is always important and prerequisite to our studies. Please call me if you have any questions.
1. Hebrews- Originally, twelve tribes of nomadic herders from Mesopotamia.
2. Monotheism- The belief in one God.
3. Torah- The first five books of the Bible.
4. Prophet- Messengers of God.
5. Exodus- Flight of Hebrews from Egypt.
6. Ten Commandments- Hebrews believed that these were laws which came from God.
7. Abraham- He was said to be the original patriarch.
8. Issac- He was the son of Abraham.
9. Jacob- He was the son of Issac who’s name was changed to “Israel”
10. Israel- The name means “struggler with God”
11. Moses- He led the Hebrews out of Egypt.
12. Bablyon- A Mesopotamian culture which enslaved the Hebrews.
13. David- Jewish King of Israel.
14. Covenant- It is believed to be a promise and relationship between the Hebrews and God.
15. Judah- It was one of the Hebrew tribes from which we get the term Jewish.
16. Canaan- A previous name for the land of Israel.
17. Philistine- Peoples who once dominated what we call Israel today and from where the term Palestine stems from.
18. Diaspora- The dispersion of Jewish people to different parts of the world during Roman occupation.
19. Nebuchadnezzar- Babylonian king who destroyed Solomon’s temple.
20. Solomon- Hebrew king when the initial temple was built. Posted by Mr. Ellis at 9:29 AM 0 comments

Week of 12/14/09

Parent Geography Bee Form (copy & paste)

Parent/Guardian Signature_________________________

Student Name__________________________________

Class Teacher__________________________________

Date(Must be turned in by the end of the week)__________

Answer Below:

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Language Arts:
Monday:SSR I read "Charlotte Doyle" - Coding - Begin essay
Tuesday:SSR I read "Charlotte Doyle" - Coding - Begin essay
Wednesday:SSR I read "Charlotte Doyle" - Coding - Begin essay
Thursday:SSR I read "Charlotte Doyle" - Coding - Begin essay
Friday:SSR I read "Charlotte Doyle" - Coding - Begin essay

Math Book 2:
Monday: Chapter 4 Test
Tuesday: 5.1 Learn measure of central tendency. Homework: page 222 & 223 # 11,14,15
Wednesday: 5.2 Learn how to make a Frequency Table.
Thursday: 5.2 Learn to draw histograms. Homework: page 228 #5
Friday: Histogram worksheet

Math Book 1:
Monday: Chapter 4 Test
Tuesday: 5.1 Learn how to draw and interpret Line Plots. Homework: page 222-223 # 7-12
Wednesday: 5.2 Learn to draw a stem & leaf plot. Homework: page 226 # 4-6
Thursday: 5.2 continued.
Friday: Worksheet

History:
Monday: Learn about Egyptian Religions - Group work Reading Readiness Guide
Tuesday:Learn about Egyptian Religions read and do graphic organizer
Wednesday:Learn about Egyptian Religions Review
Thursday: Quiz on Egyptian Religions
Friday:

Week of 12/7/2009

Language Arts:
Monday: SSR - Grammar Adjectives - Read "Southpaw"
Tuesday: SSR - Grammar More adjectives - Read "Concha"
Wednesday: SSR - Grammar - Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories
Thursday: SSR - Writing an essay
Friday: SSR - Writing an essay


Math Book 1:
Monday: Warm up - 4.6 - Using Powers of ten to multiply and divide - Homework: page 194 8-15
Tuesday: Warm up - 4.6 continued - Homework: pages 194-195 #16-30 & 44, 45
Wednesday: Warm up - 4.7 Dividing with decimals - Homework Page 202 #3-10
Thursday: Warm up - 4.7 continued - Homework: pages 202-203 #17-19, 26-28
Friday: Warm up - 4.8 - Problem solving with decimals and percents

Math Book 2:
Monday: Warm up 4.6 - Learn to solve addition equations Goal 1 - Homework: page 200 #9-17
Tuesday: Warm up 4.6 - continued - Homework: page 201 21-27
Wednesday: Warm up - Do Diving to Explore on page 203
Thursday: Warm up - 4.7 - Learning to solve subtraction equations - Part 1 - Homework: page 206 #17-25
Friday: Warm up - 4.7 continued

History:
Monday:The rulers of Egypt - Reading readiness guide
Tuesday:Read about the rulers of Egypt
Wednesday:Guided reading and review
Thursday:Rulers of Egypt
Friday:Quiz on the rulers of Egypt

WEEK OF 11/30

Language Arts:

Monday: SSR- Students will edit essays
Tuesday: SSR - Students will write their final draft
Wednesday: SSR - Comparing and contrasting short stories. Students will prepare to read Southpaw. Apostrophies - Advisory
Thursday: SSR - Read Southpaw - Learn more about apostrophies.
Friday: SSR - Finish apostrophies.

