Below you’ll find an updated calendar with upcoming due dates and assessments.
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Monday (6.15 )
Read/ Write/ Social Studies: Culminating Project
Tuesday (6.16)
Wednesday (6.17)
Thursday (6.18)
LAST DAY of SCHOOL
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Monday (6.8 )
Math: White packet should be complete through 3.15 (except for 3.13). Quiz in class on Monday (multiplying and dividing integers).
Tuesday (6.9)
Math: Page 3.13 of the white packet.
Wednesday (6.10)
Thursday (6.11)
Friday (6.12)
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Monday (6.1 )
Tuesday (6.2)
Wednesday (6.3)
Thursday (6.4)
Read/ Write/ Social Studies: CBA Due
Friday (6.5)
Math: White packet should be complete through E-65 (except for 3.13).
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Monday (5.25 )
Read: Independent Read 30 minutes
Tuesday (5.26)
Wednesday (5.27)
Thursday (5.28)
Math: Green packet should be complete through page 7. Quiz in class on Thursday (comparing integers, absolute value and opposites, adding and subtracting integers).
Friday (5.29)
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Monday (5.18 )
Read: Independent Read 30 minutes
Tuesday (5.19)
Math: 5th page in Algebra Packet #2 (blue).
Read: Independent Read 30 minutes
Wednesday (5.20)
Thursday (5.21)
Friday (5.22)
LA/ Social Studies: 10 new entries/ 32 total entries
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Monday (5.11)
Read: Independent read 30 minutes
Tuesday (5.12)
Read: Independent Read 30 minutes
Wednesday (5.13)
Read: Independent Read 30 minutes
Thursday (5.14)
Read: Indepentdent Reading 30 minutes
Math: 1.1 & Follow-Up. Through 4 pages in Algebra Packet #2 (blue).
Friday (5.15)
Read: Independent Read 30 minutes
Math: 1.2 & Follow-up, choice of ACE problems (#1-3, 9-14, 24,25 or #4-7, 24, 25, 27).
Social Studies: 5 entries/ station work
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Monday (4.27)
Read: Independent read 30 minutes
Reading/ Writing/Social Studies: 10 Culminating project entries, find mentor article/s
Tuesday (4.28)
Math: 1st 5 pages of yellow probability packet should be complete.
Wednesday (4.29)
Math: 4.2 Followup and choice of ACE problems.
Thursday (4.30)
Math: Investigation 4 “Additional Practice” Worksheet. Quiz in class on analyzing probability problems involving area and using “area models” to analyze dependent events.
Friday (5.1)
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Monday (4.20)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Tuesday (4.21)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Reading/ Writing/ Social Studies: Begin Culminating Project (Research Entries and Find Mentor Text)
Wednesday (4.22)
Math: White unit rate and proportion worksheet (#105 & 106).
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Reading/ Writing/ Social Studies: Think About Social Studies Sheet, Get to Know Your State, Cul. Project 2 Entries
Thursday (4.23)
Math: White Packet (rates and proportions) should be completed by Thursday.
Reading/ Writing/ Social Studies: Think About Social Studies Sheet, Get to Know Your State, Cul. Project 2 Entries
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Friday (4.24)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
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Monday (4.12)
Math: 3.1 (B,c), 3.2, and ACE #1-4.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Tuesday (4.13)
Wednesday (4.14)
Thursday (4.15)
Friday (4.16)
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Spring Break
April 6 – 10
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Monday (3.30)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Tuesday (3.31)
Math: 1.4 & follow-up, choice of ACE #9,14, and 16 or #9,15, and 20.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Wednesday (4.1)
Math: 2.1 & Follow-up. Choic of ACE #1-5 or ACE #18 and 20.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Thursday (4.2)
Math: 2.2 & Follow-up. Choic of ACE #7,11-15,18 or ACE #11-17,19
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Friday (4.3)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
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Monday (3.23)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Social Studies: Start three paragraph essay
Tuesday (3.24)
Math: Finish both sides of the percentage worksheet (purple) or both sides of the spheres, cones, and pyramids worksheet (blue).
