Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log, SS ch 14 Test (study guide & notes)
Wednesday -
Thursday - precept paragraph, Spelling Sort & Definition Quiz, Forecasts Weather Quiz
Friday - Buzzword Quiz - Nouns #2
Several students did not do well on one part of their Science Quiz. Students who messed up on labeling the seasons diagram were given a copy of their quiz. They need to redraw the diagram on the back of the paper, label it correctly, AND explain in sentence form why each season occurs when it does (ex. When the Northern Hemisphere is titled towards the sun it experiences summer since it gets more direct light from the sun.) Students will receive partial credit for correcting those 4 items only.
Friday, March 17, 2017
Friday, March 10, 2017
March 13-17
Don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour on Sunday!
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log
Wednesday -
Thursday -Spelling Sort and Definition Quiz; Precept Paragraph; Climate and Seasons Quiz (study guide will be given to all students on Monday)
Friday - Buzzwords Quiz #1 - Nouns (study cards); Happy St. Patrick's Day wear something green
SS ch 14 - The Constitution (target test date is March 21 - study guide & notes)
Buzzwords are words that are critical for students to understand in order to be successful on EOGs. These are words that they have learned over the years but sometimes "forget" when they are actually faced with a question using these terms. I recently had a lot of students asking me what they were suppose to draw when the question asked for them to "draw conclusions" about the text. The quizzes for these will consist of matching definitions with the correct terms.
Science Weather Unit - the target test date for this Unit is Wednesday March 29. This is a big unit and I strongly recommend that students be studying the notes on their study guides a little each night rather than waiting until right before the test. We have covered most of the key concepts but still have more to learn before the unit test. Students have put lots of notes/reflections in their Science journals. This should be used to study too! We have been reviewing concepts covered on multiple days so if they missed one day that shouldn't be too big of a problem. If they have missed multiple days then they may need to touch base with me to make sure they understand the concepts.
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log
Wednesday -
Thursday -Spelling Sort and Definition Quiz; Precept Paragraph; Climate and Seasons Quiz (study guide will be given to all students on Monday)
Friday - Buzzwords Quiz #1 - Nouns (study cards); Happy St. Patrick's Day wear something green
SS ch 14 - The Constitution (target test date is March 21 - study guide & notes)
Buzzwords are words that are critical for students to understand in order to be successful on EOGs. These are words that they have learned over the years but sometimes "forget" when they are actually faced with a question using these terms. I recently had a lot of students asking me what they were suppose to draw when the question asked for them to "draw conclusions" about the text. The quizzes for these will consist of matching definitions with the correct terms.
Science Weather Unit - the target test date for this Unit is Wednesday March 29. This is a big unit and I strongly recommend that students be studying the notes on their study guides a little each night rather than waiting until right before the test. We have covered most of the key concepts but still have more to learn before the unit test. Students have put lots of notes/reflections in their Science journals. This should be used to study too! We have been reviewing concepts covered on multiple days so if they missed one day that shouldn't be too big of a problem. If they have missed multiple days then they may need to touch base with me to make sure they understand the concepts.
Friday, March 3, 2017
March 6-10
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log
Wednesday - SS ch 13/American Revolution Test - study guide and notes - students should know at least 5 battles from their study guide and the month/year that they battle occurred - they will have to make a timeline for 5 battles - extra battles with correct dates will get bonus points
Thursday - Spelling Sort and Definition Quiz
Friday - Precept Paragraph, Woods Runner Test (study guides will be given out on Monday), Math Order of Operations Quiz
A few dates to be aware of:
Tuesday - Reading Log
Wednesday - SS ch 13/American Revolution Test - study guide and notes - students should know at least 5 battles from their study guide and the month/year that they battle occurred - they will have to make a timeline for 5 battles - extra battles with correct dates will get bonus points
Thursday - Spelling Sort and Definition Quiz
Friday - Precept Paragraph, Woods Runner Test (study guides will be given out on Monday), Math Order of Operations Quiz
A few dates to be aware of:
- Tuesday, March 7: Chorus students will be off campus for most of the day for Showcase rehearsal - Sing beautifully!
- Tuesday, March 7: permission forms for a field trip to Riverwood Middle School will be going home in the Tuesday folders - please sign and return as soon as possible (no cost - your child may attend even if they will not be going to Riverwood next year)
- Friday, March 10: a few students will be out for Battle of the Books competition! You got this!
