Weekly Agenda
Week of March.3rd – 6th:
Language Arts:
*Enriched: Quote Project Due March 11th
Monday: present propaganda commercials
Tuesday: complete a writing practice probe (Cartoon Vocab)
Wednesday: identify errors in usage using capitalization (cartoon vocab)
Thursday: identify errors in usage using punctuation (cartoon vocab)
Friday: activity using cartoon vocabulary
Social Studies:
Monday: create a parable
Tuesday: review voc./comprehension from chapter 11
Wednesday: play the review game
Thursday: Chapter 11 test
Friday: Chap. 12 vocab…using vocab dice
Science:
Monday – Study guide review game; Energy Lab (scheduled from previous week)
Tuesday – Chapter 12 Test
Wednesday – Chapter 13: Heat and Heat Technology; Section 1 – Temperature
Thursday – Temperature continued
Friday - Section 2: What is Heat?
Standard Math:
Monday – Overview of Lessons 11-1 and 11-2
Tuesday – Review Lessons 11-1 and 11-2
Wednesday – Test on Lessons 11-1 and 11-2
Thursday – Chapter 12: Measurement, Lesson 12-1: Length in the Customary System
Friday – Lesson 12-2: Capacity and Weight in the Customary System
Enriched Math:
Monday – Lesson 10-6: Similar Figures
Tuesday – Lesson 10-7a: Problem Solving Strategy
Wednesday – Lesson 10-7b: Polygons and Tessellations
Thursday – Finish Polygons and Tessellations
Friday – Lesson 10-8: Translations
Agenda: February 23rd-27th
Language Arts:
Monday: Orally read and discuss “The Glory Over Everything”. Create a secret newspaper for the Underground Railroad. *What is the sequence of events for “A Glory Over Everything”?
Tuesday: What is the correct way to use colons?
Wednesday: What are the common propaganda techniques?
Thursday: what are the common propaganda techniques….groups work on creating their commercials (using their assigned technique).
Friday: what are the common propaganda techniques? Cont. group proj. ~commercials are due Monday, March 2nd
*Test over “A Glory Over Everything” (voc. and comprehension).
*Enriched: Quote Projects are due March 11th
Social Studies:
*ALL CLASSES-LIBRARY DAY IS TODAY…BRING YOUR LIBRARY BOOK. YOU MUST CHECK OUT A BIOGRAPHY BOOK…SIGN UP WILL BE IN THE LIBRARY!
Monday: Present poems on Chapter 10 (The 3 poems are due today!)
Tuesday: How did Rome grow politically and economically, and did they develop a culture that influenced later civilizations? Complete “A Vast Empire”
Wednesday: What became Rome’s official Religion? Create a timeline
Thursday: What is a parable? Create a parable
Friday: present parables
Science:
Monday – Section 3: Conservation of Energy
Tuesday – Section 4: Energy Resources
Wednesday – Overview of Energy; Lab
Thursday – Study guide review game
Friday - Chapter 12 Test
Standard Math:
Monday – Chapter 11: Probability, Lesson 11-1: Theoretical Probability
Tuesday – Finish probability
Wednesday – Lesson 11-2: Outcomes
Thursday – Lesson 11-3: Making Predictions
Friday – Finish making predictions
Enriched Math:
Monday – Chapter 10: Geometry, Lesson 10-1: Angles
Tuesday – Lesson 10-3: Angle Relationships
Wednesday – Finish Angles
Thursday – Lesson 10- 4: Triangles
Friday – 10-4: Quadrilaterals
Agenda- February 2nd-6th
Language Arts:
Monday: TLW create a How and Why story. TLW orally read and discuss “How the Snake Got Poison”. *What is folklore?
Tuesday: TLW proof and type his/her five-paragraph essay on Schilling Farms. *What are the stages of writing?
Wednesday: TLW recognize usage errors within context. *Why is it important to use specific words correctly?
Thursday: TLW identify sentences with correct subject/verb agreement. *Why is it important to make the subject and verb agree?
Friday: TLW show master of comprehension of How the Snake Got Poison. *What have you learned?
*Enriched: Work on Quote Project-scientists and inventors/Analogy work
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW review material from Chapter 9.
Tuesday: TLW show mastery of content from Chapter 9 *Chapter 9 Test
TLW create vocabulary matchbooks for chapter 10.
Wednesday: TLW analyze how Rome’s location and government helped it become a major power in the ancient world. * How did Rome’s location help it become a major power in the ancient world?
Thursday: TLW analyze how Rome’s tripartite government and written laws helped create a stable society. *How did Rome’s tripartite gov. and written laws help create a stable society?
Friday: TLW create a video game based on the Roman Forum. *How was the forum the heart of Roman society?
Science:
***If you have empty film canisters, please bring them to school.
**Parents: Science fair projects are due on Feb. 10th.
Monday – Chapter 11: Exploring Space review; probe activity
Tuesday – Review game
Wednesday – Chapter 11 Test
Thursday – TCAP review
Friday – TCAP review
Standard Math:
Monday – Review for test
Tuesday – Chapter 10 Test
Wednesday – Mid-Chapter practice test
Thursday – TCAP Review
Friday – TCAP Review
Enriched Math:
Monday – Lesson 4-6: Functions and Linear Equations
Tuesday – Practice Test for chapter 4
Wednesday – Overview of chapter
Thursday – Chapter 4 Test
Friday – TCAP Review
Agenda: Januaray 26-30
Language Arts:
Monday: TLW create a cartoon on the main events from “He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit” (pg. 366) *How does cause and effect relate to the sequence of main events?
