Wordbusting

Students will be tested on the following words next Tuesday:

biography
destination
determination
generous
notion
profession
respectable
routine
scholar
self-confidence

Homework 12/16/09

SS: Study for Friday's test
Math: Finish worksheet
Lit: Finish reading ch. 20 of The Giver
Sci: None

Chapter 3 Social Studies Test

Mrs. Cahill's social studies class will having a chapter 3 test on Friday.  Click the link below for a study guide.

Study Guide

Homework 12/15

Lit: Read 20 minutes
Sci: None
SS: Complete Ch. 3 Study Guide
Math: finish classwork worksheet

Homework 12/9/09

Math: Finish Study Guide / Study for test

SS: Sec. 4 Review Sheet

Sci: None

Lit:  Write WB words 3 times each / Finish reading Ch.3 of The Giver

Math Test, 12/10

The following topics will be covered on tomorrow's math test:

Finding GCF
Simplifying Fractions
Mixed Numbers & Improper Fractoins
LCM
Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Writing Decimals as Fractions
Writing Fractions as Decimals

Wordbusting Week of 12/7

Due to an assembly, this week's spelling test will NOT be on Friday.  Instead, it will be on Tuesday, 12/15.

analyze
career
debate
document
essential
identical
offspring
publicity
reaction
thorough

Homework 12/1/09

Literacy: Wordbusting #6-10 / Read 20 minutes
SS:  Ch. 3 Sec. 2 Guided Reading worksheet
Science: None
Math:  Finish classwork worksheet

Wordbusting Week of 11/30

conviction
flammable
gossip
jeopardy
license
pry
ransom
stray
suspicion
toll

Homework 11/30

Literacy:  Read Ch. 1-2 of The Giver / Wordbusting #1-5
SS: Ch.3 Sec. 1 Key Terms / Guided Review
Science: Study for Ch. 2 test
Math: Finish classwork

Homework 11/24

Lit: Read 20 minutes
Sci: None
SS: None
Math: Finish classwork worksheets

Homework 11/23

Math: Complete worksheet "Homework and Practice" #1-11, 13, 15, 16, 17
SS: Study for Chapter 2 test
Lit: Read for 20 minutes
Sci: None

Social Studies Test

Tomorrow is the Chapter 2 social studies test. Click below for a study guide:

Study Guide Chapter 2

Wordbusting Week of 11/23

Due to the holiday, there will be no wordbusting this week!

Math Quiz

Tomorrow's math quiz will be finding Greatest Common Factors.

Homework 11/19/09

Literacy: Write spelling words 3 times each / Study for spelling test
Math: Finish classwork worksheet #1-9, 22-27
Social Studies: Take home quiz on sections 4,5 -- students may look up the answers in their books!
Science: None

Homework 11/18

Literacy: Finish wordbusting / Study spelling words
Social Studies: Sec. 5 Summary worksheet
Math: Finish worksheet (Homework and Practice)
Science: none

Literacy Sacrifice Essay

Mr. Blaser's literacy class will be working on an essay about the role of sacrifice in Number the Stars and in real life. The essay will be due next Wednesday, 11/25. We will be working on the essay primarily in class.

Social Studies Test

Mrs. Cahill's chapter 2 test will be next Tuesday, 11/24.

Homework 11/17

Science: Finish Circuit Measurements worksheet
Math: Finish classwork (GCF worksheet)
Literacy: Wordbusting 6-10 / Read 20 minutes
Social Studies: Ch. 2 Sec. 4 summary worksheet

Wordbusting Week of 11/16

bombard
bureau
lunar
particle
pharmacy
pierce
receipt
resign
static
surgery

Wordbusting Help

Confused about wordbusting? Click below for help!

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Wordbusting

Homework 11/12/09

SS: Ch.2 Sec.3 Summary worksheet
Lit: Wordbusting and 3 times each due tomorrow
Sci: None
Math: Study the Ch.2 Practice Tests we worked on in class today

Homework 11/9/09

Literacy: Wordbusting #1-5 / Write a paragraph about sacrifice in NTS / REad for 20 minutes
SS: Read Ch. 2 Sec. 3 and complete Guided Reading and Review worksheet
Math: p. 90-92 Do #1-23 neatly in math notebook
Science: Ch. 2 Sec. 2 vocabulary words

Tomorrow's Math Quiz

Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Misleading Graphs

Homework 11/5/09

SS: Worksheet Sec. 2 Summary
Literacy: Write wordbusting words 3 x each / Read NTS Ch's 15-16
Math: Study for Quiz
Science: None

Homework 11/4/09

Math: WS 2-8 Practice Skills
Science: None
Literacy: Spelling Test Friday / Read chapters 13 & 14
SS: WS Section 1 Summary

Homework 11/2/09

SS: Worksheet: Guided Reading & Response Section 1
Literacy: Wordbusting #1-10 / Read NTS Ch's 11-12 Write a paragraph about the Rosens' pride
Math: Finish worksheet
Science: None

Wordbusting Week of 11/2/09

dainty
discomfort
linger
discourage
earnest
inhale
requirement
vacuum
vault
regulate

Grammar Test

Today, students were given copies of notes to study for Wednesday's grammar quiz. Need a replacement?

