ELA News week of 5/30

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Mini research project
Wednesday: May One Pager day
Thursday: Mini research project
Friday: Mini research project

*All IMC materials are due back by Friday, June 3.
*The 6th grade track meet will be Thursday, June 2nd from 12:30-2:40.

Social Studies News Week of: May 23rd

This week in Social Studies we'll be continuing our unit on the Middle East.  Students will be tracing some of the history of the current conflicts in the that region all the way back to Ancient times.  The following assignments will be due this week:

Mon.--Ch. 9 Sec. 2 Assignment due
Tues.--Middle East Google Map assignment due  (we'll do this in class today)
Wed.--Using Historical Maps Assignment due (completed in class on Mon, Tue and Wed)
Thurs.--Ch. 25 Sec. 1 Assignment due

ELA News week of 5/23

Nightly homework:  Read!  May one pager will be 6/1.

Monday: Literature circle final project work time, Scope article & literary elements
Tuesday: Fluency groups, Scope article and analysis
Wednesday: Literature circle final project work time
Thursday: Literature circle final project work time
Friday: Present literature circle projects

Art Update

I hope you got to enjoy the art displayed during the spring band and choir concert! It's exciting for the students to be able to show their work to their friends and families!

Please continue to check Infinite Campus for grade and assignment updates. I will share with students what their current grade is and any missing work this week.

***All art assignments must be turned in by Friday, June 3rd to be included in the final assessment.***

Math News Week of May 16th

This week we will continue to review some of the various concepts we have learned about this year in math. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday we will be looking at different algebra and geometry topics. Our spring math STAR test will be on Thursday. Here are the upcoming assignments for the week.

Due 5/17 Algebra Review #10 and #12 from pages 272, 276, 284, 337, 342, 349, 410, 414

#6 from pages 298, 330

Due 5/18 Geometry Review #8 from pages 453, 525, 532, 537, 543, 550, 557, 563, 572, 579, 600, 605, 610, 615

#18 from pages 454, 461

Science News- Week of May 16th

Monday: Soil/Plant Notes, Plant Fast Plants

Tuesday: Life Cycle of a Plant, Plant Video

Wednesday: Seed Plant Notes, Seed Dissection/Conclusion

Thursday: Vascular/Non-Vascular Lab

Friday: Vascular/Non-Vascular Lab Conclusion, Plant Benchmark Assessment, Plant Jeopardy

Social Studies News Week of: May 16th

This week's Social Studies test on our Rome unit has been moved to Tuesday 5/17.  We'll be reviewing for that test on Monday.  Students went home on Friday with a study guide for the test.

The rest of the week will be spent introducing and starting our last unit of the year which is on the Middle East--certainly an important topic based on the large number of current events that happen in that region of the world.

ELA News week of May 16

Nightly homework:  Read!  Students have literature circle books and May one pager books to work on!

Monday: Literature circle meeting, fluency groups, grammar review
Tuesday: Scope non-fiction article & text evidence analysis, grammar review
Wednesday: Literature circle meeting & STAR reading test
Thursday: "I am From" poems, poetry showcase
Friday: Literature circle meeting, week 5 paragraphs

**Since we have our final STAR assessment of the year on Wednesday, it is really important to help your child get to bed early the night before and have something for breakfast that day so that they are able to do their best on the test!  Thanks for your support with this!

Math News Week of May 9th

This week in math, we have continued to learn about finding the probability of certain events happening. We have looked closer at finding the probability of independent and dependent events. Later in the week, we will also start spending some time reviewing concepts we have learned throughout the year. Here is a list of this week's assignments.

Due 5/10 Lesson 2A-B Pg 734-736 #1-13 odds, 15-16, 19-23

Due 5/11 Lesson 2C-D Pg 740-742 #1-5, 8-16 evens, 20, 22, 25-33 odds

Due 5/12 Lesson 3A Pg 745-747 # 1-10, 14-15, 18-22, 24-27

Due 5/13 N&O Review #12 and #14 from pages 34, 40, 52, 58, 100, 108, 114, 128, 132

Due 5/16 Ratio Review #10 and #12 from pages 152, 160, 167, 176, 183

Social Studies News Week of: May 9th

This week in Social Studies, we'll be finishing up our Ancient Rome unit and preparing for the unit test--which is tentatively scheduled for Monday the 16th.  We'll have a few assignments due this week as well:

Monday in class (due Tues.)--Ch. 7 Sec. 4 Assign.
Tues. & Wed. in class--1 page essay on Julius Caesar
Thurs.--Ch. 7 Sec. 5 Assign.

ELA News week of 5/9

Nightly homework:  Read!  Students have survival literature circle books and also need to be reading a May one pager book.

Monday: Literature circle meeting, fluency groups
Tuesday: Scope debate articles & scavenger hunt
Wednesday: Literature circle, week 4 paragraph
Thursday: Scope debate Socratic circle discussion
Friday: Literature circle, types of poetry notes

Science News- Week of May 9th

Monday: Sound Video, Wave Review Packet

Tuesday: Nature of Sound Reading/Notes, Vibrations Activity

Wednesday: Properties of Sound Reading/Notes, Tuning Forks/Palm Pipes Activity, Practice Benchmark

Thursday: Sound Stations, Sound Study Guide

Friday: Sound Test, Deforestation Article/Write-Up

Math News Week of May 2

This week we will begin our final unit of the school year, which is focused on probability. In addition to learning about how to find different probabilities, we will also create and conduct our own probability experiments in class. Here are a few of our upcoming assignments.

Due 5/3        Lesson 1A-B    Pg 714-716 #1-6, 8-21, 27, 32-35

Due 5/4        Lesson 1C        Pg 721-723 #1-2, 7-13 odds, 18, 20-23
Due 5/5        Review             #7 and #17 from Pg 82, 140, 192, 306, 358, 434 and #8 from Pg 514, 590, 636

Due 5/6        Lesson 1E        Pg 728-730 #1-15 odds, 19, 22-25

Due 5/9        Mid-Chpt        Pg 731 #1-15