Mrs. Nehls: Homeroom Update

Mon May 2

May 2, 2011

Key:

• These are activities done in class.

•• These are assignments that must be finished at school or taken home as homework.

Literacy

• Mystery Case #13: “The Foggy Mile” (reading for details)

May book report will be a computer project done at school.

Math

            •• “morning math” (Mrs. Nehls)

            • Capacity & volume

            •• Finish Unit 11 journal

            •• Homework: SL 11.7 & study for test

            • Unit 11 test this Thursday, May 5th

Science

            • Introduction to magnets

Social Studies

           • Southwest content & vocabulary test

           • SW review

Upcoming Social Studies tests:

• Tuesday, May 3rd - Map test over Southwest, Midwest (+ Great Lakes)

Fri Apr 29

April 29, 2011

Key:

• These are activities done in class.

•• These are assignments that must be finished at school or taken home as homework.

Literacy

•• Cursive 13 due

•• Sarah, Plain & Tall activities

     Musing and Perusing

• DRA oral testing

Final draft due by today!

Math

            •• “morning math” (Mrs. Nehls)

            • Unit 11 study guide

            • Unit 11 test next Thursday, May 5th

Science

            • Time for Kids

Social Studies

           • Southwest clicker quiz

           • SW review

Upcoming Social Studies tests:

• Monday, May 2nd - Southwest content & vocabulary

• Tuesday, May 3rd - Map test over Southwest, Midwest (+ Great Lakes)

Thu Apr 28

April 28, 2011

Key:

• These are activities done in class.

•• These are assignments that must be finished at school or taken home as homework.

Literacy

•• Cursive 13 due Friday (tomorrow)

•• Sarah, Plain & Tall activities

     Vocabulary

     Something to Miss

April Book Report:  historical fiction

Final draft due by Friday, April 29th.

Math

            •• “morning math” (Mrs. Nehls)

            • Subtracting positive & negative numbers

            • Journal

            • Homework: SL 11.6

Science

            • Sorting & cleaning up electricity materials

            • DRA oral testing

Social Studies

           • Southwest Web

           • SW sentence-completion

           • SW matching WS

Upcoming Social Studies tests:

• Monday, May 2nd - Southwest content & vocabulary

• Tuesday, May 3rd - Map test over Southwest, Midwest (+ Great Lakes)

Wed Apr 27

April 27, 2011

Key:

• These are activities done in class.

•• These are assignments that must be finished at school or taken home as homework.

Literacy

•• Cursive 13 due Friday

•• Sarah, Plain & Tall activities

     What’s the Problem?

     Corralling Character Clues

April Book Report:  historical fiction

Rough draft due by Wednesday, April 27th.

Final draft due by Friday, April 29th.

Math

            •• “morning math” (Mrs. Nehls)

            • Cube - stacking volume

           • Homework: SL 11.1 & 11.5

Science

            • Exploration

Social Studies

           • Southwest people and places

           • SW map assessment practice

           • Work corrections “catch-up”

Upcoming Social Studies tests:

• Monday, May 2nd - Southwest content & vocabulary

• Tuesday, May 3rd - Map test over Southwest, Midwest (+ Great Lakes)

Tue Apr 26

April 26, 2011

Key:

• These are activities done in class.

•• These are assignments that must be finished at school or taken home as homework.

Literacy

•• Cursive 13 due Friday

•• Sarah, Plain & Tall activities

     Character Descriptions

     Newspaper Ads

     Story Structure Web

April Book Report:  historical fiction

Rough draft due by Wednesday, April 27th.

Final draft due by Friday, April 29th.

Math

            •• “morning math” (Mrs. Nehls)

            • Volume & capacity metric prefixes

           • Homework: SL 11.1 + adding integers WS

Science

            • Children’s Theater

Social Studies

           • Southwest study guide

           • Into the Caves WS

           • U. S. Deserts map

           • Main Idea/Vocabulary review

Upcoming Social Studies tests:

• Monday, May 2nd - Southwest content & vocabulary

• Tuesday, May 3rd - Map test over Southwest, Midwest (+ Great Lakes)

April 25, 2011

Key:

• These are activities done in class.

•• These are assignments that must be finished at school or taken home as homework.

Literacy

• Spelling Activity 35

•• Sarah, Plain & Tall activities

April Book Report:  historical fiction

Rough draft due by Wednesday, April 27th.

Final draft due by Friday, April 29th.

Math

            •• “morning math” (Mrs. Nehls)

            • Building polyhedrons

           • Journal 290-296

           • Homework: SL 11.2 & 11.3

Science

            • Lab: Building circuits (last day)

Social Studies

           • Living in the Desert

           • Desert Life WS

           • Distributed vocabulary strips

Upcoming Social Studies tests:

• Monday, May 2nd - Southwest content & vocabulary

• Tuesday, May 3rd - Map test over Southwest, Midwest (+ Great Lakes)

Fri Apr 22

April 22, 2011

Key:

• These are activities done in class.

•• These are assignments that must be finished at school or taken home as homework.

Literacy

Time for Kids

April Book Report:  historical fiction

Rough draft due by Wednesday, April 27th.

Final draft due by Friday, April 29th.

Math

            •• “morning math” (Mrs. Nehls)

            • Using balance scales

           • 3-D shapes

           • No homework

Science

            • Lab: Building circuits (Day #2)

Social Studies

           • Word-O-Rama

           • Ranches & Drivers

           • WB 79

Thu Apr 21

April 21, 2011

Key:

• These are activities done in class.

•• These are assignments that must be finished at school or taken home as homework.

Literacy

• Finish Sarah, Plain and Tall - read & discuss “After the Book”

Spelling Test 34

April Book Report:  historical fiction

Rough draft due by Wednesday, April 27th.

Final draft due by Friday, April 29th.

Math

            •• “morning math” (Mrs. Nehls)

            • Using balance scales to find weight in grams

           • Journal 286-288

           • No homework

Science

            • Lab: Building circuits

Social Studies

           • The Alamo

April 20, 2011

Key:

• These are activities done in class.

•• These are assignments that must be finished at school or taken home as homework.

Literacy

• Metric Olympics

April Book Report:  historical fiction

Rough draft due by Wednesday, April 27th.

Final draft due by Friday, April 29th.

Math

            •• “morning math” (Mrs. Nehls)

            • Unit 10 test return

           • Check journals

           • Math games

Science

            • Experiment: Making a Lightbulb Light

Social Studies

           • Spanish Influence

           • WB 78

Tue Apr 19

April 19, 2011

Key:

• These are activities done in class.

•• These are assignments that must be finished at school or taken home as homework.

Literacy

Sarah, Plain and Tall - read Chapter 9 and write journal entry

•• Spelling Activity 34

April Book Report:  historical fiction

Rough draft due by Wednesday, April 27th.

Final draft due by Friday, April 29th.

Math

            •• “morning math” (Mrs. Nehls)

            • Unit 10 test

Science

            • Electrical Pathways

Social Studies

           • Primary & Secondary Sources

           • WB 77