Math and Science
Science Fair Due Dates:
Jan. 18 First Half of Written Report (more info given in class)
Jan. 25 Second Half of Written Report (ditto)
Jan. 31 Display Board brought to class and set up; Presentations
Feb. School-wide science fair

Week of Jan 2 - 5
SIXTH GRADE MATH
Lessons 52 - 55; No Tests
EARTH SCIENCE
Science Fair Work (Tuesday and Friday)
Wed and Thurs: Catastrophic Plate Tectoncs vs. Slow Plate Tectonics

PRE-ALGEBRA
Jan. 2: 5-5 Using Customry Measurements; Dimensional Analysis p. 255-6 #31-47, 57-67 odd
Jan. 3: 5-6 Applications p. 261 #Any five problems!
Jan. 4: 5-9 Powers of Products/Quotients p. 276 #45-56
Jan. 5: Chapter 5 Review Work
LIFE SCIENCE
Jan. 2: Science Fair Work
Jan. 3: Section 3 of Chapter 5 The Cell Cycle p.116-119 notes/diagrams
Jan. 4: Complete section 3 notes; organize all Ch 5 notes
Jan. 5: Chapter 5 Test (open note)

English and History homework for Christmas vacation:

6th and 7th-
Finish your December book (papers, essay, project) and bring it to school on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

Your next Lit. Circle meeting is Wed., Jan. 3.

You will have swimming on the first day back! Make sure you bring your bathing suit and towel!!
Girls must wear one-piece suits. Remember your modesty everyone!!!

Math and Science; December 11 - 15

Trivia Question for Extra Credit (first student to get the correct answer):
"On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me..." how many gifts?

MATH
6th grade:
Monday- Lesson #49
Tuesday- Lesson #50
Wednesday- Quiz covering lessons 1 - 50
Thursday- Lesson #51
Friday- Christmas Celebration

Pre-Algebra:
Monday- 5-7 Solving Eq'tns by add/sub fractions p.266 #24-34 even
Tuesday- 5-8 Solving Eq'tns by mult/div fractions p.270 #36-48 even
Wednesday- Review sections 1-4, 7, 8 p.748 #1-37 odd, 42-47 all
Thursday- TEST Chapter 5, sections 1-4, 7, 8
Friday- Christmas Celebration

SCIENCE
Earth:
Monday- Earth Processes Handout & WS #2
Tuesday- Earth Processes Handout & WS #3
Wednesday- Quiz - 10 ?'s taken verbatim from worksheets
Thursday- Science Fair Research Lesson
Friday- Christmas Celebration

Pre-Algebra:
Monday- p.110-111 Moving Small & Large Particles In/Out of Cells
finish key terms and objectives; Questions p. 111
Tuesday- p.112-115 Cell Energy key terms, objectives, diagram p.114
Wednesday- Review questions p.115
NOTE: There will an open note test on chapter 5 after the holidays
Thursday- Science Fair Research Lesson
Friday- Christmas Celebration

English and History, Week of December 11-15

Christmas program dress rehearsal Wed afternoon, Program Thursday, 5pm.

CHRISTMAS challenge- Make as many words as you can using the letters in Christmas. The student with the most words wins!

6th grade-

Spelling 14- Mon: 3x ea., Tues: Sentences, Wed: Book and Prac. Test, Thurs: Test

Creative Writing- Christmas Story: Rough draft due Tuesday, Final draft due Thurs.

Lit. Circles- Mtg 2 is Tuesday, Mtg 3 is Thursday.

History-
Mon: Review pg 196 and Hatshepsut Bio.
Tues: Pyramids due
Wed: Chap 5 review
Thurs: Chap 5 test

Party is during class on Friday!!

PE clothes both Tuesday and Thursday.

7th grade-

Spelling Review 2- Daily practice tests: Mon- lists 1-3 and Exercise A, Tues- lists 4-6 and Exercise B, Wed- lists 7-9 and Exercise C, Thurs- lists 10-12, Friday- Test

Creative Writing- Second draft due Monday. Final draft due Wednesday.

Lit. Circle- Mtg. 3 is Thursday.

History-
Mon: 364-369, notes and foldable
Tues: Complete notes and lesson review pg 369
Wed: Primary Sources pg 370-371, Chap 6 Assessment pg 372-373
Thurs: Correct review, Complete review sheets, review game
Fri: Chap 6 test

Party is Friday morning!!

PE Clothes both Tuesday and Thursday.

Math and Science Assignments for Dec. 4 - 8
6th grade: Field Trip $ Due Monday ($8.50)
MATH
6th Grade
Dec. 4: Lesson #45
Dec. 5: Lesson #46
Dec. 6: Lessons #47
Dec. 7: IMAX Theater Field Trip
Dec. 8: Lesson #48

PreAlgebra
Dec. 4: Operations w/ Sc. Notation; p.219 #21-24, 31, 32
Dec. 5: Ordering/Comparing Fractions p.235-6; #41-55 odd
Dec. 6: Fractions From/To Decimals; p.240 #33-43 odd
Dec. 7: Add/Subt. Fractions; p. 246 #22-31
Dec. 8: Mult/Div Fractions; p. 251 #30-46

SCIENCE
Earth Science
Dec. 4: Cont. Drift-rock sequencing, ancient climates, problems w/ the theory, new light
Dec. 5: Sea Floor Spreading
Dec. 6: Subduction
Dec. 7: IMAX Theater Field Trip
Dec. 8: Suppementary Material on Plate Tectonics
Science Fair Research Notes Set #1 Due Dec. 8

Life Science
Dec. 4: Review Chapter 4
Dec. 5: Chapter 4 TEST
Dec. 6: Research in Computer Lab
Dec. 7: Looking at Animal & Plant Cells in the Microscope
Read and summarize p. 104 and 105
Dec. 8: Begin Ch. 5 Diffusion p.108-109
Science Fair Research Notes Set #1 Due Dec. 8

English and History Assignments Week of 12/4-8

6th grade

Spelling- regular daily assignments

Language-
Mon- 149-150
Tues- 151-152
Wed- Start a creative writing project
Fri- Creative Writing Brainstorming

Literature Circles-
Start new groups on Monday. Your first meeting will be Friday.

History-
Mon- Lesson 3 read, discuss, review worksheets
Tues- Pyramid Builders Reader's Theater 188-191, Lesson review pg 187
Wed- Lesson 4 read, discuss, take notes
Fri- Lesson 4 review sheets

No PE Thursday.

7th grade

Spelling 12- regular daily assignments

Creative Writing- 1st draft is due Wednesday. Work on 2nd draft Thurs and Fri.

Literature Circles- Your first meeting is Tuesday. Your second meeting is Friday.

History-
Mon- Feudalism: Good or Bad 344-345, Section 3 346-354 read and take notes
Tues- Complete notes and lesson review, quiz 6:3
Wed- Video on Medieval Europe, movie notes
Thurs- Section 4 355-363, read and take notes
Fri- Complete notes and lesson review, Quiz 6:4

No PE Thursday, we're helping assemble Ladle gift bags.