Monday, May 24, 2010

Weekly Schedule: May 24 – May 28

1st Year
Math Facts in a Flash, Grammar, Information Skills, and Comprehension should be completed.
Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 23–24
Vocabulary: Posttest on Special Words Vocabulary
Science:
Assignment: 22 - Spin around the Solar System - The Small Pieces - Asteroids / Quiz
Project for the Week: World Wide Telescope (Due May 28)
Language Arts: Listening & Speaking - 11 - Listening with Purpose/ 12 - Listen Up
Science:
Assignment: 23 - Spin around the Solar System - Look to the Stars / Quiz
Assignment Due: The Small Pieces - Asteroids
Science:
Assignment: World Wide Telescope (Due May 28)
Assignment Due: Look to the Stars
Science:  
Assignment: World Wide Telescope (Due May 28)
Science: 
Assignment Due: World Wide Telescope (Due May 28)
Writing Due: Being an Adult (Due May 28)
Health: Student Presentations/ Set Your Own Goals

2nd Year
Math Facts in a Flash, Grammar, and Comprehension should be completed.
Health: Barriers to Communication
Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 23–24
Information Skills: Quiz on Lessons 7 through 9
Project: We Didn’t Start the Fire Video
Science:  
Assignment: 28 - Weather Smart – Climate/Quiz
Assignment Due: Water Smart Experiments
Grammar: Quiz on Lessons 13–14
Science:  
Assignment: 29 - Earth Science - Weather and Climate
Assignment Due: Weather Smart – Climate
Information Skills: Deduction: Buying FONOVISION
Vocabulary: Posttest on Special Words Vocabulary
Science:  
Assignment: 30 – Global Warming
Assignment Due: Weather and Climate
Vocabulary: Posttest on Special Words Vocabulary 
Project: We Didn’t Start the Fire Video Assignment:
Health:  Student Presentations/ Set Your Own Goals

Monday, May 17, 2010

Weekly Schedule: May 17 – May 21

1st Year
Spelling: Spelling Demons 2
Grammar: Should be Completed
Criterion:
Due Friday: The Field Trip (Due May 21)
New: Being an Adult (Due May 31)
Science:
Assignment: 20 - Spin around the Solar System - Moon Dance
Assignment Due: Science Project
Language Arts: Listening & Speaking - 07 - Speaking Up/ 08 - Body Language
Vocabulary: The Suffix “-ly”  
Math Facts: 41. Division Review 2
Science:
Assignment: Phases of the Moon
Assignment Due: Science Project/ Moon Dance
Information Skills: Should be Completed
Comprehension: Should be Completed
Science:
Assignment: 21 - Spin Around the Solar System - The Outer Planets - The Gas Giants
Assignment Due: Science Project/ Phases of the Moon
Language Arts: Listening & Speaking - 09 - Public Speaking/ 10 - Verbal Variety
Vocabulary: Compound Words II 
Math Facts: 42. Review: +, -, x, /
Science:  
Assignment Due: Science Project/ The Gas Giants
Writing Due: The Field Trip
Health: Student Presentations (From last week also)

2nd Year
Spelling: Spelling Demons 2
Information Skills: Leases and Contracts
Vocabulary: Multiple Meanings
Criterion:
Due Friday: Your Choice for President
Science:  
Assignment: 25 - Earth Science - Land and Water
Assignment Due: Science Project/ Go over Last week's Work
Math Facts: 41. Division Review 2
Science:  
Assignment: 26 - Earth Science – Oceans - Quiz
Assignment Due: Science Project/ Land and Water
Grammar: Verbs: Agreement with Compound and Interrupted Subjects
Information Skills: Filling Out Forms
Vocabulary: The Suffixes “-ful” and “-less”
Science:  
Assignment: 27 - Water Smart - The Sun, Water Cycle, and Climate/ Quiz
Assignment Due: Science Project/ Oceans
Comprehension: Should be Completed
Math Facts: 42. Review: +, -, x, /
Science:  
Assignment Due: Science Project/ Water Smart
Grammar: Pronouns: Agreement with Antecedents
Vocabulary: The Suffix “-tion”
Writing Due: Your Choice for President
Health:  Student Presentations (From last week also)

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Weekly Schedule: May 10 – May 14

1st Year

Monday:

Spelling: Spelling Demons 1

Grammar: Completed

Information Skills: Completed

Vocabulary: Homonyms II

Comprehension: Completed

Criterion:

Due Friday: Foods for Health (Due May 14) / Voyage to Mars

New: The Field Trip (Due May 21)

