Village A Homework 2024-2025: November 2018

Friday, November 30, 2018

Language Arts
SHORT-TERM ASSIGNMENT(S):
- in your Units of Study Narrative Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

learning target for Session Nine (on slide 3)
an entry for Session Nine Writing: identify technique(s) that James Howe used in "Everything Will Be Okay" which you'd like to emulate/practice on and then rewrite chunks of your seed idea using those technique(s)

- Newsela article due next Mon. 12/3: Princess Tiana cameo gets redrawn (DIFFERENT RULES FOR THIS TRIMESTER — read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever level Newsela defaults to for you. Recommended: practice reading the article up to 1080L).

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1) due next Mon. 12/3

Social Studies
- complete:

Studies Weekly #11: Ancient Egypt (everything except for Let's Write)
Studies Weekly #12: Egyptian Civilization (everything except for Let's Write)
Studies Weekly #13: Pyramids (just Crossword Puzzle and Think and Review)

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. HW #32: 3.1.6 #84-87 due Mon. 12/3
2. Assessment #7 on MONDAY 12/3

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. complete "Making Sense of Percent" packet due Mon. 12/3
(you can do all your work and answers on the packet)
2. Assessment #7 on MONDAY 12/3

Science
No Homework

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Reminders
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum field trip this Friday!!!

Language Arts
SHORT-TERM ASSIGNMENT(S):
- in your Units of Study Narrative Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

learning target for Session Nine (on slide 3)
an entry for Session Nine Writing: identify technique(s) that James Howe used in "Everything Will Be Okay" which you'd like to emulate/practice on and then rewrite chunks of your seed idea using those technique(s)

Social Studies
- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. HW #32: 3.1.6 #84-87 due Mon. 12/3
2. Assessment #7 on MONDAY 12/3

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. complete "Making Sense of Percent" packet due Mon. 12/3
(you can do all your work and answers on the packet)
2. Assessment #7 on MONDAY 12/3

Science

no homework

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

learning target for Session Nine (on slide 3)
an entry for Session Nine Writing: identify technique(s) that James Howe used in "Everything Will Be Okay" which you'd like to emulate/practice on and then rewrite chunks of your seed idea using those technique(s)

Social Studies
- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Yum Yum shopping list due Thurs. 11/29
2. HW #31 - problems #69, 70, 73-75
2. Assessment #7 on MONDAY 12/3

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. HW #41: 4.2.4 problems #65-69
2. Gobble Gobble shopping list due Thurs. 11/29
3. Assessment #7 on MONDAY 12/3

Science

1. Science World - Cartoon summary due Thursday 11/29

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

learning target for Session Eight (on slide 2)
an entry for Session Eight Writing for the flash-draft of the seed idea (make sure you finish writing the entire narrative for your seed idea)

Social Studies
- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Review sheet #7 - due Wed 11/28
2. Yum Yum shopping list due Thurs. 11/29
3. Assessment #7 on MONDAY 12/3

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. HW #40: 4.2.4 problems #60-64
2. Review sheet #7 - due Wed 11/28
2. Gobble Gobble shopping list due Thurs. 11/29
3. Assessment #7 on MONDAY 12/3

Science

1. Science World - Cartoon summary due Thursday 11/29

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Monday, November 26, 2018

learning target for Session Seven (on slide 4)
one bullet for the "How to Write Powerful Personal Narratives" chart (on slide 14)
create a new chart (and bookmark in the Google Doc) titled "Techniques for Writing Memorable Leads" and add the four bullets to your list (on slide 9)
a new entry for Session Seven Writing for the 2-3 leads for your seed idea

LONG-TERM ASSIGNMENT(S)/PROJECT(S):
OVERDUE
- bring your completed postcards with the address written and the the stamps affixed (if you don't have stamps, bring $0.35 for each postcard mailed to within the U.S. and $1.15 for each international one)

due TONIGHT
- finish your Google My Maps for the Refugee book (you should be done reading the book at this point in time) — if you don't have a book you could either borrow one from Ms. Sun or listen to the audiobook — the extra credit map is due TODAY by turning in the published link to your Google Sites Portfolio Language Arts page to Google Classroom

due Mon. 12/3
- finish the Refugee One Pager project (if you don't have a book you could either borrow one from Ms. Sun or listen to the audiobook)

due Fri. 12/7
- record an interview for your Family Interview Project by using the tools from StoryCorps' The Great Thanksgiving Listen (follow directions from the project direction doc for how to upload the audio file to your Google Drive) — watch these two videos for more helpful pointers:

Social Studies
- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Review sheet #7 - due Wed 11/28

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Review sheet #7 - due Wed 11/28

Science

1. Science World - Cartoon summary due Thursday 11/29

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Friday, November 16, 2018

Reminders
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum field trip permission slip (OVERDUE) to Ms. Sun

Language Arts
SHORT-TERM ASSIGNMENT(S):
- in your Units of Study Narrative Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

learning target for Session Six (on slide 3)
four bullets for the "How to Write Powerful Personal Narratives" chart (on slide 11)
an new entry for Session Six Self-Assessment (make sure you first self-assess your best writing entry thus far by comparing it to the checklist then create a goal chart modeled after the one on slide 15)

LONG-TERM ASSIGNMENT(S)/PROJECT(S):
due Mon. 11/26
- bring your completed postcards with the address written and the the stamps affixed (if you don't have stamps, bring $0.35 for each postcard mailed to within the U.S. and $1.15 for each international one)

due Mon. 11/26
- finish your Google My Maps for the Refugee book (you should be done reading the book at this point in time) — if you don't have a book you could either borrow one from Ms. Sun or listen to the audiobook — the extra credit map is due Mon. 11/26 by turning in the published link to your Google Sites Portfolio Language Arts page to Google Classroom

due Mon. 12/3
- finish the Refugee One Pager project — due Mon. 12/3

due Fri. 12/7
- record an interview for your Family Interview Project by using the tools from StoryCorps' The Great Thanksgiving Listen (follow directions from the project direction doc for how to uploade the audio file to your Google Drive) — watch these two videos for more helpful pointers:

Social Studies
- Studies Weekly #6-8 should be completed (there will be a quiz this Friday based on the three publications)

- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. no homework

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Homework #39: 4.2.3 #49-54

Science

1. Complete guided notes 5.1 (after reading pgs. 94-97 in textbook)

2. Read pgs. 99-103 and answer questions #1-4 on pg. 104

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Thursday, November 16, 2018

Reminders
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum field trip permission slip (OVERDUE) to Ms. Sun

Language Arts
- in your Units of Study Narrative Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

learning target for Session Six (on slide 3)
four bullets for the "How to Write Powerful Personal Narratives" chart (on slide 11)
an new entry for Session Six Self-Assessment (make sure you first self-assess your best writing entry thus far by comparing it to the checklist then create a goal chart modeled after the one on slide 15)

- bring your completed postcards with the address written and the the stamps affixed (if you don't have stamps, bring $0.35 for each postcard mailed to within the U.S. and $1.10 for each international one)

- finish your Google My Maps for the Refugee book (you should be done reading the book at this point in time) — if you don't have a book you could either borrow one from Ms. Sun or listen to the audiobook — the extra credit map is due Mon. 11/26

Social Studies
- Studies Weekly #6-8 should be completed (there will be a quiz this Friday based on the three publications)

- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. no homework

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Homework #39: 4.2.3 #49-54

Science

1. Complete guided notes 5.1 (after reading pgs. 94-97 in textbook)

2. Read pgs. 99-103 and answer questions #1-4 on pg. 104

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

learning target for Session Five (on slide 5)
create a new chart (and bookmark in the Google Doc) titled "Lessons from Mentor Narratives" and add the three bullets to your list (on slide 11)
option for writing tonight: start a new entry of writing for Session Five Writing OR revise an existing entry you have, using strategies to emulate Howe's writing (just two paragraphs is sufficient)

- bring your completed postcards with the address written and the the stamps affixed (if you don't have stamps, bring $0.35 for each postcard mailed to within the U.S. and $1.10 for each international one)

- finish your Google My Maps for the Refugee book (you should be done reading the book at this point in time) — if you don't have a book you could either borrow one from Ms. Sun or listen to the audiobook — the extra credit map is due Mon. 11/26

Social Studies
- Studies Weekly #6-8 should be completed (there will be a quiz this Friday based on the three publications)

- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. no homework

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Homework #38: 4.2.2 #39, 41 - 43

