Read   Types of muscles,

Write discussion for flame test lab.

Read handout and underline important information.

Practice Workbook pgs. 145 & 146

Write a page journal entry on Chapter 19

Start learning new verbs Vouloir and Pouvoir
Quiz Monday Mots 2
Quiz Tuesday Vouloir and Pouvoir

Preview Chapter 13

Continue studying Mots I and start learning Mots 2 for quiz next week

Read chapters 17 and 18 in THE GIVER

Practice speech for Friday’s presentation! Bring your costume to wear.

SSR

-Find 1st source, copy it, label it Source A, and actively read it. Bring in a stack of index cards (3 x 5).

Look through the images at the following link. Create a copy or model of one of Leonardo’s creations by Monday.

cut and paste URL address

http://docs.google.com/a/smcds.org/Presentation?docid=ddspg425_0g2r6c6dp&hl=en

Go to http://www.mos.org/leonardo/  and check it out tonight (Thursday).

Study “Weather expressions and notes given in class”
Do worksheet on “Weather”

Do questions on lab report entitled “Relating Archimedes Principle of Buoyancy” with a discussion and conclusion.

No HW

1. Read Giver Chapter 19 (pgs. 146- 151)
2. Write poem following Knoxville Model

-Select topic for research essay.
-Find 1st source, copy it, label it Source A, and actively read it by Friday. Please

spa 5S – write script for weather

spa 6 – find three places for poster and write notes for class

spa 7 – wb 153-154 graded hw

spa 8 – read short summary and quiz on conditional

Study skeletal muscles.

Study H-R diagram.

Re-edit saltmarsh paragraph.

Complete 2 sided sheet.
Work on presentation – speech.

Tuck Everlasting – Read pgs 52 – 67
Vocab – write sentences for words 8-14.

Do worksheet on “Le Temps”
Study new weather expressions.

Quiz Monday on Mots. I in Chapter 6
Do workbook pgs. 56-57

Study for remaining section of Chapter 12 test

Do workbook pgs. 73-74

On Friday, May 1st, the 3rd grade is hosting a bazaar to benefit Flying Kites. Baked goods, arts & crafts, toys, dolls, clothes for the dolls, Build-a-bear clothes, and much more will all be for sale for under $1. The bazaar will be during recess and lunch-recess. If it is nice, it will be held outside. If not, come down to the lunch room. If you would like to bring in more money, it will help Flying Kites a lot!

Study muscles.

Answer question 1 and 2 at end of chapter, Star Chararistics.

Write introductory paragraph for salt marsh.

Grade 5 Work on your field guide.
cover and paragraph on MOnday.

Grade 6 Quiz on Wednesday.

Study – Chapter 10 Test Tomorrow

Read Giver pgs. 124-138 & mark up book

Continue learning Mots. 2 for quiz on Monday

Study for remaining sections of test for Weds. and Thurs.

Continue learning Mots. I pgs.206-207

Read chapters 14 and 15 in The Giver.
Continue to work on Opinion Statement outline. You may need to do research to find appropriate examples from history or literature.

Finish reading to page 25 in The Second Mrs. Giaconda

7th: Study for Wednesday test on Reconstruction.

8C: Read Chapter 10 in An Ordinary Man.

8W: Read Chapter 8 in An Ordinary Man.

spa 5S – study weather vocab

spa 6 – Spanish First Year 405 B, 406 C

spa 7 – vacab for ch 13

spa 8 – write notes in notebook on grammar 200, 203

Grade 6

Moon charts – work on them
Study guide features of the moon.
Study for quiz on Wednesday.

Grade 5
Three drawings for field guide.
Common name, scientific name, Where it is found in the marsh and function.

-Finish reading TKAM.
-Select possible topics for research essay (historical allusion in TKAM).

-Draft Works Cited page.

Complete last four questions on homework sheet,

Read star brightness.  Compare absolute brightness with apparent brightness.

