Class Assignments:
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Week of January 28, 2002:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Read "The Scribe." Complete vocabulary and skills activities. Begin Reading novels by Mildred D. Taylor: Roll of Tunder, Hear My Cry, or Friendship. Extra practice on vocabulary and use of context clues. 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. Have fun reading! |
| Language Arts: | Diagramming compound sentences. |
| Spelling: | Spelling Lesson 14. Test on Thursday. |
| Social Studies: | Presentation of Egypt projects. Memorize locations of countries in Africa. Elevation and political maps of Africa. Work on African projects.
Online resource: National Geographic Maps |
| Science: | Oceanography Science Unit with Miss Frisch. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Chapter 3 review and test. |
| Handwriting: | Text and workbook pages. Copy poem from text with focus on proper spacing. |
Homework: |
Monday - Spelling and English worksheet. Tuesday - Health worksheet. Wednesday - Reading vocabulary assignment. Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Also study for Spelling and test and have spelling study guide signed by parents. Thursday - No school Friday. |
Week of January 22, 2002:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Read "Sweet Summer," in old text. Focus on active reading skills, using biographical information to gain understanding of an historical era. Prepare news reports of Civil Rights era. 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. Have fun reading! |
| Language Arts: | Diagramming compound predicates and compound sentences. Integrate writing projects with reading assignments. Be aware of use of simple and compound sentences in writing. |
| Spelling: | Spelling Review Lessons 11-13. Test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Presentation of Egypt projects. Memorize locations of countries in world. Begin focus on African countries.
Online resource for extra credit: Pyramids: The Inside Story |
| Science: | Begin Oceanography Science Unit with Miss Frisch. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Chapter 3. Lesson 3. |
| Handwriting: | Text and workbook pages. |
Homework: |
Monday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No school. Tuesday - English worksheet. Wednesday - Social Studies worksheet. Thursday - Health worksheet and English assignment. Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Also study for Spelling and test and have spelling study guide signed by parents. |
Week of January 14, 2002:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Read "Ibrahima," from Now is Your Time! p. 365. Take margin notes. Focus on active reading skills, using biographical information to gain understanding of an historical era. Write a "bing, bang, bongo" essay on Ibrahima's life or on historical period of Ibrahima. Take BookAdventure test on Treasure Island. 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. Have fun reading! |
| Language Arts: | Subject in different locations, and diagramming compound subjects. Integrate writing with reading assignments and "bing, bang, bongo" essay. |
| Spelling: | Spelling List 13. Test on Thursday. |
| Social Studies: | Chapter 7, Egypt. Work on projects due Jan. 22. Art Extension: Egyptian pyramid cutouts with Mr. Vogel. Also begin work to memorize locations of countries in world.
Online resource for extra credit: Pyramids: The Inside Story |
| Science: | End science unit with Mrs. Andrews. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Chapter 3. Lesson 2. |
| Handwriting: | Text and workbook pages. |
Homework: |
Monday - English assignment. Tuesday - Social Studies worksheet. Wednesday - Health worksheet and English assignment. Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Also study for Spelling and test and have spelling study guide signed by parents. Thursday - Teacher Inservice. No school Friday. |
Week of January 7, 2002:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Read "Tutankhamen," p. 718. Complete skills and activities. Focus on main ideas and notetaking skills. 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. Have fun reading! |
| Language Arts: | Work on verbs. Create an action verb ABC book. Review Sentence Unit. |
| Spelling: | Spelling List 12. Test on Friday. |
| 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: | Text and workbook pages. |
Homework: |
Monday - Worksheet p. 35 in Social Studies. Chap. 7 Lesson 4. Tuesday - English worksheets. Wednesday - Reading worksheet. Thursday - Health worksheet. Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Also study for Spelling and test and have spelling study guide signed by parents. |
Week of January 2, 2002:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Read "Henson On Top of the World." Complete skills and activities. 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. Have fun reading! |
| Language Arts: | Begin Verb Unit. |
| Spelling: | Spelling List 11. Test on Friday. |
| 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: | Text and workbook pages. |
Homework: |
Monday - No School Tuesday - No School Wednesday - Spelling worksheet. Thursday - Health worksheet. Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Also study for Spelling and test and have spelling study guide signed by parents. |