Hello and welcome to the Paws Team at Carver Middle School. This will be a truly rewarding school year. As teachers, we would like to keep all of you as informed as possible about what is going on at school. We will be sending an e-mail the first day of every week to keep you current on assignments, quizzes, tests, projects, etc. This has proven to be very helpful to parents in the past. Again, welcome and we look forward to working with you and your student this school year!
Thank you for the prompt response in returning all forms and paperwork. Excellent work!
Please check your student’s assignment book daily to make sure they are staying up on their assignments. We are seeing several students not brining back their homework and reading logs.
In Social Studies, we are learning about the five themes of geography and how to use maps and globes. Students have been given information regarding their first project. I am attaching the Five Themes Project Sheet to help clarify any questions you might have. The students will present their projects to the class on Monday, 9-20 (for gold classes) and on Tuesday, 9-21 (for blue classes). The scoring guide for the project presentations is also being sent as an attachment. Students will have homework, so please ask to see their completed assignment each class.
In Communication Arts, the students have been working on the story, "Tuesday of the Other June" pages 206 -217 in their Literature books. The story's theme and big idea encompasses the aspect of bullying. Class discussion has begun on ways we can prevent bullying and how to help those who are being bullied. A Venn diagram has been completed comparing the two main characters in the story, and a literary analysis graphic organizer has been assigned to help the students draw from the text in the story to describe the character traits of the two Junes in this piece. Next week a vocabulary and grammar activity will be assigned in correlation with this story. A test will be given over, "Tuesday of the Other June" for Blue Classes on Thursday, 9th and Gold Classes on Friday, 10th. Biopoems will also be written next week in class. It has been a great start to a great year in English Class! Thank you students!
In Science, the students are learning about scientific measurements and what tools are used to make these measurements. The metric units of measurements are being emphasized during our labs. We will be using balances to measure mass, rulers to measure length, and graduated cylinders to determine liquid volume. The students will also have a quiz over the science safety rules during their last science class of the week which will be Thursday or Friday.
In Mathematics,6th grade will be on-line testing in mathematics this week. After testing we will be reviewing for the chapter 1 test, which will be the following week. There is a sample test on page 43, and please review the vocabulary on page 40. We have a very responsible group of students this year! They have done an excellent job in class, and have done a great job turning doing their homework too.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. Reading logs will be due every Friday.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Paws Team Update
Boys Soccer will play at Lake Country this FALL! Soccer will be done in the evenings and will not conflict with football practice! If your soon-to-be 7th or 8th grader is interested in playing soccer, please email Team Manager, Kristina Brown at kbrown@forest.edu with any questions! Registration is BEFORE school starts so we need to here from you now! Flyer attached.
In Social Studies, we are completing our study of the spread of Christianity. The folder/test over Chapter 10 will be due/taken on Thursday (gold classes) and on Friday (blue classes). The only change that might happen is if our Intramural Track Meet (scheduled for Wednesday) is canceled due to weather the blue classes will take the test on Wednesday. There is no study guide for this test. Because there is no study guide for the test—the students may use the textbook and all of their Chapter 10 worksheets on the test. I felt this was a fair exchange.
Chapter 10 Folder—60 points
1. Chapter 10 Section 1 (attached)—20 points
2. Chapter 10 Section 2 (attached)—20 points
3. Chapter 10 Section 3 (attached)—20 points
Several students have not turned in their textbook. The replacement cost of the textbook is $60.35. If the book needs to be rebound, the cost is $7.70. Please check with your student to make sure they have turned in all textbooks.
In Communication Arts this week the students will be finishing the novel, Zach's Lie by Roland Smith. The final activity for the book will be a writing activity done in the classroom as a final test. All textbooks will be checked into Mrs. McFarland on Tuesday 25th for Gold Classes and Wednesday 26th for Blue Classes. Please make sure your child has turned in his $75.00 Literature book to Mrs. McFarland. All books that are not turned in will have to be paid for by the student before the end of the school year. Mrs. McFarland will be teaching a summer ELP Reading class at Cherokee starting June 7th. Several Carver students qualified to be in this class and if you have received the paperwork to enter your child in this class, please fill it out promptly and return it to the location directed on the form. Mrs. McFarland looks forward to working with your child this summer if they have qualified.
In Mathematics, we are reviewing ratios, bar graphs, and probability this week. Be sure to check the grade sheet, and make sure you have all late work turned in by Friday. It’s been a great year, and we want to end the year with the best grades possible!
In SCIENCE, the students will receive their graded planet packets back Monday or Tuesday of this week. A short test over this info will be Thursday or Friday of this week. We started our investigation of Electricity last week and will continue to study that topic the remainder of the school year. Today we investigated series circuits and will explore parallel circuits, conductors, and insulators during our next class.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. The last reading log of the school year will be due Friday.
In Social Studies, we are completing our study of the spread of Christianity. The folder/test over Chapter 10 will be due/taken on Thursday (gold classes) and on Friday (blue classes). The only change that might happen is if our Intramural Track Meet (scheduled for Wednesday) is canceled due to weather the blue classes will take the test on Wednesday. There is no study guide for this test. Because there is no study guide for the test—the students may use the textbook and all of their Chapter 10 worksheets on the test. I felt this was a fair exchange.
Chapter 10 Folder—60 points
1. Chapter 10 Section 1 (attached)—20 points
2. Chapter 10 Section 2 (attached)—20 points
3. Chapter 10 Section 3 (attached)—20 points
Several students have not turned in their textbook. The replacement cost of the textbook is $60.35. If the book needs to be rebound, the cost is $7.70. Please check with your student to make sure they have turned in all textbooks.
In Communication Arts this week the students will be finishing the novel, Zach's Lie by Roland Smith. The final activity for the book will be a writing activity done in the classroom as a final test. All textbooks will be checked into Mrs. McFarland on Tuesday 25th for Gold Classes and Wednesday 26th for Blue Classes. Please make sure your child has turned in his $75.00 Literature book to Mrs. McFarland. All books that are not turned in will have to be paid for by the student before the end of the school year. Mrs. McFarland will be teaching a summer ELP Reading class at Cherokee starting June 7th. Several Carver students qualified to be in this class and if you have received the paperwork to enter your child in this class, please fill it out promptly and return it to the location directed on the form. Mrs. McFarland looks forward to working with your child this summer if they have qualified.
In Mathematics, we are reviewing ratios, bar graphs, and probability this week. Be sure to check the grade sheet, and make sure you have all late work turned in by Friday. It’s been a great year, and we want to end the year with the best grades possible!
In SCIENCE, the students will receive their graded planet packets back Monday or Tuesday of this week. A short test over this info will be Thursday or Friday of this week. We started our investigation of Electricity last week and will continue to study that topic the remainder of the school year. Today we investigated series circuits and will explore parallel circuits, conductors, and insulators during our next class.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. The last reading log of the school year will be due Friday.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Paws Team Update
Grade notices and online testing performance sheets went home today with students. This should help you guide your student in the last week of school. Grades can still be brought up in the last 7 days of school! Attendance is extremely important over the final stretch as each class is stressing final concepts that will prepare students for success in the seventh grade.
The sheet stapled to the grade notice is your student’s scores on the on-line performance testing we completed at school. Students took the test at the beginning of the year, the middle of the year, and at the end of the year in three areas: Language Arts, Reading, and Mathematics. We have highlighted either the positive/negative gain/loss for the tests that have been taken this year. The on-line performance series shows the gains/losses for each student during the school year in the three content areas tested.
These do not need to be signed and brought back to school. You may keep them at home for your records.
The sheet stapled to the grade notice is your student’s scores on the on-line performance testing we completed at school. Students took the test at the beginning of the year, the middle of the year, and at the end of the year in three areas: Language Arts, Reading, and Mathematics. We have highlighted either the positive/negative gain/loss for the tests that have been taken this year. The on-line performance series shows the gains/losses for each student during the school year in the three content areas tested.
These do not need to be signed and brought back to school. You may keep them at home for your records.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Paws Team Update
In Social Studies, we are finishing our study of Rome. Students Wonders of the Ancient World Mini-Project were presented today for blue classes and will be presented tomorrow--Tuesday (5-11-10) for gold classes. The information sheet is attached. Students need to begin completing the written and visual parts of the project as they prepare for their presentations. I can’t wait to see what creative and interesting projects the gold classes bring to present.
The test/folder over Chapter 9 will be taken/due on Wednesday (5-12-10) for blue classes and on Thursday (5-13-10) for gold classes.
Chapter 9 Folder—70 points
1. Ch. 9 Section 1--20 points (attached)
2. Ch. 9 Section 2--20 points (attached)
3. Ch. 9 Section 3--20 points (attached)
4. Ch. 9 Study Guide--10 points (attached)
Extra-Credit-Roman/Greek Gods and Goddesses--(attached)
I also handed out an extra-credit sheet that covered Roman and Greek Gods (attached). The extra-credit will be due on the same day as the test. This is a great way to make up some points that students have missed during the quarter. If you would like the answers to the study guide, just e-mail me back and I will forward them to you.