Read p 494-497 and answer q. 1 and 3

1. Read Short Story
2. Complete Handout

1. Practice Workbook pg. 143 (odds) & 144 (all)
2. Chapter 10 Test Wed.

Do hand out entitled “Floating and Sinking” and study for a quickie quiz on pressure.

Read pages 3-25 in THE SECOND MRS. GIACONDA (Due Wednesday)
Review art and artists from chapter IV for second part of quiz.

Read chapter 13 of THE GIVER
Read pages 398-405 in hard cover brown grammar book
Work on finishing your outline for opinion statement essay – due Thursday

Work on presentations and costumes for Friday

REad chapters 5 & 6 and complete two sheets.
edit writing piece – 2nd draft

Quiz tomorrow on Faire and Expressions
Do Premier Livre pgs. 51-52 h, i

Study for Chapter 12 test Tues-Thurs.

Start learning Mots I pgs. 206-207

Read section entitled “Sinking and Floating” and do asessment in note form. Prepare chapter project vehicle for testing.

Complete lab.

Read p.119 and 127=128 and do Skills activity on p.128

Once again, the 4th grade had a tremendous showing at the annual Battle of the Books. Here are some images from last night’s event.

-Actively read Part 2 of Things Fall Apart.
-Some students need to finish their research, outline, and organizing their cards.

THE GREEK FEAST HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MONDAY, MAY 4th. I WILL LET ALL PARENTS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE BRINGING NEXT WEEK AFTER I GET THE SLIPS BACK. THANKS C.STIEFF

Fill out the outline for your gods/hero presentation. Due: Monday, April 27th. The presentation is Friday, May 1st.
Get Bio Poem done on your god/hero by Monday, April 27th.

-Finish actively reading TKAM. You should be finished reading this novel by Monday.

SSR
Vocab. Test 13-15 & all root words
Tuck: Complete handout writing a letter from Winnie to her parents.

Practice Workbook pgs. 141 & 142 (7, 9, 11-14 bonus 15 & 16)

1. Read Giver pgs. 88-107 (mark up book)
2. Check out raybradbury.com

Review for quiz on Monday

The politicians- Cosimo and Lorenzo de Medici and Savonarola
The artists – Donatello, Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Boticelli
The ideas – Humanism, linear perspective, contrapposto, chiaroscuro

Finish handouts for Monday

Think about support for your opinion essay

Quiz on Monday on Mots. I
Quiz on Tues. on “Faire and expressions”
Do workbook p. 58 # 7,8

Study vocabulary from Petit Nicolas for a quiz on Monday

Test Tues-Thurs
p.418-419 translate
pgs. 426-427 do all exercises

Don’t forget to check your Gmail account and fill in the form. You are required to type your name, and then pick your top 4 choices. To do this, rate ONE item as #1, ONE as #2, ONE as #3, and ONE as #4.

Practice Workbook pg. 141 (#1-6 only)

Read Short Story

Prepare Outline for you gods presentation. Finish Heracles task card.

Read Greek Myths pgs 114-122
Identify: Danaus, Perseus and the Gorgon on lined paper. Remember to answer the questions: who, what, where, when and how.

Grammar adverb sheet
SSR
Vocab test Monday lessons 13-15 plus all roots

 Study joints of the human body.

Quiz Monday on Mots. I in Chapter 6
do p. 195 #’s 13,16
Quiz Tues. on “Faire and Idiomatic Expressions”

Do crossword puzzle
Test Chapter 12 Tues-Thurs. of next week

Translate in Petit Nicolas first full paragraph.

Finish reading chapter IV and underline or take notes.

Due on Monday!

Complete both sides of hand out on The Giver – Remember When and In My Life.

Grade 5 Work on essays for field guide.

Grade 6 No homework because of the test today.

