May 29 - June 1, 2012
LANGUAGE ARTS - Mrs. Prewitt
Students are reminded that their independent reading novels must be finished
by this Friday, June
1st.
Tuesday: Read. Revise personal narrative after TAG conference.
Wednesday: Read. Make any final revisions to personal narrative and edit.
Thursday: Read.Have personal narrative ready to turn in on Friday. Bring novel
to class on Friday.
Friday: Complete plot analysis on independent reading novel by Monday.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
Students should be ready to deliver Civil War Battle Presentations, either
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Other than that, the only assignment this week is to get caught up in social
studies (Westward
Expansion Journal and Speaking Out Essay Quiz are still being corrected).
Tuesday: Make sure presentation is ready (Wednesday presenters)
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: To Be Announced
Friday: No homework (Civil War speech due Friday, June 8 at 7:45 a.m.)
SCIENCE- Ms. Roberge
Monday- No School
Tuesday-None
Wednesday- Label worm anatomy
Thursday- Functions of worms
Friday- None
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May 21-25, 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
Monday: Work on "Speaking Out!" Essay quiz; due at the start of class Wednesday
Tuesday: Work on "Speaking Out!" Essay quiz; due at the start of class tomorrow
Wednesday: Civil War 3-minute battle presentations start Tuesday, May 29
Thursday: Civil War 3-minute battle presentations start Tuesday, May 29
Friday: Civil War 3-minute battle presentations start Tuesday, May 29
*I will be after school Tuesday until 3:00 and Thursday until 3:30
**Battle Presentations will occur in chronological order; battles will be
selected via lottery on
Wednesday, May 23
LANGUAGE ARTS - Mrs. Prewitt
Complete 2nd choice book by Friday, June 1st.
Monday: Read. Complete five leads for "Funny Now, Not Then" story.
Tuesday: Read. Work on draft of personal narrative.
Wednesday: Read. Complete first draft of personal narrative.
Thursday: Read. Work on self-revisions of personal narrative. See checklist.
Friday: Complete all self-revisions to personal narrative.
SCIENCE- Ms. Roberge
Students have been working on a meiosis and mitosis presentation in class for
the last two days. They will have 10-15 minutes to work Thursday and the rest
will need to be completed for homework. Most students are nearing completion,
so they may not need to work on this at home. The presentations will be
Friday. This is the make-up assignment for the quizzes.
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May 14-18, 2012
LANGUAGE ARTS - Mrs. Prewitt
Students need to choose another book and complete the reading of it by June
1st. Reading activities
will be due the following Monday without exception since the term will be
closing soon after that.
Monday: Read.
Tuesday: Read.
Wednesday: Read.
Thursday: Read.
Friday: Read.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
Students will spend class time from Monday through Thursday (with the
exception of a brief, not-to-
be-studied for quiz that acts as a progress check on Wednesday) to work on
Westward Expansion
Journals. In order to be considered "on-time," journals must be ready at the
START of class on
Friday. See below for suggested due dates to stay on track.
Map- Tuesday, May 8
Tall Tale- Friday, May 11
Entry 1- Monday, May 14
Entry 2- Tuesday, May 15
Entry 3- Wednesday, May 16
Entry 4- Thursday, May 17
Bibliography- Thursday, May 17
*I will be after school until around 3:00 on Tuesday and Thursday.
SCIENCE- Ms. Roberge
Students have been working on research and time lines in class since last
week. The finished time lines are due on Friday. While there isn't any
assigned homework for the week, students who do not think they will finish
their time lines in class should be working on them at home as well.
SIDE NOTE: The Meiosis and Mitosis Quiz grades were fairly low overall. This
unit will be retaught and a new assignment will be used in place of the quiz
grades.
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May 7 - 11, 2012
LANGUAGE ARTS - Mrs. Prewitt
Students need to finish their independent reading novel by Friday. The actual
independent reading
activity is due the following Monday. Students are required to choose three
passages from various
parts of the book to write a detailed and insightful reaction to. The work may
either be handwritten
on the form available in my room or typed.
Monday: Make sure vocabulary packet is fully completed and ready to be turned
in. Review all
prefixes from units 1-4 and study the vocabulary words from the past week for
Tuesday's quiz.
Tuesday: Read. Make up any quotation papers owed due to absence.
Wednesday: Read. Make up any quotation papers owed due to absence.
Thursday: Read. Make up any quotation papers owed due to absence.