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Wednesday (3.25)
Math: 1.1 & Follow-up. Choice of ACE #18 or 19.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Thursday (3.26)
Math: 1.2 & Follow-up. Choice of ACE #1-6 or #6 and 7.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Frday (3.27)
Math: 1.3 & Follow-up and ACE #8,10 or 8,11
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Social Studies: Pink Sheet, including three paragraph essay
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Monday (3.16)
Math: No homework
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Writing: Late Mr. C’s Mom Essay
Tuesday (3.17)
Math: At least the first page of the unit review. Students also have a percentage problem solving worksheet that is due on Friday that they could be working on.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Wednesday (3.18 )
Math: 3 Dimensional Unit Test in class Wednesday (volume, surface area, flat-patterns).
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Thursday (3.19)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Writing: Complete Essay Assessment
Friday (3.20)
Math: White percentage review worksheet (both sides).
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Social Studies: Suzy and Leah / How to Fight a Monster Worksheet
PARENT SIGNATURE PROGRESS REPORT SHEET DUE
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Monday (3.9)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Writing: First draft of Mom essay reflection questions
Tuesday (3.10)
Math: Students should complete both sides of the worksheet involving volume of cylinders.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Wednesday (3.11)
Math: 5 flat patterns of cylinders and circumference review worksheet (green).
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Thursday (3.12)
Math: Side D-66 of the white Surface Area of Cylinders Worksheet.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Friday (3.13)
Math: Side 13.13 of the white Surface Area of Cylinders Worksheet. Quiz on Friday about cylinders (flat-patterns, surface area, volume).
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Writing: Final draft of Mom essay reflection questions
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Monday (3.2)
Math: At least one side of the surface are a worksheet that was handed out on Friday.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Tuesday (3.3)
Math: Other side of the surface area worksheet.
Wednesday (3.4)
Math: One side of the purple worksheet (unit rate practice or surface area of pyramids for an extension).
Reading: Independent read for 20 minutes.
Thursday (3.5)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Friday (3.6)
Writing: Circle Maps, Tree Map, First Draft of persuasive letter to Mr. Cosgrove’s mom due.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
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Monday (2.23)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Social Studies: Complete all station work you can at home (postcards)
Tuesday (2.24)
Math: Area and perimeter of rectangles review worksheet (tan).
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Social Studies: Complete all station work you can at home (postcards), discuss Thinking Maps and Unit Questions
Wednesday (2.25)
Math: 11 flat patterns that will fold into cubes (in class) and area of triangle, parallelogram, and rectangle review (white – #80).
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Social Studies: Complete all station work you can at home (postcards), discuss Thinking Maps and Unit Questions
Thursday (2.26)
Math: 2 flat patterns for rectangular prisms along with the total surface area. Back side of the white handout (#81) and either ACE #1-6 or #1,11-15,19.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Social Studies: Study for test
Friday (2.27)
Math: Investigation 1.4 (parts A-D) and choice of ACE #7 (part a and b) or #8.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Social Studies: Thinking Map/ Washington Geography Unit Test, Station Stuff Complete, Unit Questions Complete
Writing: Essay reflection and two self assessments
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Monday (2.16)
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday (2.17)
Math: Tan proportion worksheet (most students finished in class). We’ll have a quiz on proportions as well that day.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Writing: Late Essays
Wednesday (2.18 )
Math: Students had a choice of assignments based on how well their quiz went today (White proportion practice or gold “lawnmower challenge problem)
Thursday (2.19)
Friday (2.20)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Social Studies: Evidence of learning from each of the Washington State Stations.
Writing: Late Essays
Math: Students have a unit test in Math on Friday. They were given progress reports and a unit review on Wednesday in order to practice skills they had not yet mastered at the time each target was assessed. Students should complete the practice for any target that they have not received full credit on yet.