Tuesday: TLW use a graphic organizer to organize parts of a five-paragraph essay*Words, phrases, sentences….sent. to paragraph (Stages 1-4) *What are the stages for writing a five paragraph essay?
Wednesday: TLW elaborate on the sentences from the previous day (Stage 5)
Thursday: TLW eliminate TO BE verbs (stage 6)
Friday: TLW show mastery of comprehension for “He Lion”.
Enriched: Quote Projects are due March 11th
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW present posters on Alexander the Great. *What are some of Alexander the Great’s leadership qualities?
Tuesday: TLW create a presentation that displays how the Ancient Greeks made lasting contributions in the arts, philosophy, and science. *What are the lasting contributions made by the Ancient Greeks?
Wednesday: TLW review vocabulary and content from chapter 9.
Thursday: TLW play the review game
Friday: TLW show mastery of vocabulary and content in chapter 9.
Science:
***If you have empty film canisters, please bring them to school. We will need them for our lab on Friday.
**Parents: Science fair packets have gone home. The projects are due on Feb. 10th.
Monday – Chapter 11: Exploring Space; Brainpop; Section 1: Rocket Science
Tuesday – Section 1: Rocket Science continued
Wednesday – Section 2: Artificial Satellites
Thursday – Section 1 and 2 Quiz; Workbook Directed Reading pages
Friday – Rocket Lab
Standard Math:
Monday – Go over solving Proportions; Start Lesson 10-3: Scale Drawings and Models
Tuesday – Lesson 10-4: Modeling Percents
Wednesday – Mid-Chapter practice test
Thursday – Go over practice Test
Friday – Lesson 10-5: Percents and Fractions
Enriched Math:
Monday – Finish Ch. 4 – Lesson 4-2:Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations
Tuesday – Lesson 4-3: Solving Multiplication Equations
Wednesday – Lesson 4-4: Solving Two-Step Equations
Thursday – Finish Solving Two-Step Equations
Friday – Mid-chapter practice test
Agenda: January 19-23:
Language Arts:
Tuesday: TLW complete a Think Link practice probe
Wednesday: TLW learn how to avoid run on sentences *What makes a sentence a run on?
Thursday: TLW identify double negatives *What is a double negative?
Friday: TLW identify 15 common usage problems. *How can I avoid common usage problems?
Social Studies:
Tuesday: TLW complete a Think Link Prac. Probe
Wednesday: TLW analyze the two most powerful city-states in Greece and form an opinion about Sparta’s model of a military society. *Who were the two most powerful city-states in Greece?
Thursday: TLW analyze how Alexander the Great built a huge empire and helped spread Greek culture into Egypt and Asia. *Big idea activity *What were some of Alexander the Great’s leadership qualities
Friday: TLW create a time line of the major events in Alexander’s life. *What were the important events during Alexander the Great’s life?
Science:
**Parents: Science fair packets have gone home. Topics are due on Tuesday, Jan. 20th. The projects are due on Feb. 10th.
Monday – Holiday
Tuesday – Section 3: Galaxies
Wednesday – Overview of chapter
Thursday – Study guide game
Friday – Chapter 10 Test
Standard Math:
Monday – Holiday
Tuesday – Chapter 7 review
Wednesday – Chapter 7 Test
Thursday – Chapter 8, lesson 1
Friday – Chapter 8, lesson 2
Enriched Math:
Monday – Holiday
Tuesday – Chapter 7 review
Wednesday – Chapter 7 Test
Thursday – Chapter 8, lesson 1
Friday – Chapter 8, lesson 2
Agenda: Week of Jan. 12 -16
Language Arts:
Monday: Standard Lang.= TLW orally read and discuss Medusa’s Head p. 350. *What is a mythic hero? Enriched: TLW orally read and discuss The Cay (Chap. 17-19). *What is the most important thing you got out of this novel?
Tuesday: TLW differentiate between simple and compound sentences. *How do you combine a compound sentence? *All Classes-Voc. Cartoon Quiz!!
Wednesday: TLW identify author’s purpose? *How can you identify the author’s purpose?
Thursday: TLW recognize sentence fragments. *Why is it important to know how to avoid fragments?
Friday: Enriched: TLW show mastery of vocab. and comprehension from The Cay…Chap. 17-19. Standard: TLW show mastery of voc. and comprehension from Medusa’s Head. *What did you learn?
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW review voc. and comprehension from material in chapter 8.
Tuesday: TLW play the review game
Wednesday: TLW show mastery of voc. and comprehension of material in Chapter 8. *Chapter 8 TEST
Thursday: TLW complete a vocabulary activity for Chap. 9
Friday: TLW analyze how Persians came to rule a great empire which eventually brought them into conflict with the Greeks. *Why did Persia want to invade Greece?
Science:
Monday – Chapter 10: The Universe and Beyond, Section 1: Stars
Tuesday – Section 2: The Life Cycle of Stars
Wednesday – H-R Diagram activity
Thursday – Section 3: Galaxies
Friday – Lab
Standard Math:
Monday – Overview of Section 7-4: Lesson 7-5: Dividing Mixed Numbers
Tuesday – Finish Dividing Mixed Numbers
Wednesday – Lesson 7-6a: Problem Solving Strategy
Thursday – Lesson 7-6: Sequences
Friday – Review for Chapter 7
Enriched Math:
Monday – Lesson 7-7: Percent of a Number
Tuesday – Lesson 7-8: The Percent Proportion
Wednesday – Finish Lesson 7-8; Practice Test
Thursday – Overview of Chapter 7
Friday – Chapter 7 Test
Agenda: December 15-19th
Language Arts:
Monday: Enriched Language Arts- TLW orally read and discuss The Cay
Reg. Lang. Arts: TLW find and analyze main ideas. Storm pg. 426
Tuesday: TLW identify fact and opinion.
