Week of 12/14-12/18/09

SOCIAL STUDIES: We will be working on your own country in the class all week. You will present on Thursday and peer grade each others.

MATH: Small groups all week leading up to a test on Thursday over Lessons 20-25.

LA: See Read 180 syllabus under Mrs. Middleton's blog.

READING: Test over the Outsiders on Tuesday and movie on Wednesday and Thursday.

SCIENCE: Worksheets on Biomes of the world on a nightly basis.

Week of 12/07-12/11/09

Social Studies: Chapter 5 test on Friday, 12/11/09 covering the chapter and the Constitution notes! We are reviewing each day and you will have worksheets to complete nightly. STUDY!!!!!!! The following week we will be working in class on your country.

Math: Buckle Down Percents. Homework every night. Friday is a day to earn FHP!! Get your math mind on!

LA/Reading: See Mrs. Middleton's blog for Read 180 syllabus.

Science: We will be taking notes this week on Marine and Freshwater Biomes. Expect homework on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Your biome diorama is due January 10, 2010.

OS/Reading: Vocabulary packet out on Monday, due on Wednesday. We have three chapters to get through this week. We will be finishing the book and testing next week (Tuesday). Your Outsiders project is due 12/15/09.

ALL WORK LISTED IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

WEEK OF 11/30 -12/04/09

SORRY THIS IS LATE!

SS: Begin Chapter 5: Forming a new government. Homework on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Test next Friday 12-11-09! Begin thinking about MY COUNTRY project.

MATH: Buckle Down group Monday thru Wednesday ratios and proportions. Expect nightly homework. Small groups on Thursday and Friday.

LA/RD: Check Read 180 syllabus.

SCIENCE: Biomes and Ecosystems. Many notes. Homework on Thursday!

Week of 11/23-24, 2009

REMINDERS: NO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY! Gobble! Gobble!
I will not be in the classroom on Monday afternoon.
Tuesday is a Friday schedule.

LA: Rough draft essay on Monday, final copy on Tuesday. You will be doing the rough draft with the substitute. He/She will edit it and return it to you before you leave on Monday. Your final copy is due on Tuesday.

READING: Junior Scholastic play on Amelia.

MATH: Review on Monday, test #3 on Tuesday.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Monday: Unit 1 test, revised on Tuesday.

SCIENCE: Brainquest only Science questions.

*All materials subject to change.

Week of November 16-20, 2009

LA/RD: READ 180 with large group Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Small group in our room on Thursday and Friday.

S.S.: Chapter 4 test on Friday: We will be reviewing all week. Please complete the worksheet review given on a nightly basis.

SC: Sorry for the confusion but the Chapter 2 Science test will be on Wednesday and Thursday. You will be allowed to use notes and worksheets. STILL STUDY!!!!

MATH: Buckle Down with percents and ratios on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Homework each evening. Small groups with Lesson 18, 19 on Thursday and Friday. Please be aware, test #3 is on Tuesday, November 24.

OS: Chapter 6, 7 vocabulary given out Monday, due back Wednesday. Reading chapters 6,7 and journaling.

*ALL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Week of 11/09 - 11/13/09

REMINDERS: Science test on Cycles of Nature on Thursday, 11/13/09.

LA/RD: READ 180 both in the Read 180 room (M-T-W) and in our classroom for large group on TH and FR

SOCIAL STUDIES: Begin Chapter 4. Vocabulary on Monday, notes and questions on T, TH. Homework pass sheet on W and Ben Franklin packet on Friday. Expect nightly homework.

SCIENCE: Reviewing Cycles of Nature M-T-W. Test on Thursday! STUDY!!!!!

MATH: Buckle Down M-T, Homework pass work on W and Small group notes and work on TH-FR. Expect homework on W and TH.

OS: Continue Outsiders.

All material subject to change!

Week of 11/02/09 - 11/05/09

REMINDERS: No School on Friday, November 6. Find a vet and say, "THANKS FOR MY FREEDOM!"