In Communication Arts, the students are still reading the novel, Zach's Lie by Roland Smith. We are doing classroom activities to correspond with the novel. This week's spelling list includes words from the novel and there are only ten words this week: cordoned, jurisdiction, stencil, attorney, evidence, duct tape, crime scene, scarce, criminals, and caped crusader. The test will be Mon. May 17 for Gold classes and Tues. May 18 for Blue Classes. The students' library books are due Wed. May 19. Several sixth graders have missing books and these must be returned or paid for by Mon. May 24. Please check with your child to see if they have returned their library materials.
In Mathematics, We are completing Performance Testing this week. Be sure to ask your student about their score! They have done an absolutely wonderful job so far! I am very proud of their efforts. After testing, we will spend the end of the week reviewing integers and chapter 8.
In Science, the students have been investigating the effects of weightlessness on common, everyday items when used in space. We also determined how many days, months, or years it would take to reach the other planets in our solar system traveling at 40,000 kilometers per hour. WOW!!!
The planet packet will be nearing completion this week and our unit test will follow early next week.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
The test/folder over Chapter 9 will be taken/due on Wednesday (5-12-10) for blue classes and on Thursday (5-13-10) for gold classes.
Chapter 9 Folder—70 points
1. Ch. 9 Section 1--20 points (attached)
2. Ch. 9 Section 2--20 points (attached)
3. Ch. 9 Section 3--20 points (attached)
4. Ch. 9 Study Guide--10 points (attached)
Extra-Credit-Roman/Greek Gods and Goddesses--(attached)
I also handed out an extra-credit sheet that covered Roman and Greek Gods (attached). The extra-credit will be due on the same day as the test. This is a great way to make up some points that students have missed during the quarter. If you would like the answers to the study guide, just e-mail me back and I will forward them to you.
In Communication Arts, the students are still reading the novel, Zach's Lie by Roland Smith. We are doing classroom activities to correspond with the novel. This week's spelling list includes words from the novel and there are only ten words this week: cordoned, jurisdiction, stencil, attorney, evidence, duct tape, crime scene, scarce, criminals, and caped crusader. The test will be Mon. May 17 for Gold classes and Tues. May 18 for Blue Classes. The students' library books are due Wed. May 19. Several sixth graders have missing books and these must be returned or paid for by Mon. May 24. Please check with your child to see if they have returned their library materials.
In Mathematics, We are completing Performance Testing this week. Be sure to ask your student about their score! They have done an absolutely wonderful job so far! I am very proud of their efforts. After testing, we will spend the end of the week reviewing integers and chapter 8.
In Science, the students have been investigating the effects of weightlessness on common, everyday items when used in space. We also determined how many days, months, or years it would take to reach the other planets in our solar system traveling at 40,000 kilometers per hour. WOW!!!
The planet packet will be nearing completion this week and our unit test will follow early next week.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Paws Team Update
In Social Studies, we are continuing our study of Rome—its collapse and the rise of the Byzantine Empire. Students Wonders of the Ancient World Mini-Project will be presented on Monday (5-10-10) for blue classes and on Tuesday (5-11-10) for gold classes. The information sheet is attached. Students need to begin completing the written and visual parts of the project as they prepare for their presentations. I can’t wait to see what creative and interesting projects come out of the assignment!
The test over Chapter 9 will be on Thursday (5-13-10) for blue classes and on Friday (5-14-10) for gold classes. I also handed out an extra-credit sheet that covered Roman and Greek Gods (attached). The extra-credit will be due on the same day as the test. This is a great way to make up some points that students have missed during the quarter.
In Communication Arts, the students continue to do Bell Work upon entering the classroom. All Bell Work is designed to be done in the classroom and is usually a writing activity to get them engaged upon entering the room. The students will be starting the novel, Zach's Lie by Roland Smith and all the activities for this novel will be done in class. The Spelling Words for this week include: agile, companionship, congregate, department, derby, diminished, disability, display, equipment, fatigue, forfeit, hurl, husky, lunge, maintain, novice, occasional, pennant, unaffected, and zest. The tests will be Thursday and Friday of this week.
In Mathematics, we will review Monday and Tuesday for a short test over chapter 8, lessons 7-10, and chapter 9, lessons 4-7. Gold classes will test on Wednesday and Blue classes will test on Thursday. There are great review questions at the end of each chapter. Good luck!
Blue classes will complete their on-line Performance Testing on Monday, May 10, 2010. Gold classes will test on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Be sure to ask about your student’s scores! I expect to see super gains. This is an exceptional math class!
Thank you for re-stocking paper and pencils! Almost everyone is coming to class prepared now.
In Science, we are continuing our investigation of the solar system. This week, the students will focus on gravitational differences between the planets and the causes of these differences. I continue to remind the students that the planet packet will be the major portion of their grade in this unit and staying organized is critical. The students should have approximately ten papers so far to be included in this packet. Please discuss the importance of staying organized with your student and check to see if they have these papers together. This attention to detail will prevent problems in the future. Thanks.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
The test over Chapter 9 will be on Thursday (5-13-10) for blue classes and on Friday (5-14-10) for gold classes. I also handed out an extra-credit sheet that covered Roman and Greek Gods (attached). The extra-credit will be due on the same day as the test. This is a great way to make up some points that students have missed during the quarter.
In Communication Arts, the students continue to do Bell Work upon entering the classroom. All Bell Work is designed to be done in the classroom and is usually a writing activity to get them engaged upon entering the room. The students will be starting the novel, Zach's Lie by Roland Smith and all the activities for this novel will be done in class. The Spelling Words for this week include: agile, companionship, congregate, department, derby, diminished, disability, display, equipment, fatigue, forfeit, hurl, husky, lunge, maintain, novice, occasional, pennant, unaffected, and zest. The tests will be Thursday and Friday of this week.
In Mathematics, we will review Monday and Tuesday for a short test over chapter 8, lessons 7-10, and chapter 9, lessons 4-7. Gold classes will test on Wednesday and Blue classes will test on Thursday. There are great review questions at the end of each chapter. Good luck!
Blue classes will complete their on-line Performance Testing on Monday, May 10, 2010. Gold classes will test on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Be sure to ask about your student’s scores! I expect to see super gains. This is an exceptional math class!
Thank you for re-stocking paper and pencils! Almost everyone is coming to class prepared now.
In Science, we are continuing our investigation of the solar system. This week, the students will focus on gravitational differences between the planets and the causes of these differences. I continue to remind the students that the planet packet will be the major portion of their grade in this unit and staying organized is critical. The students should have approximately ten papers so far to be included in this packet. Please discuss the importance of staying organized with your student and check to see if they have these papers together. This attention to detail will prevent problems in the future. Thanks.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Paws Team Update
In Social Studies, we just completed our study of the Rise of Rome—we will now turn our focus on the civilization/culture of Rome along with its collapse. Students got/will get their scores from the Chapter 8 Test (today and tomorrow). I had them write the following information in the bottom right rectangle of their assignment book:
Chapter 8 Folder Score ___/100
Chapter 8 Folder Grade ___
Chapter 8 Test Score ____/100
Chapter 8 Test Grade ____
Teacher’s Initials ____
I checked the information in their assignment books and then initialed them. If they did not have their assignment book they had to write the above information on a separate sheet of paper. This way you can see their test and folder score/grade.
Students were handed information today/tomorrow about their Wonders of the Ancient World Mini-Project that will be presented on Monday (5-10-10) for blue classes and on Tuesday (5-11-10) for gold classes. The information sheet is attached. Students need to begin completing the written and visual parts of the project as they prepare for their presentations. I can’t wait to see what creative and interesting projects come out of the assignment!
In Communication Arts, Mrs. McFarland was so pleased to represent Carver at the Language Arts Fair at Willard High School this past Saturday. All of our students' pieces of writing were award winning projects. Carver has some very exceptional writers and she foresees some budding authors coming from Carver. In fact in the new Voices From The Middle Book that Mrs. Kraft, one of eighth grade teachers compiles and publishes, we have two sixth grade entries and they are by Sammy Gardner and Autumn Nelson. Wonderful job girls! This week's spelling words are themed around human behavior. They include: aimless, charity, coy, decency, fret, gesture, impolite, insistent, jostle, miser, mournful, nag, quirk, resourceful, routine, sheepish, tidy, unruly, vivacious, and wince. The gold classes will test on Thursday 4/29 and the blue classes will test Friday 4/30. All students should have completed their exercises 1 and 2 on the back of the worksheet. We will check them Monday and Tuesday. Every class in Communication Arts is being started with bell work now. The bell work includes a writing or grammar related activity. The bell work is to be done in class and it should only take the students about 20 minutes to complete. Some of our students are not completing these as required, and it will affect their quarter grade if they are slacking off with the bell work. Please encourage your child to keep working until the last day of school. There are so many learning activities that they can benefit from these last few weeks. Mrs. McFarland wishes to thank all of you for your kind comments and e-mails regarding her being a teacher of the year finalist. It has been a pleasure for her to be able to teach all those sixth graders for the last thirty years! She plans on thirty more wonderful years!
In Math, we are studying circles and percentages this week. Students should have homework each time they have class. Remember, no credit will be given if students do not show their work on the homework assignment. Students worked really hard on fractions and integers; we will probably be testing next week. We will also be doing our final round of online testing in the next couple of weeks.
In Science, the students have begun their investigation of the planets in our solar system. At this time, the students have been investigating the planets by comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between the planets. The majority of their grade in this unit will be derived from their completed “Planet Packet”. The students will be given several worksheets and lab sheets to be completed in class and organized in a specific order to be turned in for a grade towards the end of the unit. I will help the students organize the papers before they are turned in for grading. The papers they have received so far are posted on the white board in my room so if they’ve been absent, they will know what papers to add to their packet. Their will not be many grades recorded in the STI system until the planet packet is completed and graded.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Chapter 8 Folder Score ___/100
Chapter 8 Folder Grade ___
Chapter 8 Test Score ____/100
Chapter 8 Test Grade ____
Teacher’s Initials ____
I checked the information in their assignment books and then initialed them. If they did not have their assignment book they had to write the above information on a separate sheet of paper. This way you can see their test and folder score/grade.
Students were handed information today/tomorrow about their Wonders of the Ancient World Mini-Project that will be presented on Monday (5-10-10) for blue classes and on Tuesday (5-11-10) for gold classes. The information sheet is attached. Students need to begin completing the written and visual parts of the project as they prepare for their presentations. I can’t wait to see what creative and interesting projects come out of the assignment!
In Communication Arts, Mrs. McFarland was so pleased to represent Carver at the Language Arts Fair at Willard High School this past Saturday. All of our students' pieces of writing were award winning projects. Carver has some very exceptional writers and she foresees some budding authors coming from Carver. In fact in the new Voices From The Middle Book that Mrs. Kraft, one of eighth grade teachers compiles and publishes, we have two sixth grade entries and they are by Sammy Gardner and Autumn Nelson. Wonderful job girls! This week's spelling words are themed around human behavior. They include: aimless, charity, coy, decency, fret, gesture, impolite, insistent, jostle, miser, mournful, nag, quirk, resourceful, routine, sheepish, tidy, unruly, vivacious, and wince. The gold classes will test on Thursday 4/29 and the blue classes will test Friday 4/30. All students should have completed their exercises 1 and 2 on the back of the worksheet. We will check them Monday and Tuesday. Every class in Communication Arts is being started with bell work now. The bell work includes a writing or grammar related activity. The bell work is to be done in class and it should only take the students about 20 minutes to complete. Some of our students are not completing these as required, and it will affect their quarter grade if they are slacking off with the bell work. Please encourage your child to keep working until the last day of school. There are so many learning activities that they can benefit from these last few weeks. Mrs. McFarland wishes to thank all of you for your kind comments and e-mails regarding her being a teacher of the year finalist. It has been a pleasure for her to be able to teach all those sixth graders for the last thirty years! She plans on thirty more wonderful years!
In Math, we are studying circles and percentages this week. Students should have homework each time they have class. Remember, no credit will be given if students do not show their work on the homework assignment. Students worked really hard on fractions and integers; we will probably be testing next week. We will also be doing our final round of online testing in the next couple of weeks.
In Science, the students have begun their investigation of the planets in our solar system. At this time, the students have been investigating the planets by comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between the planets. The majority of their grade in this unit will be derived from their completed “Planet Packet”. The students will be given several worksheets and lab sheets to be completed in class and organized in a specific order to be turned in for a grade towards the end of the unit. I will help the students organize the papers before they are turned in for grading. The papers they have received so far are posted on the white board in my room so if they’ve been absent, they will know what papers to add to their packet. Their will not be many grades recorded in the STI system until the planet packet is completed and graded.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Paws Team Update
Reminder, there will be no school for students on Friday (4-23-10)
In Social Studies, we are completing our study of Ancient Rome. The test/folder over Chapter 8 will be taken/due on Wednesday (4-21-10) for blue classes and on Thursday (4-22-10) for gold classes.
Chapter 8 Folder-100 points
Ch. 8 Sec 1- 20 points (attached)
Ch. 8 Sec 2- 20 points (attached)
Ch. 8 Sec 3- 20 points (attached)
Ch. 8 Sec 4- 20 points (attached)
Ch. 8 Study Guide- 10 points (attached)
Ch. 8 Jeopardy- 10 points
Please look on the back of your student’s worksheets to see the activities that we have completed in class. Students may use the 10 terms on the bottom of the study guide on the test. They need to write the terms and definitions/descriptions on a separate sheet of paper.
If you would like the answers to the review to help your student prepare for the test—just e-mail me back and I will send them to you.
In Communication Arts, we say congratulations to all the students who participated in the 2010 Language Arts Department Fair. Their pieces of writing have been considered outstanding and were worthy of entering in this year’s LAD Fair. We are so proud of their efforts. The LAD Fair is scheduled for Saturday, April 24, 2010 and will be held at Willard High School. The time of the fair is set for 7:30am to 11:30am and you are invited to attend and see all the entries for the Southwest Mo. Area. It is not mandatory to attend, but it is a very impressive event and we think your child will appreciate their accomplishments at a greater depth if they see all of the other entries submitted. Mrs. McFarland will be attending and officiating over the Spelling Bee this year. She hopes very much to see you there. Feel free to browse through the entire event and make sure to find your child’s category and entry. She will be taking the entries home after the event to give back to the students.
These students had pieces of writing entered in the 2010 LAD Fair:
Book Reports – Ginny Davison, Aki Fong, Arylle Kathcart, Kevin Lewis
Description of Mood – Merrick Altis, Sammy Gardner, Sabrina Steffins, Paige Wilcox
Description of a Person – Payton McDaniel, Haylie Kiser, Autumn Nelson
Description of a Place – Sammy Gardner
Description of an Object or Thing – Cassidy Evans, Madisson Terry, Austin Tyler
Essay With Original Photos – Cassie Curtis
Journal/Diary Fictional – Sammy Gardner, Haylie Kiser, Noah Tews, Izzy Yandell
Original Literature Related Newspaper – Aki Fong, Sammy Gardner, Kevin Jean, Aqila Johnson
Narration – Aki Fong, Brayden Jones
Personal Experience Narrative – Courtney Cummins, Ashton Hawkins, Alexis Lambeth, Hailee Pederson
Persuasion – Kyle Brown, Sammy Gardner, Jimmy Gove, Kylie Meeker
Short Story – Kyle Brown, Molly Eagan, Aki Fong, Brayden Jones
These students’ pieces of writing received awards:
Merrick Altis – 1st Place Description of Mood
Cassie Curtis – 1st Place Essay With Original Photos
Aki Fong – 3rd Place Original Literature Related Newspaper
Sammy Gardner – 1st Place Description of Mood, 3rd Place Journal/Diary Fictional, 3rd Place Persuasion, Honorable Mention Description of Mood
Sabrina Steffins – 3rd Place Description of Mood
Paige Wilcox – 2nd Place Description of Mood
Congratulations to everyone who participated!
In Mathematics, we have a student teacher, Ms. Eutsler, for math class during the month of April, and she is doing a wonderful job. We are studying multiplication and division of fractions, and operations of integers this week. On-line testing is coming up soon, so we will also be reviewing basic skills.
In Science, we are continuing our study of the planets and the solar system. Students are working in class on assignments and notes.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. This week’s reading log will be due on Thursday because there is no school on Friday.
In Social Studies, we are completing our study of Ancient Rome. The test/folder over Chapter 8 will be taken/due on Wednesday (4-21-10) for blue classes and on Thursday (4-22-10) for gold classes.
Chapter 8 Folder-100 points
Ch. 8 Sec 1- 20 points (attached)
Ch. 8 Sec 2- 20 points (attached)
Ch. 8 Sec 3- 20 points (attached)
Ch. 8 Sec 4- 20 points (attached)
Ch. 8 Study Guide- 10 points (attached)
Ch. 8 Jeopardy- 10 points
Please look on the back of your student’s worksheets to see the activities that we have completed in class. Students may use the 10 terms on the bottom of the study guide on the test. They need to write the terms and definitions/descriptions on a separate sheet of paper.
If you would like the answers to the review to help your student prepare for the test—just e-mail me back and I will send them to you.
In Communication Arts, we say congratulations to all the students who participated in the 2010 Language Arts Department Fair. Their pieces of writing have been considered outstanding and were worthy of entering in this year’s LAD Fair. We are so proud of their efforts. The LAD Fair is scheduled for Saturday, April 24, 2010 and will be held at Willard High School. The time of the fair is set for 7:30am to 11:30am and you are invited to attend and see all the entries for the Southwest Mo. Area. It is not mandatory to attend, but it is a very impressive event and we think your child will appreciate their accomplishments at a greater depth if they see all of the other entries submitted. Mrs. McFarland will be attending and officiating over the Spelling Bee this year. She hopes very much to see you there. Feel free to browse through the entire event and make sure to find your child’s category and entry. She will be taking the entries home after the event to give back to the students.