Friday: Complete reading activty by Monday. Typed papers can be printed in
class that day.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
After watching "Little House on the Prairie" in class Monday and Tuesday, all
class time (except next
Wednesday) will be spent working on Westward Expansion Journal projects. The
final deadline (for
the map, tall tale, four entries, and bibliography) is at the start of class,
May 18. Please see
suggested deadlines below:
Map- Completed by Tuesday evening, May 8
Tall Tale- Completed by Friday, May 11
Entry #1- Completed by Monday, May 14
Entry #2- Completed by Tuesday, May 15
Entry #3- Completed by Wednesday, May 16
Entry #4- Completed by Thursday, May 17
Bibliography- Completed by Thursday, May 17
Quiz on Route, Physical Landforms, and Reasons for Leaving- Wednesday, May 16
Background reading (in order!):
*Santa Fe Trail (Chapter 8, Chapter 5, Chapter 3)
*Oregon Trail (Chapter 8, Chapter 5, Chapter 6)
*Mormon Migration (Chapter 8, Chapter 5, Chapter 7)
*California Gold Rush (Chapter 8, Chapter 5, Chapter 12)
I will be after school until around 3:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays until the
project is complete.
SCIENCE- Ms. Roberge
Monday- None
Tuesday- First check-in tomorrow. The Precambrian Era research must be
finished. The Palezoic Era should be started.
Wednesday- Check-in Today
Thursday- 2nd Check-in will be Friday. The Paleozoic research should be complete.
Friday- 2nd check-in
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April 30-May 4, 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
I will be after school Monday until the late bus (3:45) and Thursday until
3:00 for any student who
needs assistance.
Monday: Industrial Revolution Group Presentation due tomorrow
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Trail of Tears Reflection due Friday
Thursday: Trail of Tears Reflection due tomorrow
Friday: Westward Expansion Journal due Friday, May 18 (packet with suggested
due dates handed out
in today's class)
LANGUAGE ARTS - Mrs. Prewitt
Students need to finish their current independent reading novel by next
Friday, may 11th. The written
activity will be due the following Monday. Students will need a copy of their
book to complete the
written assignment.
Monday: Read. Review prefixes (there could be a pop quiz on these on Tuesday!).
Tuesday: Read. Complete "Cloze Call 1" in prefix packet.
Wednesday: Read. Complete "Cloze Call 2" in prefix packet.
Thursday: Read. Complete "word cards" in prefix packet.
Friday: Read. Study for prefix/vocabulary quiz which will be on Tuesday.
SCIENCE- Ms. Roberge
Monday- None
Tuesday- Mitosis and Meiosis Review Sheets
Wednesday- Study- Students can use their Review Sheet to study from or use
their science notebooks. If the information is not on the review sheet it
will not be on the quiz.
Thursday- Quiz Today!
Friday None
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April 23-27, 2012
LANGUAGE ARTS - Mrs. Prewitt
Students have three weeks in which to read another book for their next reading
activity. This book
should be approved by me and should be finished by May 11th at the latest. The
completed reading
activity will be due the following Monday.
In class this week, we will be referring to Lyddie to review plot analysis and
conflict analysis. Students
who missed the Lyddie test and the final writing prompt before vacation need
to make plans to
complete these rather lengthy assignments as soon as possible.
Monday: Read. Make sure permission slip has been turned in for Wednesday's
field trip.
Tuesday: Read. Prepare for field trip by packing a bag lunch.
Wednesday: Read.
Thursday: Read.
Friday: Read.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
Monday: Complete "War of 1812" worksheet
Tuesday: Come prepared for tomorrow's field trip
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Industrial Revolution group presentation due Tuesday, May 1
Friday: Industrial Revolution group presentation due Tuesday, May 1
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April 9-13, 2012
LANGUAGE ARTS _ Mrs. Prewitt
Students needs to complete their final writing prompt ("Lyddie's Bears") for
Lyddie by the end of the
week. This counts for third term, so any student who is unable to complete it
before vacation will
receive an incomplete. The Lyddie test is at the end of the week. The test it
open notebook, so
students just need to make sure that they've read all of the chapters in the
book and that their notes
are complete. Although I hope to grade these tests during vacation, the grade
will actually count for
the last term because of anticipated student absences.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
Monday: All judges must have speech ready to go by the start of Tuesday's
class. Mr. Rowe is after
school Monday to offer support. Lawyers have no homework.
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete "The Parties Begin," worksheet for Chapter 3 of new text
(first assignment of
Quarter 4)
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No homework, have a happy vacation!
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