Homework

MAY 20-24, 2019
Language Arts - 6th Grade
Mon. - 6 Black - Diagram Test
This week students will work in small groups writing a twist on an old fairy tale. This will be due next Tues., May 28.

Language Arts - 5th Grade
This week students will work in pairs creating their own original Super Hero.

Voabulary/Spelling
Unit 14 Spelling Test on Thurs.
Unit 14 Spelling Test on Wed.

Social Studies - 6th Grade
Continuing our study of Ancient Rome







mAY 13-17, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
This week we will be Diagramming Sentences, and reviewing grammar skills.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon. - Type Creative Writing Stories on Chromebooks. Due Tuesday
Tues.-Fri. - Reviewing Parts of Speech

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
This week we will begin our last unit on Ancient Rome.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
We are working on Unit 14.
Fri. - Extra Credit Flash Cards due
        Creative Writing Stories due

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




April 29-May 3, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - Spring Cinquain Poems due
This week we will work on common mistakes in Grammar Skills, covering p.373-389 in the text.
There will be a test on this material next Monday.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
This week we continue work on Prepositional Phrases. There will be a test next Monday.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
We are studying Unit 13. Pages 171-173 are due Friday. 
Extra Credit Flash cards and Creative Writing Stories are due Friday.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
This week we are studying about the original Greek Olympics.
Activity - Write a newspaper story about one of the original Olympic events. Due Friday.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!GO CUBBIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





April 8-12, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Tues. - Finish Diagram Test
Thurs. - Return test. Go over.
Fri. - Skills Review

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon.- Share Persuasive Essays with class. Hand in.
Wed. - Idiomatic Expressions
Fri. - Grammar Review

VOCABULARY
cREATIVE wRITING FOR uNIT 12 DUE

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Puppet Shows due Thrusday!!!!!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!go cubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!






April 1-5, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
This week we are continuing Diagramming sentences. There will be a test on Friday.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon. - Adverb Test
Tues.-Fri. - Working on Persuasive Essays. The Final Copy is due next Monday. We will have the Chrome Books in class on Friday to type the final copy.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Mon. - Unit 11 Vocabulary Test
Tues. - Unit 11 Spelling Test    We will begin Unit 12. Extra Credit Flash Cards are due Fri.
Wed.-Fri. = Working on Unit 12
Unit 12 Vocabulary Test will be next Wed.
Unit 12 Spelling Test will be next Thurs.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Students are researching a Greek god in small groups. They will then write a 5,6 minute skit based on stories about the god, and make puppets. Puppet Shows will be due next Thurs. We have been using every day in class to work on this since last week. Most of the work should be completed during class.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





March 25-29, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH
Mon., Tues. - Write a Concrete Poem  -  Due Wed.
Wed.-Fri. - Diagramming Sentences

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH
Mon.-Wed. - Continue work on Adverbs.
Thurs. - Adverb Test
Fri. - Begin work on writing a 3 stanza poem about Easter.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Tues. - Unit 11 Creative Writng due
Wed. - UKnit 11 Extra Credit Flash Cards due
Fri. - Spelling Bee

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH
Mon. - Socrates discussion
Tues. - Greek Mythology
Wed.-Fri. - Begin research on a Greek god in small groups in preparation for puppet show.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



March 18-22, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH
Tues. - Subject/Verb Re-Test
Go over rules on p.168,169. Complete Exercise 1
Wed. -Fri. - Independent and Dependent Clauses

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
This week we will begin work on Adverbs. covering p.246-251.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Tues. - Unit 10 Spelling Test
Wed. - Unit 10 Vocabulary Test
Thurs. - Begin Unit 11.  Creative Writing Stories due next Fri.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Room 203
This week we will cover Sec.2,3 in Ancient Greece
Tues. - Amphoras due
Room 201
Wed. - Quiz on Athens and Sparta
Thurs., Fri.- Section 2 and work on Amphora activity

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



March 11-15, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - Subject/Verb Agreement Test
Tues.-Fri. - Writing a Persuasive Letter   -  Due next Monday

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE 
Mon., Tues. - Creating an Ad for a magazine, using advertising techniques we learned last week.
Wed. - Present the Ads to the class and discuss.
Thurs., Fri. - Beginning a Unit on Adverbs

