Week of November 15th

Well, this is supposed to be a five day week, we will see what happens. Sure was a messed up week last week. In SS, I am going to pass out some guidelines for your current events on Monday and we will keep sailing our ships.
We have a math quiz on the basics from 10.5 to 10.8 on Monday. If you have been paying attention in class and trying to do your homework, you will do fine. POW #5 is due on Wednesday, test on Chapter 10 on Thursday and Sunshine Math due on Friday. We will be working on tessellation posters this week and presenting them next Monday.

November 8, 2010

Welcome to the start of a new quarter. This is another short week with there being no school on Thursday. We are going to keep working our way through Chapter 10 this week. We need to take a quiz on 10.5 to 10.8, but that might have to wait till next week. I will be passing out a new Sunshine Math on Monday that will be due on Friday. Our next POW will be passed out at the end of the week.
In social studies, we are going to start buying goods and packing our ships on Monday.

Week of November 1st

We actually have a five day week of school this week. In math class, we will be passing out a new Sunshine Math on Monday that will be due on Friday. You have been already working on your last POW of the quarter and that is due on Wednesday. There is a quiz on 10.1 to 10.4 on Tuesday. We will be continuing to work our way through Chapter 10. In social studies, we have our simulation project. Hope that you enjoyed the movie that we saw on Wednesday. Current Event #2 is due on Thursday. Hope that you had a good Halloween.

Week of October 25th

Three days of regular classes this week and then it is November. Thursday is a half day with conferences in the afternoon and then no school on Friday with conferences all day. You should know by now the date and time of your conference. If you don't know, please contact me. We are going to keep working on Chapter 10 in math and doing our simulation in social studies.

Week of October 18th

Lookout, we actually have five days of school this week. In social studies, we saw most of a fascinating video on Friday and we will finish it up on Monday and continue to work our way through Chapter 2. You will have your first Current Event due on Thursday. Read an article or watch a story on the news and write about it. Who, what, where, why and how. Longer then a few lines, shorter then a page.
In math class, we took the Chapter 2 test on Friday and will be going over that and your Sunshine Math on Monday. You will be getting your new Sunshine Math, which will be due on Friday. Your POW #3 that you have been working on, is due on Wednesday. We will be jumping to Chapter 10 and starting to work our way through that chapter this week.

Week of OCtober 11th

Well, it is another short week, but good to have testing done. We will be doing a poser project on any part of the Metric System to finish up Chapter 2 this week. New Sunshine Math on Tuesday, that will be due on Friday. The plan is to present the posters on Thursday and take the Chapter 2 test on Friday. In social studies, we will be reading and working in Chapter 2.

Week of Cotober 4th

Just when we were getting into a routine, we have a change in the schedule with state testing this week and a half day on Friday. There is testing in the morning and in the afternoon with 20 minute classes in between. I will be passing back work that the students did last week and going over their work. There is no homework this week, no POW, no Sunshine Math, nothing. They should be sure to have a good reading book with them this week. Enjoy the long weekend and then another short week next week.