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.
Friday, February 26, 2010
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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