assignments

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 -m0 bring in your yearbook Nicole: bring in blank cds Multiple Choice Skill: Experimental and Theoretical Probability Self-Assessment Bring in a bag to bring home binders tomorrow wear something nice for graduation

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 -m0: author of WWII book or the title of a new reading book How Likely Is It? pg 48 ACE Questions # 10, 27 How Likely Is It? pg 62 ACE Questions # 1-7, 18

Monday, June 11, 2012 -m0 How Likely Is It? pg 44 ACE Questions # 1, 3, 4, 11-17 Do experiment for 3.3 In-Class Lesson A
 * Reflection 16 Questions 2 & 3
 * Reflection 19 Question 3 & 4

Friday, June 8, 2012 -m0: Check-Up (Do ON YOUR OWN NO MATTER WHAT) Skill: Probability Reflection 23 If you want to push yourself: How Likely Is It? pg 28 ACE Questions # 7-12
 * Reflection 12 question 3
 * Reflection 14
 * Reflection 16 Questions 2 & 3
 * Reflection 19 Question 3 & 4

Thursday, June 7, 2012 Gaby: Reflection 17 Ben: Reflection 17 & 18 How Likely Is It? pg 28 ACE Questions # 1-6, 14-16 Practice Swimming to the Other Side

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 How Likely is It? pg 14 ACE Questions # 6-17, 24, 25 due Thursday Reflection 21 due Thursday Letter to teacher due Thursday

Monday, June 4, 2012 How Likely is It? In-Class 1.2 A & B How Likely is It? 1, 3-5, 19, 20 Letter to teacher due Thursday Lele: bring in letter to teacher

Friday, June 1, 2012 Variables and Patterns pg 55 Questions 1-7

Thursday, May 31, 2012 Variables and Patterns pg 51 E1 (in-class lesson) Finish Check Up Finish Skills sheet

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Variables and Patterns pg 39 ACE Questions # 8, 10-12, 22

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Variables and Patterns pg 36 ACE Questions # 3, 4, 16 Letter to teacher due Thursday

Thursday, May 24, 2012 Check up 1 Skills Tables and Graphs

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Variables and Patterns pg 15 ACE Questions # 1-5, 26 Ben: bring in reflection 17 & 18

Tuesday, May 22 finish yearbook page Variables and Patterns pg 15 Questions # 13-17 Gaby bring in photo Gaby and -m0 bring in reflection 20

Monday, May 21 Work on Yearbook page email picture of you as a kid/baby or bring one in tomorrow

Thursday, May 17, 2012 Skill: Properties of Operations Skill: Order of Operations with Integers Multiple Choice Self-Assessment

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Do Reflection 20 Accentuate the Negative pg 69 ACE Questions # 6 Skill: Properties of Operations due Monday Skill: Order of Operations with Integers due Monday Multiple Choice due Monday

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Accentuate the Negative pg 69 ACE Questions # 4 Do the Atrium Visionaries Yearbook Page handout Do Reflection 20 -m0, get an email account so I can invite you to treeRing (if it's ok with your parents)

Monday, May 14, 2012 Accentuate the Negative pg 69 ACE Questions # 2, 8-16 No letter this week -m0 finish looking at pics and print out list

Friday, May 11, 2012 Finish In-Class Lesson 4.1 Look on http://atriumvisionaries201112.shutterfly.com/pictures go to the album you want to look at and click on the title look through the pics and find one you like, then click on it. at the bottom of the pic you will see a number (like: DSC_2692.JPG) write down the pics you want to print out for portfolios make sure you write the album name and then the picture's title.

Friday, May 4, 2012 Due: Monday 5/11 (the Friday we get back) Ben: Leanna: Morgan:
 * __The Gravity Keeper__ Assignment
 * Reflection 18
 * __The Gravity Keeper__ Assignment

Thursday, May 3, 2012 Accentuate the Negative pg 52 ACE Question # 12-20, 29 Reflection About __The Wanderer__ (on home page) (Answer at least 3 Questions Thoroughly) Skills Sheets: Multiplication and Division

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Accentuate the Negative pg 51 ACE Question # 7,8,33 Letter to teacher Reflection About __The Wanderer__ (on home page) due Friday (Answer at least 3 Questions Thoroughly) Skills Sheets: Multiplication and Division Due Friday

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Accentuate the Negative pg 51 ACE Question # 4-6 Letter to teacher due Thursday Reflection About __The Wanderer__ (on home page) due Friday (Answer at least 3 Questions Thoroughly) Gaby: Due Thursday: Finish __The Wanderer__ Ben: Don't forget to renew your library books.

