Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: Handout on Triangle Area and Test tomorrow on Lesson 7-8 (Topic C)

ELA: none other than make sure your rough draft of the Wild Animals as Pets Argument Essay is complete.

Monday, January 30, 2017

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: Period 1 none.
Period 2, Geometry Packet pp. 144 - 147

ELA: Rough Draft of Wild Animals as Pets Argument Essay should be completed.  Tomorrow we will be completing the District Argument Writing Assessment.

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: Period 1: Test tomorrow covering lessons 5-6 from Mod. 4,  Also, students should complete Problem set for Les. 7 and Geometry packet pages 144-147 (Area)

Period 2, none.

ELA: District Reading Test tomorrow.

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students completed the Module 3 Pretest and began working in Lessons 1 and 2 in Module 3
Homework: Module 3 Lesson 2 Problem Set
 
Science: The students reviewed the investigation goals learned in Investigation 2.
Homework: Study for tomorrow's Investigation 2 Quiz - Know your microscope parts!

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: Period 1, Order of Operations Handout 2, Test on Lesson 5 and 6 on Friday.

Period 2, Test on Lesson 5 and 6 Tomorrow, Geometry handout on Area of Irregular Shapes.

ELA: Quiz tomorrow on vocabulary words.  Complete rough draft of Argument Essay.

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Peck Math/Science

Math: The students completed the Module 1 Post test today.
Homework: Some of the students have "Correct and Return" Tests.  These are due by Monday January 30th and do require a parent signature.  Please ask your child about the test!
 
Science: The students viewed Brine Shrimp under the microscope to discover evidence for life. 
Homework: Microscope Quiz on Friday!

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: handout for Order of Operations practice.  There will be a test on Thursday or Friday on Topic B which covers lessons 5 and 6 of Module 4 (Expressions and Equations)

ELA: Work on completing the Argument Essay Rough Draft.  There will be a quiz on the vocabulary words from pp. 223-228 in text on Thursday.  Students have the 12 words in their ELA notebook (Vocabulary section)

Monday, January 23, 2017

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: Period 1: Problem set for Lesson 6 and Geometry Area handout.

Period 2: Prob set for Lesson 6.

ELA: Complete Paragraph 1 and at least 2nd paragraph of argument essay.

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students reviewed skills learned in Module 1.  We have a test tomorrow on Module 1 - Ratios, Rates, and Percent.
Homework: Be ready for the test tomorrow!
 
Science: The students learned how to calculate the size of the field of view and how to estimate the size of an image.
Homework: None

SOCIAL STUDIES

Packet on Greek Culture
Due Tuesday

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Bolton ELA and Math

Math: none, entered answers for District Benchmark for Q2.

ELA: Brainstorm reasons for your claim on the topic of Wild Animals as Pets.

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students completed the Topic D Test on Percents.  We will be reviewing for the End of Module assessment. 
Homework: None
 
Science: The students completed the Investigation 1 Assessment.  They also identified the main parts of the microscope. 
Homework: None
 
**Camp Surf payments are due!

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Bolton Math and ELA

Math: none
ELA: Complete Argument Organizer for analysis of sample argument essay

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students continued to solve percent problems
Homework: Lesson 29 Problem Set
 
Science: The students reviewed the Characteristics of Life and the differences between Living, Non-Living, Dead, and Dormant.  Study for the test Thursday!
 
**Return your Report Card Envelopes

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Peck Math/Science

Math: The students worked on solving word problems involving percent.
Homework: Problem Set 28
 
Science: The students identified materials and classified them as living, nonliving, dead, or dormant
Homework: Read the article, "Life on Earth" and answer the Think Questions.
**Investigation 1 Test on Thursday!
**Please return: Report Card Envelopes, Behavior Corner slip, and Scoliosis Screening Form!

ELA- Stewart

Context Clues- using a source- define the words you got wrong
Percy Jackson- Read Ch 3.  Questions/vocab  BOTH ch 2 and 3 are due Wednesday

Social Studies

No Homework- We will start our Greek Temples on Wednesday

Friday, January 13, 2017

Social Studies

Challenge questions for Greek Art and Architecture due Tuesday

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Bolton Math and ELA

Math: None, we have been covering the first few lessons of Expressions and Equations.  There will be a quiz this Friday on the first 4 lessons.

ELA: Center activities.

Social Studies

Greek Gods and Goddesses
matching (Period 1 and 4)

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Stewart- ELA

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
questions and vocab  Due Wednesday

Social Studies

Period 1 and 4
The Great Gods (crossword puzzle) Due Wednesday

Period 2- The Great Gods... due at the end of class Wednesday)

Monday, January 9, 2017

Social Studies and Stewart ELA

SStudies--Read p 212-218 (ch 8)

ELA- Read Ch 1 of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief