3/31/11

Language Arts: Group book:

Tang 230 Red 213 Mill end Last 207

Spelling: Test tomorrow!!

Math:

Balke: Test tomorrow!!

Gordon: SL 175 MJ 199 - due tomorrow MJ 203 - due Tues.

Hall: Neg. and Pos. #s wkst test Monday

Wilson: Test today no hw!

Science: Alcohol Facts

Social Studies: Reading Notes 16 - due Tuesday

Lewis and Clark: The Corps of Discovery

Other: Bring pennies (for US) Bring other coins and bills (for THEM)

Bake sale tomorrow after school

Orch. concert tonight!

3/30/11

Language Arts: Editing

Group Books

Tang -230

Red-189

Mill-End

Last-183

Spelling: p.169 #1-18 W3x

Math:

Balke: Test FRIDAY! Review

Gordon: MJ 192 SL 174 Tomorrow, MJ 199 Friday, MJ 203 Tuesday

Hall: MJ 246 MR 109

Wilson:No Homework, TEST TOMORROW STUDY!

Science: Smoking Fact

Social Studies: Lewis and Clark

Other:Penny War!

Bake Sale Friday

PIZZA FUNDRAISER- Form Coming home!

3/29/11

Language Arts: Group Books

Tang-199

Red-189

Mill-End

Last-183

Editing Stories

Spelling: P.169 1-18 W3x

Math:

Balke: No homework (Review)

Gordon: MJ 191 Tomorrow (optional), Study Link 173, MJ 199 Friday

Hall: SL 206 207 NO MR

Wilson:MJ 204 if not done, Test Thursday

Science: Smoking Fact

Social Studies: Lewis & Clark

Other:Bake Sale Friday

Penny War!

3/28/11

Language Arts:

DRA Questions

Group Books

Tang-186

Red-167

Mill-181

Last-160

Spelling: p.169 #1-18, W3X, Dictionary Words

Math:

Balke: Four Fraction Division Problems- Test Coming Soon! (Wednesday)

Gordon: MJ 193 Tomorrow, MJ 187 188 Tomorrow

Hall: MJ 232 MR 108

Wilson: MJ 203

Science: Smoking Facts

Social Studies: Finish Louisiana Purchase

Other: PENNY WAR!!!!

3/24/11

Language Arts: Group Books

Tang-176

Red-155

Mill-181

Last-160

Editing Process

Spelling: Final Test Friday, P. 163 1-18 Due Today

Math:

Balke: Finish 6.11 Study Link (if you are not done)

Gordon: SL 170-172 Due Friday, MJ 190 Friday

Hall: MR 106 MJ 233

Wilson: MP 178

Science: ----

Social Studies: Louisiana Purchase

Other: Yearbook Forms Due FRIDAY!

Twin Day FRIDAY

3/23/11 - Bad news for Online SRBs

It is inaccessible! Now for the ICCSD to get us access, we would need passwords and a lot of $$$$. So for now, the hardback SRB is the only way to go!

Think of the carrying of the SRB as weight training! Seriously, we will emphasize to the students that if they have an assignment and they think they may have even an iota of a problem, they will need to take it home with them at night.

3/23/11

Language Arts: Group Books

Tang-160

Red-155

Mill-160

Last-144

Editing Stories

Spelling: p. 163 #1-18 W3x, Test Friday

Math:

Balke: Study Link 6.11

Gordon: MJ 190 Due Friday

Hall: MJ 229, MR 105

Wilson: MJ 199 NO #4

Science: Finished Microscopes

Social Studies:Started Louisiana Purchase Play/Timeline

Other:

Yearbook Forms-Due Friday,

Please bring tissues if you are able.

PTA Meeting TONIGHT @ 6:30pm

K-kids-Donate Hard-Cover Books

Twin Day- FRIDAY

3/22/11

Language Arts: Group Books

Tang-145

Red-139

Mill-160

Last-144

Editing

Spelling:p. 163 #1-18 w3x due Thursday

Math:

Balke: 6.10 Finish problems 3 & 4

Gordon: MJ 183 and 184 Tomorrow, MJ 190 Friday

Hall:MJ 225, MR 104

Wilson: MP 174

Science: Final 4 Drawings

Social Studies:Louisiana Purchase

Other: Yearbook forms --Due FRIDAY

3/21/11

Language Arts: Group Books, Editing

Spelling: p. 163 #1-18 w3x Dictionary words-5

Math:

Balke: No Homework, Pan-Balance Equations

Gordon:MJ 190 Friday, SL 169

Hall:MJ 224, MR 103

Wilson:No Homework

Science: Microscopes, Final 4

Social Studies: Louisiana Purchase

Other: Year Book Orders---> March 25

3/11/11

Language Arts: Editing Stories

Group Book

Tang-126

Red-123

Mill-141

Last-122

Spelling: Final Test Today

Math:

Balke:NO Homework

Gordon:MJ 181 186 Due Monday after break

Hall: NO Homework

Wilson: Frac Tac Toe- NO Homework

Science:--------

Social Studies: Amendment Editorial Cartoons

Other:NO SCHOOL Next week-SPRING BREAK

3/10/11

Language Arts: Editing Stories

Group Books

Tang-126

Red-100

Mill-121

Last-101

Spelling: Final Test Tomorrow

Math:

Balke: Study Link 6.8

Gordon: MJ 179 SL 167, (MJ 181 MJ 186 Monday after break)

Hall: MJ 221 MR 102

Wilson: MP 170

Science: Pond Water w/ Scopes

Social Studies: Test on Amendments

Other:Science Night Tonight 6:30 pm

3/09/11

Language Arts: Group Books

Tang-126

Red-100

Mill-121

Last-101

Have a good start on your story (Tomorrow)

Spelling:p. 157 1-18 W3x

Math:

Balke: Study Link 6.7

Gordon:MJ 179 Friday

Hall:MJ 217 MR 101

Wilson:MP 167

Science:Microscopes

Social Studies: Brain only TEST Ch. 15

Other:Science Night Thursday

3/8/11

Language Arts:

Story due later this week

Group Books

Tang-106

Red-100

Mill-121

Last-101

Spelling: p.157 1-18 W3x Due Thursday

Math:

Balke: 6.6 Study Link

Gordon:SL 164 &165 Tomorrow, MJ 179 Due Friday

Hall:MJ 213 MR 100

Wilson:MJ 179

Science: Vinegar Eels

Social Studies: 8th amendment

Other: Science Night Thursday

Language Arts: Story Due Later in the week

Spelling: p. 157 #1-18 W3x

Math:

Balke: Worksheet Multiplying and dividing positive and negative numbers

Gordon:MJ 175 tomorrow, MJ 176 177

Hall:Math Review 99 , SL 186 Tomorrow

Wilson: MP 164

Science:Microscopes

Social Studies: 8th Amendment

Other:

3/4/11

Language Arts: 3x3 Stories (pick one) due next week

Tang-84

Red-76

Mill-104

Last- 71-84

Spelling: Final Test Today

Math:

Balke: Finish Front of adding and subtracting (+) (-) Worksheet

Gordon: MJ 175 Due Tuesday, SL 161 162 Monday, Corrections Monday

Hall:SL 185 MR 98

Wilson:MP 161 Show Work, Math Packet, Test Signed

Science: Looked at grainy powders

Social Studies: 6th amendment/ Reader's Theatre

Other:

3/4/11 - Math: Online SRB

https://isrb.everydaymathonline.com/index_2.html#

This is a link to the online version of the Student Resource Book for Everyday Math. Sometimes students will forget (shocking!) to bring it home. It is good reference for those times when you, the parent or guardian, needs to help out the student on some homework, and maybe it's been a few years since you divided fractions!

3/3/11

Language Arts: Group Book

Stories: pick 3x3 Due Next Week

Spelling: Final Test Tomorrow: Review Week

Math:

Balke: SL 6.5

Gordon: MJ 172 Tomorrow, SL 158,157 Correction Tomorrow

Hall: SL 184 No MR

Wilson: No Homework

Science:Making Slide: Well Slides and Wet Mounts

Social Studies: 5th Amendment

Other:

FINE ARTS NIGHT: 5/6th Assemble in Choir Room at 5:30

3/2/11

Language Arts: Choose one of the 3x3 paragraphs and expand to a story!

Spelling: 1-60, w3x DUE TOMORROW!!

Math:

Balke: SL 6.4

Gordon: MJ 172 (Fri), SL 158 (tomorrow)

Hall: SL 182 183 no MR

Wilson: MP 157

Science: ----------------

Social Studies: 5th amendment discussion

Other:

3/2/11 - Persistence

This quote was in the book Coaching For Life:

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

Calvin Coolidge
30th president of US (1872 - 1933)

I thought about this as I was having conferences with parents in the past couple of weeks. I must agree with President Coolidge. As I have seen all kinds of students go through my classrooms, persistence and determination were the best indicators of success. However, it is not something that is easily tested in ITBS or the chapter test!

As an aside, history has not been particularly kind to President Coolidge:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/07/02/survey-ranks-obama-15th-best-president-bush-among-worst

These rankings are of course, very subjective!

For a guy with the nickname "Silent Cal", he has his share of good quotes:

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/calvin_coolidge.html