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Grammar Test

Mr. Blaser will be giving a grammar test on 11/4. It will cover nouns, verbs, pronouns, subjects, and predicates.

Math Quiz 10/30

...covering mean, median, mode, and range.

Homework 10/29/09

SS: None
Literacy: Write spelling words 3 x each
Science: None
Math: Finish classwork (2 worksheets)

Homework 10/27

Literacy: Finish wordbusting 6-10 / Read Chapter 10 NTS / Book Share due Thursday
SS: Study for test / Current event due tomorrow
Math: Worksheet 2-6
Science: Study for test

Literacy: Book Share

Here are the guidelines for Mr. Blaser's book share, due on Thursday.

"Share with the class one of the books you've read this quarter. You may choose one of these methods:

1) Illustrate a map that shows important places and events.
2) Draw a detailed timeline for the characters and events in the story.
3) Decorate a shoe box and fill it with 5 items that relate to your book.
4) Create a poster or collage that gives details about your book.

Be sure to include theme, plot, characters, setting, and mood."

Wordbusting Week of 10/26

abdomen
commotion
competition
escort
flexible
foe
hoist
maximum
mobile
paralysis

Homework 10/26/09

Math: finish classwork (2 bar graphs)/Worksheet: Standardized Test Review Problems
Literacy: Finish wordbusting #1-5/Read NTS Chapter 9
SS: Worksheet: Section 3 Summary/Study for test
Science: study for test

Science Test

Mrs. Brown is giving a test covering chapter 1 of the Electricity and Magnetism science text. Following are the vocabulary words from chapter 1: magnetism, magnetic pole, magnetic field, magnetic field lines, atom, element, nucleus, proton, electron, magnetic domain, ferromagnetic material, magnetic declination, Van Allen belts, solar wind, magnetosphere, aurora, electric current, electric circuit, conductors, insulators, resistor, resistance, superconductor, solenoid, electromagnet.

Current Event #2

The second current event assignment for Social Studies is due Wednesday, 10/28. The guidelines for the assignment (identical to the one we did in September) can be found by clicking the link below.

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Social Studies Test

The first social studies test of the year, covering chapter 1, will be Wednesday, 10/28.

Math Quiz 10/23/09

Tomorrow's math quiz will cover frequency tables as well as bar and line graphs.

Homework 10/22

Math: Finish classwork (3 worksheets) / Study for tomorrow's quiz
Literacy: Study for spelling test tomorrow / Read NTS Chapters 7 & 8
SS: Answer questions on page 24 of SS text in notebook
Science: None

Homework 10/21

SS: Current Event -- due 10/28
Literacy: write wordbusting words 3x each / Write a journal entry on NTS Ch.6 describing the role of cigarettes in the chapter
Science: worksheet 1-2
Math: p. 70 #1-10

Homework 10/20

Math: p. 67 #3-18
Literacy: Draw 5 sketches to go along with events in chapter 5 of Number the Stars
Science: none
Social Studies: Worksheet "Section 2 Summary" / study for quiz

Homework 10/19

Literacy: Wordbusting 1-5 / NTS Write a paragraph about the events of Chapter 4 from Kirsti's perspective
SS: Answer questions on page 17 of text in SS notbook
Math: Read pages 62-63 in math book and complete p. 64, #1-17 all
Science: Answer section review questions on page 29 of science text in complete sentences

Social Studies Quiz

Mrs. Cahill will be giving a quiz covering Chapter 1, Section 2 on Wednesday. Students should be familar with the definitions of the following terms: Stone Age, nomad, fertile, and domesticate. The quiz will also the main ideas contained on pages 12-17 of the social studies book.

Wordbusting #5

Here are this week's words:

caution
generation
separation
gratitude
heroic
congratulate
dread
previous
error
involve

As always, spelling and comprehension test on these words on Friday!

Homework 10/15

Literacy: write spelling words 3 times each / Number the Stars Chapter 2 journal entry
Social Studies: Worksheet: Ch.1 Sec.2 Guided Reading and Review
Math: 2-2 Worksheet Bar and Line Graphs
Science: none

Homework 10/14

Literacy: Wordbusting #6-10/Finish reading Chapter 1 of Number the Stars & write a 4-8 sentence summary of the chapter which includes the word "cupcake"
Social Studies: None
Math: None
Science: None

NWEA Testing

Due to NWEA testing, students will not be having math class on Wednesday, 10/14 and science class on Friday, 10/16.

