Mrs. Murphy
2021-2022
Mrs. Murphy
2021-2022
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Murphy Writing: None
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: None.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
WEAR A RED Shirt on Monday for Field Day. All 6th graders and 6th grade teachers need to wear "red" for the day. We plan to eat our lunches outside on Monday and Tuesday.
Please be prepared to turn in your iPad, iPad charger, adapter and case on Monday.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we are working on the story, "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793". Please complete the three assignments that have been assigned on StudySync: Think Questions, Skill "Central or Main Idea" and "Blast". We will be sharing our "Blast" responses in class tomorrow.
Week of 5/30 - We will start a new StudySync story.
Murphy Writing: None
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Today, we covered 10.3 and 10.4. Please complete problems 8-16 (evens only) on pages 475-476 and problems 12-18 (evens only) on pages 481-482.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18 and our next music class in two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"B" Week Safety Patrol Shadowing starts on Tuesday, May 31st. Please introduce yourself to the 5th grader who will be shadowing you as soon as you can before your position starts on Tuesday!!!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 5/30 - We will start a new StudySync story.
Murphy Writing: You are writing your last Monday letter. The format is as follows:
Intro
Body Paragraph #1-Write about your favorite Hillcrest memory (any year).
Body Paragraphs #2 and #3 - Write about two goals or things you are looking forward to at either Herrick Junior High or O'Neill Junior High. Print two copies or send your letter to me at dmurphy@dg58.org.
Murphy Science: If you were not in science class today, please read and answer questions on pages 68-72 in your physical science workbook.
Week of 5/30 - We will be working on Lesson #7.
Murphy Math: Today, we covered 10.1 and 10.2. Please complete problems 16, 20 and 22 on pages 468-469 and problems 12, 14 and 16 on pages 468-469.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18 and our next music class in two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Safety Patrol Pizza Party - Tuesday, May 31st, between 11:30-12:30 pm. The location is to be determined.
"B" Week Safety Patrol Shadowing starts on Tuesday, May 31st. Please introduce yourself to the 5th grader who will be shadowing you as soon as you can before your position starts on Tuesday!!!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 5/23 - We will start a new Jamestown story. We will take the test for this new story on Thursday (if we do not have our field trip) or on Friday, May 27th.
Murphy Writing: Please be ready to turn in your two copies of your Monday letter that was assigned last Friday. For this letter, please write about three positive things you will remember about 6th grade (it has to relate to something that happened at Hillcrest School).
Murphy Science: None.
Week of 5/23 - We will be preparing for our field trip to the Morton Arboretum. The field trip in on Thursday, May 26th.
Preparation for the Morton Arboretum Field Trip on Thursday, May 26th:
-You will need to bring a disposable lunch to school (in a brown bag that will be thrown out) on our field trip date.
_You will need to put on sunscreen/bug spray before you get to school.
-Please bring a water bottle to be carried throughout the field trip.
-Wear long pants.
-You can bring a back pack but you will have to carry it all day.
-Do not bring cell phones.
-You may want to bring a rain poncho, if you have one (plastic or cloth).
-Be sure to wear comfortable shoes to walk in.
Murphy Math: None.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18 and our next music class in two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAP Make-ups: Students who are not done with the language MAP tests will be pulled during the school day to complete it during the next few days.
Safety Patrol Pizza Party - Tuesday, May 31st, between 11:30-12:30 pm. The location is to be determined.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 5/23 - We will start a new Jamestown story. We will take the test for this new story on Thursday (if we do not have our field trip) or on Friday, May 27th.
Murphy Writing: Please be ready to turn in your two copies of your Monday letter that was assigned last Friday. For this letter, please write about three positive things you will remember about 6th grade (it has to relate to something that happened at Hillcrest School).
Murphy Science: None.
Week of 5/23 - We will be preparing for our field trip to the Morton Arboretum. The field trip in on Thursday, May 26th.
Preparation for the Morton Arboretum Field Trip on Thursday, May 26th:
-You will need to bring a disposable lunch to school (in a brown bag that will be thrown out) on our field trip date.
_You will need to put on sunscreen before you get to school. In addition, you may want to bring sunscreen with you to reapply again during the field trip. You would be carrying your sunscreen.
-Please bring a water bottle to be carried throughout the field trip.
-Wear long pants.
-You can bring a back pack but you will have to carry it all day.
-Do not bring cell phones.
-You may want to bring a rain poncho, if you have one (plastic or cloth).
-Be sure to wear comfortable shoes to walk in.
Murphy Math: None.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18 and our next music class in two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAP Make-ups: Students who are not done with the language MAP tests will be pulled during the school day to complete it during the next few days.
Wednesday, 5/25 - Erin's Law Sessions (8:20-8:50 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 5/23 - We will start a new Jamestown story.
Murphy Writing: Please be ready to turn in your two copies of your Monday letter that was assigned last Friday. For this letter, please write about three positive things you will remember about 6th grade (it has to relate to something that happened at Hillcrest School).
Murphy Science: None.
Week of 5/23 - We will be preparing for our field trip to the Morton Arboretum. The field trip in on Thursday, May 26th.
Murphy Math: Study for the chapter 9 math test to be taken tomorrow.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18 and our next music class in two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAP Make-ups: Students who are not done with the language MAP tests will be pulled during the school day to complete it during the next few days.
Wednesday, 5/25 - Erin's Law Sessions (8:20-8:50 am)
Preparation for the Morton Arboretum Field Trip on Thursday, May 26th:
-You will need to bring a disposable lunch to school (in a brown bag that will be thrown out) on our field trip date.
_You will need to put on sunscreen before you get to school. In addition, you may want to bring sunscreen with you to reapply again during the field trip.
-Please bring a water bottle to be carried throughout the field trip.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 5/23 - We will start a new Jamestown story.
Murphy Writing: You will be writing the second to last Monday letter. Two copies need to be turned in on Monday. For this letter, please write about three positive things you will remember about 6th grade (it has to relate to something that happened at Hillcrest School). Each positive memory will be its' own individual paragraph. Please include an introduction and conclusion paragraph as well. Be sure to be reflective. You will look back at this Monday letter book in the years to come.
Murphy Science: None.
Week of 5/23 - We will be preparing for our field trip to the Morton Arboretum. The field trip in on Thursday, May 26th.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 14 and 16 on page 443.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18 and our next music class in two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAP testing has started for spring. Please be sure to charge your iPads!!!! Here is the schedule:
Make-ups: Students who are not done with the math and reading MAP tests will be pulled during the school day to complete it during the next few days.
Monday, 5/23 - Language Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Monday, 5/23, and Wednesday, 5/25 - Erin's Law Sessions (8:20-8:50 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please study for the test on our story "BASE Jumping". We will be taking the test over this story tomorrow.
Week of 5/16 - We will complete the story called "BASE Jumping".
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Week of 5/23 - We will be preparing for our field trip to the Morton Arboretum. The field trip in on Thursday, May 26th.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 14 and 16 on page 443.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18 and our next music class in two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAP testing has started for spring. Please be sure to charge your iPads!!!! Here is the schedule:
Make-ups: Students who are not done with the math and reading MAP tests will be pulled during the school day to complete it during the next few days.
Monday, 5/23 - Language Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Monday, 5/23, and Wednesday, 5/25 - Erin's Law Sessions (8:20-8:50 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please annotate the Jamestown story called "BASE Jumping". We will be taking the test over this story on Friday, May 20th.
Week of 5/16 - We will complete the story called "BASE Jumping".
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please study for the Lesson 1-5 test to be taken tomorrow, May 19th.
Week of 5/16 - We will on lesson #6. On May 13th, you received a study guide for the Lessons 1-5 test to be taken on May 19th.
Week of 5/23 - We will be preparing for our field trip to the Morton Arboretum. The field trip in on Thursday, May 26th.
Murphy Math:
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAP testing has started for spring. Please be sure to charge your iPads!!!! Here is the schedule:
Make-ups: Students who are not done with the math and reading MAP tests will be pulled during the school day to complete it during the next few days.
Monday, 5/23 - Language Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Monday, 5/23, and Wednesday, 5/25 - Erin's Law Sessions (8:20-8:50 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 5/16 - We will take the novel test on Monday. Then, we will start a Jamestown story.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please bring your completed study guide to class tomorrow. There will be a "completion" grade given. I handed it out last week to prepare for the Lessons 1-5 test to be taken on Thursday, May 19th. Wednesday, May 18th will be a review day in class.
Week of 5/16 - We will on lesson #6. On May 13th, you received a study guide for the Lessons 1-5 test to be taken on May 19th.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 27 and 31 on page 438.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAP testing has started for spring. Please be sure to charge your iPads!!!! Here is the schedule:
Math Map - If you did not finish your math Map test on 5/11, you have been added to the make-up schedule.
Wednesday, 5/18 - Reading Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Monday, 5/23 - Language Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Monday, 5/23, and Wednesday, 5/25 - Erin's Law Sessions (8:20-8:50 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 5/16 - We will take the novel test on Monday. Then, we will start a Jamestown story.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please fill out the study guide I handed out last week to prepare for the Lessons 1-5 test to bre taken on Thursday, May 19th. Wednesday, May 18th will be a review day in class.
Week of 5/16 - We will on lesson #6. On May 13th, you received a study guide for the Lessons 1-5 test to be taken on May 19th.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 22-26 (all) on page 437.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAP testing has started for spring. Please be sure to charge your iPads!!!! Here is the schedule:
Math Map - If you did not finish your math Map test on 5/11, you have been added to the make-up schedule.
Tuesday, 5/17 - Reading Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Wednesday, 5/18 - Reading Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Monday, 5/23 - Language Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Monday, 5/23, and Wednesday, 5/25 - Erin's Law Sessions (8:20-8:50 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. On Monday, we will be taking a 25 question multiple choice test on our book. It will be an open book test and there is not a study guide for it. Please be sure to have all of your questions in your packet answered. I will be collecting your packets on Monday.
Week of 5/16 - We will take the novel test on Monday. Then, we will start a Jamestown story.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Today, I handed out a Study Guide for the test covering Lessons 1-5 to be taken on Thursday, May 19th.
Week of 5/16 - We will on lesson #6. On May 13th, you received a study guide for the Lessons 1-5 test to be taken on May 19th.
Murphy Math: None.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAP testing has started for spring. Please be sure to charge your iPads!!!! Here is the schedule:
Math Map - If you did not finish your math Map test on 5/11, you have been added to the make-up schedule.
Tuesday, 5/17 - Reading Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Wednesday, 5/18 - Reading Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Monday, 5/23 - Language Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Monday, 5/23, and Wednesday, 5/25 - Erin's Law Sessions (8:20-8:50 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By Thursday, please read Chapters 31, 32 and 33 (pages 145-155) and answer comprehension questions #. We will be finishing our book this week. On Monday, we will be taking a 25 question multiple choice test on our book. It will be an open book test and there is not a study guide for it. Please be sure to have all of your questions in your packet answered. I will be collecting your packets on Monday.
Week of 5/9 - We will continue to be working on our Navigating Early novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please complete read the "Properties of Light" article and answer the multiple choice questions. This worksheet is due on Thursday, May 12th.
Week of 5/9 - We will finish lesson #5 and work on lesson #6. You will be given a study guide this week to prepare for a test to be taken over lessons #1-6 the week of 5/16.
Murphy Math: Today, we are reviewed 9.1-9.3 in class. We will correct the 9.3 homework tomorrow when everyone is in class. For students who were in class today, please complete 6th Grade IXL HH.1, HH.2 and HH.3. In addition, please complete Puzzle Time 9.1, 9.2, 9.3. For students who were not in class, please pick three assignments (either IXL or Puzzle Time) to complete. Copies of the Puzzle Times have been brought to your classrooms. The quiz over 9.1-9.3 will be taken on Friday, May 13th.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Music: You need to bring your own recorder to class on Wednesday, 5/18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAP testing starts this week. Please be sure to charge your iPads!!!! Here is the schedule:
Math Map - If you did not finish your math Map test on 5/11, you will be added to the make-up schedule.
Tuesday, 5/17 - Reading Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Wednesday, 5/18 - Reading Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Monday, 5/23 - Language Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Monday, 5/23, and Wednesday, 5/25 - Erin's Law Sessions (8:20-8:50 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By Wednesday, please read Chapters 28, 29 and 30 (pages 235-253) and answer comprehension questions #133-144.
Week of 5/9 - We will continue to be working on our Navigating Early novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please complete read the "Properties of Light" article and answer the multiple choice questions. This worksheet is due on Thursday, May 12th.
Week of 5/9 - We will finish lesson #5 and work on lesson #6. You will be given a study guide this week to prepare for a test to be taken over lessons #1-6 the week of 5/16.
Murphy Math: Today, we worked on 9.3 (Median and Mode). Please complete problems 14, 18, 19, 20, 23, 28, 30 and 32 on pages 430-432. The quiz over 9.1-9.3 will be taken on Friday, May 13th.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
MAP testing starts this week. Please be sure to charge your iPads!!!! Here is the schedule:
Wednesday, 5/11 - Math Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Tuesday, 5/17 - Reading Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Wednesday, 5/18 - Reading Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Monday, 5/23, and Wednesday, 5/25 - Erin's Law Sessions (8:20-8:50 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By Tuesday, please read Chapter 26, Catacombs and Chapter 27 (pages 215-234) and answer comprehension questions #122-132.
Week of 5/9 - We will continue to be working on our Navigating Early novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: The only class that has homework is 6S (Smoke Homeroom) and pages 44-45 in your Physical Science workbook.
Murphy/Rowland Classes - No homework.
Week of 5/9 - We will finish lesson #5 and work on lesson #6. You will be given a study guide this week to prepare for a test to be taken over lessons #1-6 the week of 5/16.
Murphy Math: Today, we worked on 9.2 (Mean). Please complete problems 13-24(all) on pages 423-424. The quiz over 9.1-9.3 will be taken on Friday, May 13th.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
MAP testing starts this week. Please be sure to charge your iPads!!!! Here is the schedule:
Tuesday, 5/10 - Math Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Wednesday, 5/11 - Math Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Tuesday, 5/17 - Reading Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Wednesday, 5/18 - Reading Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Herrick/O'Neill Counselor Visit - Tuesday, May 10th from 2:00-2:55 pm.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By Monday, please read Chapter 24 and Chapter 25 and answer comprehension questions #118-121.
Week of 5/9 - We will continue to be working on our Navigating Early novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: The only class that has homework is 6S (Smoke Homeroom) and pages 44-45 in your Physical Science workbook.
Murphy/Rowland Classes - No homework.
Week of 5/9 - We will finish lesson #5 and work on lesson #6. You will be given a study guide this week to prepare for a test to be taken over lessons #1-6 the week of 5/16.
Murphy Math: Today, we started chapter 9 today (Statistical Measures). Please complete problems 11-25 (all) on pages 417-418.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
MAP testing starts next week. Here is the schedule:
Tuesday, 5/10 - Math Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Wednesday, 5/11 - Math Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Tuesday, 5/17 - Reading Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Wednesday, 5/18 - Reading Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By tomorrow, please read Chapter 22, Chapter 23 and "The Ancient One" (pages 182-198) and answer comprehension questions #102-115.
Week of 5/2 - We will continue to be working on our Navigating Early novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Yesterday, you have been given a "The Human Eye" packet that contains a one-page worksheet. This worksheet is due tomorrow (please keep it stapled to the rest of the packet).
Week of 5/2 - We will finish lesson #4 and work on lesson #5.
Murphy Math: None.
If you are doing the optional "Real Life Project", please have the following items completed by the following days:
Please complete the "Food Shopping List" by next May 5th.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
MAP testing starts next week. Here is the schedule:
Tuesday, 5/10 - Math Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Wednesday, 5/11 - Math Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Tuesday, 5/17 - Reading Map (9:30-10:30 am)
Wednesday, 5/18 - Reading Map (10:30-11:30 am)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By tomorrow, please read Chapter 20 (pages 157-169) and answer comprehension questions #95-101.
Week of 5/2 - We will continue to be working on our Navigating Early novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Today, you have been given a "The Human Eye" packet that contains a one-page worksheet. This worksheet is due on Friday, May 6th (please keep it stapled to the rest of the packet). Also, we completed Activity 4.1 today in class. If you are here today, please complete questions (in full sentences) 1-5 located on the separate worksheet I printed for you (pages 35-36 in your book). This page 35-36 worksheet is due tomorrow. Both of these assignments will be graded.
Week of 5/2 - We will finish lesson #4 and work on lesson #5.
Murphy Math: Please study for the chapter 8 test to be taken on tomorrow. Good sources to review: 1) chapter 8 math pages 2) chapter 8 homework pages 3) 8.1-8.8 reteach pages. 4) 6th Grade IXL AA.1-AA.7. If you have been absent, you can take the test on Wednesday, 5/11.
If you are doing the optional "Real Life Project", please have the following items completed by the following days:
Please complete the "Food Shopping List" by next May 5th.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By tomorrow, please read Chapter 17, Chapter 18 and Chapter 19 (pages 142-156) and answer comprehension questions #93-94. Week of 5/2 - We will continue to be working on our Navigating Early novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Week of 5/2 - We will finish lesson #4 and work on lesson #5.
Murphy Math: Please study for the chapter 8 test to be taken on Thursday. Today, I provided you with a copy of the chapter 8 reteach pages to be used for your review.
If you are doing the optional "Real Life Project", please have the following items completed by the following days:
Please jot notes for journals 1-5 and have it complete by Tuesday. Please complete the "Food Shopping List" by next Thursday.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By tomorrow, please read Chapter 14, Chapter 15, Chapter 16, and "Land of Lost Souls" (pages 110-142) and answer comprehension questions #70-92 (note: some of these questions are from chapter 13, the chapter we read together in class).
Week of 5/2 - We will continue to be working on our Navigating Early novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Week of 5/2 - We will finish lesson #4 and work on lesson #5.
Murphy Math: Please complete the chapter 8 practice test.
If you are doing the optional "Real Life Project", please have the following items completed by the following days:
Please jot notes for journals 1-5 and have it complete by Tuesday. Please complete the "Food Shopping List" by next Thursday.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By Monday, please read chapters "Citizen of the World, Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 (pages 77-92) and answer comprehension questions #51-69 (note: some of these questions are from chapter 10, the chapter we read together in class).
Week of 5/2 - We will continue to be working on our Navigating Early novel study.
Murphy Writing: Please write a Monday Letter. Two copies of the letter will be turned in on Monday.
Murphy Science: Today in class, we have completed the "Science Behind Drugs 6/7th elearning session (30 minutes)" using the Candor Tab on this 6th grade website and your Login Id and Password. If you were not in class today due to an absence or Extend, I have sent you a gmail message with your Login Id and Password. Please complete this 30 minute e-learning session today or this weekend, if you can.
Week of 5/2 - We will finish lesson #4 and work on lesson #5.
Murphy Math: We reviewed 8.8 again. If you were not in class, please complete 29-38 (all) on page 396 to the best of your ability.
If you are doing the optional "Real Life Project", please have the following items completed by the following days:
Please jot notes for journals 1-5 and have it complete by Tuesday. Please complete the "Food Shopping List" by next Thursday.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please get the May 26th Morton Arboretum field trip permission slip signed and then bring it to class.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By tomorrow, please read chapters 8, 9 and "Student of the Ocean" and answer comprehension questions #41-50 (note: some of these questions are from chapter 7, the chapter we read together in class).
Week of 4/25 - We will be working on our new novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Murphy Math: We reviewed 8.7 again and went over 8.8 in class. For homework, complete problems 32, 38, 42, 48, 50 and 52 on pages 389-390 and problems 14-24 (evens only) on page 396.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please get the May 26th Morton Arboretum field trip permission slip signed and then bring it to class.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By tomorrow, please read chapters 5-6 and answer comprehension questions #23-40.
Week of 4/25 - We will be working on our new novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework. If you were not in class, please be sure to get notes for Lesson #4 when you return to school.
Murphy Math: None. In class, students worked on Puzzle Time 8.2-8.7. I will give this packet to students who were not in class when they return to math class for extra practice.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please get the May 26th Morton Arboretum field trip permission slip signed and then bring it to class.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we continued reading and answering comprehension questions for our novel study, Navigating Early. By tomorrow, please read through chapter 4 and answer all of the comprehension questions through #22.
Week of 4/25 - We will be working on our new novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 12-30 (evens only) on pages 388-389. For those of you doing the additional "Real Math" project, please select career, house and car tonight.
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Hillcrest's Open House will be next Tuesday, April 26th.
Please get the May 26th Morton Arboretum field trip permission slip signed and then bring it to class.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 4/25 - We will be working on our new novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 40-78 (evens only) on pages 375-376. Note: Students had 30+ minutes in class to complete this.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Hillcrest's Open House will be next Tuesday, April 26th.
Please get the May 26th Morton Arboretum field trip permission slip signed and then bring it to class.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we starting our Navigating Early novel study. Please read and answer questions for chapter 1, if you were absent today.
Week of 4/25 - We will be working on our new novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework unless you did not read and answer questions for pages 24-26 in our physical science workbook during class.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 40-78 (evens only) on pages 375-376. Note: Students had 30+ minutes in class to complete this.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Hillcrest's Open House will be next Tuesday, April 26th.
