Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: did KenKen puzzles in class.  No Homework.

 

L.A.: none.

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

Peck Language Arts/Science

Language Arts: The students completed a Horizon Test in class.

Homework: Chapter 12 Questions from Monday are due tomorrow!

 

Science: The students presented their Power Points on Meteorology

Homework: None

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: handout for more decimal division practice given.  Exploring fraction division in class.

 

L.A.: working on revising and editing in class.

Stewart-Reading

The 2nd installment (the setting) of the reading project is due Wednesday.

No Spelling this week.

Students should work on memorizing the Greek/Latin roots.

Social Studies

Greek Temples

(no homework)

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: none, starting fraction exploring in class.

 

L.A.: none: did editing exercise in class, students will be editing own writing in class tomorrow.

Peck Language Arts/Science

Language Arts: The students read Chapter 12 in Number the Stars and worked with Greek/Latin Roots

Homework: chapter 12 Questions due tomorrow!  Greek/Latin Roots Worksheet due Wednesday.

 

Science: Presentations

Homework: None!

Peck Language Arts/Science

Language Arts: The students worked on final copies of their argumentative essay.

Homework: Final Copies along with the packet and rough draft are due Monday

 

Science: The students worked on their Power Point presentations

Homework: If you emailed the presentation to your home, be sure to email the completed presentation back to me! susan.peck@dvusd.org

 

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: None

 

L.A.: Spelling Test tomorrow, Reading Group Activity Due tomorrow.

Peck Language Arts/Science

Language Arts: The students worked on their Persuasive Essays

Homework: Spelling Packets/Jumpstart due tomorrow

 

Science: The students continued to work on Power Points about Meteorology

Homework: None

 

Camp Surf Payments Are Due!

ELA- Stewart

Your child was given a sheet with 23 Greek/Latin root words.  They need to define the root word and find two words using the root word,

They need to memorize these as we will have test the second week on December.

 

Bolton Math and L.A.

Parents, Book Fair tonight from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Math: handout, division practice, any remainders should be in decimal form except for # 5 and 6.

L.A.: Spelling Packet due tomorrow, be prepared for Reading Group tomorrow.  Revise writing by "cutting" unfocused material.

SOCIAL STUDIES

10 questions for the Peloponnesian War and Its Aftermath.

The highlighted article and the questions are due on Thursday.

The students will have an open book test on Friday over chapter 4.

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: p. 680 Lesson 3-9 (2-20 evens)

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L.A.: Spelling due Thursday, Reading Group Activity Due Thursday.

READING- Stewart

Read your assigned number of pages:

Tangerine 28 pages

Loser 20

Stargirl 17

JM Toad 15

Wringer 21

Squashed 18

Transall 23

SOCIAL STUDIES

Active Reading activity

3 highlight colors:

Main Idea

Topic Sentences

TBE

The Peloponnesian War and Its Aftermath

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: p. 680 Lesson 3-8 (2-12 evens) dividing decimals practice.

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L.A.:  Adding detail to your story, (Stretching a Line lesson), also Spelling Packet given, due Thursday.

SOCIAL STUDENT

The Age of Pericles worksheet

4-4 (2 sided)

 

Bolton Math and L.A.

None

SOCIAL STUDIES

No homework

We will start the Age of Pericles next week

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: Handout: 5 decimal multiplication practice problems

1) 1.9 x 6.3

2) 8.8 x 0.81

3) 8.8 x 0.72

4) 9.14 x 0.4

5) 75.06 x 5.2

 

L.A.:  Work on finished draft of story.

 

Social Studies

p. 137 in the text book

Questions 3-4-5

 

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: None

L.A.: Students should write two leads for their story and continue with a rough draft.

STEWART- ELA

Read Gains and Losses and Christmas Keys

Last two chapters of The Egypt Game

Open Book test on Monday

SOCIAL STUDIES

No homework

We finished watching the Last Stand of the 300.

Bolton math and L.A.

Math: none

L.A.: Begin planning story.

SOCIAL STUDIES

No Homework

Continue watching The Last Stand of the 300 in class on Wednesday

Peck Language Arts/Science

Language Arts: The students learned another set of Greek and Latin roots and read Chapter 11 from Number the Stars.

Homework: Greek/Latin Worksheet and Chapter 11 Questions are due Friday

 

Science: The students took the Investigation 6 Test today.

Homework: None!

Peck Science

Science: Students who did not finish their Investigation 6 Notebook Quiz need to have this completed for Tuesday!

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: textbook p. 680 Lesson 3-7 (2-26 evens)

L.A.: none

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Peck Language Arts/Science

Language Arts: The students finished vocabulary presentations and read Chapter 9

Homework: Chapter 9 questions, Greek/Latin Root Packet and Spelling due Friday!

 

Science: The students reviewed and worked on Investigation 6 Study Guide

Homework: Study for test on Tuesday!

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: Textbook, p. 679 Lesson 3-6 (2-18 evens)

L.A.: Spelling Test, Reading Group Activity Due.

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SOCIAL STUDIES

Read p. 132-137 Persia Attacks the Greeks

(in the textbook)

 

Bolton Math and L.A.

L.A.: Rich Language handout: students are to replaced parts of two paragraphs using more descriptive language and stronger verbs. Spelling packet sue tomorrow.

 

Math: Students participated in discussion of the meaning of multiplying decimals and completed a handout in class.  Tomorrow we will practice multiplying decimal numbers in class.

 

 

 

 

Peck Language Arts/Science

Language Arts: The students presented vocabulary Power Points

Homework: Chapter 9 Questions

 

Science: The students learned how to plot radiosonde data

Homework: Finish plotting your city if you did not finish in class! 

TEST MOVED TO Tuesday November 12TH!

STEWART- ELA

Read Confession and Confusion

Comprehension and Vocab

ALSO- Greek/Latin root word search

SOCIAL STUDIES

Worksheet Athens and Democracy (2-sided)

Students must also turn in the article with the Main Idea, Topic Sentences, and TBE highlighted (or underlined)

Investigation 6 Test this Friday!

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: Did area models of multiplying decimals in class.

 

L.A.: Tree Map of "Rich Language" from a story of choice.

also, Fragment Fix handout

Peck Language Arts/Science

Language Arts: Today we reviewed Chapters 7 and 8 from Number the Stars.

Homework: None!

 

Science: The students learned the how weather balloons work and what functions they serve.

Homework: If you did not complete the weather balloon simulation questions you will need to log onto the FOSS website to finish.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Worksheet- 2 sided

Lycurgus and Sparta

Bolton Math and L.A.

Math: none

 

L.A.: Spelling packet and Reading Group Activity begun.

Stewart -ELA

Spelling packet due on Friday

Greek/Latin root worksheet due Friday

 

The test on Friday will have the 10 Spelling words AND the root word WITH MEANING

Social Studies

Grecian Pottery Project DUE TUESDAY

Peck Language Arts/Science

Language Arts: The students learned a series of Greek and Latin Roots used to form words and read Chapter 8 in Number the Stars

Homework: Chapter 8 Questions due tomorrow.  Greek/Latin Root Packet and Spelling Packet are due Friday

 

Science: The students learned how clouds formed and different types of clouds

Homework: Read "Cloud Observations".  Answer Thinking Questions 1-4 only.  Create a drawing the demonstrates the steps of cloud formation.  Must include labels, arrows, and small explanations.  The steps are in your notes!