- Friday, March 10: the Growing Up class will be from 2:30-3:30 (if you signed your child's permission form)
I believe we have a Spirit Night and Picture day coming up soon. I will verify these dates once I have confirmation about the date and times. Be on the lookout for this information.
Friday, February 24, 2017
Feb. 27 - March 3
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Logs, Progress Reports go home
Wednesday -
Thursday - Spelling Definition Quiz, Woods Runner ch 13-17 (target due date)
Friday - Precept Paragraph, Math Test on multiplication and division
A friendly reminder to monitor your child's clothes as the weather begins to warm up. Shorts should be past finger tips, shirts should be at least 3 fingers wide (about 2 inches) at the shoulder (no tank tops or spaghetti straps), and we shouldn't be able to see undergarments or bellies. Many students have had growth spurts since the beginning of the school year and what fit them in Sept. may not fit them correctly now. Thanks for your support.
We are beginning our simulation of the American Revolution next week. Please ask your child about these events each day. Hopefully they'll have lots of fun doing it but it does require them to be a good listener to follow everything going on throughout the simulation.
I finished reading the book Wonder to my ELA classes. We've talked a lot about being kind about doing the right thing, even if it's not the popular thing. I have had a few instances lately where some teasing has been occurring and I've spoken to the students who were doing it and used the characters in the book to help make connections to how little comments or jokes can hurt other people. If you see that your child lost coupons for teasing you may want to talk to them and remind them of the importance of being kind and doing what is right by not giving in to peer pressure. This is an important skill they need to learn before they get to Middle School.
Tuesday - Reading Logs, Progress Reports go home
Wednesday -
Thursday - Spelling Definition Quiz, Woods Runner ch 13-17 (target due date)
Friday - Precept Paragraph, Math Test on multiplication and division
A friendly reminder to monitor your child's clothes as the weather begins to warm up. Shorts should be past finger tips, shirts should be at least 3 fingers wide (about 2 inches) at the shoulder (no tank tops or spaghetti straps), and we shouldn't be able to see undergarments or bellies. Many students have had growth spurts since the beginning of the school year and what fit them in Sept. may not fit them correctly now. Thanks for your support.
We are beginning our simulation of the American Revolution next week. Please ask your child about these events each day. Hopefully they'll have lots of fun doing it but it does require them to be a good listener to follow everything going on throughout the simulation.
I finished reading the book Wonder to my ELA classes. We've talked a lot about being kind about doing the right thing, even if it's not the popular thing. I have had a few instances lately where some teasing has been occurring and I've spoken to the students who were doing it and used the characters in the book to help make connections to how little comments or jokes can hurt other people. If you see that your child lost coupons for teasing you may want to talk to them and remind them of the importance of being kind and doing what is right by not giving in to peer pressure. This is an important skill they need to learn before they get to Middle School.
Friday, February 17, 2017
Feb. 20-24
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log, Science Weather Instruments Quiz (Mrs. Askew's HR)
Wednesday - Science Weather Instruments Quiz (Mrs. Ellison's HR)
Thursday - Spelling Definition Quiz, Early Release at 1:30 pm
Friday - Precept Paragraph, Adjective Quiz, Woods Runner ch 7-12 due, Math Test
I'm attaching the Woods Runner questions for ch. 7-9 and ch 9-12 in case your child is absent. If they do not have a copy of the book, they can listen to me reading the chapters in their Google Classroom accounts. Students seem to really be enjoying this book and making lots of connections to what we are learning about in Social Studies.
We have had LOTS of students out sick this week. As much as we want your child here at school, if they are not feeling well and/or running a fever then please keep them home. Hopefully we will all be feeling better and be back to school next week!
I'm linking the SS ch 13 - American Revolution study guide. I will be providing all of my students with a copy of this on Monday so that they have the battles and dates that they need to know. We will be going through the TCI ch 13 (notes) and then doing a fun simulation activity where they "become" participants in the American Revolution. Once we complete both of these activities, we will have a test (sometime around March 8). Additional Study/Resource Materials
We have started the Weather Unit in Science. This is a long unit so I have broken it into smaller sections to be quizzed on before the Unit Test at the end. There are usually quite a few questions on the Science EOG about this unit so it is important that students really understand these concepts. I'm linking the Weather Study Guide here but have also provided my homeroom with copies of this already. The Study Guide is not complete yet (I'm still working on the last part of the unit) but the first 4 pages are done. This part does include ALL of the vocabulary and big ideas & essential questions for the whole unit but not the little concepts I like to add to it.
