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Hello and Welcome to the 6th Grade Falcons' Team!!! Helpful Websites you may want to visit for enrichment in Language Arts and Math: www.phschool.com (literature) www.funbrain (Math and Reading/Grammar) www.bookadventures.org (Reading) http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/math/ (Math)
HEALTHY HABITS: Sleep (at least 8 hrs.) Water (8 glasses a day) Food (fruits,vegetables, whole grains, nuts, fish) Exercise (run, play, jump) McTeacher Night is May 4 (5-8pm)! Yeah! We raised over $800 at McTeacher Night for HRMS service projects like the Giving Garden! Thank you!
Week of 5/26-5/29 (Memorial Day on Monday~No school) Tuesday 5/26 & Wednesday 5/27 Reading Remediation for students that will retake the Reading EOG (scored 1 or 2) Students that scored a 3 or 4 will continue with classes as normal. Thursday 5/28/09 (Re-testing for Reading EOGs) LA: Continue with novel study: Tuck Everlasting HW: none MATH: Continue with integers, +,-,x,/ HW: math carnival game Friday 5/29/09 LA: Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting HW: none MATH: Integers HW: none
Week of 5/18-5/22 LA: Begin reading the novel Tuck Everlasting. We will create a folder to keep in class. Each day we will read, discuss and complete an activity related to this novel. Students will receive a project grade on the folders after we finish the novel.
MATH: We will be working on integers and 7th grade math topics this week. Students will recieve focus lessons and have short quizes after each topic. Our team will have a MATH CARNIVAL on Friday, June 5. Information will be sent home today. :) Wed.-Fri. (5.13.09-5.15.09) EOG testing Monday & Tuesday 5.11.09 -5.12.09 LA: grammar review, comprehension/testing strategies HW: study EOG packet/terms and if available practice on: www.factmonster.com (analogies) and www.education.jlab.com (reading skills) MATH: review with versatiles HW: study "flippers" and if able practice on : www.AAAmath.com click on sixth grade at top Friday 5.8.09 LA: comprehension, main idea, author's purpose, EOG review HW: EOG packet~study MATH: EOG review HW: study geometry formulas Thursday 5.7.09 LA: test taking strategies, WOW, COOL, "you on paper", highlighters, (ask your child) HW: study EOG packet MATH: pop quiz on formulas, review, test taking tips HW: Math Essentials #32 Wednesday 5.6.09 LA: test taking strategies HW: study EOG packet MATH: test taking strategies HW: focus lesson sheet Tuesday 5.5.09 LA: white boards, memory game w/ EOG terms...packet coming home/study! HW: review EOG terms and packet MATH: review of Goal 5, math essentials HW: 2 skills review sheets Monday 5.4.09 LA: Reading Comprehension skills, main idea HW: none (McTeacher Night!) Math: Review of Goal 4, competition HW: none (McTeacher Night!) Friday 5.1.09 *McTeacher Night Monday 5-8pm!!!LA: EOG review sheets HW: none MATH: aglebraic equation/inequalities review HW: none Thursday 4.30.09 LA: EOG review practice HW: context clues sheet] MATH: inequalities, varialbles HW: skills sheet/review 54 Wednesday 4.29.09 LA: context clues, EOG terms and practice HW: context clues sheet MATH: solving inequalities HW: skills review sheet Tuesday 4.28.09 LA: parts of speech, EOG terms, review, group work HW: none MATH: solving two step algebraic equations, review quiz, skills sheet 55 HW: skills sheets 51 and 53 Monday 4.27.09 LA: Lit. book review of fiction/non-fiction, main idea HW: none MATH: solving algebraic equations, review quiz, skills sheet HW: quiz/study guide Friday 4.24.09 LA: comprehension terms, partner activity, quiz HW: none MATH: algebraic expressions, variables, +,-,X HW: none Thursday 4.23.09 LA: EOG reading terms, quiz Friday HW: study MATH: review HW from Wed. textbook p. 62-67 together HW: p. 68 textbook all
Wednesday 4.22.09 LA: Blue Diamond tests HW: none MATH: algebraic equations, card/white board activity HW: p. 56-57 textbook all
Tuesday 4.21.09 LA: Visit/work in the garden! Quiz on EOG terms. Comprehension work. HW: study EOG terms MATH: Visit/work in the garden! review of Obj. 1, competition between blocks 4 & 5. HW: p. 55 textbook all Monday 4.20.09 LA: EOG reading terms, using highlighters for key terms HW: quiz 4 terms MATH: Algebraic equations, highlighter use during testing HW: textbook p. 54 all Friday 4.17.09 LA: Comprehension, reading skills HW: none MATH: EOG practice, review HW: none Thursday 4.16.09 LA: Comprehension, strategies for testing HW: none MATH: Algebraic Equations HW: p.47 all, p. 51 all text Wednesday 4.15.09 LA: EOG terms HW: none MATH: EOG terms HW: none Tuesday 4.14.09 LA: Subject/Predicate review, Healthy Habits promote strong, intelligent students! (EOGs begin May 13!!!) HW: Discuss with your family