WEEK OF 11/8/10
WEDNESDAY IS A LATE START DAY
THURSDAY - NO SCHOOL
PARENTS IF YOUR CHILD IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MATH HOMEWORK LOG ON TO www.glencoe.com

SPELLING/VOCABULARY
#9

• cue- signal to speak or act
• truth – something factual
• fruit – edible part of plant
• youth – not very old
• due – expected to arrive
• sue – undertake legal proceedings
• mood – state of mind
• dewdrop – drop of water
• suitcase – container for belongings during travel
• bedroom – room for sleeping
• toothache – pain in tooth
• teaspoon – small spoon
• juice – liquid from fruit or vegetables
• pure – not mixed
• rude – ill-mannered
• unit – one person, thing, or group
• deduce – reach conclusion
• computer – electronic data processor
• situation – state of affairs
• ruin – broken remains



READING & LANGUAGE:
Monday - Spelling/Vocabulary
Learning the main idea HW: Make fryer models for spelling/voc words
Tuesday:Taking notes while you read - fill out Main Idea models HW: Spellling words and definitions 5x each.
Wednesday: Part 2
Thursday: No School
Friday: Quiz on Wartime Mistakes, Peacetime Apologies

MATH BOOK 2:
Monday: Absolute value HW: Worksheet
Tuesday: Comparing and ordering Integers HW page 22-23
Wednesday: Coordinate Plane HW pages 24-25
Thursday: NO SCHOOL
Friday: Adding Integers

MATH BOOK !:
Monday: Algebra Functions HW Worksheet
Tuesday: Bar and Line graphs HW: pages 21-22
Wednesday: Interpret Line Graphs HW:pages 23-24
Thursday: NO SCHOOL
Friday: Stem and Leaf Plots

History: This week we are learning about Sumer

Science:
We will be doing Investigation #6

WEEK OF 11/1/10
READING:
SPELLING/VOCABULARY #8

• steamboat – steam-powered boat
• stagecoach – large horse-drawn coach
• oatmeal – breakfast cereal
• snowflake – crystal of snow
• tiptoe – walk with heels raised
• rainbow – multicolored arc in sky
• blindfold – bandage tied over eyes
• roast – cook in oven
• zone – separate area with particular area
• rote - repetition
• gnome – tiny supernatural being
• scold – tell somebody off
• code – system of letters, numbers, or symbols
• soul - feelings
• tadpole – frog or toad larva
• close - near
• heroic - courageous
• remote – far away
• shoulder – place where arm attaches to trunk
• zero - nothing

MONDAY: Fryer models for spelling/voc.
TUESDAY: Reading circles
WEDNESDAY: Plot bell
THURSDAY: Reading circles
FRIDAY: Spelling/vocabulary test

LANGUAGE:
MONDAY:coding
TUESDAY: Writing sentences using phrases
WEDNESDAY: writing summary paragraphs
THURSDAY: Sentences
FRIDAY: coding

MATH BOOK 2
MONDAY: Algebra Properties
TUESDAY: Algebra: Arithmetic Sequences
WEDNESDAY:Algebra: Arithmetic part 2
THURSDAY: REVIEW FOR TEST - Order of operations, algebra expressions,Exponents,Square Roots,Arithmetic Sequence
FRIDAY: TEST

MATH BOOK 1
MONDAY: Order of operations
TUESDAY:Algebra Variables and Expressions
WEDNESDAY: Part 2
THURSDAY: Review for test
FRIDAY: TEST

SCIENCE 7
We will be finishing lab 5 this week. On Thursday we will review and Friday will be the test.

SOCIAL STUDIES

This week we will be finishing up Hunters and Gathers, and starting Mesopotamia.

