February 13-17, 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
Quiz Wednesday will cover three packets from last week, "Governing a New
Nation," "The
Constitutional Convention," and "Debating the Constitution." Please see the
letter that went home
Thursday, 2/9/12 for specific topics. I will be after school Tuesday, instead
of Thursday, for any
student who wants help preparing for the quiz.
Monday- Prepare for Wednesday's quiz
Tuesday- Prepare for tomorrow's quiz
Wednesday- Complete Article I worksheet by Friday
Thursday- Complete Article I worksheet by tomorrow
Friday- No assigned homework, Happy Vacation!
LANGUAGE ARTS - Mrs. Prewitt
Students should have their first book completed by this Friday. If not, they
will need to finish the
book and their first activity by the end of vacation.
Monday: Read. Study for vocabulary quiz on Thursday. Periods 4, 6, and 9
should finish, revise, and
edit their constructed response to Summer of My German Soldier if not
completed in class today.
Period 2 needs to complete the sentences in their prefix packet.
Tuesday: Read. Study for vocabulary quiz on Thursday. Period 2 needs to
complete the vocabulary
word cards in their prefix packet.
Wednesday: Read. Study for vocabulary quiz on Thursday.
Thursday: Read. Complete, revise, and edit constructed response for Summer of
My German Soldier.
Friday: Read and complete first independent reading activity if not already
turned in this week.
SCIENCE- Ms. Roberge
Monday: None
Tuesday: Dissection prep sheets, students will be dissecting flowers on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Finish any questions on your dissection sheet that you did not
finish in class.
Thursday: None
Friday: None, enjoy your vacation!
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February 6 - 10, 2012
LANGUAGE ARTS - Mrs. Prewitt
Students are required to read every night this term, but they do not need to
record their reading on a
weekly log. Instead, each student is required to read three pre-approved
novels for me and complete
a written activity on each. The due dates for these assignments are: activity
#1 - February 17th,
activity #2 - March 16th, and activity #3 - April 6th. Students may complete
these assignments
earlier if they prefer. Any student who is unable to meet the February 17th
deadline will have the
option of completing their reading and the written assignment during February
vacation without any
penalty.
Monday: Read.
Tuesday: Read.
Wednesday: Read. Classes 4, 6, and 9 must complete worksheet 4 in the prefix
packet - writing
sentences. Also, the graphic organizer for prompt 1 "Summer of My German
Soldier" should be
completed if it was not finished in class.
Thursday: Read. Classes 4, 6, and 9 must complete the "word cards" on the
prefix packet.
Friday: Read. Period 2 needs to complete "Cloze Call part 1" in their prefix
packet.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
*As of Saturday, February 4 the Independence Tests are up to date. Students
may correct Parts I and
II to earn back credit. Corrections will be applied Monday afternoon.*
Monday- Complete "Check Your Progress" for Chapter 2 handout
Tuesday- No homework
Wednesday- Complete "Check Your Progress" for Chapter 3 handout
Thursday- No homework
Friday- No assigned homework; quiz on Chapters 1-3 (recent packet handouts)
will be next
Wednesday in class. A review sheet is being sent home today.
SCIENCE- Ms. Roberge
Monday- None
Tuesday- None
Wednesday- Genetics Worksheet (students had the option of bringing home
science notebooks to help with this worksheet)
Thursday- None
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January 30- February 3, 2012
LANGUAGE ARTS - Mrs. Prewitt
Students are not required to fill out a weekly reading log during the third
school term. However,
nightly reading is still required. Students will need to read at least three
pre-approved books for me
this term; there will be a written activity to complete on each reviewing a
specific literary concept. I
will map out due dates with the students at the start of the new term. In the
interim, please
encourage nightly reading at home!
Monday: Read. Review comma rules for test. Make sure any late work is turned
in as soon as
possible as grades close Friday!
Tuesday: Read.
Wednesday: Read.
Thursday: Read.
Friday: Read. Period 2 - complete "Last Cover" constructed response #1 if not
finished in class.
Students may print in class on Monday.
LANGUAGE ARTS- Mrs. Callahan/Mrs. Hayes
Mrs. Callahan had her baby boy last Wednesday! Congratulations to her!
This week the students will be finishing up their Personal Narratives.
They have began reading Maniac Magee as well.
Monday - Finish up typing poem which coincides with Maniac Magee Ch. 17.
Reading Ch. 18 & 19.
Tuesday - Personal Narratives
Wednesday-Read Ch. 20 & 21 and comprehension check-in.
Thursday - Personal Narratives
Friday - Personal Narratives
Continue to read 15 minutes each night and remember to turn in Reading Log
next Monday!!
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
***Grade Book has been updated to include sections 1 and 2 of the Independence
Test. Scores DO
NOT include 18 point Essay Section, and are out of 82 total points. 100 point
scores (including
essay) will be entered by Monday evening. Students may correct sections 1 and
2 to earn back
(roughly) half credit, and may do so for homework over the weekend.***
Monday- Prepare for Independence Test WEDNESDAY
Tuesday- Prepare for Independence Test TOMORROW
Wednesday- No assigned homework
Thursday- Complete "Check Your Progress," questions 1-7 in "Governing a New
Nation" packet,
handed out in class today
Friday- Correct "Historical Bulletin" and "Proposals" sections of test to earn
back 1/2 missed points
SCIENCE- Ms. Roberge
Monday- None
Tuesday- None
Wednesday- None
Thursday- Punnett Square Questions
Friday- None
January 23-27, 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mr. Rowe
Students will have the remainder of Monday's class to finish/polish third
round speeches (after
completing the First Continental Congress Quiz and we handle Pressure Actions
for the Second
Continental Congress). All speeches should be ready to go by the start of
Tuesday's class. The
Congress will most likely conclude Wednesday or Thursday, and a review sheet
for the Independence
Unit Test (tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, February 1) will go home Tuesday.
*REMINDER: For any student who scored lower than 75 on the Stamp Act Congress
Quiz, you may
earn up to a 75 by retaking the quiz TUESDAY DURING LITERACY BLOCK. The quiz
will cover the
same information, but in a different format*
LANGUAGE ARTS - Mrs. Prewitt
All students should be prepared to turn in their term 2 genre log this Friday,
indicating the number of
books and respective genres they've read this term.
Monday: Read and record on log. Comma worksheets as directed in class. Finish
"Last Cover"
constructed response #2 if this has not already been turned in. Late credit
will not be deducted, but
these papers should have been turned in last week.
Tuesday: Read and record on log. Comma worksheets as directed in class.
Wednesday: Read and record on log. Comma worksheets as directed in class.
Thursday: Read and record on log. Comma worksheets as directed in class. Make
sure genre log is
ready to turn in.
Friday: Read and record on log. Review comma rules as needed for test. Periods
4, 6, and 9 should
make sure their constructed response on "Last Cover" is completed if not
already turned in.
LANGUAGE ARTS - Ms. Callahan
This week students will be working on their personal narratives all week in
class. Students must
remember to complete their reading logs.
Monday: Spelling Practice Packet (due Wednesday)
Tuesday: Read
Wednesday:Read
Thursday: Study Spelling
Friday: Have a nice long weekend!
MATH - Ms. Callahan
SCIENCE- Ms. Roberge
Monday- None
Tuesday- Finish questions from the book if you are not done. You may use any
resources available to you to find the answers. Some of the answers are
looking for your solutions or hypotheses.
Wednesday- Keystone species and predators
Thursday- None
Friday- None