Wednesday: TLW participate in a field trip
Thursday: TLW create synonyms and antonyms for a set of words
Friday: TLW create a crossword puzzle to review content from semester one.
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW review content and vocabulary from Chapter 7
Tuesday: TLW play review game using vocabulary and comprehension from Chapter 7.
Wednesday: TLW participate in a reflection activity based on field trip to Civil Rights Museum.
Thursday: TLW show master of vocab. and comprehension from chap. 7 (test).
Friday: TLW eat pizza! J
Science:
Monday – Finish section two and complete “The planets
Of Our Solar System”; Directed Reading workbook pgs.
Tuesday – Section 3: Small Bodies in the Solar System
Wednesday – Field Trip review activity
Thursday – Chapter 9 quiz; vocabulary review
Friday – Make crossword puzzle; movie
Standard Math:
Monday – TCAP review
Tuesday – TCAP review; vocabulary review
Wednesday – Field trip
Thursday – Survey and make a frequency chart
Friday – Make crossword puzzle; movie
Enriched Math:
Monday – Overview of first 4 sections of chapter 7
Tuesday – Section 7-1 through 7-4 test; vocabulary review
Wednesday – Field trip
Thursday – Make a scale drawing
Friday – Make crossword puzzle; movie
Agenda: Week of Nov. 17th:
Language Arts:
*=Essential Question
Enriched Language Arts:
In addition to the grammar skills listed under reg. Lang. arts, Enriched will begin a novel study on The Cay.
Monday: TLW make a generalization based on the theme of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. *What generalization can you make based on the theme of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”?
Enriched: TLW make a generalization about what type of character Phillip (from The Cay) is. *What generalization can you make about Phillip’s character.
Tuesday: TLW use conjunctions correctly in a sentence. *How do conjunctions join sentences, and when do you use a comma before the conjunction?
Wednesday: TLW identify simple and complete subjects. *How can I identify complete and simple subjects?
Thursday: TLW identify simple and complete predicates. * How can I identify simple and complete predicates?
Friday: Reg. Lang: TLW show mastery of voc. and comprehension of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” *What have you learned?
Enriched: TLW show mastery of voc. and comp. over chapters 1-3 of The Cay.
All classes: TLW show mastery of subjects and predicates.
Social Studies:
*=Essential Question
TLW: create graphic organizers to record notes for each dynasty.
Monday: TLW analyze how the Zhou dynasty brought political stability and social changes in ancient China. *What are the similarities and differences between the Shang and the Zhou dynasties?
Tuesday: TLW create inferences based on proverbs created by Confucius. *What can we learn from proverbs written by Confucius?
Wednesday: TLW analyze how the Qin dynasty unified China with a strong government and system of standardization. *What actions did Shi Huangdi take to unify China and standardize things within the empire?
Thursday: TLW analyze how the Han dynasty created a new form of government that valued art, family, and learning. *What do you think was the most important invention or achievement in the Han dynasty.
Friday: TLW analyze how trade routes led to the exchange of new products and ideas among China, Rome, and other people. *What information would you use to support the argument that the silk trade must have been very valuable?
Science:
Monday – Chapter review; Highlights of chapter 6
Tuesday – study guide review game
Wednesday – Chapter 6 test
Thursday – Chapter 7: Climate; Section 1 – What is Climate?
Friday – Art Activity with Section 2: Climates of the World
Standard Math:
Monday – Lesson 5-6: Writing Decimals as fractions
Tuesday – Lesson 5-7: Writing Fractions as Decimals
Wednesday – Finish lesson 5-7; practice test
Thursday – Review of Chapter 5
Friday – Chapter 5 Test
Enriched Math:
Monday – Lesson 9-1: Simple Events
Tuesday – Lesson 9-2: Tree Diagrams
Wednesday – Game with probability
Thursday – Review of lessons 9-1 and 9-2
Friday – Test of these two lessons
Agenda Week of Nov. 10th:
Language Arts:
Wednesday: TLW review adjectives and the nouns they modify, diff. between adj. and adv., demonstrative adjectives, possessive adjectives, and articles. *What have you learned about adjectives?
Thursday: TLW play the review game. *What have you learned about adjectives?
Friday: TLW show master of different forms of adjectives. *What do you KNOW??
Enriched: Work on quote project. Novel study will begin Monday of next week.
All Lang. Arts: You will receive directions for your book report this week. Book reports will be due 2 weeks from the day you are given the instructions.
Social Studies:
Wednesday: TLW create vocabulary matchbooks for Chapter 6.*How do readers use vocabulary to better understand what they read?
Thursday: TLW analyze how Chinese civilization began with the Shang dynasty along the Huang He. *What influence did geography have on the development of Chinese civilization?
Friday: TLW analyze how the Zhou dynasty brought political stability and new ways to deal with political and social changes in ancient China. *What are the similarities and differences between the Shang and the Zhou dynasties?