healthy habits! MATH: Review probabitity, begin algebraic equations! HW: workbook pages 8,9,10 all Enjoy Spring Break 4.8.09-4.13.09 See you on Tuesday, 4.14.09! :) Tuesday 4.7.09 LA: Jr. Scholastic reading/comprehension HW: none Math: probability video and review HW: none Monday 4.6.09 LA: Jr. Scholastic reading/comprehension questions HW: none MATH: Review HW: none Friday 4.3.09 LA: poetry project HW: none MATH: experimental & theroretical probability HW: none Thursday 4.2.09 LA: poetry #2 list test, work on projects HW: none MATH: probability~independent/dependent events HW: none Wednesday 4.1.09 LA: flashcards of poetry #2 list, partners quiz eachother, poetry project work HW: study for test tomorrow MATH: probablitity activity, skittles/m&ms, review sheets HW: finish review sheets Tuesday 3.31.09 LA: poetry project, computer lab for published poems, test Thursday on part 2 poetry terms HW: study terms MATH: probability, review of geometry HW: finish 2 geometry sheets, workbook p. 95 & 96 Monday 3.30.09 LA: blue diamond, media center HW: quiz Thursday on Poetry #2 terms MATH: probability HW: finish workbook pages 93-95 Friday 3.27.09 LA: poetry/computer lab HW: none MATH: NCAA packet due~share, probability HW: none Thursday 3.26.09 LA: poetry HW: Poetry #1 list ~test tomorrow...study MATH: probability HW: finish NCAA packet Wednesday 3.25.09 LA: Poetry project due April 17 (this may be a suprise for YOU so it's OK if your child does not show you :) MATH: review transformations, geometry, begin probablity HW: NCAA project due Friday Tuesday 3.24.09 LA: poetry, project due April 17 HW: test friday MATH: permutations, combinations HW: NCAA packet due Friday Monday 3.23.09 LA: poetry, elements of literature HW: study, test Fri. on first 10 poetry terms MATH: permutations, combinations, review transformations HW: NCAA tournament packet...due April 3! Friday 3.20.09 LA: Sp. test/Poetry HW: none Math: Quiz on translations, rotations, reflections HW: none Thursday 3.19.09 LA: Poetry! HW: study for sp. test tomorrow Math: Review for quiz on Fri. Wednesday 3.18.09 LA: Practice Writing Test HW: study sp. words/test Fri. MATH: Rotations HW: p. 619 (4-21)all/quiz Fri. Tuesday 3.17.09 LA: Prepare for practice writing test HW: study sp. words MATH: Relfections HW: P. 615 (3-13)all Monday 3.16.09 LA: preparing for our practice writng test on Wed. Problem/Solution organizer HW: study sp. words 18-25 test Fri. MATH: translations HW: p. 612(3-14)all
Friday 3.13.09 LA: sp. test HW: none MATH: "Pi Day~(Eve!)" 3.14=Pi but that's Saturday, so we are celebrating the eve of Pi Day today! HW: none Thursday 3.12.09 LA: Writing practice test on Wed. 3/18~problem solution review HW: study for sp. test tomorrow MATH: class review/blue diamond HW: none Wednesday 3.11.09 LA: Blue Diamond HW: study sp. words/test Fri. MATH: finish geometry packet HW: packet Tuesday 3.10.09 LA: analogies, review vocab. HW: study sp. test Fri. MATH: review re-test, corrections HW: parent signature on re-test Monday 3.9.09 THANK YOU to all parents that chaperoned! We had a wonderful field trip! :) LA: sp. words 9-17/test Fri., inferneces, stance, editorials HW: complete worksheet MATH: congruence/transformations/Geometry re-test HW: finish p. 363-364 all p. 367-368 all in math textbook
Friday 3.6.09 FIELD TRIP TODAY!!! :) Thursday 3.5.09 (early release) LA: Sp. test HW: Labeled bag lunch for field trip! MATH: Problem Solving HW: Labeled bag lunch for field trip! Wednesday 3.4.09 LA: writing exercise HW: study words 1-8 for sp. test tomorrow MATH: reviewed test, re-test on Monday, conversion sheet review HW: All students should learn geometry area/perimeter/circumference formulas! :) Tuesday 3.3.09 LA: 1-8 frequently mispelled words, test on Thursday, evaluation essay planning HW: 3 x each words, finish planning evaluation essay MATH: review test, versatile conversion sheet HW: signed and corrected test, work on versatile sheet. Monday 3.2.09 SNOW DAY Friday 2.27.09 LA: Context clues/Critical Thinking, president activity HW: none Math: geometry test HW: none Thursday 2.26.09 LA: essays~evaluative and problem/solution overview HW: Get Interim report signed! Math: guided review for test HW: study for test /get interim report signed! Wednesday 2.25.09 LA: Black History Month activity HW: none Math: geometry review, formulas HW: study guide/test Friday Tuesday 2.24.09 LA: Open book/notes Novel test HW: none Math: geometry versatiles/formulas~quiz HW: finish 2 versatiles sheets Monday 2.23.09 LA: Regarding the Fountain...we finished the novel! Please ask your child about this unusual and humorous book! HW: create/draw your own fountain MATH: geometry HW: finish days 93-98 in packet Friday 2.20.09 LA: Regarding The Fountain HW: none Math: versatiles :)! geometry, area, perimeter, circumference HW: none Thursday 2.19.09 LA: 2/3 of the way through our novel Regarding the Fountain! Please ask your child about this neat book! HW: none Math: area and perimeter/we used geoboards today! HW: finish green sheet Wednesday 2.18.09 (Falcon Focus Day~shorter core block classes) LA: Book Fair HW: none Math: geometry, worked with "VersaTiles" HW: none Tuesday: LA: Regarding the Fountain, imagery, descriptive words HW: Book Fair tomorrow! Math: calculator activities HW: none Monday 2.16.09 LA: Regarding the Fountain novel work HW: Book Fair visit on Wed. Math: circles, circumference, area HW: new packet for geometry lessons 88 and 89
