November 25, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English: 

CAP Essays: continue writing about your dream job and how you will get there.      

English tests:  blue ch. 7 vocabulary 
                           red ch. 7 vocabulary 

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science:  Animal report presentations.   

Math: Mini-lesson/discussion about integers.  Continue with booklets-- p. 4-7. 

Sleeping Beauty Play:  Read script and assign parts.

Manga High:  login and do the challenges I set for you.

November 24, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Social Studies:  Return tests.

CAP Essay: continue writing about your dream job and how you will get there. 

English groups:  blue ch. 7 vocabulary 
                           red ch. 7 vocabulary 

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science: Animal report presentations.    

Math: Mini-lesson, then practice on placing integers (positive and negative numbers) on a number line.

Manga High:  login and do the challenges I set for you.

November 21, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Social Studies:  Test on 6 words we have been studying and their definitions.  

English groups:  blue ch. 7 vocabulary 
                           red ch. 7 vocabulary 

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science: Read/discuss science book p. 94-97.      

Math: Times tables test.  Division practice, algebra. 

November 20, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Social Studies:  Study 6 words (ancient, ruler, classes, society, pyramid, invaders)
and know their definitions for your test tomorrow.  

Begin writing your CAP essay.

English groups:  blue ch. 7 vocabulary 
                           red ch. 7 vocabulary 

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science: Animal report presentations.    

Math: Mini-lesson, then practice on properties of multiplication.  Division practice, algebra. 

Manga High:  login and do the challenges I set for you.

November 19, 2014

8:12-9:30 Social Studies/English:

Social Studies:  go over 6 vocabulary words and their definitions to help you prepare for your test tomorrow.  

English tests:  blue ch. 6 grammar 
                           red ch. 6 grammar

9:43-11:01 Science/Math:

Science:  animal report presentations.  

Math: multiplication/division, decimals.

Manga High:  login and do challenges I set for you.  If you are not able to login, go to brainpop and look for math activities on division or integers. 

November 18, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Social Studies:  Read and discuss p. 50-58 in your books.  You have a test on Thursday on the 6 words and their definitions on p. 46-47.  

English groups:  blue (Ms. Prestridge) ch. 6 grammar 
                           red (Ms. Hynes) ch. 6 grammar 

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

Guided reading story:  Little Red Riding Hood.

10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science: Animal report presentations:  The second 4 people will present today.    

Math: Decimals, Multiplication/Division, Algebra. 

Manga High:  login and do the challenges I set for you.

November 17, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Social Studies:  Read and discuss p. 50-58 in your books.  

English groups:  blue ch. 6 grammar 
                           red ch. 6 grammar 

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science: Animal report presentations:  The first 4 people will present today.    

Math: Mini-lesson, then practice on properties of multiplication.  Division practice, algebra. 

Manga High:  login and do the challenges I set for you.

November 14, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Library:  Those who brought their books will return them and get new ones for the week.

Social Studies:  Test on vocabulary we've been studying:  hunter-gatherer, archaeologist, agriculture, crops, irrigation, glaciers.
   
Read and discuss p. 53-59 in your books.  

English groups:  blue ch. 6 grammar 
                           red ch. 6 grammar 

A few people have English tests to do.

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science:  Continue discussion of the book we read yesterday.  
Animal reports are due today.  Discuss possibility of doing a class play.   

Math: Mini-lesson, then practice on properties of multiplication.
A few people have math tests to finish. 

Manga High:  login and do the challenges I set for you. 

November 13, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Social Studies:  Be able to define these words for your test tomorrow:  hunter-gatherer, archaeologist, glacier, crops, agriculture, irrigation.   

English groups:  blue ch. 5 grammar 
                           red ch. 5 grammar 

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science: Animal vocabulary test.  Define these words: mammal, reptile, amphibian, communicate, vertebrate, invertebrate.

Read and discuss All The Colors We Are by Katie Kissinger.  

Math: Lesson then practice on number patterns. 

Manga High:  login and do the challenges I set for you. 