WEEK OF 10/25/10
REMEMBER FRIDAY IS THE HEALTH FAIR AND FUN RUN
PLEDGES ARE DUE WEDNESDAY THE MONEY WILL BE COLLECTED THE FOLLOWING WEEK

READING:
Monday: Spelling words, Reading circles (Green and Blue groups take book test) (Orange and Pink Groups write summary paragraph on what they have read) - HW do frayer models
Tesday: Read "All Summer in a Day" fill out sequence graphic organizer.
Wednesday:Reading Circles
Thursday: Finish "All Summer in a Day" and graphic organizer
Friday: Spelling/Vocabulary Test

LANGUAGE:
Every day students start class with a DOL
This week we will be working on conjunctions and Interjections

MATH BOOK 1
Monday: Quiz
Tuesday: Powers and Exponents
Wednesday: Order of Operations
Thursday: Review Powers and Exponents, and Order of Operations
Friday: Quiz

MATH BOOK 2:
Monday: Rounding decimals
Tuesday: Estimating sums and differences
Wednesday: Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Thursday: Review
Friday: Quiz

HISTORY:
We will be working on CH 3 Hunters and Gathers

SCIENCE:
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday:Lab Investigation 5 "Seeds of Life"

WEEK OF 6/7/10

THE WORLD'S FAIR IS ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010, FROM 5-7PM.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE, THE STUDENTS WORKED SO HARD ON THEIR PROJECTS.

ALL TEXT BOOKS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY.

STUDENTS WILL BE DOING ORAL REPORTS ON THEIR COUNTRY THIS WEEK.

IN LANGUAGE ARTS WE WILL BE FINISHING THE ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS.

IN MATH STUDENTS WILL BE DOING ACCELERATED MATH.

WEEK OF 6/1/10

Language Arts:
Map testing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Friday: Feedback on Country Reports.

Math Book 2:
Tuesday: 10.4 Finding Patterns in a Coordinate Plane - HW Page 494-495 7-23
Wednesday:Review Ch 10 Lessons 1-4
Thursday: Quiz Ch 10 lessons 1-4
Friday: Accelerated Math

Math Book 1:
Tuesday: Lab 10.4 Investigating the Area of a Triangle Finish for HW
Wednesday:10.4 Finding the area of a Triangle HW - 7-12
Thursday:10.4 Continued HW 495-496 13-19
Friday:Accelerated Math

History:
Country Boards

WEEK OF 5/24/10

Spelling/Vocabulary
• Approximate
• Diameter
• Percent
• Ratio
• Event
• Pi
• Circumference
• Probability
• Prism
• Solution

Language Arts and History:
We will be working on the Worlds Fair Projects all week.

Math Book 1:
Monday: 10.3 Learning how to use parallelograms - HW pages 488-489 # 7-24
Tuesday: 10.4 Lab investigating the area of a triangle finish for homework.
Wednesday: 10.4 Finding the area of a triangle - HW Page 494 #7-12
Thursday: Accelerated Math

Math Book 2:
Monday: 10.4 Patterns in a coordinate plane - HW 494-495 #7-14
Tuesday: 10.4 Day 2 - HW 494-495 #15-22
Wednesday: Page 497 Mid-Chapter assessment
Thursday: Accelerated Math

WEEK OF 5/10/10
NO SPELLING OR VOCABULARY THIS WEEK
STUDENTS WILL BE TESTING ON WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME ON TUESDAY!!!!! PLEASE ASK YOUR CHILD FOR THEM!!!
PLEASE GO OVER THE WORLDS FAIR REQUIREMENTS PACKET WITH YOUR CHILD, AND SIGN THE FRONT PAGE ( IT IS WORTH 10 POINTS).

READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS:
WE WILL BE DOING DOL EVERY DAY.
WE WILL BE WORKING ON THE WRITTEN REPORT FOR THE WORLDS FAIR.

MATH BOOKS 1 & 2:
WE WILL BE DOING ACCELERATED MATH ALL WEEK.

HISTORY:
WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT INDIA.

WEEK OF 5/3/10

SPELLING/VOCABULARY
capital, capitol
aloud, allowed
threw, through
weather, whether
dear, deer

READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS
Monday: Spelling/Vocabulary - Define words - working on onomatopeia - DOL
Tuesday:DOL - Story test - working on alliteration
Wednesday: DOL - Reading log
Thursday: DOL - Book test - chapters 12-13
Friday: DOL - Spelling test - reading log

Math Books 1 & 2
This week we will be doing surface ares and volume of rectangular prisms.
We will also be reviewing what we have learned so far this year.

