12/18/12

Language Arts:
Lesson 16
Spelling test January 4, 2013

Math:
Study link 5.1

Science:

Social Studies:
Ch. 9 test will be after break
Ch.10 activity

Other:
FIELD TRIP to CITY HIGH tomorrow!!

12/17/12

Language Arts:
Spelling pretest
Vocabulary study

Math:
Angle measurement

Science:
Pond water

Social Studies:
Ch. 9 open note test - brain only not until after break!

Other:
Permission slips -if needed

12/16/12 - Wednesday Schedule!

Last day before Winter Break!

8:35 - Attendance then board buses to City High for music performance
10:30ish - Return for homeroom Winter Break Party!
11:25 - Recess and lunch as usual
12:10 - MATH!!!!!!!!
1:15 - Homeroom
1:30 - Assembly
2:00ish - P.E.
2:50 - Prepare for dismissal
3:00 - Begin Winter (actually late autumn) Break!

12/14/12

Language Arts:
Weekly LA test
Weekly Spelling test

Math:
Tests returned
Angles review
Social Studies:
Ch. 9 Main Idea - due Tuesday

Other:
Permission slips! (if needed)
Conference forms (if needed)
Conference signups (if needed)

12/13/12

Language Arts:
169, 171-180
Spelling test tomorrow!

Math:
Test today!

Social Studies:
Ch.9 Main Idea

Other:
Permission slips (if needed)
Conference forms (if needed)
Conference sign ups (if needed)

12/12/12

Language Arts:
171-179

Math:
TEST TOMORROW!!
Pages in Math journal that you can use to study:
125
128 (1,2)
130
132
136
139 (1,2)
142
143
144
149
There are other pages within Ch. 4 that may be helpful as well
Subjects covered:
Simplest form
Adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers
Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers
Fractions, decimals, percents
Percent of a number


Social Studies:
Main Idea, Supporting Words and Phrases, Details
Other:
Permission slips !!

12/11/12

Language Arts:
171, 172, 173, 175, 176

Math:
Review for Thursday Test

Science:
Vinegar eels, Blepharisma, Volvox

Social Studies:

Other:
Permission slips for next Tuesday!!!
Language arts group:  Sent February conference materials home!!

12/10/12

Language Arts:
Lesson 15 - 2 wksts

Math:
Study Link 4.11
Test Thursday

Science:
Discuss microscopes and items viewed

Social Studies:
Ch. 9 discussion - Colonial Williamsburg

Other:
Permission slip for City High field trip

12/7/12

Language Arts:
Wrapped up Lesson 14

Math:
Review for test next week

Science:
View items under a more powerful microscope

Social Studies:
Begin Ch.9 - Colonial Williamsburg

Other:
Last day before winter break is Wednesday, December 19th.

12/6/12

Language Arts:
157-167 due tomorrow!
Spelling test tomorrrow!

Math:
Study link 4.10

Social Studies:
Brain only test today

Other:
Have a great evening!

12/5/12 - Social Studies Test tomorrow notes

Important ideas:

Dilemma: having to make a choice when both choices are unpleasant.

Middle Passage: the second stage of the slave trade. The voyage on the ship from Africa to America that was extremely horrible for the Africans.

Europeans who lived in the colonies wanted slaves to work on their plantations.

Europeans offered guns, rum, cloth, and tobacco in exchange for slaves.

West African leaders sometimes felt they had to trade slaves for guns, even when they didn’t want to, because their enemies had guns.

The conditions on the slave ships were horrible and inhumane; not much room to move and not sanitary.

Africans would react by trying to revolt, jumping off the ship, or by just trying to survive.

As soon as they got to America, they were immediately sold to plantation owners and often split up from their families.

If they resisted during the “breaking in” period, they were whipped, beaten, burned, and sometimes killed.

Africans would react by playing dumb, breaking tools, and pretend to be sick. Also, some would work hard in hopes of making it in to the main house to do indoor duties.