Thursday, December 4, 2014

Don't Forget:
- Box Tops to your 1st period teacher
- Field Trip next Friday 12/12 pack a snack and lunch
- Red Cross Donations due TOMORROW - hand sanitizer, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, stuffed animals, bandaids, batteries AA or AAA, granola bars
- Kingdom Posters due TOMORROW
- Kennedy Digital Gift Drive (Donate a gift to a family in need)

Language Arts
- review the Discussion Score Sheet and Academic Discussion Prompts --- figure out which discussion prompts are challenging for you and what you may need work on --- tomorrow we will have fishbowl discussions
- Reading Letter Blog Entry #2 due Wed. 12/17 on your Google Site. You will need to copy/paste the link to your blog entry and submit it on Edmodo
- finish answering the questions to End of Trimester 1 Self-Assessment and Trimester 2 Goals for My Reading Life on your Google Site Language Arts page (if you didn't finish in class)
  - NoRedInk Assignment #13: Adverbs due next Mon. 12/8

Social Studies
- Complete the Guiding Questions for Document C: Society

Math 6
1492 Challenge due 12/10
Test Corrections and Parent Signature
Quizzle - Friday

Math 6/7
Bad Date Ratio Stories
Mind Bender - Friday

Science
Sigma - Trial A
Exploratory (Oliveira)
save toilet paper/paper towel empty tubes

Exploratory (Sun)
- Journal Entry #1 due next Fri. 12/12

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Don't Forget:
- Box Tops to your 1st period teacher
- Field Trip next Friday 12/12 pack a snack and lunch
-Red Cross Donations due Dec. 5th- hand sanitizer, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, stuffed animals, bandaids, batteries AA or AAA, granola bars
- Kingdom Posters due Dec. 5th
- Kennedy Digital Gift Drive (Donate a gift to a family in need)

Language Arts
- review the Discussion Score Sheet and Academic Discussion Prompts --- figure out which discussion prompts are challenging for you and what you may need work on --- tomorrow we will have fishbowl discussions
- Reading Letter Blog Entry #2 due Wed. 12/17 on your Google Site. You will need to copy/paste the link to your blog entry and submit it on Edmodo
- finish answering the questions to End of Trimester 1 Self-Assessment and Trimester 2 Goals for My Reading Life on your Google Site Language Arts page (if you didn't finish in class)
  - NoRedInk Assignment #13: Adverbs due next Mon. 12/8

Social Studies
- Complete the Guiding Questions for Document B: Economy

Math 6
Corrections
Test Corrections and Parent Signature
Quizzle - Friday

Math 6/7
Corrections
Mind Bender - Friday

Science
Molecule Story and Picture due Thursday
Mitten
Bill Nye- What's the Matter

Exploratory (Oliveira)
save toilet paper/paper towel empty tubes

Exploratory (Sun)
- Journal Entry #1 due next Fri. 12/12

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Don't Forget:
- Box Tops to your 1st period teacher
- Field Trip next Friday 12/12 pack a snack and lunch
- Kingdom Posters due Dec. 5th
- Kennedy Digital Gift Drive (Donate a gift to a family in need)

Language Arts
- review the Discussion Score Sheet and Academic Discussion Prompts --- figure out which discussion prompts are challenging for you and what you may need work on
 
- NoRedInk Assignment #13: Adverbs due next Mon. 12/8


- No Red Ink Quiz TOMORROW!!! Will cover the following topics from the last two weeks:

ADJECTIVES and ARTICLES Topics:
What Does the Adjective Describe?
Identify Adjectives 1
Identify Articles
Use "A" or "An" Correctly
Use Articles Correctly
Adverbs and Adjectives 1
Adverbs and Adjectives 2

Social Studies
- Complete the Guiding Questions for Document A: Religion

Math 6
Corrections
p16 20-38 evens
Quizzle - Friday

Math 6/7
Corrections
p226-227 12-38 evens
Mind Bender - Friday

Science
Molecule Story and Picture due Thursday
Growing Plants Sheet with Full Conclusion and Graph

Exploratory (Oliveira)
save toilet paper/paper towel empty tubes

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Monday, December 1, 2014

Don't Forget:
- Box Tops to your 1st period teacher
- Field Trip next Friday 12/12 pack a snack and lunch
- Kingdom Posters due Dec. 5th
- Kennedy Digital Gift Drive (Donate a gift to a family in need)

Language Arts
- review the Discussion Score Sheet and Academic Discussion Prompts --- figure out which discussion prompts are challenging for you and what you may need work on
 