History:
We will be starting our unit in India as well as working on the Country project.

WEEK OF 4/26/10
PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME ON TUESDAY

SPELLING/VOCABULARY WORDS
one, won
meet, meat
whose, who's
write, right
your, you're

Reading/ Language Arts:
We will continue working on Figure of Speech.
Book Tests: Tuesday - Ch 9, Thursday - Ch 10-11
Students will be answering reading log questions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Math Book 2:
Monday: Lesson 9.3 Finding the Surface Area of a Cylinder - HW Pages 440-441 8-18 & 20.
Tuesday: Review for quiz
Wednesday: Accelerated Math
Thursday: Quiz Chapter 9 lessons 1-3
Friday: Accelerated Math

Math Book 1:
Monday: Review for quiz
Tuesday: Quiz Ch 9 Lessons 1-4
Wednesday: Accelerated Math
Thursday: 9.5 Slides in a Coordinate Plane
Friday: Accelerated Math

History:
This week we will be working on our projects in the computer lab.

WEEK OF 4/19/10

SPELLING/VOCABULARY WORDS
to
too
two
there
their
they're
its
it's
know
no

Reading:
Monday: SSR - Go over spelling words - More on personification
Tuesday: SSR - Book test Ch 3-4
Wednesday: SSR
Thursday: SSR - Book Test CH5-8
Language Arts: DOL
This week we will be working on our Country projects
Math BOOK2:
Monday: Chapter 8 Test
Tuesday & Thursday: Accelerated Math
Wednesday: Chapter 9.1 - Exploring Polyhedrons - HW pages 430-431 #9-17 & 19-23
Friday: 9.2 finding the surface ares of a prism
Math BOOK 1:
Monday: Chapter 8 Test
Tuesday & Thursday: Accelerated Math
Wednesday: 9.2 Angles and their measures - HW Pages 428-429 #7-19, 21-23, 25,26
Friday: 9.3 Congruent and similar figures
History:
Continuing to learn about the origins and spread of Christianity.

WEEK OF 4/11/10

Reading:
SSR - Students must bring their "Country" books to class every day to read for 30minutes. We will also be learning more figurative language.

Language Arts:
Spelling/vocabulary words:
1. point of view
2. elevation
3. altitude
4. resolution
5. location
6. latitude
7. longitude
8. equator
9. rotation
10. axis

We will also working on coding,

MATH BOOK 2:
Monday: We will review 8.5-8.7
Tuesday: Accelerated Math
Wednesday: 8.8 Students will learn Pythagorean Theorem Please bring your calculators.
Thursday: Review for Chapter 8 Test. The test will be on Monday.
Friday: Accelerated Math

MATH BOOK 1:
Monday: Review 8.6
Tuesday: Review for Chapter 8 Test
Wednesday: Accelerated Math
Thursday: Chapter 8 Test
Friday: Accelerated Math

History:
We will be learning about the origins and spread of Christianity.

WEEK OF 4/5/10

MONDAY:

Period 2 – Reading

• SSR 10-15 minutes
• Pass out Chapter 9 House on Hackman’s Hill Quiz. They will need their books for this quiz.
• Hand out Spelling and Voc. list

Period 3 – Language Arts

• DOL – Week 11 DOL collect them when they are finished.

Spelling and Vocabulary pre- test. Have them take out a piece of paper and number it 1-9. Read the spelling words and then give them about 10-15 minutes to write the voc. Definitions down. They need to use their list to check their papers so they know how to study.

Period 4 - Math Book 2

• 8.5 Finding the area of a trapezoid, pages 396-397. Do # 7-20 and 21-23. Finish for Homework.

Period 5 – Math Book 1

• 8.6 Dividing with mixed numbers Day 1 Teach lesson pages 400-401. Do problems 6-13 and 15-25 odd. Finish for homework.