Science:
Wednesday – Finish section 2: Waves
Thursday – Section 3: Tides, Quiz on Section 2
Friday – Lab
Standard Math:
**Parents/Guardians: Please remember that in Math, any grade below a 70 can be reworked to pull up that grade to no more than a 70. For example: If Susie had a 40 on a test, she may correct her test for no more than a 70 grade.
***Please bring in 25 index cards.
Wednesday – Lesson 5-4: Least Common Multiple
Thursday – Lesson 5-5: Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Friday – Lesson 5-6: Writing Fractions as Decimals
Enriched. Math:
**Parents/Guardians: Please remember that in Math, any grade below a 70 can be reworked to pull up that grade to no more than a 70. For example: If Susie had a 40 on a test, she may correct her test for no more than a 70 grade.
Wednesday – Lesson 6-6: Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers; Complete Practice Test
Thursday – Go over practice test and review
Friday – Chapter 6 Test (on sections 6-1 to 6-4 and lesson 6-6)
Agenda: Week of November 3rd-7th
Language Arts:
*=Essential Question
Monday: TWL Make predictions. *How do readers make predictions to better understand what they read? Read “Gold Cadillac” p. 317
Tuesday: TLW distinguish the difference between adjectives and adverbs. *How can I recognize the difference between an adj. and an adv.??
Wednesday: TLW identify definite and indefinite articles. *Where would I ever use this anyway??
Thursday: TLW identify proper adjectives and demonstrative adjectives. *Would you recognize a proper adjective if you saw one?
Friday: TLW show mastery of vocab. and comprehension from “The Gold Cadillac”.
Enriched will begin a novel study next week
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW analyze how the Mauryas and the Guptas built great empires in India. *Who were the rulers of these great empires?
Tuesday: TLW identify Indian achievements. *What great contributions did the people of India make in the fields of arts and science?
Wednesday: TLW review vocabulary and content in chapter 5 *What have you learned in chapter 5?
Thursday: TLW play the review game *What do you know?
Friday: TLW show mastery of content from chapter 5-Chapter 5 test *What do you know?
Science:
Monday – Chapter 6: The Movement of Ocean Water, Section 1: Currents
Tuesday – Finish Section 1; Sections 1 Quiz; Brain Pop
Wednesday – Current Art Activity; Section 2: Waves
Thursday – Finish Section 2; Directed Reading Workbook Assignment
Friday – Section 3: Tides; Brain Pop
Standard Math:
Monday – Chapter 5: Fractions and Decimals, Lesson 3-1: Greatest Common Factor
Tuesday – Lesson 5-2: Simplifying Fractions
Wednesday – Lesson 5-3: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
Thursday – Mid-Chapter practice test
Friday – Go over practice test
Enriched Math:
Monday – Chapter 6: Applying Fractions, Lesson 6-1: Estimating with Fractions
Tuesday – Lesson 6-2: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Wednesday – Lesson 6-3: Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Thursday – Problem-Solving Strategy
Friday – Review Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Agenda: Week of October 21st
Language Arts:
Monday: TLW read and discuss “Zlateh the Goat” p. 711 Skill: Making predictions
Tuesday: TLW create an element of suspense (narrative writing)-Begin suspenseful stories. *I will teach the students how to create suspense (and use sensory images) in their stories. Please do not write the story before this lesson. 
Wednesday: TLW identify adverbs and the words they modify
Thursday: TLW complete a quiz on adverbs
Friday: TLW show mastery of vocab and comprehension from “Zlateh the Goat”
*ALL Suspenseful stories are due Monday, October 27th. They must be well written, neat, typed, and must include an illustration.
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW analyze the lasting achievements the Egyptians made in writing, architecture, and art
Tuesday: TLW analyze how the kingdom of Kush developed an advanced civilization with a large trading network.
Wednesday: TLW review vocabulary and content from Chapter 4.
Thursday: TLW show mastery of vocabulary and comprehension of content in Chapter 4 *Chapter 4 test
Friday: TLW recognize that Indian Civilization first developed on the Indus River
Science:
*An email/letter went home today regarding the science fair. Other than picking a broad topic for their research paper, we are not going to be doing anything else with the science fair until late November.
**We will be doing a lab with rocks next week. Please survey your area for rocks to bring to school in a bag with your child’s name on it. They will need to have these in by Tuesday. Each child will need 5 local rocks. Unique rocks will work the best – please , no store bought rocks.
**Thank you so much for bringing in the recycled items and the food items for our labs. The students had a really fun learning experience.