These students had pieces of writing entered in the 2010 LAD Fair:
Book Reports – Ginny Davison, Aki Fong, Arylle Kathcart, Kevin Lewis
Description of Mood – Merrick Altis, Sammy Gardner, Sabrina Steffins, Paige Wilcox
Description of a Person – Payton McDaniel, Haylie Kiser, Autumn Nelson
Description of a Place – Sammy Gardner
Description of an Object or Thing – Cassidy Evans, Madisson Terry, Austin Tyler
Essay With Original Photos – Cassie Curtis
Journal/Diary Fictional – Sammy Gardner, Haylie Kiser, Noah Tews, Izzy Yandell
Original Literature Related Newspaper – Aki Fong, Sammy Gardner, Kevin Jean, Aqila Johnson
Narration – Aki Fong, Brayden Jones
Personal Experience Narrative – Courtney Cummins, Ashton Hawkins, Alexis Lambeth, Hailee Pederson
Persuasion – Kyle Brown, Sammy Gardner, Jimmy Gove, Kylie Meeker
Short Story – Kyle Brown, Molly Eagan, Aki Fong, Brayden Jones
These students’ pieces of writing received awards:
Merrick Altis – 1st Place Description of Mood
Cassie Curtis – 1st Place Essay With Original Photos
Aki Fong – 3rd Place Original Literature Related Newspaper
Sammy Gardner – 1st Place Description of Mood, 3rd Place Journal/Diary Fictional, 3rd Place Persuasion, Honorable Mention Description of Mood
Sabrina Steffins – 3rd Place Description of Mood
Paige Wilcox – 2nd Place Description of Mood
Congratulations to everyone who participated!
In Mathematics, we have a student teacher, Ms. Eutsler, for math class during the month of April, and she is doing a wonderful job. We are studying multiplication and division of fractions, and operations of integers this week. On-line testing is coming up soon, so we will also be reviewing basic skills.
In Science, we are continuing our study of the planets and the solar system. Students are working in class on assignments and notes.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. This week’s reading log will be due on Thursday because there is no school on Friday.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Paws Team Update
In Social Studies, we are continuing our study of Ancient Rome. The test/folder over Chapter 8 will be taken/due on Wednesday (4-21-10) for blue classes and on Thursday (4-22-10) for gold classes. The students will again have homework each time they have class. It should only take them about 10 minutes to complete the work. There are several students coming to class without the textbook. If your student comes to class without the textbook I am going to have them call a parent/guardian to serve as a reminder to bring the textbook to class. Please replenish supplies as we get ready to complete the fourth quarter—paper and pencils.
Tuesday/Wednesday-Chapter 8 Section 4 (homework)
Thursday/Friday-Chapter 8 Study Guide (homework)
Monday/Tuesday-Chapter 8 Jeopardy (In class/no homework)
Wednesday/Thursday-Chapter 8 folder/test
In Communication Arts, the students are working on writing poetry and have a poem on sports due this week. They are also reading a science fiction story from the Literature book called, "All Summer In A Day" and have some activities to finish that go with the story. Several students have told Mrs. McFarland that they have lost their $75 Literature book. Please check with your child and make sure they have their book. These are very expensive textbooks and we do not want to have to students pay $75 for a lost book.
The book fair is this week (Tuesday-Friday). Students will get a chance to visit the book fair during Communication Arts class. The pricing will be buy one and get one half-price.
In Mathematics, we will be going back to chapter 5 and studying multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers. Students will need to get back in the routine of having homework after each class. They did an excellent job on the MAP and I was very proud of them!
In Science, we are beginning our study of the planets and the solar system. Students are working in class on assignments and notes.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Tuesday/Wednesday-Chapter 8 Section 4 (homework)
Thursday/Friday-Chapter 8 Study Guide (homework)
Monday/Tuesday-Chapter 8 Jeopardy (In class/no homework)
Wednesday/Thursday-Chapter 8 folder/test
In Communication Arts, the students are working on writing poetry and have a poem on sports due this week. They are also reading a science fiction story from the Literature book called, "All Summer In A Day" and have some activities to finish that go with the story. Several students have told Mrs. McFarland that they have lost their $75 Literature book. Please check with your child and make sure they have their book. These are very expensive textbooks and we do not want to have to students pay $75 for a lost book.
The book fair is this week (Tuesday-Friday). Students will get a chance to visit the book fair during Communication Arts class. The pricing will be buy one and get one half-price.
In Mathematics, we will be going back to chapter 5 and studying multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers. Students will need to get back in the routine of having homework after each class. They did an excellent job on the MAP and I was very proud of them!
In Science, we are beginning our study of the planets and the solar system. Students are working in class on assignments and notes.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Paws Team Update
The 3rd quarter ends tomorrow. Grade cards will be distributed the week after spring break. All missing work and late work must be turned in by Friday (3-19-10) to be included in the 3rd quarter grading period. The following week is spring break. The week we return from spring break we will begin the MAP Test. Here are the tests and dates:
Communication Arts MAP Test will be taken on
Wednesday-March 31
Thursday-April 1
Tuesday-April 6
Mathematics MAP Test will be taken on
Thursday-April 8
Friday-April 9
In Social Studies, we will finish presenting the projects over Ancient Greece tomorrow. There are many students that have done nothing for the last 18 days, in regards to their projects. Please check on the STI system to see if your student has completed the project and folder or not. Gold classes’ grades were entered today, and I will enter blue classes tomorrow during 3rd block. Students have had 18 days to complete this project. The work that I have seen has been wonderful. Many students put a great deal of effort into the project—it was recognized and complimented! We will begin our study of Ancient Rome when we return from spring break.
In Communication Arts, Mrs. McFarland is thrilled with all the winners from this year's Language Arts Department Fair for the south region of Missouri. Congratulations to these winners: Description Of Mood - Merrick Altis 1st Place; Paige Wilcox 2nd Place; Sabrina Steffins 3rd Place; Sammy Gardner Honorable Mention, Description of Place - Sammy Gardner 1st Place, Essay With Original Photos - Cassie Curtis 1st Place, Journal/Diary Fictional - Sammy Gardner 3rd Place, Original Literature Related Newspaper - Aki Fong 3rd Place, Persuasion - Sammy Gardner 3rd Place. All of our students who entered will have their work displayed at Willard High School on April 24th from 7:30 to 11:30 for the Regional LAD Fair. Mrs. McFarland will be a Spelling Bee pronouncer/judge that day at the LAD Fair. Please feel free to come and see all the work that middle school students have written. It is quite impressive. Way to go sixth graders!
Mathematics-We will have a few days to review for the MAP test when we get back from spring break. The Language Arts test is first, so we will test April 8th and 9th. Students have done a great job working to get ready! Have a great spring beak, and come back ready to complete the year!
In Science, the students completed a test this week over Newton’s Laws and solving for speed, distance, and time. We will continue our investigation of this unit with a focus on the relationship between mass, distance, and gravitational forces. This will be a terrific segue into our unit on the solar system.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Communication Arts MAP Test will be taken on
Wednesday-March 31
Thursday-April 1
Tuesday-April 6
Mathematics MAP Test will be taken on
Thursday-April 8
Friday-April 9
In Social Studies, we will finish presenting the projects over Ancient Greece tomorrow. There are many students that have done nothing for the last 18 days, in regards to their projects. Please check on the STI system to see if your student has completed the project and folder or not. Gold classes’ grades were entered today, and I will enter blue classes tomorrow during 3rd block. Students have had 18 days to complete this project. The work that I have seen has been wonderful. Many students put a great deal of effort into the project—it was recognized and complimented! We will begin our study of Ancient Rome when we return from spring break.
In Communication Arts, Mrs. McFarland is thrilled with all the winners from this year's Language Arts Department Fair for the south region of Missouri. Congratulations to these winners: Description Of Mood - Merrick Altis 1st Place; Paige Wilcox 2nd Place; Sabrina Steffins 3rd Place; Sammy Gardner Honorable Mention, Description of Place - Sammy Gardner 1st Place, Essay With Original Photos - Cassie Curtis 1st Place, Journal/Diary Fictional - Sammy Gardner 3rd Place, Original Literature Related Newspaper - Aki Fong 3rd Place, Persuasion - Sammy Gardner 3rd Place. All of our students who entered will have their work displayed at Willard High School on April 24th from 7:30 to 11:30 for the Regional LAD Fair. Mrs. McFarland will be a Spelling Bee pronouncer/judge that day at the LAD Fair. Please feel free to come and see all the work that middle school students have written. It is quite impressive. Way to go sixth graders!
Mathematics-We will have a few days to review for the MAP test when we get back from spring break. The Language Arts test is first, so we will test April 8th and 9th. Students have done a great job working to get ready! Have a great spring beak, and come back ready to complete the year!