SOCIAL STUDIES: Monday: Review C. 3 vocabulary, complete two worksheets.
Tuesday: Check worksheets, complete three reviews today.
Wednesday: Chapter 3 TEST: Part 1
Thursday: Chapter 3 TEST: Part 2

MATH: Large group working on Buckle Down: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday:Rounding fractions and estimation.
Thursday: Bar graphs in class\

LANGUAGE ARTS/READING: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: READ 180
Thursday: Spelling test and Journaling

SCIENCE: Chapter review all week on Cycles in Nature: Test next Thursday!!
Monday: Nature Review Worksheet
Tuesday: Cycle Review
Wednesday: Cycles Review again
Thursday: Brainquest the cycles

*ALL MATERIALS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*

Week of 10/26-30, 3009

REMINDERS: Costumes are allowed but only if not gory, obscene or rude.
Picture retakes Thursday!

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Monday: Definitions due on Tuesday. Questions of the day: What was found in every colonial town?
Tuesday: Check definitions, read and notes. HW= p. 46, #1,2, p. 47, #1,2,3
Wednesday: Check homework, read and notes. HW=p. 50, #1,2,3, p. 51, #1,2, and challenge
Thursday: Check homework, Read and notes. HW= p.55, #1,2,3
Friday: Check homework, Geography book work.

MATH: We are switching the routine. M-T-W will be Buckle Down days with all working together.
Thursday: Double groups: Lesson 16
Friday: Double groups: Lesson 17

LA: The plan is to begin READ 180 with an 8th grade group this week. If not, we will go bak to our routine of spelling, journaling, essays and sentence structure.

READING: READ 180(?) or we will begin The Outsiders on tape.

SCIENCE: PRimary Succession and Secondary Succession: Can you see either in your life time? On Friday, work on your Million Dollar Project.

Material on this is subject to change as needed.

Week of 10/19 - 10/23, 3009

REMINDERS: Portfolio conferences this week. Half day Thursday and Friday. Thursday schedule: 1-2-8-5, Friday: 6-7-5-3
When attending your conference, arrive 15 minutes early to go over your folder with your guardian, dress for success and display manners! We will be stuffing for portfolios during Organizational Skills.

SOCIAL STUDIES: All week we will be working on an autobiography packet on Roger Williams. No homework all week.

MATH: Monday: Lesson 15 Double groups. Homework : odds
Tuesday: Check odds, review for test on Wednesday
Wednesday: TEST!
Thursday: Revise test

LANGUAGE ARTS: BIG LIT TERM TEST and SPELLING REVIEW TEST on WEDNESDAY! STUDY! STUDY! STUDY!

READING: Monster House paper: In class: Monday, Tuesday. Final draft due on Friday!!!!!!!

SCIENCE: Begin chapter 2: Monday: definitions
Tuesday: notes and water cycle
Wednesday: notes and nitrogen cycle
Friday: notes and carbon cycle

Week of 10/12 - 10/16/09

REMINDERS: NO SCHOOL ON MONDA?Y DUE TO COLUMBUS DAY!
PORTFOLIO CONFERENCES ARE SCHEDULED FOR 10/22/09

MATH: Double groups on Tuesday and Wednesday with homework each night. Buckle Down on Thursday, Friday.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Tuesday: Headline of Chapter 2
Wednesday: Timeline of self
Thursday: Junior Scholastic day
Friday: Brainquest contest

LANGUAGE ARTS: Tuesday: DOL, Pre-test spelling, 3 lit terms for homework
Wednesday: Lit terms due, DOL and Spelling out, due on Thursday
Thursday: Check packets, spell down and S/P worksheet
Friday: Quiz on spelling, definitions and lit terns

READING: Chunking the Mystery: Report completed in class, due on Friday

SCIENCE: Tuesday: Select Chapter 2 definitions due on Wednesday
Wednesday and Thursday: Notes on water, nitrogen and carbon cycles. Homework each night
Friday: Million Dollar Project on computers