Period 6 – History

• Read Chapter 35 sections and do the worksheets in their notebooks that go with what you read..

Period 8 – Language Arts Strategies

• DOL – Same as 3^rd period
• Students will read 2 chapters of Al Capone Does My Shirts.
• After they read they will write a six sentence paragraph summary of those chapters .

TUESDAY:

Period 2 – Reading

• SSR 10-15 minutes
• Pass out Chapters 11-13 House on Hackman’s Hill Quiz. They will need their books for this quiz.
• Review Spelling and Voc. list

Period 3 – Language Arts

• DOL – Week 11 DOL collect them when they are finished.
• Spelling and Vocabulary pre- test. Have them take out a piece of paper and number it 1-9. Read the spelling words and then give them about 10-15 minutes to write the voc. Definitions down. They need to use their list to check their papers so they know how to study.
• Handout Standards and Benchmarks packet. Do “Using Similes” and “Simile Worksheet.”

Period 4 - Math Book 2

• 8.6 Finding the area of a circle pages 400-401. Do # 7-15 odd and 20-23. Finish for Homework.

Period 5 – Math Book 1D

• 8.7 exploring the area of a right triangle, pages 406-409. Do problems 8-20. Finish for homework.

Period 6 – History

• Read Chapter 35 sections and do the worksheets in their notebooks that go with what you read.

Period 8 – Language Arts Strategies

• DOL – Same as 3^rd period
• Students will read 2 chapters of Al Capone Does My Shirts.
• After they read they will write a six sentence paragraph summary of those chapters.

WEDNESDAY:

Period 2 – Reading

• SSR 10-15 minutes
• Pass out Chapters 11-16 House on Hackman’s Hill Quiz. They will need their books for this quiz.
• Hand out Spelling and Voc. List

Period 3 – Language Arts

• DOL – Week 11 DOL collect them when they are finished.
• Spelling and Vocabulary pre- test. Have them take out a piece of paper and number it 1-9. Read the spelling words and then give them about 10-15 minutes to write the voc. Definitions down. They need to use their list to check their papers so they know how to study.
• In packet do 1^st two pages of Metaphors.

Period 4 – Math Book 2

• 8.5 Finding the area of a circle continued pages 400-403. Do # 8-16 even and 24-26. Finish for Homework.

Period 5 – Math Book 1

• D-55 area of triangle worksheet. Finish for homework.

Period 6 – History

• Read Chapter 35 sections and do the worksheets in their notebooks that go with what you read..

Period 8 – Language Arts Strategies

• DOL – Same as 3^rd period
• Students will read 2 chapters of Al Capone Does My Shirts.
• After they read they will write a six sentence paragraph summary of those chapters .

THURSDAY:

Period 2 – Reading

• SSR 10-15 minutes
• Pass out Chapter 16 House on Hackman’s Hill Quiz. They will need their books for this quiz.
• Hand out Spelling and Voc. list

Period 3 – Language Arts

• DOL – Week 11 DOL collect them when they are finished.
• Spelling and Vocabulary pre- test. Have them take out a piece of paper and number it 1-9. Read the spelling words and then give them about 10-15 minutes to write the voc. Definitions down. They need to use their list to check their papers so they know how to study.
• Finish packet.

Period 4 - Math Book 2

• 8.7 Finding square roots pages406-409. Do # 7-25 odd. Finish for Homework.

Period 5 – Math Book 1

• Chapter 8 assessment on page 414. Finish for homework.

Period 6 – History

• Read Chapter 35 sections and do the worksheets in their notebooks that go with what you read..

Period 8 – Language Arts Strategies

• DOL – Same as 3^rd period
• Students will read 2 chapters of Al Capone Does My Shirts.
• After they read they will write a six sentence paragraph summary of those chapters .

WEEK OF 3/22/10
EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE MONDAY-THURSDAY, NO SCHOOL FRIDAY!

Monday and Wednesday:
Periods 1,2,3,and 6

Tuesday and Thursday:
Periods 4,5,and 7

Reading:
Monday: Novel quiz - Chapters 7 & 8
Wednesday: Novel Quiz - Chapter 9

Language Arts:
Monday:

Math Books 1 & 2:
Accelerated math all week

History:
Finish "How Rome Went From a Republic to an Empire."