Friday 2.13.09 LA: Regarding the Fountain novel study HW: none MATH: geometry~review of all HW: none Thursday 2.12.09 LA: Regarding the Fountain read together in class/discuss/ figurative language HW: study voc. words MATH: Geometry, area, perimeter, circumference HW: workbook p. 87 all Wednesday 2.11.09 Today is our first day for out "Falcons Focus" groups! Our schedule will be modified every Wednesday to have focus groups centered around students' specific needs! LA: Media/Reading HW: none MATH: p. 511-513/ Area and Perimeter concepts HW: finish if not completed in class (spend no more than 15 minutes on this...then bring questions to class) Tuesday 2.10.09 Sorry to all! I was home with my sick daughter on Tuesday. :(
Monday 2.9.09 LA: Regarding the Fountain~new vocab. words. Read and discuss as a class. HW: Write sentences to share tomorrow for the first 4 voc. words. MATH: Geometry...text p. 506-507 review together. Perimeter and Area. HW: workbook p. 83 all ************** Friday 2.6.09 LA: novel reading: p.17-33, review vocabulary, study questions HW: none MATH: geometry, textbook p. 504-507 in class. HW: none Thursday 2.5.09 LA: Regarding the Fountain novel: read together p.1-16 adn discussed! This is a unique novel/book of letters! Please ask your child about this book. We are keeping a folder in the classroom of all of our activities to count as a project grade when done. HW: Create your own "water name"! MATH: geometry, area and perimeter...we created structures for our "Geometry Lane". HW: none Wednesday 2.4.09 LA: Vocabulary for novel, word find HW: none MATH: area and perimeter, discuss mid-term HW: many students did not return their mid-terms with a parent signature....please ask your child. Tuesday 2.3.09 LA: We started reading in class: Regarding the Fountain! We made predictions about the novel based on the cover illustrations, enjoyed a small fountain in class, and discussed "idioms" which occur throughout the novel! HW: none MATH: review mid-term, begin geometry HW: parent signature on test
Monday 2.2.09 LA: Media today. Completed evaluation essay on uniform dress policy topic. HW: none MATH: Review HW: pink review sheet ******************* Friday 1.30.09 LA: Debate/Evaluation Essay work HW: none MATH: mid-term test HW: none Thursday 1.29.09 LA: Continue discussion on paraphrasing, summarizing and evaluation essays. Begin discussion on debate. HW: none MATH: Blue Diamond and review HW: none Wednesday 1.28.09 LA: Reviewed EOG homework sheet, discussed note-taking and paraphrasing. We will work on our school uniform policy debate and writing an evaluation essay on Th and Fri. HW: none MATH: Finished quarter 2 "review flippers" . We have blue diamond tomorrow and our mid-term test Friday. Students may use the flippers on the test. HW: none Tuesday 1.27.09 LA: We will be working toward a debate this week on the topic of school uniform dress code! Today we discussed "bias" and fact. HW: complete EOG practice sheet MATH: Our "semester test" will be this Friday (scheduled for last Fri.). This will cover all objectives from quarters 1 and 2. We are completing our quarter 2 math "flippers" in class that may be used on the test Friday. HW: finish January problems sheet Friday 1.23.09 LA: Finished sharing Book Projects. HW: none (Mon. is a teacher workday-no school for students) MATH: Finished sharing Math Essays HW: 5x8 college-ruled index cards please...(Mon. is a teacher workday-no school for students) Thursday 1.22.09 Welcome Back!!! :) LA: Students shared Cereal Box Book Projects! They are fantastic! HW: none (we will finish sharing projects tomorrow) MATH: Students shared Math Journal/Essays....really creative! We will finish sharing tomorrow. The math "mid-term" will be given next Friday instead of tomorrow! HW: 5x8 college-ruled index cards are needed asap for our 2nd quarter "flipper" please. Parents: We will watch a the taped inauguration on Tues. ,Jan. 20 from 1:15-2 as a class. Please send an email or note if you prefer your child not participate in this. Thank you!
