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.
Monday, May 24, 2010
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.
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