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Agenda: Week of March 3rd

Agenda: Week of March 3rd

Birthdays this week:
Ian Bardes, March 4th

Language Arts:
*Cartoon Vocab Unit 8-test will be Tuesday, March 11
Monday: TLW orally read and discuss “Medusa’s Head” pg. 352
TLW clarify word meaning using vocab. words
Tuesday: TLW distinguish the difference between fact and opinion
Wednesday: TLW choose the correct use of quotation marks within context
Thursday: TLW identify the correct use of colons TLW review Medusa’s Head
Friday: TLW show mastery of vocab. And comprehension from “Medusa’s Head”
TLW view greek myths

Science:
Monday - Section 4:  Heat Technology
Tuesday - Study guide game
Wednesday - Chapter 13 Study guide
Thursday - Lab
Friday - Chapter 14: Electromagnetism, Section 1 - Magnets and Magnetism

Math
Current Unit of Study/Topic
Ch 13 Geometry: Angles and Polygons
Bring protractor and Compass to class

Mon- Lesson 13-3 bisecting angles
Tues- Lesson 13-4 and review of skills
Wed-  test over Mid- ch 13 skills
Thu- lesson 13-5  lines of symmetry
Fri-  lesson 13-6 Similar and congruent
BRING PROTRACTOR AND COMPASS TO CLASS

Enriched Math
Current Unit of Study /Topic
Ch 14 Geometry: measuring area and volume
Course  1 book

Mon- lesson 14-4 three dimensional figures
Tues- lesson 14-4B and 14-5A problem solving skills
Wed- lesson 14-6BA build a 3-dimesnional figure from a net
Thu- review of ch 14 skills
Fri-   test over ch 14 skills

Social Studies:
Monday: TLW participate in a Spanish lesson
TLW compare and contrast the Native American and European ideas and reactions.
*Study for Chapter 14 vocab test….test is tomorrow
Tuesday: TLW show mastery of vocabulary for chapter 14
TLW compare information on a double line graph
Wednesday: TLW review material from Chapter 14
Thursday: TLW show mastery of comprehension of material from Chapter 14
Friday: TLW create webs using Chapter 11 vocabulary


Agenda: Week of February 25th

Agenda Week of February 25th

Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, February 26th-SFMS Talent Show 7:00 PM
Kids Kan-All Week!!

Quote of the Week: “Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”
George Washington

Language Arts:
Monday: TLW orally read and discuss Baucis and Philemon
TLW create a metamorphosis and story.
Tuesday: TLW present metamorphosis
Wednesday: TLW identify appositives
Thursday: TLW identify six confusing verbs p. 492-yellow book
TLW review appositives
Friday: TLW show mastery of voc./comp. from Baucis and Philemon
TLW show mastery of appositives

Social Studies:
Monday: TLW participate in a Spanish lesson *Who’s Who in Renaissance Due
TLW Present Who’s Who in the Renaissance
Tuesday: TLW complete vocabulary for chapter 14
Wednesday: TLW evaluate the effect of slave trade on the peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas
Thursday: TLW analyze what happens when different cultures come into contact
Friday: TLW compare maps

Math
Current Unit of Study/Topic
Ch 12. Measurement
Bring protractor to class starting Thursday

Mon- Review of Ch 12 skills
Tues- Review of ch 12 skill
Wed- Test over all of ch 12
Thu- lesson 13-1 Angles
Fri-  lesson 13-2 Using Angle Measures
Bring protractor

Enriched Math
Current Unit of Study /Topic
Ch 13 Geometry: angles and Polygons
Course  1 book
BRING COMPASS to class

Mon- Review Ch 13 skills
Tues- Review of ch 13 skills
Wed- Test over all of ch 13
Thu- lesson 14-1 Area of Parallelograms
Fri-   lesson 14-2 Area of Triangles
BRING COMPASS and Protractor to class

Science:
Monday – Section 2
Tuesday – Section 2 Activity
Wednesday – Section 3
Thursday – Lab
Friday – Section 4


Agenda: Week of February 19th

Agenda: Week of February 19th

Upcoming Events:
Monday, February 18th-NO SCHOOL for students! Presidents Day

Happy Birthday: Mrs. Ponder (2-18), Abby R. (2-19), Clark S. (2-23)

Quote of the week: “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”  Thomas Jefferson

Language Arts:
*Book reports are due Wednesday, February 20th for ALL classes!!!!
Tuesday: Think Link Learning Test #3
Wednesday: TLW present biography book report *Book Reports due for all classes!
Thursday: TLW identify appropriate subject/verb agreement
Friday: TLW show mastery of subject/Verb agreement TLW complete think link practice probe-techniques and skills

Social Studies:
Tuesday: TLW participate in a Spanish lesson
Wednesday: TLW create Who’s Who in the Renaissance project
Thursday: TLW work on project
Friday: TLW work on project-Project due Monday!

Science:
Monday - Holiday
Tuesday – Review game (receive study guide)
Wednesday – Thinklink test # 3
Thursday – Chapter 12 Test
Friday – Chapter 13, Section 1

Math
Current Unit of Study/Topic
Ch 12. Measurement
Mon- Holiday
Tues- lesson 12-4 Mass and capacity in metric system
Wed- lesson 12-5 Capacity and weight-customary units
Thu- Lesson 12-6 measures of time
Fri- Think-Link Test #3

Enriched Math
Current Unit of Study /Topic
Ch 13 Geometry: anlges and Polygons
Course  1 book
BRING COMPASS to class
Mon- Holiday
Tues- lesson 13-4 Two-Dimensional Figures
Wed- lesson 13-5 Lines of Symmetry
Thu- lesson 13-5b Transformations
Fri-  Think link Test #3
BRING COMPASS to class


Agenda: Week of February 11th

Agenda: Week of February 11th

Upcoming Events:
Monday, February 11th: Talent Show auditions after school.