*All work subject to change as needed.*

Week of 10/05 - 10/09, 2009

Language Arts:
Monday: DOL, Hot Fudge Monday and three new literary terms, pre-test spelling words
Tuesday: Lit terms due, DOL, Spelling groups, Pac due on Wednesday, Types of sentences P. 1
Wednesday: SUBSTITUTE: Pink work sheets due on Thursday
Thursday: Spelling due, DOL, Types of Sentences: pp. 3-6
Friday: Quiz

Math:
Monday: Tri-groups, worksheets for homework
Tuesday: See above
Wednesday: SUBSTITUTE: Blue worksheets
Thursday: Buckle Down: All together
Friday: Buckle Down All together

Social Studies:
Monday: Pamphlet on colony due on Friday, Review sheets for test on Friday!
Tuesday: See above
Wednesday: See Monday
Thursday: See Monday
Friday: TEST CHAPTER 2

Science:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: Creature Creations!
Wednesday: SUBSTITUTE: Food Web
Friday: Present creatures!

Reading:
Monday: Start mystery with new book
Tuesday: See above
Wednesday: SUBSTITUTE: Pink Reading sheets due on Thursday
Thursday: Mystery Reading
Friday: Mystery Reading

Week of 9/28-10/02/09

MATH: Tri-groups on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Homework each night. Buckle Down on Thursday and Friday.

SOCIal STUDIES: Begin C. 2 The Colonies. Note taking in class, homework on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

LA: Subject/Predicate work daily. Spelling due on Wednesday. Literary terms and spelling quiz on Friday.

READING: YOur report is due this Friday. We will be working on "How to" essays as well.

SCIENCE: Two part test on C. 1 vocabulary. Test will take place on Wednesday and Thursday.

This information is subject to change!

Week of 9/21-9/25, 2009

* PICTURE DAY IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. Pictures will only take your upper half: Dress appropriately and stay neat as our pictures are AFTER lunch!

MATH: Tri-groups on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Homework each night for Grey and Black groups. Clear group will have homework from Ms. Gunnell's syllabus. Thursday and Friday with Buckle Down for ALL.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Last day to finish Explorers: Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday: Presentations. Thursday is Geography Day.

LANGUAGE ARTS: Monday: Hot Fudge Mondays, pretest on spelling. Three literary terms to define. Tuesday: Lit terms on note cards, spelling packets out and due on Wednesday. Subject/Predicate in class. Wednesday: Journals, S/P and Spelling. Thursday: S/P, and study! Friday: Quiz!

READING: SSR every day in class: BRING YOUR INDEPENDENT NOVELS! Book reports due 10/02/09. We will be HAND WRITING a "How To" essay as a rough draft. The rough draft is due Friday.

SCIENCE: Definitions and picture week. We will be ending the week with Brainquest but only SCIENCE questions!!!!!!!

*Note: This information is subject to change.

Week of September 14-18, 2009

Language Arts: Spelling groups begin this week with a pretest. Homework will include:
Monday: Spelling packets and 3 literary vocabulary terms to define
Tuesday: Subject Predicate worksheets
Wednesday: Spelling words into sentences
Thursday: Study vocabulary and spelling words

Reading: We will begin the Outsiders in class this week. Bring your SSR book daily.
Nightly homework: Read 30 minutes.

Social Studies: Chapter 1 test this Friday. In class assignments will be working on your explorer poster. Homework includes:
Monday: Vocabulary Review: p.18
Tuesday: Chapter quiz: p. 19 #1,2,3
Wednesday: Chapter quiz: p. 19, #4,5 and Timeline #1,2
Thursday: Study

Science: Terms this week. Homework includes:
Monday: Picture of Monday terms: Due Wednesday
Wednesday: Make up 10 questions for a peer quiz on Thursday.

Math: Groups within the classroom. Worksheets for homework on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night unless you are following Mrs. Gunnell's syllabus.

Week of September 8-11, 2009

Math: Groups will begin today. You will be working in one of three groups in the room. Each group will be working on a leveled math skill. Groups may change as the year progresses. You will remain with a designated group unless otherwise asked to move. Please look to your planner for specifics on homework. Groups will occur on a Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday basis. You will have homework on these nights. Thursdays and Fridays will be designated whole group instruction using the Buckle Down series. You will not have homework on these nights.