Please get the May 26th Morton Arboretum field trip permission slip signed and then bring it to class.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Tomorrow, we will be starting our study for the novel called Navigating Early.
Week of 4/25 - We will be working on our new novel study.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework unless you did not read and answer questions for pages 24-26 in our physical science workbook during class.
Murphy Math: Study for mid-chapter quiz. We will be taking the chapter 8 mid-chapter quiz on Friday which will cover 8.1-8.4. For those students who were not in class today, please try to pick 1 or 2 of the following 6th Grade IXL sections to work on: P.4, P.5, P.6, P.7, P.8 before the quiz on Friday for extra practice. Also, we started 8.5. If you didn't do so in class, please complete problems 14-38 (evens only) on page 374-375.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Hillcrest's Open House will be next Tuesday, April 26th.
Please get the May 26th Morton Arboretum field trip permission slip signed and then bring it to class.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, please review the study guide to prepare for the final Percy Jackson test to be taken tomorrow. I will be collecting your Percy Jackson packet tomorrow.
Week of 4/18: Please study for the final Percy Jackson test to be taken on Thursday, 4/21. On 4/18-4/20, we will be spending time discussing the book, reviewing and completing some end-of-unit activities in class.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Murphy Math: Study for mid-chapter quiz. We will be taking the chapter 8 mid-chapter quiz on Friday which will cover 8.1-8.4. For those students who were not in class today, please try to pick 1 or 2 of the following 6th Grade IXL sections to work on: P.4, P.5, P.6, P.7, P.8 before the quiz on Friday for extra practice.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Hillcrest's Open House will be next Tuesday, April 26th.
Please get the May 26th Morton Arboretum field trip permission slip signed and then bring it to class.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, please review the study guide to prepare for the final Percy Jackson test to be taken on Thursday. I will be collecting your Percy Jackson packet on Thursday.
Week of 4/18: Please study for the final Percy Jackson test to be taken on Thursday, 4/21. On 4/18-4/20, we will be spending time discussing the book, reviewing and completing some end-of-unit activities in class.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Murphy Math: Please complete the following section in IXL (Sixth Grade) - P.3 (Compare and Order Rational Numbers). Also, complete problems 38-42 (evens) on page 361.362 and problems 14-36 on p. 367. Note: We had 35 minutes in class to complete this. We will be taking the chapter 8 mid-chapter quiz on Friday which will cover 8.1-8.4.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, please review the study guide to prepare for the final Percy Jackson test to be taken on Thursday.
Week of 4/18: Please study for the final Percy Jackson test to be taken on Thursday, 4/21. On 4/18-4/20, we will be spending time discussing the book, reviewing and completing some end-of-unit activities in class.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Week of 4/18: On 4/19, we will have two high school alums join our science classes to provide an opportunity for our sixth graders to try out a new app relating to an engineering design that they have designed. On 4/20-4/22, we will be working on lesson #3 ("Constructing Models of How People See").
Murphy Math: Please complete the following two sections in IXL (Sixth Grade) - P.1 (Rational Numbers on a Number Line) and P.2 (Rational Numbers - equal or not equal). Also, complete problems 18-36 (evens) on page 361.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to bring a charged iPad to school for the engineering design app sessions that will take place tomorrow.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, please read chapter 21, answer questions 1-5 and skip "Socratic Seminar" page. Also, read chapter 22 (the final chapter!!!), answer questions 1-5 and fill in the "Resolution" page. Also, please start reviewing the study guide that I provided to you today to start preparing for the test.
Week of 4/18: Please study for the final Percy Jackson test to be taken on Thursday, 4/21. On 4/18-4/20, we will be spending time discussing the book, reviewing and completing some end-of-unit activities in class.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Week of 4/18: On 4/19, we will have two high school alums join our science classes to provide an opportunity for our sixth graders to try out a new app relating to an engineering design that they have designed. On 4/20-4/22, we will be working on lesson #3 ("Constructing Models of How People See").