Monday, April 30, 2012 Finish Accentuate the Negative In-Class Lesson 3.1 Accentuate the Negative pg 51 ACE Question # 2,3 Closings Handout Letter to teacher due Thursday Gaby: Accentuate the Negatie In-Class Lesson 3.2

Friday, April 27, 2012 Skills: Subtraction of Negative Numbers Finish Reading The Triangle Factory Factory Read another feature article complete the first side of the "subheads" handout Morgan: Bring in the book: We were there at the battle of lexington and concord

Thursday, April 26, 2012 Skills: More Percents Multiple Choice Self-Assessment Leanna and -m0: Letter about reading

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Bits and Pieces III pg 69 ACE Question # 15 Skills: More Percents Letter About Reading

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Bits and Pieces III pg 67 ACE Questions # 7, 19 Letter About Reading Due Thursday

Monday, April 23, 2012 Bits and Pieces III pg 67 ACE Questions # 1-6, 17 Restaurant Field Trip Preparation Sheet (If you don't do it, we can't go on the field trip...) Read 30 minutes Practice Typing on Dance Mat Typing http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Thursday, April 12, 2012 Rites of Passage Letter About Reading Read Due Tuesday 4/30: finish Skill:Using Percents Optional: Practice Typing at least 2 times during vacation break

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Bits and Pieces III pg 55 ACE Questions # 4-6, 31, 32 30 Minutes of Reading Letter About Reading

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Bits and Pieces III In-Class Lesson 4.2 C&D 30 Minutes of reading Due Thursday: Letter About Reading

Monday, April 9, 2012 Review Skill: Dividing Decimals and fix errors Bits and Pieces III pg 55 ACE questions # 1-3, 13 30 Minutes of Reading Due Thursday: Letter About Reading

Friday, April 6, 2012 Skill: Dividing Decimals

Thursday, April 5, 2012 Bits and Pieces III ACE pg 45 Questions # 27 (do NOT use a calculator for part a) Write a few sentences to explain why people should buy our t-shirts Bring home "One-For-Books" handout and share with parents Skill: Dividing Decimals due Monday Ben: Finish your skills page Read 30 min

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Bits and Pieces III ACE pg 44 Questions #15-19, 22-24 Read 30 min Due Thursday: Letter About Reading

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Bits and Pieces III In-Class Lesson 3.2 D Bits and Pieces III ACE pg 43 Questions #5-14 Read 30 min Due Thursday: Letter About Reading

Monday, April 2, 2012 Bits and Pieces III ACE pg 43 Questions #1-4, 28, 29,30 Read 30 min Due Thursday: Letter About Reading

Friday, March 30, 2012 Bits and Pieces III ACE pg 28 Questions #25, 27-31, 33 Skills Sheet

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Thursday, March 29, 2012 Bits and Pieces III In-Class Lesson 2.4 Read 30 minutes

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Bits and Pieces III ACE pg 28 Questions #17-19, 22-24, 40-43 Letter about your reading due Thursday

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Bits and Pieces III ACE pg 28 Questions #7-10, 12-16 Letter about your reading due Thursday

Monday, March 26, 2012 Bits and Pieces III ACE pg 28 Questions #1-3, 34-39 due Thursday: Letter about your reading

Gaby and -m0 Bits and Pieces III In-Class Lesson 2.2

Friday, March 23, 2012 Bits and Pieces III Skills sheet Reflection 17 (on the wiki) - print it out and bring it in on Monday. Lele - do a bit more research (print and hightlight) Mo - watch the video

Thursday, March 22, 2012 Bits and Pieces III ACE Questions # 23-32 ,45, 46 pg14 Write what we did today during our sublimation experiments

