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5/23/2012 Science - Ms Lowry Students will begin investigating physical science activities, to prepare for next year. Math - Mrs. Hammond 5/16/2012 Math & Soc. Studies Assignments, Parents & Students, We have less 5 days left in school. We are still having lessons and GRADES. Please complete your assignments if you want to pass this 4th nine weeks. We are anxiously waiting on the CRCT scores coming later this month. The assignnments for this week are: Monday: inequality excersises Tuesday: No Homework- Computer Lab all day Wednesday:Math- page 684, Finish your CW Social Studies: Entreprenur Project Thursday: Math - Workbook Social Studies: Entreprenur Project Friday: Math - none Social Studies: Project due Wed, May 9
Have a great week, Mrs. Hammond Parent's , testing is finally here! Remember students get to bed earlier for a good nights rest. Eat breakfast, and do your best. Posted by Vanessa Lewis on Apr 9th, 2012 at 6:47pm Comments (0)  Lewis This week we will be REVIEWING, REVIEWING, REVIEWING for the social studies portion of the CRCT. On Friday and the following Monday, we will take a break and watch a film entitiled Invictus. This movie is rated PG-13 for "Brief, strong lanaguage." I will be sending permission forms home this week and if you do not wish for your child to participate simply check the box indicating so and return the form the next day.
***It is grind time now. CRCT preparation is now underway. I hope all students "hop on the bus." Join Fort Service Learning Magnet Academy in reaching targets and meeting AYP
3/12/2012 Parent's with student's in Ms. Hammond's class. I will be moving down to 6th grade to help out Ms. Davis in Science. If you have any questions Mrs. Rembrant will now be the co-teacher with Ms. Hammond. Please direct questions to her. Although, If you ever need any help, please contact me and I will help any way I can. Math Assignments, Parents and students, We have only a few more weeks to complete the standards we have not covered. Please continue to work hard when completing assignments: HW this week: Monday: page 500, 1-8 Tuesday: CRCT PREP handout Wednesday: none Thursday: CRCT PREP , pg. 451 Friday: CRCT PREP, handouts Have a great week, Mrs. HammondWeek of February 27th, 2012
Math HW Assignments, Feb. 20-24, 2012 Parents and students, We will begin our study in Geometry this week. We probably will have a test over Chapters 1 & 5 on Friday. Be prepared. The HW assignments are listed below: Monday: Winter Break- bring in your Standards practice sheet tomorrow. Tuesday: pages 218-219. Get your average signed by parent, also. Wednesday: none! Thursday: pages 368-369 Friday: pages 436-437; Standards practice sheet and practice online, too!Thank you, Mrs. Hammond
This will be the start of our first full week of block schedule. Remember we are in the count down for CRCT. Don't forget several teachers will be having tutoring during connections time and after school. Take advantage of the extra help.
Welcome back parens and students As you know we will be have a busy next few months. MAP testing will start this Tuesday (1/10/2012)
Parents and Students, Happy New Year! It's time again to complete our Algebra unit. We have alot to do this semester in preparation for the CRCT in April. Please be willing to work hard in passing the CRCT! The HW assignments are listed below: Monday: Teacher Inservice Tuesday: Get your notebook organized and complete page 252, 1-13 Wednesday: Get your notebook organized Thursday: Get your notebook organized and complete page 252, 14-18 Friday: Get your notebookk organized and complete CRCT Practice sheets *NOTEBOOK CHECK TUESDAY, JANUARY 17!!!!! Thank you, Mrs. Hammond 12/19/2011 Parent's , student's and your families - I sincerely hope you have a blessed and safe holiday break. Remember, school begins again on Jan. 11, 2012 for you. Come back ready to go! Hammond MATH ASSIGNMENTS: December 19 and 20th, 2011 Parents and Students, This week, we will continue our study in Chapter 4. Please complete all assignments because the grades will be reflected on your report card. The HW Assignments are: Monday: page 241, 16-24-CRCT PREP; also bring back the CRCT Practice sheet Tuesday: workbook page or graphing activity Wednesday: None! Thursday: page 245, 32-41-CRCT PREP Friday: CRCT Practice Pages Merry Christmas, Mrs. Hammond Ms. Whipple Hello Parents, This