Monday – Finish Section 2; Make our Geologic Column
Tuesday – Types of unconformities illustration; Section 3: Absolute Dating; Lesson 2 Quiz
Wednesday – Section 4: Looking at Fossils; Make a cast and mold
Thursday – Section 5: Time Marches On
Friday – Lab: “Rock of Ages”
Standard Math:
Monday – Mid-Chapter practice test; Lesson 4-4: Dividing by Decimals
Tuesday – Go over practice test: Lesson 4-5: Perimeter
Wednesday – Lesson 4-6: Circumference
Thursday – Practice Test for Chapter 4
Friday – Go over practice test (Chapter 4 Test on Tuesday)
Enriched Math:
Monday – Lesson 5-2: Greatest Common Factor
Tuesday – Lesson 5-3: Simplifying Fractions
Wednesday – Lesson 5-5: Fractions and Decimals
Thursday – Mid-Chapter practice Test; “The Factor Fair”
Friday – Lesson 5-6: Fractions and Percents
Agenda: Week of October 6-10th
Lang. Arts: (TLW=The Learner Will, SPI=Student Performance Indicator)
Monday: TLW: Make inferences about setting and plot
Read All Summer in a Day page41 TLW Create Ending to All Summer
SPI #’s-6.1.7, 6.1.4, 6.1.12 e
Tuesday: TLW: Present Ending to All Summer in a Day
Wednesday: TLW: Compare and Contrast two suspenseful plays
Students will use graphic organizer to compare/contrast
Play 1-“In the Fog” p.75 SPI #’s-6.2.1, 6.2.33
Thursday: TLW: Compare/Contrast two suspenseful plays
Play 2-“The Hitchhiker” p. 87 Ques. 1-4 page 104 (in class) Finish/review graphic organizer (#5 on pg. 104). Review for test on All Summer in a Day (if time allows) SPI #’s 6.2.1, 6.2.33
Friday: TLW: Show mastery of vocab. and comprehension for “All Summer in a Day”
Test on “All Summer” SPI #’s 6.1.6
*Enriched: You must begin your quote project for the 2nd nine weeks. Your quotes must come from Mathematicians and Philosophers. You should have 9 quotes (in the correct format) by Wednesday, December 10th. *Quote projects will be due Wednesday, December 10th.
*ALL Students need to check out one mystery AR book when they go to the library today. Remember: the book must have a green dot. It must also be 4+ points and a 5th to 8th grade reading level. Any book that does not have these specifications will not be accepted.
*Parents- We have had BIG problems with AR here at SFMS. We met as a department and decided that it is really not fair to hold the students responsible until these problems are worked out. AR is not working a large part of the time. I am waiting to hear what our next step will be regarding AR. As soon as I know, I will let everyone else know. I have not told the kids because I want them to continue to read.
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW define vocabulary for Chapter 4
Tuesday: TLW analyze how the water, fertile soil, and protected setting of the Nile Valley allowed a great civilization to arise in Egypt around 3200
Wednesday: TLW analyze how Egyptian government and religion were closely connected during the Old Kingdom.
Thursday: TLW analyze how order and greatness were restored during the Middle and New Kingdom in Egypt.
Friday: TLW create an Egyptian Newspaper (project). This project will begin in class but should be completed at home.
Science -
**This week in science we will be doing a lot of labs and hands-on activities. Please check my blog for any updates or needed materials.
Monday – Start Recycled Invention project/Draft
**Homework – Bring in materials to be used for invention
Tuesday – Hazardous Waste Lab
**Homework – Bring in materials to be used for invention
Wednesday – Work on Recycled Invention
Thursday – Contaminated Edible River Lab
Friday – Oh Deer Lab with Graphs
Standard Math -
Monday – Lesson 3-5: Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Tuesday – Practice Test
Wednesday – Study Guide and review
Thursday – Chapter 3 Test; Think link test
Friday – TCAP practice
Enriched Math -
Monday – Finish Lesson 3-4: Adding Integers; go over Mid-chapter practice test
Tuesday – Lesson 3-5: Subtracting Integers
Wednesday – Practice Test
Thursday – Study Guide and review
Friday – Chapter 3 Test
Agenda: September 29th-October 3rd
Language Arts:
Monday: TLW Read-“What do Fish have to do with Anything?” page 556. Reading skill: Intro to Inferences/symbolism
Tuesday: TLW identify verbs, helping verbs, and verb phrases
*Enriched Lang: Quote Projecct is due today!
Wednesday: TLW identify linking verbs TLW: distinguish the difference between action and linking verbs
Thursday: TLW review action, linking, helping, and main verbs
Friday: TLW show mastery over “What do Fish have to do with Anything”.
TLW show master of action, linking, helping, and main verbs
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW review content from Chapter 3
Tuesday: TLW play the review game to review content from Chap. 3
*Spanish reinforcement
Wednesday: TLW show mastery of vocab. and comprehension from content in Chap. 3*Chap. 3 test
Thursday: TLW define vocab. for chapter 4
Friday: TLW analyze how the water, fertile soil, and protected setting of the Nile Valley allowed a great civilization to arise in Egypt around 3200 B.C. *Spanish reinforcement
Science –
Monday – Section 2 – The good news; finish poster
Tuesday – Recycling Activity
Wednesday – Overview of chapter 4
Thursday – Chapter 4 Test
Friday – Lab
Standard Math -
Monday – Lesson 3-3: Rounding Decimals
Tuesday – Mid-Chapter Practice Test
Wednesday – Lesson 3-4: Estimating Sums and Differences
Thursday – Lesson 3-5 Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Friday – Finish lesson 3-5; work on study guide
Enriched Math -
Monday – Chapter 3, Lesson 3-1: Integers and Absolute Zero
Tuesday – Integers Review
Wednesday – Lesson 3-2:Comparing and Ordering Integers
Thursday – Lesson 3-3: The Coordinate Plane
Friday – Mid-Chapter Practice Test; Tic-Tac-Toe with Integers
Agenda for Week of Sept. 22nd:
Language Arts:
Monday: TLW Read-“What do Fish have to do with Anything?” page 556. Reading skill: Intro to Inferences/symbolism TLW present book reports.
Tuesday: TLW identify demonstrative, indefinite, and reflexive pronouns
Wednesday: TLW review all pronouns and antecedents
Thursday: TLW show mastery of all types of pronouns and their antecedents.
Friday: TLW show mastery or voc. and comprehension of “What do Fish have to do with Anything”.