WEEK OF 3/15/10

The Sixth Grade World’s Fair

Beginning soon, your sixth grader will begin working on his/her World’s Fair project. This is an interdisciplinary project involving your student’s Reading, Language Arts, and Social Studies classes. All sixth graders participate in these activities, with different parts assessed in the aforementioned subjects. To begin the research, he/she will be assigned a foreign country, will check out a non-fiction book on that country, and will read that book. Next, using the book as well as other reference sources, your child will take notes on his/her country using the Five Themes of Geography. During Language Arts, he/she will use the notes to generate a written report (expository essay). Based upon that information, your sixth grader will then build a cardboard display for the World’s Fair night, which will be held on June 8^th. This fair will be open to the public; so many people will be able to enjoy the fruits of the students’ labor. Finally, in his/her Language Arts class, an oral presentation will be given on what your child has learned about that country. As you can see, this will be a huge undertaking, so you may want to begin discussing it with your child sometime soon.

Reading:

This week we will be starting to read the novel House on Hackman"s Hill. Students will be tested every Friday on their weekly reading.

First Quiz is on Monday. It covers Chapters 1&2

Spelling and vocabulary words this week will be 10 math terms.

Language Arts:

We will be working on conferences.

We will be doing more coding.

We will be writing Expository Paragraphs.

Math Book 2:

Monday:Warm up - 8.3 Learn to find the Circumference of a circle - HW: Page 388 #7-9 and 12-14.

Tuesday & Thursday: Accelerated Math

Wednesday: Warm up - 8.3 continued - HW: pages 388-389 # 10, 15-22

Friday: Warm up - 8.4 - Finding the area of a parallelogram

Math Book 1:

Monday: Warm up - 8.5 Using reciprocals to divide fractions - HW: pages 389-399 #7-27

Tuesday & Thursday: Accelerated Math

Wednesday: Warm up - 8.6 Dividing mixed numbers - HW: pages 402-403 #6-35

Friday: warm up - 8.7 Area of a right triangle

History:

This week we will learn how Rome went from a republic to an Empire

WEEK OF 3/8/10
"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."

Reading:
Monday: SSR - Literary Skills Review - "The Path Through the Cemetery"
Tuesday: SSR - Liteary Skills Review - "Celebrating the Quinceanera"
Wednesday: Advisory
Thursday: SSR Library - Vocabulary Skills Review
Friday: SSR - Writing skills review

Language Arts:
Monday - Friday - We will be working on coding all week

Math Book 2:
Monday: Warm up - Intersecting lines and angle measures - HW: pages 376-377 #5-25
Tuesday: Warm up - Accelerated Math
Wednesday: Warm up - Lab 8.2 Slides into coordinate plane - HW Finish lab
Thursday: Warm up - Accelerated math
Friday: Warm up - 8.2 Translations

Math Book 1:
Monday: Warm up - 8.3 multiplying fractions
Tuesday: Warm up Accelerated Math
Wednesday: Warm up - 8.4 dividing fractions: HW - Pages 392-393 # 7-23 odd
Thursday: Warm up - Accelerated Math
Friday: 8.4 dividing fractions

History:
Rise of the Roman Republic

WEEK OF 3/1/10
"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."


READING:
Monday: SSR -" Wartime Mistakes, Peacetime Apologies" Graphic organizer
Tuesday: SSR - Read "What A Character"
Wednesday:SSR - Literary Skills Review pages 222-223
Thursday:SSR - Informational Skills Review pages 224-225
Friday:SSR - Collection 3 Short Story: Character introduction 231-235

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Monday:DOL - " Wartime Mistakes, Peacetime Apologies" after you read
Tuesday:DOL - Coding Adverbs
Wednesday:DOL - coding adverbs
Thursday:DOL Coding adverbs
Friday:DOL - Quiz on coding adverbs

