Monday - Vocabulary Squares - Due Thursday
Tuesday - Continue work on Vocab Squares
Wednesday - Correct Vocabulary Packet 7
Thursday - Vocabulary Squares Due - Vocab Review
Friday - Vocabulary #7 Quiz and AR/Library time
Science
We are using this week to introduce our Arctic/Antarctic Unit. The students will be completing a pre-assessment of their Polar knowledge with a Venn Diagram. At the end of the unit they will complete this activity again and compare their beginning knowledge to their new found knowledge. This is a great way for all of us to see how much they learn during our units!
Monday - Venn Diagram
Tuesday - Combine Venn Diagram Knowledge into a group poster
Wednesday - Artic and Antarctic Eyewitness Video with Listening Guide
Thursday - Begin Antarctica Map
Friday - Continue work on Antarctica Map - due Monday
Reading 1/10/11
The students have been learning about raising Inca Children and Inca Craftsman. They are in the process of completing a project describing and explaining these. This is due on Tuesday. We are also AR reading, taking tests, and working on Vocabulary Packet #7. We will have a quiz over this vocabulary packet next week. Study Study Study!
Science 1/10/11
We are currently reviewing for our Earth's Formation Final Exam. The students will complete the guides Monday and Tuesday by themselves and in small groups. On Wed. we will begin correcting the guide together as a class, and I will be providing all the correct answers. I will post the completed Study Guide on Thursday, so that it is accessible at home as well. The final test, which will be the only content knowledge grade to this point, will be on Tuesday, January 19th. Please take the time to review this study guide with your child.
Also, since we are at the end of the unit, all assignments related to Earth, Plate Movement, Earthquakes and Volcanoes are due no later than this Thursday. All missing work will be changed to a 0% and will be unable to be made up for credit.
Reading: 12/13/10
This week we will be concentrating on Accelerated Reading. The students will be given time to silently read and take any AR tests as needed. In order to qualify for our Friday Movie Day, the students must have taken an AR test this trimester and have no missing work.
Science: 12/13/10
We have been studying volcanoes recently and will continue to do so this week with the Kid's Discover Volcano Magazines. The students will be reading the magazines and completing a reading guide. This will all be done in class and must be completed before Friday in order to attend Movie Day!
Reading:
We have been working on differentiating between fact and opinion. We will continue to work on these concepts this week. We are also finishing up vocabulary packet #6 and will be ready to test on this packet on Friday. Please plan on studying the words and definitions with your child this week!
Vocabulary Packet #6
Science:
We are currently studying volcanoes and are learning about the 3 types of volcanoes as well as the specific parts of a volcano. We will be drawing and labeling diagrams of the types of volcanoes this week and will have a quiz next week, The studens will need to differentiate between the 3 types of volcanoes and also be able to identify the specific parts of a volcano. Have the students tell you about what they are learning!
Reading:
Wednesday is the last day to take AR tests for 1st trimester. Many students still have 0% of their AR goal for the trimester. Please encourage your child to read at least 30 minutes each night.
We are continuing our lessons on Cause and Effect this week. Also, Vocabulary Packet #5 should be completed by tomorrow. We will be having a vocabulary test on Friday. The link to these words is on the home page.
Wednesday, we will also be having a unit test over idoms, inference and cause and effect. Since this is a skills test, there is really no need to study.
Science:
Tomorrow we will have a quiz over Earthquake Terms and Plate Movement. These should all be in the student's spiral, but can also be accessed in last week's lesson plans. Please remind students to study these tonight, as this will be the last Content Knowledge grade of the trimester and students will not be able to retake this quiz.
Also this week, students will be creating their Earthquake dictionaries. The requirements are as follows:
*Cover page - title, a by line, and a colored earthquake related to earthquakes.
* Dictionary Pages - word and definition and a colored picture representing the word.
* All writing needs to be in Ink or Fine-tip Flair and the pictures and background should be colored.
