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February 29, 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 232-243. Take notes. Table 4 select vocabulary word. Include context, part of speech, meaning and root word, and sentence.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Persuasive Essay - News Article

Due Friday - First Draft
Due Monday - Peer edit
Due Wednesday - Final draft. Please staple all drafts, outline, and the prompt on top.

History: None tonight

Castle Research Project due Monday, April 2, 2012

Math 6: Similar Figures: Text page 264, #1-7, odds.

Posted by EileenM at 01:53 PM

February 28, 2012

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 226-232. Take notes. Focus #4, Questions. Table 3 select vocabulary word. Include context, part of speech, meaning and root word, and sentence.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Persuasive Essay - News Article
Due Wednesday - OUtline and Introduction
Due Friday - First Draft
Due Monday - Peer edit
Due Wednesday - Final draft. Please staple all drafts, outline, and the prompt on top.

History: None tonight

Castle Research Project due Monday, April 2, 2012

Math 6: Similar Figures: Text page 260, 261, #5-19, odds. Show all of your work. Lesson quiz tomorrow.

Posted by EileenM at 12:43 PM

February 27, 2012

Monday,February 27, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 219-226. Take notes. Focus #2, Quotations.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Persuasive Essay - News Article
Due Wednesday - OUtline and Introduction
Due Friday - First Draft
Due Monday - Peer edit
Due Wednesday - Final draft. Please staple all drafts, outline, and the prompt on top.

History: NOne tonight

Castle Research Project due Monday, April 2, 2012

Math 6: Similar Figures: Text page 260, #1, 2. Show all of your work.

Posted by EileenM at 01:58 PM

February 24, 2012

Friday, February 24, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 197-209, 209-219. Take notes.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Persuasive Essay - Choose a news article that interests you from a newspaper, magazine, or the internet. Cut it out or print it out. Due Monday.


History: Due Monday - Extra Credit Unit 4 Timeline Challenge, Caastle Proposal and signed parent letter.

Due Monday, April 2, 2012 - All parts of Castle Project.

Math 6: None tonight.

Posted by EileenM at 01:00 PM

February 23, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 183-194. Take notes. Focus #10, Interesting words. Be prepared to lead a discussion about the words you selected.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Persuasive Essay - Choose a news article that interests you from a newspaper, magazine, or the internet. Cut it out or print it out. Due Monday.


History: Extra Credit Unit 4 Timeline Challenge due Monday.

Math 6: Customary Units of Measure - Text p.25, #9, 19-29, odds. Memorize measurements on chart. Lesson Quiz tomorrow.

Posted by EileenM at 04:00 PM

February 22, 2012

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 175-183. Take notes. Focus #2, Quotations.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Persuasive Essay - Bring Back Spelling/Vocabulary Program?

Due tomorrow - Final draft. Please staple all drafts, outline, and the prompt on top.

History: Extra Credit Unit 4 Timeline Challenge due Monday.
7th Grade - Complete Processing 19 and Unit 4 Timeline in Interactive Notebook.

Math 6: Customary Units of Measure - Text p.25, #1-4, 10-13, all. Memorize measurements on chart.

Posted by EileenM at 12:13 PM

February 21, 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 164-175. Take notes. Focus #4, Questions

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Persuasive Essay - Bring Back Spelling/Vocabulary Program?

Due Thursday, Feb 23 - Final draft. Please staple all drafts, outline, and the prompt on top.

History: Study for Chapter 19 Test. Interactive Notebooks handed in for grading tomorrow.

Math 6: Proportions: Worksheets. Lesson 5.4 Quiz tomorrow.

Posted by EileenM at 01:00 PM

February 17, 2012

Friday, February 17, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 143-153 and 153-164. Take notes.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Persuasive Essay - Bring Back Spelling/Vocabulary Program?

Due Tuesday, Feb. 21 - Peer Edit
Due Thursday, Feb 23 - Final draft. Please staple all drafts, outline, and the prompt on top.

History: None tonight.

Math 6: Proportions: Text page 247, #17-23, odds.

Posted by EileenM at 01:01 PM

February 16, 2012

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 134-143. Take notes. Focus #6, Setting.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Persuasive Essay - Bring Back Spelling/Vocabulary Program?