MATH BOOK 2:
Monday: Warm up - Simple interest worksheet
Tuesday:Warm up - 7.7 Percent increase and decrease - HW: pages 360-361 # 8-20 & 24-26
Wednesday:Warm up - Review for Chapter 7 Test
Thursday:Warm up - Review for Ch 7 Test
Friday:Warm up - Chapter 7 Test

MATH BOOK 1:
Monday:Warm up - Multiplying fractions worksheet
Tuesday:Warm up - 8.2 Multiplying fractions - HW: pages 378-379 # 6-29 all
Wednesday:Warm up - 8.3 Multiplying mixed numbers - HW: pages 386-387 # 7-20 26, 27
Thursday & Friday: Warm UP - 8.4 Dividing fractions with common denominators


HISTORY:
Monday - Friday: The Rise Of The Roman Republic

WEEK OF 2/22/10

Reading:
Monday: SSR - Graphic organizer for "The Bracelet" due - Complete Reading focus
Tuesday:SSR - Using reading focus write a paragraph that summarizes the plot of "The Bracelet"
Wednesday:SSR - Read an interview with Walter Dean Myers focus on drawing conclusions
Thursday:SSR - Getting ready to read "The Game" focus on drawing conclusions, interpreting, and analyzing.
Friday:SSR - Reading other stories by Walter Dean Myers

Language Arts:
Monday: DOL - Essay rough draft due (50 points)
Tuesday:DOL -Expository Writing
Wednesday:DOL -Expository Writing
Thursday:DOL -Expository Writing
Friday:DOL -Expository Writing

Math Book 1:
Monday: Warm up - 7.5 and 7.6 Subtracting and regrouping mixed numbers
Tuesday:Warm up -7.5 and 7.6 Subtracting and regrouping mixed numbers
Wednesday:Warm up - 7.7 Problem solving with fractions and decimals HW: pages 356-357 #8-15
Thursday:Warm up - Do Chapter review
Friday:Warm up- Correct chapter review CHAPTER 7 TEST on MONDAY!

MathBook2:
Monday: Warm up - Review For Quiz
Tuesday: Quiz CH7 Lessons 1-4
Wednesday:Warm up 7.5 Learn to make circle graphs HW- pages 350-351 # 7-20
Thursday:Warm up Circle graph worksheet
Friday:Warm up7.6 learning to find simple interest

History:
Monday - Friday: Finish Greece and begin Rome

WEEK OF 2/15/10
NO SCHOOL MONDAY

Reading:
Tuesday: SSR - Finish story plot/setting for "All Summer in a Day"
Wednesday: SSR - Get ready to read focusing on setting and conflict
Thursday and Friday: SSR - Read "The Bracelet"

Language:
Tuesday: SLOPPY COPY DUE - DOL - partner edit Sloppy copy
Wednesday: DOL - Continue editing
Thursday and Friday: DOL - coding adverbs

Math Book 2:
Tuesday and Wednesday: Warm up - 7.3 Finding large and small percents HW: to be determined.
Thursday and Friday: Warm up - 7.4 Working with percent equations

Math Book 1:
Tuesday and Wednesday: Warm up - 7.4 Adding and subtracting mixed numbers
Thursday: Review for quiz
Friday: CH7 lessons 1-4 quiz

History:
This week we will be learning the golden age of Athens.

WEEK OF 2/8/10

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY 2/12/10

Reading:
Monday: SSR -Finish "Just Once" - write down spelling words
Tuesday: SSR -Prepare to read "All Summer in a Day" - Purpose: Plot and setting
Wednesday:SSR - Continue "All Summer in a Day"
Thursday:SSR - Finish "All Summer in a Day" Spelling test

Language:
Monday- Friday: DOL Finish and edit sloppy copy
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:

Math Book 1:
Monday: Warm up - 7.2 Finding the least common denominator - HW: pages 324-325 #7-23
Tuesday: Warm up - 7.3 learn to add and subtract fractions - HW: pages 332-333 # 6-25
Wednesday: Warm up - 7.4 adding and subtracting mixed numbers - HW pages 338-339 # 8-32
Thursday: Review for quiz QUIZ TUESDAY

Math Book 2:
Monday: Chapter 6 Test
Tuesday: Warm up - 7.1Learn about percents, fractions, and decimals - HW: pages 324-325 #7-30
Wednesday: Warm up - 7.2Learn to find a percent of a number part 1
Thursday: Warm up - 7.2 learn to find percents of numbers part 2 - HW: Pages 330-331 #7-28


History:
Monday- Thursday: This week we will be learning about the Persian Wars.