VOCABULARY/SPELLING 
Mon. - Extra Credit Flash Cards for Unit 10 due
Tues. - Unit 10 Creative Writing due
Wed. - p.133-135 due
Unit 10 Vocabulary Test next Mon.
Unit 10 Spelling Test next Tues.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Tues. - Room 203 - Quiz on Athens and Sparta
Thurs. Room 201 - Quiz on Athens and Sparta
We continue studying Ancient Greece.  Sec.2,4

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



March 4-8, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH
This week we continue working on Subject/Verb Agreement  -  Text = p.172-190.
There will be a test on this material on Friday. Study the rules every night.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH
Mon.,Tues. - Cinquain Poem about Lent
Wed. - Fri. - Exploring Advertising Strategies.
                   Bring in an Ad from a magazine or newspaper on Wed.
                   Thurs., Fri. - Work with a partner designing an original ad, using one of the 
                   strategies that we studied.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Mon. - Spelling Test - Reviewing Units 7-9j
Tues. - Beginning Unit 10
Fri. - Unit 10 Extra Credit Flash Cards due
Next Tues. - Creative Writing for Unit 10 due

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH
Mon. - Trojan War
Tues.-Thurs. - Studying Athens and Sparta

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





February 25-March 1, 20
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon., Tues. - Share Fairy Tales with class.
Wed.-Fri. - Work on Subject/Verb Agreement   -   Text - p. 168-173

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon. - 2 minute Speeches
Tues., Thurs. - Commas, Underlining, Quotation Marks
Fri. - Punctuation and Abbreviation Test

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Mon., Tues. - Ancient China Project Presentations
Wed. - Map Activity - jO'Hare Airport
Thurs., Fri. - Introducing unit on Ancient Greece
                   Geography of Greece
                    Trojan War

VOCABULARY/SPELLINBG
Mon. - Unit 9 Test
Review Units 7-9 pages118-124 due Thurs.
Spelling Test - Units 7-9 on Mon., March 4

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   





February 18-22, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
This week students are writing Fairy Tales with a partner. They are due on Friday.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Tues. - 5 Black - Possessive Noun Test
           5Red - Guidelines for giving an oral speech
           2,3 minute speech about how to do something is due for both groups on Friday. 
Wed., Thurs. - Working with Interjections and Abbreviations - Text -p.192-197

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Working on Research Oral Reports about Ancient China
Room 203 - Due on Thurs.
Room 201 - Due on Fri. 

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Wed. = Unit 9 Vocabulary Test
Thurs. - Unit 9 Spelling Test

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




February 11-15, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon., Tues. - Elements of Fairy Tales
Tues.- Bring a fairy tale book to class.
Wed. - Begin graphic organizer for your own fairy tale.
Thurs. - Begin writing an original fairy tale.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
This week we are working  on Singular and Possessive Nouns. There will be a test next Tuesday.

FSOCIAL STUDIES - S6TH GRADE
Work on research projects on Ancient China in groups.
Due Feb.20 for Room 203
Due Feb.21 for Room 201

VOCABULARY / SPELLIONG
Wed. - Extra Credit Flash Cards for Lnit 8 Due
Thurs. - Creative Writing SDtories for Unit 8 Due
Spelling Test next Tues.
Vocabulary Test next Wed.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!







February 4-8, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon.-Thurs. - Continue working on Prepositional Phrases used as Adjectives and Adverbs.
Fri. - Preposition Test

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon.-Wed. = jCreative Writing Essay  -  "Ff It Could Snow_________"
Thurs. - Final Copy due
Fri. - Singlular Possessive Forms

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Tues. - Unit 8 Spelling Test
Wed/ - Unit 8 Vocabulary Test
Thurs. - Begin Unit 9.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH
Mon. - Ying/Yang
Tues.-Fri. - Small group Oral Research work on Ancient China Project

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




jaanuary 28-February 1, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
This week we will begin a  unit on Prepostrions;
Grades will be given for Speeches.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Tues. - Adjective Test
Wed.-Fri. - Creative Winter Essay 

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Fabulouw work on the Chinese Dragons!!!!!! So proud of all of you!!!!
This week we will study the Great Wall of China, The Silk Road, and China's Dynasties.
Extra Credit Terra Cotta due Mon. for Room 203, and Tues. for ERoom 201.

