Week of January 18, 2010

Monday - No School - Celebrate Martin Luther King Day

8th Grade: Working on Dictator Projects - Outlines were turned in last week - they all did a great job - I was Impressed!

Tuesday - Working on Notecards
Wednesday - Notecards/Timeline
Thursday - Current Events, Notecards/Timeline
Friday - None

7th Grade: Finishing up the colonies

Tuesday - Complete Check Your Progress
Wednesday - Check Points 86,87, and 89, Skills Activity Pg. 86
Thursday - Current Events
Friday - None


6th Grade - We are finishing up our River Projects this week. They are doing a great job on their posters!

Tuesday - None
Wednesday - Study for Quiz, Pg. 31, 1 - 10
Thursday - Current Events, Map Master Pg. 32
Friday - None

5th grade - We are completing our Comic Strip of the landing in the Indies by Explorers

Tuesday - Review for Quiz

Wednesday - Comprehension Questions 1 - 4 pg. 94

Thursday - Current Event, Complete Comprehension, Quick Check Pg. 101

I hope everyone had a nice long weekend. Don't forget that tomorrow is the end of the Marking Period and Report Cards will be going home on January 27th :)

ps

Homework Week of January 11th

Homework - 8th Grade
Monday - Read Pg. 30/Paragraph on Shay (agree/disagree)
Tuesday - Study for Quarterly Exam - All 44 Presidents
Wednesday - Work on Outline (due Friday, January 15th)
Thursday - Current Events, Outline due tomorrow
Friday - None


Homework - 7th
Monday - Check Point Pg. 81/Study
Tuesday - Complete Vocab\
Wednesday - Checkpoint pg. 85 and Critical Thinking
Thursday - Current event, Checkpoint Pgs. 86, 87, and 89
Friday - None


Homework - 6th
Monday - Read pgs. 26 - 27, Map Masters Pg. 27
Tuesday - Read Pgs. 28-29, Checkpint 28-29, Map Masters 29
Wednesday - Read Pgf. 30, Check Point Pg. 30
Thursday - Current events, Assessment Pg. 30 1-3
Friday - None


Homework - 5th grade
Monday - Quick Check Pgs. 87 and 89, Map Skill Pg. 89
Tuesday - Quick Check Pgs. 91 and 93
Wednesday - Writing Prompt, Study
Thursday - Current Event, Pg. 94 1-4
Friday - None


Just a reminder that the 2nd Marking Period ends on January 20th and report Cards will be coming home on Wednesday, January 27th.

Have a great week :)

WELCOME BACK

The eighth graders were introduced to a new project today on dictators. They will have the exact due dates given to them with their rubrics tomorrow 1/5.

Homework:
Monday - Complete Vocab for Cpt. 2
Tuesday - Study Guide #1 and 2
Wednesday - Study Guide #3 and 4
Thursday - Current Events, Study Guide #5
Friday - None


In seventh grade we presented the Salem Witch Trials today.

Homework:
Monday - Complete Vocab on Pg. 77
Tuesday - Check Point Pgs. 77 - 79
Wednesday - Check Your Progress 1,2,4,5
Thursday - Current Events, Ann Putmun's Point of View
Friday - None

Today in sixth grade I introduced them to a new project on the rivers of Africa. We have four groups to represent the four rivers. This project will resemble National Geographic articles.

Homework:
Monday - Map Masters Pg. 17
Tuesday - Reading Check pg. 19, graph Skills Pg. 19
Wednesday - Assessment pg. 23: 1-3
Thursday - Current Events, Study, Reading Check Pgs. 22 - 23
Friday - None

5th Grade
Homework:
Monday - Study, Wirte About It
Tuesday - Quick Check Pg. 83 and 85
Wednesday - Writing Prompt
Thursday - Current Event Study for Quiz
Friday - None

Social Studies Homework Week of 12/21

Remember Wednesday is a 1/2 day - Have a Wonderful Holiday Season

8th Grade:
Monday - Study, Finish #5 Study Guide
Tuesday - Current Event
Wednesday - None

7th Grade:
Monday - Study for Quiz
Tuesday - Current Event
Wednesday - None

6th Grade:
Monday - Reading Readiness Guide - First two columns/2 each
Tuesday - Current Event, Map Master Pg. 17
Wednesday - None

5th Grade:
Monday - Read Pgs. 78 - 81
Tuesday - Current Event
Wednesday - None

See everyone next year "HAPPY NEW YEAR"

HOMEWORK - SOCIAL STUDIES


8th Grade - We finished the President Reports- Some the students dressed-up and did great presentations. We will be finishing up the President Quizzes after the Christmas Holiday.

