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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
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