Science

1. Finish Wat-ar density lab reflections

2. Read science text book pages 94-97

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Friday, November 9, 2018

Reminders
- November book orders DUE TUESDAY (on Scholastic website)
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum field trip permission slip due no later than next Tues. 11/13 to Ms. Sun

Language Arts
- in your Units of Study Narrative Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

learning target for Session Four (on slide 3)
two bullets for "How to Write Powerful Personal Narratives" chart (on slide 7)
create a new chart (and bookmark in the Google Doc) titled "Questions to Ask Yourself as You Edit" and add the eight tips to your list
option for writing tonight: start a new entry of writing for Session Four Writing edit an existing entry you have

- bring your completed postcards with the address written and the the stamps affixed (if you don't have stamps, bring $0.35 for each postcard mailed to within the U.S. and $1.10 for each international one)

- continue to create pins for your Google My Maps for the Refugee book — if you don't have a book you could either borrow one from Ms. Sun or listen to the audiobook — the extra credit map is due Mon. 11/26

Social Studies
- Babylonian Court Case Enactment presentations next Wed. 11/14

- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. HW #30: 3.1.4 #62 - 66

2. Assessment #5 reflection and parent signature. Forgot to collect today, so make sure you bring it tomorrow.

3. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Science

1. Calculate density for 9 objects. Bring in all the labs tomorrow (mass lab, volume lab, and tonight's homework)

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Reminders
- November book orders DUE TOMORROW (on Scholastic website)
- get November newsletter signed (OVERDUE)
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum field trip permission slip due no later than next Tues. 11/13 to Ms. Sun

Language Arts
- in your Units of Study Narrative Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

learning target for Session Four (on slide 3)
two bullets for "How to Write Powerful Personal Narratives" chart (on slide 7)
create a new chart (and bookmark in the Google Doc) titled "Questions to Ask Yourself as You Edit" and add the eight tips to your list
option for writing tonight: start a new entry of writing for Session Four Writing edit an existing entry you have

- bring your completed postcards with the address written and the the stamps affixed (if you don't have stamps, bring $0.35 for each postcard mailed to within the U.S. and $1.10 for each international one)

- continue to create pins for your Google My Maps for the Refugee book — if you don't have a book you could either borrow one from Ms. Sun or listen to the audiobook — the extra credit map is due Mon. 11/26

- Newsela Quiz #2 this Fri. 11/9!!!

Social Studies
- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. HW #30: 3.1.4 #62 - 66

2. Assessment #5 reflection and parent signature. Forgot to collect today, so make sure you bring it tomorrow.

3. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Science

1. Calculate density for 9 objects. Bring in all the labs tomorrow (mass lab, volume lab, and tonight's homework)

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Reminders
- special schedule TOMORROW for Disaster Drill
- get November newsletter signed (OVERDUE)
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum field trip permission slip due no later than next Tues. 11/13 to Ms. Sun

Language Arts
- in your Units of Study Narrative Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

learning target for Session Three (on slide 5)
two bullets for "Strategies for Generating Personal Narrative Topics" chart (on slides 3 & 4)
an entry of writing for Session Three Writing (one-and-half pages if hand-written OR three-quarters of a page if typed in Google Doc) on any memorable moment

- bring your completed postcards with the address written and the the stamps affixed (if you don't have stamps, bring $0.35 for each postcard mailed to within the U.S. and $1.10 for each international one)

- continue to create pins for your Google My Maps for the Refugee book — if you don't have a book you could either borrow one from Ms. Sun or listen to the audiobook — the extra credit map is due Mon. 11/26

- Newsela Quiz #2 this Fri. 11/9!!!

Social Studies
- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. HW #30: 3.1.4 #62 - 66

2. Assessment #5 reflection and parent signature. Forgot to collect today, so make sure you bring it tomorrow.

3. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Science

1. Calculate density for 9 objects. Bring in all the labs tomorrow (mass lab, volume lab, and tonight's homework)

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Reminders
- special schedule this Thursday for Disaster Drill
- get November newsletter signed by TOMORROW
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum field trip permission slip due no later than next Tues. 11/13 to Ms. Sun

Language Arts
- in your Units of Study Narrative Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

learning target for Session Two (on slide 5)
two bullets for "Strategies for Generating Personal Narrative Topics" chart (on slide 8)
an entry of writing for Session Two Writing (two pages if hand-written OR one page if typed in Google Doc)

