Wednesday, March 31, 2010

6th Grade - Week of March 29th

  • Alice programming (logic)
  • Brainteasers (logic)
  • Chapters 10-11 problems and content (math)
  • Independent study project (English)

5th Grade - Week of March 29th

  • Peer edits (essay)
  • Chapter 15 math pretest
  • What's My Prime?

4th Grade - Week of March 29th

No classes this week due to the field trip and Good Friday.

3rd Grade - Week of March 29th

  • Online Math League corrections
  • Flash Masters
  • Hands-on Equations (algebra), as time permits

2nd Grade - Week of March 29th

  • Creativity packet
  • Jacob's Ladder reading activities
  • Hands-on Equations (algebra)
  • Logic Safari packet

1st Grade - Week of March 29th

  • Logic packet
  • Flash Masters

Sunday, March 21, 2010

6th Grade - Week of March 22nd

Math
  • Continue working through Chapters 10-13 pretests; content and homework to be determined by pretest results


Logic
  • Alice programming
  • Orbiting with Logic packet

English
  • World research project
  • DLR
  • Poem blog for Mrs. Lee 
  • Essay/editorial cartoon due Tuesday, April 13th, by 10 A.M. 

5th Grade - Week of March 22nd

Math
  • Chapter 13-14 content, as determined by pretest results (pretests due Monday)


Reading
  • Work on Word Masters vocabulary assignment (due March 30th)
  • Editing
  • Parts of speech review
  • Opposing viewpoint essay due Thursday

4th Grade Math - Week of March 22nd

  • Overview of math games in the Gifted Center

3rd Grade Math - Week of March 22nd

  • Overview of the math games in the Gifted Center
  • Online Math League contest on Thursday
  • Challenge Math worksheet due Thursday

2nd Grade - Week of March 22nd

Math
  • Logic Safari packet
  • Overview of math games in the Gifted Center
  • Word problems on the board

Reading
  • Continue Jacob's Ladder activity: "The Ant and the Dove"
  • Creativity packets

1st Grade - Week of March 22nd

  • Finish Primary Education Thinking Skills packet; begin Logic Safari
  • Continue reading Frindle

Monday, March 15, 2010

6th Grade - Week of March 15th

Math
  • Chapters 10-13 pretests; lesson content determined by pretest results

English
  • DLR
  • Poem blog for Mrs. Lee
  • SAT test prep
  • World project
  • Next essay (important event of 2009) due Tuesday, April 13th

Logic
  • Alice programming  

5th Grade - Week of March 15th

Math
  • Finish Chapter 13-14 pretests and Chapter 13-14 content, as determined by the pretests

Reading
  • Play Blurt! with the kindergarteners
  • Work on essays - opposing viewpoint (due March 25th) and 2009 important event (due April 13th) 

4th Grade - Week of March 15th

Math
  • Hands-on Equations (algebra)

Language Arts
  • Poetry (diamante and cinquain)
  • Transmogrifications
  • New Word Masters words 

3rd Grade Math - Week of March 15th

  • Online Math League practice
  • Multiplication and division fact practice, as needed
  • Worksheet assigned on Thursday; due next Thursday (the 25th)

2nd Grade - Week of March 15th

Math
  • Practice arithmetic facts
  • Story problems
  • Hands-on Equations
  • Worksheet assigned on Tuesday; due next Tuesday (the 23rd)

Reading
  • Aesop's "The Ant and the Dove" (Jacob's Ladder curriculum)
  • Battle of the Boards (Frindle review)

1st Grade - Week of March 15th

  • Continue reading Frindle
  • Primary Education Thinking Skills problem-solving activities

Friday, March 5, 2010

6th Grade - Week of March 8th

  • Math - review for Chapter 9 test; Chapter 9 test on Tuesday; Chapters 10-13 pretests
  • Logic - Math Olympiad; Alice programming
  • English - "Lady or Tiger" essay due Thursday; Poem blog; DLR; SAT sample grammar problems; editing; next essay assigned (opposing viewpoints)

5th Grade - Week of March 8th

  • Math - Math Olympiad; Chapters 13-14 pretests
  • Reading - Build Your Wild Self creative writing activity; editing; next essay assigned: express an opposing viewpoint
  • English - Word Masters activity (exact activity varies by section)

4th Grade - Week of March 8th

  • Math - Math Olympiad
  • Language Arts - Five-paragraph field trip essay; Word Masters game with the fifth graders

3rd Grade Math - Week of March 8th

  • Drawing angles
  • Multiplication and division practice (review facts at home)
  • Challenge Math worksheet as homework
  • Pi Day activities

2nd Grade - Week of March 8th

  • Pi Day activities
  • Math - multiplication and division review; Primary Education Thinking Skills activities (problem-solving)
  • Reading - Smart Mouth; discuss Frindle

1st Grade - Week of March 8th

  • Math - Primary Education Thinking Skills (problem-solving activities)
  • Reading - Continue reading Frindle