Social Studies: We will begin discussions and reading on explorers to the New World. Expect homework on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

LA/Reading: On Tuesday we will watch and listen to President Obama's speech on education. Expect to discuss and write about his statements. During the week, we will be working on subject/predicate and proofreading. You will have literary terms to define and know by Friday. Expect homework every night. Finally, your 5 items about yourself are due. You will be writing about 3 of the items with the final copy due Friday.

Science: Using the Writers, you will be typing your 'What is a Scientist?' papers and adding a drawing of said person.

Week of 8/31

This is our first full week together. We will continue reviewing rules and class expectations. Planners are needed on a daily basis. Texts will be handed out this week as well.
LA: Expectations reviewed. Grading policy and class information continued. We will begin journals this week. HOMEWORK:By Tuesday, September 8, please bring in 5 items that fit on your desk that will represent you and/or your summer.
READING: Story, discussion and writing prompt in class: The 100 Dresses.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Geography Books and your place in the community. Come prepared with directions to your local favorite food place and elementary school.
SCIENCE: What is a scientist? What do they do? What do they look like? In class writing assignment. Your visual due on Friday, 9/4/09.
MATH: What do you remember about the four basic operations? A review of math skills will take place this week. Homework will include finding various shapes in the community. This may sound elementary but it's amazing!

Week of 8/24

WELCOME BACK!
We will be spending this first week reviewing PBIS, team and class rules. Be prepared for fun activities to stimulate your brain into the school mode again. Please have all supplies by Tuesday, September8 labeled with your name.

Week of May 25-29, 2009

Reminders: *There isn't school on Monday, 5/25 due to Memorial Day.
*Keep your grades up! Only two weeks of school left!
*We are walking to the elementary buildings to deliver the books you wrote
and illustrated.

LA/RD/SS: We are blocking this time period. We will be watching Roots, discussing the movie and journaling.

MATH: Continue word problems: Find your key words, show your work and answer using the units. There will be homework nightly.

SCIENCE: Questions looking for answers from the year in review.

Week of May 18-22, 2009

REMINDERS: Behavior and grades count!
Key Lime Cove on June 3, 2009!


LA: This is our last week in Read 180. Make it your best, finish up any testing and enjoy!

READING: Your final Reading Review is due on Wednesday.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Continue the mini-series, "Roots" and journaling.

SCIENCE: Experiment and paper are due on Wednesday, 5/20. You will present to the class so practice at home!

MATH: We will finish Buckle Down this week. Homework=WORD PROBLEMS + every night!

Week of May 11-15, 2009

*Sorry about the last two weeks being blog free!

LA: Continue the Read 180 program

READING: Your independent novel review is due May 20.

MATH: We will finish the Buckle Down books by May 25. Expect homework on a nightly basis.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We are done with the book!! Congrats to your hard work!! We will be viewing Roots. You will have writing assignments twice a week dealing with this movie.

SCIENCE: Remember:Whether you are doing a survey, demonstration or experiment, your paper is due May 20.

There are only 20 days to get those grades up! Stay focused and work hard!

Week of April 20 - 24, 2009

REMINDERS: Friday is Institute Day for teachers, you do not have school.

Language Arts: This week is bench mark testing for the district. We will not be doing Read 180.

Reading: Please bring your SSR book and the review that is due May 1. we will work on it in class.

Social Studies: Chapter 9 test on Thursday. STUDY!

Science: We will continue with our bread and matter. Discussion on Physical change versus Chemical change. there will be an essay on the two on Thursday.

Math: Continue Buckle Down daily and worksheets each night for homework.

WEEK OF 4/15 - 4/17/09

LA/READING: We will continue in Read 180 Tuesday - Friday. We will be doing group instruction, computer testing and the independent reading table. Journaling and DOL will occur daily. Expect homework on Wednesday evening. remember you READING REVIEW is due May 1, 2009. Please bring an SSR novel to class next week.