- bring your completed postcards with the address written and the the stamps affixed (if you don't have stamps, bring $0.35 for each postcard mailed to within the U.S. and $1.10 for each international one)

- continue to create pins for your Google My Maps for the Refugee book — if you don't have a book you could either borrow one from Ms. Sun or listen to the audiobook — the extra credit map is due Mon. 11/26

- NoRedInk Quiz #5 TOMORROW!!!
covers:
What Does the Adjective Describe?
Identify Adjectives 1
Describing Verbs and Adjectives 1
Identify Adverbs 1
Adverbs and Adjectives 1
Adverbs and Adjectives 2
Forming Adverbs from Adjectives 1
Identify Pronouns
Identifying Prepositions
Checkpoint: Prepositional Phrases

- Newsela Quiz #2 this Fri. 11/9!!!

Social Studies
- finish the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project at home

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. HW #29: 3.1.3 #50 - 54

2. Review Sheet #6. Due WED. 11/7

3. Assessment #5 reflection and parent signature. Due WED 11/17

5. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. redo 4.1.2 #12a correctly

2. HW #36: 4.1.2 - do problems #16-20

3. Review Sheet #6. Due WED. 11/7

4. Assessment #5 reflection and parent signature. Due WED 11/7

5. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Science
No Homework

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Monday, November 5, 2018

Language Arts
- bring your completed postcards with the address written and the the stamps affixed (if you don't have stamps, bring $0.35 for each postcard mailed to within the U.S. and $1.10 for each international one)
- continue to create pins for your Google My Maps for the Refugee book— you should have pins made and summaries written up to Chapter 33

Social Studies
- read Chapter 6 in the textbook in preparation for the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project

- finish your GRAPES Google Slide graphic organizer of TCI 1.4.2 Sumerian Achievements - Reflections of Civilization by Tues. 11/6 (Make sure it's inserted into your Google Sites portfolio)

- Chapter 5/Sumerian Achievements Quiz next Tues. 11/6!!! (will cover TCI 1.4.2 Sumerian Achievements - Reflections of Civilization)

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. HW #28: 3.1.3 #45-49

2. Halloween coordinate graphing project due TUES 11/6

3. Review Sheet #6. Due WED. 11/7

4. Assessment #5 reflection and parent signature. Due WED 11/17

5. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. HW #35: 4.1.2 - do problems #12a and 15

2. Review Sheet #6. Due WED. 11/7

3. Assessment #5 reflection and parent signature. Due WED 11/7

4. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Science
No Homework

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

Friday, November 2, 2018

Language Arts
- bring your completed postcards with the address written and the the stamps affixed (if you don't have stamps, bring $0.35 for each postcard mailed to within the U.S. and $1.10 for each international one)
- continue to create pins for your Google My Maps for the Refugee book— you should have pins made and summaries written up to Chapter 33

- Newsela article due next Mon. 11/5: What are the biggest issues in the 2018 elections? (make sure you read the directions and take the quiz at the right lexile level to get credit for the assignment)

- NoRedInk Assignment #10: Identifying Parts of Speech III due next Mon. 11/5

- go over the directions for the Family Interview Project with your parents and brainstorm who you will interview for this project as well as questions you could ask regarding a specific incident/memory

Social Studies
- read Chapter 6 in the textbook in preparation for the Ancient Civilizations Timeline project

- finish your GRAPES Google Slide graphic organizer of TCI 1.4.2 Sumerian Achievements - Reflections of Civilization by Tues. 11/6 (Make sure it's inserted into your Google Sites portfolio)

- Chapter 5/Sumerian Achievements Quiz next Tues. 11/6!!! (will cover TCI 1.4.2 Sumerian Achievements - Reflections of Civilization)

Math 6
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems
Quizzle and Sudoku 14. Due Wed. 10/31

1. Halloween coordinate graphing project due TUES 11/6

2. Review Sheet #6. Due WED. 11/7

3. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Math 6/7
Make sure you are making an effort to put the correct heading when doing homework and leaving a section for redoing incorrect hw problems

1. Review Sheet #6. Due WED. 11/7

2. Assessment #6 on FRIDAY 11/9

Science
No Homework

Exploratory (Huang)
No Homework

Study Strategies (Sun)
No Homework

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