Enriched Lang. Arts: Quote project is due Tuesday, September 30th. You should have 6 quotes in your Quote Project folder.
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW work on commercial presentation
Tuesday: TLW present commercial
Wednesday: TLW analyze the different empires that ruled the Fertile Crescent after the Sumerians.
TLW: create their own Code of Samurai
Thursday: TLW present their Code of Hammurabi
Friday: TLW review voc. and content from Chap. 3
Science –
Monday – Study Guide review game
**Homework – study for science test
Tuesday – Chapter 3 Science Test
**Homework – look up vocabulary words for Chapter 4
Wednesday – Chapter 4, Section 1: First the Bad News
**Homework – none
Thursday – Quiz for Section 1; DR workbook activity; Pollution poster Part 1
**Homework – none
Friday – Section 2: The Good News: Solutions; Pollution poster Part 2
**Homework – None
Standard Math –
Monday – Overview of Chapter; Chapter Practice Test
**Homework – Finish review
Tuesday – Go over chapter review and practice test
**Homework – Study for test
Wednesday – Chapter 2 Math Test
**Homework – none
Thursday – Chapter 3 – Adding and Subtracting Decimals, Lesson 3-1: Representing Decimals
**Homework – Workbook pg. 17
Friday – Lesson 3-2: Comparing and Ordering Decimals
**Homework – None
Enriched Math –
Monday – Lesson 2-7: Bar Graphs and Histograms
**Homework – Workbook pg. 16
Tuesday – Lesson 2-8: Misleading Statistics
**Homework – Workbook pg. 17
Wednesday – Practice Test and Chapter Overview
**Homework – Study for test
Thursday – Go over practice test and study guides
**Homework – Study for test
Friday – Chapter 2 Math Test
**Homework – None
Agenda: Week of September 15th
Language Arts:
Monday: TLW read “The Stone” page 29 Literary Focus: Moral Lessons/Main sequence of events
Tuesday: TLW identify pronouns and their antecedents
Wednesday: TLW create a cell phone, and text your friend..highlight all pronouns.
Thursday: TLW create personal pronoun shapes
Friday: TLW Take test on “The Stone”/Demonstrative Pronouns
*ALL Classes: Book reports are due Friday, September 19th!!!!
*Enriched: Work on quote project for the week and PTSA Essay is due October 7th.
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW participate in a Spanish lesson/define voc. for Chap 2:*Bring in 25 index cards
Tuesday: TLW analyze the reasons the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were the first sites of the world’s first civilizations.
Wednesday: TLW identify the fact that Sumerians developed the first civilization in Mesopotamia.
Thursday: TLW analyze how Sumerians made many advances that helped their society develop.
Friday: TLW create a television commercial that promotes a museum that highlights Sumerian achievements…convince people to visit the museum
Science –
Monday – Chapter 3: Population Changes and Heredity, Section 1 – Change over time; Make fossils/Quick Lab; Quiz
**Homework – Directed Reading workbook pgs. 15-17
Tuesday – Section 2 – Natural Selection in Action; Make Natural Selection poster
**Homework – Study for test
Wednesday – Finish Natural Selection poster; Adaptation Lab
**Homework – Study for test
Thursday – Study guide review game; Chapter review in book
**Homework – Study for test
Friday – Chapter 2 test (omit Section 3)
**Homework – None
Standard Math -
Monday – Mid-chapter practice test; Lesson 2-5 : Stem and Leaf Plots
**Homework – Workbook pg. 13
Tuesday – Lesson 2-6: Mean
**Homework – Workbook pg. 14
Wednesday – Lesson 2-7: Median, Mode, and Range
**Homework – Workbook pg. 15
Thursday – Lesson 2-8: Analyzing Graphs
**Homework – Workbook pg. 16
Friday – Study Guide and Review work
**Homework – None
Enriched Math –
Monday – Lesson 2-4: Median, Mode, and Range
**Homework – Workbook pg. 13
Tuesday – Mid-chapter practice test; Lesson 2-5: Stem and Leaf Plots
**Homework – Workbook pg. 14
Wednesday – Lesson 2-6: Box and Whiskers Plot
**Homework – Workbook pg. 15
Thursday – Lesson 2-7: Bar Graphs and Histograms
**Homework – Workbook pg. 16
Friday – Lesson 2-8: Misleading Statistics
**Homework – None
Agenda: Week of September 8th:
Language Arts:
Monday: TLW: create a chart to display the elements of a short story. *Read La Bamba p. 335
Tuesday: TLW identify common and proper nouns in context/ review nouns, compound nouns, and common and proper nouns
Wednesday: TLW show mastery of nouns, compound nouns, and common and proper nouns
Thursday: TLW complete think link practice probe on the computer
Friday: TLW show mastery of comprehension of “La Bamba”
*ALL CLASSES: Book reports are due Friday, September 19th
Enriched: Do your quote project for the week. Six quotes are due, in your folder, by September 30th.