SPELLING/VOCABULARY
Tues. - Creative Writing for Unit 8 due
Thurs. - Spellijng Test for Unit 8
next Mon. - Vocabularly Test for Unit 8

have a great week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Go Chargers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





January 21-25, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH
Tues. - Prepare for Oral Speeches!
           Bio Poem due Fri.
Wed.. Thurs. - Oral Speeches
Fri. - Bio Poems due

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
This week we are continuing our work with Adjectives.
The Adjective Test will be next Tues.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Tues. - Finish Dragon Projects.
Wed. - Present Dragons to class.
Thurs., Fri. - Great Wall of China and the Silk Road   -    Section 3 in text and worksheets

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Beginning Unit 8
Extra Credit Flash Cards due Fri.
Creative Writing Stories due next Tues.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



January 14-18, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon.- Thurs. - Continuing work with Adverbs.
Thurs. - Adverb Test
Fri. - Tips fo;r giving oral talks

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon. - Chromebooks - Type Final Copy of Compare/Contrast Essay.
Tues. - Final Copy of Essay due---  Snare with class.
Wed.-Fri. - Begin Unit on Adjectives  - Text - p.132-135

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Mon.- Confucius Sayings due
Mon.-Wed. - Work with partners on Dragon Projects.
Dragon Prrojects are due January 23.
Thurs., Fri. - Sections 3,4 in Ancient China

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Mon. - Creative Writng Stjory for Unit 7 due.
Wed. - Unit 7 Vocabulary trest
Thurs. - Unit 7 Spelling Test
Fri. - Spelling Bee

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!



January 7-11, 2019
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
This week we are beginning a unit on Adverbs.
Text - p.105-113 and p.250-255


LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Writing a Compare/Contrast Essay
Mon. - Sample Essay on p.365,366.   HW - Choose a topic for your essay from the choices gone over in class.
Tues. - Discussing form of Essay - 4 paragraphs
           HW - Fill out Venn Diagram for your topic.
Wed-Fri. - Write Rough Draft 
Next Monday type Final Copy with Chromebooks.  - Due next Tues.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Working on Unit 7
Fri. - Extra Credit Flash Cards due
Next Mon. - Creative Writing Story due

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - Ancient China - Chapter 5
          Section 1
          Review Ques. 1,3,4 on p. 128 due Tues.
Tues. - Design and Make a Chinese Dragon Project  -  Work on with a partner.  Due Tues., January 22. Class time will be given to work on the Dragons.
Wed.-Fri. - Confucius Sayings Activities.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





December 17-21, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - 3 Stanza Christmas Poems due
This week we will study Commas, Semi Colons, Colons, and Underliningl
Text - p.314-325.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Great work on your Elf Letters!!
Mon. - Diamante Poems due
Mon.-Thurs. - Working with Idioms. Students will illustrate and explain an Idiom.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Room 203 - Chapter Test on Ancient India on Mon.
Room 201 - Test on Ancient India on Tues.
Tues.,Thurs. - Read an Indian Folk Tale and answer questions on p.121.


VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Tues. - Spelling Test on Units 4,5,6.



HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



December 10-14, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - Chrome Books - Type Final Copy of Narrative.
Tues., Wed. - Share Narratives with class.
Thurs.. Fri. - Write a 3 Stanza Poem about Christmas.  

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon. - Work on Final Copy ;of Persuasive Lerter.
Tues. - Letters due. Share with class.
Wed., Thurs. - Write a Diamante Poem with a Christmas theme.

VOCABULARY
Review Unit 4-6 Test next Monday.

SOCIAL STUDIES - ;6TH GRADE
Mon. - One page essay on a Buddha quote. Due Tues.
Tues.- Fri. - Review for India test on Tues.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



December 3-7, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - Adjective Test
Tues.-Thurs. - Creative Writing - Writing a Christmas Narrative
Fri. - Narratives due

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon. - Reviewing for Pronoun Test
Tues. - Pronoun Test
Wed.-Fri. - Writing a Persuasive Letter

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Mon. - Unit 6 Vocabulary Test
Tues. - Unit 6 Spelling Test
Wed.- Fri. - Complete Review Units 4-6 pages - p.80-87
Review Test next Wed.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - Make a Graphic Organizer for the Caste System in India
Tues. - Graphic Organizers due    -    Discuss origins of Buddhism - p.106-110
Wed..Thurs. - Small group work interpreting Buddhist sayings
Fri. - Choose one Buddhist saying, and write a paragraph applying it to your life.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



November 26-30, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Extra Credit for 6 Black due Monday
This week we will continue working with Adjectives. Wed. and Thurs. we will form the e degrees of comparison for adjectives.  
The Adjective Unit Test will be next Monday.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
This week we will study Personal Pronouns and forming Contractions with Pronouns.
We will have a test on Pronouns next Tuesday.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Continue working on Unit 6.
Unit 6 Vocabulary Test - next Mon.
Unit 6 Spelling Test - lnext Tues.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Mon.-Wed.- Hinduism and Caste System in Ancient India  - Sections 1,2 in Chapter 4.
Wed. - Caste System graphic organizer activity  -  Due Fri.
Fri. - Buddha and his teachings