November 12, 2014

8:12-9:30 Social Studies/English:

Social Studies:  go over study guide to help you prepare for your test on Friday.  

English groups:  blue ch. 5 grammar 
                           red ch. 5 grammar

Test is postponed until tomorrow.

9:43-11:01 Science/Math:

Science:  Test is postponed until tomorrow.  

Vocabulary words and definitions-- match words to definitions.  Write Spanish words and definitions on other sides of cards.

Math: Times tables, multiplication/division practice.

Manga High:  login and do challenges I set for you.  If you are not able to login, go to brainpop and look for math activities on division or integers. 

November 10, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Guided Reading:  The Ant and The Grasshopper.

Social Studies:  Use your study guide to prepare for your test on Thursday.   

English groups:  re-takes--  blue ch. 5 grammar 
                           red ch. 5 grammar 

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

 10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science: Read p. 76-90 and answer all questions.  You have a test on Wednesday.  Make sure that you know the 6 science vocabulary words on p. 76-77, and that you are able to give a definition for each one.  

Math:  test on division.

Manga High: login and do the challenges I set for you.  

November 7, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Social Studies: definitions/matching activity-- match the social studies vocabulary words with their definitions.  Write the Spanish words and definitions on the other side.  Use your chromebooks to write each word and find a picture that goes with it.

Go over your study guides.  You may take them home to prepare for your test on Wednesday.   

English groups:  blue ch. 5 grammar 
                           red ch. 5 grammar 

If you got a C, D, or F on your English test on Wednesday, you will have a re-take on Monday.  Study the pages I told you to study to prepare.


10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science:  Make sure that you have read p. 76-90 and answer all questions.  You have a test on this next Wednesday.  

Continue working on your animal report if you have not finished it.  These are due next Friday, November 14.  

Math: Finish your division packets to prepare for the division test on Monday.  Times tables-- do these and make sure they are correct.  Today it is not a test.  Use them to help you study for your division test on Monday. 

Manga High:  login and do the challenges I set for you.  If you are not able to login to manga high, go to brain pop.  See if you can find activities about animals in science, or about division in math.    

November 6, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Guided Reading:  Sammy The Rodeo Seahorse.

Social Studies:  read p. 46-51 in your books.  Do p. 22-23 in your study guide.  Use this to prepare for your test on Wednesday.   

English groups:  blue ch. 5 grammar 
                           red ch. 5 grammar 

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

 10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science:  Read aloud and discussion:  All The Colors We Are:  the story of how we get our skin color by Katie Kissinger.

Make sure that you have read p. 76-90 in the science book and answer all questions.  You have a test on this next Wednesday.  

Math: Lesson then practice on number patterns and division.  You have a division test on Monday. 

Manga High:  login and do the challenges I set for you. 

November 5, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

English tests:  blue ch. 5 grammar 
                           red ch. 5 grammar

Social Studies:  finish study guide to help you prepare for your test on Tuesday.

Guided Reading: Sammy The Rodeo Seahorse.

 1022:-12:13 Science/Math:

Prepare for you test on division facts on Friday.

Times tables.  

Multiplication/Division practice.

Math: finish Integer packet.

Science: Use your study guide to prepare for your test next week on animals.

November 3, 2014

8:12-10:06 Social Studies/ English:

Guided Reading:  Sammy The Rodeo Seahorse.

Draw and write about what you did on Halloween.

Social Studies:  read p. 46-51 in your books.  Do p. 22-23 in your study guide.  Use this to prepare for your test on Friday.   

English groups:  blue ch. 5 grammar 
                           red ch. 5 grammar 

Reading groups/Lexia at 9:50.

 10:22-12:13 Science/Math:

Science: Read p. 76-90 and answer all questions.  You have a test on this coming up.  

Continue writing your animal reports.  If you did not do your 2 slides from yesterday, do them today.  Find the scientific name and the habitat of your animal.  The 3 for today are to find out if it is a vertebrate or invertebrate, a carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore, and a mammal, amphibian, or reptile.

Math: Lesson then practice on Number patterns, sieve of Erastothenes. 

Manga High:  login and do the challenges I set for you.