This week the students will be working in groups constructing a simple machine. All work should be done at school. The machine must be able to fit on the student desk (no larger). They will be graded on their blue-print (plan) 10 points; does the machine have two (or more) types of simple machines (lever, pulley, ramp, or others) 5 points; students in the group bring in supplies (none will be provided) 5 points; cooperation with group 10 points; TOTAL 30 points. The simple machines are due on Friday, Feb. 3.
Science Fair Project -DUE Feb. 13th
This Wednesday, I will be grading the student's Science Fair Journal Week #5. They must log their project's activity. This journal will be on display along with their final project. Students should be writing their 'Abstract' which is due Feb. 10th. Be sure to explain "why" you are getting your experiment's results. Contact Mrs. Rhoades if you have questions.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS DUE TUESDAY JAN. 31
Thursday, January 26, 2012
LANGUAGE ARTS Jan. 30 - Feb. 3
Monday Grammar Mixed Review pages 194, 195
Tuesday none
Wednesday Common Grammatical Errors page 196, 197
Thursday Prefixes and Suffixes pages 206, 207
Friday Composition Organization pages 208,209
Tuesday none
Wednesday Common Grammatical Errors page 196, 197
Thursday Prefixes and Suffixes pages 206, 207
Friday Composition Organization pages 208,209
READING Jan. 30 - Feb.3
Reading Contract - Science Fiction
DUE DATES:
Jan. 31 Plot Line
Feb. 7 Art Project
Feb. 14 Future Shock Activity (Extra Credit)
Monday the students will present their scenes from "The Tempest".
Tuesday - Friday the students will begin reading the book Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (Chapters 1-5)
DUE DATES:
Jan. 31 Plot Line
Feb. 7 Art Project
Feb. 14 Future Shock Activity (Extra Credit)
Monday the students will present their scenes from "The Tempest".
Tuesday - Friday the students will begin reading the book Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (Chapters 1-5)
SPELLING Jan. 30 - Feb. 3
Lessons 81-84 will be completed in class. Students should take home their Spelling workbooks to study the word list in the back. TEST on Friday, Feb. 3.
MATH and SOCIAL STUDIES Jan. 30 - Feb. 3
MATH Click on Mrs. Robinson's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
SOCIAL STUDIES Click on Ms. Perrotta's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
SOCIAL STUDIES Click on Ms. Perrotta's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
SCIENCE Jan. 23-27
Science Fair Project -DUE Feb. 13th
Each Wednesday, I will be grading the student's Science Fair Journal. They must log their project's activity. This journal will be on display along with their final project. Students should be writing their 'Abstract' which is due Feb. 10th. Be sure to explain "why" you are getting your experiment's results. Contact Mrs. Rhoades if you have questions.
Monday - Balanced and Unbalanced Forces "Insta-Lab" pages 120-123
Tuesday - Buoyant Force pages 124, 125 "Buoyancy Activity"
Wednesday - Levers and Machines pages 127-129 "Investigation"
Thursday - Machines and Work pages 130-132 plus page 137 "Investigation"
Friday - Math Enrichment
STUDENTS WILL BE CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE MACHINES NEXT WEEK. LOOK FOR PULLEYS, LEVERS, RAMPS, AND SUCH THAT YOUR CHILD MAY USE.
Each Wednesday, I will be grading the student's Science Fair Journal. They must log their project's activity. This journal will be on display along with their final project. Students should be writing their 'Abstract' which is due Feb. 10th. Be sure to explain "why" you are getting your experiment's results. Contact Mrs. Rhoades if you have questions.
Monday - Balanced and Unbalanced Forces "Insta-Lab" pages 120-123
Tuesday - Buoyant Force pages 124, 125 "Buoyancy Activity"
Wednesday - Levers and Machines pages 127-129 "Investigation"
Thursday - Machines and Work pages 130-132 plus page 137 "Investigation"
Friday - Math Enrichment
STUDENTS WILL BE CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE MACHINES NEXT WEEK. LOOK FOR PULLEYS, LEVERS, RAMPS, AND SUCH THAT YOUR CHILD MAY USE.
