First club meeting in Mrs. Hammond’s room, 3:15-4:15. Bring a signed note from a parent to stay. Boys bring 2 liter drink. Girls bring chips or cookies.

Qualifications for Student Council homeroom representatives were read in homeroom today.
Friday, September 19–Students contact homeroom teacher for permission to run. The following criteria must be met:
No more than 2 C’s on the first report card. Teachers use grades so far.
No D’s, F’s or more than 2 C’s.
No N’s or U’s in any subject, even homeroom or MAPS.

These qualifications REMAIN IN PLACE ALL YEAR for representatives elected. Students WILL BE REPLACED if grades or conduct do not meet guidelines.

Candidates may:
Hand out construction paper buttons or labels to wear. (no pins)
Attach posters to homeroom walls only. (not in hall)
Write a brief speech to be approved by HR teacher and read to class on Friday, September 26.

Candidates may not:
Generate mass computer handouts.
Distribute pins to attach buttons.
Distribute candy or anything else inappropriate.
Put down or belittle their opponents in any way.

Candidates may be disqualified from running for any infraction of these rules.

Monday: Spelling List 4. Please go to www.spellingcity.com (search by teacher, Debbie Hammond) to print list or play learning games. See note on blog or on Spelling list 4 sent home today.Turned in Reading Log today for grade. Homework: Write paragraph on topic “Why ________ Was the Best Movie I Watched This Summer.” Lesson today on parts of a newspaper. We used copies of The Collierville Herald as our exemplar. We will be reading the breakfast serial “Desolation Canyon”.
Tuesday: Students went to computer lab to complete the Think Link pre-test for Language Arts. Homework was postponed until tomorrow, but Reading Logs (due yesterday) were collected. Students read the first chapter of “Desolation Canyon”. Homework: Paragraph from Monday night is now due Wednesday.
Wednesday: Reviewed Parts of a paragraph. Test tomorrow. Remember to keep reading log every night. Read 20 minutes per night and record it. If you misplace your reading log, you will need to keep this information on notebook paper, along with parent signatures. Turned in paragraph today. Also completed spelling definitions in class.
Thursday: Reviewed parts of a paragraph. Tested on information. Wrote paragraph (My favorite Activities) in class, using parts of a paragraph. A few students need to complete for homework. Spelling Lesson 4 worksheet due Friday. Quiz on Friday over these words.
Friday: Spelling quiz 4. Score paragraph and correct. Read Desolation Canyon chapter 2 (Collierville Herald).

Monday-CW-Review Ch. 3 Sec. 3

HW-Ch. 3 Sec. 3 Review p. 69 #1-3

Tuesday-CW-Cuneiform Columns

HW-Write 1 paragraph about what you put on your column

Wednesday-CW-Review Ch. 3 Sec. 4

HW- Study for Chp 3 Sec 2 Quiz

Thursday- CW-Chp 3 Sec 2 Quiz

Read “The Epic of Gilgamesh”. Write an alternate ending for the story.

HW- Answer questions #1-5 pg 70-71

Friday-CW- Autobiographies

HW- Study for Chp 3 Test (9/23)

Reminder- Chp 3 Test Tuesday 9/23

Monday 9-15-08 We took our test today. No HW.

Tuesday 9-16-08 We reviewed our test. We discussed Properties, Lesson 1-6. We will have a quiz tomorrow. Study.

Wednesday 9-17-08 HW: WB Lesson 4-3 on sequences.

Thursday 9-18-08 We worked on metrics. Hw: WB Lesson 2-8 practice.

Friday–We reviewed metrics.  We had a quiz.  No hw.

Monday 9-15-08 Today we spent time reviewing our test from last week. I am offering a retake for anyone tomorrow, especially for those who made below 70. The papers must be signed. Be sure to study. W then went over Order of Operations from last week. Hw: p. 595 Lesson 1-5 (15-29). Show all steps.

Tuesday 9-16-08 We took a retest. We discussed Order of Operations-Lesson 1-5. Class C hw–Workbook Lesson 1-5. Show work. Class A-none. We will have a quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday 9-17-08 Expressions. p. 30 (16-41)

Thursday 9-18-08 Class A p. 595 (Lesson 1-6) all

Class C p. 595 Lesson 1-6 (1-16) also p.31 (53-61)

Friday 9-19-08 We discussed equations, and practiced. No hw.

Dear Parents,
This year, we will be using SpellingCity.com in my Language Arts classroom. SpellingCity is a website that helps students learn their weekly spelling words while having fun at the same time. As a teacher, I will put up my weekly spelling lists on SpellingCity and your children can review the words, and play spelling games with their words to reinforce the learning process. Here’s how to help your child master his or her spelling words:
Simply go to www.spellingcity.com to see how the site works. To get started, click on “Sample Lists” and choose any list you like. Then try the Teach Me, Test Me, or Play A Game link. You can find our class spelling lists by simply clicking on “Find a List” and typing in my name, Debbie Hammond. The lists will appear and your child can immediately start using it to practice his or her words. Many kids enjoy building their spelling skills with Spelling City. Please encourage your children to spend about twenty minutes, two nights in a row before their weekly test. Let’s work together as a team to ensure that your child becomes an independent, lifelong learner. Yours truly, Mrs. Hammond

9/15/08 Monday-Check Clean Air Lab and write down observations. Complete Chapter 4 Study Guide in class today.

HW- Test Friday over Chapter 4 EACH GROUP IS ASSIGNED TO BRING A PACKAGE OF CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES FOR THURSDAY’S LAB. DON’T FORGET!!!!!

9/16/08- Tuesday- Last day for Clean Air Lab. The class will finalize results and conclusions.
Chapter 4 Review Activity.

HW- Test Friday and bring a bag of chocolate chip cookies on Thursday.

9/17/08 Wednesday- Pollution Solutions by Bill Nye DVD

HW- Test Friday and bring a bag of chocolate chip cookies for lab on tomorrow

9/18/08 Thursday- Coal Mining Lab (Each group will need a bag of chocolate chip cookies)

HW- Chapter 4 Test on tomorrow

9/19/08 Friday- Chapter 4 Test Today. Discuss yesterday’s lab

HW- None

Monday-CW-Ch. 1 & Ch. 2 World History Scrapbooks

HW-None

Tuesday-CW-Begin Unit 2 Ch. 3/Sec. 1-Do Sec. 1 questions/Review Online textbook

HW-Vocabulary Builder handout

Wednesday-CW-Review Ch. 3/Videos & Brainpop/Work on Social Studies Scrapbook folders

HW-Read Ch. 3/Sec. 2

Ch. 3 Sec. 1 Quiz-Friday 9/12

Thursday-CW-Brainpop 9/11 video/Review Ch. 2 Sec. 2 Cooperative Learning Assignment

HW-Bring Paper towel Roll by Monday

Friday-CW-Ch. 3 Sec. 2 Assignment

HW-None

Monday 9-8-08 Today we reviewed Order of Operations. HW: Complete puzzle on order of operations.

Tuesday We took our thinklink test today. No HW.

Wednesday We worked on Algebraic Expressions. HW:WB/prac. Lesson1-3 (16-27) Show all work.

Thursday We took a quiz. Then we studied equations. HW:none. We will have a test on Monday, Lessons-1-1,1-2,1-3,1-4, and 1-5

Friday Study for a test on Lessons1-1, 1-2,1-3,1-4, and 1-5.