Friday, March 27, 2015

March 27th

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The SMS 6th Grade Course Request (yellow card) is due on Monday

SPELLING/WORD STUDY
Barber: Word masters work in class.  NO list next week.

Brazier: Prefixes and Suffixes Test

Kornas: Personalized Spelling Test.


MATH

Brazier - Switch One: Fun With Volume: Conceptualizing Cube Configurations
* STRAND 6 TEST ON MONDAY
* HOMEWORK #1: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
* HOMEWORK #2: STRAND 6 DPP DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15.

Brazier - Switch Two: Strand 5 Test
* ASK: “Did you attempt the whole study guide at home yesterday? Were you ready to ask questions about it today in class?”
* HOMEWORK #1: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
* HOMEWORK #2: STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15.

Martinez - Switch One: Strand 5 Test
* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

Martinez - Switch Two: Strand 5 Test
* HOMEWORK: WEEKLY REVIEW DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

SOCIAL STUDIES
Barber: Mock Debate between Loyalists and Patriots.
*CHAPTER 11 ESSAY TEST TUESDAY MARCH 31ST

Kornas:  Record grades for Chapter 11 test on data sheet.  (Not sending tests home yet because some students still need to take the test.)  Core Democratic Value (CDV) - Justice.
* ASK: How did the story, “The Empty Pot” relate to the CDV- Justice?


READING WORKSHOP
Barber: “Readers focus on big ideas.”

Brazier: “Readers learn to see texts, and life, through the lens of power.” IB Book Club meetings.

Kornas: “Readers keep important ideas in mind as they read.” Book club reading and meeting.  IB Book Club meetings.

Martinez: Completed Number the Stars.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers use checklists to remind them what they know.”

Brazier: “Writers return to the beginning in the middle.”
* ASK: “What does an effective beginning/introduction do in an opinion piece?
Kornas: “Writers use strong sentence structure.”

Martinez: No writing.

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