August 25, 2015

  A/B track Jog-a-thon postponed to Friday at 10:15 due to predicted rain on Wednesday.  Money raised from donations and pledges due Monday, 8/31.

A1 - Boehme/Goff: 

 

Math:  2-3 due 8/26.
Independent Reading:  20 minutes each night.
Spelling Words:  source, flirt, hurdle, parka, frontier, forward, radar, earnest, afford, urban, discard, smirk, rehears, mourn, surface, parcel, yearn, fierce, starch, formula
Vocabulary Words: torrent, accustomed, void, swiveled, clustered, transmissions, doleful, clamor, urgent, coaxed
Science:  Attend a Star or Sun Party and write a paragraph about what you saw for extra credit.  See the Science page.   
Social studies:  Atlas 11a-b due 8/28.


A 2- Packard:

Check Skyward for grades and missing assignments. 
Missing Assignments Report: Signed and Returned: 8/26. 
Math: Wkst. #2-8: 8/26.
Journeys: Lesson 4 packet (all but the last 2 pages): 8/26.

Social Studies: Atlas Workbook lesson #5 (a+b): 8/26.
Think Through Math (online): 10 completed lessons by 8/31.  
Independent Reading: 20 min. each night. 100 min. per week. 
Spelling Words: source, flirt, hurdle, parka, frontier, forward, radar, earnest, afford, urban, discard, smirk, rehearse, mourn, surface, parcel, yearn, fierce, starch, formula.
Vocabulary Words: torrent, accustomed, void, swiveled, clustered, transmissions, doleful, clamor, urgent, coaxed.
Spelling/VocabularyCity.com lessons due: 8/30. 
NoRedInk assignments: 8/30.
Science: Poster: 8/27. 
Prepositions: Took pretest today. Memorize the 53 prepositions. Keep practicing the actions! 100 point test: 8/31.
Jog-a-thon Fundraiser: Friday, 10:15. Bring your money to school to win lots of prizes. $300 earns a tablet plus lots of other prizes.
Science:  Planets scale size poster due 8/27.

B - Ridge: 

Math: Wkst. 1-13 due 8/13.
Read 20 minutes a night, record in your planner.
Spelling/Vocabulary/Grammar Test: Friday, August 17.
Science: Cut and paste Moon Phases: 8/26. Definitions: 8/26.
Spelling Words:  (Long Vowel Sounds) scene, bracelet, mute, strive, faithful, devote, rhyme, succeed, coax, rely, conceal, forgave, lonesome, del/21ete, confine, exceed, terrain, reproach, abuse, defeat.
Vocabulary Words: mentor, employed, contested, tumult, pursuit, scholastic, grimly, culprit, deprived, miraculous.
Science home lab "Mold: It is Lovely to Behold, but Not to Hold!" due on 8/13-Tomorrow!
Remember this experiment requires at least four days of observations- don't start too late!

Link to the assignment:  Mold It Is Lovely to Behold.

C - Park: Off Track.

D - Berven/Thomas 

Math:  
Homework/Remembering 1-5 Due: 8/25
Think Through Math (online): 25 completed lessons by 11/10.
Language Arts / Journeys:
Read 20 minutes a night, record in your planner and recorded Thursdays.
Spelling Words:  batch, sloppy, strict, cleanse, expand, initials, somehow, reject, rhythm, meadow, text, bluff, statue, dreadful, vanish, blunder, recover, mystery, promptly, polish
Vocabulary Words: publishing, manuscript, editorial, pressuring, disclose, maze, literary, revisions, wry, muted.
Science:
Attend a Star or Sun Party and write a paragraph about what you saw for extra credit.  See the Science page.
Social Studies: Atlas 2a-b due 8/28.
General Notes:
Please return 6th Grade Back to School Night Disclosure, 6th Grade rules,
DK Buddies and Jog-a-thon.
TIME CAPSULES DUE ON FRIDAY.