Lele only: Bits and Pieces III In-Class lesson 1.4

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Bits and Pieces III ACE Questions # 19-21 pg14

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Lele - Do Bits and Pieces III In-Class lesson 1.2 Bits and Pieces III ACE Questions # 8-18 page 13 Word Study 11A-11D Letter due Thursday outline a feature article

Monday, March 19, 2012 Bits and Pieces III ACE Questions 1 - 6, 37 - 38 page 13 Finish outlining feature article W S 11 A - B Letter due Thursday Optional: Spanish sheet

Thursday, March 15, 2012 Share the bear article with a parent using the outline we did in class. Create an outline of a feature article.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Covering and Surrounding finish in-class lesson 5.4 (pg 77) Covering and Surrounding pg 82 ACE Questions # 22-32 30 Minutes of Reading

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY -M0! Covering and Surrounding pg 80 ACE Question # 15 30 Minutes of Reading -m0 bring in 3 lego pieces for DomaBot

Monday, March 12, 2012 Covering and Surrounding pg 80 ACE Questions # 5-11, 39

Friday, March 9, 2012 Covering and Surrounding pg 78 ACE Questions # 1, 3, 47 Additional Practice Packet Finish Reflection 16

Thursday, March 8, 2012 Covering and Surrounding pg 66 ACE Questions # 36, 38 Additional Practice packet 30 minutes of reading

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Covering and Surrounding pg 61 ACE Questions # 9-17, 22-27 WEAR YOUR PJ'S TO SCHOOL TOMORROW

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Covering and Surrounding pg 60 ACE Questions # 1-8 Skills Sheet: Area of Triangles Word Study 10C-10D (Finish it) Read feature articles and answer the three prompts in your writers' notebook (see Monday's homework) 30 minutes of reading

Monday, March 5, 2012 Covering and Surrounding pg 47 ACE Questions # 21 - 25 Word Study 10A-10B Read feature articles and answer the three prompts in your writers' notebook: 1. predict the big idea from the text features 2. develop the big idea: pause as you read, add to the big idea 3. at the end, write down what types of information are used and why the author chose that type of information Think about what types of information you might want to include in your feature article.

Friday, March 2, 2012 Covering and Surrounding pg 44 ACE Questions # 7-10, 13-17 30 minutes of reading Condensation Home-School Worksheet science

Thursday, March 1, 2012
 * 30 minutes of reading
 * Read at least 2 feature articles and write "I think the author wants me to understand..." (big idea). (2 sentences minimum)
 * Covering and Surrounding pg 48 ACE Questions # 26-31

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Morgan:
 * 30 minutes of reading
 * Read at least 2 feature articles and write "I think the author wants me to understand..." (big idea). (2 sentences minimum)
 * Read and sign the student assent form and bring it in tomorrow
 * Have your parents read and sign the parent/legal guardian assent form and have them sign it (Make sure they sign it)
 * Skill Sheet Due Friday:
 * Do the Covering and Surrounding Investigation 2 Check-Up
 * Do Covering and Surrounding In-Class Lesson 3.1

Homework for 2/28/12: Write a short review. -m0 and Ben: Finish writing your reviews This is the completed version of my review.

Math: CS ACE Questions # 1, 2, 6 Read 30 minutes

Leanna: Covering and Surrounding 2.2 Read Reviews on TeenInk.com Write a review reflection 15 (on wiki)

February break homework: word study:finish C+S: ACE 16-21,31 Read:30 min. mon.-fri. skill sheets:area+perimeter of rectangles The Big Dinner assignment

Thursday, February 16th, 2012 C+S ACE questions # 7, 9-15, 28 30 minutes reading

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 C+S ACE questions # 1-5 30 minutes of reading reviews on teenink.com

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Finish ATN Skills packet. 30 minutes of reading home-school science worksheet

Monday, February 13, 2012 ATN pg 36 ACE Questions # 27, 34, 42 30 Minutes of Reading

Friday, February 10, 2012 ATN pg 35 ACE Questions # 17-22, 24-26 Read a feature article with another person. Start with the text features.

