Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Language Arts (Sun)

- Vocab/Spelling Packet: Vocab Exercise 3, Spelling Exercise A

- Vocab/Spelling/Grammar Quiz on Friday!

Language Arts (Yong)

- Create "The room was messy" list using the five senses of setting (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell). You can either write in bullet form or sentences. At least one for each of the five senses.

Social Studies (Yong)

- 100 terms quiz, #1-25 - tomorrow!

- Motel of Mysteries project - final draft - due tomorrow!

- finish Ch. 1 workbook reading notes

Math 6

- pg. 8 #14-24 even due: Wed.

Math 6/7

- pg. 12 #20-34 even due: Wed.

Science

- complete Conclusion: CER of M&M Lab

- Chapter 1 Quiz this Friday! (covers all of Chapter 1)

Exploratory (Yong)

- We will be finishing the autobiography speeches tomorrow. Don't forget to bring your visual aid if you haven't completed the presentation yet.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Language Arts (Sun)

- Vocab/Spelling Packet: Vocabulary Exercises 1 & 2

- Vocab/Spelling/Grammar Quiz on Friday!

Language Arts (Yong)

- Thunder - Finish Wizards of Waverly Place plot triangle. If you did not finish the plot triangle in class, you can rewatch the full episode, "Justin's Delinquent," at http://disney.go.com/videos/#/videos/tvshows/.

- Lightning - we will finish the Tutenstein plot triangle in class.

- Conflict worksheet - due tomorrow!

Social Studies (Alford)

-Finish Chapter 1 notes due: Monday

Social Studies (Yong)

- 100 terms quiz, #1-25 all - Wednesday!

- Motel of Mysteries project - due Wednesday! Please make sure your picture is drawn and colored neatly. Handwriting should be written neatly in print (no cursive!) or typed and glued onto the handout.

- Supply check - Tuesday at brunch - come to Ms. Yong's class to show your missing supplies. Check Edmodo for a list of names with missing supplies.

Math 6

-Read "H/W formatting" and print out due: Tues.

Math 6/7

-Read "H/W formatting" and print out; Textbook pg. 8 #35-35 odd due: Tues.

Science

- complete "Visual Representation" column of pg. 14 Scientific Method handout

Exploratory (Alford)

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Exploratory (Yong)

- Presentations continue tomorrow. Please remember to bring your visual aid and rough draft!

Friday, August 27, 2010

Language Arts (Sun)

- Grammar pg. 7-8
Exercise 3 #3-4
Exercise 4 #6-7

- Ms. Sun forgot to collect the Squiggly Line narrative and the notebook! Bring them on Monday!

Language Arts (Yong)

- Thunder - Finish conflict worksheets - due Mon

Social Studies (Alford)

-Finish SS Workbook pg 9 "Motel of Mysteries" Item. Use colored pencils to draw the object and write at least 5 sentences to describe it. due: Wednesday

Social Studies (Yong)

- Finish Motel of Mysteries Item - due Monday - Imagine that you are an archeologist in 4010. Choose a home or school item from 2010 (not a pencil or an item listed in the book), and hypothesize what the item was used for (5 sentences).

- 100 terms quiz, #1-25, on Wed!

- Those people who never came to my class at lunch for their supply check, there will be another supply check on Tuesday at brunch. You MUST have your daily supplies by Tuesday. If you are not sure what you are missing, please check with Ms. Yong's list or Edmodo. If you are unable to get supplies due to financial difficulties notify your teacher privately in advance of Tuesday brunch.

Math 6

-Read "Weekly Academic Update" (on the Announcements page) to your parents. Have a parent sign on the Friday box of your green homework log. due: Monday

Math 6/7

-Read "Weekly Academic Update" (on the Announcements page) to your parents. Have a parent sign on the Friday box of your green homework log. due: Monday

Science

- complete Chapter 1 Section 3 Guided Notes (use textbook)
- if you didn't finish the Chocolate Chip Cookie handout (including diagram/coloring), need to finish it by Monday!

