Bickel Goal of the Week:Happiness Week of 5/12/08 Wednesday 5/14/08 Social Studies Pages 81-85 9.1-9.3 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt. Complete the study guide using complete sentences. Language Arts: RFU's Continue with Daily life in ancient Egypt. Science: Finish Scramble Brain Begin notes on skull, hands and feet Math: Placards-review Tuesday 5/13/08 Social Studies Continue with Pharaohs Language Arts: Some students are completing writing prompts Brainy Brain Facts in complete sentences Brain vocabulary Science: Brain activity Math: Complete and correct D-71 and D-72 on squares and square roots Monday 5/12/08 Social Studies Journal question Spelling Lesson 3.2 Spelling worksheet Pretest Language Arts: RFU's Complete any unfinished writing prompts SSR Science: Brain Facts Color and identify parts of the brain Math: D-71 and D-72 Squares and Square Roots Goal of the Week: Change Week of May 5/2008 *Mr. Fulton is not on campus this week or next due to military obligations. He will return on 5/19/08. I will be covering his Social Studies and Science classes during this time. Thursday 5/8/08 Social Studies: Continue with video The Secrets of the Pharaohs Spelling test Language Arts: Writing prompt-final product due Friday Science: Complete coordinate projects Math: Review squares and square roots Notes and activity on classifying angles. Wednesday 5/7/08 Social Studies: Finish Karnack project Begin video and notes on Ancient Egypt Language Arts: 6th grade booklet project SSR Science: Coordinates Math: Perfect squares to 13. Tuesday 5/6/08 Social Studies: Karnack project in groups Language Arts: Practice answering questions Lesson 30 Continue with writing project Science: Continue with "A Factory and a Storehouse" Math: Square Roots P/9-2 Monday 5/5/08 Social Studies: Spelling pre-test Journal prompt: Think about your life one year from now. How do you think your life will have changed. Continue with the White Chapel of Karnack project. Language Arts: Continue to work on your writing prompt recommending a book to a friend. Complete Lesson 30-Turning questions into answers. Must be in complete sentences with appropriate punctuation and capitalization. Science: A factory and a warehouse activity. EBL: Students are continuing with their coordinate graphing projects. Math: Begin Squares and Square roots. Practice Activity 9-2 due Tuesday 5/6/08. Week of 4/21/08 We will continue WASL testing this week. Our testing schedule: Monday 7th grade writing Tuesday 6th grade reading Wednesday 7th grade writing Thursday 6th grade reading Friday 7th grade reading 4/21/08 Language arts: RFU's in class assignment Math: Word problems in class assignment Week of 4/14/08 We will begin WASL testing on 4/15/08 and will continue testing each day until 4/28. Seventh grade will test one day and sixth grade the next. All assigned work will be done in class. Week of 3/31/08 Monday - Friday Math: Continue with WASL review and graphing Language Arts: Continue with practice WASL prompts 3/24/08: Friday Math: Continue with word problems Language Arts: Complete WASL Prompt and revise 6th grade letter Thursday Math: Continue with word problems Language Arts: WASL Prompt ***Students will be taking the MAP math test today. Wednesday 3/26 Math: Word Problems in-class assignment Language Arts: AR books (students out for concert rehearsal) Tuesday 3/25/08 MAP testing Math: Circumference and area quiz- students may fix errors for partial credit-due Wednesday **MAP testing for the Bickel/Fulton team Tuesday (reading) and Thursday (math) of this week. Monday 3/24/08 Math: In-class student designed math problems on area and circumference of a circle. No homework. 10 question open note quiz on Tuesday. LA: RFU, Complete draft and begin revision of 6th grade letter. Week of 3/17/08: Thursday 3/20/08 Math; Circumference and notes on area of a circle. Practice activities for determining area of a circle in class. Homework: Each student is to teach an adult how to find circumference. They should have their parents sign the planner indicating the activity was taught. LA: First draft of letter to 6th graders. Homework: Students are to read a library book of their choice and complete an AR test by April 3. They have some class time but may need to do some reading at home. Wednesday 3/19/08 Math: Continue with circumference. Practice activities in class. LA: Complete web for 6th grade letter. Tuesday 3/18 Math: Circumference notes. In class activity. LA: Begin 1st draft of letter to 6th grade students Monday 3/17 Math: Power of Circles-begin class activity on the power of circles. No Homework. Tuesday we will discuss vocabulary and begin determining circumference. Language Arts: AR books Complete notes for 6th grade letter; Topic is advice students would give incoming 6tg graders RFU Thursday 3/13/08 Math: Vocabulary: Review Frequency, Data, Range Notes on Stem-and-Leaf Plots Homework: problems 1 and 2 organizing information using a stem-and-leaf plot LA: Timed RFU with corrections Class brainstorm for new writing prompt:Welcome letter to incoming 6th graders Wednesday 3/12/08 Math: Define the term Range. Using the data from mean, median and mode they should find the range for each set of numbers. Individual lessons LA: RFU with timing (10 minute maximum) Review student choice essay Begin brainstorm for essay (letter) to incoming 6th graders. ****Students also should organize their binders. All work is expected to be behind the appropriate divider and in the rings. Also, please continue to check planners daily for their assignments. Tuesday 3/11/08: Math: Check progress and understanding on mean, median and mode. Review vocabulary. Have students complete problems 3-6. Due Wednesday. Individual lessons. LA: Review RFU process. Begin 10 minute timing limit. Continue with using visuals. Monday 3/10/08: Math: Review multiplying and dividing fractions Notes on mean, median, mode Work problems 1&2 (find mean, median, mode) Individual lessons LA: Return essays Reading Strategies: Using Visuals Assignment: Baseball page 31 Read AR books Week of 3/3/08 3/3/08 Math: Facts Timing Solving equations with integers notes Blue book page 589 Lesson 7-9 problems 1-15 Purple book page 570 Lesson 13-1 problems 1-15 Language arts: Continue with student choice essay (final draft due Thursday) 10 minute AR read RFU or Read Naturally 3/4/08 Math: Continue with equations Homework problems Practice 7-9; 2,3,6,7,11,12 Language Arts: Continue with essays-final copy due Thursday 3/5/08 Math: Language Arts: 3/6/08 Math: Facts timing Language Arts: 3/7/08 No School Staff Inservice