marks week 17! We have several weeks before winter break and several goals to accomplish. Parents please remember to review your child's agenda book for updated announcements concerning homework AND tests. Journalism - The paper will be issued out on Wed Dec 7, 2011. The cost of the paper is $0.50. I encouurage you to support your students and purchase a copy. English Language Arts - Students will explore the struture of a paragraph and read a story about internal conflict. Any student who missed the AR test on "The Pearl" will need to make this up. Social Studies - We will begin exploring the history of the Middle East (Southwest Asia) and we will review our geographic features. If you have any questions please contact me at whipple.dawn@muscogee.k12.ga.us MS. WHIPPLE
Parents and Students: We will continue our study this week on tables and graphs. We have alot to study before this year (2011) ends. Please complete all assignments. I probably will give you a study guide to complete during the Thanksgiving holidays. The HW assignments this week are: Monday: none- Mrs. Hammond will be at a workshop. Tuesday: none- Mrs. Hammond will be at a workshop. Wednesday: page 415-I'll give the problem numbers in class. Thursday: page 419- I'll give the problem numbers in class. Friday: Study Guide Whipple Parents and Patriots, Parents - I hope that you have had an opportunity to review your child's progress report. If your child has a grade lower than anticipated please take this as an opportunity to work with your student in completing any missed assignments. Also, please review your child's agenda book for any homework and projects that will be due in the next few week's. It is imperative that your child study and turn in ALL assignments. Journalism - students will be assigned new articles to write for the paper and we will be putting the final touches on our premiere issue. English Language Arts - We will finish our reading of "The Pearl" this week! Parents please be aware that there will be a comprehensive exam NEXT WEEK. Students will be given a study guide this week as well as several review assignments. Social Studies - We will continue our exploration into the Middle East (Southwest Asia) and there will be a chapter test on Friday. Students will be given a study guide and they need to review and be prepared for the test. 11/7 HW: guided reading pgs. 51-53: CHAPTER 3 Test on Thursday 11/10 11/8 HW: pg. 102 #1 a,b,c and chapter 3 study guide 11/9 HW: Study for chapter 3 test 11/10 HW: none Chapter 3 Test Today!!!! 11/11 NO SCHOOLLowry Whipple Greetings Parents and Patriots! We have a "short" week this week due to celebrating Veteran's Day on Friday November 11, 2011. Journalism students will continue with developing drafts for our edition of the "Liberty Ledger." ELA students will read through chapter four of "The Pearl" and develop a creative maps of the exposition of the story. (The objective is to help students visualize the setting as they read). Social Studies students will explore the economics of Southwest Asia (the Middle East). As always parents please check your child's agenda book daily for updated homework assignments. If you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate in contacting me at whipple.dawn@muscogee.k12.ga.us Thank You! Ms. Whipple Math Assignments: November 7-11, 2011 Parents and students, We will continue our study in Data & Probability this week. Please complete all assignments this week. Monday: page 393, 11-15 Tuesday: page 396, odd Wednesday: NONE! Thursday: CRCT Practice Pages Friday: NO SCHOOL-work on your CRCT practice pages over the weekend. Have a great week! Mrs. Hammond Mrs. Lewis-SS Dear Students & Parents, We are still learning basic economic concepts: The different types of economies; production, distribution and consumption; and factors that influence economies. This week will be a short one because of Veteran's Day on Friday. I expect students to review, review, review over the extended weekend! Monday- Finish mobile Tuesday- Currency exchange activity (computer lab) Wednesday- Cia.gov research (computer lab) Thursday- Documentary: The Kingdom Built on Oil Friday- Happy Veteran's Day! As far as homework is concerned, students have standing nightly assignments: They are to review notes, a map of Southwest Asia, and watch the world news. So if students are telling parents that they do not have homework...YES THEY DO!
