Monday March 31st

MATH

Barber-  Finding the LCM (common denominator). Notes from today!

HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

HOMEWORK: pg. 163 #6-10

Brazier-  Classifying 2-D Shapes

HOMEWORK #1: STUDENT GUIDE PAGES 215-217. TO BE COMPLETED IN THE
“NOTES” SECTION OF ONE’S BINDER.

HOMEWORK #2: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Kornas- CFP 6.1 taken in class today. H.W.: WEEKLY REVIEW - DUE WEDNESDAY.

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): “Readers notice and track jumps in time.”

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas): Human Nutrition discussion and notes.

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Random test on ALL 30 Wordmasters words coming  soon. Be prepared!

HOMEWORK: PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR BRAZIER’S STUDENTS

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  Dilemma 3: Life as a slave in the colonies. INB pg. 48 and 50

WRITING WORKSHOPS

No writing workshops today because of the Battle of the Books competition.

BARBER: Using the rubric (Lead) - How can we improve our lead (introduction)

BRAZIER:

HOMEWORK: RETURN, SIGNED, THE PAGE ENTITLED “TRIMESTER 3 GOALS CHECKPOINT.”

KORNAS:

Friday, March 28

MATH

Barber-  6.3 Common denominators.

HW: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2nd

Brazier-  Misc. Challenge Problems

ASK: IS A KITE A SQUARE? Answer: Never

HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Kornas- HW - MATH BOOK PAGE 163 2-12 EVEN AND #11 TOO. CFP on MONDAY OVER PARTS AND WHOLES USING PATTERN BLOCKS/DOT PAPER AND USING COMMON DENOMINATORS. (MATERIAL COVERED IN MATH BOOK PAGES 152-163 AND NOTES.) Weekly Review was handed out today and is due on Wednesday, April 2nd.

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): “Readers collect data on the characters in their texts.”

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas): Teeth Test.

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Random test on ALL 30 Wordmasters words coming  soon. Be prepared!

HOMEWORK: PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR BRAZIER’S STUDENTS

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  8.5 / 8.7 Dilemma 2: The Middle Passage

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Free write Friday

BRAZIER: “Evidence is as easy as 1, 2, 3.”

ASK: WHAT ARE THE THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU CITE EVIDENCE IN A PERSUASIVE ESSAY?

KORNAS: Persuasive Essay or Free Write Friday.

Thursday March 27th

The yellow SMS 6th Grade Schedule Card Requests are due tomorrow.

MATH

Barber-   6.3 Using dot paper rectangles

Brazier-  Attributes of Triangles; Classification in science and geometry

ASK: IS AN EQUILATERAL PARALLELOGRAM ALSO EQUIANGULAR? Answer: Sometimes

Kornas- www.tenmarks.com   GIVE YOUR PARENT THE TENMARKS LETTER WITH YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD.  LOG ON TO SHOW AND EXPLAIN TO HIM/HER WHAT IT IS AND HOW OFTEN YOU NEED TO VISIT THIS LINK.

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): “Our texts are our teachers.”

ASK: WHAT HAS NUMBER THE STARS TAUGHT YOU?

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  H.W. - TEETH QUIZ TOMORROW.  STUDY THE DIAGRAM AND THE VOCABULARY WORDS THAT WE DID TOGETHER IN CLASS.  CHECK EMAIL FOR A COPY OF THE SHEET.

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Random test on ALL 30 Wordmasters words coming  soon. Be prepared!

HOMEWORK: PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR BRAZIER’S STUDENTS

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  8.3 / 8.4 Dilemma 1: Trade slaves for guns? INb pg. 46

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Essayists end with a bang (conclusion)

BRAZIER: “Transitions are like bridges.”

ASK: WHAT IS A TRANSITION WORD OR PHRASE THAT YOU ADDED TO YOUR PERSUASIVE ESSAY TODAY?

KORNAS: Number the Stars read aloud - Written responses.

Wednesday, March 26

BE AWARE: SMS (yellow) 6th GRADE SCHEDULE REQUESTS ARE DUE THIS COMING FRIDAY. THEY WERE SENT HOME YESTERDAY.

MATH

Barber-   6.2 Parts and Wholes - Day 2

HOMEWORK: pg. 155 #1-5

Brazier-  CFP

ASK: IS A TRAPEZOID A PARALLELOGRAM? Answer: Never

Kornas-   H.W. MATH BOOK PAGE 162-#4 AND PAGE 163-#5 ON DOT PAPER.  REFER TO NOTES IN BINDER AND COMPLETE PROBLEMS LIKE WE DID IN CLASS TODAY REGARDLESS OF WHAT BOOK DIRECTIONS SAY.

