Mrs. Conway– Language Arts M – In class: Discussed main idea ...

Mrs. Conway– Language ArtsM – In class: Discussed main idea and details. Answered questions from theJackie Robinson story using text support. HW: NoneT – In class we wrote an extended response on “Jackie Robinson”. HW: Youngauthor’s if interested.W –In class: Extended responses were finished. Students watched the “JackieRobinson Story” on video.TH – In class: Discussed rhyme patterns and practiced rhyme schemes in poems.HW: Write poems giving examples of three different rhyme schemes.F –In class: Shared poems, discussed rhyme scheme, and read a narrative poem.HW: Young authors (optional) due Feb. 13 th .Mrs. Conway – ReadingM –Collected late reading logs. Discussed book projects for 3 rd quarter. There arefour different choices! A handout was passed out explaining them along with arubric! DO NOT LOSE!! HW: Read!T – HW: READ!!!W –In class: Students read, wrote their “Daily 5”, or worked on a book project. HW:READ…reading log due Friday!TH – –In class: Students read, wrote their “Daily 5”, or worked on a book project.HW: READ…reading log due Friday!F –In class: Reading logs were collected and Daily 5 activities were graded. HW:READ!! Book project due Feb. 17 th .Mrs. Conway – Accelerated Language ArtsM – In class: Corrected analogy sheet, and answered questions from the JackieRobinson story using text support. A video clip was shown discussing an optionalwriting contest through scholastic books. The website is:www.scholastic.com\breakingbarriers HW: Analogy worksheet, young authors,and finish questions if not completed in class.

T – In class: Wrote an extended response. HW: Young AuthorsW –In class: Extended responses were finished. Students watched the “JackieRobinson Story” on video. HW: Young Authors due Feb 13 th .TH: In class: Discussed rhyme patterns and practiced rhyme schemes in poems.HW: Write poems giving examples of three different rhyme schemes.F – F –In class: Shared poems, discussed rhyme scheme, and read a narrativepoem. HW: Young authors due Feb. 13 th .Ms. Mattocks- Language ArtsM – In class: Organized new notebooks! Discussed main idea and details fromJackie Robinson story and answered questions using text support. HW: None.T – In class: Practiced writing an independent extended response, using textsupport and explanations. HW: NoneW – In class: Watched a video clip on Jackie Robinson and discussed.TH – In class: Introduction to poetry and rhyme patterns. HW: Finish rhyme schemeworksheet and create a short poem rhyming poem on the back. Do not label soyour partner can label tomorrow!F – In class: Continued practice with rhyme patterns with poems from ourliterature book. HW: Write a poem with an abababab rhyme scheme.Ms. Mattocks – ReadingM – Collected late reading logs. Discussed book projects for 3 rd quarter. There arefour different choices! A handout was passed out explaining them along with arubric! DO NOT LOSE!! HW: Read!T – In class: Daily 5 journal. HW: ReadW –In class: Daily 5 choice activities. HW: ReadTH – In class: Daily 5 choice activities. HW: Read. Logs due tomorrow!F – In class: Daily 5 computer research. HW: Read

Ms. Stokes – Accelerated MathM – Reviewed/practiced decimal adding, subtracting, and multiplying and took aquiz on these operations.HW: Long division practice sheetT – Began dividing decimalsHW: ACE (pg. 43) #7 – 9 turn into fractions and divideW – Decimal Division using fractionsHW: ACE (pg 43) #10 – 12TH – Decimal Division using the algorithmHw: Skill Sheet: Dividing Decimals #7 -10F – Terminating and repeating decimalsHW: ACE (pg 45) #27 (if not finished in class)Use ALEKS for additional math practice – Click here: ALEKSMs. Stokes – MathM – Worked on interior angle sums of regular and irregular polygonsHW: ACE (pgs. 66 & 67) #17 & 20T – Continued interior angle sums and worked on exterior anglesHW: Skill sheet (triangles and exterior angles) – Quiz tomorrowW – Reviewed angles and polygons & began quizHW: Prepare to finish the quiz on ThursdayTH – Completed the angle quiz and began building trianglesHW: noneF – Constructing trianglesHW: ACE (pg 76) #1-4 (if not completed in class)Use ALEKS for additional math practice – Click here: ALEKSMs. Stokes – Intro. Accelerated MathM – Reviewed/practiced decimal adding, subtracting, and multiplying and took aquiz on these operations.HW: Long division practice sheetT – Began dividing decimals

HW: ACE (pg. 43) #7 – 9 turn into fractions and divideW – Decimal Division using fractionsHW: ACE (pg 43) #10 – 12TH – Decimal Division using the algorithmHw: Skill Sheet: Dividing Decimals #7 -10F – Terminating and repeating decimalsHW: noneUse ALEKS for additional math practice – Click here: ALEKSMr. Decker - ScienceM – No Homework – Quiz TodayT – None Extra Credit available. Read the article atwww.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/05/end-of-an-era/“Do you think it’s important to send astronauts into space for exploration? Stateyour claim and provide two pieces of evidence. DUE FRIDAY.W –NoneTH – NoneF – Write your own “Interplanetary Message”Weekly extra credit available for reading a science article and writing a review.Due each FridayMs. Pierorazio- Social StudiesM – In Class: continued working on ancient Greece maps; Homework: finishancient Greece maps; bring music CD (optional) by Wed.T – In Class: complete ISN p. 178; in partners, read 25.1 &25.2, and complete toppart of ISN p. 180; Homework: bring in music CD (optional) by tomorrowW – In Class: review map of Greece; read section 25.3 and complete ISN p. 180;make a venn diagram comparing ancient Greece with either Egypt or ChinaTH – In Class: complete picture dictionary for Chap. 26 (monarchy, aristocrat,oligarchy, tyranny, democracy, citizen, assembly); Homework: finish picture

dictionary by tomorrow.F – In Class: complete vocabulary bell ringer; complete music activity!6 BLUE NEWS AND NOTES**Young Author stories due by February 13 th !**Great America Read to Succeed ticket incentive due February 24 th . 6 HOURS OFREADING!