Wednesday 1/14/09 LA: homophone review, shared homophone sentences with class HW: homophone sets 2x each MATH: Integers, review of scientivic notation HW: work on math journal project Tuesday 1/13/09 LA: finished homophones (group of 13-test Friday), comprehension practice as a class HW: Choose 5 sets of the homophones and write 5 complete sentences. MATH: integers HW: workbook p. 76 all Monday 1/12/09 LA: homophones, book project review, drops in the bucket sheet HW: Work on book project (due Jan. 20) MATH: review percents/fractions/decimals, introduce integers HW: workbook p. 75 all Friday 1/9/09 LA: voc. test, comprehension practice HW: work on book project MATH: decimals/fractions/percents HW: work on math journal project Thursday 1/8/09 LA: Review words/synonyms for test tomorrow, comprehension review/activities HW: study for voc. test MATH: percents/decimals/fractions-go over homework, activity HW: work on math project Wednesday 1/7/09 LA: 8 "new year"vocabulary words-quiz on Friday (instead of analogy quiz), used thesaurus to find synonyms, learned proofreading marks HW: study words, book project (due Jan. 20) MATH: Reviewed math superstars, percents/fractions/decimals-converting practice HW: finish percent sheet , work on math journal project (due Jan. 22) Tuesday 1/6/09 LA: analogies, reviewed Drops in the Bucket, book project review HW: read for book project MATH: reviewed homework, percents, decimals, fractions, silent class game HW: Math superstars sheet, Math Journal Project due 1/22/09 Monday 1/5/09 LA: Media today. Students chose a book for a "cereal box book project" due Jan. 20. Please ask your child about this. HW: Finish "Drop in the Bucket" sheet and parent signature on book project sheet. MATH: review percents/decimals/fractions with a puzzle game and word problems. HW: Mixed review sheet. ***WINTER BREAK 12/22-1/5*** Have a safe and wonderful break!! *First Day Back to School: Jan.5* Friday 12/19/08 LA: Polar Express activities HW: none! MATH: Polar Express activities HW: none! Thursday 12/18/08 LA: Heat Energy Packet review, Winter analogies and writing HW: none MATH: review and quiz HW: none Wednesday 12/17/08 LA: Winter analogies, writer's perspective HW: Heat Energy packet due tomorrow MATH: comparing decimals,percents,fraction HW: Study for quiz on Thursday Tuesday 12/16/08 LA: Winter Ponder the Picture, Heat Energy Packet intro. (due Thurs.), Homework winter words creative writing HW: Heat Energy Packet: 2 questions from each comprehension section, answer 1-7 all on the back, due Thursday MATH: Changing decimals/fractions/percents HW: workbook p. 72 and 73 all Monday 12/15/08 LA: Daily Language Review, We sill be working on a "Heat Energy Packet" which will integrate our LA with Science. This packet is due Thrusday this week. HW: Choose 5 winter words and define them (at least 2 syllable words) Heat Packet due Thurs. MATH: Daily warm-up. This week we will learn to change decimals to percents, decimals to fractions and fractions to percents! HW: workbook p. 71 all
Friday 12/12/08 LA: Voc. quiz, read/listen to CD of "The King of Mazy May" and discuss/answer questions HW: none MATH: go over homework, decimals HW: none Thursday 12/11/08 LA: review vocab. Cards to soldiers. Writer's purpose. HW: study for voc. test tomorrow MATH: review all decimal operations, decimal quiz HW: decimal sheet Wednesday 12/10/08 LA: Writer's purpose HW: 5-8 voc. sentences/study MATH: dividing decimals HW: none Tuesday 12/9/08 LA: Writer's Purpose~entertain, inform, educate,persuade. Discuss a written argument. HW: 1-4 voc. sentences/Study for voc. test Fri. MATH: Decimals/game with cards HW: 10 decimal student problems (5 multiplying/5 dividing) Monday 12/8/08 LA: Finish presenting Book Projects HW: none/Vocab. test Friday MATH: Review of blue diamond from Friday, complete decimal review HW: workbook p. 20-24 odd if not finished in class **************************** Friday 12/5/08 LA: Present Book Projects HW: none MATH: blue diamond HW: none Thursday 12/4/08 LA: EOG practice reading , adjectives HW: Book Project Due Tomorrow!!! MATH: review homework, quiz! HW: none Wednesday 12/3/08 LA: possessive and proper adjectives HW: Finish book project MATH: review homework HW: finish p. 105 all, p. 113 all, p. 130 all