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Monday (2.09)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Writing: Draft with significant evidence of revision from tree.
Tuesday (2.10)
Math: White proportions worksheet (skill 38).
Wednesday (2.11)
Math: Purple proportion worksheet (lesson 2.2 and 2.4)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Writing: Published draft (in pen) accompanied by multiple rough drafts. This week’s draft should contain evidence of revision for style (blue ink) and editing (black ink).
Thursday (2.12)
Math: Using proportions to solve real world problems (side E-11).
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Writing: Expository Essay Assessment
Friday (2.13)
NO SCHOOL
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Monday (2.02)
Math: Students recieved different assignments depending on their skill level from Thursday’s quiz. They should complete either 1 side of the purple ratio practice worksheet or 1 of the 2 problems on the white worksheet.
Tuesday (2.03)
Math: Problem 4.1 and green worksheet (using unit rates to compare). Then a choice of either ACE #8 or ACE #10.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Writing: Revise essay using transitions.
Wednesday (2.04)
Math: Students worked on a tan worksheet in class today as they explored the two different ways that could calculate a unit rate in a given situation. They have a choice of ACE #3,6, and 13-18 or ACE #4, 20-23, & 24 for a bit more of a challenge.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Writing: Revise essay by adding support. Use thinking maps strategies.
Thursday (2.05)
Math: Problem 4.4 & Followup. Choice of ACE #1, 12 – 18 or ACE 12-16, 22, 23.
Friday (2.06)
Math: Students have a quiz on Friday covering the following targets. “I can find and compare unit rates”. “I can use unit rates to write equations”. They practiced with a purple worksheet that should be completed by tomorrow.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes. Independent reading book in class
Writing: Essay: T.A.P., Circle Map, Tree Map, Drafts (5 supported paragraphs) / Essay Process Test
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Monday (1.26)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Writing: Persoanl Essay Development plan started, Reflection Questions
Tuesday (1.27)
Math: Investigation 3.1 and ACE #1, 2, 9, 10.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Writing: Pre-write, first draft of essay due, reflection
Wednesday (1.28 )
Thursday (1.29)
Math: Students should complete the entire gold blueprint for their passport check on Thursday. We’ll have a short quiz in class as well on “using equivalent ratios to scale comparisons up and down”.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Writing: Bellingham Herald Strong Verb Para due, reflection due
Friday (1.30)
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Monday (1.19)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday (1.20)
Math: Finish problem 1.2 and A.C.E. #5.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Writing: Strong Verb Packet
Social Studies: Feudalism Article Final
Wednesday (1.21)
Math: Finish 1.3 handout (tan sheet).
Thursday (1.22)
Math: ACE handout for investigation #1 — choice of white worksheet (problems #1-5,8) or purple worksheet (#8,9, 11-15).
Quiz on investigation #1. The learning target to be assessed is “I can use differences, fractions, percents, and ratios to make comparisons.”
Friday (1.23)
Math: Students should have their blueprint completed with all 3 assignments for the passport stamp on Friday. There will be an opportunity for students to improve their fraction skills (adding, subtracting, and multiplying) score as well on Friday. Students who have already proven mastery will have other options.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Writing: Writer’s Notebook
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Monday (1.12)
Math: Students are continuing to practice multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers. Due Monday is the next page of their gold packet (C-59 and C-56).
Reading: Read for 30 minutes tonight.
Writing: Don’t forget to write in your writer’s notebook.
Tuesday (1.13)
Math: Students were assigned the last 2 pages of the gold packet (multiplication of fractions).
Wednesday (1.14)
Math: Our final assessment of the semester for math is on Wednesday. It will cover our fraction mini-unit that we started just before Winter Break. The targets will be adding, subtracting, and multiplying of fractions.
Social Studies: Feudalism Article Draft
Thursday (1.15)
Math: Students will be starting a new unit on Thursday and receiving a new book (Comparing and Scaling). They do not have any additional assignments from Wednesday.