Math - Book 2:

Monday: Review for quiz
Tuesday: Quiz
Wednesday: Lab 4.5 Investigating Integer Subtraction pages 190-191 - Finish for homework
Thursday: 4.5 Learn to subtract integers. Pages 192-195 - Homework pages 194 # 12-20 and 31-33
Friday: Lab 4.6 Investigating algebra tiles.

Math - Book 1:

Monday: Review for quiz
Tuesday: Quiz
Wednesday: 4.5 Students will divide decimals by whole numbers - Homework: page190-191 #14-23
Thursday: 4.6 Students will use powers of ten to multiply and divide - Homework: page 194 #8-15
Friday: 4.6 continued

WEEK OF 11/23/09

LANGUAGE ARTS:

Monday - SSR - Students will learn Apostrophes in Action, reason 1. -Test on "Do or Die."
Tuesday - SSR - Students will learn second rule for apostrophes.
Wednesday - SSR - Learn about Hyphens. -
Thursday & Friday - Thanksgiving Holiday

MATH BOOK 1 :

Monday -4.4 Lab - Investigating Decimal Multiplication pages 180-181 finish for homework
Tuesday -4.4 - Learn how to multiply decimals and percents pages 182-185.
Wednesday - Continue 4.4 learning how to multiply decimals and percents pages 182-185.
Thursday & Friday - Thanksgiving Holiday

MATH BOOK 2 :

Monday - 4.3 Finding integers on a number line - pages 178-181 - Homework: pages 180-181 # 6-26
Tuesday - 4.4 Lab investigating addition of Integers pages 182-183. Finish for homework.
Wednesday - 4.4 Students will learn to add integers. - Pages 184 - 187
Thursday & Friday - Thanksgiving Holiday

HISTORY:

Monday: Students will finish Reading Readiness Guide. In their groups the will reread Fertile Crescent Empires.
Tuesday: Students will do Guided Reading and Review on page 35 of their notebooks.
Wednesday: Students will take a quiz on Fertile Crescent.
Thursday & Friday: Thanksgiving Holiday

WEEK OF 11/16/09


Language Arts:
Monday-SSR - More commas, semicolons, and colons - BRING COLOR PENCILS!
Tuesday- SSR - Finish Do or Die. Letter writing tips pages 23-24
Wednesday- SSR - More nouns! Preparing to read short stories. Our focus will be on comparing and contrasting. Comma, semicolon, and colon quiz
Thursday- SSR - Read Southpaw. Quotation marks pages 25-26
Friday- Short Story Video (no assignment)

Math BOOK 2:
Monday - Chapter 3 Test
Tuesday - 4.1 Lab Investigating Patterns and Expressions pages 166-167 - Homework: #4 & 5
Wednesday - 4.1 Pattern Tables and Expressions pages 170-171 - Homework: page 168-171 # 13-21.
Thursday - 4.2 Scatter Plots and the Coordinate Plane pages 172-175 - Homework: pages 174-175 #9-21
Friday - 4.3 Integers and the Number Line pages 178-181 - Homework: pages 180-181 # 6-8, 14-20, 25-26

Math BOOK 1:
Monday - Chapter 3 test
Tuesday - 4.1 Lab Investigating Decimal Addition and Subtraction pages 164-165 - Homework: Finish Lab
Wednesday - 4.1 Adding Decimals pages 166-169 Homework: pages 168-169 # 6-16 and 22-23
Thursday - 4.2 Subtracting Decimals pages 170-173 Homework: pages 172-173 # 8-18
Friday - 4.3 Estimating Sums and Differences pages 176-179

History:
Monday- We will study the ancient cuneiform writing system. Vocabulary terms will include cuneiform, stylus, clay tablets and scribe. Students will transcribe the following numbers in our base ten system to Babylonian using cuneiform script. : 237-5,452-890,565-99.
Tuesday- We will discuss the Sumerian deities. Students will write a response to the question “Why did the Sumerians have so many gods and lesser spirits?”. The new vocabulary words will be Nanana, diety, Shamash, priest, Ishtar and Rabiscu.
Wednesday- We will discuss the rise of Mesopotamian city states along with their basic structure. Students will compare by written response a city-state to a country. What are the similarities and what are the differences. Vocabulary terms to be added are Sumer, Akkad, Nippur, Babylon, Lagash, and Eridu.
Thursday - Students will review the Code of Hammurabi. They will then create a set of laws that might work for this community.
Friday- Students will study pictures of Mesopotamian ziggurats, the wheel, irrigation methods and the twelve month calendar based on cycles of the moon. They will describe each.