In Science, the students completed a test this week over Newton’s Laws and solving for speed, distance, and time. We will continue our investigation of this unit with a focus on the relationship between mass, distance, and gravitational forces. This will be a terrific segue into our unit on the solar system.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Paws Team Update
The end of the 3rd quarter is next Friday (3-19-10). All missing work and late work must be turned in by Friday (3-19-10) to be included in the 3rd quarter grading period. The following week is spring break. The week we return from spring break we will begin the MAP Test. Here are the tests and dates:
Communication Arts MAP Test will be taken on
Wednesday-March 31
Thursday-April 1
Tuesday-April 6
Mathematics MAP Test will be taken on
Thursday-April 8
Friday-April 9
In Social Studies, we are completing our study of Ancient Greek culture. Students will present their projects on Friday (3-12) for gold classes and on Monday (3-15) for blue classes. I will attach the project sheet with this e-mail. They will turn in all of the work we have done for this chapter prior to making their presentations.
Chapter 5 Folder-80 points
1. Chapter 5 Section 1
2. Chapter 5 Section 2
3. Chapter 5 Section 3
4. Chapter 5 Section 4
In Communication Arts, Mrs. McFarland is pleased to announce that these students have been selected to have writing entries in the upcoming Language Arts Department Fair at Willard High School on April 24th. The students are: Arylle Kathcart, Aki Fong, Kevin Lewis, Virginia Davison, Paige Wilcox, Sammy Gardner, Merrick Altis, Autumn Nelson, Haylie Kiser, Payton McDaniel, Sabrina Steffins, Austin Tyler, Madisson Terry, Cassidy Evans, Cassie Curtis, Noah Tews, Izzy Yandell, Kevin Jean, Aaqila Johnson, Brayden Jones, Courtney Cummins, Ashton Hawkins, Hailee Pederson, Alexis Lambeth, Kylie Meeker, Jimmy Gove, Kyle Brown, and Molly Eagan. Congratulations to all of our Paws Team authors! Way to go!
In Mathematics, we will be taking the chapter 8 test on Monday for Blue, and Tuesday for Gold classes. This chapter includes ratios and proportions, which is difficult material. There is a study guide on pages 442-444 (skip sections 6,8,&9). It includes vocabulary, examples and questions. It is a great study tool, and is part of the assignment due on test day. Worksheet 8-8 is also due test day. Have a great weekend, and remember to study for the test!
In Science, the students just completed their “Race Car Speed Lab.” We are beginning our investigation of Newton’s three laws of gravity. We will have a small test next week over the speed portion of our unit and the basics of Newton’s Laws.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Communication Arts MAP Test will be taken on
Wednesday-March 31
Thursday-April 1
Tuesday-April 6
Mathematics MAP Test will be taken on
Thursday-April 8
Friday-April 9
In Social Studies, we are completing our study of Ancient Greek culture. Students will present their projects on Friday (3-12) for gold classes and on Monday (3-15) for blue classes. I will attach the project sheet with this e-mail. They will turn in all of the work we have done for this chapter prior to making their presentations.
Chapter 5 Folder-80 points
1. Chapter 5 Section 1
2. Chapter 5 Section 2
3. Chapter 5 Section 3
4. Chapter 5 Section 4
In Communication Arts, Mrs. McFarland is pleased to announce that these students have been selected to have writing entries in the upcoming Language Arts Department Fair at Willard High School on April 24th. The students are: Arylle Kathcart, Aki Fong, Kevin Lewis, Virginia Davison, Paige Wilcox, Sammy Gardner, Merrick Altis, Autumn Nelson, Haylie Kiser, Payton McDaniel, Sabrina Steffins, Austin Tyler, Madisson Terry, Cassidy Evans, Cassie Curtis, Noah Tews, Izzy Yandell, Kevin Jean, Aaqila Johnson, Brayden Jones, Courtney Cummins, Ashton Hawkins, Hailee Pederson, Alexis Lambeth, Kylie Meeker, Jimmy Gove, Kyle Brown, and Molly Eagan. Congratulations to all of our Paws Team authors! Way to go!
In Mathematics, we will be taking the chapter 8 test on Monday for Blue, and Tuesday for Gold classes. This chapter includes ratios and proportions, which is difficult material. There is a study guide on pages 442-444 (skip sections 6,8,&9). It includes vocabulary, examples and questions. It is a great study tool, and is part of the assignment due on test day. Worksheet 8-8 is also due test day. Have a great weekend, and remember to study for the test!
In Science, the students just completed their “Race Car Speed Lab.” We are beginning our investigation of Newton’s three laws of gravity. We will have a small test next week over the speed portion of our unit and the basics of Newton’s Laws.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Paws Team Update
In Social Studies, we are continuing our study of Ancient Greek culture. Ask your student to share the fable they have written. Ask for them to tell you about the great philosopher Socrates. Students will present a project at the completion of our study of Chapter 5. The project and presentation will take the place of the test for Chapter 5. I will attach the project sheet with this e-mail. The project will be similar to the one we completed over Ancient Egypt. Blue classes will get the information about the project on Monday; gold classes got their information sheets today. The projects are due on Friday (3-12) for gold classes and on Monday (3-15) for blue classes. Students will continue to have homework each time they have social studies. Please ask to see the completed assignment for verification.
In Communications Arts the students are continuing to prepare for the upcoming MAP testing. The students have been asked to take their MAP prep activities home for their parents to look over. Spelling Test 10 will be given to Blue classes on Thursday, March 11 and Gold classes on Friday, March 12. The "Pioneer Life" words include: anvil, barrow, bounty, buckshot, chink, cultivate, employ, enable, expand, flail, ford, foresee, grizzly, liniment, pemmican, quill schooner, stockade, and vulture. The Language Arts Department will be sending in entries to LAD fair on March 12. If any child has a piece of writing they would like to add to the ones that Mrs. McFarland has already designated as entering, please let her know.
In Mathematics, we are working on chapter 8, covering ratio and proportions. It would be a good idea to start reviewing the chapter vocabulary. We will finish the chapter next week, and test the 15th and 16th. We continue to prepare for the MAP, which will start the week we return from spring break. Please check with your child about supplies. Many students are running low on pencils and paper. Have a great weekend!
In Science, the students are investigating the principles related to forces and motion. This week students have graphed speed, completed a ball drop lab, measured items using spring scales, and are now in the middle of a lab attempting to determine the speed of a variety of vehicles.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
In Communications Arts the students are continuing to prepare for the upcoming MAP testing. The students have been asked to take their MAP prep activities home for their parents to look over. Spelling Test 10 will be given to Blue classes on Thursday, March 11 and Gold classes on Friday, March 12. The "Pioneer Life" words include: anvil, barrow, bounty, buckshot, chink, cultivate, employ, enable, expand, flail, ford, foresee, grizzly, liniment, pemmican, quill schooner, stockade, and vulture. The Language Arts Department will be sending in entries to LAD fair on March 12. If any child has a piece of writing they would like to add to the ones that Mrs. McFarland has already designated as entering, please let her know.
In Mathematics, we are working on chapter 8, covering ratio and proportions. It would be a good idea to start reviewing the chapter vocabulary. We will finish the chapter next week, and test the 15th and 16th. We continue to prepare for the MAP, which will start the week we return from spring break. Please check with your child about supplies. Many students are running low on pencils and paper. Have a great weekend!
In Science, the students are investigating the principles related to forces and motion. This week students have graphed speed, completed a ball drop lab, measured items using spring scales, and are now in the middle of a lab attempting to determine the speed of a variety of vehicles.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Paws Team Update
Remember, that there is a two hour early release day on Tuesday, (3-2). Students will be out at 12:45.
Attention any 6th and 7th grade girls interested in becoming a Carver Cougar Cheerleader next school year needs to come to an informational meeting this Thursday February 25th at 6:00pm in the Carver cafeteria. We will hand out tryout applications, discuss uniform and costs, and explain the tryout procedure. Any questions feel free to email me at hrsell@spsmail.org .
In Social Studies, we are beginning our study of Ancient Greek culture. Students will present a project at the completion of our study of Chapter 5. The project and presentation will take the place of the test for Chapter 5. I will attach the project sheet with this e-mail. The project will be similar to the one we completed over Ancient Egypt. Blue classes will get the information about the project on Monday; gold classes got their information sheets today. The projects are due on Friday (3-12) for gold classes and on Monday (3-15) for blue classes. Students will continue to have homework each time they have social studies. Please ask to see the completed assignment for verification.
In Communication Arts, the students have just finished presenting their personal narrative essays to the class. They were very interesting and the students were able to tell why in their presentations why this personal experience was so meaningful to them. Mrs. McFarland has been encouraging the students to write their multiplication facts from 1 to 10 ten times each to receive extra credit points for third quarter in Communication Arts. Carver is really working together to give our students every opportunity to memorize their multiplication facts because it is so important to their success. In Mrs. McFarland's reading classes, she is allowing class time to read for thirty minutes to help the students out with completing their reading logs in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, there are still quite a number of students not turning in the required weekly reading log. Parents, it is so important that your child be reading 100 minutes a week and getting their reading summaries turned in. Again, the practice of reading on a regular basis improves a student's success in all areas of life. MAP Practice assignments and test taking strategies are being incorporated in all of the lessons in the Communication Arts classes. The students are doing quite well on these activities and hopefully this practice time will help the students do their very best on the MAP tests in April.
