Class Assignments:
September | October | November
Week of December 17, 2001:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Read "The Christmas Carol." Be sure you are reading your outside reading book at home. Continue WWW.BOOKADVENTURE.ORG reading! Students and parents: if you have access to the internet, you can begin collecting points on the BookAdventure.org site at home. Find your user name and password on last week's Agenda page. Have fun reading! |
| Language Arts: | Persuasive speeches with Mr. Vogel. Begin Verb Unit. Complete all newsletter and other writing projects that have been assigned. |
| Spelling: | No Spelling this week. |
| Social Studies: | Chapter 7, Egypt. Work on projects.
Online resource for extra credit: Pyramids: The Inside Story |
| Science: | Science with Mrs. Andrews. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Chapter 3. Lesson 2. |
| Handwriting: | Copy poems and other literature. Focus: spacing and appropriate size. Selected students work on letter formation. |
Homework: |
Monday - English worksheet. Keep track of daily reading for Petersen's book drawing! Tuesday - Reading worksheet. Wednesday - Have a Great Christmas Vacation! |
Week of December 10, 2001:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Read "All Summer in a Day," p. 209, and complete reading activities. Test on Friday on this selection. Be sure you are reading your outside reading book at home. Continue WWW.BOOKADVENTURE.ORG reading! Students and parents: if you have access to the internet, you can begin collecting points on the BookAdventure.org site at home. Find your user name and password on last week's Agenda page. Have fun reading! |
| Language Arts: | Complete unit on nouns. Test on Wednesday. Make Greeting Cards for Care Center. |
| Spelling: | Spelling Review, Lessons 7, 9, and 10. Test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Begin Chapter 7, Egypt. Begin Egypt reports due in January. Begin Mummy Case art project.
Online resource for extra credit: Pyramids: The Inside Story |
| Science: | Science with Mrs. Andrews. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Begin Chapter 3. |
| Handwriting: | Copy poems and other literature. Focus: spacing and appropriate size. Selected students work on letter formation. |
Homework: |
Monday - English worksheet. Keep track of daily reading for Petersen's book drawing! Tuesday - English worksheet. Study for English test on nouns. Wednesday - Reading worksheet. Thursday - Health worksheet. Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Also study Spelling for test and have spelling study guide signed by parents. |
Week of December 3, 2001:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Complete "Bing, Bang, Bongo" essay on the novel. Essay must include introduction, paragraphs on setting, main characters, and plot, and conclusion. Take BookAdventure test on novel. Read "Hiroshima" in old text and complete reading activities. Test on Thursday on this selection. Be sure you are reading your outside reading book at home. Continue WWW.BOOKADVENTURE.ORG reading! Students and parents: if you have access to the internet, you can begin collecting points on the BookAdventure.org site at home. Find your user name and password on last week's Agenda page. Have fun reading! |
| Language Arts: | Continue unit on nouns. Proper nouns and capitalization. |
| Spelling: | Spelling Lesson 10. Test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Lesson 4 on Ancient Mesopotamia. Chapter 6 test on Friday.
Online resource for extra credit: Understanding Primary Sources:
Hammurabi's Code of Laws
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| Science: | Begin Water Cyle unit with Mrs. Andrews. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Chapter 2 Lesson 4 and 5. |
| Handwriting: | Copy poems and other literature. Focus: spacing and appropriate size. Selected students work on letter formation. |
Homework: |
Monday - English worksheet. Keep track of daily reading for Petersen's book drawing! Tuesday - Social Studies worksheet. Wednesday - English worksheet. Study for Reading test. Thursday - Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Also study for Social Studies and Spelling and tests and have spelling study guide signed by parents. |