Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Bolton Math

Test tomorrow on Operations with Decimals (add/Subtract/Multiply/Divide) and long division. (Unit 5)  Students can go through the assigned Khan Academy lessons for practice.

SStudies/ELA

SS- Stewart's class- finish notes on the Mycenaeans
ELA  Questions on the History of Christmas - Stewart- 8-14
                                                                         Bolton 1-7

Monday, December 16, 2019

NOPE- SCHOOL'S NOT OVER YET!!!!

Social Studies- notes on "An Island Civilization" p. 178
ELA- Questions 1-7 on The History of Christmas (Stewart only)
Math- p. 50 in the packet
Science model of Sun and Earth

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Math

Math: all periods: complete pages 48-49 (decimal multiplication practice) from practice packet on separate supplied sheet.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Math

Test tomorrow on Unit 4 for all Periods. Review sheet given today in class.  Students had ample time to go through it and ask questions.

Monday, December 2, 2019

ELA and SS

ELA- Pilgrim and Wampanoag paper
        Greek and Latin (3 sentences DUE Friday)

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Bolton Math

Math: Period 1 only; P. 93, Lesson 9 (do 1-4)

Monday, November 18, 2019

Bolton Math

Math: Lesson 7, pages 71-72 (1, 3, 4, 5, and 6, not 2)

ELA- TEST ON FRIDAY

There will be a TEST on Friday over the last 10 Greek and Latin roots.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Bolton Math

Math: Unit 4 Lesson 6, page 61-62 (1-6)

Quiz tomorrow covering lessons 1-6

ELA and SS

ELA- no homework

SS- classwork on vocab for les. 2.  p. 119 1-6 - we will do this in class tomorrow

GREEK AND LATIN PACKET- 2 packets due tomorrow

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

SS and ELA

SS- We have been working on a district test.  A well-crafted response to a prompt on the contributions of the Mesopotamians.
ELA- 2 Greek and Latin Packets.  (I never collected last week's)  Due on Friday.

Monday, November 4, 2019

ELA/ SOCIAL STUDIES

ELA- TEST on Tuesday Greek and Latin roots

SOCIAL STUDIES- (We are working on our MultiCultural NIght presentation of Albania)

Don't forget to ask your child about the flyer for the event!  Nov 15th

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Bolton

Math: Handout only the one side, do #4, 6, 8, 10, 12.  Students had time in class to complete.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

ELA/SOCIAL STUDIES

ELA- THE GIVER questions 21-23 (Given on Monday and given class time to work on it)
DUE TOMORROW

HIEROGLYPHIC STRIPS (Given Tuesday and given class time to work on it)
DUE TOMORROW

SOCIAL STUDIES-
The History of Halloween- questions- given on Wednesday- class time to work on it
DUE ON HALLOWEEN, of course (tomorrow)

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Bolton

Math: Handout, Finding a percent of a number.

ELA/ SOCIAL STUDIES

ELA- Continue to work on the Giver.
Questions Due Thursday

SOCIAL STUDIES (BOLTON)
Hieroglyphic strips
will work in class on Wed.
Due Thursday

Monday, October 28, 2019

ELA/ SOCIAL STUDIES

ELA- Read Ch 21-23 (finish the book)
Questions DUE Thursday

Made flash cards for G/L TEST ON Friday

SOCIAL STUDIES-

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Bolton Math

Math: Mid Quiz tomorrow covering Lessons 1-9 of Unit 3. 

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Bolton Math

Math: All Periods: Handout Ratios and Rates and Ratio Word Problem Practice, both sides of handout.

Social Studies/ ELA

Social Studies
- Nile Barge Due on Thursday
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses will be due Friday

ELA-
The Giver 18/19 DUE Thursday
Greek/Latin "Its a Secret" DUE FRIDAY

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Bolton Math and Science

Math: All Periods, Unit 3 lesson 7, page 71-71 (do #1, 3, 4, 5)

Science: Period 3 only, complete handout questions on "Weight on Other Planets"

Monday, October 21, 2019

Bolton Math

All Periods, Do pages 59 and 61 (# 1, 2, and 3)

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Bolton Math and Science

Math all periods: Handout on Unit Rates from given Ratios, due tomorrow.

Science: Period 3, Calculating weights on other planets, due tomorrow
Period 4, answering questions relating to weights on other planets, due Friday.

