Bolton ELA and Math

Math: Test tomorrow on Module 2

ELA:  All center work from week is due.

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students practiced identifying absolute value and magnitude and how they are used in real world situations.

Homework: Module 3 Lesson 13 Problem Set

 

Science: The students learned the difference between single-celled and multicellular organisms.  They also attempted to view a paramecium eating under the microscope.

Homework: None!

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: Same as Mondays assignments,  we took district quarter 2 test today.

 

ELA: Center activities. Weekly focus is TONE in writing.

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students learned about absolute value and magnitude.

Homework: Lesson 12 Exit ticket

 

Science: the students discussed cells from an Elodea plant and observed Paramecia cells today.

Homework: None!

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: Period 1, p. 76 (complete letters a,b,and c) Period 2, p. 75, complete exploratory challenge 1.  ALSO, District Test tomorrow.  Students should review practice problems.

 

ELA: center activities and chapters 7-8 from The Giver this week.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Quiz 8-3 and 8-4 (with page number of where answer was found)

DUE TUESDAY

Stewart ELA

Spelling packet #27

DUE Friday

 

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: p. 69 in module 2

 

ELA: Center activities, all due tomorrow, including ch. 5 and 6 from The Giver.

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students identified least and greatest when working with rational numbers on a number line.

Homework: Problem Sets 7 AND 8

 

Science: The students learned how to determining the field of view and focal plane when viewing images under a microscope.

Homework: None

SOCIAL STUDIES

Newspaper Front Page

DUE Friday at the end of class

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: none

ELA: Center activities, read chapters 5 and 6 with handout of the Giver, due Friday.

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: Period 1 "Player B" sheet, Period 2 "Player A" sheet, these are sheets in their modules following lesson 15.  They have no page numbers (practicing decimal division)

 

ELA: Center Activities also, All students should be reading The Giver Chapters 5 and 6 this week with handout for each. 

Peck Math/Science

Math: Students completed the Topic A Quiz from Module 3 - They did really well overall!!

Homework: None

 

Science: The students identified the main parts of a light microscope and how to handle them safely.

Homework: None

 

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SOCIAL STUDIES

GREEK NEWSPAPER PROJECT     DUE FRIDAY, Jan. 22^nd

Requirements: read p 230-241

Masthead (the name of your paper)

News of the Day (think historical event)

Tech News (think Science, Math)

Sports (think Olympic results)

Arts and Entertainment (Greek Drama?)

Famous Person (introduction w/ details, importance to Greece)

One advertisement or menu (use laptops for more info)

SOCIAL STUDIES

Ch 8 Lesson 2 Quiz

Most students finished in class and turned it in to the box.

Bolton math and ELA

ELA: All centers due tomorrow, including The Giver Ch. 3-4 handout

 

Math: Handout on decimal devision (1-12)

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students worked on a review packet that covered Module 1 and 2 Topics.  This review is in preparation for the DVMA Quarter 2 Assessment we will be taking tomorrow!

Homework: The packet will be awarded a completion grade.  Students must attempt ALL problems.

 

Science: The students recorded their 48 hour observations and worked on an article titled "Life on Earth".

Homework: Complete the Think Questions associated with the article.  Complete Sentences!!

Bolton Math and ELA

Math: p. 52 and 53 (1-6) division practice

ELA: Center activities, read chapter 4 of the Giver

Peck Math/Science

Math: the students learned the difference between integers and other rational numbers. We also worked on recording fractional quantities on a number line.

Homework: Lesson 6 Problem Set

 

Science: The students recorded observations of their mystery materials for signs of life. We also defined some key terms from Investigation 1

Homework: None!

SOCIAL STUDIES

Greek Philosophers:

Vocab and Matching Greek Ideas to Modern Ideas

The Meaning of Life paragraph

 

Due Friday

Bolton Math and ELA

Math: period 1 p. 47-49 (1-4) division problems

Period 2 p.46-47 Example 1 and 2

 

ELA: Center activities (Focus this week is Inferences)

 

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students learned how to find the opposite of the opposite of an integer and how to write this as an equation.

Homework: Lesson 5 Problem Set

 

Science: The students set up aquatic environments for 5 mystery materials to determine if they were living.

Homework: None

 

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Stewart-ELA

Spelling Packet

words with com- and con-

Packet due Friday

TEST Friday

 

Social Studies

Packet on Lesson 1- Ch 8

Due Wednesday

Bolton Math and ELA

Math: none, took test today on Lessons 1-11

 

ELA: Center activities.

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STEWART- ELA

P. 91 in the textbook

vocabulary'

Greek Suffix -ize

Due Tuesday

Social Studies

Your drawing is due on Tuesday.

(no class time given)

Stewart- ELA

Spelling Packet due on Friday

Test Friday

Stewart- ELA

The Mixer by PG Wodehouse

p. 90  1-7

 Analyzing the Text

(must show support with evidence from the text)

 

 

Spelling= Lesson 29

Suffixes -ance and -ence

Homework Packet and Test on Friday

Social Studies

Review of Chapter 7

worksheets/ short answer

Due Thursday

Bolton ELA and Math

ELA: We began center activities Monday.  Different students may have different activities from the following four.

(1) Close Reader, read pp. 13-16, turn in Short Response from p. 16; 2) Grammar Sentence Writing with Vocabulary handout; 3) Vocabulary definitions; 4) Theme Worksheet 2)

 

Math: Period 1 Decimal Multiplication Practice handout.

Period 2 none

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students learned how to identify the opposite of a number and practice placing positive/negative numbers on a number line. 

Homework: Module 3 Lesson 1 Problem Set

 

Science: The students began identifying characteristics that all living things share

Homework: None

Social Studies

The Great Gods

worksheet/crossword puzzle

Due Wednesday

Bolton Math and ELA

Math: Complete Adding/Subtracting Mixed Numbers by converting to Decimals handout.

 

ELA: We began center activities today.  Different students may have different activities from the following four.

(1) Close Reader, read pp. 13-16, turn in Short Response from p. 16; 2) Grammar Sentence Writing with Vocabulary handout; 3) Vocabulary definitions; 4) Theme Worksheet 2)

Brian Bolton

Arrowhead Elementary, DVUSD

Sixth Grade

623-376-4178

ah6thgrade.blogspot.com

Social Studies

Greek Temple Due Tuesday

*Doric, Ionic or Corinthian columns

*God or Goddess

*G/G name in Greek