- Chapter 1 Quiz next Fri. 9/3!!! (covers all sections in Chapter 1)

Exploratory (Alford)

-Speeches are on Monday!

Exploratory (Yong)

- Autobiography presentations start on Monday. Don't forget to bring your rough drafts to turn in.

Advisory

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Miscellaneous

- bring $70 donation by tomorrow
- We hope to see you at the Welcome Picnic and Ice Cream Social tonight, 5-7pm!

Language Arts (Sun)

- bring completed Squiggly Line narrative tomorrow!!!
- notebook will be collected tomorrow to be graded
- Grammar pg. 7-8
Exercise 3 #6, 8
Exercise 4 #5, 9

Language Arts (Yong)

- Thunder - Using one of the conflicts given in class (or create your own conflict), create at least six events. Then fill the different parts of a plot triangle using the six events.

- Lightning - Using a fairy tale or story of your choice, create a plot triangle

Social Studies (Alford)

- finish Geo Challenge if you didn't complete it in class due: Fri. Scroll to bottom of SS webpage to find a link to the Geo. Challenge

Social Studies (Yong)

- Early humans geography challenge - due tomorrow. Please use your workbook and textbook to complete Geography Challenge 1. You can find the questions at:
http://sites.google.com/site/lawsonteama/social-studies/early-humans-geography-challenge

Math 6

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Math 6/7

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Science

- finish Chapter 1 Section 2 Guided Notes "Using all of your senses" and "Recording observations" sections
- complete #7-10 on the Skill/Practice Sheet 1.2E: Observations vs. Opinions
- bring $4 for Science binder if you did not do so today

Exploratory (Alford)

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Exploratory (Yong)

- Practice and memorize your autobiography speech. Presentations start Monday.

Advisory (Alford)

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Advisory (Sun)

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Miscellaneous

- bring $70 donation by Friday
- We hope to see you at the Welcome Picnic and Ice Cream Social on Thurs, 5-7pm!

Language Arts (Sun)

- Grammar pg. 5-6
#2-3 in Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Review A
- continue Squiggly Line narrative --- make sure your illustration looks professional! Due this Friday!

Language Arts (Yong)

- Finish story and picture for Squiggly Line - due tomorrow!

Social Studies (Alford)

-Finish 5 Themes handout due: Fri.

Social Studies (Yong)

- Five themes of geography worksheet - describe your family and home using the five themes of geography notes from class. If you need additional help, please check the LAST slide in the five themes of geography powerpoint, which can be found at:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/36418711/Five-Themes-of-Geography-Yong-SS

- Study for 100 terms quiz, #1-25 - next Wed, 9/1

Math 6

-Finish tesselations due: Thurs.

Math 6/7

-Finish tesselations due: Thurs.

Science

- bring $4 for Science binder tomorrow
- finish Chapter 1 Section 1 Guided Notes "Fields of science" section (find the answers in the science textbook)
- complete odd # questions on the Skill/Practice Sheet 1.1C: What's Your Hypothesis?

(homework will be stamped tomorrow for completion!)

Exploratory (Alford)

- Finish writing autobiography speech due: Thurs.

Exploratory (Yong)

- Finish writing autobiography speech - due tomorrow!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Language Arts (Sun)

- finish Squiggly Line: color your illustration very nicely, and finish the story (due on Friday)

Language Arts (Yong)

- Finish Squiggly Line - due Thursday

- Reminders:
School starts at 9:40am on Wednesdays!
Donations by Friday please!
Thursday - Welcome Back Picnic, 5 - 7pm. We hope to see you there!

Social Studies (Alford)

- Finish geography handouts due: Tues.

Social Studies (Yong)

- 100 terms list must be printed out by Wednesday! You can download and print the list at:
https://sites.google.com/site/lawsonteama/social-studies

- 100 terms quiz #1 - Wed, 9/1 (next week!) - #1-25 all

- Geography review worksheets - pink and yellow/front and back - due tomorrow!