Happy Birthday: Ally K. (2-12)

Quote of the week:
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
Robert Kennedy.

Language Art:
*All classes: Biography book reports are due Wednesday, February 20th!!
Monday: TLW complete vocab. Cartoons *voc. Cartoon quiz tomorrow!
*Play review game and finish working on propaganda proj.
Tuesday: TLW present propaganda project (commercials due)
*Vocab. Cartoon Quiz 7
Wednesday: TLW view propaganda projects
Thursday: *Enriched: TLW recognize the reasons and evidence writers use to persuade readers
*Regular L.A.: TLW write about an autobiographical incident.
Friday: *Enriched: TLW write a persuasive essay
Regular Lang. :TLW write about an autobiography incident

Social Studies:
Monday: TLW participate in a Spanish lesson
Tuesday: TLW review material from Chapter 13
Wednesday: TLW show mastery of voc. and comprehension from Chap. 13th.
*Chap. 13 test!!
Thursday: TLW begin Who’s Who in the Renaissance Project
Friday: TLW work on project

Science:
**If you are participating in the science fair, you will need to bring in a card table (or just a small table) on the morning of Feb. 14th.  Make sure your name is on it.

Monday – Section 3
Tuesday – Section 4
Wednesday -  Review
Thursday - lab
Friday – Chapter 12 Test

Math
Current Unit of Study/Topic
Ch 12. Measurement

Mon- lesson12-1 Length in customary units
Tues- lesson 12-2 Capacity and weight-customary units
Wed- lesson 12-3 Metric system
Thu- review of skills
Fri- mid-ch 12 test

Enriched Math
Current Unit of Study /Topic
Ch 13 Geometry:anlges and Polygons
Course  1 book
BRING COMPASS to class

Mon- lesson 13-1 Angles
Tues- lesson 13-2 Using Angle measures
Wed- lesson 13-3 Bisectors
Thu-  Review skills
Fri-   Test over mid ch 13
BRING COMPASS to class


Agenda: Week of December 17th

Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, December 18th: Chorus Concert
Friday, December 21st: NO SCHOOL for students

Happy Birthday: Rebecca A. (12-20)

Quote of the week: “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a
sundial in the shade.”
Benjamin Franklin

Language Arts:
Enriched Lang. Arts: Read The Cay in addition to skills listed below
Monday: TLW orally read and discuss Storm TLW retell the story from Storm
Tuesday: TLW present their story from Storm’s point of view
Wednesday: TLW create a journal about the day in the life a character from
Storm.
Thursday: TLW complete journal

Social Studies:
Monday: TLW review Spanish TLW: discuss how times of war and peace affect
different societies.
Tuesday: TLW analyze how one person can affect the course of history.
Wednesday: TLW Create a poem about one of the people or concepts from
Chapter 7
Thursday: TLW present poem

Science:

Monday - TCAP review
Tuesday - finish review
Wednesday - Lab
Thursday - Finish Lab/Art activity
Friday - HOLIDAY !!!

Math
Current Unit of Study/Topic
Chapter 7. Multiplying and dividing Fractions

Mon- lesson 7-4 Dividing fractions
Tues lesson 7-5 Dividing mixed numbers
Wed- lesson 7-6 Sequences
Thu-  review of math Skills

Enriched Math
Current Unit of Study /Topic
Ch 12/ Measurement
Course 1  book

Mon- lesson 12-1 Length in customary units
Tues- lesson 12-2 Capacity and weight- customary System
Wed- lesson 12-3 Length in the metric System
Thu-  review of math skills


Agenda Week of October 10th

Agenda: Week of Wednesday, October 10th

Upcoming Events:
NO SCHOOL Monday or Tuesday (10-8 and 10-9)-Fall Break!!

Happy Birthday:
Omar A. (10-6), Melanie T. and Peyton M. (10-9), Kristina H. (10-11)

Quote of the week:
“I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.”   Thomas Alva Edison

Language Arts:
Monday-Fall Break
Tuesday-Fall Break
Wednesday-Read “Eleven” page 573 Skill: Making Inferences
Thursday-Bring an object that would be difficult for someone to figure out what it is used for. NOTE: No weapons or anything that is inappropriate for school.
Friday-Test on “Eleven”/ Fine Arts activity

Social Studies:
Monday: Fall Break
Tuesday: Fall Break
Wednesday: Spanish-Chapter 3 vocab.
Thursday: Chapter 3 lesson 1
Friday: Chapter 3 lesson 2

Science
Monday - FALL BREAK
TUESDAY - FALL BREAK
Wednesday - Section 3 (Ch. 5); Finish Geologic Column Activity
Thursday - Vocabulary Test for Chapter 5; Lab
Friday - Section 4 (Ch. 5)

Math
Current Unit of Study/Topic
Chapter 3: Decimals
Mon-   Fall Break
Tues-  Fall Break
Wed-   Review of math skills
Thu-   lesson 3-3 Rounding decimals
Fri-    Quiz over mid chapter 3

Enriched Math
Current Unit of Study /Topic
Chapter 5: Fractions and Decimals
Using Course 1 Book
Mon-   Fall Break
Tues-  Fall Break
Wed-   Review of math skills
Thu-   lesson 5-3 Mixed numbers and improper fractions
Fri-   Quiz over mid chapter 5