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