Tuesday 12/2/08 LA: review homework, adjectives HW: book project due FRIDAY! MATH: reivew homework, dividing decimals HW: p.206 and 207 all
Monday 12/1/08 LA: adjectives/articles HW: review worksheet/Book project due Friday! Math: decimals/fractions converting, multiplying,dividing HW: review sheet
****Wed. 11/26-Fri. 11/28**** NO SCHOOL!! Happy Thanksgiving! Tuesday 11.25.08 LA: Thanksgiving Activity HW: Book Project due Dec. 5 MATH: Thanksgiving Math HW: none Monday 11.24.08 LA: Thanksgiving Myths/Media HW: work on book project MATH: Math review/share Budget Feedback/Test corrections HW: Test corrections and Parent Signature *************************** Friday 11.21.08 LA: Verbs quiz HW: Work on Book Project MATH: Decimals and - quiz HW: Work on Budget Project due Monday Thursday 11.20.08 LA: Review of action, linking, helping verbs HW: Verbs quiz Friday....study! MATH: Review of decimals/fractions for quiz tomorrow. HW: Study, work on Budget Project. Wednesday 11.19.08 LA: subject/predicate, verbs HW: study guide for verbs test on Friday...study! Book project due Dec.5 MATH: order of operations using decimals, fractions, whole #s, and - decimals HW: quiz on Friday...study! Complete math essentials by Friday. Monthly Budget Project due Monday 11/24 (students received the info. today). Tuesday 11.18.08 LA: Non-fiction characteristics and examples. Action and Linking Verbs. HW: Work on Book Project due Dec. 5, Verbs test on Friday MATH: and - decimals HW: 2 order of operations problems...Monthly Budget Project due Monday, Nov. 24. Decimals Quiz on Friday Monday 11.17.08 LA: Verbs, The Open Road....our goals for Quarter 2 HW: Verbs sheet/finish/Test Fri. MATH: decimals to fractions HW: textbook p. 95 all ************************** Friday 11.14.08 LA: Share Fables, illustrate HW: reading/book project due on 12/5 MATH: Decimals, comparing, changing to fractions and from fractions HW: none Thursday 11.13.08 LA: Fables HW: Write your own fable using the planning sheets. MATH: Flip chart review folder HW: division review sheet all Wednesday 11.12.08 LA: Blue Diamond Grammar HW: reading for book project MATH: Flip chart review of Q1 HW: workbook p. 16 Tuesday 11.11.08 VETERENS' DAY***NO SCHOOL At 11:11 am moment of silence in rememberance. Monday 11.10.08 LA: Book Project Due Dec.5 We went to the library today to pick out a chapter book of interest for the book project. Please select one of the six choices. HW: start reading! Math: Main Event HW: 5x8 college-rules index cards needed please ************************** Friday 11.07.08 LA: Suffixes quiz, Myths and Fables HW: none MATH: Decimals HW: none Thursday 11.06.08 LA: Blue Diamonds today. Suffix quiz tomorrow. HW: Study suffixes and meanings. MATH: Word Problems. Decimal into. HW: Finish Nov. sheet, define decimal. *** 5x8 college-ruled index cards needed please *** Wednesday 11.05.08 REPORT CARDS GO HOME FRIDAY! HW: 3 times each: Suffixes and meanings. MATH: Cleaned out Math section of binder. Election discussion. Blue diamond. HW: none (We need 5x7 index cards...white/college-ruled if you would like to send some, thanks!) Monday/Tuesday 11.03.08/11.04.08 NO SCHOOL Friday 10.31.08 LA: Novel Movie HW: none MATH: Review Math Essentials. Share RAFT projects. HW: none Thursday 10.30.08 LA: Novel Movie HW: none MATH: Mental Math. RAFT assignment work/edit. HW: Type or write final copy of RAFT(s) due Friday. Wednesday 10.29.08 LA: Completed discussion of Novel and questions/journals. Movie tomorrow. HW: signed permission slip MATH: RAFT project assigned. Fraction review and blue diamond given. HW: RAFT writing project due Fri. Tuesday 10.28.08 LA: We finished reading our novel: Freak the Mighty!!! Student journals and chapter questions will be taken as a test grade. Tonight is McTeacher night at the Holly Springs McDonald's from 5-8 pm. Please join us to raise money for HRMS service projects. No HW. MATH: We did a "Greek Square" code activity today with mixed numbers. We reviewed yesterday's sheets. McTeacher Night tonight from 5-8pm. Please join us! No HW. Monday 10.27.08 LA: Media/Library today, character education film clip and activity HW: none ***McTeacher's Night is tomorrow (10.28.08) at the new Holly Springs McDonald's by Wal-Mart. Please join us from 5-8pm to support HRMS!