WEEK of 2/1/10

Reading:
Monday: SSR - Preparing to read "Just Once" - Focus on plot and setting.
Tuesday: SSR - Read "Just Once" - Focus on plot and setting.
Wednesday: Late Start - SSR - Finish reading "Just Once."
Thursday: SSR -
Friday: SSR -

Language Arts:
Monday: DOL - Work on sloppy copy
Tuesday: DOL-Work on sloppy copy
Wednesday: DOL- Work on sloppy copy
Thursday: DOL - Edit sloppy copy
Friday: DOL- Write rough draft

Math Book 2:
Monday: Warm up - 6.6 Recognize similar polygons - HW: pages302-303 # 10-16
Tuesday: Warm up - 6.6 continued - Homework worksheet
Wednesday: Warm up - 6.7 scale drawings - HW: page 309 15-19
Thursday: Review for chapter 6 test
Friday: Chapter 6 test

Math Book 1:
Monday: Warm up - Chapter 6 Review
Tuesday: Chapter 6 test
Wednesday:Warm up - Measuring length in customary system - HW pages320-321 #12-28
Thursday: Warm up - 7.2 least common denominator - HW: pages 324-325 # 15-22
Friday: Warm up - 7.3 Adding and subtracting fractions

History:
Monday: Compare Athens and Sparta and the Athenian government
Tuesday: Athenian economy and education
Wednesday: Women and slaves in Athens
Thursday: Sparta
Friday: Quiz on Athens and Sparta

WEEK OF 1/25/10

Language Arts:
Monday:DOL Read "Priscilla and the Wimps" focus on plot and setting. Sloppy copy assignment due.
Tuesday:DOL Read "Just Once"
Wednesday:DOL Finish reading "Just Once."
Thursday:DOL Prepare to read "ALL Summer in a Day."
Friday:DOL Read "all Summer in a Day."

Math Book 1:
Monday: Review for CH 6 Lessons 1-4 Quiz : Study for tomorrows quiz
Tuesday: CH 6 lessons 1-4 quiz
Wednesday: Warm up - Lab 6.5 Investigating comparisons of fractions - HW: page 289 #7-12
Thursday: Warm up - 6.5 comparing and ordering fractions part 1
Friday: Warm up - 6.5 part 2

Math Book 2:
Monday: Warm up - 6.3 Learn Proportions - HW: page 286 #7-15
Tuesday: Warm up - 6.3 continued - HW: pages 286-287 #16-29
Wednesday: Warm up - 6.4 learn more about solving proportions part 1 - HW: page 290 #7-14
Thursday: Warm up - 6.4 continued HW:pages 290-291 # 15-32
Friday: Warm up proportion worksheet

History:
Monday- Students will listen to the story of Phaethon. They will apply the story to a modern day scenario.
Tuesday- Students will listen to the story of Haephaestus. They will summarize the story.
Wednesday- Students will listen to the story of Pandoras Box and apply it in a story they create with the same theme.
Thursday- Students will study their guides silently after listening to the story of Aphrodite.
Friday- Test (applies to third quarter)

WEEK OF 1/18/10
"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."

Language Arts:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: DOL - Introductory paragraph and information page on sloppy copy due. Reading magazine and newspaper articles.
Wednesday: DOL - Learning about plot and setting skills
Thursday: DOL - Read "Priscilla and the Wimps" - focus on plot and setting.
Friday: DOL - Read "Just Once" - focus on plot and conflict - Second paragraph of sloppy copy due.

