Monday-Presidents’ day

Tuesday- Inservice for teachers

Wednesday- We worked through lesson 7-8 and reviewed for the test. HW: Study 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, and 7-8.

Thursday- We took our test. There is no homework.

1. Go to thinklinklearning.com and click on the progress zone. You will then be instructed to type in your code. The code changes each week.

2. Answer the 10 practice questions.

3. Once finished answer the 10 questions, print or write the results on a sheet of paper and have a PARENT SIGN IT EACH WEEK. Practice Probes will not be accepted that do not have a parent signature.

4. Students will not be graded on the number correct or incorrect, but just on completing the probe.

5. Students can not go back and make up missed probes unless they were absent due to illness or some other type of extenuating circumstance.

6. We will do one each week until TCAP time in April.

7. These probes are designed to help increase your child’s TCAP scores and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

2/18/09 Wednesday- Chapter 13 Section 2 “What is Heat?”

HW-Science in the News due Friday and Practice Probe #1 due Friday. To start the practice probe go to thinklinklearning.com, click on the yellow progress zone, and type in the code. The code for this week is QC3813. I also sent home an instructional sheet and this is information is also located on my blog site.

2/19/09 Thursday- Chapter 13-2 and 13-3 on Heat and Heat and Matter

HW- Science in the News due tomorrow and Practice Probe #1

2/20/09 Friday- Present Science in the News Articles and turn in the results of Practice Probe #1.

HW- None. DAD’S DAY FOR 6TH GRADE IS WEDNESDAY MORNING 2/25/09. YOUR CHILD SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT HOME AN INVITATION BY NOW.

Monday-CW-Guidance

HW-Ch. 12 Section 3 & 4 Study Guide Due Wednesday

Tuesday-CW-Religion Essays, Scrapbooks, and Religion & Muslim handouts

HW-Ch. 12 Section 3 & 4 Study Guides

Wednesday-CW-Review Ch. 12 Section 3 & 4

HW-Study for Ch. 12 TEST

Thursday-CW-Ch. 12 Test/Scrapbooks

HW-Ch. 13 S. 1/2 Study Guide-Due Thursday 2/19

Friday-CW-Make an Astrolabe/Review Social Studies Terms

HW-Ch. 13 S. 1/2 Study Guide


Parents of Mrs. Hammond’s Class,

Valentine’s Day
This Friday, February 13th, Mrs. Hammond and students will enjoy a Valentine Treat Day.  (Sorry, no parents included this time!)
Each student should bring in a small happy/treat for each student in the class (24).

Thanks to our volunteers who will send in refreshments for our wonderful teacher and students:

Mary Crocker                                     Canned drinks (12)
Karla Boruff                              Canned drinks (12)
Latina Brumfield                              Canned drinks (12)
Shannon Blackburn                         Individually-wrapped salty snacks (12)
Cantrece Dogan                                Individually-wrapped salty snacks (12)
Camille Burton-Jensen                 Individually-wrapped salty snacks (12)
Terri Barrett                                       Individually-wrapped sweet snacks (12)
Jennifer Briley                                  Individually-wrapped sweet snacks (12)
Mary Anthony                                   Individually-wrapped sweet snacks (12)
Tetsy Littlejohn                                Napkins (minimum of 30)
Lisa Loden                                           Plates

Please confirm that you will be able to send these items in with your child – email naifamemphis@naifamemphis.org
Mrs. Hammond said that you can send the items above with your child any day this week.

Upcoming Events
April 17th (Friday): Schoolwide Treat Day after TCAP testing
May 6th (Wednesday): Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
Date TBD: Field Day

Thanks very much for your support!

Amy Bradham
Terri Rowland
Lisa Loden

Monday- We discussed %, fractions and decimals-Lesson 7-5. We used calculators. No hw.

Tuesday- We reviewed lesson 7-5 from yesterday and took a quiz. Lesson 7-6 HW: 374-375 (4-24) answers only–Use a calculator if needed.