*** MATH: Fractions review of ,-,x,/ HW: workbook p. 36 and 37 ALL *********************** Friday 10.24.08 LA: last prefix quiz,Novel (we are close to the end!), journals, chapter questions HW: none MATH: dividing and multiplying fractions and mixed numbers HW: none
Thursday 10.23.08 LA: context clues, prefix review, Novel, journaling HW: study for final prefix quiz tomorrow MATH: multiplying and dividing fractions HW: math text book p. 224 (28-42)all Wednesday 10.22.08 LA: prefix quiz, last 4 prefixes quiz on Fri., review of pronouns, context clues sheet HW: none, study for quiz Friday MATH: warm up, working backwards to solve problems, word problems HW: finish sheet if not done in class Tuesday 10.21.08 LA: review prefixes, genres focus lesson review, science fiction story, Novel chapter and journaling HW:study 8 prefixes for quiz tomorrow MATH: review homework, multiplying fractions, word problems HW: none Monday 10.20.08 LA: 8 new prefixes~quiz Wed., Novel and journaling, literary genres HW: 4 sentences using prefixes...unable, nonsense, promote, internet MATH: review test, word problems, multiplying fractions HW: book p. 214 (10-32) all **************************** Friday 10.17.08 LA: Freak the Mighty, prefixes HW: none Math: Unit 3 and 4 Test HW: none Thursday 10.16.08 (early release) LA: root words quiz, Venn Diagram for Novel HW: none MATH: review for Fractions Unit 3 and 4 test HW: study for test (use study guide) Wednesday 10.15.08 (***Early Release ~11:30~ on Thursday 10.16.08***) LA: review of root words/test tomorrow, introduction of prefixes, Freak the Mighty HW: study for root word quiz MATH: go over HW together, subtracting mixed numbers HW: back of study guide/test Friday
Tuesday 10.14.08 LA: Novel reading/journals, review root words, poetry sheet HW: study root words for test Thurs. MATH: review HW, mixed numbers and improper fractions HW: front page of study guide/Test Friday Monday 10.13.08 LA: poetry intoduction/limerick, media center, writing activity, review root words HW: Find a word in the dictionary using 4 of your root words this week. MATH: Fractions, adding/subtracting, magic squares activity HW: fraction sheet Friday 10.10.08 NO SCHOOL>>>>TEACHER WORKDAY Thursday 10.09.08 LA: review pronouns, quiz, Freak the Mighty HW: none ....no school on Friday! MATH: Guidance counselor lesson, share graph paper art with fractions HW: none....no school on Friday! Wednesday 10.08.08 LA: root words quiz, review summaries and questions for CH 1-10 Freak the Mighty, read as a class Ch 11 (some 12) HW: study for pronoun test tomorrow...personal pronouns and demonstrative/use study guide done in class MATH: pop quiz today on and - fractions with unlike denominators, review of fractions HW: complete reduced/not reduced graph art with student initials Tuesday 10.07.08 LA: Pronouns~personal and demonstrative. Quiz on Thurs. Review of first 6 root words and meanings~Quiz tomorrow. Read Ch. 11 in Freak the Mighty. HW: study for voc. quiz. Finish pronouns sheet. MATH: Subtracting fractions. Game with card decks using LCD and subtracting fractions. HW: worksheet Monday 10.06.08 LA: We discussed root words and their meanings. Pink sheet of roots/prefixes/suffixes needs to stay in LA section of binder all year, please. Freak the Mighty...we read Ch. 10. HW: voc. (root)words and meanings 3 x each, quiz on root words Wed. Pronouns quiz Thurs. this week. MATH: = and - fractions HW: p. 181 all (some did last week!) and skill sheet 34 front and back
************************************ Friday 10.03.08 LA: Vocabulary quiz, learned about "dialect" and discussed as a class. Watched part of a movie to find and learn about dialect. HW: none MATH: Blue diamond assessment on Fractions/equivalent, comparing, ordering. Reviewed assessment after completion. HW: none Thursday 10.2.08 LA: Reviewed vocab. and definitions, Freak the Mighty Ch 9 and 10 HW: Study words for test tomorrow MATH: Fractions quiz today. We will begin adding and subtracting fractions next week. Blue Diamond assessment on Friday. HW: p. 181 all Wednesday 10.1.08 LA: Freak the Mighty novel: we read through Ch. 8. Please discuss this book with your child. They love it. HW: study for voc. test on Friday MATH: Fractions review: LCD, equivalent, comparing, ordering HW: study guide completed, quiz tomorrow Tuesday 9.30.08 LA: Freak the Mighty: we have read through Chapter 6. Voc. words review. HW: 4 sentences using voc. words MATH: Finding the least common denominator (LCD) for fractions. Ask your child about our math word wall and the word we "invented"! Monday 9.29.08 LA: Freak the Mighty novel reviewed ch. 1-3. Students are keeping a classroom journal and summarizing each chapter. Today we read ch. 4 and 5. Students are given a study/review guide for novel chapters as we read them. HW: define 4 vocab. words (test Friday this week) MATH: Comparing and ordering fractions. Equivalent fractions. HW: textbook p. 180 (21-32) *************************************
Friday 9.26.08 LA: voc. test today. We read ch. 3 in Freak the Mighty and completed a study guide together for CH. 1 and 2. Journal summaries are written by students for each chapter and stay in the classroom. HW: None....have a great weekend! MATH: reviewed homework. Compared and ordered fractions using a number line and fraction strips. HW: none...have a great weekend! Thursday 9.25.08 LA: Shared writing. Reviewed voc. terms...test will be Friday (extra day to study!). HW: signed progress report/study for voc. test MATH: Equivalent fractions using fraction strips. HW: signed progress report=2pts. added to last unit test...complete workbook p. 29 all. Wednesday 9.24.08 LA: Blue diamond assessment today. Review of verbs. HW: study for voc. test tomorrow....Early Release tomorrow! MATH: second Blue Diamond assessment. Fractions/Equivalent/fraction strips HW: no homework today Tuesday 9.23.08 LA: DLR, review of verbs, literary genres. We read Freak the Mighty and wrote a summary for Chapter 1 in journal. HW: Use all of your voc. words in a short story. It can be funny or serious! Underline each word. MATH: Fractions: equivalent and mixed numbers HW: worksheet handed out in class...all Monday 9.22.08 LA: DLR, new vocabulary words based on our novel: Freak the Mighty. We made journals for our novel and predicted what the plot may be. The journals and novels will remain in class. HW: flashcards for voc. words (test Thurs.) MATH: Reviewed math Test. Corrections are required and parent signature. We solved equations using order of operations. HW: math essentials (front page) and test corrections/parent signature ************************************* Friday: 9.19.08 LA: DLR, verbs, literary themes HW: none... Have a great weekend! MATH: Math test today. HW: none....Have a great weekend! Thursday 9.18.08 LA: Voc. quiz today, started reviewing verbs, DLR HW: Write 10 sentences about a summer event you remember. Circle all of the verbs. MATH: reviewed problem solving strategies, test study guide, and order of operations HW: study for Math TEST! Bring a novel to class. Wednesday 9.17.08 LA: DLR, literary genres, theme, Shel Silverstein poem HW: study voc. words for test tomorrow MATH: problem solving strategies, variables and algebraic expressions HW: Study guide to complete/test on Friday Tuesday 9.16.08 LA: DLR, Falcon Pledge, Falcon Flags, Pronouns HW: open house/no homework MATH: algabraic expressions, exponents, GCF, LCM, problem solving, created problems of our own! HW: open house/no homework Monday 9.15.08 LA: Media today, DLR, complete "Falcon Pledge" HW~parent form on "SPAN" Math: GCF, problem solving, LCM, reviewed Blue Diamond HW~p. 234-235 (31-37) all ************************************ Friday 9.12.08 LA: We completed Biopoems. Students received new vocabulary words. Voc. test every thursday. We discussed creating a team "pledge" written by Falcon students! A contest for a Falcon team flag has started. If your child is artistic they may want to create a design for our team flag! We reviewed DLR for the week and finished the short story "Stray" and learned about tone, mood, character traits and point of view. HW~none MATH: We reviewed homework on GCF. Students learned least common multiples and how to derive LCM. Please encourage your child to visit www.funbrain.com or other math websites that will keep basic math skills sharp! HW~none Thursday 9.11.08 LA: We discussed the tragedy of 9/11/01 and students shared feelings. Voc. test was today. New words will be given tomorrow. Biopoems are due tomorrow. HW~Biopoem MATH: We learned GCF. Students showed mastery by finding the GCF of two numbers and working with their group to discuss strategies. HW~WB p. 27 all Wednesday 9.10.08 LA: We wrote "Biopoems" today together. Final drafts (printed from computer preferred) are due Friday. Students took Nouns test. HW~study for voc. test tomorrow MATH: We took our first "blue diamond" test today. This focussed on what we have studied thus far. Blue diamond test will help us evaluate where we need review and when we have mastered an objective! HW~2 review worksheets Tuesday 9.09.08 LA: CW~computer lab today, nouns review, DLR HW~Study for Nouns test tomorrow and vocab. test Friday MATH: CW~factor trees, exponents, problem solving strategies, computer lab HW~WB p. 26 all Monday 9.08.08 LA: We studied compound nouns, common and proper nouns and reviewed this week's voc. words. HW: Nouns sheet and Flashcards for Voc. Nouns test on Wed. Math: We studied factors, multiples, prime numbers, composite numbers and used graph paper to show factors. HW: WB p. 25 all ************************************ Friday 9.05.08 LA: New voc. words given today. Test next Thursday. Students should make flashcards by cutting a sheet of paper in to 10 squares and write the term on the front and the key definition word on the back. We wrote a "goal letter to me" in class today about 3 goals each student has for his/herself this year. We will put each in a separate envelope to open and read at the end of this year! Please discuss our "Hornet's Nest Reading Fest" program with your child. A letter and reading log was sent home yesterday. Have a great weekend! MATH: Quiz today! We will work on problem solving strategies today after the quiz. Please encourage your child to practice multiplication facts and visit an educational math website if possible to practice skills. Have a great weekend! http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResults?keyword=mm1%20test%20prep%20north%20carolina (Math) Thursday 9.4.08 LA: We had our first vocabulary test today! New words will be given tomorrow for next week's test. We reviewed nouns (common/proper) in the Grammar book which remains at school. No HW. Math: We checked HW and reviewed exponents and order of operations. We solved problems with a partner and a group. HW: Exponents/Problem Solving Sheet all (1-8) ***Quiz tomorrow*** Wednesday 9.3.08 Lang. Arts.: Please bring back share locker form. We did Daily Language Review (DLR) in class. Vocabulary Test tomorrow! HW: Study spelling and definitions! Math: Exponenets and Order of Operations today in class. Reviewed: "PEMDAS" and performed "raps". HW: p. 22 TB (textbook) 20-33 all. Study for test on Friday (exponents and order of ops). Tuesday 9.2.08: LANG. ARTS: Please bring back "share locker" permission form. Fundraiser Assembly, Media Center Orientation Today HW: Study Voc. Words~Test Thursday MATH: Obj: Exponents, Order of Operations HW: Complete p. 14 (10-46 EVEN) in textbook. Bring Textbook to class from now on. (Lockers will be assigned tomorrow.) Exponent/Order of Operations QUIZ on FRIDAY 9.5.08.
Monday 9.1.08: NO SCHOOL. LABOR DAY! ************************************ Friday 8.29.08 LA: Obj: Elements of Literature (plot, character, setting, point of view, mood, tone) HW: study voc. words for test on Thursday next week Math: Obj: Exponents, factors, multiples, base number HW: No homework! Thursday 8.28.08 LA: Obj.: Lit. Genres. HW: make flashcards for new vocab. words (only 1-10 this week) Math: Obj.: Exponents. HW: p. 3 workbook
LA: Obj. 1.02/5.01 Exploring expressive materials. Wed. Daily Lang. No homework tonight. Students will receive first vocabulary list tomorrow. Math: Obj. 1.07 and reviewing skills. Homework is Workbook p. 5 & 6. Tuesday 8.26.08 LA: Introduced and Explained Daily Language Review. This daily grammar and language review will be corrected in class and checked on Fridays each week. We reviewed expectations and procedures. Homework: If have not already done so, bring $6.00 for agenda, return signed parent letter. Otherwise, none. Math: Review of Math vocabulary from Goals 1-5. We created "Bioglyphs" in class today! Math workbooks were given. Students must keep the math workbook in their binder and bring it to class everyday. Homework: Math Workbook p. 1 and 2. Monday 8.25.08 - All: Introductions/Expectations/Processes/Procedures
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