Social Studies

The Gift of the Nile
Vocab and Questions- Due Thursday

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Bolton Math

Math Test tomorrow covering all of Unit 2. Go through notes, examples, lessons and summaries for each.  Can go through Kahn Academy Quizzes and Unit Test as review of concepts.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

ELA/SOCIAL STUDIES

ELA- Read The Giver Ch 12-13
Yellow Greek and Latin Packet DUE Friday

Social Studies= We are taking an open book TEST on Ch 4 Mesopotamia,

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Bolton Math and Science

Math: Both periods, Quiz tomorrow on Intro to Ratios (Ratio language, Writing Ratios, Ratio Tables, and Unit Rates)
Science: Period 3, Changing States handout and Chart due;   Period 4: Pressure Analysis due

Monday, September 23, 2019

Bolton Math and Science

Math: Periods 1 and 5; complete page 45 (NEW DIRECTIONS) Make a Ratio Table ONLY for # 1 and 3; AND answer #2

Science: Period 3; beginning States of Matter, Period 4: Finish up Pressure data collection.

Thursday, September 19, 2019

ELA/Social Studies

ELA- "My Bad" packet due tomorrow (Greek and Latin Roots)
Flash Cards Due, also

Social Studies- Comic strip due at the end of class

EARLY RELEASE 2:00pm tomorrow

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Bolton Math

Math: All Periods Test tomorrow on Unit 1, Students should look through their Practice Test, their binder lessons, read summaries and look over examples and practice problems again.

Social Studies /ELA

We are working on creating a comic strip illustrating a portion of
The Epic of Gilgamesh

ELA- The Giver
Ch 10-11


Monday, September 16, 2019

Bolton Math and Science

Math: both periods p. 187 (1-3) lesson 18.  Students will begin reviewing tomorrow for a test on Unit 1.  The test will probably be Thursday of this week.

Science: Period 3: Students are continuing their Molecular Model plans, in class.
Period 4: Students are exploring patterns of how Matter changes states, in class.

Friday, September 13, 2019

Bolton Math

Some students in both Period 1 and Period 5 need to complete the Surface Area Practice Handout.  They needed to keep working on it until they had a 75% or better score. This includes the first two that were done together in class.  Due Monday.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

ELA/Social Studies

Social Studies- Questions on Les 1 AND Les 2  Due Thursday
(class time was given on Wednesday to work on this)

ELA- The Giver Questions on Ch 7/8  Due Thursday
(class time was given on Wednesday to work on this)

Monday, September 9, 2019

ELA/ SOCIAL STUDIES

Mrs. Stewart will be at a district meeting all day on Tuesday. 
Work not completed in class will not be homework, but should be at school to work on on Wednesday,
Monday- no homework in ELA, We read ch 7-8 in the Giver
no homework in Social Studies- Questions on Tuesday over Les 1 Mesopotamia,

Thursday, September 5, 2019

ELA/SS

The GIVER
Ch 5/6
Due Friday

Greek and Latin Roots
packet due Friday

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Bolton Math

Period 5: Test tomorrow as follow up to previous Mid Test. RE-Covers lessons 1-11

Bolton Math and Science

Math: Period 1: none, Had test today.
Period 5: In class exploration of Polyhedra for Surface Area practice.

ELA/SOCIAL STUDIES

ELA
Both classes should read Chapters 5-6 in The Giver

Social Studies-
 We are taking Cornell Notes (which incorporates both note taking and illustration) on Chapter 4, Mesopotamia.

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

ELA/SOCIAL STUDIES

ELA- 1/5  Questions and Vocab  DUE Thursday 
            Greek and Latin TEST Friday

Social Studies (Bolton and Stewart)
   Prehistoric Times Test- FRIDAY

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

ELA/Social Studies

We have started our literature study of THE GIVER by Lois Lowry
ELA1 Read Ch 1 and 2  (we will work on the questions in class tomorrow)
ELA 5  Read Ch 2.
Greek/Latin Roots-  TEST Friday

SOCIAL STUDIES
There will be a test over the Prehistoric Times.  All students should have the worksheet that is to be used to study for the test on Friday

Monday, August 26, 2019

ELA/Social Studies

ELA-  TEST ON Friday
10 Greek or Latin root words
Definition and 1 example word

SOCIAL STUDIES
Prehistoric Times Worksheet DUE TUESDAY

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

ELA

Period 1

1-6 p. 14  The Ravine

Monday, August 19, 2019

ELA/ Social Studies

ELA
Greek and Latin Roots
Due Wednesday

Social Studies
Note-taking in class
No homework

Monday, August 12, 2019

ELA Stewart/Bolton

Character Traits
worksheet due on Tuesday

Thursday, August 8, 2019

ELA

Today we worked on te Greek and Latin Roots:
aqua, bio, gen, mater, spec

Thursday, May 16, 2019

ELA Homework- LAST ASSIGNMENT :)

Tomorrow our final Literature Circle study is due! We started April 29th with reading the books, and filling out role sheets, and did a total of 4 meetings where they discussed the book they chose and filled out meeting summaries. This is multiple grades, so it's important that your child finishes and gets in on time! Thank you!

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

SOCIAL STUDIES

ABC Book
Each student has his/her book and the directions. They started this on Friday, May 10th and have had class time each day to work on it.  It is Due Thursday at the end of the class period.

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Bolton Math

Test tomorrow covering lessons 1-4 of Unit 8.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Bolton Math

All Classes: Do the COOL DOWN from Lesson 2, p. 27

Monday, April 15, 2019

SOCIAL STUDIES

Islam- p. 415  1-5  then either the vocab activity OR do question 6 (4-5 sentences)

Monday, March 25, 2019

ELA Homework

Questions 1-8 on AzMerit Practice Packet

Bolton Math

All Periods: Make sure and complete pages 12 and 13 in Integer Packet.

SOCIAL STUDIES

The 4th sheet (#33-#42) of the end of year review is DUE Tuesday.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Bolton Math

All Periods: tomorrow we will be taking the Math Inventory.  Students took it in August and December and will take it now.  This is to check their progress since August.

Friday is the Unit test for Unit 6.  Students can read through the summaries of the lessons, focusing on examples and vocabulary as well as practice problems from the lessons as review.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Bolton Math

Al Periods: Complete page 119 (# 15, 17, 19), page 129 (# 1, 3, 5) and page 130 (#7 and 8) All in Unit 6 Practice Packet.  USe the lessons from binder and your notes to help review.

SOCIAL STUDIES

 We are working on a multi-page review in Social Studies.
Tomorrow pages 1 and 2 are DUE

Page 3 will be DUE THURSDAY

Monday, March 11, 2019

ELA Homework

Percy Jackson packet is due tomorrow.

Permission slip for movie needs to be completed.

If the essay is not finished, it needs to be finished before class tomorrow. It was due today, however 14 students are still missing it.

Bolton Math

Periods 1 and 3: complete page 108 in Practice/Review Packet.

Period 4: Complete pages 108 and 109 in Practice/Review Packet.

Friday, March 8, 2019

Bolton Math

All Periods: Students were given a review"Quiz" that is open book as a first review of the first half of the Unit 6 we are finishing.  Next week there will be  complete test covering Unit 6.
The review "Quiz" is due Monday and will count as a test grade.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Bolton Math

All Periods, Handout on Evaluating (Solving) expressions involving exponents.  DO ONLY THE EVENS. (2-20)

ELA Homework

Students should have had 2 people read, edit and give critique on their rough draft. If they did not have it done today they need to have two people read their rough draft and complete the questions listed on their worksheet using the rubric below. Thank you!  

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Bolton Math

Periods 1 and 3: Handout on Intro to Exponents.

Period 4: Lesson 13 Practice Problems, Expressions with Exponents, P. 115 and 116 (1-5)

ELA Homework

Work on rough draft, getting as much completed as they can. We will only have about 20 minutes in class to complete before starting our editing.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Bolton Math

Period 1: page 101 in Unit 6, do #1-5

Period 3: page 101 in Unit 6, do #1-7

Period 4 none: students did in class but some may need to complete page 101, #1-5

ELA Homework

We have been working on our body paragraph graphic organizers in class these past three days. Both organizers should be completed as homework if not already done. (Most have already done so).

Also Lesson 17 of the Percy Jackson homework packet should be completed as homework.

SCIENCE

Plant Cell Due Wednesday
QUIZ ON Thursday- ORGANELLES AND THEIR FUNCTION


Monday, March 4, 2019

SCIENCE

The Animal Cell
All areas filled in
3 questions answered
completely colored

DUE Tuesday
(I will not accept 'I don't have colors, I don't have glue, I don't  have scissors" as an excuse for not doing the work.  Each student had the opportunity to borrow supplies from me.

