U.S. Presidents

Weekly Schedule: November 2nd – November 6th

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 5–7

Information Skills: Adding Suffixes and Plurals

Vocabulary: Running on Empty

Writing: New Subject

Social Studies:

Assignment: 30 - French Explorers - Colonization of Louisiana and the French and Indian Wars

Assignment Due: 29 - Early Colonists

Tuesday:

Grammar: End Marks after Sentences

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Quiz on Lessons 1 through 5

Writing: New Subject

Social Studies:

Assignment: 31 - New England Colonists - The Pilgrims and the Puritans

Assignment Due: 30 - French Explorers - Colonization of Louisiana and the French and Indian Wars

Wednesday:

Information Skills: Quiz on Lessons 1 through 6

Comprehension: Passamaquoddy Drum Ceremony

Writing: New Subject

Social Studies:

Assignment: Founding Documents

Assignment Due: 31 - New England Colonists - The Pilgrims and the Puritans

Thursday:

Grammar: Periods after Initials and Abbreviations

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Decision Making: The Muddy Gap Concert

Writing: New Subject

Social Studies:

Assignment: Founding Documents

Assignment Due: Founding Documents

Friday:

Glogster: Presidential Poster

Vocabulary: The Big Surprise

Writing Due: Favorite Animal

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 6–7

Information Skills: Adding Suffixes and Plurals

Social Studies:

Assignment: 31 - Great Egyptians - Ramses the Great, Pyramid Project: Due November 13

Assignment Due: 30 - Akhenaten - The Rebel Pharaoh

Tuesday:

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Quiz on Lessons 1 through 5

Comprehension: The Voyage of the Mayflower, Part 2

Social Studies:

Assignment: 32 - Sneferu - King of the Pyramids

Assignment Due: 31 - Great Egyptians - Ramses the Great

Wednesday:

Grammar: Periods after Initials and Abbreviations

Information Skills: Quiz on Lessons 1 through 6

Social Studies:

Assignment: Glogster Poster

Assignment Due: 32 - Sneferu - King of the Pyramids

Thursday:

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Decision Making: The Muddy Gap Concert

Vocabulary: Planet Hopping

Social Studies:

Assignment: Glogster Poster

Assignment Due: Egypt Outline

Friday:

Glogster: Presidential Poster

Writing Due: Transportation Trouble

Weekly Schedule: October 26th – October 30th

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: Diphthongs and Less Common Vowel Digraphs

Information Skills: Finding Definitions

Writing: Favorite Animal

Social Studies:

Assignment: 26 - French Explorers - Beginnings of Exploration and Settlement (1490-1564)

Assignment Due: 25 - Exploring the World - The English Come to America - Jamestown and Plymouth

Tuesday:

Grammar: Posttest on Capitalization

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Large-Area Maps

Vocabulary: Let’s Ask Dee

Social Studies:

Assignment: 27 - French Explorers - Samuel de Champlain

Assignment Due: 26 - French Explorers - Beginnings of Exploration and Settlement (1490-1564)

Wednesday:

Information Skills: Identifying Syllables

Social Studies:

Assignment: 28 - French Explorers - The Exploration of the Mississippi River

Assignment Due: 27 - French Explorers - Samuel de Champlain

Thursday:

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Latitude and Longitude

Comprehension: Games of Family, Games of Fun, Part 2

Social Studies:

Assignment: 29 - Early Colonists

Assignment Due: 28 - French Explorers - The Exploration of the Mississippi River

Friday:

Glogster: Presidential Poster

Writing (Due): Birthday Bash

Explorer Project Due

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: R-Controlled Vowels 2

Information Skills: Finding Definitions

Vocabulary: Our Salem Witch Trial

Writing: Transportation Trouble

Social Studies:

Assignment: 28 - Ancient Egypt - The Gift of the Nile - 3000-30 BC / Outline

Tuesday:

Grammar: Pretest on Punctuation

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Large-Area Maps

Social Studies:

Assignment: 29 - Great Egyptians

Assignment Due: 28 - Ancient Egypt - The Gift of the Nile - 3000-30 BC

Wednesday:

Information Skills: Identifying Syllables

Comprehension: The Voyage of the Mayflower, Part 1

Social Studies:

Assignment: 30 - Akhenaten - The Rebel Pharaoh

Assignment Due: 29 - Great Egyptians

Thursday:

Grammar: End Marks after Sentences

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Latitude and Longitude

Social Studies:

Assignment Due: 30 - Akhenaten - The Rebel Pharaoh, Egypt Outline

Friday:

Glogster: Presidential Poster

Vocabulary: The Wild West

Writing (Due): Baby Elephant

Tablet Project Due

Glogster

Weekly Schedule: October 19 –October 23

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: Long U and OO Sounds

Information Skills: Dictionary Guide Words

Writing: Birthday Bash

Social Studies:

Assignment: The Age of Exploration Begins

Assignment Due: None

Tuesday:

Comprehension: Important Details

Writing: Birthday Bash

Maps, Charts, & Graphs: Transportation Maps

Social Studies:

Assignment: Christopher Columbus and the New World

Assignment Due: The Age of Exploration Begins

Wednesday:

Grammar: School Names

Information Skills: Finding Parts of Speech

Writing: Birthday Bash

Social Studies:

Assignment: Spanish Explorers of North America

Assignment Due: Christopher Columbus and the New World

Thursday:

Vocabulary: Pretest on Social Studies Vocabulary

Writing: Birthday Bash

Maps, Charts, & Graphs: Special Maps

Social Studies:

Assignment: The English Come to America - Jamestown and Plymouth

Assignment Due: Spanish Explorers of North America

Friday:

Comprehension: Games of Family, Games of Fun, Part 1

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: R-Controlled Vowels 1

Information Skills: Dictionary Guide Words

Writing: Baby Elephant

Social Studies:

Assignment: Mesopotamia - From Nomads to Farmers

Assignment Due: China Timeline

Tuesday:

Vocabulary: Where Would You Live?

Writing: Baby Elephant

Maps, Charts, & Graphs: Transportation Maps

Social Studies:

Assignment: Mesopotamia - The Development of Written Language

Assignment Due: Mesopotamia - From Nomads to Farmers

Wednesday:

Information Skills: Finding Parts of Speech

Comprehension: RCS4 - Important Ideas

Writing: Baby Elephant

Social Studies:

Assignment: Mesopotamia - Trade Routes and Transportation

Assignment Due: Mesopotamia - The Development of Written Language

Thursday:

Writing: Baby Elephant

Maps, Charts, & Graphs: Special Maps

Social Studies:

Assignment: Tablet project – Due October 30^th

Assignment Due: Mesopotamia - Trade Routes and Transportation

Weekly Schedule: October 12th – October 16th

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: Long O Sounds

Information Skills: Using Dictionaries and Books Pretest

Vocabulary: Now There’s an Idea

Writing: Earn Money

Social Studies:

Assignment: Native Americans - People of the Plains

Assignment Due: Native Americans - People of the Forest

Tuesday:

Grammar: Books, Magazines, and Other Printed Material

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Pretest on Using Maps, Charts, and Graphs

Writing: Earn Money

Social Studies:

Assignment: Native Americans - People of the Desert

Assignment Due: Native Americans - People of the Plains

Wednesday:

STAR Reading & STAR Math

Information Skills: Alphabetizing

Writing: Earn Money

Social Studies:

Assignment: Native Americans - People of the Northwest Coast

Assignment Due: Native Americans - People of the Desert

Thursday:

Grammar: School Names

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: General Reference Maps

Comprehension: Skill Lesson: Sequencing

Writing: Earn Money

Social Studies:

Assignment: Native American Exploration

Assignment Due: Native Americans - People of the Northwest Coast

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 4–5

Information Skills: Using Dictionaries and Books Pretest

Writing: You're the Expert

Social Studies:

Assignment: China - From Past to Present - Geography, Traditional Religions, and Beliefs / China Outline and Timeline

Assignment Due: Toward Civilization

Tuesday:

Vocabulary: Posttest on Mathematics & Science Vocabulary

Writing: You're the Expert

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Pretest on Using Maps, Charts, and Graphs

Social Studies:

Assignment: China - From Past to Present - Life in the Ancient Capital Cities

Assignment Due: China - From Past to Present - Geography, Traditional Religions, and Beliefs

Wednesday:

STAR Reading and STAR Math

Information Skills: Alphabetizing

Grammar: School Courses, Languages, Countries, and Planets

Comprehension: Early Civilizations Quiz

Writing: You're the Expert

Social Studies:

Assignment: China - From Past to Present - The Silk Road, the Great Wall, Changes in Government

Assignment Due: China - From Past to Present - Life in the Ancient Capital Cities

Thursday:

Vocabulary: Pretest on Social Studies Vocabulary

Grammar: Quiz Lessons 8-10

Writing: You're the Expert

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: General Reference Maps

Social Studies:

Assignment: China Outline & Timeline

Assignment Due: China - From Past to Present - The Silk Road, the Great Wall, Changes in Government

Watch a Movie and get Extra Credit

Movies and TV shows very often use actual historical events as the basis for their plot. Movies like “The Patriot”, “300”, and “Blackhawk Down” were very exciting, but how accurate were they? Everybody raved about the HBO miniseries “John Adams,” but did it tell the truth about John Adams?

Your assignment, if you decide to accept it, is to watch a movie based on actual historical events and then demonstrate how the film represented the events upon which it was based. The event must be historically significant. Your original report must be typed, Times New Roman font (11pt), 1.5 line spacing, and 3-5 pages in length. This assignment will be worth 500 pts (about 5 assignments) in social studies. If you need to get bring up your grade in Language Arts then work on Skills Tutor.

This assignment will be due the Monday October 12^th.

Weekly Schedule: Sept. 28 – Oct. 2

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: SQ1 - Quiz on Lessons 1–4

Language Arts: 1 - A Forefather a Princess and a Warrior

Comprehension: RC5 - Following the Path of Your Trash, Part 2

Writing: Super Hero

Social Studies:

Assignment: The Southwestern States Vol. 2

Assignment Due: The Southwestern States Vol. 1

Tuesday:

Language Arts: 2 - Understanding Genre

Writing: Super Hero

Social Studies:

Assignment: Maps, Regions, Resources, and Climate

Assignment Due: The Southwestern States Vol. 2

Wednesday:

Grammar: C5 - Days, Months, and Holidays

Vocabulary: RV7 - Land of the Dinosaurs

Writing: Super Hero

Social Studies:

Assignment: Native Americans - People of the Forest

Assignment Due: Maps, Regions, Resources, and Climate

Thursday:

Field Day for Students that reached their 1^st six weeks AR Goal

Friday:

Comprehension: RCQ - Communities Quiz

Health: Building Character

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: S5 - Diphthongs & Less Common Digraphs

Language Arts: 1 - What Nouns Are

Comprehension: RC5 - Pyramids and Royal Cemeteries, Part 1

Writing: Books vs. Movies - Make a Plan

Social Studies:

Assignment: Asia - Finish Packet

Assignment Due: Asia - Finish Packet

Tuesday:

Language Arts: 2 - Common and Proper Nouns

Writing: Books vs. Movies

Social Studies:

Assignment: World History - Pre-History

Assignment Due: None

Wednesday:

Language Arts: 3 - Plural Formations

Vocabulary: RV7 - Seascape

Writing: Books vs. Movies

Social Studies:

Assignment: Toward Civilization

Assignment Due: World History - Pre-History

Thursday:

Field Day for Students that reached their 1^st six weeks AR Goal

Friday:

Grammar: C9 - Seasons, Compass Points, and Titles

Comprehension: RC6 - Pyramids and Royal Cemeteries, Part 2

Health: Alcohol Abuse and Teens

Weekly Schedule: Sept. 21 – Sept. 25

Parents – Remember that this is conference week. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be half days. School will be out at 12:20. There will be no lunch service on these days.

