NO HOMEWORK?

NO EXCUSES!

January 23-27, 2017

ELA-READING Monday- Read Chapter 2- Boarding SchoolTuesday- Read Chapter 3- To Be ForgottenWednesday- Read Chapter 4- ProgressThursday- Read Chapter 5- High school( Be ready for class discussions daily- We will not read this material in class. It is your responsibility to read. We will only discuss what was read)

MATH-1. Practice Multiplication Facts( also visit Reflex

Math/ MobyMax- if you have access to internet)2. Five Minute Frenzie- Quiz yourself with your

multiplication facts

3. Complete any unfinished classwork

Science-

Social Studies-

December 1-20, 2016

1. READ, READ, READ!!2. Practice your Math Facts!3. Practice your Multiplication Facts!4. Complete All unfinished classwork!

November 1-30, 20165. READ, READ, READ!!6. Practice your Math Facts!7. Practice your Multiplication Facts!8. Complete All unfinished classwork!

Week7- September 19-23, 2016ELA- ReadingWeekly Spelling Words –(Write each word five times each night. Define each term. Write a sentence using each term)

wobble ashamed consonant someone shovel wheelbarrow hedges wonder smiled angle absent decadent excellent frequent impatient cell cytoplasm

Monday- Complete today’s Class AssignmentRead Chapters 11-12-Ss will to listen for the differences in parenting styles while you read chapters 11 and 12.

Ss will refer back to the Theme anchor chart on parenting style. In small groups, or individually have students add to the chart using examples from the text noting the differences in parenting styles.

Read Chapters 13-14 (Be ready for discussion)

Tuesday- Read Chapters 15-16 (Be ready for class discussion)

Complete the class activity – Resource T- The Letter(Due tomorrow)

Have students complete the mini-writing prompt: Students will imagine they are James and just

arrived on the Kansas frontier in 1856. Write a letter to your friends back in Boston. Be sure to include a description of your new home and your thoughts about the ongoing struggles between pro- and anti-slavery parties.

Wednesday- Read Chapters 17-18 (Be ready for class discussion)

MATH- Study Multiplication Facts

Tuesday- Find the Area for the following rectangles(Use and show all of your work (Formula)(Use the Conversion Chart to make your numbers more efficient)

Social Studies- Unit “ Civil War: A Nation Divided” Study PowerPoint Notes “Civil War” & “ Civil War Information”/ Vocabulary 1-5“John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry”

Test: Friday (Vocabulary and Power Points)

Science

Week 6- September 12-16, 2016

ELA- Reading-Monday- Weekly Spelling Words- (Write each word 5 times each night. Define each term. Write a sentence using each term

Tuesday-1. Read Chapter 11- Steal Away Home2. Work on Spelling terms3. Write The Inferencing Story” Due Friday

Wednesday-Thursday-

Math-Monday- Multiplication Facts

Tuesday-Find the product of these problems using “Partial Product Multiplication( Due tomorrow)26x49= 67x54= 178x37= 589x62=Wednesday- Find the product of these problems using “Lattice Multiplication” (Due Tomorrow)97x46= 52x73= 268x34= 924x85=Thursday- Find the Product of these problems using “The Area Box Model” (Due Tomorrow)97x46= 52x73= 89x37= 73x62=

Science-Work on an Osmosis or/and Diffusion Lab with

your family. Explain to them what is going on and how it relates to the Cell.Easy Labs:

Social Studies-1. As you watch television, pay special attention to the

commercials. Write down at least 3 commercials, what they are selling , what are they saying about it and who would be their competition

2. Study Bill of Rights (You should have a copy, however, I have placed a copy under shared documents

3. Study Vocabulary for Unit 2 and 3Vocabulary Unit 2 – Citizenship: Rights & Responsibilities

Amendment – a change in or addition to a document

Basic Rights – fundamental rights such as life, liberty and property

Bill of Rights – The first ten amendments to the Constitution. It lists some basic rights of the people that the federal government may not interfere with and must protect

Bill – a proposed law given to the legislature for approval

Citizen – a person who is a member of a nation

Civil Case – an action brought by a person or party to recover property, to force someone to honor a contract or to protect one’s civil rights; a lawsuit

Criminal Case – a case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.