Science:

Assignment: 18 - Spin Around the Solar System - Our Rocky Neighbors - The Inner Planets / Quiz

Tuesday:

Grammar: Completed

Language Arts: Listening & Speaking - 07 - Speaking Up / 08 - Body Language

Comprehension: Completed

Math Facts: 39. Division by 11, 12

Science:

Assignment Due: Our Rocky Neighbors

Wednesday:

Grammar: Completed

Information Skills: Completed

Vocabulary: Compound Words I

Comprehension: Completed

Science:

Assignment: 19 - Spin Around the Solar System - There's No Place Like Earth / Quiz

Thursday:

Grammar: Completed

Comprehension: Completed

Math Facts: 40. Division Review 1

Science:

Assignment Due: There's No Place like Earth

Friday:

Grammar: Completed

Vocabulary: The Prefix “un-”

Comprehension: Completed

Writing Due: Foods for Health / Voyage to Mars

Health: Student Presentations / Solving Conflicts

2nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: Spelling Demons 1

Information Skills: Sequencing: Loading the User-Friendly Camera

Criterion:

Due Friday: Voyage to Mars

New: Your Choice for President (Due May 21)

Science:

Assignment: Career Poster (Due May 13)

Tuesday:

Grammar: Pronouns: Reflexive

Vocabulary: The Prefixes “pre-” and “re-”

Comprehension: Completed

Math Facts: 39. Division by 11, 12

Science:

Assignment: 23 - Our Restless Atmosphere / Quiz

Wednesday:

Information Skills: Written Warranties

Science:

Assignment: 24 - Earth Science - Investigating Earth's Waters / Quiz

Assignment Due: Our Restless Atmosphere

Thursday:

Grammar: Quiz on Lessons 10–12

Vocabulary: The Suffix “-ly”

Math Facts: 40. Division Review 1

Science:

Assignment Due: Investigating Earth's Waters / Career Poster

Friday:

Writing Due: Voyage to Mars

Health: Student Presentations / It's Your Choice: The Facts about Smoking

Monday, May 3, 2010

Weekly Schedule: May 3 – May 7


1st Year
Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 21–22
Information Skills: Should be completed.
Comprehension: Should be completed.
Criterion:
Due Friday: No Rules (Due May 7)
New: Foods for Health (Due May 14)
Science:
Assignment: 16 - Spin Around the Solar System - How the Solar System Works / Quiz
Assignment Due: Career Poster
Grammar: Quiz on Lessons 10–11 
Language Arts: Listening & Speaking - 03 - Knowing the Facts / 04 - Active Listening
Vocabulary: Homonyms I
Comprehension: Should be completed
Math Facts: 35. Division Review: 1 to 6
Science:
Assignment Due: How the Solar System Works
Information Skills: Should be completed
Comprehension: Should be completed
Science:
Assignment: 17 - Spin Around the Solar System - The Sun - Our Star Attraction
Grammar: Posttest on Usage
Language Arts: Listening & Speaking - 05 - Giving a Speech / 06 - In a Manner of Speaking
Vocabulary: The Sufffix “-y”
Comprehension: Should be completed
Math Facts: 36. Division by 7, 8
Science:  
Assignment Due: The Sun - Our Star Attraction
Writing Due: : No Rules
Health: Student Presentations / Got a Problem? Solve It!

2nd Year
Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 21–22
Information Skills: Warnings and Labels 
Vocabulary: Posttest on Hobbies & Activities Vocabulary 
Comprehension: Should be completed
Criterion:
Due Friday: Perfect Sandwich (Due May 7)
Science:  
Assignment: 20 - Basics of Physics - Exploring Energy / Quiz
Comprehension: Should be completed
Math Facts: 35. Division Review: 1 to 6
Science:  
Assignment: 21 - Basics of Physics - Exploring Heat
Assignment Due: Exploring Energy
Grammar: Pronouns: Subject and Object
Information Skills: Quiz on Lessons 4 through 6
Vocabulary: Pretest on Special Words Vocabulary 
Comprehension: Should be completed
Science:  
Assignment: 22 - Electricity and Magnetism - Generating Electricity / Quiz
Assignment Due: Exploring Heat
Vocabulary: Homonyms 
Comprehension: Should be completed
Math Facts: 36. Division by 7, 8
Science:  
Assignment Due: Generating Electricity
Vocabulary: The Prefixes “non-” and “dis-”
Writing Due: Perfect Sandwich (Due May 7)
Health:  Student Presentation / Alcohol Abuse and Teens: The Turning Point