1^st Year

Monday:

Writing: Cousins – Zero Draft: TV Show

Social Studies: The Mountain States Vol. 2

Tuesday:

Vocabulary: RV6 - Keeping an Eye on the Weather

Writing: Cousins

Social Studies: The Pacific Region Vol 1

Wednesday:

Writing: Cousins

Social Studies: The Pacific Region Vol 2

Thursday:

Comprehension: RC4 - Following the Path of Your Trash, Part 1

Writing: Cousins

Social Studies: The Southwestern States Vol 1

Friday:

Writing: Cousins

Health: All about Drugs

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: S4 - Words with EI and IE Vowel Patterns

Writing: Younger Student / Zero Draft: TV Show

Social Studies: Africa - East and North Africa

Tuesday:

Grammar: RC3 - Fabulous Ur, Part 2

Writing: Younger Student

Social Studies: Africa - West Africa

Wednesday:

Grammar: C7 - School, Institutions, and Businesses

Writing: Younger Student

Social Studies: Asia - Central, Southwest, & East Asia

Thursday:

Vocabulary: RV6 - Sunny Dewdrop

Writing: Younger Student

Social Studies: Asia - Southeast Asia and the Pacific & Quiz

Friday:

Grammar: CQ2 - Quiz on Lessons 4–7

Writing: Younger Student

Health: CyberBullying

Weekly Schedule: Sept. 14 – Sept. 18

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: Long I Sounds

Vocabulary: A Place for Children, Part 2

Writing: Chores (Due 9/25)

Social Studies: Southeast Region, Vol. 2

Tuesday:

Grammar: Quiz on Lessons 1-3

Writing: Chores (Due 9/25)

Social Studies: The Midwest, Vol. 1

Wednesday:

Vocabulary: Trees, Trees, Trees!

Writing: Chores (Due 9/25)

Social Studies: The Midwest, Vol. 2

Thursday:

Grammar: Cities and Other Place Names

Writing: Chores (Due 9/25)

Social Studies: The Mountain States, Vol. 1

Friday:

Comprehension: The Juvenile Street Cleaning Leagues

Social Studies: Pre-Test

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 1-3

Vocabulary: Friends and Scientists

Writing: Cafeteria Foods (Due 9/25)

Social Studies: Western South America - Quiz

Tuesday:

Writing: Cafeteria Foods (Due 9/25)

Social Studies: Eastern Europe

Wednesday:

Grammar: Days, Months, and Holidays

Comprehension: Fabulous Ur, Part 1

Writing: Cafeteria Foods (Due 9/25)

Social Studies: Western Europe - Quiz

Thursday:

Writing: Cafeteria Foods (Due 9/25)

Social Studies: Central and Southern Africa

Friday:

Grammar: Books, Magazines, and Printed Materials

Vocabulary: Flu Hits the East Coast

Comprehension:

Writing: Cafeteria Foods (Due 9/25)

Social Studies: Pre-Test

Weekly Schedule: Sept. 8 – Sept. 11

1^st Year

Monday:

Labor Day

Tuesday:

Spelling: Long E Sounds

Comprehension: A Place for Children Part 1

Writing: Best Friends (Due 9/11)

Social Studies: Middle Atlantic States Vol. 1

Wednesday:

Grammar: Greetings and Closings in Letters

Social Studies: Middle Atlantic States Vol. 2

Thursday:

Vocabulary: Do You Know How to Help

Social Studies: Southeast Region Vol. 1

Friday:

Health: In Memoriam: New York City 9/11/01

2^nd Year

Monday:

Labor Day

Tuesday:

Spelling: Long U and OO Sounds

Vocabulary: Mr. Morf

Writing: Alien Encounter (Due 9/11)

Social Studies: North America – Mexico and Central America

Wednesday:

Grammar: Quiz on Lessons 1-3

Social Studies: North America – The Caribbean and Canada

Thursday:

Comprehension: Maya Ballplayers, Part 2

Social Studies: South America – Eastern and Northern

Friday:

Grammar: Cities and Other Place Names

Health: In Memoriam: New York City 9/11/01

Weekly Schedule: August 31 – September 4

1st Year

Monday:
Spelling: S2 – Long A Sounds
Criterion: Best Friends (Due Sept. 11th)
Social Studies: Maps and Globes - Globes and Their Use, M5 Latitude and Longitude
Tuesday:
Reading: RCS – Skills Lesson: Inference
Social Studies: Physical Geography
Wednesday:
Language Arts: C2 - First Words in Sentences and Quotations
Social Studies: American Geography Close ups - New England States Vol. 1, MQ1 Quiz on Lessons 1 through 5
Thursday:
Reading: RV3 - Springtime Excitement
Social Studies: American Geography Close ups - The Middle Atlantic States Vol. 1
Friday:
Health: Cyberbullying

2nd Year

Monday:
Spelling: S2 - Long I and Long O Sounds
Criterion: Alien Encounter (Due Sept. 11th)
Social Studies: Physical Geography, M5 Latitude and Longitude
Tuesday:
Reading: RV2 - Bill: The Human Body
Language Arts: C2 - First Words in Sentences and Quotations
Social Studies: Geography Basics - Climate, Water, and Living Patterns
Wednesday:
Social Studies: Geography Basics – Understanding Places, MQ1 Quiz on Lessons 1 through 5
Thursday:
Reading: RC1 - Maya Ballplayers, Part 1
Language Arts: C3 - Greetings and Closings in Letters
Social Studies: Geography for Everyone
Friday:
Health: Cyberbullying

Weekly Schedule: 8/24 – 8/28

1st Year

Monday:
Reading: RV1 – It’s that Time Again
Spelling: S1 – Short Vowel Sounds
Criterion: Be a Detective (Due 8/28)
Social Studies: Pretest on Using Maps, Charts, and Graphs

Tuesday:
Language Arts: Pretest on Capitalization
Social Studies: M1 – General Reference Maps

Wednesday:
Reading: RCS – Skill Lesson: Main Idea
Social Studies: M2 – Transportation Maps

Thursday:
Language Arts: C1 - Pronoun "I", Names, Initials, and Titles
Social Studies: M3 – Special Maps

Friday:
Reading: RV2 – Lots of Fun at Camp
Social Studies: M4 - Large Area Maps

2nd Year

Monday:
Reading: RCS – Skill Lesson: Inference
Spelling: S1 – Long A and Long E Sounds
Criterion: Beautiful Place (Due 8/28)
Social Studies: Pretest on Using Maps, Charts, and Graphs

Tuesday:
Reading:
Language Arts: Pretest on Capitalization
Social Studies: M1 – General Reference Maps

Wednesday:
Reading: RV1 – A Zoo in My Backyard
Social Studies: M2 – Transportation Maps

Thursday:
Language Arts: C1 – Pronoun “I,” Names, Initials, and Titles
Social Studies: M3 – Special Maps

Friday:
Reading: RCS – Skill Lesson: Cause & Effect
Language Arts: Pretest on Capitalization
Social Studies: M4 – Large Area Maps

Welcome Back!

This week’s schedule will be much different than what we will normally be doing. Students will be STAR testing and beginning to use some of the online programs that will be used this semester. The newest software is called SkillsTutor. SkillsTutor provides individualized instruction, diagnostic testing, prescriptive assignments and automatic reporting in numerous subjects such as reading comprehension and vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and informational skills.
If we all work together, we can make this the best year ever!

Introducing the Book

Fair Warning!

Order of Operations

Weekly Schedule June 1 – June 4

All Classes

Monday:

Assignment Due: None

Assignment: Social Studies Final & STAR Math

Tuesday:

Assignment Due: None

Assignment: Science Final & STAR Reading

Wednesday:

Assignment Due: None

Assignment: Awards Ceremony at Knights of Columbus – Students are dropped off and picked up from the Knights of Columbus 186 London Bridge Rd. Click Here for directions. Ceremony begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 11:00 a.m. All Parents are encouraged to attend!

Thursday:

Assignment Due: None

Assignment: Auction and class awards.