Don’t forget about Dad’s Day Letter.

Wednesday- We worked on TCAP review. We checked and reviewed last night’s homework. We then worked on some calculator words. No homework.

Bring treats for your Valentine sacks in the homeroom.

Thursday- We reviewed for TCAP. We then studied finding the % of a number.(7-7).

Hw: p.582 Lesson 7-7 (6-20) Use a calculator

Bring treats for your Valentine sacks in the homeroom.

Friday- We checked last night’s homework and took a quiz.  We went over Lesson 7-8 on solving proportions with %.  Test Thursday 7-5 through 7-8. No hw.

Friday-

Monday- We worked on Problem Solving and Sequences. HW: 609 Lesson 7-6 (1-12)

Tuesday- We checked last night’s hw and took a quiz. hw 287- skip #3.

Don’t forget about Dad’s Day Letter.

Wednesday- We worked on TCAP review. We checked and reviewed last night’s homework. We then worked on some calculator words. No homework.

Bring treats for your Valentine sacks in the homeroom.

Thursday - We worked on TCAP review. We began Lesson 8-1 on Integers. Hw-p. 609 Lesson 8-1, all.

Friday- We worked on TCAP review. We checked hw and took a quiz. We studied Lesson 8-2.

No hw.

Monday, Feb. 9:  All classes:  Reviewed Wordly Wise 8 words and completed quiz on definitions.  Test tomorrow over this lesson.  Previewed book The Cay, which we will be reading next. Received first notes from Grammar series, entitled Monday Notes – Parts of Speech. Students are to study these notes tonight for homework. Reading Logs were turned in for check grade today.

Tuesday, Feb. 10: All classes:  Test on Wordly Wise lesson I.  Received “Tuesday Notes” for Grammar.  Began with first activity for binder. Students are to review notes for homework.  Homework:  Crossword review of Lessons 5-8 due tomorrow.

Wednesday, Feb. 11 All Classes:  Homework:  Flash card for Wordly Wise lesson 9.  Brainpop videos and quizzes.

Thursday, Feb. 12 All classes: Brainpop videos Clauses and Punctuation. Completed quizzes on these. Received Thursday grammar notes.  Homework:  Wordly Wise lesson 9 part A.  Please remember to bring in any supplies you are asked to supply for the Valentine’s Treat Day.  Thank you!

Friday, Feb. 13 All classes:  We completed and turned in our Start up for the week about grammar.  We also completed a writing activity for a classwork grade.  No homework over the long weekend. See you Wednesday for LIBRARY!

The CMS 6th grade Science Fair is Tuesday, February 10th from 5:00-6:00 in the school cafeteria. Students can start taking projects home at 5:30. Good Luck to ALL!!!  1ST, 2ND, 3RD and 4TH place projects are eligible for the Memphis/Shelby County Science Fair at the fairgrounds.

2/09/09 Monday- Thinklink and Chapter 12 Review.

HW- Chapter 12 Study Guide Check on tomorrow. Test Friday!! Dad’s Day Invitations went home today!

2/10/09 Tuesday- Chapter 12 Study Guide Check. Start Chapter 13 on “Heat and Heat Technology”

HW- 13-1 WB pages are due on Thursday!

6th Grade Science Fair Tonight 5:00-6:00 in the school cafeteria. Good Luck to ALL!!

2/11/09 Wednesday- Eggstremely Fragile Lab Please don’t forget to bring your assigned materials and good luck designing your egg protection system.

HW- 13-1 WB pages due tomorrow and Chapter 12 Test on Friday.

2/12/09 Thursday- Check 13-1 WB pages. Chapter 13 Section 2 “What is Heat?”

HW- Chapter 12 Test tomorrow

2/13/09 Chapter 12 Test Today over “Energy” Valentine’s Treat Day during part of Class C. Chapter 13 Sections 1 and 2 Review. Don’t forget to do your Thinklink Practice Probe

HW- See You Wednesday! There is no school on Monday or Tuesday!!