Mathematics, Chapter 7 test is Monday for Blue and Tuesday for Gold. Have a great weekend!
In SCIENCE, the students are investigating the relationships between time, distance, and speed as we begin our unit on forces and motion. Today we started our first lab related to these topics. The students are responsible for understanding how to solve problems related to these relationships. We have completed a practice problem paper in class that they should study to confirm their understanding of how to successfully complete these types of problems.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Attention any 6th and 7th grade girls interested in becoming a Carver Cougar Cheerleader next school year needs to come to an informational meeting this Thursday February 25th at 6:00pm in the Carver cafeteria. We will hand out tryout applications, discuss uniform and costs, and explain the tryout procedure. Any questions feel free to email me at hrsell@spsmail.org .
In Social Studies, we are beginning our study of Ancient Greek culture. Students will present a project at the completion of our study of Chapter 5. The project and presentation will take the place of the test for Chapter 5. I will attach the project sheet with this e-mail. The project will be similar to the one we completed over Ancient Egypt. Blue classes will get the information about the project on Monday; gold classes got their information sheets today. The projects are due on Friday (3-12) for gold classes and on Monday (3-15) for blue classes. Students will continue to have homework each time they have social studies. Please ask to see the completed assignment for verification.
In Communication Arts, the students have just finished presenting their personal narrative essays to the class. They were very interesting and the students were able to tell why in their presentations why this personal experience was so meaningful to them. Mrs. McFarland has been encouraging the students to write their multiplication facts from 1 to 10 ten times each to receive extra credit points for third quarter in Communication Arts. Carver is really working together to give our students every opportunity to memorize their multiplication facts because it is so important to their success. In Mrs. McFarland's reading classes, she is allowing class time to read for thirty minutes to help the students out with completing their reading logs in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, there are still quite a number of students not turning in the required weekly reading log. Parents, it is so important that your child be reading 100 minutes a week and getting their reading summaries turned in. Again, the practice of reading on a regular basis improves a student's success in all areas of life. MAP Practice assignments and test taking strategies are being incorporated in all of the lessons in the Communication Arts classes. The students are doing quite well on these activities and hopefully this practice time will help the students do their very best on the MAP tests in April.
Mathematics, Chapter 7 test is Monday for Blue and Tuesday for Gold. Have a great weekend!
In SCIENCE, the students are investigating the relationships between time, distance, and speed as we begin our unit on forces and motion. Today we started our first lab related to these topics. The students are responsible for understanding how to solve problems related to these relationships. We have completed a practice problem paper in class that they should study to confirm their understanding of how to successfully complete these types of problems.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Paws Team Update
In Social Studies, most of the students did a great job on their crossword puzzle projects. They are still 15 students that have not turned it in as of today. They need to finish, and bring it to me tomorrow. If you are not sure if your student turned it in or not, just check the STI system.
We are completing our study of Chapter 4 over Ancient Greece. The students will be taking the test and turning in their folders on Monday (February 22) for gold classes and on Tuesday (February 23) for blue classes. The folder will include the following assignments:
1. Chapter 4 Section 1 (attached) (20 points)
2. Chapter 4 Section 2 (attached) (20 points)
3. Chapter 4 Section 3 (attached) (20 points)
4. Chapter 4 Section 4 (attached) (20 points)
5. Chapter 4 Study Guide (attached) (10 points)
6. Chapter 4 Jeopardy (will be completed in class on Thursday and Friday) (10 points)
Students may use the crossword puzzles they created on the test
Please look on the back of your student’s worksheets to see the activities that we have completed in class. Students may use the 10 terms on the bottom of the study guide on the test. They need to write the terms and definitions/descriptions on a separate sheet of paper or they can use them from their crossword puzzles.
If you would like the answers to the review to help your student prepare for the test—just e-mail me back and I will send them to you.
In Communication Arts, some students are lagging behind in getting their rough drafts of their personal narratives done. All students should be finished with their rough draft and working on their final copies. The final copy is due no later than Monday February 22. Next week's spelling list includes these words: antiquity, bust, continuity, debate, destined, dungeon, embark, establish, falcon, fashionable, flee, invade, martyr, oppress, preserved, prevail, rebellious, related, subdue, and vague. Spelling Test 9 will be next Thursday 25th for Blue Classes and Friday, 26th for Gold Classes.
In Mathematics, we will finish chapter 7 next week. Then Blue classes will test on March 1st and Gold classes with test on March 2nd. The test will include the vocabulary on page 384, so it would be a good idea to start studying now. Time is flying! Mid-quarters will come home next week, and we will be MAP testing in a month!
Please check your students supply list. Many students are coming to class without pencils and paper. Have a great weekend!
In Science, the students finished the unit on matter this week. We are beginning the unit of study dealing with forces and motion. We will be investigating solving for speed (S=d/t), Newton’s Laws of Gravity, and the relationship between mass, distance, and the effects of gravity.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
We are completing our study of Chapter 4 over Ancient Greece. The students will be taking the test and turning in their folders on Monday (February 22) for gold classes and on Tuesday (February 23) for blue classes. The folder will include the following assignments:
1. Chapter 4 Section 1 (attached) (20 points)
2. Chapter 4 Section 2 (attached) (20 points)
3. Chapter 4 Section 3 (attached) (20 points)
4. Chapter 4 Section 4 (attached) (20 points)
5. Chapter 4 Study Guide (attached) (10 points)
6. Chapter 4 Jeopardy (will be completed in class on Thursday and Friday) (10 points)
Students may use the crossword puzzles they created on the test
Please look on the back of your student’s worksheets to see the activities that we have completed in class. Students may use the 10 terms on the bottom of the study guide on the test. They need to write the terms and definitions/descriptions on a separate sheet of paper or they can use them from their crossword puzzles.
If you would like the answers to the review to help your student prepare for the test—just e-mail me back and I will send them to you.
In Communication Arts, some students are lagging behind in getting their rough drafts of their personal narratives done. All students should be finished with their rough draft and working on their final copies. The final copy is due no later than Monday February 22. Next week's spelling list includes these words: antiquity, bust, continuity, debate, destined, dungeon, embark, establish, falcon, fashionable, flee, invade, martyr, oppress, preserved, prevail, rebellious, related, subdue, and vague. Spelling Test 9 will be next Thursday 25th for Blue Classes and Friday, 26th for Gold Classes.
In Mathematics, we will finish chapter 7 next week. Then Blue classes will test on March 1st and Gold classes with test on March 2nd. The test will include the vocabulary on page 384, so it would be a good idea to start studying now. Time is flying! Mid-quarters will come home next week, and we will be MAP testing in a month!
Please check your students supply list. Many students are coming to class without pencils and paper. Have a great weekend!
In Science, the students finished the unit on matter this week. We are beginning the unit of study dealing with forces and motion. We will be investigating solving for speed (S=d/t), Newton’s Laws of Gravity, and the relationship between mass, distance, and the effects of gravity.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Paws Team Update
Remember, there will be no school on Monday (2-15-10) due to President’s Day.
The Carver PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) is looking for volunteers! Opportunities range from holding an officer position to helping out at an event to bringing donations of food for teacher events. If you are interested in being added to our email list (emails come approximately 1-2 times a month) to get information on volunteer activities, please email Kristina Brown, PTSA Secretary at kristinasbrown@aol.com. If you are interested in attending our Carver PTSA Meetings, they are held on the second Monday of each month from 6-7pm in the Carver Library.
In Social Studies, the students crossword puzzle project will be due for Gold classes on Tuesday (2-16-10) Blue classes on Wednesday (2-17-10). I am attaching the information sheet about the project with this e-mail. If you have any questions please let me know. I encourage the students to use www.eclipsecrossword.com to complete this project. Students will have homework each time they have social studies class. If they say they are finished with it, please ask them to show it to you for verification.
We are completing our study of Chapter 4 over Ancient Greece. The students will be taking the test and turning in their folders on Monday (February 22) for gold classes and on Tuesday (February 23) for blue classes. The folder will include the following assignments:
1. Chapter 4 Section 1 (attached) (20 points)
2. Chapter 4 Section 2 (attached) (20 points)
3. Chapter 4 Section 3 (attached) (20 points)
4. Chapter 4 Section 4 (attached) (20 points) (blue classes will get this tomorrow-Friday)
5. Chapter 4 Study Guide (10 points) (will be assigned on Tuesday and Wednesday)
6. Chapter 4 Jeopardy (will be completed in class on Thursday and Friday) (10 points)
Please look on the back of your student’s worksheets to see the activities that we have completed in class. Students may use the 10 terms on the bottom of the study guide on the test. They need to write the terms and definitions/descriptions on a separate sheet of paper.
If you would like the answers to the review to help your student prepare for the test—just e-mail me back and I will send them to you.
