Class Assignments:
Week of Oct. 30, 2000:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. Applications: Conclude statistics unit. |
| Reading: | Complete selection, "Scout's Honor," p. 53. Plan a skit to illustrate humor in the story. Be sure you are reading your outside reading book at home! |
| Language Arts: | Grammar: Types of sentences. Writing: The persuasive essay. |
| Spelling: | Review week. Lesson 4-6 spelling words. Spelling test on Friday. (for all spelling words, go to http://www.classzone.com/lol/6/common/unit1/index.htm, and click on "Spelling") |
| Social Studies: | Current events: The Election. |
| Science: | See Mrs. Olson. |
| Health: | No health this week: Music program rehearsals. |
Homework: |
Monday - Math worksheet. Read 20 minutes! Tuesday - Social Studies Lesson 1 Chapter 12 questions. Be prepared for oral report. Read 20 minutes! Wednesday - English worksheet. Be prepared for oral report. Read 20 minutes! Thursday - Music Program! Get Agenda and Spelling Lists signed. Complete and bring signed Reading Record Sheet to school. Be prepared for Spelling test. |
Week of Oct. 23, 2000:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. Applications: Conclude statistics unit. |
| Reading: | Complete selection, "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" p. 35, including "Trading Card Talk," p. 48. Begin "Scout's Honor," p. 53. Be sure you are reading your outside reading book at home! |
| Language Arts: | Grammar: Types of sentences. Writing: All introductory web pages completed this week! |
| Spelling: | Lesson 6 spelling words. Spelling test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Oral Reports on Ancient Greece topics. Current events: The Election. |
| Science: | New unit on Environment with Mrs. Olson. |
| Health: | Complete Fire safety unit. Final test on Wednesday. |
Homework: |
Monday - Prepare for Oral Report on Greece. Read 20 minutes! Tuesday - Math worksheet. Be prepared for oral report. Read 20 minutes! Wednesday - English worksheet. Be prepared for oral report. Read 20 minutes! Thursday - Get Agenda and Spelling Lists signed. Complete and bring signed Reading Record Sheet to school. Be prepared for Spelling test. |
Week of Oct. 17, 2000:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. Applications: Circle graphs. |
| Reading: | Complete selection, "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" p. 35. Be sure you are reading your outside reading book at home! |
| Language Arts: | Grammar: Identify and correct incomplete sentences. Begin learning types of sentences. |
| Spelling: | Lesson 5 spelling words. Spelling test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Oral Reports on Ancient Greece topics. Current events: The Election. |
| Science: | Electricity: Review Electricity Unit. Final test on Wednesday. Begin new unit on Environment with Mrs. Olson. |
| Health: | Complete Fire safety unit. Final test on Friday. |
Homework: |
Monday - Teacher Inservice - no school. Read 20 minutes! Tuesday - Study for Science test. Be prepared for oral report. Read 20 minutes! Wednesday - Be prepared for oral report. Read 20 minutes! Thursday - Get Agenda and Spelling Lists signed. Complete and bring signed Reading Record Sheet to school. Be prepared for Spelling and Health tests. |
Week of Oct. 9, 2000:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. Applications: Continue circle graphs. |
| Reading: | Go over Scoring Guide and redo worksample on "Eleven." Begin selection, "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" p. 35.Be sure you are reading your outside reading book at home! |
| Language Arts: | Grammar: Identify and correct incomplete sentences. Begin learning types of sentences. |
| Spelling: | Lesson 4 spelling words. Prefixes that do not change the base word. Spelling test on Thursday! |
| Social Studies: | Work on research for your topic about ancient Greece. |
| Science: | Electricity: Lesson 4, Electronics. Complete questions for lesson four in text page 477. Science unit final test on Thursday! |
| Health: | Fire safety unit. Field trip to Fire Station: Oct. 11 |
Homework: |
Monday - Work on Greece Report. Read 20 minutes! Tuesday - Work on Greece Report. Read 20 minutes! Wednesday - Study for Science and Spelling tests. Get Agenda and Spelling Lists signed. Complete and bring signed Reading Record Sheet to school. Thursday - No homework. No School Friday. |
Week of Oct. 2, 2000:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. Applications: Circle graphs. Work sample test on Averaging on Friday. |
| Reading: | Begin "Eleven," p.26 in text. Read and do margin notes in "The Interactive Reader." Go over Reading Scoring Guide and take practice Reading Work Sample test on "Eleven." Be sure you are reading your outside reading book at home! |
| Language Arts: | Complete essay describing yourself for Internet page. Grammar: Identify and correct incomplete sentences. |
| Spelling: | Lesson 1-3 Review list. Spelling test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Work on research for your topic about ancient Greece. |
| Science: | Electricity: Power production. Classroom visit from an Apprentice Electrician. |
| Health: | Fire safety unit: smoke detectors. New date for field trip to Fire Station: Oct. 11 |
Homework: |
Monday - Complete margin notes and questions in Interactive Reader for "Eleven." Tuesday - pp. 19-23 in "Heat, Lights, and Action." Write ten most important facts. Read 20 minutes! Wednesday - Math worksheet. Thursday - Share Agenda with parents. Be prepared for spelling test. Begin new weekly reading record sheet. (20 minutes of reading each week night.) |