1/12/09- Science Fair Project Information Packets sent home.

1/16/09- Purpose, Research Information and Hypothesis components are due. This information must be written or typed in on the Science Project Lab Report that was included in the packet. This component counts as a quiz grade and a parent signature gets 5 points added to this quiz grade.

1/23/09- Materials and Procedures must be complete and written in on the Science Project Lab Report This component counts as a quiz grade and a parent signature gets 5 points added to this quiz grade.

1/30/09- Data Charts, Results and Conclusion are due and must be written or typed in on the Science Project Lab Report. This component counts as a quiz grade and a parent signature gets 5 points added to this quiz grade.

Final Lab Reports (Neatly written or typed using complete sentences) is due on Thursday, February 5th. The CMS 6th Grade Science Fair is Tuesday, February 10th in the cafeteria. I will post the times later.

EVERY student must complete a Science Project Lab Report. Students can not work in groups on their projects.  Non APEX Students will receive extra credit for completing a project board of their project. APEX students are required to complete a project board for their project. I strongly encourage students to take pictures or even video tape their experiments. If you are entering the Science Fair, you must cover the faces on the pictures with stickers. Please keep a journal or log if your experiment lasts several days. If any parent(s) have questions, please feel free to e-mail me at a1jackson@scsk12.org

Monday-CW-Ch. 9 Test(Not for a Grade)/Ch. 9 Scrapbooks

HW-Read Ch. 10 Section 1

Tuesday-CW-Ch. 9 Scrapbook page/Review Ch. 10 S. 1/ Map of Italy/ Ch. 10 S. 1 Study Guide

HW-Ch. 10 S. 1 Study Guide-Due Thursday/Read Ch. 10 S. 2

Wednesday-CW-Read the Aeneid/Review Ch. 10 S. 2/Roman Republic-Brain Pop

HW-Ch. 10 S. 2 Study Guide-Due Thursday

Thursday-CW-Study Island

HW-Read Ch. 10 S. 3/Ch. 10 S. 3 Study Guide-Due Tuesday

Friday-CW-Roman Newspaper

HW-Ch. 10 S. 3 Study Guide-Due Tuesday

1/12/09 Monday- Roving Mars video and discussion. Pass out Science Fair Project  Information.

HW- Purpose, Research Information, and Hypothesis components of Science Project due on this Friday. This component counts as a quiz grade and a parent signature gets 5 points added to this quiz grade.

1/13/09 Tuesday- Chapter 9 Section 2 “Moons”. Students will discuss the moons of the various planets in our solar system and look at space satellite images of them and examine their history.  There may be a pop quiz over the lesson.

HW- Purpose, Research information and Hypothesis components of Science Project due this Friday. Students need to write this information in on their Science Project Lab Report. This sheet is in the packet of information that was given out today.

1/14/09 Wednesday- The students will distinguish between solar and lunar eclipses. REPORT CARDS GO HOME TODAY!!!!

HW- Get report card cover signed by a parent.

1/15/09 Thursday- Chapter 9 Section 3 “Small Bodies in the Solar System” Pop Quiz over Comets and Asteroids after the lesson.

HW- First three components of Science Fair Projects is due on tomorrow.

1/16/09 Friday- Check the purpose, research information and hypothesis components of the Science Fair Project. This information must be written on the Science Project Lab Report sheet in a neat manner using complete sentences.

HW- No school Monday!!!

Monday – We worked on division of fractions, Lesson 6-6. No homework.

Tuesday- We discussed Lesson 6-6, again, and took a quiz. We began our discussion of measurements. HW: Look over the measurement equivalents from Lesson 6-7.

Wednesday- We worked on word problems and measurement.  HW:  Complete ws on converting measures.

Thursday- We checked last night’s hw and took a quiz.  We went over area a perimeter.  No hw.  Test on Tuesday over 6-4 thru 6-9.

Monday-We discussed addition and subtraction of like fractions. HW/CW was to copy and work p. 230, 4-51. Skip 36-41. Be sure to simplify.

Tuesday- We discussed A/S of like fractions and took a quiz. Then, we discussed A/S of mixed numbers with like denomonators. Class C’s classwork was SB book, p. 211, (1-20). This was turned in. No HW.

Thursday- Class C did Thinklink. Class A worked on adding unlike fractions. No hw.