Social Studies:
Monday: TLW participate in Spanish reinforcement/complete activity from chap. 2 lesson 2
Tuesday: TLW analyze how the development of agriculture brought great changes to human society
TLW review voc. and comprehension for chapter 2
Wednesday: TLW review voc. and comprehension for chapter 2
Thursday: TLW complete a Think Link practice probe on the computer
Friday: TLW show mastery of vocab. And comprehension of chapter 2 *TEST
Science:
Monday – Go over DR sheets for Lesson 2; Quiz – Lesson 2; Math Skills – W/S pg. 35; Vocabulary Review
**Homework: Study for Vocabulary
Tuesday – Section 3 – Types of Interactions (take notes); DR in workbook; Hand out study guides; Weaving a Food Web” and “Symbiotic Rel. “ activity; Quiz – Lesson 3; Vocabulary Test
**Homework: Study for Chapter 2 test; Apply on pg. 51
Wednesday – Lab – “Adaptation: It’s a way of Life”; Chapter Review, pgs. 56 & 57 for a grade
**Homework: Study for test
Thursday – “Oh Deer” lab (outside); Jeopardy game to review for test
**Homework: study for test
Friday – Chapter 2 Test; Vocabulary for Chapter 3
**Homework: NONE
Standard Math:
Monday – Chapter 2: Statistics and Graphs, Lesson 1-1: Frequency Tables
**Homework: Workbook pg. 9 (all)
Tuesday – Group Frequency chart Survey activity; Lesson 2-2: Bar and Line Graphs; Lesson 2-3 Circle Graphs
**Homework: Bookwork pg. 58-59 and pg. 64-65
Wednesday – Lesson 2-4: Making Predictions
**Homework: workbook pg. 12 (all)
Thursday – Mid-Chapter Practice Test; Lesson 2-5: Stem-and-leaf plots
**Homework: Workbook pg. 13
Friday – Lesson 2-6: Mean
**Homework: NONE
Enriched Math:
Monday – Chapter 2: Statistics – Analyzing Data, Lesson 1-1: Frequency Tables
**Homework: workbook pg. 10
Tuesday – Group Frequency chart Survey activity; Lesson 2-2 Making predictions
**Homework: Workbook pg. 11
Wednesday – Lesson 2-3 Line Plots
**Homework: Bookwork pg. 68 (25 – 40)
Thursday – Lesson 2-4: Mean, Median, and Mode
**Homework: Workbook pg. 13
Friday – Mid-Chapter practice test; Lesson 2-5: Stem and Leaf plots
**Homework: None
Agenda: Week of September 1st
Language Arts
Tuesday- “All American Slurp” p. 31 Skills:Context Clues/vocabulary development. TLW review for prepositions test-Voc. Cartoons week 1
Wednesday- TLW show mastery of prepositions *Test-students should be able to identify prepositions, prepositional phrases, object of the preposition, and identify when a preposition is being used as an adverb.
Thursday: TLW supply appropriate nouns
Friday: TLW show mastery of voc. and comprehension for All American Slurp
*The book report has been assigned for both Lang. Arts classes (will be Assigned on Tues.). Enriched will be doing Character in a Can. Regular Lang. will be doing the What a Character report. Book reports and 1 AR test will be due Wednesday, September 17th (for ALL classes).
Enriched: Do your quote project for this week. You should have 6 by September 30th. They need to be on separate sheets and placed in the folder with brads.
Social Studies:
Tuesday: TLW label The World Map TLW participate in Spanish reinforcement
Wednesday: TLW create vocabulary maps for Chapter 2 vocab.
Thursday: TLW analyze how prehistoric people learned to adapt to their environment. TLW create a Venn Diagram
Friday: TLW identify how people adapted to new environments as they migrated around the world (graphic organizer)
Standard Math:
Monday – LABOR Day
Tuesday – Practice Test; Review game
**Homework: Study for math test, chapter 1
Wednesday – Chapter 1 Test
**Homework: None
Thursday – Chapter 2: Statistics and Graphs, Lesson 1-1 Frequency Tables
**Homework: Workbook pg. 9 (all problems)
Friday – Lesson 1-2, Bar Graphs and Line Graphs; Review Freq. Tables
**Homework: NONE
Enriched Math:
Monday – LABOR DAY
Tuesday – Lesson 1-8: Measurement: The Metric System; Review properties
**Homework: Workbook pg. 5 (even only)
Wednesday – Lesson 1-9: Scientific Notation; Start the homework
**Homework: Finish Book work pgs. 46-48 (even only) for review
Thursday – Review for test; Practice Test
**Homework: Study for chapter 1 test
Friday – Chapter 1 Test
**Homework: None
Science:
**We will be working on the “Ologies” project on Tuesday…please bring 15, 3 x 5 index cards. This project is due Tuesday, September 9th.
Monday – LABOR DAY
Tuesday – Finish Vocabulary; Work on “Ologies” project; “Gro-Beast Alligator” lab
**Homework: work on “Ology” project
Wednesday – “Who eats Whom?” pg.35; Directed Reading pgs. 11 – 16; “The Human Population”, pg. 37 – Quick Lab
**Homework: read over Section 1
Thursday – Read Lesson 2 as a class; TR – “The Energy Pyramid”; Start DR Lesson 2 section; Math and More, ATE pg.42;
**Homework: Finish section 2 in Directed Reading
Friday – Go over DR sheets for Lesson 2; Quiz – Lesson 2; Math Skills – W/S pg. 35; Hand out study guides
**Homework: none
Agenda Week of Aug. 25 – 29
Language Arts:
Monday- TLW Read “TA-NA-E-KA” p. 15. Skills/concepts: Review Conflict (internal and external)/Comparing and contrasting. Ques. 1, 2, 3, and 5 p. 27
Enriched: Make the connection and quick write p. 15 (quick write should be in paragraph form)..TLW Discuss cause and effect.