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Bolton Math

All Classes: None; in class discussions and lesson introduction.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Bolton Math

Period 1 and 3: Lesson 7 page 67 (do #1-4)

Period 4: Lesson 8, page 76 (do #2, 3, 4)

ELA Homework

Chapter 21 of Percy Jackson

Monday, February 25, 2019

ELA Homework

Chapter 20 of Percy Jackson and questions

SCIENCE

Parts of the Cell
Due on Tuesday

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Bolton Math

Period 1 and 3: pp. 57-58 Lesson 6 Practice Problems 1-4

Period 4: complete Lesson 7, p. 62, #3 at top of page and all of lesson 7.3 (1-3) "Puppies Grow Up"

ELA Homework

Chapter 19 of Percy Jackson

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Bolton Math

Period 1 and 3: complete lesson 6.3 p. 51-52 (2-4)

Period 4: complete Practice problems lesson 6, pp. 57-58 (1-4)

SCIENCE

Body Systems  Crossword and Word Search

QUIZ over Body System notes on Friday

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Bolton Math

Periods 1 and 3: none

Period 4: complete 6.2 #1 and 2, pp. 49-50

ELA Homework

If students were absent or if students did not finish, the final draft of the Prometheus essay is due TOMORROW. They should have two graphic organizers, a rough draft and peer editing sheet to help them write their final daft.



Thursday, February 14, 2019

Bolton Math

Period 1: p. 34 in Unit 6, Students are either doing Column A or B problems.  They should be using a balancing the equation strategy using opposite operations.

Period 3 and 4: Complete p. 34 and do page 35, lesson 4.3 (NOT the "Are you ready for more?") from Unit 6

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

ELA Homework

Rough Draft of the analytical mini essay needs to be completed. We worked on it in class both yesterday and today.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Bolton Math

Unit 6 Lesson 3 Practice Problems, p. 31-32 (1-6)

Monday, February 11, 2019

SCIENCE

Periods 1 and 3
The History of Cells
Due Tuesday

Period 4
Let's get Organized
Due Tuesday

QUIZ ON THURSDAY

Friday, February 8, 2019

SCIENCE

Let's Get Organized!!  An article and worksheet on the organization from cells to organism.
DUE Monday
(Your child was given over an hour of class time to work on this.  No one who used their time wisely should have Science homework for the weekend)

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Bolton Math

Packet of Practice/Review of Fraction Division.

Period 1 will have test of Fraction Division on Friday.

Other periods will start unit 6 (Expressions and Equations) on Friday.

Monday, February 4, 2019

ELA homework

Read chapter 16 and record three allusions (references) to myths, stories, or characters you find.

Bolton Math

Period 1 has 10 fraction word problems from Last Thursday due tomorrow.

Other periods nothing today.  All periods took DVMA today.

Thursday, January 31, 2019

ELA Homework

Chapter 15 and the writing about the allusions (references to another idea) of other myths that we have learned about in ELA and Social Studies or even previous years.

NOTE: I will not be checking until next week as we have Greek and Roman day tomorrow. This is not considered weekend homework since they have a weeknight to finish it.

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Bolton Math

All Periods: Practice handout, converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and back again.

Periods 3 and 4: test on unit 4 division of fractions tomorrow.

ELA Homework

Chapter 14 of Percy Jackson and then explaining how supernatural (magic or powers/ non-humans) plays a part in the chapter.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Lesson 2  Rome's Decline- 1-13     DUE Thursday
(This assignment was given on Monday.  Your child had class time to complete the assignment on Monday, Tuesday,and Wednesday.)

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Bolton Math

All periods;

Word Problem Division Practice handout, both types of division problems.  Complete 3 - 12.  (did 1 and 2 as examples).

ELA homework

Read chapter 13 of Percy Jackson and write 3-5 questions about the chapter on the homework sheet.

Monday, January 28, 2019

Bolton Math

Period 1: p. 46 Lesson 5.3, complete #1-3


ELA Homework

Tonight they should be reading chapter 12 and then choosing the 3 most important event from the chapter to write about in their packet. Thank you!

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

ELA Homework

Today we read "Myths and Legends" and found the main idea of the text. Our exit ticket related to the article, asking for similarities and differences of gods to humans. If your student was absent please make sure they read "Myths and Legends" (in Google classroom) and complete the exit ticket.

