Language Arts – Mrs. Hammond -May 18-22
Friday May 22nd 2009, 2:21 pm
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Monday:  Reading novels in class.  Classes B,C,D have test on Watsons Go to Birmingham on Tuesday.

Tuesday:  Reading novels in class.  Test  on Watsons. Tuesday band concert at 7 PM.

Wednesday:  Reminder: 6th grade awards program at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.

Thursday: Continue reading novels in class and discussing. 6th grade Thursday band at 7:00 PM.

Friday:  Read in class.  Class A – continue with discussion of Children of Willesden Lane.  Classes B,C,D are reading stories from Holt Reader, p. 206, 214, 112, and 301.

Friday:



Math B and D May 11-15
Tuesday May 12th 2009, 2:47 pm
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Monday – We workof on getting and paying interest p. 358.

Tuesday – We continued to work on Interest and Compound Interest. Class D had a quiz on Compound Interest. No hw.

Wednesday – Classroom discussion on simple interest, interest on loans, compound interest. No hw.

Thursday – We checked and discussed Lesson 8-6. WS was given out as classwork. No hw.

Friday – Pythagorean Theorem with Mrs. Nobles.



Math A and C
Tuesday May 12th 2009, 2:45 pm
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Monday – We reviewed % of a number(10-7). Classwork p. 411-412. No hw.

Tuesday – Class A WS 10-7. Class C p. 337 silver Book. No hw.

Wednesday – Class C didn’t have class. Class A continued to work on %. They took a quiz. No hw.

Thursday – Class C took a quiz after reviewing. Classwork/hw–search and shade on decimals and percents – both classes.

Friday – Graph ordered pairs. Turn in by Monday.  All math books should be brought in by Monday.



Reminder: AR quiz grades are due to Mrs. Hammond by Friday, May 15.
Monday May 11th 2009, 3:03 pm
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Please make sure that you have printed your score and turned this in for your grade.



Language Arts- Mrs. Hammond- May 11-15
Monday May 11th 2009, 2:46 pm
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Monday: Class A- Completed test on Watsons Go to Birmingham. Assigned book, Children of Willesden Lane. We will begin reading this tomorrow in class. Classes B,C, D- We worked on cartoon assignment for chapters 4-7 of Watsons Go to Birmingham. This is due tomorrow, Tuesday, May 12. Cartoons must be at least 3 frames, must contain dialogue, and must explain the situation from the chapter you are illustrating. Label the scene. Write your heading on the back.

Students are writing a short response to the assembly we had this morning about sexting and about suicide. This is turned in for a classwork grade.

Tuesday: Novel discussions in class.  Please continue to read the next section of chapters in your novel. Field day tomorrow from 12:00 to  1:30.

Wednesday:  Novel discussions in class.  Continue to read the next section of chapters in your novel. Test on Watsons Go to Birmingham on Tuesday.

Thursday:  We read novels in class.  Remember that AR quiz scores are due tomorrow!  No exceptions.  Yearbooks will be handed out tomorrow.  Students must take them home and NOT BRING THEM BACK TO SCHOOL.  The books will be collected by administration if they are brought back to school.  Thank you for your understanding.

Friday:  Continue reading novels over the weekend.  Tests next week.



Social Studies Week of May 11th
Monday May 11th 2009, 10:36 am
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Monday-CW-Revolution Presentations

HW-Interview Someone involved in CMS-A teacher, student, custodian, etc. Due Thursday

Tuesday-CW-Revolution Presentations

HW-Work on Interviews-Due Thursday

Wednesday-CW-Brainpops/Field Day

HW-School Interview

Thursday-CW-Defining a Community/We and They poem

HW-None

Friday-CW-Ch. 23 S. 1

HW-None



Mrs. Jackson’s Science the Week of May 11th-15th
Friday May 08th 2009, 3:00 pm
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5/11/09 Monday- Start Chapter 11. There is an Assembly at 9:30!

HW- Chapter 3 Study Guide check on tomorrow

5/12/09 Tuesday- Check Chapter 3 Study Guide. Chapter 11 Section 2 “Artificial Satellites”

HW- Chapter 3 Test on Friday

5/13/09 Wednesday- Jeopardy for classes A and B Field Day is 12:00-1:30. Please wear comfortable clothes and sneakers.

HW- Study

5/14/09 Thursday- Science Book Check! Chapter 11 Section 3 “Space Probes”

HW- Test tomorrow

5/15/09 Friday- Chapter 3 Test Today. Chapter 11 Section 4 “Living and Working in Space”

HW- Science in the News due Friday, May 22nd.



Language Arts – Mrs. Hammond – May 4 -8
Monday May 04th 2009, 5:20 pm
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Monday: All classes- School SCRABBLE tournament concluded today. No homework. Class A cartoons are due tomorrow.

Tuesday: Class A did not meet due to Guidance program. All other classes: We wrote responses to the program today on abuse. We began reading the book Watsons Go to Birmingham. No writen homework.

Wednesday:  Class A presented their cartoon scenes of chapter 4 -7.  They turned in books. Discussion about book. No HW for this evening.  Classes B,C, D — Copies of book Watsons go to Birmingham 1963 were checked out to students.  Students should read through chapter 3 for homework.

I would like to thank all of the students and parents for their participation in the Teacher Appreciation Week activities.  It is such a blessing to wotk with these students every day.  Thank you!



Math B and D May 4-8
Monday May 04th 2009, 1:14 pm
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Monday – We continued to work on Sales Tax. We checked last night’s hw. We worked on finding the total price. No HW.

Tuesday – We checked last night’s work and took a quiz today on sales tax and total price. No hw.

Wednesday – Do Lesson 8-5.

Thursday – We reviewed lesson 8-5. No hw.

Friday – Mrs. Nobles presented the Pythagorean Theorem.

Mathathon has been extended until this Friday. Come on, I would like each class to reach the $500 mark. Go Go Go!!! for St. Jude



Math A and C May 4-8
Monday May 04th 2009, 1:12 pm
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Monday – I took up homework from Class A. Test today. No hw.

Tuesday – Class A didn’t have class.  Class C worked on finding the sales tax, using 9.25%

Mathathon has been extended until this Friday. Come on, I would like each class to reach the $500 mark. Go Go Go!!! for St. Jude!