8W and 8C: Draft outline and organize cards into piles corresponding to body paragraphs in your essay. Your body paragraphs will be focused on the similarities/connections between the symbol in AF and the real life historical counterpart. You might want to include a body paragraph on background information on your histroical counterpart or this background info could be included in your introductory paragraph. Cards in each pile should be in the order information will be presented in your body paragraphs.

For Friday, actively read chapters 22, 23, 24, and 25 in TKAM.

spa 5S – learn vocab for short quiz on friday, find capitals

spa 6 – chapter test review w/ p 164-165 and glencoe web site

spa 7 – ch test – review 360-361 and glencoe web site

spa 8 – learn vocab quiz on friday wb 74-76

Grade 6: PWB 11.3: 7-18
Grade 7: PWB 10.4: 1-11
Grade 8: SG 10-2: 10-17, MRE 1-6

Study for bone quiz.

Quiz, moon,eclipses,tides and parallax.

Study functions of a salt marsh.

Read and translate pgs. 10-11 in Petit Nicolas

Read Heracles pgs 132-146. Remember your labor to draw and write about.

Read chapter 12. Be prepared for a quiz on chapters 9-12.

Read about Lorenzo The Magnificent pages 67-69
Take notes

Study for BIG test tomorrow on “Days, Months, Date”
Review all notes and worksheets

Continue learning Mots. I in Chapter 6
Do workbook pgs. 55-56 # 1,2,3
Quiz either Friday or Monday

Do pgs. 414-415 ex. 22, 25
Do workbook pgs. 124-125
TEST next Tues-Thurs. on Chapter 12

Vocab- complete pgs. 75 & 76 ( test monday)
Grammar – complete workbook pg 110
Tuck Everlasting – Read chapter 3 and complete 2 sheets on 2 & 3.

Read 372 t0 378 do assessment on 378

Grade 5 Work on paragraphs. What is a wetland? What are the three types of wetlands?

Grade 6 Test on Wednesday.

Read p 480-484 and take notes.

Study for quiz.

5S – learn new vocab (weather.seasons) read p 20 in text

6 – reading in text – 156-159 write summary on Eng on paper/ Ch test Thurs

spa 7 – reading in text p. 352-355 summary in Eng/ Ch test Thurs

spa 8 – learn new vocab. ex 5 p 195 quiz on Thurs

Read and take notes on pages 63-66

Finish Giver questions and reading through chapter 11

8W:
-Finish voc. exercises in book.
-Organize notecards into piles. Draft outline for Wednesday.

8C;
-You should have actively read Part 1 in Things Fall Apart. Look up any words you do not know. Notecards should be organized into piles and you should have drafted an outline.

-Actively read chapters 19, 20 and 21 in TKAM.

Test Thurs. on “Days, Months, and Date”

Study for quiz tomorrow on Mots. 2 in Chapter 12
Test coming up next Tues.-Thurs

Continue learning Mots. I in Chapter 6

Continue translation of Petit Nicolas up to p. 10 at top

Read The Greek Myths pgs 126-131
Who were Sisyphus, Bellerophon, and Melampus – Identify each on lined paper.

SSR
Vocab chapter 16 & all roots Do page 74
Tuck Everlasting – Read Chapter 1 and complete handout. Finish prologue handout.

PWB 7-6: Percent Problems. pp 123-4; 1-20 on separate piece of paper.

8C: No class on 4/16
8W: Test on 7 Stages of Genocide.

7th: Read Chapter 6 in packet: Thaddeus Stevens: Radical. Work on questions from chapters 3-6.

Read pages 58-63 and take good notes

Read chapters 9-11 in The Giver by Tuesday

Read Giver Chapters 8 & 9 (pgs. 59-71)

Practice Workbook pgs. 137 & 138 (7-18)

spa 5 – quiz on 4/21 on writing dates associated w/ holidays

spa 6 – quiz on conjugating er/ir verbs, hand in completed menu, read dialogue in text p. 154 and answer question (complete on sep page)

spa 7 – quiz on uses of saber and conocer, worksheet, wb p. 137 – GRADED HW ASSIGNMENT

spa 8 – vocab four sections p. 221

Read Greek Myths Book pgs 117-125.