Tonight's homework is to read chapter 10 and record how Percy Jackson alludes to the myth Cronus (The Titan who ate his kids to ensure they didn't over throw him and was tricked into eating a stone instead of the youngest son, Zeus.)

Bolton Math

Period 1, none

Period 3: p. 93 Practice Problems (1-4)

Period 4: P. 43 Lesson 5.1 and p. 46 Lesson 5.3

Social Studies

The Roman Way of Life
p. 347 1-6
Due Thursday

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Bolton Math

Periods 1 and 3: Lesson 9 page 88 do # 1-4

Period 4 Lesson 9 Practice Problems from Page 93 (1-4)

ELA Homework

Hello,
The sickness bug is getting around and several were missing today. If your student was absent please have them complete the quiz they started on Friday on Google classroom and then read chapter 9 and complete the homework below.

Homework is to compete the sheet below from chapter 9.

Text Detail

I think that this shows that Percy…

"I got the feeling there was a lot he wasn't telling me about his prophecy, but I decided I couldn't worry about that right now. After all, I was holding back information too." The Lightning Thief, page 145

 

 


Thursday, January 17, 2019

Bolton Math

Period 1: p. 75 Lesson 8.3 (Complete 1-3)

Periods 3 and 4: Do Practice for Lesson 8 from p 83-84 (do 1-4)

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

ELA Homework

Stewart: Finish the Selecting Evidence activity from class and read chapter 7 of Percy Jackson and answer the question

Haehl: Read chapter 7 of Percy Jackson and answer the question

Bolton: Finish Chapter 7 worksheet

Bolton Math

Period 1, Complete word problem for section 8.1 on p. 73

Period 3, Complete section 8.2, p. 74 (1-3)

Period 4, Complete section 8.3 p. 75 and 76

SOCIAL STUDIES

The Republic of Rome
Part 2:  Hannibal

Color coded answers- DUE THURSDAY

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Bolton Math

Period 1: Attempt problems 1 and 2 from back of notes handout.

Period 3: none, in class work.

Period 4: Complete 1-3 from pp. 73-74 from lesson 8 Unit 4.

Monday, January 14, 2019

ELA Correction- Homework

Haehl and Stewart

Lesson 9- Chapter 5:

Percy has just survived a traumatic night and is now in a completely unfamiliar and strange setting. This presents a unique challenge. How does Percy respond to this challenge? What inferences can you make based on his response? Consider his interactions with other characters as well as his inner thoughts.

Use your evidence flags or post it's to mark places in the text that show your thinking.


Bolton:

Lesson 10- Chapter 6:

Percy's new environment just means new kinds of challenges. What types of challenges does Percy face in this chapter? How does he respond? Use your evidence flags or post it's to mark places in the text that show your thinking.


ELA Homework

Lesson 9: Chapter 6 of Percy Jackson

Percy has just survived a traumatic night and is now in a completely unfamiliar and strange setting. This presents a unique challenge. How does Percy respond to this challenge? What inferences can you make based on his response? Consider his interactions with other characters as well as his inner thoughts.

Use your evidence flags or post it's to mark places in the text that show your thinking.


Social Studies

Lesson 1 questions (done with partner) due Tuesday p. 311
Lesson 2 Vocabulary, sentences and 2 questions due Wednesday p. 312-319

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Bolton Math

Periods 1 and 3: complete the quick 5th grade fraction division review.  Look for patterns in the solutions.

Period 4: none

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Bolton Math

Periods 1 and 4: complete the cool down on p. 21 of Lesson 2 Unit 4. "Two ways to interpret division"

Period 3, ran out of time, will continue with Lesson 2 in class tomorrow.

ELA Homework

Most students have chosen a novel they would like to read :) They should be reading for at least 20 minutes.

If absent yesterday, they need to finish their reading interest surveys and return tomorrow.

Thank you!

Social Studies

GREEK TEMPLES DUE TOMORROW

Monday, January 7, 2019

ELA Homework

Welcome back! So happy to see all the smiling faces :)

ALL CLASSES HOMEWORK:
Finish reading survey
Bring Independent reading book and Percy Jackson book!

Social Studies

Finishing work on our Greek Temples
(due Wednesday)

Please look for the letter home re: Greek and Roman Day on Feb. 1st.
ALL parents must sign and return the bottom portion of the letter acknowledging they are aware of the day and the requirement that all students must have a costume.