Friday (1.16)
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Monday (1.05)
Tuesday (1.06)
Wednesday (1.07)
Math: Students need to complete the first page (front and back — C-53 and C-57) of a gold packet about fraction multiplication they received today.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Thursday (1.08)
Friday (1.09)
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Monday (12.15)
Math: Students have a green packet involving equivalent fractions that is not due on Monday but could be worked on over the weekend. It will be due later in the week though.
Writing: Mentor text piece class publication day: Thursday, December 18
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Social Studies: Feudalism Pyramid (due at the end of class)
Tuesday (12.16)
Math: Students worked on converting mixed numbers to improper fractions (and back) today in class. Students have more homework than usual due to our short class today (white worksheet C-29, C-30, C-31).
Social Studies: Touchstone Text Analysis (end of class)
Writing: Despite the snow, we are still on track. Students will be expected to complete more work at home. Mentor text piece class publication day: Thursday, December 18
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Wednesday (12.17)
Math: Students worked on adding fractions today in class and have a blue worksheet to finish both sides of (E-38 and E-39).
Social Studies: Vision Plan
Thursday (12.18)
Math: Students worked on subtracting fractions today in class and have a tan packet to work on (C-40 and C-41).
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Monday (12.08)
Writing: List of everything listed on Passort(Duck Story, Question 1,2 Green Sheet, Notebook Chart, Inquiry Question Sheet)
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Tuesday (12.09)
Writing: List of everything listed on Passort(Duck Story, Question 1,2 Green Sheet, Notebook Chart, Inquiry Question Sheet)
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Wednesday (12.10)
Writing: Vision Plan and beginning drafts due Friday, December 12
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Thursday (12.11)
Math: Students completed a unit test in class today and do not have any homework tonight.
Writing: Vision Plan and beginning drafts due Friday, December 12
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Friday (12.12)
Math: Students worked on prime factorization in class today. Their assignment was either both sides of B-15 and B-16 (blue worksheet) or an extension if they had already mastered the concept.
Writing: Vision Plan and beginning drafts due TODAY.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
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Monday (12.01)
Math: Green review worksheet, white geometery worksheet, Investigation 3 ACE #1-5, Investigation 4 ACE #1. Students will have a short assessment on Monday where they will need to find scale factors and use scale factors to find missing side lengths.
Social Studies: Islamic Civilization Contributions Sheet (Assessment Thursday, December 4)
Tuesday (12.02)
Math: Students have different assignments due for Tuesday depending on the success of their quiz on Monday. They could either choose additional scale factor practice (tan worksheet) and Investigation 4 ACE #1 – 3 or if the quiz went really well they could choose an extension (Problem 4.1 and ACE #7 and 8).
Writing: Use your “Writer’s Notebook”
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Wednesday (12.03)
Math: Students worked on some application problems involving similarity today (shadow method and mirror method). Their assignment is 5.1 part A and 5.2 part A and then a choice of ACE 4, 5, and 6 or ACE 3, 6, and 13 for more of a challenge.
Writing: Write “Duck on a Bike” Mentor Story
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Thursday (12.04)
Math: Students worked on solving complex problems involving similarity today in class. Their assignment is 5.3 (parts A, B, and C) as well as a choice of ACE #1-3 and #7-9 or ACE #2, 8, 9, 14.
Writing: Use your “Writer’s Notebook” Start your seed idea.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Friday (12.05)
Math: Students have an assignment tonight that should help them prepare for tomorrow’s quiz (Inv 4 – #1 and Inv 5 – #2,3,4 in a white packet). The targets will be “I can use similarity to solve real-world problems (mirror method, shadow method, and complex problems)” and “I can determine and prove wether figures are simlar or not”.
Writing: Use your “Writer’s Notebook” Develop your seed idea. Have a mentor text in class!