Math Book 1:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Warm up - Lab 6.2 Investigating set models in groups - HW: Page 273 #7-14
Wednesday: Warm up - 6.2 Learn about division and ratios - HW: pages 276-277 #9-21
Thursday: Warm up - 6.3 Learn about equivalent fractions and ratios - HW: pages 280-281 # 14-27
Friday: Warm up - 6.4 exploring proportions

Math Book 2:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Review for chapter 5 test
Wednesday: Chapter 5 test
Thursday: Warm up - 6.1 Learn about ratios - HW: pages 274-275 #15-21
Friday: Warm up - 6.2 learning how to find rates

History:
Monday- MLK Day
Tuesday- Students will summarize a story on Zeus as the leader of the Pantheon and copy the study guide.
Wednesday- Students will summarize a story about Athena (Greek Goddess of wisdom and crafts)
Thursday- Students will summarize a story about Poseidon
Friday- Students will watch videos on the previous gods and goddesses.

History Study Guide Jan 19 to 23

1. Polis- It is a country like city-state.
2. Chronos- Greek god at the beginning of time.
3. Oranos- He killed his father Oranos.
4. Rhea- Wife of Oranos and mother of Zeus.
5. Zeus- Chief Greek god of the Pantheon.
6. Hera- Wife of Zeus and daughter of Oranos. She was known to be a plotter.
7. Poseidon- He was the Greek god of the sea and brother of Zeus.
8. Demeter- She was the earth-goddess and brother to Zeus.
9. Hades- He was the Greek god of the underworld and brother to Zeus.
10. Athena- She was the goddess of home arts/crafts and wisdom. She was the daughter of Zeus.
11. Apollo- He was the Greek god of the sun and an offspring of the Pantheon.
12. Hermes- He was the Greek messenger god and an offspring of the Pantheon.
13. Hephaestus- He was the smith god of the Greeks.
14. Thetis- She was a sea nymph who found Hephaestus and mother to Achilles.
15. Aphrodite- She was the Greek goddess of love.
16. Prometheus- He was a Greek god who gave man the gift of fire.
17. Pandora- She was given a box and told not to open it.
18. Phaethon- He rode his father’s sun chariot and plunged into the ocean.
19. Narcissus- He was a vain Greek boy who was turned into a flower.
20. Persephone- She was the daughter of Demeter who was imprisoned by Hades.

Week of 1/11/10



Language arts:
Monday: MAP testing
Tuesday: DOL - Read Charlotte Doyle - Read about the really long history of storytelling - Read "Making It Up As We GO".
Wednesday: DOL - MAP testing
Thursday: DOL - Read Charlotte Doyle - Learn to code adverbs.
Friday: DOL - MAP testing




Math Book 1:
Monday: Warm up - 5.6 learning to use line graphs - Homework: pages 248-249 # 5-7 & 9-11
Tuesday: Warm up - page 251 Communicating about math- Homework: finish page 251
Wednesday: Warm up - 5.7 Learn how to choose the appropriate graph - Homework pages 254-255 # 7-13 and 15
Thursday: Warm up - Chapter 5 review Chapter 5 test on Tuesday 1/19
Friday: Warm up - Chapter 5 Review continued

Math Book 2:
Monday: Warm up - Review for Chapter 5 Lessons 1-4 Quiz - Quiz Tomorrow
Tuesday: Warm up - Chapter 5 lessons 1-4 Quiz
Wednesday: Warm up - 5.5 Learn to use the appropriate graph - Homework: pages 246-247 #10-12 and 14
Thursday: Warm up - 5.6 Learn how to recognize misleading graphs - Homework: pages 250-251 # 4-6 and 9-10
Friday: Warm up - Communicating about math page 253.

HISTORY:
Monday- Study guide to be created and copied. It will then be posted to the blog. We begin our studies of Greece.
Tuesday- We will discuss the island of Crete and Minotaur story. Students will summarize story.
Wednesday- We will study the geographical features of Greece. Students will fill in a map.
Thursday- Students will watch a video on Greek geography and possibly the Minotaur story.
Friday- Test on the study guide and will discuss the “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King