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It’s the Final Count Down!!

ELA – 6th Grade we will be practicing our class play/drama- Lit. p. 696 “Glaskabe and Old Man Winter”.

7th – we will be practicing our class play/drama – Lit p. 578 “The Dream of Good Fortune”

Hike to Springer Mt. 7th Grade 5/8/12

6th Grade 5/10/12

Science – Earth Science Power Point Presentations – We will be in the computer lab all week creating and presenting our Earth Science Power Point Presentations!!

Final Club Day Friday 5/11/12

Have a great week!

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Tuesday – 5/1/12  Science CRCT

Thursday – 5/3/12 Social Studies CRCT

English – Last week of DGP – Week 30!!!

Continue working in Steck Vaughn ELA practice books

Science – Finish Chapters 21/22 “Our Solar System” and “Stars, Galaxies, Universe”

Poster Projects!!

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Students this week is CRCT testing week! Be sure to get a good night’s sleep each night, eat a healthy breakfast, be on time to school, and do your best!!!

Tuesday 4/24 Reading Test

Wednesday 4/25 ELA Test

Friday 4/27 Math Test

Good Luck!!!

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Students! Have a wonderful spring break and Easter!!!!

When we come back:

ELA – Greek/Latin Roots “naut, naus, nav”

CRCT Review – Steck-Vaughn workbooks

Literary Terms Review

Library Friday!

Science – Chapter 17 & 19 “Weather Fronts & Storms” and “Exploring Space”

CRCT dates-

4/24 Reading, 4/25/ELA, 4/27 Math, 5/1 Sci, 5/2 SS

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Clubs this Friday!! Spring Break next week! Benchmark Tests this week! CRCT- Modified T/W/Th

ELA – Greek / Latin Root “terr, terra, geo”

6th Graders – finish Folktales!

7th Graders – finish technical writing/business letters

April Benchmark/CRCT Review – Steck Vaughn Review pgs – 124-131

Science – Chs. 16-17 “Weather Patterns” & “Weather Fronts and Storms”

Have a great Spring Break!!

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Happy Monday Students & Parents!!

This week is a busy week!

Friday 3-23-12 Club Day

Saturday 3-24-12 4-H DPA @ UCMS

ELA- Greek Latin Roots “phon, phono, phone”  Study a little every night!

6th Grade ELA – Oral Tradition!!! Fables, Folktales, Myths, Legends!! Lit. Textbook p. 824 “The Tiger Who Would be King”, “The Ant & the Dove”, “The Lion & the Bulls” Aesop, “Arachne”, “The Whale Rider”

7th ELA – Technical Writing!! Directions/instructions, Job Applications, Resumes

Science – Chapter 13 & 14 p. 424 and p. 462

Have a great week!

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Benchmark tests this week!

ELA- We will be finishing up poetry this week and celebrating St. Patty’s Day with “Limericks”!!  We will go to the library Thursday, Mar. 15th.

Science- Chapter 11 Test “The Water Cycle”

Have a happy St. Patrick’s Day

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It’s club week this week!

Keep studying Greek/Latin roots! This week’s root is “therm”.

6th ELA – CPA presentations Monday March 5th and they’ll we’ll begin our poetry unit.

7th ELA – we’ll be wrapping up our poetry unit in the next week or so!

Science – “Water Cycle”!!  We’ll do a water cycle scavenger hunt in the new computer lab this Friday!

Have a great week!

Benchmarks This week!!!

Students & Parents,

This week in ELA:

6th Grade continue working on CPA projects! Should be finishing up index cards, posters, and props this week! Presentations will be Friday March 2

7th Grade – Continue Poetry – “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allen Poe “Rhyme scheme”

Greek/Latin Roots – This week’s root is “tract”

Science – Chapter 10 “Natural Resources/Fossil Fuels” Sec. 10.3

We’ll do two labs on alternative energy sources, powerpoint presentation, and Jeapardy Review Game

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