Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Wednesday's Notes

Language Arts
*Double Negatives in sentences.
*Read and discussed Chapters 13 and 14
*Questions for chapters 13 and 14

Math
*Reviewed Unit 11 concepts
*Test tomorrow

Science
*Observed bird feathers
*Inferred the bird feather's function.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Monday's Notes

Don't forget, we do have school on Friday, April 27th!

Language Arts
*Spelling pretest
*Grammar - Negatives.  Use only one negative.
*Read - Chapters 11 and 12.  Quiz tomorrow.

Book orders due tomorrow.

Math
*Reviewed surface area and volume for prisms and cylinders.
No homework

Science
* Discussed why scientists use tables, graphs, charts and diagrams.
* Biodiversity movie and quiz.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Thursday's Notes

LA~
*Music
*Grammar - More, most, -er, -est and adverbs.
*Read Chapters 9 and 10.
*Questions
*Figurative Language Pop Quiz
Tomorrow
*Quiz over 9 and 10
*Spelling Test
*Grammar Test
*Vocab due and Vocab test

Math
We reviewed the following concepts:
Perimeter and area
Coordinate grids
Mental math
Various math skills

Science
Tested unit 3 skills and concepts

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Wednesday's news

LA-
*Computer Lab
*Reading Buddies
*Grammar - comparative adverbs using more and most
*Quiz over chapters 7 and 8
* Conflict in literature packet (homework if not completed)
* Synonyms (homework if not completed)
* Making inferences (homework if not completed)
* Figurative Language pop quiz
* DEAR time

Math-
*Surface area of prisms, pyramids, and cylinders
* Math boxes 11.7 and Study Link 11.7 (homework if not completed)
* After math

Art Smart-
*Pop Art


Notes
*Camp Paperwork is due on Friday.
*There is school on Friday, April 27th.  This is the snow make up day from January

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

It's been awhile...

Language Arts - Discovery Trip.  Students are expected to tell you about their visit Discovery Middle School.

Math- Capacity and Volume - We figured the capacity and volume of several rectangualar prisms.
Journal pages 386 and 387.  Math boxes and study link 11.6

Science - We reviewed chapter 3 and took a test over the material.

All camp forms are due on Friday!

Wear yellow tomorrow in honor of  earth day and conserving electricity.