Week of May 11 - 15, 2015

Friday HW
1.  Thank you for your generosity for the Nepal relief fundraising.  Cookies arrive on May 22.
2.  Social Studies research and jot note making is ongoing.  We had our final in-class period today for making jot notes using organizers.  The due date for the ROUGH DRAFT is Monday May 25.  For most students that would mean two sections each composed of about 4 paragraphs each, and a few printed pictures or drawings.
3.  Feats and Failures information to gather.  The photocopy I provided to students is a starting point, rather than the total of research that could be done.  The due date for a four to five paragraph report on the structure in ROUGH DRAFT form is Friday May 22.  Today was our final day for in-class note-taking.  Students had a chance to preview the Inquiry question page I will be asking them to complete on Tuesday.  In it they are asked to generate four rich questions on the topic and write out the notes that would help answer the question.  This will provide an "on the way" snapshot of their progress toward the final report.
4.  CASI late next week.
5.  Math Quiz on linear conversions and perimeter of rectangles late next week.

Thursday HW
1.  Social Studies research and jot note making is ongoing.  We have had 7 work periods in class to create inquiry questions and make jot notes using organizers I provided.  The due date for the ROUGH DRAFT is Monday May 25.  For most students that would mean two sections each composed of about 4 paragraphs each, and a few printed pictures or drawings.
2. Feats and Failures information to gather.  The photocopy I provided to students is a starting point, rather than the total of research that could be done.  The due date for a four to five paragraph report on the structure in ROUGH DRAFT form is Friday May 22.  We've had four class periods to work on the jot notes to this point.
3.  Math Quiz on Thursday May 14 on Unit 8 Lessons 5 and 6.  These are the final lessons of the unit.  We started Unit 9 (on Measurement) today.
4.  Cookies for Nepal fundraiser.

Wednesday
1.  Social Studies research and jot note making is ongoing.
2. Feats and Failures information to gather.  Assignment was worked on today.
3.  Math Quiz on Thursday May 14 on Unit 8 Lessons 5 and 6.  These are the final lessons of the unit.  We started Unit 9 (on Measurement) today.
4.  Cookies for Nepal fundraiser.

Tuesday HW
1.  Social Studies research and jot note making is ongoing.
2.  Test pack handed out last week is due with a parent signature on Wednesday, May 13.
3.  Feats and Failures information to gather.  Assignment was worked on today.
4.  Math Quiz on Thursday May 14 on Unit 8 Lessons 5 and 6.  These are the final lessons of the unit.  We started Unit 9 (on Measurement) today.
5.  Cookies for Nepal fundraiser.

Monday HW
1.  MMS lesson 8.6
2.  Illustrated Tanka due tomorrow.  We had three class periods to compose after I gave instruction of how to create a tanka poem.
3.  Social Studies research and jot note making is ongoing.
4.  Test pack handed out last week is due with a parent signature on Wednesday, May 13.
5.  Feats and Failures information to gather.  Assignment was handed out today.