Tuesday- TLW recognize prepositions used as adverbs
Wednesday- TLW create prepo bingo cards
Thursday- TLW play prep bingo
Study for reading test (test Friday)
Friday-TLW show mastery of voc. and comprehension from TA-NA-E-KA
-Test on “TA-NA-E-KA
Enriched: Work on quote project
*Please note: Enriched Language Arts students are responsible for the same standards as regular language arts. It contains higher-level discussions, questioning, and class work in class. It will also be be more literature and project based. Therefore, the syllabus will reflect the same skills being covered. Any discrepancies will be indicated on the weekly agenda.
Social Studies:
Monday- TLW create Geography of Me project. *we will write our rough draft in class. Students will need to type or neatly write the sections at home. The students have been given the project instructions (they will receive them Monday). They will place all parts on a ½ sheet of poster board as specified on the directions. They need a recent picture of themselves for this project. *Project will be due Friday (8-29).
Tuesday-TLW review content from chapter 1…review/review game
Wednesday-TLW show mastery of voc. and comprehension of Chapter 1
*Test on Chapter 1
Thursday- TLW create vocab. Web for Chapter 2 vocab
Friday-TLW present his/her Geography of Me project *Project Due
Science:
**We will start on our “Ology” project on Monday. Please bring 3 x 5 index cards to class (25 cards).
Monday – Computer lab; Start “Ology” project
Homework – Work on “Ology” project
Tuesday – Safety rules for lab; art activity
Homework – Get lab contract signed; Study for Chapter 1 Test
Wednesday – Obscertainer Lab
Homework – Study for Chapter 1 Test
Thursday – Study guide review game; finish art activity; work on Ology project
Homework – Study for Chapter 1 Test
Friday – Chapter 1 Test: work on “Ology” project
Standard Math –
Monday – Computer lab; Lesson 1-5: Order of Operations
Homework – Workbook pg. 5 (even only)
Tuesday – Order of Operations cont.; Start Lesson 1–6: Algebra: Variables and Expressions
Homework – Book problems pg. 30, (4-46, even only)
Wednesday – Finish Variable and Expressions; Lesson 1-7: Solving Equations
Homework – Workbook pg. 7 (even only)
Thursday – Complete Solving Equations; Lesson 1-8: Geometry – Area of Rectangles
Homework – Book work, pg. 41 (4-27, even only)
Friday – Study Guide Review Game
***Chapter 1 Math TEST on TUESDAY, August 2 –> Review study guides and organizer over weekend.
Enriched Math -
Monday – Computer lab; Finish Lesson 1-4: Variables and Expressions
Homework – Workbook pg. 4 (even only)
Tuesday – Lesson 1-5: Algebra-Equations
Homework – Workbook pg. 5 (even only)
Wednesday – Mid-chapter practice
Thursday – Lesson 1-6: Algebra Properties
Homework – Book work pg. 32 & 33, (4-42, even only)
Friday – Lesson 1-7: Sequences
Agenda Week of Aug. 18th-22nd
Language Arts:
Monday: TLW identify internal and external conflict.
TWL create a life map
Reading Story: “Just Once” page. 18 (Reading voc/comp test Friday)
Tuesday: TLW identify learning style
TLW create proof readers marks
TLW “Identifying Conflicts” Activity
Wednesday: TLW recognize prepositions
Thursday: TLW supply prepositions
Friday: TLW show mastery of voc. And comprehension for “Just Once” *Reading Test
TLW: present I AM poems/ Activity Internal/External Conflicts
Enriched Lang. Arts: Begin Quote Project (in class)
*Please note: Enriched Language Arts students are responsible for the same standards as regular language arts (this is different from the math curriculum due to the progression through 7th and 8th grade). Enriched Lang. Arts contains higher-level discussions, questioning, and classwork in class. It will also be be more literature and project based. Therefore, the syllabus (weekly agebda )will reflect the same skills being covered. Any discrepancies will be indicated on the weekly agenda.
Social Studies
Monday: TLW create vocab. Matchbooks for voc. In Chap. 1
Tuesday: TLW analyze clues historians use to understand the past *Artifact Activity
TLW select a newsworthy event in recent history and use primary and secondary sources to learn more about it.
Wednesday: TLW analyze the 5 themes of geography (bring in a newspaper tomorrow-editorial page and front page)
Thursday: TLW recognize bias
Friday: TLW write a letter to the editor
Science:
Monday – Chapter 1; Section 2 – Scientific Methods
Tuesday – Scientific Methods continued: Pass out information sheet for “Ology” Project
Wednesday – Section 3 – Scientific Models (Physical, Mathematical, and Conceptual)
Thursday – Section 4 – Tools, Measurement, and Lab Safety
Friday – Lab Safety continued
**Lessons could be extended depending upon comprehension of concept
Standard Math:
Monday – Lesson 1-2, Divisibility Patterns
Tuesday – Lesson 1-3, Prime Factors
Wednesday – Lesson 1-4, Powers and Exponents
Thursday – Mid Chapter practice test (daily grade); Facto Bingo
Friday – Lesson 1-5, Order of Operations
**Lessons could be extended depending upon comprehension of concept
Enriched Math:
Monday – Lesson 1-2 Powers and Exponents
Tuesday – Lesson 1-3 Order of Operations
Wednesday – Lesson 1-4 Algebra: Variables and Expressions
Thursday – Lesson 1-5 Solving Equations
Friday – Mid Chapter practice test (daily grade); Game: Express yourself
**Lessons could be extended depending upon comprehension of concept
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