How to Discuss a Feature Article What is my understanding of this article? What is your understanding? How are they the same? How are they different? Does evidence from the text support both of these ideas? If not, why not? Can our ideas be synthesized into a larger understanding? If yes, how? If not, why not?

-m0: Due Tuesday Do In-Class Lesson 2.5 in ATN

Thursday, February 9, 2012 Accentuate the Negative pg 34 ACE Questions # 10, 11, 13

Lele: (due Friday) In Class Lesson 2.3 Do reflection 13 (in the reflection section of this wiki)

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Accentuate the Negative: ACE Questions # 6, 7 Make sure your word study lesson 8 is done

Lele: (due Friday) In Class Lesson 2.3 Do reflection 13 (in the reflection section of this wiki)

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Accentuate the Negative, Finish In-Class Lesson 2.1 Accentuate the Negative, ACE Questions # 1, 2

M0 - pokemon cards

Thursday, February 2, 2012 Accentuate the Negative: ACE Questions # 36, 37 Skill: Integers Optional: Word Study Lesson 8

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Accentuate the Negative: pg 17 ACE Questions # 20 - 29 Science Notebook Page: Evaporation Word Study: 8A

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Accentuate the Negative: pg 16 ACE Questions # 9 - 19 Bits and Pieces 2: Multiple Choice and Self-Assessment Science Notebook Page: Why do the states of matter, matter? What If...

Monday, January 30, 2012 Skills Sheets due Tomorrow Multiple Choice and Self Assessment due Wednesday. Read a feature article tonight.

Friday, January 27, 2012 Bits and Pieces 2: pg 55 ACE Questions #11-23 Skills Sheets due Tuesday Ben and -m0 - finish your reflections

Thursday, January 26, 2012 Bits and Pieces 2: In-Class Lesson 4.3 finish Word Study: Finish if you haven't already. Read a feature article (Ben and -m0, read Gentle Giants) They Might Be Giants – Meet the Elements - []

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Bits and Pieces 2: In-Class Lesson 4.2 E Bits and Pieces 2: pg 55 ACE Questions #5-8, 30-34 Word Study: 7C-7D Science Notebook Page from yesterday's experiment.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Bits and Pieces 2: pg 55 ACE Questions # 3, 4, 24-29 Word Study: 7B Home-School Worksheet

Monday, January 23, 2012 Bits and Pieces 2: In-Class Lesson 4.1 (what's left to do) Bits and Pieces 2: ACE Questions 1, 2 Word Study: 7A

Leanna: Skills sheets due Wednesday

Friday, January 19, 2012 ,
 * Skill: Multiplying Fractions
 * Skill: Multiplying Mixed Numbers
 * Accentuate the Negative: In-Class Lesson 1.1 - Finish

Gaby for Monday Night's Homework Bits and Pieces 2: In-Class Lesson 4.1 Go over Lesson 7 words. Do 7A

Thursday, January 18, 2012
 * Bits and Pieces 2: pg 43 ACE Questions 21-33, 49

Leanna: Bits and Pieces 2: In-Class Lesson 3.5 Accentuate the Negative: In-Class Lesson 1.1

Wednesday, January 17, 2012
 * Keeping the Heat Out Science Notebook page 79
 * Bits and Pieces 2: pg 42 ACE Questions 18-20, 46, 47

Tuesday, January 16, 2012
 * Bits and Pieces 2: pg 41 ACE Questions 11-14, 40-45
 * Bring in materials for "keeping ice from melting"
 * Bring in an ice cube from home.
 * Word Study Lesson 6 (A-D)

Gaby:
 * Do Lesson 3.3 in Bits and Pieces (In-class lesson on page 36)
 * Bring in an ice cube from home
 * Word Study Lesson 6A-D

Friday, January 13, 2012 Due Wednesday:
 * Bits and Pieces 2: pg 40 ACE Questions # 6-8, 10, 38, 39
 * Group Recording Sheet - melting: how fast can ice change state? - page 3
 * Home-School Worksheet - melting: how fast can ice change state?
 * Bring in an ice cube from home
 * Word Study: 6B-6D
 * Bring in materials for "keeping ice from melting" experiment