Electoral College – a group of persons from each state who meet in their state capitals after presidential election to officially elect the President and Vice President.

Natural Rights – such basic rights as those to life, liberty and property.

Right to Liberty – the right to be free; to believe what you wish, to read what you want, to speak freely, etc.

Right to Life – the right to live without fear of being injured or killed by others.

Right to Property – the right to own things.

Vocabulary Unit 3 – Economic Understandings

Buy - to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay in money; purchase.

Consumer Goods - goods that are ready for consumption in satisfaction of human wants, as clothing or food,

Incentive – benefit given to get someone to take a certain action

Income - the monetary payment received for goods or services

Medicare – federal health care insurance program for the elderly

Opportunity Cost - the money or other benefits lost when pursuing a particular course of action instead of a mutually-exclusive alternative

Resources - a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.

Sell - to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money

Social Security – government program that provides income support to people who are unemployed, disabled or elderly

Specialize - to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty

Standard of Living - a grade or level of subsistence and comfort in everyday life enjoyed by a community, class, or individual

Trade - the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries

Voluntary – of your own free will or choice

Week 5- September 6-9, 2016

REVIEW!!

Week 4- August 29- September 2, 2016

ELA-Spelling Words List: Possibility, grasp, comic, quiet, feast, sheepish, betray, defendant, immigrant, irritant, assistant, brilliant, compliant, extravagant, ignorant, artifact, migration, nomad, adapt, agriculture, rounding

Define each term and write a sentence using each word.( Correct punctuation, capitalization, and grammar are a must)( Due Wednesday)

Spelling Test FRIDAY

READ CHAPTERS 8-10- Steal Away Home

Monday- Complete Resource M Ahn’s Life Before and After America

Tuesday-

Wednesday-Complete Settings WorksheetsWatch a television show and in writing…explain what the setting is in the story(be prepared to Share)

Thursday- Spelling words test Friday

MATH- Use Multiplication facts sheet to time yourself for 1 minute. Twice a week. (each time you should

have gains) Multiplication Frenzy- Time yourself for 5 minutes twice a week with this activity (each time you

should make gains.)

Monday- Complete “Expression Puzzle” ( glue to the construction paper you were given) Answer questions (Turn in Tuesday)

Social Studies-

Science-

CELLS PROJECT!

Body In Science we have been studying Cells and Microorganisms. It is time for students to put their knowledge to work. Students will choose to make a 3-D model of a Plant or Animal cell. Rubrics have been provided. This Project is a home project. Due Friday September 9th. Students will also have to present  in class. This project will be 2

test grades. Parents are encourage to assist where needed, while allowing the students a true experience.Please see the Rubric under Shared Documents.

Happy Weekend!Week 3- August 23- 26, 2016

ELA-Reading Vocabulary and Comprehension Questions

Monday-Read Chapter 5 Tuesday- Read Chapter 6 Read Chapter 7 Wednesday- Complete Resource K- Non-Violence Venn Diagram( Use Steal Away Home and How Violence is Ended)

- Think of a book you’ve read or a movie you’ve seen , pick one scene and re-write it from your perspective( be prepared to share in class)

Thursday- Read Chapter 8-9

)Friday-

MathTuesday-Jayden’s Basketball team played in the finals against the Ravens. They won with a score of (choose a score)________.

3 points - Awarded to players who successfully shoot the ball through the hoop from behind the three-point line.• 2 points - Awarded to players who successfully shoot the ball through the hoop from anywhere inside the three-point line. This can be done by shooting a jump shot, laying the ball into the rim, or slamming the ball through the hoop.• 1 point - When players are fouled, they get free attempts to shoot the ball, which are called foul shots. A player is given one point for every successful foul shot.