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Social Studies: Content Assessment: Islamic Civilization Contributions (Advertisement Due Monday)
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Monday (11.24)
Writing: Use your “Writer’s Notebook”
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Tuesday (11.25)
Writing: Use your “Writer’s Notebook”
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Wednesday (11.26)
Writing: Use your “Writer’s Notebook”
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Break (11.27 – 11.28)
Writing: Use your “Writer’s Notebook”. Get your notebook out and write! Remember you will be starting a new unit of study when you return and you might want to begin to brainstorm ideas you are considering to write about.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
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Monday (11.17)
Math: Quiz in class on Tuesday on the following target — “I can predict how a figure is affected by a given rule (similarity and location).” Students worked on 2.3 and Follow-up in classs and have a choice of ACE #5, 6, 8, and 11 or ACE #5, 7, 9, 10 for more of a challenge.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Writing: Memoir due Tuesday (Three drafts, Vision Plan, Writing Plan)
Tuesday (11.18)
Math: Students took a quiz today in class and based on the results either had some additional practice or an opportunity to work on an extension. Check with you student to find out how the quiz went and which one they are working on.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Writing: Memoir due Today (Three drafts, Vision Plan, Writing Plan)
Wednesday (11.19)
Thursday (11.20)
Math: Students worked on a math reflection for conferences in class on Wednesday. They will need to have their Investigation 2 blueprint completed by Friday for their weekly check.
Writing: Use your “Writer’s Notebook”
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Friday (11.21)
Writing: Use your “Writer’s Notebook”
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
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Monday (11.10)
See Wednesday
Tuesday (11.11)
See Wednesday
Wednesday (11.12)
Math: Students will be working on a project in class all week and will not have any additional homework after completing the front page of their current blueprint (through 2.2 and Follow-up ACE #2,4).
Reading/ Writing: Take the time to stop reflect on the year and get ready for a big push before conferences. If you are caught up in all your work take a break and enjoy the long weekend. You should have the first draft of your memoir, your green sheet and reflection from the purple sheet complete. Make sure you are up to date and then take a break.
Thursday (11.13)
Reading: Read 30 minutes. Review summary and prediction/inference success criteria.
Writing: Collect evidence on your Vision Plan by Monday before Mr. Cosgrove returns. Write in your Writer’s Notebook.
Friday (11.14)
Reading: Read 30 minutes. Review summary and prediction/inference success criteria.
Writing: Collect evidence on your Vision Plan by Monday before Mr. Cosgrove returns. Write in your Writer’s Notebook.
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Monday (11.03)
Math: Finish both sides of the blue worksheet (find the missing angle(s) in a figure). Quiz on Monday.
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write your memoir (first draft). Remember to stay focused on your purpose statement and to write in the first person.
Tuesday (11.04)
Math: Students received feedback today regarding our first two geometry targets. If students still had some learning to do, they have some additional practice with solving for unknown angles. If they had success, students had some alternate extension assignment. Ask them what they chose.
Wednesday (11.05)
Math: Finish the first 3 characters in your wump packet (Mug, Zug, Lug).
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Use your Writer’s Notebook. Write your memoir (first draft). Remember to stay focused on your purpose statement and to write in the first person. Due Friday.
Thursday (11.06)
Math: Finish Wump Packet including 2.1 and Follow-up.
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Use your Writer’s Notebook. Write your memoir (first draft). Remember to stay focused on your purpose statement and to write in the first person. Due Friday.
Friday (11.07)
Social Studies: Spread of Islam Content Assessment
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Monday (10.27)
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook possible topics for memoir. Start looking for touchstone memoir. Due Tuesday (Change to Wed.)
Tuesday (10.28)
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook seed idea for memoir. Look for touchstone memoir. Due Wednesday
Wednesday (10.29)
Math: Complete “geometry symbols” worksheet (green).
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook seed idea for memoir. Identify three things you like about your touchstone memoir. Participation Evidence Sheet complete.
Thursday (10.30)
Math: Complete 3 corresponding angles and sides problems (tan or gold worksheets).
Social Studies: Rise and Spread of Islam (pages 15-20, respond to questions 3-5 and group target questions)
Friday (10.31)
Math: Students were learning how to find missing angles in figures today using benchmark angles and angle sums (blue worksheet – D35). Its definitely some brand new skills for some so if they aren’t able to figure out a problem I can give them some more support tomorrow in class.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook EVERYDAY, at least 10 minutes. Start drafting memoir.
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Monday (10.20)
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook, generate possible topics for memoir. Complete the reflection sheet with parent/ guardian.
Tuesday (10.21)
Math: Students have an algebra packet that should be completed by Tuesday as we have a quiz in class covering the following two learning targets (I can use a rule to solve problems involving d = speed x time, I can define variables and create rules to represent situations).
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook, generate possible topics for memoir. Complete late reflection sheets with parent/ guardian.
Wednesday (10.22)
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook, generate possible topics for memoir. Complete late reflection sheets with parent/ guardian. Start looking for touchstone memoir.
Thursday (10.23)
Math: Students used a tool today called a “Learning Target Inventory”. This is a resource that students can use to focus their preparation for the unit test this week. Ask them which targets they feel strong about and how you can support them in the ones they still don’t feel they have mastered yet.
Friday (10.24)
Math: Students should look at their ”Learning Target Inventory” and make sure they are prepared to demonstrate understanding of the last 3 targets. These targets focus on writing rules, using rules, and solving more complex situations (looking at two different relationships on the same graph and/or table and using the data to support logical decisions).
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook, generate possible topics for memoir. Start looking for touchstone memoir.
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Monday (10.13)
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook EVERYDAY, at least 10 minutes.
Tuesday (10.14)
Math: ACE #10,13 or ACE 2,13 for more challenging problems. Students also received a sheet with multiplication practice today. At least one side needs to be completed by Friday (but I would encourage students to spend 30 minutes on it tonight in order not to procrastinate). The quiz from Thursday was handed back today. Ask your student how they did and what they need to improve on.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook EVERYDAY, at least 10 minutes.
Wednesday (10.15)
Math: 4.2 & Follow-up, choice of A.C.E. #2 or A.C.E. #8. Don’t forget to finish up one side of the multiplication practice.
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook EVERYDAY, at least 10 minutes.
Thursday (10.16)
Math: 4.3 & Follow-up, choice of A.C.E. #3-7 or A.C.E. #12. Don’t forget to finish up one side of the multiplication practice.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook EVERYDAY, at least 10 minutes. Generate possible topics for your memoir.
Friday (10.17)
Math: Additional Practice Inv. 4 #1-7 and choice of A.P. Inv 4 #8 or Inv. 3 #1.
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Monday (10.06)
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook EVERYDAY, at least 10 minutes. Make sure your draft of the Event Response is ready.
Social Studies: Bring in a non-fiction article.
Tuesday (10.07)
Math: 3.4 & Followup and choice of A.C.E. #1 or A.C.E. #10 if they want a challenge.
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook EVERYDAY, at least 10 minutes. Event Response: Use the Thought and Feeling Strategy
Wednesday (10.08)
Math: Additional practice worksheet (problem about vacuums) that will be similar to the problem on the quiz for Thursday.
Thursday (10.09)
Math: Students should be sure that they are prepared for the Quiz on Thursday. A.C.E. #3 and the “vacuum problem” are very similar to the quiz.
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook EVERYDAY, at least 10 minutes. Event Response (Due Friday): Use the Thought and Feeling Strategy
Friday (10.10)
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Write in your Writer’s Notebook EVERYDAY, at least 10 minutes. Event Response (Due Today): Use the Thought and Feeling Strategy
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Monday (09.29)
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Map of Heart
Tuesday (09.30)
Math: Students worked on multiplication practice in class today. Students had an option in terms of the complexity of the problems they chose. At least one side of the worksheet they received should be completed by tomorrow.