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





NBovember 12-16, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - TV Ad Presentations
Tues.-Wed. - How To Be a Pilgrim or Turkey Poem
Thurs., Fri. - Begin Unit on Adjectives

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
This week the students will work on a creative project designing a turkey, and writing a persuasive essay about it.  Due Fri.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Mon. - Unit 5 Vocabulary Test
Tues. - Unit 5 Spelling Test
Wed.-Fri. - Beginning Unit 6
Creative Writing Story due next Tues.
Extra Credit Flash Cards due this Fri.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Nice work on the Ancient Egypt Research Projects!!
Mon., Tues. - Reviewing for Test on Ancient Egypt
Wed. - Ancient Egypt Test
Thurs. - Map Activity - NBA Locations
Fri. - Introduce Unit on Ancient India

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


November 5-9, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon., Tues. - Evaluating Advertising Techniques with magazine ads
Wed., Thurs. - Creating a TV Ad using 2 techniques, with a partner
Fri. - TV Ad Presentations

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon., Tues. - Writing a How To Essay
Wed. - Essays due   -  
Wed.-Fri. - Working on Disguise A Turkey Project

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Mon.,Tues. - Ancient Egypt Research Presentations
Wed.-Fri. - Reviewing Egypt Chapter  -  Test on Monday

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Mon. - Creative Writing for Unit 6 due
Wed. - Unit 6 Vocabulary Test
Thurs. - Unit 6 Spelling Test

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!




October 29-November 2, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - Pronoun Test
          Extra Credit Essays due
Tues. - Thurs. - Working with Capitalization Rules - p.289-292
Fri. - Advertising Techniques

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon. - Review for Test
Tues. - Verb Test   (Extra Credit 5 points added on to test)
Wed.,Thurs. = Run On Sentences
Fri. - Writing a How To Essay

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Research Oral Reports due Tues.
Thurs. - Map Activity

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Introducing Unit 5
Creative Writing Stories due next Mon.
Extra Credit Flash Cards due Fri.

HAVE A SPOOKTACULAR WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




October 22-26, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - Appositives and Who, Whom    -   HW - Review C p.237
Tues.- Thurs. - Review Pronouns
Fri. - Pronoun Test

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon.-Thurs. - Working with Irregular Verbs
Tues. - Verb Quiz

VOCABULARY/SPELLING 
Mon. - creative Writing due
Wed. - Unit 4 Vocabulary Test
Thurs. - Unit 4 Spelling Test

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Continue working on research projects for ancient Egypt. Due October 30,

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!GO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!




October 15-19,2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Working on Pronouns - Different types, subject and object pronouns.
Extra Credit - sentences with indefinite pronouns due Tues. ( 5 pts. on test )

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon. - Continuing work on Halloween poems - Due Tues.
Tues. - Share poems with class.  
           We will begin a unit on Verbs.
This week we will cover main, helping, and linking verbs, and irregular verb forms.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Beginning Unit 4
Fri. - Extra Credit Flash Cards due
Next Mon. - Creative Writing Stories due

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Students are working on small group research projects/oral reports on ancient Egypt.
Class time will be given every day this week. Oral Reports are due Oct. 30,

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!


October 8-12, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Tues. - Peer Edit Rough Drafts   -  Begin typing Final Copy of Descriptive Essay
Wed. - Descriptive Essay due  -  Share with class
                Noun Re-Test.
Thurs., Fri. - Begin Unit on Personal Pronouns.  Start with Personal Pronouns.


LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE

Tues., Wed. - Work on Rough Drafts of Persuasive Essays. Peer Edit.
Thurs. - 5 paragraph Persuasive Essay due  -  Share with class.
Thurs., Fri. - Write a Cinquain Poem about Halloween.  Due Mon.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Review Unit 1-3 due on Fri.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Students will begin research on Projects for Ancient Egypt in small groups.  Project is due Oct.30. Much class time will be given to work on this in the next 2 weeks.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!