*Give at least five scenarios to show how this could have happened. Show all of you work

Wednesday-Make Multiplication Flash Cards 1-12(

Thursday-1. Drill yourself( two times each week have a family member time you as you complete the

multiplication fact sheet. Each week you should get faster and faster completing it.)2. Complete Hogwart’s House Cup Year 3( Due Friday)3. Complete “Five Minute Multiplying Frenzy” (Due Friday)

ScienceDefine Terms in Science Journals.Vocab. organism, cell, cell membrane, cell wall, cytoplasm, nucleus, chloroplast, structure, function, single-celled, multi-celled, diffusion, osmosis

www.CellsAlive.com ( Use this site to complete labeling the Animal and Plant cellsScience HWActivity: Cells Gamehttp://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/cell_tutorial_links.swfTake Notes in Science JournalPlay the GameTake the Quiz

Social Studies-

1. Practice “The Pledge of Allegiance”2. Watch the news (CNN, etc) listen to what is being said about the presidential candidates,

and what the presidential candidates are saying. Be prepared to share in class.3.The Star Spangled Banner((Students write the song lyrics)

Week 2: August 15-19, 2016

ELA-ReadingMonday- Vocabulary and Comprehension Questions (Resource A&B)Read Chapter 5- Steal Away Home

Tuesday- Read Chapter 6- Steal Away HomeWednesday- Read Chapter 7Thursday- Watch a television show and in writing…explain what the setting is in the story(be prepared to share Friday)-Read Chapter 8Friday- Sunday-Read Chapter 9 (be ready for discussion)MathMonday- Complete Money for Chores Worksheet”Evaluate the following problem: Manuel wanted to save to buy a new bicycle.

He offered to do extra chores around the house. His mother said she would pay him $8 for each door he painted and $4 for each window frame he painted. If Manuel earned $40 from painting, how many window frames and doors could he have painted? How many windows and doors could he have painted to earn $60? $120? (Give at least 5 scenarios for each)

Tuesday: Continue working on activity from today’s lessonWednesday- Complete the Students Recording Sheet from “Hogwart’s House Cup 3Thursday-Complete: “Expressions Puzzle”- Use Construction Paper to Glue puzzle on to.

Social Studies

Science

Week 1: August 8-12, 2016The text we will read during the first unit of ELA is

“STEAL AWAY HOME: A Mystery about the Underground Railroad”By. Lois Ruby

At the end of the unit students will be assessed with the following writing exercise:

Writing Focus: OpinionIn the book Steal Away Home, Dana states that her parents do not tell her what to do. Instead of dictating Dana's decisions, her parents provide her with options and advice that allow her to make her own choices. James' parents have a different parenting style. He is told explicitly what he may and may not do. In your opinion, which is the better parenting style? Be sure to

support your answer with examples and/or quotations from the text.

ELA- Students will have an I.N.(Interactive Notebook) which included Comprehension questions and Vocabulary words for each chapter. I will collect notebooks periodically to

grade. Please encourage your student to stay on top of these assignments.

Please discuss the chapters read with your student to be sure they understand the content.

Monday-August 8, 2016

1. ELA- Resource H- Discuss the different point of Views in Steal Away Home2. MATH- Multiplication Facts

Tuesday- August 9, 20161. ELA- Read Chapters 1-2- Be ready for discussion tomorrow2. Math – Using the Order of Operations complete the following problems

6+10x4/2-9=4x8+30/10-4=

12/6+42x3-14=6+4-3x5+8/2+11-4x7=

Wednesday August10,20161. Read Chapters 3 & 4 (Steal Away Home)- Be ready for discussion2. Continue working on Vocabulary and Comprehension Question for Chapters 1-4 (Steal

Away Home) in ELA Due: Friday August 12, 2016

Thursday August 11, 2016

Math- Complete “Trick Answers” Worksheet. (Order of Operations)

All Classwork and Homework that were not collected during the week is due Friday. (No

Excuses!)

Have a Wonderful, Safe Weekend!

Week 2: August 15-19, 2016