Thursday, January 12, 2012 Bits and Pieces 2: pg 40 ACE Questions # 1-3, 36, 37 Word Study: Lesson 6A Read Intro to Accentuate the Negative. Letter to your teacher about __The Wanderer__.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Bits and Pieces 2: pg 26 ACE Questions # 19-25, 46, 4 Word Study: Lesson 6A due Friday

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Bits and Pieces 2 pg 23: B

-m0: Bits and Pieces 2: pg 23 B& C Bits and Pieces 2: pg 26 ACE Questions # 19-25, 46, 47 Word Study: Go over each word with a parent Math: Check-Up (as neatly as possible)

Monday, January 9, 2012 Bits and Pieces 2 pg 25 ACE Questions # 14-18, 30-35, 41-44 Gaby, -m0 and Lele: skills sheets

Friday, January 6, 2012
 * Bits and Pieces 2 pg 20: C3 (using addition first), D, and E
 * Bits and Pieces 2 pg 25 ACE Questions # 4, 6-12
 * Home-School Science sheet on melting.
 * Bring in materials for your "fast melting" experiment. (hairdryer, bowl, plastic container)

Thursday, January 5, 2012 Math: Bits and Pieces 2 pg 24 ACE Questions # 2, 28, 29 Skills sheets due tomorrow

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Math:
 * Bits and Pieces 2 pg 11 ACE Questions # 28-30, 37-40
 * Skill: Estimating with Fractions
 * Skill: Estimating with Mixed Numbers due Friday

Ben: If you feel well enough, please just do Bits and Pieces 2: In-Class Lesson 1.2 (pg 8-9) A-D.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Math:
 * Bits and Pieces 2 pg 7 A&B in your white notebooks
 * Bits and Pieces 2 pg 10 ACE Questions # 1-15, 19-22, 31-33, 35

Wednesday: Math: Shapes and Designs pg 77 ACE Questions # 19-20, 25-28 Math: DATA pg 58 ACE Questions 11, 17, 23

Thursday: Math: DATA Self-Assessment shee Math: Shapes and Designs Self-Assessment sheet Math: Shapes and Designs Multiple-Choice Items Math: DATA Multiple-Choice Items

Winter Break Homework (list in progress)
 * Skills: Mean, Median and Mode
 * Looking Back/Looking Ahead Packet
 * 30 minutes of reading each day Mon-Fri
 * A summary of what you read each day.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Math: Shapes and Designs pg 77 ACE Questions # 9-13

Monday, December 12, 2011 Ben:
 * Math: Shapes and Designs pg 76 ACE Questions # 1-5
 * Math: DATA pg 57 ACE Questions 5, 10
 * Shapes and Designs pg 72 In-Class Lesson 4.2 (Don't lose the polystrips).
 * Shapes and Designs pg 74 In-Class Lesson 4.3 (use the online game activity... info on pg 75)
 * DATA In-Class Lesson 3.3 pg 54

Friday, December 9, 2011 Math: Skills Sheet Word Study packet

Thursday, December 8, 2011 Due Monday: Ben:
 * Math: Shapes and Designs pg 65 ACE Questions 13, 14, 17, 20
 * Math: DATA pg 56 ACE Questions 1-4
 * Skills: Angle Sums and Exterior Angles of Polygons
 * DATA In-Class Lesson 3.2 (use sticky notes for cubes)

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Lele and Ben:
 * Math: Shapes and Designs pg 63 ACE Questions 10, 11 & 12
 * Shapes and Designs in-class lesson 3.3 - pg 58

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Math: Leanna: Do DATA ACE Question #12 and Math Reflection on pg 48 from Friday
 * Shapes and Designs in-class lesson 3.2 - pg 57 Questions B & C
 * Shapes and Designs pg 63 Questions # 3-9

Monday, December 5, 2011
 * Math: Shapes and Designs pg 62 Questions #1-2
 * Write me a letter about what you're currently reading. Include your opinion of the book as well as information about the book (title, author, story-line).