SSR
Tuck Everlasting- read prologue 2 pgs and complete 2 sheets. Write a well organized paragraph on the sheet with the lines. Remember: good lead in sentence. supports and concluding sentence.

Grade 6 Work on moon charts
Study for test on Wednesday- Moon.

Grade 5
Read and VIP’s The birth of a salt marsh.

Preview Chapter 6
Start learning Mots. I

Continue learning Mots. 2
Do worbook p. 121

Read pgs. 5-8 in Petit Nicolas; translate pgs. 5-8 into English; stop at “bien”(last word in 1st paragraph on p.

Quiz next Tues. on “Dates”
Do worksheet on “Dates” handed out in class

-Actively read the rest of Part I in Things Fall Apart (until page 125). Look up definitions of any words you do not know.

-Actively read chapters 15, 16, 17, and 18 in TKAM. Make sure you highlight important information about plot action, character development, theme, and historical allusions.

Read and underline pages 53-58

Finish reading chapters 7-8 in The Giver
Prepare thorough answers including supporting quotations for the ten questions.
You will have tomorrow in class to type them.

1. Self Test 2 on p. 308 in book is a take-home quiz. Question 7 is an extra credit question. Due tommorow.

7th: Read Chapter 5 in Hakim and do questions 1-4.

8C: No class tomorrow. The following is due on April 21st: Read Chapters 4 & 5 in Ordinary Man. Compete questions for Chapter 4. Questions on Chapter 5 are for Extra Credit.

8W: Reading: Seven Stages of Genocide.

Complete lab questions.

Complete lab questions.

Study bones.

Finish assignment begun in class
Do worksheet on “Dates”

1. Read Giver pgs. 47-58
2. Write a Journal Response to last line on pg. 58
“What had he done wrong?”

Practice Workbook pgs. 135 & 136

Study for remaining section of Chapter 5 test

STUDY FOR TEST TOMORROW ON DOUBLE OBJECT PRONOUNS

BIG TEST TOMORROW ON REFLEXIVE VERBS

DUE THURSDAY – read chapters 7and 8 in The Giver and be prepared to type answers the questions with quotations to support your response.

no homework

Read swamps, marshes and bogs.

Read parallax.  p.130-131

Study the bones.

Do worksheet handed out in class
Learn formula for setting up the date

Test Thurs. on “Reflexive Verbs”
Do p. 406 # 6

No Homework

Complete Sheet

Study for a quick quiz on section 2 Athens/Sparta.

SSR
Vocabulary handout and quiz on Thursday

Study for remaining sections of Chapter 5 test

Study for test on “Double Object Pronouns” for Thurs.

7th: Lincoln reading and questions due after class discussion.

8th: Quiz on Chapter 3 in Ordinary Man.

1. Section 7-5 in book: p 312; 2-36 (evens) due Wednesday.

2. Tommorow: Stock Market Game with Mr. Hileman in lab.

Before you come to class this week, you need to watch a TOTAL of 30 minutes of television. Pick one of the major networks (NBC, CBS, or ABC) and watch 15 minutes of morning news and 15 minutes of evening news.

Bring to class, in writing, a list of the news stories that you saw, any differences or similarities that you noticed, and anything else that you saw.

Read chapters 5 and 6 in The Giver

spa 6 – wb p 49-52 , learn -er & -ir infinitives and endings, quiz on Thurs

spa 7 – p 133-134 wb, quiz on inf go verbs

spa 8 – wb 67 graded assignment quiz on double object pronouns on Thur

Read pages 43-48 and 53-54.