- Supply check - bring your missing supplies tomorrow!

- Storm core - About Me tshirt - due Wed. We will be sharing them in class!

Math 6

Pre-Algebra

Science

- finish pasting in and labeling the face diagram on page 2 if you didn't do so in class (remember: if you color it very nicely you'll get extra credit!)
- print Chapter 1 Section 1, Section 2, Section 3 Guided Notes (e-mail Ms. Sun if you are not able to do so!) Try printing to both sides of papers to conserve papers!

- don't forget to remind parents about the $70 donation

Monday, August 23, 2010

Language Arts (Sun)

- finish Squiggly Line: color your illustration very nicely, and finish the story (due on Friday)

Language Arts (Yong)

- About Me tshirt - due tomorrow! We will be presenting them tomorrow in class. :)

- Finish Squiggly Line - picture only. Please do not do any writing outside of class for this assignment.

- Reminders:
Donations by Friday please!
Thursday - Welcome Back Picnic, 5:30-7:30pm. We hope to see you there!

Social Studies (Alford)

- Finish geography handouts due: Tues.

Social Studies (Yong)

- 100 terms list must be printed out by Wednesday! You can download and print the list at:
https://sites.google.com/site/lawsonteama/social-studies

- 100 terms quiz #1 - Wed, 9/1 (next week!) - #1-25 all

- Geography review worksheets - pink and yellow/front and back - due tomorrow! For those of you still in need of the textbook's atlases, please use the internet or other map resources to find cities on the last part of the Where in the World Part II handout.

- Supply check - tomorrow!

- Storm core - About Me tshirt - due Wed

Science

- finish pasting in and labeling the face diagram on page 2 if you didn't do so in class (remember: if you color it very nicely you'll get extra credit!)
- print Chapter 1 Section 1, Section 2, Section 3 Guided Notes (e-mail Ms. Sun if you are not able to do so!) Try printing to both sides of papers to conserve papers!

- don't forget to remind parents about the $70 donation

Friday, August 20, 2010

- Make sure Classroom Policies is signed by you and parent --- will be checked in Ms. Alford's class on Monday
- Donations are to be returned to Ms. Sun by next Friday, 8/27

Language Arts (Yong)

- About Me T-shirt - due Tuesday; please finish at home since no more class time will be given on the assignment. Don't forget that you need to write your proper heading on the back of the tshirt, write in pen/colored pencil/marker, leave no white space, and cut out the tshirt.

- Turn in health-enrollment card and telecommunications form if you have not already.

Social Studies (Yong)

- Storm core - About Me T-shirt - due Wed. See LA (Yong) for details.

- Supply check - Tuesday

Math 6

Math 6/7

Science

- Fill out online Student Survey (this one is for yourself --- you don't have to do a paper copy)
- Fill out online Partner Survey (this one if for the person you interviewed --- copy exactly what you wrote down on paper)
- Enter your contact information
- Make sure one of your parents/guardians fill out the online Parent Survey
(due Sunday night)

Exploratory (Alford)

Exploratory (Yong)
- Turn in syllabus form with parent signature if you have not already.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Language Arts (Yong)

- Read Welcome letter w/ parents, visit website, and get parent signature.

Social Studies (Yong)

- See Yong's LA

Math 6

-Read introduction letter to parents; get p. sig. due: Fri.

Math 6/7

-Read introduction letter to parents; get p. sig. due: Fri.

Science

- Fill out online Student Survey (this one is for yourself)
- Fill out online Partner Survey (this one if for the person you interviewed)
- Enter your contact information
- Make sure one of your parents/guardians fill out the online Parent Survey
(due Sunday night)

Exploratory (Alford)

- Please get a parent signature on the class description handout.

Exploratory (Yong)

- Please get a parent signature on the class description handout.