In Communication Arts, the students have been given two graphic organizers to fill out for Tuesday 16th (Gold) and Wednesday 17th (Blue) to get them started on their rough drafts of their personal narrative. Mrs. McFarland has asked the students to show their graphic organizer to their parents and get them signed before next week. It would be great if parents could add some details to the ideas that their child has brought forth. The 6+1 Writing Traits that will be emphasized in the activity are "Voice" and "Organization". The students will read their completed personal narratives to the class the week of February 22nd. For some reason, the students this week have had a difficult time turning in their Number The Stars journal entry so please check with your child to make sure that they have theirs completed and turned in.
In Mathematics, we are still studying chapter 7. The test will not be until the last week of February, but there are 41 vocabulary words that go with this chapter. I have given the students class time and exploratory time to do the definitions, so they should all have a study guide completed. It would be great to start practicing the definitions now! All of the words will be on the test, and knowing the definitions will be a great help on the test concepts, too.
Please check your child’s grade. Students are doing an excellent job! Right now we have a 94% average! If your student doesn’t have a good grade, please check that they are current with all work and studying their vocabulary. Keep up the hard work!
In Science, due to a scheduling issue dealing with another school activity, our matter test has been rescheduled for next Tuesday or Wednesday. We’ll spend today and tomorrow reviewing for the test. The students should have notes and several handouts to help them review for the test. The past two classes have included experiments relating to chemical and physical changes in matter. Ask your child to explain what they did and what happened.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
The Carver PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) is looking for volunteers! Opportunities range from holding an officer position to helping out at an event to bringing donations of food for teacher events. If you are interested in being added to our email list (emails come approximately 1-2 times a month) to get information on volunteer activities, please email Kristina Brown, PTSA Secretary at kristinasbrown@aol.com. If you are interested in attending our Carver PTSA Meetings, they are held on the second Monday of each month from 6-7pm in the Carver Library.
In Social Studies, the students crossword puzzle project will be due for Gold classes on Tuesday (2-16-10) Blue classes on Wednesday (2-17-10). I am attaching the information sheet about the project with this e-mail. If you have any questions please let me know. I encourage the students to use www.eclipsecrossword.com to complete this project. Students will have homework each time they have social studies class. If they say they are finished with it, please ask them to show it to you for verification.
We are completing our study of Chapter 4 over Ancient Greece. The students will be taking the test and turning in their folders on Monday (February 22) for gold classes and on Tuesday (February 23) for blue classes. The folder will include the following assignments:
1. Chapter 4 Section 1 (attached) (20 points)
2. Chapter 4 Section 2 (attached) (20 points)
3. Chapter 4 Section 3 (attached) (20 points)
4. Chapter 4 Section 4 (attached) (20 points) (blue classes will get this tomorrow-Friday)
5. Chapter 4 Study Guide (10 points) (will be assigned on Tuesday and Wednesday)
6. Chapter 4 Jeopardy (will be completed in class on Thursday and Friday) (10 points)
Please look on the back of your student’s worksheets to see the activities that we have completed in class. Students may use the 10 terms on the bottom of the study guide on the test. They need to write the terms and definitions/descriptions on a separate sheet of paper.
If you would like the answers to the review to help your student prepare for the test—just e-mail me back and I will send them to you.
In Communication Arts, the students have been given two graphic organizers to fill out for Tuesday 16th (Gold) and Wednesday 17th (Blue) to get them started on their rough drafts of their personal narrative. Mrs. McFarland has asked the students to show their graphic organizer to their parents and get them signed before next week. It would be great if parents could add some details to the ideas that their child has brought forth. The 6+1 Writing Traits that will be emphasized in the activity are "Voice" and "Organization". The students will read their completed personal narratives to the class the week of February 22nd. For some reason, the students this week have had a difficult time turning in their Number The Stars journal entry so please check with your child to make sure that they have theirs completed and turned in.
In Mathematics, we are still studying chapter 7. The test will not be until the last week of February, but there are 41 vocabulary words that go with this chapter. I have given the students class time and exploratory time to do the definitions, so they should all have a study guide completed. It would be great to start practicing the definitions now! All of the words will be on the test, and knowing the definitions will be a great help on the test concepts, too.
Please check your child’s grade. Students are doing an excellent job! Right now we have a 94% average! If your student doesn’t have a good grade, please check that they are current with all work and studying their vocabulary. Keep up the hard work!
In Science, due to a scheduling issue dealing with another school activity, our matter test has been rescheduled for next Tuesday or Wednesday. We’ll spend today and tomorrow reviewing for the test. The students should have notes and several handouts to help them review for the test. The past two classes have included experiments relating to chemical and physical changes in matter. Ask your child to explain what they did and what happened.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Paws Team Update
In Social Studies, we are beginning our study of Ancient Greece. We began this unit by writing a map checklist of Europe and Ancient Greece and the students labeled their maps of Europe and Ancient Greece using the checklist. Students turned those in on Wednesday and Thursday (today). I have many students that haven’t turned in their map or checklist for Greece. Please check the STI system to see if your student has completed and turned in the work. The map work was worth 30 points (10 points for writing the checklist and 20 points for the maps). The maps need to be labeled and the Europe side needs to be shaded.
The students were given information about their crossword puzzle project that will be due for Gold classes on Tuesday (2-16-10) Blue classes on Wednesday (2-17-10). I am attaching the information sheet about the project with this e-mail. If you have any questions please let me know. I encourage the students to use www.eclipsecrossword.com to complete this project. Students will have homework each time they have social studies class. If they say they are finished with it, please ask them to show it to you for verification.
In Communication Arts, the students are still working on the writing activity which is a journal entry telling about a day that they would experience if our city had been occupied by an opposing military force such as Annemarie and Ellen faced with the Nazi occupation of Copenhagen, Denmark in the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. We will start another writing activity following this one where the students will be writing a personal narrative describing an actual event that has taken place in their life such as the birth of a brother or sister, winning an important game, singing in a musical, doing something for someone else, etc. There will be no Spelling Test this week or next week due to the Online Performance Testing which has played havoc with our schedule.
In Mathematics, we are studying geometry in chapter 7. Most of this is review, but there are many vocabulary words that will be tested. It would be a good idea to start reviewing them. We have several lessons to go before we think about a test date. Gold classes took their Performance Test in the computer lab Wednesday. Be sure to ask your student about their results. Blue classes will take their test on Monday, February 8.
In Science, the students are investigating mixtures, solutions, chemical reactions, and physical reactions. They received a blue worksheet that needed to be completed before their next class if it was not finished in class. The students seldom have a lot of homework in science, so please remind them to have this assignment completed. The next two classes will have labs dealing with these topics and a test over the matter unit will occur late next Thursday or Friday. It’s time to start reviewing notes and handouts.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
The students were given information about their crossword puzzle project that will be due for Gold classes on Tuesday (2-16-10) Blue classes on Wednesday (2-17-10). I am attaching the information sheet about the project with this e-mail. If you have any questions please let me know. I encourage the students to use www.eclipsecrossword.com to complete this project. Students will have homework each time they have social studies class. If they say they are finished with it, please ask them to show it to you for verification.
In Communication Arts, the students are still working on the writing activity which is a journal entry telling about a day that they would experience if our city had been occupied by an opposing military force such as Annemarie and Ellen faced with the Nazi occupation of Copenhagen, Denmark in the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. We will start another writing activity following this one where the students will be writing a personal narrative describing an actual event that has taken place in their life such as the birth of a brother or sister, winning an important game, singing in a musical, doing something for someone else, etc. There will be no Spelling Test this week or next week due to the Online Performance Testing which has played havoc with our schedule.
In Mathematics, we are studying geometry in chapter 7. Most of this is review, but there are many vocabulary words that will be tested. It would be a good idea to start reviewing them. We have several lessons to go before we think about a test date. Gold classes took their Performance Test in the computer lab Wednesday. Be sure to ask your student about their results. Blue classes will take their test on Monday, February 8.
In Science, the students are investigating mixtures, solutions, chemical reactions, and physical reactions. They received a blue worksheet that needed to be completed before their next class if it was not finished in class. The students seldom have a lot of homework in science, so please remind them to have this assignment completed. The next two classes will have labs dealing with these topics and a test over the matter unit will occur late next Thursday or Friday. It’s time to start reviewing notes and handouts.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Paws Team Update
In Social Studies, students received their folder and test scores yesterday and today. They wrote their scores in their assignment books for you to see and it will either be initialed by me or Mrs. Hedrick (my substitute teacher yesterday). Because of the early release day, I did not get to initial the assignment books of 2-blue class. They did see the test and record the score. If they didn’t have their assignment book, they wrote the information on a piece of paper. All scores have been entered in the STI system. Please check your student’s grades online to see how he or she is progressing.
We will begin our study of Ancient Greece from Chapter 4 in our textbook on Monday. The students will have homework each time they have social studies class. The homework should only take them about 10 minutes to complete. If they say they have finished the homework, please ask to see it as proof.