Week of 11/9/09

Language Arts:
Monday- Part 1 State Assessment Practice
Tuesday- Part 2 State Assessment Practice
Wednesday- Veterans Day
Thursday- Part 3 State Assessment Practice
Friday- Short Story Video (no assignment)

Math BOOK 2:
Monday - Review for Test
Tuesday - CH 3 Test
Wednesday - Veterans Day
Thursday - 4.1 Lab Investigating Patterns and Expressions pages 166-167 - Homework #4&5
Friday - 4.1 Pattern Tables and Expressions.

Math BOOK 1:
Monday - 3.7 Powers and Exponents part 2 Pages 145-147 - Homework: page 146-147 # 15-19 & 43-48
Tuesday - 3.8 Using Decimals, Fractions, and Percents pages 148-151 - Homework: pages 150-151 # 6-14
Wednesday - Veterans Day
Thursday - Review for test
Friday - Chapter 3 test

History:
Monday- We will study the ancient cuneiform writing system. Vocabulary terms will include cuneiform, stylus, clay tablets and scribe. Students will transcribe the following numbers in our base ten system to Babylonian using cuneiform script. : 237-5,452-890,565-99.
Tuesday- Veterans Day Presentation (no assignment)
Wednesday- There will be no school. It is Veterans Day.
Thursday- We will discuss the Sumerian deities. Students will write a response to the question “Why did the Sumerians have so many gods and lesser spirits?”. The new vocabulary words will be Nanana, diety, Shamash, priest, Ishtar and Rabiscu.
Friday- We will discuss the rise of Mesopotamian city states along with their basic structure. Students will compare by written response a city-state to a country. What are the similarities and what are the differences. Vocabulary terms to be added are Sumer, Akkad, Nippur, Babylon, Lagash, and Eridu.

"These plans are based on the best prediction of what we hope to accomplish for this week. Please note, that these plans will vary from time to time because of various interruptions (fire drills, assemblies, etc.) and that we want to make sure students master material, before we move on to new concepts."

WEEK OF 11/2/09

Language Arts:
Monday:SSR - Commas, semicolons, and colons - Go to the Library

Tuesday:SSR - Review commas, semicolons, and colons - Reread "Do or Die"

Wednesday: 2 hour late start/ bowling

Thursday: SSR - Quiz on commas, semicolons, and colons

Friday:SSR - Vocabulary activity Study for vocabulary test next Friday!

Math Book 2:

Monday: Students will learn the Distributive Property 3.6 Goal #1. Homework: page 144 #7-14

Tuesday: Students will understand the Distributive Property 3.6 Goal #2 Algebra and Variables . Homework: pages 144-145 # 15-22 and 28-31

Wednesday: 2 hour late start/ bowling

Thursday: Students will complete Lab 3.7 Investigating Division of Fractions. Homework: page 149 #6-14

Friday: Students will learn to dividing fractions and mixed numbers 3.7
STUDY FOR CHAPTER 3 TEST ON TUESDAY

Math Book 1:

Monday: Students will learn to rounding decimals 3.6. Homework: pages 140-141 # 11-20 and 33-39

Tuesday: Students will learn the concept of powers and exponents . 3.7 Goal 1- Using exponents to write powers - Homework: page 146 #7-20

Wednesday: 2 hour late start/ bowling

Thursday: Students will learn powers and exponents. goal 2 - Evaluating Expressions - Homework: page 147 # 33-48

Friday: Students will learn to use decimals, fractions, and percents. 3.8 - Homework: pages 150-151 #6-15
STUDY FOR CHAPTER 3 TEST ON TUESDAY!

History:
Note: New vocabulary words will be added beginning second quarter.

Monday: We will be discussing Sumerian supernatural explanations for natural phenomena. Students will write their own explanations in a supernatural way for volcanoes, flooding and earthquakes.