8th Grade:
Monday - None - We finished up the presentations :)
Tuesday - Complete Study Guide #1
Wednesday - Complete Study #2 and Review Sheet for Chapter 1
Thursday - Current Events, 8K-Study Guide 3 and 4; 8F-None
Friday - 8K - None; 8F - Study Guide 3 and 4
7th Grade - The Explorer power-points looked great. We are still working how to properly present power-points. If you have a chance the Timelines will be on display later in the week.

7th Grade:
Monday - Check Your Progress pg. 70 - 1, 2, 4, and 5
Tuesday - Study for Quiz
Wednesday - Read pgs. 71-73; Check point pgs. 71 and 73
Thursday - Current Events, Check Point 75-76, Map Master pg. 74
Friday - None

6th Grade- They completed and presented their Travel Logs around Asia. They are on display in the hall. They looked great, I wish I could go to all those places.

6th Grade:
Monday - None - Finished Presenting
Tuesday - Map Masters pg. 12, reading Check pg. 12
Wednesday - Assessment pg. 15, 1 and 2
Thursday - Current Events, Study
Friday - None

5th Grade - Look for their Bestuaries to come home. They were on display for about 2 weeks. Great Job.

5th Grade:
Monday - Study for Quiz
Tuesday - Quick Check pg. 73, 75, and 76
Wednesday - Writing Prompt, Finish pg. 77
Thursday - Current Events
Friday - Study over the weekend for Quiz

Sorry for the delay in posting this. I thought I hit publish and I must have hit save now. I hope everyone has a great weekend. Remember next week is a short week with a 1/2 day on Wednesday :)

Homework for the week of November 30th

8th Grade - We are finishing up our president reports/we will begin presenting next week:)
Monday - Complete Outline
Tuesday - Work on Notecards
Wednesday - Review Outline/Notecards due
Thursday - Current Events
Friday - None

7th Grade - We will finish out explorer reports and timelines
Monday - Complete Study Guide
Tuesday - Study for Test
Wednesday - Read pgs. 86-87, Map Masters pg. 87
Thursday - Current Event, Read pgs. 68-70, Checkpoint pgs. 68,69,70
Friday - None

6th Grade - Complete our Travel Logs
Monday - Read pgs. 79 - 81
Tuesday - Read pgs. 82 - 83, Reading Check pg. 80,82,83
Wednesday - Read pgs. 86 - 90
Thursday - Current Events, Reading Check pgs 88, 90; and Map Masters pg. 89
Friday - None

5th Grade
Monday - Quick Check pg. 61
Tuesday - Quick Check pgs. 63-65
Wednsday - Study for Quiz
Thursday - Current Event, Writing Prompt
Friday - None

****The projects are a little behind due to all the illnesses and students being absent. I have given them until the end of the week to complete these projects and given them extra class time to finish.

HOMEWORK FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16th

8th Grade - We will not have a much homework as we are working on our President Biography and Oral Reports. All students have rubrics if you have any questions reagarding them.

Monday - Study for President Quiz (18)
Tuesday - None (Taking Quiz)
Wednesday - List what presidents are portrayed on coins. List the coints along with the President.
Thursday - Study for President quiz (24), Current Event
Friday - None

7th Grade - We are working on Explorer Power Points and Timelines
Monday - Read pgs. 53 - 54, Map Masters pg. 54
Tuesday - Read pgs. 55 - 57, Checkpoint pg. 55, 56, 57
Wednesday - Check Your Progress pg. 57, 1,2,4,5
Thursday - Study, Current Event
Friday - None

6th Grade - We are finishing up our travel logs
Monday - Study for Test
Tuesday - Read pgs. 54 - 56, Map Masters 55,56
Wednesday - Read pgs. 57-60, Map Master pg. 59
Thursday - Read pgs. 61-63, Map Masters pg. 63, Current Event
Friday - None

5th Grade - We will be presenting our Bestaries this week
Monday - Write-About-It
Tuesday - Study for Quiz
Wednesday - Practice Presentation
Thursday - Current Events
Friday - None


I hope everyone is feeling better soon. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to contact me at ekantz@oxfordcentral.org. :)