September 23-28, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
This week we are studying Predicate Nouns, Direct Objects, and Indirect Objects.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon.-Wed. - Working with Possessive Nouns - Singular and Plural
Mon. - HW - p.83 - #5,6
Tues. - HW - worksheet
Thurs., Fri. - Reviewing for Noun Test on Monday

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
We are beginning Unit 3.
Extra Credit Flash Cards due Fri.
Creative Writing Story for Unit 3 due next Tues.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Chapter 2 Test on Tues. for Room 293, and Wed. for Room 201.
Thurs.,Fri. - Introducing Unit on Egypt.
Friday we will discuss Egypt small group Projects.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


September 17-21, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH
Mon.,Tues. - Working on Personal Narratives  -  Due Wed.
Wed.-Fri. - Beginning Unit on Nouns
Thurs. - HW - p.75 - New Mall Questionnaire

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon. - Autumn Haikus due
          Beginning a Unit on Nouna
          HW - p.89 - #6-16
Tues., Wed. - HW - Worksheets
Thurs. - Hw - p.83 - #5,6

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Mon. - Extra Credit Flash Cards for Unit 2 due
Wed. - Unit 2 Vocabulary Test
Thurs. - Unit 2 Spelling Test

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH
Mon.-Wed. - Review for Chapter 2 Test
Thurs. - Fertile Crescent Test

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 10-14, 2018
LANGUAGAE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Mon. - Test - The Sentence, and Subjects and Verbs.  ( Extra Credit adds 2 pts. )
Tues. - Patriotic Cinquain Poem - Due Wed.
Wed.-Fri. - Strategies for writing a Personal Narrative
 Fri. - Begin writing Rough Draft.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Mon., Tues. - Finding Subjects and Verbs in sentences
Wed. - Test - Fragments, Run Ons, 4 Kinds of Sentences, Subjects, Verbs
Thurs., Fri. - Haiku Poem about Autumn

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
Mon. - Unit 1 Vocabulary Test
Tues. - Unit 1 Spelling Test
Wed.-Fri. - Begin Unit 2.  -  Creative Stories using Unit 2 words due next Tues.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Extra Credit Cuneiform Clay Tablet due Mon. for Rm.203  and due Wed. for Rm.201
This week we will continue the Fertile Crescent chapter, working with Sections 3,4,5.
Tues. - HW - Write a paragraph interpreting one of Hammurabi's Laws.

Have a great week!   God Bless America!!
GO CHARGERS         GO CUBS         GO CHARGERS     GO CUBS




Sept. 3-7, 2018
LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE
Tues.- fri. - We will continue working on Chapter 1, reviewing Subjects, Verbs, the 4 Kinds of Sentences, and Fragments and Run Ons.
There will be a test pn this material next Monday!

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE
Tues. - 4 Kinds of Sentences   -   HW - worksheet
Wed.-Fri. - Finding Subjects and Verbs in Sentences
There will be a Test on this material  next Tues.

VOCABULARY/SPELLING
This week we will continue working on Unit 1.
Tues. - Creative Writing Stories due
Unit 1 Vocabulary Test - next Monday
Unit 1 Spelling Test - next Tuesday

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
Tues., Wed. - Sections 1,2 in Fertile Crescent
Thurs. - Cuneiform Activity
Fri. - Hammurabi's Code
EXTRA CREDIT - WRITE YOUR NAME ON A CLAY TABLET IN CUNEIFORM - DUE MON.

Have a great week!!!!!GO CHARGERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




August 27-31, 2018

LANGUAGE ARTS - 6TH GRADE

Mon. - Finish Rough Draft of Recipe Activity.
          Peer Edit
          Final Copy due Tues.
Tues.-Fri. - Begin Unir on The Sentence, working on Fragments, Run Ons, and the 4 Kinds of Sentences.  We will start Trivia Teams this week. We will also start DOL's. This is a 5 minute activity to begin each class, with short questions about grammar.

LANGUAGE ARTS - 5TH GRADE 
Mon., Tues. - Working on Personal Narratives about a favorite birthday. Final copies are due Wed.
Wed.-Fri. - We will begin a Chapter on The Sentence. This week we will study Fragments, Run Ons, and the 4 Kinds of Sentences.

VOCABULARARY/SPELLING
We will begin Unit 1. There are 20 words in each unit, and we will spend about 2 weeks on each unit. 
Homework - Write a Creative Story, using 16 of Unit 1 words. Due next Tuesday

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6TH GRADE
This year we will study Ancient History, with units on Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India, Greece, and Rome.
Tues.-Thurs. - Chapter 2, The Fertile Crescent, Sections 1,2

Have a great week!!  GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!!GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!