Wordbusting Week of 10/13

aviation
demonstration
departure
detect
disturb
exception
instinct
locally
miraculous
unfavorable

Homework 10/13/09

SS: Copy key terms and definitions from page 12 of social studies book into social studies notebook
Literacy: Wordbusting #1-5 (#1-3 were done in class today)
Math: 2-1 Worksheet; bring in 2 different types of graphs from newspaper/magazine/internet
Science: none

NECAP Testing

We will be taking the state-mandated NECAP examinations during the course of this week. On Tuesday, 10/6, Wednesday 10/7, and Thursday 10/8, students will not be attending the majority of their normal classes as we run morning and afternoon test sessions in reading and mathematics. Due to this, homework assignments will be light to nonexistent over the next three days (in addition, there will be no Spelling/Wordbusting words this week in Literacy).

On Friday, we will celebrate the end of testing with our field trip!

This week's spelling

collapse
collide
complex
disastrous
fatal
foundation
incident
nuisance
predict
rash

Field Trip 10/9/09

Team N is going on a field trip to Project COPE next Friday. Permission slips should be completed soonest!

Chapter 1 Math Test

Tomorrow's math test covers the following topics:

Problem Solving
Prime Factorization
Divisibility Rules
Powers and Exponents
Order of Operations'
Algebraic Expressions
Equations
Are of Rectangles

Students were given a test review guide in math class today. Look for it in their math notebooks...

Homework 10/1/09

Literacy: Spelling Test tomorrow
Science: none
Math: Chapter 1 test tomorrow
Social Studies: answer questions 1 and 2 from page 9 of Social Studies textbook in Social Studies notebook

This week...

My apologies for missing the homework post over the past couple of nights. On Tuesday and Wednesday (and again tomorrow) I was out of the building at a special ed. training.

Math Quiz 9/25/09

Ms. Cody's quiz tomorrow will cover:
Prime Factorization
Powers and Exponents
Order of Operations (PEMDAS)

Homework 9/24/09

Science: None
Math: Study for quiz/ Finish Worksheet 1-6
Literacy: Study spelling words
Social Studies: Answer questions on pages M12 and M13

Homework 9/23/09

Literacy: Study spelling words
Math: Worksheet 1-5 Practice Skills
Science: None
Social Studies: Answer "Practice Your Geography Skills" questions from pages M11 and M12

Homework 9/22/09

Literacy: Study Spelling Words
Science: None
Social Studies: None
Math: Order of Operations Worksheet #1-9

Spelling Words for the Week of 9/21

astonish
conference
innumerable
interview
journalism
legend
quote
session
summarize
unexpectedly

Homework Club

Homework Club begins Monday! Homework club begins on Monday and will meet each week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:30 till 4:00pm in the CLR.

After school busing on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays also begins next week! Buses run east and west of Post rd. and will drop students off at their normal bus stops.

Tomorrow's Math Quiz...

...will cover the following material:

Divisibility Rules
Problem Solving
Factors

Homework 9/17/09

Social Studies: Study for Map Test
Literacy: Spelling Test tomorrow
Science: None
Math: Study for Quiz

Homework 9/16/09

Literacy: Spelling Test Friday
Science: Read pages 9-11 in Electricity and Magnetism Science book
Math: Worksheet 1-2 Enrichment
Social Studies: Study for Map Test

Social Studies: Current Events Assignment

Today Mrs. Cahill assigned a Current Events activity -- due on 9/22. The description of the assignment can be found by clicking the link below:

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Homework 9/15/09

Literacy: Autobiography due tomorrow / Study Lesson 1 Spelling Words
Science: None
Math: Worksheet 1-1 Enrichment
Social Studies: Study for Map test / Current Event Assignment due 9/22

Friday's Map Test

Below is a link to the material to be covered on Friday's Map Test...

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Students will need to correctly label the features identified on the above map.

Literacy: Lesson 1 Words

Spelling/Vocabulary words for the week of 9/14/09:

definite
deny
descendant
doubtful
majority
navigator
reliable
symbol
twilight
vivid

Homework 9/14/09

Literacy: Autobiography due Wednesday. Study Lesson 1 words
Science: None
Math: None
Social Studies: Map Test Friday. Finish "Using Latitude & Longitude" worksheet

Homework 9/10/09

Literacy: None
Math: Finish Problem of the Week
Science: None
Social Studies: Latitude & Longitude Worksheet; Personal Timeline due tomorrow!