LANGUAGE ARTS Jan. 23-27
Monday - Irregular Verbs page 191: Writing Activity
Tuesday - Practicing lines from The Tempest
Wednesday - Practicing lines from The Tempest
Thursday - We discussed the AOT Citizenship Rubric
Friday -Contractions page 193:6-20
Tuesday - Practicing lines from The Tempest
Wednesday - Practicing lines from The Tempest
Thursday - We discussed the AOT Citizenship Rubric
Friday -Contractions page 193:6-20
READING Jan. 23-27
Reading Contract - Science Fiction
DUE DATES:
Jan. 24 Writing Activity
Jan. 31 Plot Line
Feb. 7 Art Project
Feb. 14 Future Shock Activity (Extra Credit)
DUE DATES:
Jan. 24 Writing Activity
Jan. 31 Plot Line
Feb. 7 Art Project
Feb. 14 Future Shock Activity (Extra Credit)
SPELLING Jan. 23-27
AOT Middle School Spelling Bee after school Monday, Jan.23, 3:15 - 4:00 (or so). Come watch our top spellers compete.
This week in Spelling we will study homonyms and non-base words. Lessons 76-79 will be completed in class. Students should take home their Spelling workbooks to study the word list in the back. TEST on Friday, Jan. 27.
This week in Spelling we will study homonyms and non-base words. Lessons 76-79 will be completed in class. Students should take home their Spelling workbooks to study the word list in the back. TEST on Friday, Jan. 27.
MATH and SOCIAL STUDIES Jan. 23-27
MATH Click on Mrs. Robinson's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
SOCIAL STUDIES Click on Ms. Perrotta's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
SOCIAL STUDIES Click on Ms. Perrotta's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
Friday, January 13, 2012
SCIENCE Jan. 17-20
Science Fair Project -
"Design an experiment to test the hypothesis" DUE Tues., Jan. 17th
Also, each Wednesday, I will be grading the student's Science Fair Journal. They must log their project activity. This journal will be on display along with their final project.
Scholastic Super Science Magazine - Tuesday and Wednesday we will have class discussion and complete a worksheet packet. This is due at the end of class on Wednesday.
Math Enrichment on Thursday. Around-the-World math facts and graphing practice.
No Science on Friday due to Honor Roll Bowling. Students on campus will be completing Math activities.
"Design an experiment to test the hypothesis" DUE Tues., Jan. 17th
Also, each Wednesday, I will be grading the student's Science Fair Journal. They must log their project activity. This journal will be on display along with their final project.
Scholastic Super Science Magazine - Tuesday and Wednesday we will have class discussion and complete a worksheet packet. This is due at the end of class on Wednesday.
Math Enrichment on Thursday. Around-the-World math facts and graphing practice.
No Science on Friday due to Honor Roll Bowling. Students on campus will be completing Math activities.
LANGUAGE ARTS Jan. 17-20
Students will be given the outline for our next "Speak-up". The theme is Future. Students will be writing a 5 paragraph paper, which will be due at the end of class on Thursday. The oral presentations of the Future "Speak-up" will be on Friday afternoon.
READING Jan. 17-20
Reading Contract - Science Fiction
DUE DATES:
Jan. 17 Two Vocabulary Activities
Jan. 24 Writing Activity
Jan. 31 Plot Line
Feb. 7 Art Project
Feb. 14 Future Shock Activity (Extra Credit)
We are reading "The Tempest". Students will choose a scene to act out with a partner and present this scene to the class. These skits will be presented sometime the week of Jan. 23. Details to follow.....