Wednesday (10.01)
Math: Students worked on 3.1 and Follow-up (#1,2) today and have A.C.E. problem 3 to work on tonight. Quizzes from last Friday will be handed back on Wedensday. Be sure to ask student how they did for each target and what they need to improve before the unit test.
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: 1. Use your Writer’s Notebook 2. Event Response: Write about an event in your life, use the writing process, draft on blank lined paper
Thursday (10.02)
Math: Students worked on 3.2 and Follow-up today and have a choice of either A.C.E. #7 or A.C.E. #8 to work on tonight. Quizzes from last Friday were handed back today. Be sure to ask student how they did for each target and what they need to improve before the unit test.
Writing: Have a complete draft of your Event Response ready for class.
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Friday (10.03)
Math: Students worked on 3.3 and Follow-up today and have a choice of either A.C.E. #4,5 or A.C.E. #4,6 to work on tonight. Tomorrow is “passport day” so students should have the first three assignments from the purple blueprint completed as well as the multiplication practice from Monday.
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Monday (09.22)
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Tuesday (09.23)
Math: 2.2 & Followup and choice of ACE #2 or ACE #8
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Wednesday (09.24)
Math: 2.3 and choice of (ACE 1,10) or (ACE 1,11) for a bit more of a challenge.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Thursday (09.25)
Math: 2.4 and Follow-up and choice of (ACE #5) or (ACE #13) for a bit more of a challenge.
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
Writing: Practice the “Habits of a Writer” in your Writer’s Notebook.
Friday (09.26)
Math: 2.5 and Follow-up and choice of (ACE #4) or (ACE #12) for a bit more of a challenge. Quiz on Friday covering the following targets. (1. I can create a high quality coordinate graph. 2. I can analyze a table by describing change in the data. 3. I can analyze a graph by describing change in the data.)
Writing: Use your “Writer’s Notebook”
Reading: Read 30 minutes.
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Monday (09.15)
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Tuesday (09.16)
Math: 1.2 & Followup and choice of (ACE 1,2,4,7) or (ACE 3,4,7,8) for a bit more of a challenge.
Reading: Read 30 minutes. Glue in the list of habits of a reader.
Writing: Glue in the list of habits of a writer.
Wednesday (09.17)
Math: Students have an additional day to finish up Monday’s assignment due to length and complexity. If students are completed they can work ahead. Students received feedback about mean, median, and mode and will have a followup quiz on Friday.
Writing: Start writing in Writer’s Notebook. Create lists to get ideas to write about and write an entry from one of the ideas from the lists.
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Thursday (09.18)
Math: Students have a purple worksheet titled “additional practice” that their problem sets come from today. They have a choice of doing problems 1 and 2 or can choose to do problems 2 and 3. This concludes their first “blueprint” and it should be completed by Thursday.
Reading: Read 30 minutes
Writing: Use startegies to write in your Writer’s Notebook (Lists, Capture Moments, Describe/ Express Feelings from Images)
Friday (09.19)
Math: Students started investigation 2 today and should have problem 2.1 and A.C.E. #9 done before tomorrow. We are taking a mean, median, mode quiz in class on Friday. Our first math progress reports will be sent home Tuesday or Wednesday of next week
Reading: Read 30 minutes
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Monday (09.08)
Reading: Reading Survey, Info Survey
Tuesday (09.09)
Math: B-70, B72 (1st two problems) or Purple WS (at least 5 problems)
Wednesday (09.10)
Reading: Independent Reading Book (in class)
Science: Diffusion Lab (conclusion)
Thursday (09.11)
Friday (09.12)
Math: Quiz (mean, median, mode), Finish B-72 (tan WS)
Science: Quiz (conventions, thermal dynamics)
Reading: Complete Reader’s Notebook
Writing: Syllabus Fill-out Form, Writers Notebook (Cover, List, 1st Entry)
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