Last week we had to spend extra time on government vocabulary so we did not get to all of the activities planned. But students have a much better understanding of the words and meanings and that's the important thing. For the next two weeks, we will be exploring the realm of economics--internationally and in the region of Southwest Asia. Students, please continue to watch the world news so you can stay up-to-date with current events. Monday- Quiz on government vocabulary Tuesday & Wednesday- Notes/ word wall on economics vocabulary Thursday & Friday- Economics continuum mobile Hello Parents and Patriots, Ms. WhippleGreetings Parents and Patriots, Journalism students will complete their personal essays on responsiblity this week. Our character education word for the month. In addition, we will continuing working on articles for the Liberty Ledger. English Language Arts students will continue to read and explore themes in "The Pearl." Parents please be aware students will have a quiz on THURSDAY over Chapters 1, 2, and 3. Please encorage your child to review their notes from the story! Social Studies students will have a QUIZ over government types on WED! Students should review their notes. In addition, we will explore economy systems this week as well. PARENTS: please encourage your child to use and check their agenda book daily for updated assignments and projects. Ms. WhippleJournalism students are continuing to use the wiki space to create and submit future articles for the paper. ELA students will begin reading "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck this Monday! Parents any student who is able is encouraged to purchase their own personal copy! In addition we will incorporate grammar and reading comprehension lessons throughout the week as well. Please note, there will be a Quiz over chapter 1 on FRIDAY! On THURSDAY students will be given an opportunity to go to the Media Center to renew books and check out additional items. Parents please review your child's agenda book concerning daily homework assignments and upcoming projects.
This week, we will continue our study with Data and Probability. Please complete all assignments this week. They are: Monday: page 384, 1-8 Tuesday: page 384, Problems numbers will given in class. Wednesday: None! Thursday: workbook-page # given in class Friday: CRCT practice page Have a great week studying, Mrs. Hammond Math HW Assignments: October 24-28, 2011 After School Tutoring will be held on Wednesdays, 4:15-5:00pm in Mrs. Hammond's Room. This week we will begin the Data and Probability Unit. Please complete all assignments this week. Monday: page 168, 1-22 ( also get Progress report signed.) Tuesday: pages 378-380, every 5th (5-15) Wednesday: NONE! Take a break. Thursday: Workbook-get the page number in class Friday: NONE! Have a good weekend. Thank you, Mrs. Hammond
October 24, 2011 Chapter 3 Mon. 10/24 HW#2: pg. 85 1-3 Tues. 10/25 HW: finish classwork Weds. 10/26 HW#3: worksheet chemical compound Thurs. 10/27 HW: #4 pg. 90 1-2 Fri. 10/28 HW: none Warm up Quiz October 17, 2011 Our focus this week is to go back over chapter 2 - retake will be Weds. October 19, 2011. HW #1: pg. 78 allrs. Lowry Science This is week 11 and also our Homecoming Week! There are several events that all students are encouraged to particpate! Tacky Day October 17, School Wide Dress Up Day October 18, Spirit Day October 19 and Twin Day October 20th! Also this week will be a short week we will not have school Friday October 20th (Work Schedule Adjustment Day). Journalism and Writing students will start work using wiki spaces this week. Parents a notice was sent home last week concerning this interactive website. This tool will be use to assist student with collaborative editing and completing class assignments. If you have any questions concerning this technology please contact me. English Language Arts students will prepare to read our class novel starting Monday October 24, 2011. We will be reading John Steinbeck's "The Pearl." Any student who can purchase their own copy is encouraged to do so. Books are available at Walmart, Barnes and Noble and other local retailors. Parents and Students, The 2nd nine weeks has begun. We have alot of work to cover before the holidays kick in. Please make sure your student keep up with their assignments. There will not be any after-school tutoring this week. We will begin tutoring after school next week. The HW assignments this week are: Monday: page 198, even. I'll give the number of problems in class. Tueday: page 202-203. I'll give the number of problems in class. Wednesday: None! Take a break. Thursday: Workbook - I'll tell you what page in class. Friday: None! Have a great weekend! program before ours pStudents and Parents, All of my classes except for 6th period took the test on Friday and I am very impressed with the results. Some students however did not make a 70 or higher and will be required to come to MANDATORY academic study hall Tuesday, October 25 from 4:05-5:30. In the past, I've held study hall over the span of a couple of days with a shorter time frame. But I believe it would be more beneficial to the students and