MATH: Continue in the Buckle Down series with worksheets every night for homework.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Begin the Civil War: who, what, where, when and why all answered in the next few weeks. Expect homework every night.

SCIENCE: Continue Matter. Homework on Tuesday and Thursday evening!


Keep those grades up!

Week of April 6-9, 2009

Reminders: Schools are closed this Friday, 4/10/09.

LA/READING: We will begin Read 180. Meet in Room B109 for 8th and 9th period.

OS: We will be using this time to work on a poem unit. You will be presenting this to your parents in May.

SC: Begin Matter. C.1, S. 1. Expect homework on Tuesday and Wednesday!

SS: Begin the Civil War. Expect homework every night.

MATH: Continue graphing. Expect homework every night.

Week of March 23-27, 2009

Last week before Spring Break!

We will be using a block schedule for the afternoon which includes Language Arts, Reading and Social Studies. You will be working in the classroom on developing your own country. There will be 11 items you will be working at this time. We will be using the Writers to store the information. There will be research, drawing, writing, reading and creating involved in this project. Be ready to work hard!

MATH: Buckle Down books with homework on a nightly basis.

Science: Big test on Wednesday: No notes or books allowed. We will be reviewing on Monday and Tuesday.

Week of March 16 - 20, 2009

LA: Gold out on Monday, due on Wednesday and test on Friday. We will be starting up on READ 180 this week as well.

READING: Independent novels with reports due this Friday. Also, we will be doing READ 180 for this class as well.

SS: Chapter 8 this week. Expect homework on every night this week.

MATH: Buckle Down and nightly worksheets.

SCIENCE: Extra credit sheets on the unit of Astronomy until spring break.

Week of March 9 - 13, 2009

LA: Gold out on Monday with your list. Packet due completed on Wednesday and test on Friday. Wednesday night homework includes alphabetizing and Thursday is putting your gold words into sentences. We will be finishing the THREE WISHES essays in class on the Writers.

READING: An independent book with in class reading will take place for the next three weeks. A book report on your book will be due on Thursday, March 26. You will NOT bring these books home.

SCIENCE: We will be working on supplemental work sheets regarding Astronomy for the next three weeks. What is not finished in class will be homework on a nightly basis.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ch. 7 with homework every night and a quiz on Friday. Be prepared!

MATH: Buckle Down math books dealing with integers and variables. Expect supplemental work sheets every night.

*****If you have me for science, start thinking of an experiment you will perform in the classroom. You will write a scientific paper on this experiment as well. We will discuss the details at a later date!

*****All work and information is subject to change!*****

Week of MArch 9 - 13, 2009

Week of 3/3/09

REMINDERS: We do not have school on Monday, March 2, 2009.

This is ISAT week. Please be sure to get a good night's rest, have a good breakfast before coming to school, and have two #2 pencils with you.

We will not have homework this week.

Remember: SLEEP! EAT! BE PREPARED!

Week of February 23-27, 2009

Reminder: ISATS are next week. Come to school prepared with pencil, calculator, a good breakfast and a great night of sleep!

LA: Gold packets with your differentiated words go out on Monday. They are due on Wednesday and a test on Friday. On Tuesday, we will work on a rough draft essay and your final copy will be due on Thursday.

READING: Your review is due on Monday, March 2. In class time will be spent on Illinois Reading Coach. Remember to pre-read, use context clues and any graphics BEFORE reading the selection. Aim for your goal of % correct.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We start Chapter 6 on Monday with homework every night. Be prepared for a short quiz on Friday.

MATH: Continue Buckle Down series in class. Expect homework sheets each night except Friday.

SCIENCE: Solar System worksheets this week. Your final project for Astronomy is due on Friday, 2/27. It must include a 3 - 5 paragraph essay.

*Remember: This information is subject to change*

Week of February 16-20, 2009

Reminders: No school on Monday, 2/16/09. Enjoy the long weekend!

LA: Gold packets out on Monday, due Wednesday, test on Friday. Rough draft eassays due on Tuesday and final essays due on Thursday.