Tuesday: We will discuss how a life in a society is formed by their belief systems and rituals. This speaks to the beginnings of theocracies. Students will answer the question in fifty words or more, “Why were priest-kings important to Mesopotamian cultures”? There will also be a test on the power point terms.

Wednesday: Students will fill in a map on the mid east using a desk map and a visual presentation.

Thursday: Students will complete a word search on places in the mid east.

Friday: Students will watch a video on the mid east.

Week of 10/26/09

Language Arts:
Monday: SSR 10-15 minutes - Test on capital letters - write "Suspense Story" plot

Tuesday:SSR 10-15 minutes - DON'T FORGET AR POINTS ARE DUE NEXT WEEK! Learn how to use commas. Homework: Finish p.15-16. Read "Do or Die" for purpose.

Wednesday:SSR 10-15 minutes - Learn to use semicolons and colons. Homework: Finish the worksheet. Continue reading for purpose.

Thursday:SSR 10-15 minutes - Review commas, semicolons, and colons. Continue reading for purpose.

Friday:SSR 10-15 minutes - comma, semicolon, colon quiz. Students will take comprehension test on "Do or Die".

Math Book 2:
Monday: Students will add and subtract fractions. Homework: pages 128-129 #14-25

Tuesday: Students will be able to add mixed numbers. Homework: pages 132-133 #15-37 odd

Wednesday: Review for mid chapter quiz

Thursday: Mid chapter quiz

Friday: Students will be able to multiply fractions and mixed numbers.

Math Book 1:
Monday: Students will be able to represent decimals using a number line and set models. Homework: pages 126-127 #6-18

Tuesday: Students will be able to rewrite decimals as fractions and percents. Homework: pages 129-130 # 19-20, 25-33odd, 41-44

Wednesday: Review for mid chapter quiz

Thursday: Quiz

Friday: Students will be able to compare and order decimals.

History/Geography:
Monday- Ice Age. Large game died out. Hunting became critical. Define the following words: temperature, glacier, Greenland, inter glacial, ice sheet, glaciation, glacial deposits

Tuesday- Locate Current Ice Sheets. Define Antarctica, southern hemisphere, desert, antarctic circle, magnetic pole, ice shelf. Apply five themes.

Wednesday- New Stone Age. Define: farming, herding, division of labor, artisans, pottery, Catel Huyuk, bartering

Thursday- River Valley Civilizations. Define: Asia, Tigris, Euphrates, theocracy, Nile, Mesopotamia, Yellow River, Huang River.

Friday- Geography of Mesopotamia. Define: Red Sea, city-state, new stone age, Sumer, Mediterranean Sea, Akkad, Black Sea

Week of 10/19/09

Language Arts:
Monday: Run on sentences
HIB assembly

Tuesday: Run on sentences
Suspense story web- On your web put "suspense" in center and web 25 scary
sounds, places, and things.

Wednesday: Advisory - Students will review uppercase letters. Review worksheet are due Thursday.

Thursday: Correct uppercase worksheets - Students will complete end punctuation and abbreviations worksheet. Students will complete the worksheets for homework. We will be reading Fables.

Friday: We will review uppercase, end punctuation, and abbreviations worksheet. There will be a quiz on Monday. We will be reading "Aesop's Fables" for comprehension


Math Book 1:
Monday:Students will learn base 5 numbers - Homework: Chapter 2 Review Test

Tuesday: Go over Review Test

Wednesday: Chapter 2 Test

Thursday: Student will explore decimal representation. HW page 114-115 #10-30 even.

Friday: Students will learn to use the metric system.


Math Book 2:
Monday: Students will learn how to write fractions as decimals. - Homework: Chapter 2 Review Test
Tuesday: Go over Review Test

Wednesday: Chapter 2 Test

Thursday: Students will learn to find the least common multiple of numbers. Homework pages 16-17 #12-22 even

Friday: Students will learn to write mixed numbers and improper fractions.


History:
Monday: Archaeology Power Point - Students will write definitions on page 19 of your notebook.

Tuesday: Lucy Power Point - Write definitions on page 19 of your notebook. Answer questions at
the end of the Power Point.

Wednesday: On page 23 of your notebook write: How would my life be different if there were no stores, central heating, carpenters, craftsmen and technology beyond the use of stones and sticks?

Thursday: The Neolithic Age.

Friday: Video on the Stone Age/Neolithic Age