Reading
· November 17 is the last day to take AR tests before report cards are completed. AR goals will be included as a 100 point assignment in the Work Habits grade. Your child will receive a grade that will equal the percentage of the AR goal that they have accomplished, ie., 85% of AR goal will be 85 points in the gradebook. You can access your child’s reading record through the Middle School website. Follow the links through the Media link on the left-hand side. (You child should know how to do this.)
· This week continues our work on Cause and Effect reading skills.
Science
- Earthquake terminology notes. The students will be using the attached google presentation to take notes on earthquake terminology. We will then convert the notes into mini earthquake dictionaries. We will work on these two assignments in class Wedensday, November 10 - Wednesday, November 17th. The final copy dictionaries will be due Friday, November 19th.
- There will be a quiz over the Earthquake terminology on Tuesday, November 16th. This quiz will also include the four types of plate boundaries.
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Reading
--Vocab quiz over Lesson 4 Thursday
--Vocab #4 Packets due Thursday
--Vocab #4 Packets due Thursday
--Vocabulary Squares (Halloween Theme) or Vocabulary Cartoon Strips due Thursday
--We’re studying Cause and Effect in Reading class.
--Reading logs for October need to be signed by parents and returned by Friday to receive credit.
--Last day to take AR tests for 1st Trimester will be November 17. Please check to see if your child has read books and taken his/her tests. Lack of doing so will greatly affect reading grades. Goals have been based on student reading levels.
Vocabulary Packet Link - https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_t06f5KqvwoNzRjMDZmODAtOTczMC00YjE4LTg1MTUtNzkxZjVjMjYxYmE2&sort=name&layout=list&num=50
Vocabulary Packet Link - https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_t06f5KqvwoNzRjMDZmODAtOTczMC00YjE4LTg1MTUtNzkxZjVjMjYxYmE2&sort=name&layout=list&num=50
Science
--Earthquake Magazine Reading Guides were due on Monday, many students are not finished and will need to finish in study hall intervention, if they have that class, or at lunch. Please encourage your student to come in and finish those assignments. They will be late after Thursday!
--Currently working on Earthquake Legend. Students chose a legend or wrote a legend of their own and are illustrating it. This is due on Friday!
http://www.fema.gov/kids/eqlegnd.htm - this is a link of various earthquake legends from around the world
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Reading Week of October 25
- Make-up vocabulary quizzes to be given at lunch on Monday. All those who received a D or F on the quiz last week had an opportunity to retake the test. Only two students brought back parent signatures and showed up for the retake.
- End of 1st trimester is coming in November. AR goals are worth 100 points in Reading Work Habits. Too many of our students either have not earned enough points or have not read any books this trimester.
- We are working on Vocabulary Packet #4 in class. Next quiz will not be until the end of the week following Halloween. Please study these new words and definitions with your child.
- We have been using a Kid's Discover Inca magazine to read for main idea and important details as well as improving skills in analyzing text structure.
- October Reading Logs are due Monday, November 1st.
- Plate movement pictures were due today, October 25th
- Earthquake video and questions
- Earthquake magazines and reading guides
Reading Week of October 18
- Vocabulary Packet #3 Quiz and Packet Due
- AR and Library
- Inca Magazines and questions
- Vocabulary Packet #4
- Continue learning about plate movement
- Plate movement pictures (work in class) Due Monday October 25th, if not finished
- Science Notes in Spiral Notebook
Reading Week of October 11
- Continue work on Vocabulary Packet 3 - Test November 18th
- Idioms
- Idiom Illustration - due Friday
- AR and Library
- Introduction of Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift
- Pangaea Puzzles
- Pangaea Puzzle Questions - due Wednesday
- Plate Movement Introduction
- Subduction
- Divergent
- Convergent
- Fault/Fracture/Transference
Reading Week of October 4
- Ice Cream Inference worksheet - due October 5
- Book Fair
- Library and AR
- Inference Quote Reasoning - due October 7 - Quotes will be sent home the 6th to be discussed with families before class discussion on the 7th
- Stories with Holes using Inference
- Review AR Goals - Due November 15
- Vocabulary Packet #3 - Due November 18th
- Inference Test - Thursday (this is a type of test that does not need home studying)
- Bill Nye Earth's Crust listening guide research
- Bill Nye Earth's Crust video and listening guide - Due October 7th
- Discuss Layers of the Earth Test - Test Retakes will be October 11th
- Test Retake Requirements:
- Students must take first test home and discuss with parent
- Student must have a parent signature turned in by Monday, indicating parents know about the retake.
