Friday, January 30, 2009

Science
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your Mixtures and Solutions project proposal is due on Wednesday, February 4. Your topic should be related to the content or experiments from Mixtures and Solutions.
Social Studies
Periods 1, 2, 3, and 4--No homework.
Homeroom Reminders--Party Money is due. P.T.O. fundraiser information will come home on Friday. Communications from the office will also come home on Friday.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Science
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your project proposals are due on or before next Wednesday.
Social Studies
Period 1--We started our test today. Review your stapled packet and flashcards again tonight.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get accordion book grade sheet signed. Complete flashcards on the following words--
1. covenant
2. tolerate
3. King Charles I
4. John Winthrop
5. Roger Williams
6. Anne Hutchinson
7. Thomas Hooker
8. Metacomet
9. King Charles II
10. William Penn
11. New Netherland
12. New Amsterdam
13. proprietor
14. debtor
15. indigo
16. James Oglethorpe
17. King George III
Homeroom Reminder--Party Money is due. Return bottom of report card signed.

Have a great night!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Science
Period 1--Finish the "Metals" paper. This will be graded.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your project proposal is due by next Thursday. If we have a snow day, use some of your time to work on this project.
Social Studies
Period 1--Test on Thursday. Study! If we have off tomorrow, you will have it the day you return to school. Get your two graded papers signed. If we have a snow day, use some of your time to study for your test.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Do workbook page 43 and the New England study guide. Both will be graded. Get your accordion book grade sheet signed.
Homeroom reminders--Party money is due. Report card slips are due tomorrow signed.

Have a great snowy night!

Monday, January 26, 2009

Science
Period 1--Do 1 to 4 of the "Metals" worksheet. Use page 37 to help you. This paper will be graded.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Test tomorrow. Study your practice test, web, and unmarked items of your glossary. If we don't have school tomorrow due to the weather, you will have the test the day you return to school. Don't forget to start working on an idea for your project.
Social Studies
Period 1--Test Thursday. Study your flashcards, "Early European Settlements" study guide, "Northwest Passage" study guide, and the highlighted parts of the Jamestown article. These items are stapled and in your Social Studies folder. Also in preparation for the test be able to answer the following items in sentence form:
1--What happened to Roanoke the second time it was settled?
2--Even though Hudson did not find the Northwest Passage, what good came out of his explorations?
3--What hardships were faced by the first Jamestown colonists?
If we are not in school tomorrow and Wednesday, the test will be Friday. If we are out Tuesday OR Wednesday, we will have the test on Thursday. (Trying to cover all possible weather situations here!)
Periods 2, 3, and 4--No homework.
Homeroom Reminders--Party Money is due. Report cards came home Friday. Signed report card slips are due Wednesday, January 28.

Have a great night!

Friday, January 23, 2009

Science
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--You have a test on Tuesday. Study your practice test, mixture and chemical reaction web, and the unmarked items of your glossary. We also brought home the directions for our final project on Mixtures and Solutions. The project proposal is due on or before Wednesday, February 4.
Social Studies
All Periods--No homework.
Announcements--Report cards and communications from the office were sent home today. Return the bottom of the report card signed to school by January 28.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Science
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Start to think of your project idea.
Social Studies
Period 1--Do two Jamestown papers. Both of these will be graded.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--No homework. Be sure your section of the outline (assigned yesterday) is finished.
Looking Ahead to Next Week--Science Periods 2, 3, and 4--You will have your final mixtures and solutions test next week.

Have a great night!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Science
Period 1--Get your element test signed.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Start to think of a project idea for Mixtures and Solutions.
Social Studies
Period 1--Read the Jamestown article that we started highlighting today. Study your flashcards.
Periods 2 , 3, and 4--Your accordion books are due tomorrow. Remember to proofread for content and mechanics--spelling, capitalization, and word usage. Many students are off to a great start with these projects! Complete your section of the New England colony outline.
Homeroom Announcement--Party Money ($4.00) is due.

Have a great night!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Science
Period 1--Get your elements test signed.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Start to think about a topic for your Mixtures and Solutions final project.
Social Studies
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your Plymouth accordion books are due on Thursday. Be sure to proofread your writing for both content and mechanics.
Homeroom Announcement--Party money ($4.00) is due.
It was exciting to be a part of history today as we participated in Inauguration Day Activities and watched coverage live on television!

Have a great night!