more convenient for parents to have study hall on one day for a longer period of time. We will review and retest. Study hall is also open to students who just want a refresher. Monday- Introduction to systems of government Tuesday-Notes/Foldable Wednesday-Notes/Foldable **G.R.E.A.T. Graduation Thursday- S.W. Asia country analysis Friday-NO SCHOOL! Enjoy your extended weekend! Hello Parents and Patriots, This week marks our 10th week of school. Report cards for the first nine weeks will be available EARLY for any student that attends Math and Science Night on Tuesday at Fort! I encourage you to get your report early. Any student not able to join us will be issued their report card on Wednesday. Journalism and Writing students will receive a notice this week concerning a class "wiki" page. This web-based program will be used to help us edit and produce future editions of the Liberty Ledger. This system will be by invitation only and only visible to the members of the class. ELA students please note we will start our class novel, "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck, on Monday October 17, 2011. Students will be provided with a class copy however I encourage any student who can to purchase a personal copy. Also, we will be visiting the Media Center this week and we will take an AR test on "Song of Trees." Social Studies we will begin an exploratory assignment on Isalm, Judiasm and Christianity this week. Students will be working on developing and individual project assignment. This work will be due Friday and count as a test grade! Parents please make sure that you review your child's agenda book for weekly homework assignments. If you have any additional questions don't hesistate in contacting me. Ms. Whipple Posted by on Oct 11th, 2011 at 7:35pm Comments (0)
Students and Parents, Due to school related activities that conflict with class time, the schedule for this week has changed. This week we will be focusing on reviewing, reiteration, and reteaching the geographic concepts of Southwest Asia. Students will be tested on 4 standards. We have spent adequate time in class covering the standards. Students are expected to spend a good amount of time studying and reviewing for the test themselves. I am available anytime after school if students need further assistance with the information and/or study help. Parents, please encourage students to study and do their best now that we are starting a new nine weeks. Monday- Finalize presentations on Southwest Asia Tuesday- Presentations Wednesday & Thursday- Test Review Friday- TEST! Math - Parents and Students, The 2nd nine weeks has begun. We have alot of work to cover before the holidays kick in. Please make sure your student keep up with their assignments. There will not be any after-school tutoring this week. We will begin tutoring after school next week. The HW assignments this week are: Monday: page 198, even. I'll give the number of problems in class. Tueday: page 202-203. I'll give the number of problems in class. Wednesday: None! Take a break. Thursday: Workbook - I'll tell you what page in class. Friday: None! Have a great weekend! Thank you, Mrs. Hammond 7th grade Math/Team 7- October 11, 2011 We are finishing up with chapter 2; the cell projects looked great!! Thurs: HW: chapter 3 section 1 assessment; all probles Friday: HW: none quiz chapter 3 sec 1 October 3, 2011 Cell projects are due this week and the last day of the 9 weeks is Friday. Please make sure all work is turned in before Friday morning so that proper credit can be given. We are concluding the first nine week's of school. Please be advised that this Friday we will have a popcorn celebration at our school and face painting (the cost of $1 to raise funds for our Dance Team). In addition, we will be starting a class novel in ELA "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck. I encourage students to pick up their own copy if possible however class sets will be provided for students who cannot. In Social Studies we will continue our exploration of the Middle East including religion and customs. If you have any questions don't hesistate in contacting me at whipple.dawn@muscogee.k12.ga.us Ms. Whipple Parents please forgive my delay in updating my schoolnotes page. I have been having trouble being able to type information to you. This is for the remainder of this week. 9/26/2011 Ms. Whipple's ELA class we are finishing up with the story of Rikki Tikki Tavi. Students will have a spelling test on Friday. The class was given a sheet that states the number of words they are expected to read in and out of class. This will be their AR book readings. Please remind your child to bring their AR book to class every day. Math - Mrs. Hammond We are studying about equivalent fractions Science - Mrs. Lowry Notebook test at the end of the week. All students were given a cell project sheet with directions today. Please help child decide if they want to make a plant cell or an animal cell. Math HW assignments: September 12-16, 2011 Parents and Students: We will conclude our study in Chapter 2 this week. Please continue to work and study hard. After-school tutoring is on Wednesdays, 