- Students must come in at lunch on Wed. and Thursday to relearn and review the layers of the earth
- Students must come in Monday at lunch to retake the test.
- If the student fails to meet any of the above requirements, they will not be allowed to retake the test. Please ask your child to show you his/her test.
Science Week of September 27- October 1
- Continue Layers of the Earth - Test on Thursday. Students must be able to identify each layer and list what it is made out of. Please study with your child, they will love showing you what they are learning.
- Layers of the Earth worksheet - color and label. Due Tuesday
- Layers of the Earth Notes and activities.
Science:
- Read and discuss Kid's Discover Earth magazine
- Layers of the Earth notes and diagram - Test over this information September 30th. Be studying at home.
- How Earth's plates move worksheet - due Monday September 27th.
· Inference Skits & Vocab Packet Lesson 2. (Introduce words & Exercise A)
· Read Aloud & Vocab Packet, Exercises B&C
· KIS Strategy: Model, discussion, and independent Content Knowledge assignment
· Inference Reflection,Vocab. Packet: Exercises D, Library, and AR
· Vocab Review, Ice Cream Inferences, Modeling, Partner, and Independent.
· Vocab Review, Planet Boom Boom, complete independently, class discussion. Work Habit
Grade.
Pass out Quote Reasoning Homework to fill out and discuss with family.
· Vocab Quiz & Read aloud. Turn in Vocab Packets.
· Quote Reasoning Group work and Reflection Sheet. Class discussion. Read Aloud & AR
· Library & AR
· Inference Test Pgs.
Vocabulary Packet Week 2http://www.scribd.com/full/37830674?access_key=key-959nk0d41avozn28kbn
Vocabulary Packet Week 2http://www.scribd.com/full/37830674?access_key=key-959nk0d41avozn28kbn
Reading:
We will be working on Vocabulary Week one. Students will need to know the words and definitions by next Thursday, September 16th. Click on the attached link for a list of word and definitions!
http://www.scribd.com/full/37077864?access_key=key-2i8yvtnyr31krhmxmoze
Complete vocab packet week one will also be due on September 16th. Study Study
Look for AR books to be coming home. Students will soon be responsible for reading 30 minutes each night. Start the habit now!
Science:
Identifying and labeling Cardinal and Ordinal points on a compass rose.
Design your own compass rose. Rough Drafts due tomorrow, September 8th.
Final Copy of Compass Rose due Friday, September 10th.
No Pencil
Creative
Colorful
Include all 8 Cardinal and Ordinal Points
Colored Background
· KIS Strategy: Model, discussion, and independent Content Knowledge assignment
· Inference Reflection
· Vocabulary picture boxes - Due Wednesday
Ice Cream Inferences, Modeling, Partner, and Independent.
· Vocab Review, Planet Boom Boom, complete independently, class discussion. Work Habit
Grade. Pass out Quote Reasoning Homework to fill out and discuss with family.
· Vocab Quiz on Wednesday - Please study with your child - Vocab. Packet also due today
· Quote Reasoning Group work and Reflection Sheet. Class discussion. Read Aloud & AR
· Library & AR
· Inference Test Pgs.
Vocabulary Packet Week 2http://www.scribd.com/full/37830674?access_key=key-959nk0d41avozn28kbn
