Friday, April 29, 2011

Friday, April 29

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 31 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*Book orders are due May 6th

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Thursday, April 28

6th grade:
•Write a letter to "Lexi" for the Great Mail Race

7th grade:
•Read Chapter 6, Sections 4-6
•Watch Lego Boston Tea Party video

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Wednesday, April 27

6th grade:
•Read Chapter 8 of "Dogsong"
•Make up 6 questions over it/write answers on back
•Listen to "After Peaches" on Tumblebooks
•AR

7th grade:
•Read Chapter 6, Sections 2 and 3 of "Johnny Tremain"
•Active Reading Chart
•Listen to Tumblebooks novel

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tuesday, April 26

6th grade:
•Some classes absent for Leadership
•Listen to "After Peaches" on Tumblebooks
•AR

7th grade:
•Read Chapter 6, Section 1 of Johnny Tremain
•Answer the Focus Question on the board
•Listen to the end of "Swiped" and begin "Battle of the Bands" on Tumblebooks
•AR

Monday, April 25, 2011

Monday, April 25

6th grade:
•Unit 31 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Read chapter 7 of "Dogsong"
•Go to the library as needed
•AR

7th grade:
•Unit 31 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Define Chapters 6-10 Vocabulary
•Go to the library as needed
•AR

6th grade:
freight
receipt
yield
review
belief
eighty
brief
ceiling
neither
foreign
shield
diesel
reign
fiery
conceit
veil
grief
relieve
seize
leisure

7th grade:
application
appropriate
arrival
attitude
opportunity
commute
accusation
irritate
allergy
corrupt
approximate
appetite
attach
attire
opponent
commercial
attain
irrigate
alliance
corrode

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Wednesday, April 20

6th and 7th grade:
•Study Spelling words
•Unit 29 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR
•Listen to Novel on Tumblereaders.com

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Tuesday, April 19

6th grade:
•Read Chapter 6 of "Dogsong"
•Chapter 6 Reflection
•AR
•Listen to "After Peaches"

7th grade:
•Comprehension Questions over Chapters 1-5
•Listen to "Swiped"

Monday, April 18, 2011

Monday, April 18

6th grade:
•Unit 29 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Finish listening to "Blue Moon" and begin "After Peaches"
•AR (Go to library and visit book fair, if needed)

7th grade:
•Unit 29 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Read Chapter 5, Sections 3 and 4 of "Johnny Tremain"
•Listen to "Swiped"

6th grade:
preview
prehistoric
prohibit
permanent
permission
proceed
project
profession
progress
predict
prepare
promise
prepaid
persuade
product
persist
perfume
prospect
previous
process

7th grade:
blizzard
hurricane
satellite
bulletin
cancellation
possibility
forbidding
allotted
misspell
credited
professor
exaggerate
medallion
villain
gossiping
challenge
equipped
necessary
abbreviate
dissimilar

Friday, April 15, 2011

Friday, April 15

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 28 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR
•Listen to Tumblebooks novel

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Thursday, April 14

6th grade:
•Write a continuation of the story "Dogsong"
-pick up from Chapter 6 and write to the end of the story
•Spelling Activity (Sparkle with prizes)

7th grade:
•Read Chapter 5, Sections 1 and 2 of "Johnny Tremain"
•Spelling Activity (Sparkle with prizes)

*Book orders are due tomorrow!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Tuesday, April 12

6th grade:
•Read Chapter 8 of "Dogsong"
•Throughout the Literature Comprehension Questions (chs. 1-5)

7th grade:
•Read Chapter 4, Sections 1-3 of "Johnny Tremain"
•Active Reading Chart of Johnny before/after the accident

Monday, April 11, 2011

Monday, April 11

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 28 Spelling Pre-test (lists below)
•Go to the library to visit the Book Fair
•Listen to "Swiped" and "Blue Moon"

6th grade:
performance
audience
appearance
entrance
silence
appreciate
desperate
sentence
celebrate
absence
fortunate
violence
allowance
instance
associate
difference
separate
influence
importance
considerate

7th grade:
Cheddar
cantaloupe
tangerine
mayonnaise
sardine
scallion
currant
copper
attic
magnet
seltzer
bologna
frankfurter
pheasant
badminton
limerick
cologne
bronze
mall
spruce

Friday, April 8, 2011

Friday, April 8

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 27 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*Book orders are due April 15th!

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Wednesday, April 6

6th grade:
•Read pages 45-47 of "Dogsong"
•Research dogsled racing and list 5 facts about it
•Read FYI: Chapters 1-6

7th grade:
•Read Chapter 1, Section 1 of "Johnny Tremain"
•Research the U.S. Revolutionary War and list 5 facts about it
•AR

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Tuesday, April 5

6th grade:
•Read the beginning of Chapter 4 of "Dogsong"
•Comprehension Questions
•Listen to "Blue Moon" on Tumblereadables

7th grade:
•Read Chapter, Sections, 4 and 5
•Make up 8 questions over Chapter 2 (write the answers on the back)
•Listen to "Swiped" on Tumblereadables

Monday, April 4, 2011

Monday, April 4

6th grade:
•Unit 27 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Read Chapter 3 of "Dogsong"
•Listen to "Blue Moon"

7th grade:
•Unit 27 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Read Chapter 2, Sections 1-3 of "Johnny Tremain"
•Listen to "Swiped"

*Book orders are due April 15th

6th grade:
disease
experiment
discovery
disable
international
dishonest
export
experience
interrupt
extreme
exhaust
distress
expand
extent
disturb
interfere
disguise
discourage
expensive
interview

7th grade:
probable
reliable
available
incredible
desirable
divisible
flexible
knowledgeable
miserable
edible
audible
eligible
memorable
perishable
believable
durable
permissible
adjustable
indestructible
acceptable

Friday, April 1, 2011

Friday, April 1

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 26 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*Book orders are due April 15th!