Friday, December 2, 2011 Math: DATA pg 44 ACE Question # 12 Answer the questions "Mathematical Reflections" in DATA on pg 48

Thursday, December 1, 2011 Math: Ben:
 * Shapes and Designs pg 44 Questions # 18-22, 24, 25, 26
 * Do DATA ACE Question # 8
 * Bring in your angle rulers
 * Do In-Class lesson 2.4 in shapes and designs.
 * Do Reflection 9.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Math:
 * Shapes and Designs pg 43 ACE Questions # 15-17
 * Data pg 42 ACE Question # 9

Monday, November 28, 2011 Math: pg 40 ACE Questions #1, 2, 4, 5, 29, 36

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Math: skills sheets: line symmetry and polygons Word Study: Crossword 1-4

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Math: SD pg 19 ACE Questions #13-16 Word Study: 4D

Monday, November 21, 2011 Math: SD pg 18 ACE Questions # 6 - 9 Word Study: 4B and 4C

Thursday, November 17, 2011
 * Math: SD pg 17 ACE Questions # 1 - 5
 * For tomorrow: bring in a lunch. Atrium will provide a snack.
 * Gaby: Read the intro to SD
 * Word Study: 4A

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Finish your skills sheet and multiple choice handout (if you forgot it in school, you can find it on the math page.)

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
 * Math: DATA pg 40 ACE Questions # 5-7, 10, 13
 * Math: Unit Test Individual Research [[file:unit test at home portion.pdf]]

Gaby:
 * Finish your skills sheets and multiple choice handout. (you can find it on the math page)
 * Spend 30 minutes on the states of matter introductory assessment.

Monday, November 14, 2011 Math: BP1 pg 62 ACE Questions # 7-15, 22-25

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
 * Math: BP1 pg 61 ACE Questions # 3-6
 * Math: DATA pg 40 ACE Questions # 1, 2, 3, 5, 7
 * Word Study 3C-3D

Tuesday, November 8, 2011
 * Math: BP1 pg 61 ACE Questions #1, 2, 26-31
 * Word Study 3B
 * Read "Should the Penny Be Retired." Critique the article (read as a writer) and share your viewpoint on the issue.

powerful introduction repetition rhetorical questions appeals to an emotion appeals to your audience strong conclusion tone comparison hypothetical situations (Imagine if...) testimonials (1st person experience) strong language
 * persuasive techniques authors use to write "good" editorials:**

Monday, November 7, 2011 Skills Sheets: , Candy Bar Graph Word Study 3A

Thursday, November 3, 2011
 * Read an editorial and respond to it.
 * Math BP1 pg 49 ACE Questions #29, 31, 33-42, 44, 46, 47-50
 * Write down your data for your candy bar graph and bring it to school tomorrow.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
 * Correct your skills sheets.
 * Math: BP1 pg 49 ACE Questions #25-28
 * Read editorials (from your magazines or from the editorials web page) and analyze the closings.
 * Write down your data for your candy bar graph and bring it to school tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Math: BP1 pg 48 ACE Questions #9-24
 * -m0 and Lele I need your skills sheets (see 10/25 homework)

Respond to __Sports Shake-Up__ (in your latest issue (issue 8) in __Weekly Reader News__) or __Should the US Reinstate the Draft?__ in your readers' journal (tape it in). Either:
 * 1) Take a side on the issue and respond to the opposing editorial. (using techniques for persuading your opponent)
 * 2) Explain why one side is well-written, using the information you learned today about persuasive techniques in editorial texts.

Monday, October 31, 2011 spelled wrong on purpose -m0 print essay and put in annie's mailbox(from sunday)

Thursday, October 26, 2011 Skills Sheets

Wednesday, October 25, 2011 Math: BP1 pg 29 ACE Questions #25-45 Skill Sheets due Friday:

Tuesday, October 24, 2011 Math: BP1 pg 29 ACE Questions #12-24 Word Study Lesson 2 (all) Write a letter about what you've been reading.