Friday, January 16, 2009

Science
Period 1--We took our elements test today. If you were absent, be ready to take the test when you return on Tuesday.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Start to think about what you would like to do for your Mixtures and Solutions final project. We will be discussing this project in more detail next week.
Social Studies
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Your Plymouth accordion book is due on Thursday. Keep it in your folder, and if you have time you can work on it in school.
Homeroom Announcement--$4.00 party money is due. No school Monday. No communications were sent home from the school office this week.

Have a great long weekend!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Science
Period 1--Study your element flashcards for your test tomorrow.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--No homework.
Social Studies
Period 1--Make flashcards for the following items on page 178 of our Social Studies textbook:
all vocabulary words, the first four people, and the last place (Jamestown).
Period 2--Do up to the end of page 3 of your accordion book.
Periods 3 and 4--Do up to the end of page 2 of your accordion book.
Homeroom Announcement--Party money ($4.00) is due.

Have a great night!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Science
Period 1--Elements test on Friday. Study your flashcards. Do 1 to 3 of the worksheet "Ask a Chemist."
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Investigation 4 Test tomorrow. Study your study guide.
Social Studies
Period 1--No homework.
Period 2--Do cover, page 1, and page 2 of your Plymouth accordion book.
Periods 3 and 4--Do cover and page 1 of your Plymouth accordion book.
Homeroom Announcement--Your party money ($4.00) for second half of year is due.
Have a WARM night!

Wednesday, January 13, 2009

Science
Period 1--Elements test Friday. Study your element flashcards.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Study your Investigation 4 study guide and elements for test on Thursday.
Social Studies
Period 1--Do "Early European Settlements" worksheet and workbook 37. Both are graded.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Bring in Plymouth papers signed if you didn't already do so. Bring colored pencils if you have them.
Homeroom Announcement--$4.00 Party Money for second half of the year is due.

Have a great night!

Monday, January 12, 2009

Science
Period 1--Study your element flashcards for our test on Friday. Get "What is Matter Made Of" worksheet signed.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get elements test signed. Complete Investigation 4 study guide.
Social Studies
Peirod 1--Answer questions 5 to 10 on the "Early European Settlements" worksheet.
Period 2--Get your Plymouth papers signed. Bring colored pencils to class if you have them.
Periods 3 and 4--Bring colored pencils to school if you have them.
Homeroom Announcement--$4.00 Party Money for second half of year is due.

Have a good night!

Friday, January 9, 2009

Science
Period 1--Study your element flashcards. Our test will be next Friday. Get "What is Matter" worksheet signed.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get your elements test signed.
Social Studies
Period 1--No homework.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get your Plymouth papers signed. Bring colored pencils to class on Monday if you have them.
Looking Ahead to Next Week--In Science next week, Period 1 will carry out the final experiment of Investigation Four. We will also be reading the stories "Ask a Chemist" and "The Periodic Table." Periods 2, 3, and 4 will be creating and presenting element posters, completing the Investigation 4 study guide, and having a test towards the end of the week on Investigation 4. In Social Studies Period 1 will be moving into Jamestown. Periods 2, 3, an 4 will be working on their Plymouth Accordion Books.

Enjoy the snowy weekend!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Science
Period 1--Finish and study your element flashcards. Get "What a Reaction" worksheet signed.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--No homework.
Social Studies
Period 1--Do 1 to 4 of the "Early European Settlements" worksheet.
Period 2--Do Plymouth study guide and workbook 41. These will be graded.
Periods 3 and 4--Write your sentences for the Plymouth accordion book. You need to write at least 4 sentences under each of the 6 headings.

January 6, 2009

Social Studies
Period 1--Finish flashcards for terms, people, and places on textbook page 174.
Period 2--Get Biopoem grade sheet signed. Write four sentences for each of the six topics of the accordion book on Plymouth.
Periods 3 and 4--Get Biopoem grade sheet signed. Do workbook page 41 and study guide. Both will be graded.
Science
Period 1--Do "What is Matter Made Of?" worksheet. This will be graded.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get "Metals" worksheet signed. Elements test on Thursday. Study your flashcards. If we do not have school on Wednesday, we will still have this test on Thursday.

Have a good night!

January 5, 2009

Welcome Back! Happy New Year!

Science
Period 1--Finish "What a Reaction!" worksheet. This will be graded.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get "Metals" paper signed. Element test on Thursday.
Social Studies
Period 1--Make flashcards for the people, places, and terms on page 168 of your textbook.
Periods 2, 3, and 4--Get biopoem sheet signed.
Have a great night!