Math News Week of May 22nd

This week we will be reviewing various concepts learned this year, including polygons, multiplying/dividing fractions and decimals, and ordering integers. Here is a list of the upcoming assignments.

Due 5/23    Pg 803-806 #1-19 odds, 29-32
Due 5/24    Pg 789-791 #1-19 odds, 22-26 evens, 37-40
Due 5/25    Pg 796-797 #1-25
Due 5/26    Pg 811 - 813 #1-6, 12, 15-18
Due 5/30    Pg EP2 #1-4 of each section, Pg EP3 # 1-3 of each section   

Science News- Week of May 22nd

Monday: Plant Review Game, Plant Article Analysis- DUE Wednesday

Tuesday: Plant Quiz

Wednesday: Plant vs. Animal Cell Notes, Video, Practice

Thursday: Plant vs. Animal Cell Poster Project

Friday: Plant vs. Animal Cell Poster Project

Math News Week of May 15th

This week we will be STAR testing on Tuesday during math class. After spending wrapping up our final probability unit last week, we will spend the end of this week learning about some additional math concepts to help prepare students for 7th grade. Here is a list of our upcoming assignments.

Due 5/16 #10 and 12 from Pg 272, 276, 284, 292, 298, 325, 330, 337, 342, 349, 369, 385, 404, 410, 414

Due 5/18 Pg 818-820 #1-2, 4-8, 24-25

Due 5/19 Pg 780-782 #1-4, 17-22,29-30

Due 5/22 Pg 785-786 #1-23 odds

ELA News Week of 5/15

Nightly homework:  Students should read at least 20 minutes every night.  They have a book they need to read for their one pager that they should be working on.

Monday:  Literature circle project work time
Tuesday: Literature circle project work time
Wednesday: STAR reading test
Thursday: Present literature circle projects
Friday:  WRE 6, introduce mini argument paper, guest reader

Science News - Week of May 15th

Monday: Plant Packet/Notes, Plant Fast Plants

Tuesday: Life Cycle of a Plant, Plant Video

Wednesday: Seed Plant Notes/ Microscopic Life Lab

Thursday: Vascular/Non-Vascular Plant Notes and Lab

Friday: Pollination Notes/Video, Honeybee Article- DUE Monday

Social Studies News Week of: May 8th

This week in Social Studies we are finishing up our Ancient Rome Unit.  We'll be having our Unit Test on Thursday of this week.  Students will get a study guide on Tuesday to help them focus their studying.  All assignments from the unit, as well as journal questions and Key Terms should be in their Social Studies notebooks.

The students did a great job on their Julius Caesar Trial Simulation and Jury Presentations over the course of the last couple of weeks.

Other than reviewing for this week's test, the only other assignment due this week is:
Tues--Ch. 7 Section 5 assignment

ELA news week of 5/8

Nightly homework:  Students should be reading for at least 20 minutes every night!  They currently have literature circle books (finishing this week) and a one pager book that needs to be done by the 24th.

Monday:  Literature circle meeting, project-based learning (survival) final project
Tuesday: Project-based learning final project
Wednesday: Literature circle meeting, project-based learning final project
Thursday: Literature circle meeting, WRE5, share project-based learning final projects
Friday: Literature circle Socratic Discussion