Practice Workbook pgs. 133 & 134

1. Grammar pgs. 79-81
2. Fill out sheets on The Giver Chapters 3 & 4
3. Bring in Autobiography Project materials by Wed.

Finish and type gods bio poem –
Finish reading section 2 pgs 269 -271 and take notes

SSR
Vocabulary flashcards
Read handout ” Growing Up with Segregation” and write a journal entry – one page reflection
Do not answer the questions on the second page

Test starting tomorrow on Chapter 5

Test Thurs. on “Double Object Pronouns”
Finish worksheet on Double Object Pronouns

Test Thurs. on “Reflexives”
Start learning Mots. 2 in Chapter 12

7th: Study for test. If you have time, read President Lincoln’s Reconstruction Plan & do questions.

8th: Read Chapter 3 in Ordinary Man. Questions on Chapter 2 due Monday.

Read next section (349 to 352) in text, do assessment on 352 including math practice, and put friction and gravity force arrows (vectors) on vehicle project drawings

-Actively read chapters 8 and 9 in TKAM.

Test Chapter 5 Tues-Thursday
Do crossword puzzle

Test Thursday on “Double Object Pronouns”
Do worksheet handed out today ex. a, b,c

Quiz Monday on “Reflexive” meanings
Test Thursday on “Reflexives”
Do P. Livre pgs.144-146 h,i,j,k

1. Read Chapter 3 in The Giver
2. Fill out sheet

Finish reading chapter II and finish study guide.

Find images of the work of Pisano, Cimbue and Giotto

Try the following links-

http://www.digital-images.net/Images/Siena/PisanoPulpit_6237detail.jpg

http://www.abcgallery.com/C/cimabue/cimabue.html

http://www.abcgallery.com/G/giotto/giotto.html

Read chapters 3+4 in The Giver

Remember to bring your pictures back in.

Practice Workbook pg. 131

1. Mark up Chapter 1
2. Complete Chapter 1 Handout

7-3 in PWB: pp117-118; 3,6,9…30.

7th: Read Andrew Johnson and study for Monday test.

8C: No class today.
8W: Finish Chapter 2 in Ordinary Man; start questions if time. Read Genocide Convention if you have time.

spa 5S – quiz on months

spa 6 – practice vocab – quiz on Mon., make list of er and ir verbs, hand in rough draft of menu

spa 7 – quiz on all airport vocab, learn -go verbs

spa 8 – quiz on irregular future, complete sheets on do/io

Ben, a 5th grader in Mrs. Stieff’s home room, just won the Slopestyle event at the Nationals. He will provide more details when he returns to school. In the meantime, make sure to congratulate him when you see him.

Read 29-31 and make a study guide

Read chapter 2 in The Giver and fill in handout

Do review exercises pgs. 180-181
Don’t forget about test next Tues-Thurs.

Do questions and write a short conclusion for lab report entitled “Investigating friction”.

Finish packet on “Double Object Pronouns”
Test next Tues. or Weds.

Study for quiz on Tuesday on vocabulary given in class on Weds. that was associated with each month. You will be required to spell them correctly!

Section 7-3 in book: Do problems 6, 8, 9, 10, 12.

Fill Out Rule Sheet

Quiz 9.4 – 9.8 Thursday

7th: Study for test: Read Reconstruction Means Rebuilding. If time; begin questions.
8C: Read Genocide Convention. Answer questions on Ordinary Man Chapter 2. Read pp 29-39 in Chapter 3 of Ordinary Man.
8W: Read Genocide and Part of Chapter 2 in Ordinary Man.

-You should have read up to Chapter 5 in Things Fall Apart.
-Find 2 sources for your research essay. Copy sources, label them, actively read, and take notes on notecards. Due Friday.

-Actively read chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 in TKAM. Review your study guide questions when you finish the reading. Due Friday.

Finish reading chapter one. Be able to explain how and why Dante, Petrarch and Boccacio were considered humanists.

Fill in handout on chapter one – The Giver

Remember to e-mail me the definitions for your vocab words by tomorrow.