In Communication Arts, the students will be reading chapters 5, 6, and 7 from Number The Stars this coming week. A writing activity as well as a quiz will be given to go along with the reading. Beginning the middle of the week, the students will be Online Performance Testing for Language Arts, Reading, and Math. It is very important that the students get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast and be here everyday so they can do their very best on this important mid-year test. There will be no spelling assignments or spelling test this week.
In Science, the students are developing an understanding of the difference between thermal and chemical changes in substances. They should understand why salt products are placed on snow and ice covered roadways after completing our lab this week. We will continue investigating matter over the next couple of weeks.
In Mathematics, we took the Chapter 6 test this week, so be sure to ask your student about their score. They did an excellent job! Class averages were 90% before the extra credit. Students turned in their vocabulary from pg. 314 before the test, and received 100 points for it also. If your child didn’t finish their vocabulary, please encourage them to finish and turn it in for partial credit.
We will begin Performance Testing next week in the computer lab, and results will go home in the near future. Have a great weekend!
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
We will begin our study of Ancient Greece from Chapter 4 in our textbook on Monday. The students will have homework each time they have social studies class. The homework should only take them about 10 minutes to complete. If they say they have finished the homework, please ask to see it as proof.
In Communication Arts, the students will be reading chapters 5, 6, and 7 from Number The Stars this coming week. A writing activity as well as a quiz will be given to go along with the reading. Beginning the middle of the week, the students will be Online Performance Testing for Language Arts, Reading, and Math. It is very important that the students get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast and be here everyday so they can do their very best on this important mid-year test. There will be no spelling assignments or spelling test this week.
In Science, the students are developing an understanding of the difference between thermal and chemical changes in substances. They should understand why salt products are placed on snow and ice covered roadways after completing our lab this week. We will continue investigating matter over the next couple of weeks.
In Mathematics, we took the Chapter 6 test this week, so be sure to ask your student about their score. They did an excellent job! Class averages were 90% before the extra credit. Students turned in their vocabulary from pg. 314 before the test, and received 100 points for it also. If your child didn’t finish their vocabulary, please encourage them to finish and turn it in for partial credit.
We will begin Performance Testing next week in the computer lab, and results will go home in the near future. Have a great weekend!
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be a reading log due every Friday.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
First semester grade cards will go home tomorrow, Friday (1-22-10). Grade cards need to be signed and brought back by Friday (1-29-10).
Third quarter tends to be a time when students take it easy and don’t work their hardest. We have repeatedly told the students that the first four weeks of the first and third quarters are the most important weeks of the school year. Please check your student’s grades online frequently to make sure they stay caught up.
In Social Studies, we are completing our study of Ancient China. The students will be taking the test and turning in their folders on Tuesday (January 26) for blue classes and on Thursday (January 27) for gold classes. The folder will include the following assignments:
1. Chapter 7 Section 1 (attached) (20 points)
2. Chapter 7 Section 2 (attached) (20 points)
3. Chapter 7 Section 3 (attached) (20 points)
4. Chapter 7 Study Guide (attached) (10 points)
5. Chapter 7 Jeopardy (will be completed in class on Friday and Monday) (10 points)
Students may use their foldables on the test.
Please look on the back of your student’s worksheets to see the activities that we have completed in class. Students may use the 10 terms on the bottom of the study guide on the test. They need to write the terms and definitions/descriptions on the back of their foldable.
If you would like the answers to the review to help your student prepare for the test—just e-mail me back and I will send them to you.
In Communication Arts, the students have just started reading, Number The Stars by Lois Lowry. The story is set in Copenhagen, Denmark during 1943 and three years of Nazi occupation have brought changes to the two main characters, Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen. When word comes that the Jewish Danes are to be "relocated", Annemarie and her family take action to help their Jewish friends, the Rosens. An afterward to the story explains how the novel was drawn from true accounts of the Danish Resistance which actually succeeded in saving almost all of Denmark's 8,000 Jews. The students will read the entire novel in class and have several written assignments over the novel, as well as, some quizzes. Mrs. McFarland encourages parents to discuss this book with their child and help them with the some family history on who of their family actually served in World War II. There will be some class time devoted to student's telling about their grandparent's experiences during World War II. This week's Spelling List 7, "Tales from Long Ago", will be tested Thursday, Jan. 28 for Gold Classes and Friday, Jan. 29 for Blue Classes. The test will cover these words:
banish, bedazzled, bedraggled, courteous, famine, hapless, heed, heroine, lineage, majestic, malady, misfortune, pageant, plunder, reign, remedy, romantic, splendor, swoon, and wrath.
In Mathematics, we just took a quiz over the first part of chapter 6. Be sure to ask about your student’s grade! They did a fantastic job. We will be finishing chapter 6 soon. Next week we will review, and probably start testing. Check your student’s assignment book to see when their test will be given. All the chapter vocabulary from page 314 is on the test. Students have completed definitions in class, and need to review them. Pages 314-317 are great test review. There will be several questions on range, mean, median and mode, so be sure to review those also.
Please stock up on paper and pencils. I have several students that are out of both. Have a great weekend!
In Science, the students are studying the states of matter and how states of matter change in specific substances. The differences between chemical and physical changes will soon follow.
In Reading Exploratory, this week’s log will only need two entries instead of three. Students can read for 66 minutes and do two entries for full credit. Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. Reading logs will be due every Friday.
Third quarter tends to be a time when students take it easy and don’t work their hardest. We have repeatedly told the students that the first four weeks of the first and third quarters are the most important weeks of the school year. Please check your student’s grades online frequently to make sure they stay caught up.
In Social Studies, we are completing our study of Ancient China. The students will be taking the test and turning in their folders on Tuesday (January 26) for blue classes and on Thursday (January 27) for gold classes. The folder will include the following assignments:
1. Chapter 7 Section 1 (attached) (20 points)
2. Chapter 7 Section 2 (attached) (20 points)
3. Chapter 7 Section 3 (attached) (20 points)
4. Chapter 7 Study Guide (attached) (10 points)
5. Chapter 7 Jeopardy (will be completed in class on Friday and Monday) (10 points)
Students may use their foldables on the test.
Please look on the back of your student’s worksheets to see the activities that we have completed in class. Students may use the 10 terms on the bottom of the study guide on the test. They need to write the terms and definitions/descriptions on the back of their foldable.
If you would like the answers to the review to help your student prepare for the test—just e-mail me back and I will send them to you.
In Communication Arts, the students have just started reading, Number The Stars by Lois Lowry. The story is set in Copenhagen, Denmark during 1943 and three years of Nazi occupation have brought changes to the two main characters, Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen. When word comes that the Jewish Danes are to be "relocated", Annemarie and her family take action to help their Jewish friends, the Rosens. An afterward to the story explains how the novel was drawn from true accounts of the Danish Resistance which actually succeeded in saving almost all of Denmark's 8,000 Jews. The students will read the entire novel in class and have several written assignments over the novel, as well as, some quizzes. Mrs. McFarland encourages parents to discuss this book with their child and help them with the some family history on who of their family actually served in World War II. There will be some class time devoted to student's telling about their grandparent's experiences during World War II. This week's Spelling List 7, "Tales from Long Ago", will be tested Thursday, Jan. 28 for Gold Classes and Friday, Jan. 29 for Blue Classes. The test will cover these words:
banish, bedazzled, bedraggled, courteous, famine, hapless, heed, heroine, lineage, majestic, malady, misfortune, pageant, plunder, reign, remedy, romantic, splendor, swoon, and wrath.
In Mathematics, we just took a quiz over the first part of chapter 6. Be sure to ask about your student’s grade! They did a fantastic job. We will be finishing chapter 6 soon. Next week we will review, and probably start testing. Check your student’s assignment book to see when their test will be given. All the chapter vocabulary from page 314 is on the test. Students have completed definitions in class, and need to review them. Pages 314-317 are great test review. There will be several questions on range, mean, median and mode, so be sure to review those also.
Please stock up on paper and pencils. I have several students that are out of both. Have a great weekend!
In Science, the students are studying the states of matter and how states of matter change in specific substances. The differences between chemical and physical changes will soon follow.
In Reading Exploratory, this week’s log will only need two entries instead of three. Students can read for 66 minutes and do two entries for full credit. Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. Reading logs will be due every Friday.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Paws Team Update
Welcome to 2010! Students will be out of school on Friday (1-15-10) for principal-teacher workday and on Monday (1-18-10) for Dr. King’s birthday. The end of the second quarter (first semester) will be Thursday, January 14. Each student will receive a new class schedule on Tuesday, January 19. All of their core classes will remain the same. Their related arts classes (P.E., health, and art) will change as well as their exploratory classes (fourth block classes).
Please make sure your student is checking with all teachers to ensure that all work is turned in prior to the end of the semester. Also check online on the STI system for missing assignments and current grades. The last day to turn in any missing work is Thursday, 1-14-10.
Please make sure your student is checking with all teachers to ensure that all work is turned in prior to the end of the semester. Also check online on the STI system for missing assignments and current grades. The last day to turn in any missing work is Thursday, 1-14-10.
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