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October 3 - October 7

Please refer to the calendar below for specific due dates of major assignments during this week. There is also a summary of key curriculum points below. Keep in mind that these are tentative dates and times and are subject to change.

Major Assignments Due

 

English

Reading

Math

 

Science

Social Studies

 
Monday 
10/3/11 
No major assignments due
Collect Word Stems
 
Back to Reading Strategies
 
 
HW:  Read 30 minutes each day this week
 
Blue Ribbon Test #1
Begin Pendulum Lab
High in the Andes 
 
Lesson
 
 
 
Tuesday
10/4/11
No major assignments due
 
Practice writing starter sentences for Reader Response
 
 
Blue Ribbon Test #1
No major assignments 
Amazon Rain forest 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday 10/5/11

Spelling 15 due
Read 25 minutes
Begin the reader response in class (to be typed at home)
 
No major assignments due
No major assignments due
Physical Geography of Latin America Quiz
 
 
 
 

 

Thursday
10/6/11
 
No major assignments due
 
Begin discussing Author's Craft OR
non fiction article
No major assignments due
No major assignments due
Cultural Conflict simulation
 
 
Friday
10/7/11
spelling quiz
 
Week 3 Word stems due.
Chapter 1 test
Quiz - Section 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3
Cultural conflict simulation
 
 

Overview of Curriculum This Week:

In Math class students students will be taking on Monday and tuesday the first of three benchmark Blueribbon tests that will be administered this year. These tests are to provide an initial benchmark, identify strengths and weaknesses and monitor progress.  On Wednesday and Thursday, we will be finishing Chapter one with a discussion and application of a math problem-solving plan. There will be a chapter 1 test on Friday..

In 7th grade reading class we will continue to set a solid base in Reading strategies and word stems and begin discussing Author's Craft. 

In social studies class we will

In science class students will be beginning a pendulum lab to tie together all of the concepts of energy and energy transformations that we have discussed. On Friday, we will be taking a quiz on Section 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3. :)



Last updated by Mrs.Jeserski (sjeserski)  on Oct 05 2011  at 7:30 AM
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