Due Friday - 1st draft
Due Tuesday, Feb. 21 - Peer Edit
Due Thursday, Feb 23 - Final draft. Please staple all drafts, outline, and the prompt on top.

History: None tonight.

Math 6: Proportions: Text page 247, #1-3, 7-9, odds.

Posted by EileenM at 01:21 PM

February 15, 2012

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 127-134. Take notes. Focus #4, Questions.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Persuasive Essay - Bring Back Spelling/Vocabulary Program?
Due Thursday - Introduction and Outline
Due Friday - 1st draft
Due Tuesday, Feb. 21 - Peer Edit
Due Thursday, Feb 23 - Final draft. Please staple all drafts, outline, and the prompt on top.

History: None tonight.

Math 6: None tonight.

Posted by EileenM at 12:25 PM

February 14, 2012

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 114-124. Take notes. Focus #8, Predictions.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: Write one reason we should bring back our Spelling/Vocabulary study. Write one reason we should not bring back our Spelling/Vocabulary study.

History: Study for Chapter 18 Test.

Math 6: Rates and Proportions-Text page 238, #9-15, odds. Do page 242, #13-19, 29 odds. Lessons 5.2 and 5.3 quiz tomorrow.

Posted by EileenM at 01:41 PM

February 13, 2012

Monday,February 13, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 103-114. Take notes. Focus #2, Quotations

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: None tonight.

History: None tonight.

Math 6: Rates-Text page 238, #1-7, odds.

Posted by EileenM at 01:54 PM

February 10, 2012

Friday, February 10, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 83-103. Take notes.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: None tonight.

History: None tonight.

Math 6: Ratios-Text page 234, #1-11, odds. Lesson 5.1 quiz.

Posted by EileenM at 11:03 AM

February 09, 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 76-83. Take notes. Focus #9, Purpose/Reason. Highlight 2.

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: None tonight.

History: 7th Grade - Chapter 17: China Develops a New Economy - Study for Chapter 17 Assessment.
8th Grade - None tonight.

Math 6: None tonight.

Posted by EileenM at 11:33 AM

February 08, 2012

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 65-75 Take notes. Focus #2 Quotations

How To Book Report due Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Writing: None tonight.

History: Chapter 17: China Develops a New Economy - Study for Chapter 17 Assessment.

Math 6: None tonight.

Posted by EileenM at 11:49 AM

February 07, 2012

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 52-65. Take notes.

Biography Book Report due Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

Writing: None tonight.

History: None tonight.

Math 6: Chapter 4 Review- None tonight.

Posted by EileenM at 01:22 PM

February 06, 2012

Monday,February 6, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 41-52. Take notes. Focus #10, Find 2 interesting words in this section and write their definition.

Biography Book Report due Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

Writing: None tonight.

History: None tonight.

Math 6: Chapter 4 Review- Study for chapter 4 test. Do pages 222-224, #3, 4, 9, 15, 19, 25, 27, 33, 35, 51, 53, 57, 59, 63. Check every answer and correct any mistakes.

Posted by EileenM at 01:14 PM

February 03, 2012

Friday, February 3, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 29-40. Take notes. Focus #4, Questions.

Biography Book Report due Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

Writing: None tonight.

History: Prepare Interactive NOtebook notes for Chapter 16 Assessment.

Math 6: None tonight.

Posted by EileenM at 01:13 PM

February 02, 2012

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 21-29. Take notes. Focus #2, Quotations. Why is it interesting?

Biography Book Report due Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

Writing: None tonight.

History: None tonight.

Math 6: Dividing Decimal Numbers - Text p.208, #29-35, odds. Lesson 4.8 quiz tomorrow.

Posted by EileenM at 01:48 PM

February 01, 2012

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Reading: "The Examination" Read pages 11-20. Take notes.

Biography Book Report due Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

Writing: On a separate sheet of paper, write each convention error from your end of book test. Correct each error and write the rule or explanation that applies. Due Thursday.

History: None tonight.

Math 6: Dividing Decimal Numbers - Text p.208, #15-25, odds.

Posted by EileenM at 01:07 PM