RD: Review due on March 2, 2009. In class ISAT practices.

MA: Buckle Down series in the classroom. Each night you will have individualized homework problems.

SS: Review for the Constitution test on Thursday.

SC: Finish up the planets with a quiz on Friday. Astronomy project due Feb. 27!!!

All material subject to change.

WEEK OF 2/9/09 - 2/13/09

REMINDERS: *Conferences are this week.
*Thursday and Friday are half days.
*You are dismissed at 12:00 noon.
*Please have your parents complete the survey before leaving conferences.
*You do not attend school on Monday, 2/16/09.

LA: Gold review week. Expect 25 words. You will need to know the definitions and place them into sentences for Wednesday!

READING: Continue your independent autobiography in-class assignment.

MATH: Buckle Down with sales tax and interest rates.

SOCIAL STUDIES: A new government for a new country. Q&A sheets every night!

SCIENCE: Continue the outer planets with homework every night!

Week of February 2 - 6, 2009

LANGUAGE ARTS: Gold Packets go out on Monday and are due Wednesday with a test on Friday. We will be working on expanding sentences on Tuesday and Thursday. This will include adjectives and adverbs. Sentences need to be interesting to the reader!

READING: Roaring Review is due on Monday 2/2/09. An new review will go out this week and will be due on March 2, 2009. Prefix/Suffix worksheet will be handed out on Monday and due on Thursday. Be sure to follow all directions. Illinois Reading Coach during Tuesday - Thursday.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Test on Chapter 4 this Friday. All notes are due on Tuesday and we will be reviewing through the week.

SCIENCE: We are beginning the Planets study. Homework will be on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Major project will be done in the near future!

MATH: This week, using the Buckle Down books, we will be looking an the unit of KEY WORDS in word problems. Be prepared as this type of problem will occur on the ISAT's!

Week of 1/26 - 30, 2009

Reminders: No school on Monday, 1/26/09 due to an Institute Day.

SCIENCE: We are reviewing Chapter 2 this week. Your test will be on Friday, 1/30/09.

MATH: We are starting negative and positive numbers and calculator use. Homework on Thursday night only.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Beginning Chapter 4: The War for Independence. Vocabulary due on Wednesday and note taking guide homework on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

LANGUAGE ARTS: Gold packet with your words out on Tuesday, due on Wednesday. We will work on an essay outline on Wednesday and you'll write in on Thursday. Test on words on Friday.

READING: Review due on February 2, 2009. In class work with the Buckle Down books.

All work listed is subject to change.

Week of January 19 - 23, 2009

REMINDERS: We are off school on Monday, 1/19/09.

READING: Review due on 02/02/09
Buckle Down in class only
Independent in class novel from library

LA: Gold: out on Tuesday, due on Wednesday, test on Friday
Topic out on Tuesday, final essay due on Friday

SOC.ST: Review for C. 3 test on Friday

MATH: Buckle Down Math in class only, own problems on Wed and Th for HW

SCIENCE: Notes on the inside of the Earth. Worksheets on TH for HW

Week of 1/12 - 1/16, 2009

SCIENCE: Continuing the study of he Solar System. This week is about the sun. Expect homework on Tuesday (p.42, #2) and Thursday (WS p.6).

MATH: We are beginning to prep for ISATS. We will be using the Buckle Down series in the classroom. Homework will be supplemental. This week, it's all about LCD and LCM. You will need to make up 5 problems with answers of adding or subtracting mixed numbers for homework on both Wednesday and Thursday nights. Be ready to teach your classmates!

SOCIAL STUDIES: We are continuing the Growth of the Colonies, Chapter 3. THe test will be nest Thursday, 1/22/09. homework this week includes:
Monday, p 50: 1,2 and p. 55: 1,2. On Wednesday and Thursday there will be homework with supplemental materials.

LA: gold Packet out on Monday due on Wednesday, test on Friday. Explanatory paragraphs on Tuesday and Thursday IN CLASS only.

READING: Illinois Reading Coach books in class. Your reading review on your independent mystery novel is due on 2/2/09.