- NoRedInk Assignment #13: Adverbs due next Mon. 12/8


- No Red Ink Quiz this Wed. 12/3!!! Will cover the following topics from the last two weeks:

ADJECTIVES and ARTICLES Topics:
What Does the Adjective Describe?
Identify Adjectives 1
Identify Articles
Use "A" or "An" Correctly
Use Articles Correctly
Adverbs and Adjectives 1
Adverbs and Adjectives 2

Social Studies
- Read pg. 1-5 in the following document in order to form an opinion/be ready for a class discussion/debate tomorrow on whether Hammurabi's Code is fair:
Document A: Excerpts on Religion from Hammurabi's Code
Document B: Excerpts on Economy from Hammurabi's Code
Document C: Excerpts on Society from Hammurabi's Code  

Math 6
Why Can't Bicycles....?
Quizzle - Friday

Math 6/7
Did You Hear About....?
Mind Bender - Friday

Science
Molecule Story and Picture due Thursday

Exploratory (Oliveira)
save toilet paper/paper towel empty tubes

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework

Friday, November 21, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving!
Don't Forget:

- Box tops
- Field Trip Dec. 12th pack a snack and lunch

Language Arts
- if you didn't finish this in class: review/skim through "Freak the Mighty" Ch. 1-20 and find one example of

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole   

for each one, make sure you copy down the example and explain what the figurative language means

- if you didn't finish this in class: complete character analysis chart of Iggy/Loretta Lee and Kenny Kane 

(both the above will be due after Thanksgiving break)

 
- NoRedInk Assignment #12: Adjectives and Articles due Mon. 12/1  

 

Social Studies
- History Alive Chapter 6 packet and Ancient Civilizations - Mesopotamia choice activities/projects will be collected Monday after break

Math 6

Homework Packet 13

Math 6/7 

Homework Packet 13

Science
How Do Things Shape Up?
What's the Matter?
Story Idea

Exploratory (Oliveira)
Please save toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes
none

Exploratory (Sun)
none

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Don't Forget:

- PJ Day Friday Nov. 21st
- Box tops
- Field Trip Dec. 12th pack a snack and lunch

Language Arts
- if you didn't finish this in class: review/skim through "Freak the Mighty" Ch. 1-20 and find one example of

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole   

for each one, make sure you copy down the example and explain what the figurative language means

- if you didn't finish this in class: complete character analysis chart of Iggy/Loretta Lee and Kenny Kane 

(both the above will be due after Thanksgiving break)

 
- NoRedInk Assignment #12: Adjectives and Articles due Mon. 12/1  
 

Social Studies
- History Alive Chapter 6 packet due this Fri. 11/21
- do not work on the Ancient Civilizations - Mesopotamia choice activities/projects at home!

Math 6

Quizzle - Friday
Corrections
Test Corrections
Study for Test - Friday

Math 6/7 

Corrections
p159 and Corrections
Study for Test - Friday
Mind Bender - Friday

Science
How Do Things Shape Up?
What's the Matter?

Exploratory (Oliveira)
Please save toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes
SSR Books

Exploratory (Sun)
SSR Books

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Don't Forget:

- PJ Day Friday Nov. 21st
- Box tops
- if you haven't turned in the Rosicrucian Fieldtrip permission slip yet, you must do so TOMORROW!
- Field Trip Dec. 12th pack a snack and lunch

Language Arts
- if you didn't finish this in class: review/skim through "Freak the Mighty" Ch. 1-20 and find one example of

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole   

for each one, make sure you copy down the example and explain what the figurative language means

- if you didn't finish this in class: complete character analysis chart of Iggy/Loretta Lee and Kenny Kane 

(both the above will be due after Thanksgiving break)

 
- NoRedInk Assignment #12: Adjectives and Articles due Mon. 12/1  
- finish the CCSS Language Arts Snapshot #1 on Edmodo on your own time by Fri. 11/21 (if you did not finish in class)  
 

Social Studies
- History Alive Chapter 6 packet due this Fri. 11/21
- rehearse your own portion of the speech for the Mesopotamia Human Diorama Project, make sure your memorization is fluid and that you have expressions and movements while you speak --- presentations will take place TOMORROW
- do not work on the Ancient Civilizations - Mesopotamia choice activities/projects at home!

Math 6

Quizzle - Friday
Corrections
Word Problem 

Math 6/7 

Corrections
p150-151 14-40 evens + 46
Mind Bender - Friday

Science
Eureka Sheet and Three States of Matter Sheet

Exploratory (Oliveira)
Please save toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes

Exploratory (Sun)
No Homework