Week of Jan. 9- Jan. 13, 2012

****Wed., Jan.11- Early Release Day****
M, W- Art 2nd period
T, Th- PE 1st period
T, F- Music 3rd period
Math:
1/9- hw: lesson 57; describe an event as certain, likely, unlikely, or impossible; use a fraction or percent to describe the chance that an event will or will not occur; find the probability of an outcome in an experiment
1/10- hw: lesson 58; write a quotient as a mixed number by writing the remainder as a fraction; interpret the remainder for a given context
1/11- hw: lesson 59; write fractions that are equal to 1 (and in simplest form); write mixed numbers that contain fractions that are equal to 1 in simplest form; subtract a fraction from 1
1/12- hw: lesson 60; find a fraction that completes a whole
1/13- investigation 6 in class, no hw. Interpret and create line graphs; use a table of related number pairs to make a line graph

Language Arts:
Vocabulary:compound words, compositions-leads and endings, action verbs,direct objects, verb tenses

Spelling:
Lessons 51-54, test on 1/13


New Reading Contract (science fiction) will be handed out on 1/9. Look for upcoming due dates for the long term project assignments.

A Speak-Up on the future will be handed out as well. It consists of an outline, 5 paragraph essay (5-7 quality sentences in each paragraph), and a brief presentation. Due dates will be listed in student planners.


Reading:
Activities based on "Hatchet", unit test w/essay question on 1/13
Next week, we will complete a poetry unit using "Love That Dog" as a guide.