Friday, October 29

6th and 7th grade:
•1/2 day of school!
•Halloween Word Scramble

Thursday, October 28

6th grade:
•Test over "Matthew Henson at the Top of the World" and indicators we've studied so far this year
•AR

7th grade:
•Test over "Eleanor Roosevelt" and all indicators studied this year
•AR

Wednesday, October 27

6th grade:
•Complete a study guide for the test over "Matthew Henson at the Top of the World"

7th grade:
•Complete a study guide for the test over "Eleanor Roosevelt"

Tuesday, October 26

6th grade:
•Responding Options over "Matthew Henson at the Top of the World" (pp. 63 and 64)
-from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#'s 1-3, 5)
-Literary Concepts
-Quickwrites #2
-Words to Know

7th grade:
•Responding Options over "Eleanor Roosevelt" (pp. 214 and 215)
-from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#'s 1-6)
-Literary Concepts
-Words to Know

Monday, October 25

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 9 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals (first entry of the 2nd quarter)
•Unit 10 Spelling Pre-test (list below)

6th grade:
weapon
struggle
frighten
horror
mental
channel
sample
moral
litter
soldier
kitchen
gallon
stumble
linen
panel
error
rural
quarrel
bundle
cancel

7th grade:
plaza
fiesta
tortilla
siesta
burro
poncho
sombrero
hammock
chocolate
tomato
enchilada
burrito
alligator
bonanza
patio
cargo
chili
cocoa
vanilla
iguana

Wednesday, October 20

7th grade:
•Using the research from yesterday of a First Lady, complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the woman chosen to Eleanor Roosevelt
•Play Eleanor Roosevelt online games

6th grade:
•Read a story about Matthew Henson
•Complete a crossword puzzle over the story

Tuesday, Ocotber 19

6th grade:
•Complete a Plot Diagram over the story "Matthew Henson at the Top of the World"
•Research and find 8 pieces of information about Matthew Henson (info. that wasn't included in the story)
-due tomorrow at the beginning of class

7th grade:
•Complete a Plot Diagram over the story "Eleanor Roosevelt"
•Choose a First Lady to research on the internet; find 8 pieces of information
-due tomorrow at the beginning of class

Monday, October 18

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 9 Spelling Activity (words will be the same from last week)
•Go to the library
•AR

Friday, October 15

6th and 7th grade:
•Halloween Activity
•Afternoon movie!
*NO SPELLING TEST TODAY!!!

Thursday, October 14

6th and 7th grade:
•Halloween Mad Lib Story
- put story events into Plot Diagram
•Grade Reading Journals

Wednesday, October 13

6th and 7th grade:
•Finish up any games missed from yesterday
•AR!!!! (Last chance to take tests!)

*AR is due today!!

Tuesday, October 12

6th and 7th grade:
•Main Idea Board Game
•Main Idea Computer Game
•Unit 9 Spelling Word Search

*AR is due on Wednesday, October 13th!

Monday, October 11

6th grade:
•Unit 9 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Make up 6 questions over the story "Matthew Henson at the Top of the World" (exchange with a partner)
•Main Idea game (if time)

7th grade:
•Unit 9 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Make up 8 questions over the story "Eleanor Roosevelt" (exchange with a partner)
•Main Idea game (if time)

*AR is due October 13th!!!!!

6th grade:
senator
director
minister
similar
senior
junior
messenger
superior
familiar
acre
calendar
elevator
inner
minor
barrier
grammar
surrender
particular
youngster
passenger

7th grade:
architecture
achievement
fragment
sculpture
ornament
texture
failure
equipment
freedom
judgment
procedure
argument
literature
boredom
legislature
fracture
gesture
tournament
kingdom
disappointment

Friday, October 8

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 8 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR!!!

*AR is due October 13th!

Thursday, October 7

6th grade:
•Finish reading "Matthew Henson at the Top of the World"
•Complete and turn in the Main Idea Chart
•Main Idea Practice pp. 55 and 56 (due at end of class)

7th grade:
•Finish reading "Eleanor Roosevelt"
•Complete and turn in Sequence/Events Chart
•Main Idea "Hidden Wonders" (due in class)

*AR is due October 13th!

Wednesday, October 6

6th grade:
•Begin reading "Matthew Henson at the Top of the World" (p. 54)
•Begin filling out Main Idea Chart
•Main Idea Practice pp. 55 and 56 (due tomorrow)

7th grade:
•Begin reading "Eleanor Roosevelt" (p. 204)
•Begin filling out Events (Sequence) Chart
•Main Idea Practice "Hidden Wonders" (due tomorrow)

*AR is due October 13th!

Tuesday, October 5

6th grade:
•Take notes over main idea, details, story elements
•Preview "Matthew Henson at the Top of the World"
•Main Idea Practice pp. 53 and 54 (due tomorrow)

7th grade:
•Take notes over main idea, details, sequence, and story elements
•Preview "Eleanor Roosevelt"
•Main Idea Practice "When Lightning Strikes" (due tomorrow)

*AR is due October 13th!

Monday, October 4

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 8 Spelling Pre-test (lists below)
•Go to the library
•AR

*AR is due October 13th!

6th grade:
fir
fur
scent
sent
scene
seen
vain
vein
principal
principle
manor
manner
who's
whose
tacks
tax
hangar
hanger
died
dyed

7th grade:
geometry
perimeter
diameter
diagram
centimeter
kilogram
cyclone
thermos
physician
encyclopedia
thermometer
physics
telegram
grammatical
barometer
thermostat
physique
motorcycle
thermal
cyclical

Friday, October 1

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 7 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*AR is due October 13th!