Notes and How to Study - One of the things I've started doing with my students to help them focus on specific concepts (essential questions) is to fold a page in their journal (not quite in half). On the small section showing they write their essential question. Then they need to answer the question inside the folded area as we learn the material. When they study, they should fold the page, ask themselves the question and try to answer it, and then open it up to check the answer to see if they are right or not.
Tuesday - Reading Log, Science Weather Instruments Quiz (Mrs. Askew's HR)
Wednesday - Science Weather Instruments Quiz (Mrs. Ellison's HR)
Thursday - Spelling Definition Quiz, Early Release at 1:30 pm
Friday - Precept Paragraph, Adjective Quiz, Woods Runner ch 7-12 due, Math Test
I'm attaching the Woods Runner questions for ch. 7-9 and ch 9-12 in case your child is absent. If they do not have a copy of the book, they can listen to me reading the chapters in their Google Classroom accounts. Students seem to really be enjoying this book and making lots of connections to what we are learning about in Social Studies.
We have had LOTS of students out sick this week. As much as we want your child here at school, if they are not feeling well and/or running a fever then please keep them home. Hopefully we will all be feeling better and be back to school next week!
I'm linking the SS ch 13 - American Revolution study guide. I will be providing all of my students with a copy of this on Monday so that they have the battles and dates that they need to know. We will be going through the TCI ch 13 (notes) and then doing a fun simulation activity where they "become" participants in the American Revolution. Once we complete both of these activities, we will have a test (sometime around March 8). Additional Study/Resource Materials
We have started the Weather Unit in Science. This is a long unit so I have broken it into smaller sections to be quizzed on before the Unit Test at the end. There are usually quite a few questions on the Science EOG about this unit so it is important that students really understand these concepts. I'm linking the Weather Study Guide here but have also provided my homeroom with copies of this already. The Study Guide is not complete yet (I'm still working on the last part of the unit) but the first 4 pages are done. This part does include ALL of the vocabulary and big ideas & essential questions for the whole unit but not the little concepts I like to add to it.
Notes and How to Study - One of the things I've started doing with my students to help them focus on specific concepts (essential questions) is to fold a page in their journal (not quite in half). On the small section showing they write their essential question. Then they need to answer the question inside the folded area as we learn the material. When they study, they should fold the page, ask themselves the question and try to answer it, and then open it up to check the answer to see if they are right or not.
Friday, February 10, 2017
Feb. 13-17
Monday - bring in your decorated Valentine's Can
Tuesday - Reading Log; bring in Valentines to exchange
Wednesday - Woods Runner ch 1-6 worksheet due (they will have some time in class to finish up the last couple of questions for this section)
Thursday - Spelling Sort and Definition Quiz
Friday - SS ch 11 & 12 Test - study guide - ch 11 notes - ch 12 notes
Tuesday - Reading Log; bring in Valentines to exchange
Wednesday - Woods Runner ch 1-6 worksheet due (they will have some time in class to finish up the last couple of questions for this section)
Thursday - Spelling Sort and Definition Quiz
Friday - SS ch 11 & 12 Test - study guide - ch 11 notes - ch 12 notes
Friday, February 3, 2017
February 6-10
Monday - report cards go home
Tuesday - reading logs
Wednesday - RCD unit 3 Reading assessment (Reading Literature) - nothing to study, it's more about applying the skills we've practiced in class to a reading passage
Thursday - Spelling Sort and Definition Quiz; McDonald's Spirit Night
Friday - Science Test on Genetics Unit (this is a short unit) - study guide and notes
Be sure to print the SS ch 11 & 12 study guide (required) and ch 11 notes & ch 12 notes (optional) - this test is currently scheduled for Friday February 17.
Students may begin bringing in their Jump Rope for Heart money starting Monday, Feb. 6. All money should be turned in by Friday, Feb. 24.
We will be having a small Valentine celebration. I am sending home buckets with students for them to decorate at home. These buckets need to be returned to school by Monday, Feb. 13. They may bring them in earlier if they want. We will exchange Valentines and have a small snack at the end of the day on Feb. 14 (3:15-3:40). A list of names is going home with the students in their bucket/can. **Mrs. Ellison does not eat a lot of chocolate or drink coffee! She does like Twizzlers & Reese's Pieces.
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