DUE DATES:
Jan. 17 Two Vocabulary Activities
Jan. 24 Writing Activity
Jan. 31 Plot Line
Feb. 7 Art Project
Feb. 14 Future Shock Activity (Extra Credit)
We are reading "The Tempest". Students will choose a scene to act out with a partner and present this scene to the class. These skits will be presented sometime the week of Jan. 23. Details to follow.....
SPELLING Jan. 17-20
Congratulations to Grace and Julian for winning our homeroom spelling bee. They will participate in the AOT Middle School Spelling Bee. Time to be announced.....
No Spelling this week.
No Spelling this week.
MATH and SOCIAL STUDIES Jan. 17-20
MATH Click on Mrs. Robinson's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
SOCIAL STUDIES Click on Ms. Perrotta's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
SOCIAL STUDIES Click on Ms. Perrotta's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
SCIENCE Jan. 9-13
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS DUE FEB. 13th.
Monday: Students will be given the outline for the Science Fair Abstract (report). They will use their research resources for this paper.
(Abstract DUE: Friday, Feb. 10th.) Each Wednesday, I will be grading the student's Science Fair Journal. They must log their project activity. This journal will be on display along with their final project.
Tuesday: Review 'friction' and 'gravity': page 117.
Wednesday: Create a poster showing 'friction' and 'gravity'.
Thursday: "Force" investigation: page 119.
Friday: Math Enrichment - fractions
Monday: Students will be given the outline for the Science Fair Abstract (report). They will use their research resources for this paper.
(Abstract DUE: Friday, Feb. 10th.) Each Wednesday, I will be grading the student's Science Fair Journal. They must log their project activity. This journal will be on display along with their final project.
Tuesday: Review 'friction' and 'gravity': page 117.
Wednesday: Create a poster showing 'friction' and 'gravity'.
Thursday: "Force" investigation: page 119.
Friday: Math Enrichment - fractions
LANGUAGE ARTS Jan. 9-13
Scholastic Book Orders Due Thursday, Jan. 20th.
Monday: Main Verbs and Helping Verbs pages 182, 183:6-20
Tuesday: (Reading The Tempest in L.A. class)
Wednesday: Using Helping Verbs pages 184, 185: Writing Activity
Thursday: Linking Verbs pages 186, 187:11-25
Friday: Irregular Verbs pages 188, 189:in class activity
Monday: Main Verbs and Helping Verbs pages 182, 183:6-20
Tuesday: (Reading The Tempest in L.A. class)
Wednesday: Using Helping Verbs pages 184, 185: Writing Activity
Thursday: Linking Verbs pages 186, 187:11-25
Friday: Irregular Verbs pages 188, 189:in class activity
READING Jan. 9-13
The class is starting to read The Tempest. Students will be given the vocabulary words Monday (we didn't get to vocab last week).
Reading Contract - Science Fiction
Packets will be given to the students on Monday, Jan. 9th.
DUE DATES:
Jan. 13 Select book and get parent signature on packet
Jan. 17 Two Vocabulary Activities
Jan. 24 Writing Activity
Jan. 31 Plot Line
Feb. 7 Art Project
Feb. 14 Future Shock Activity (Extra Credit)
Reading Contract - Science Fiction
Packets will be given to the students on Monday, Jan. 9th.
DUE DATES:
Jan. 13 Select book and get parent signature on packet
Jan. 17 Two Vocabulary Activities
Jan. 24 Writing Activity
Jan. 31 Plot Line
Feb. 7 Art Project
Feb. 14 Future Shock Activity (Extra Credit)
SPELLING Jan. 9-13
This week in Spelling we will study homonyms. Lessons 71-74 will be completed in class. Students should take home their Spelling workbooks to study the word list in the back. TEST on Friday, Jan. 13.
MATH and SOCIAL STUDIES Jan. 9-13
MATH Click on Mrs. Robinson's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
SOCIAL STUDIES Click on Ms. Perrotta's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
SOCIAL STUDIES Click on Ms. Perrotta's link at the upper right hand corner of my Blog Page.
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