Thursday, October 20, 2011 Math: BP1 pg 28 ACE Questions # 4-11 Word Study Lesson 2 Complete 2A-2C -m0: Finish copying your highlighted sections onto note cards.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Math: Read and highlight "Should Washington DC Get a Vote in Congress"
 * DATA Skills Sheet "Line Plot"
 * BP1 Complete Problem 2.2 Questions B and C - you need your white notebook and Labsheet 2.2
 * green - issue/topic
 * pink - author's position
 * yellow-argument,

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Math: BP1 pg 28 ACE Questions # 1-3

Monday, October 17, 2011 Math: Writing: leave your //faded// jeans, sweats, graphic T-shirts, etc. for another day because the photographer is coming.
 * BP1 pg 15 ACE Question #19
 * DATA Lesson 1.5 A - just create the horizontal bar graph
 * Interview someone at home

Thursday, October 13, 2011 Math: BP1 pg 12 ACE questions #3-12, 15-17
 * Self-Assessment
 * Multiple Choice

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Math: DATA Lesson 1.4 Questions G-L Math: BP1 pg 12 ACE question #2

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Math: pg 12 ACE question # 1 Letter to your teacher about what you did this past weekend. (Letter format and at least 3 paragraphs)

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/ click on minuteman catalog and pick out books
 * Math: ACE pg 65 Questions # 1-3, 5, 10, 13-15
 * Go onto:

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Math: Skill - Prime Factorization - SHOW YOUR WORK!

Monday, October 3, 2011
 * Math: pg 56 ACE questions # 4-7, 12, 13, 19-22
 * -m0: Lice Check.
 * Lele:Write a letter to me in response to "Should Students Do the Grading?"

Thursday, September 29, 2011 Readers' Workshop Math:
 * Lice Check Tonight
 * Write a letter to me in response to "Should Students Do the Grading?"
 * Skill Sheets: GCF and LCM

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Math: Word Study: Readers' Workshop:
 * pg. 43 ACE questions # 16-19, 27, 28
 * Lesson 1D
 * Read and highlight "Should Students Do the Grading? - No" using essential questions.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Math: Word Study
 * pg42 - ACE questions # 1-5, 10, 11
 * Lesson 1A-1C
 * you can do all of it if you want

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Get permission form signed: Here is the packing list (in case you need it): -m0: Ben Gaby
 * Bring in __How to Train Your Dragon__
 * Bring in book on cd: __million dollar throw__
 * Bring in __Horton Hears a Who__
 * Bring in book on cd: __Andrew Clements cd__

Monday, September 19, 2011 Math: -m0:
 * pg31 - ACE questions # 16, 17-21, 25
 * bring in gum
 * bring in movie

Thursday, September 15, 2011 Project Adventure: Theme: Math: Spanish Word Study
 * Have parents read [[file:Parent Letter.DOC]]
 * Have your parents fill out (due in school tomorrow - FRIDAY) [[file:Student Med Form.pdf]]
 * Use this gear list to help you pack for Project Adventure [[file:Project Adventure Overnight Clothing 2011-2012.doc]]
 * Bring in salt in a little container
 * Record your daily food intake for "Day 4"
 * Bring in your daily food intake list tomorrow (FRIDAY)
 * pg 30 - ACE questions # 1-9, 22-24, 31, 32
 * Have parents sign permission form and bring in tomorrow (FRIDAY)
 * Complete 1A (You can complete more if you want to).

September 14, 2011 Math: Theme: Reading:
 * [[file:Skill - Factors, Multiples, and Primes.pdf]]
 * Bring in some salt in a little container.
 * Record your daily food intake for "Day 3"
 * 30 minutes of reading

September 13, 2011 Theme: Math:
 * Record your daily food intake for "Day 2"
 * ACE (pg 15-18) questions #17, 19-21, 23, 24, 27, 35-37

September 12, 2011 Graph of Your Daily Food Intake for "Day 1" Complete "The Sieve of Eratosthenes" Activity Math:
 * PT ACE (pg 14-15) questions # 8, 10-13, 15, 16

September 8, 2011 Math:
 * pg 14 ACE #1-7

September 7, 2011
 * Hygiene Homework: Get deodorant and wear it to school each day.
 * Bring in summer homework if necessary.