4:15 - 5:00pm or Before-school tutoring is on Wednesday mornings, 8:15-8:45 am. You don't have to have an appointment--just show up. The HW assignments are stated below: Monday: pages 116-117, every 4th, 4-48 Tuesday: pages 122-123, every 4th, 4-76 Wednesday: None! Take a break. Thursday: Workbook-I'll let you know what page in class. Ms. Whipple In Journalism and writing we will begin writing our news stories for the Liberty Ledger. Students will be writing stories about our recent Open House, Football Conditioning, Our Back to School Dance and other exciting events and activities going on the Fort campus. In English Language Arts we will continue reading "Rikki Tikki Tavi," and students will begin a writing assignment on the story. In addition students will have a quiz over the terms and concepts taught in expository writing. Finally, this FRIDAY is Media Center day. Students checked out books two weeks ago. They will have an opportunity to make a detailed book list, take AR tests and check out new materials. Please parents check your student's agenda book daily and encourage them to read their AR book. In Social Studies we will continue our exploration of the South West Asia (the Middle East). We will complete our map of the location as well as a geographic overview of the area. PATRIOT PAYCHECKS will be distributed on Friday September 16, 2011 and the class store will be open. If you have any questions or concerns do not hesitate in contacting me at whipple.dawn@muscogee.k12.ga.us or (706) 569-3740. Ms. Lowry - Science Students should be studying vocabulary words EVERYDAY!!! Week of September 5, 2011 9/5 Labor Day 9/6 HW: pg. 49 1-3 9/7 HW: none 9/8 HW: worksheet : dichotomous key activity 9/9 HW: none Ms. Lewis - Social Studies Students and Parents, This week we will be exploring geographic concepts and environmental issues in Southwest Asia (the Middle East). Monday- Country Comparison Chart; **Homework= Environmental Issues read and respond worksheet Tuesday- G.R.E.A.T Wednesday-Mock Middle East Water Summit; **Homework= study read and respond worksheet for assignment on Thursday Thursday- SW Asia environmental issues public service announcement (PSA); **Homework= Review notes Friday- Complete PSA (due today); **Homework= Review notes and map of Southwest Asia for quiz on Monday!!! **My 5th period magnet class is doing a geography project independent of my other classes **Also, to those who failed my first test, academic study hall will be held Tuesday-Thursday. I have called parents and look forward to having all students show up! Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day! Schedules should be fixed this week, please bear with us. Science - Students should be studying vocabulary words EVERYDAY!!! Week of September 5, 2011 9/5 Labor Day 9/6 HW: pg. 49 1-3 9/7 HW: none 9/8 HW: worksheet : dichotomous key activity 9/9 HW: none ELA - Ms. WhippleThis week we will be working on Parts of Speech and narrative writing. Reading will be done in the Literature Book and Holt Handbook. We have some interesting and exciting activities of learning this week. ELA will start a narrative section on short story, "Rikki, Tikki, Tavi," and students will also recieve evaluative feedback on their initial writing efforts in expository writing. We will begin our exploration of Southwest Asia (the Middle East) this week. We will start with learning the geography and important geographic features. During Journalism and Writing we will finalize our parent/student newsletter AND begin working on the "Liberty Ledger" scheduled for release in late September. Parents please review your students agenda books for homework assignments.Math - Mrs. Hammond and Mr. Ellis Integers - adding, subtracting and multiplying and division. We will conclude our study in Chapter 2 this week. The HW assignments are: Monday: Labor Day Tuesday: pages 102-103 Finish up what we do in class. Wednesday: workbook page 34 Thursday: pages 112-113 Finish up what we do in class. Open House is tonight: 6:30 pm Friday: none! Welcome Back Parent's and Student's I will be the Learning Specialist for both teams in 7th grade. Below is my current schedule of classes and teachers. Please know that through out this first week this may change As of of today, I will be co-teaching with Mr. Ellis for Skills, co-teaching with Ms. Whipple and Mrs. Walker in Language Arts, co-teaching with Mrs. Hammond and co-teaching in Science with Mrs. Lowery. If you need to reach me for anything you can notify me through the school, my e-mail jcorcoran@mcsdga.net, or my cell phone 256-750-9502. I look forward to a great year with you and your child. Week of 8/22/2011 Hello parents, As you know we are finishing up with our MAP testing. This week we are scheduled for Science and Social Studies. For those we are testing in small group it is taking us alittle bit longer. In Science , students should expect a quiz on lab safety this week. Please review flashcards as well. In ELA, study your vocabulary words. And, please get your notebooks. Math will also be having a quiz around Wednesday or Thursday. Again we apprecieate your patience about the scheduling. | ||||
