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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Week of December 13

NEWS:
Winter break starts after school December 17th.  Have a wonderful winter break and holiday!
2nd quarter ends January 21st. 

ACADEMICS:
Math:  Investigation 4 this week.  Will finish up Comparing and Scaling this week.

Language Arts:  1)  Vocabulary due Friday.  2)  Continuing Food, Inc study.  Will be focusing on persuasive writing and debating after winter break. 

Reading:  1)  Seedfolks final test given this week.  We will start a new book in January.  2)  Reading project on non-fiction genre due January 7th. 

Science:  All in class.  Take notes and working in lab books. 

Social Studies:  Haiti timeline and/or other choice project due Dec. 17th. 

Friday, December 10, 2010

Updated Homework December 10

Academics:

Language Arts:  Continuing Food, Inc study and discussion.  Focus is on persuasive writing.

Reading:  Finished Seedfolks and Readers Theater.  Seedfolks Test on Monday - will be short answer/essay, multiple choice, and essay.  Will be open notebook and open book. 

Math:  Will be starting Investigation 4 next week, finishing up Comparing and Scaling book next week. 

Science:  Finishing Earth History and will be starting Chemical Interactions after winter break. 

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Week of December 6

NEWS: 
* Students are getting ready to make masks for our Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras fundraising dinner. Stay tuned for more details about the fundraising dinner. 

ACADEMICS:
Math:  Test #3 Comparing and Scaling;  Investigation 4.1 this week.

Social Studies:  1) Map test #3 on Friday  2) Continued study of New Orleans and Haiti  3) Students received requirements for the Haiti Project today - this will be due next Friday, 12/17.   4)  Current Events due Thursday

Science:  In-class

Reading:  1)  Readers Theater for Seedfolks this week.  2)  Reading project requirements given out today for the Non-fiction genre -due January 7

Language Arts:  1)  Vocabulary due Friday, test Fri.  2)  Continued study of Food, Inc.  Students were given an Ingredients Handout today - due Tue 12/14.  3)  Essay questions for Food, Inc. will be given out tomorrow (Thursday) and will be due on Friday.