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): “Book Club members agree on a shared focus.”

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  WORDMASTER ANALOGY SHEET IS DUE THURSDAY. (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT STUDENTS USE A DICTIONARY TO LOOK UP WORDS THAT THEY ARE NOT CERTAIN WHAT THE MEANING IS.)

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Random test on ALL 30 Wordmasters words coming  soon. Be prepared!

HOMEWORK: PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR BRAZIER’S STUDENTS

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Essayists organize their writing (using rubric to evaluate organization).

BRAZIER: “Writers set short- and long-term goals.”

KORNAS: CONTINUE WORKING ON PERSUASIVE ESSAY

Tuesday March 25th

BE AWARE: SMS (yellow) 6th GRADE SCHEDULE REQUESTS ARE DUE THIS COMING FRIDAY. THEY WERE SENT HOME TODAY.

MATH

No math today because of the field trip to Sashabaw Middle School

Barber-   

HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW (FRACTIONS PACKET). DUE TOMORROW.

Brazier-  Tomorrow’s CFP will cover Negative Numbers, Cartesian Coordinates, and Quadrilaterals. To prepare, study the many notes we’ve taken the past few days.

ASK: IS AN EQUILATERIAL QUADRILATERAL A SQUARE? Answer: Sometimes

HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

Kornas-   Many of you did not turn in yesterday’s homework assignment.  Page 154 # 7A, B,C,D,E, F  and #9  HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE TOMORROW.

SWITCHES

No switches on Tuesdays

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier):

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  WORDMASTER ANALOGY SHEET IS DUE THURSDAY. (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT STUDENTS TAKE ALL THE TIME GIVEN TO THEM AND ALSO USE A DICTIONARY TO LOOK UP WORDS THAT THEY ARE NOT CERTAIN WHAT THE MEANING IS.)

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Random test on ALL 30 Wordmasters words coming  soon. Be prepared!

HOMEWORK: PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR BRAZIER’S STUDENTS

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  (Monday was reading 8.1 & 8.2)

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Work day in lab.

BRAZIER: “Writers set short- and long-term goals.”

ASK: DID WRITING WORK FOR YOU TODAY? WHY OR WHY NOT?

KORNAS: Analyze Bike Helmet essay in class.  Computer lab- Persuasive Essay Work - Focus on INTRO PARAGRAPH:  -Did you clearly state your claim? -Do you have a “hook”?  -Did you state your three reasons? -Do you have a closing sentence? THEN think about unpacking your evidence/examples...are you doing that?

Monday March 24th

MATH

Barber-  Working with dot paper and pattern blocks.

HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW (FRACTIONS PACKET). DUE WEDNESDAY

Brazier-  Attributes of Quadrilaterals and a game, “Battleshapes.” The CFP on Wednesday will cover Negative Numbers, Cartesian Coordinates, and Quadrilaterals. To prepare, study the many notes we’ve taken the past few days.

ASK: IS A SQUARE A RECTANGLE? Answer: Always

HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW. DUE WEDNESDAY.

Kornas-  MATH BOOK PAGE 154 #7 AND #9 ON DOT PAPER (DO ALL PARTS OF #7).  WEEKLY REVIEW DUE WEDNESDAY.

SWITCHES

Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier): “Readers note who the narrator is, and why that matters.”

HOMEWORK: QUIZ TOMORROW ON CHAPTER 10 OF NUMBER THE STARS FOR BRAZIER’S & BARBER’S HOMEROOM CLASS: STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW THE CHAPTER WELL, ESPECIALLY THE MAJOR EVENTS IN THE ORDER THEY OCCURRED. (AS PART OF THE STUDYING PROCESS, STUDENTS MAY WISH TO ‘MARK UP’ THEIR COPY OF THIS TEXT WITH STICKY NOTES.)

Science: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas):  READ PAGES 12-14 TOGETHER IN CLASS.

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber): Random test on ALL 30 Wordmasters words coming  soon. Be prepared!

HOMEWORK: PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR BRAZIER’S STUDENTS

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):  8.1 / 8.2 Introduction to Slavery. INB pg. 45 - Dilemmas.

WRITING WORKSHOPS

BARBER: Essayists tell why their idea is important in the introduction.

BRAZIER: Pop Quiz: What’s been internalized about the structure and necessary elements of persuasive essay writing?

KORNAS: PREP FOR CONFERENCES