Class Assignments:
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Week of March 18, 2002:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. All classes will be reviewing skills for state testing in April. |
| Reading: | Read except from the Odyssey, "The Cave of the Cyclops." Write your own modern story based on this or another Greek myth. Reading Skills Review for State testing. Written reflections on Lois Lowry's book, The Giver. 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: | Write news articles for March Newsletter. |
| Spelling: | Spelling Lesson 20. Test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Study of Ancient Greece. Begin Chapter 11. Complete lessons 1 and 2.
Online resource: Interactive site: Greece: Alexander's Conquests |
| Science: | Plants Science Unit with Mrs. Franklin. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Chapter 5 Lesson 1. |
| Handwriting: | Text and workbook pages. |
Homework: |
Monday - Reading review worksheet. Tuesday - Social Studies Chapter 11 Lesson 1 worksheets. Wednesday - Reading review worksheet. Thursday - Health Chapter 5 Lesson 1 worksheet. Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Also study for Spelling Test and have spelling study guide signed by parents. |
Week of March 11, 2002:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Greek Play "Damon and Pythias." 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: | Grammar: Continue modifier unit. Begin Adverbs. Write news articles for Spring Newsletter. |
| Spelling: | No Spelling this week. |
| Social Studies: | Begin Study of Ancient Greece.
Online resource: Interactive site: Greece: Alexander's Conquests |
| Science: | Plants Science Unit with Mrs. Franklin. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Chapter 5 Lesson 1. |
| Handwriting: | Text and workbook pages. |
Homework: |
Monday - Complete any unfinished spelling, reading, or English work. Tuesday - Complete unfinished work. Wednesday - Conferences - No School Thursday or Friday. |
Week of March 4, 2002:
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Math: | Skills: Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Independent reading of Greek Myths. 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: | Grammar: Continue adjective unit. Complete Letter to the Editor writing work sample. |
| Spelling: | Spelling Lesson 19 test on Thursday. |
| Social Studies: | Africa packets on Chapter 20 and 21 of Geography books. African projects due. Oral reports on African projects on Thursday. Work on Mesopotamia mural.
Online resource: National Geographic Maps |
| Science: | Begin Plants Science Unit with Mrs. Franklin. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | None this week. |
| Handwriting: | Text and workbook pages. |
Homework: |
Monday - Complete any unfinished spelling, reading, or English work. Tuesday - Complete unfinished work. Wednesday - English worksheet. 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. |