Murphy Math: No homework (the following work was done in class: p. 355-356 problems 14-38 evens). Please get your chapter 7 test signed and then return it.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
I hope that each of you has an excellent three day weekend! Let's hope for some warm weather!!! Relax. Be safe. Have fun.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. On March 24th, the "Monster Manual" project was discussed and handed out. It is worth 20 points and it is due on April 14th. Today, please read chapter 19, answer questions 1-5, skip "Character Vignettes", read chapter 20, answer questions 1-5 and skip the "Plot Analysis: Climax". We will complete the "Plot Analysis: Climax" together in class.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Week of 4/11:
Murphy Math: We started lesson 8.1 today and we learned about integers. For homework, please complete problems 12-42 (evens only) on pages 349-350.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring a charged iPad to school every day! Here is our IAR testing schedule:
Tuesday, 4/12 - Math 2 (60 minutes)
Thursday, 4/14 - Math 3 (60 minutes)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. On March 24th, the "Monster Manual" project was discussed and handed out. It is worth 20 points and it is due on April 14th. Today, please read chapter 18, complete questions 1-5 and complete the "Theme Analysis" (skip the "Creating a nonlinguistic representation of the theme" section at the bottom of the page).
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Week of 4/11:
Murphy Math: We started lesson 8.1 today and we learned about integers. For homework, please complete problems 12-42 (evens only) on pages 349-350.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring a charged iPad to school every day! Here is our IAR testing schedule:
Tuesday, 4/12 - Math 2 (60 minutes)
Thursday, 4/14 - Math 3 (60 minutes)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. On March 24th, the "Monster Manual" project was discussed and handed out. It is worth 20 points and it is due on April 14th.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Week of 4/11:
Murphy Math: None. We will start chapter 8 tomorrow.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring a charged iPad to school every day! Here is our IAR testing schedule:
Tuesday, 4/12 - Math 2 (60 minutes)
Thursday, 4/14 - Math 3 (60 minutes)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. On March 24th, the "Monster Manual" project was discussed and handed out. It is worth 20 points and it is due on April 14th. For homework, please complete the following: Read chapter 16 and complete chapter 16 questions 1-5. Please skip "Plot Extension" page. Also, read chapter 17, answer chapter 17 questions 1-5 and complete the "Setting Analysis - Los Angeles" page (I have provided you with a copy of it to turn in on Monday). Note: Students had 40 minutes in class to work on reading homework.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Week of 4/4: We are working on Lesson #1 in our IQWST Physical Science workbook. If time permits, we will work on Lesson #2 (Activity 2.1) on Friday of this week.
Murphy Math: Please study for the chapter 7 test to be taken on Monday, April 11th.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring a charged iPad to school every day! Here is our IAR testing schedule:
Monday, 4/11 - Math 1 (60 minutes)
Tuesday, 4/12 - Math 2 (60 minutes)
Thursday, 4/14 - Math 3 (60 minutes)
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. On March 24th, the "Monster Manual" project was discussed and handed out. It is worth 20 points and it is due on April 14th. Yesterday, your homework was to read chapter 15, answer questions 1-5 on page 29 and complete the "Theme" page on page 28 (I have provided you with a separate paper in class to write your response). Tonight, please complete your two paragraph response for "Theme" (4-6 sentences per paragraph. Cite examples from your book). The "Theme" write-up is due tomorrow.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Week of 4/4: We are working on Lesson #1 in our IQWST Physical Science workbook. If time permits, we will work on Lesson #2 (Activity 2.1) on Friday of this week.
Murphy Math: Please complete the chapter 7 practice test. We will be reviewing it in class tomorrow. Note: the chapter 7 final math test will be taken on Monday, April 11th.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring a charged iPad to school every day! Here is our IAR testing schedule:
Monday, 4/11 - Math 1 (60 minutes)
Tuesday, 4/12 - Math 2 (60 minutes)
Thursday, 4/14 - Math 3 (60 minutes)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. On March 24th, the "Monster Manual" project was discussed and handed out. It is worth 20 points and it is due on April 14th. Yesterday, your homework was to read chapter 15, answer questions 1-5 on page 29 and complete the "Theme" page on page 28 (I have provided you with a separate paper in class to write your response). Tonight, please complete your two paragraph response for "Theme" (4-6 sentences per paragraph. Cite examples from your book). The "Theme" write-up is due tomorrow.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: No homework.
Week of 4/4: We are working on Lesson #1 in our IQWST Physical Science workbook. If time permits, we will work on Lesson #2 (Activity 2.1) on Friday of this week.
Murphy Math: Please complete the chapter 7 practice test. We will be reviewing it in class tomorrow. Note: the chapter 7 final math test will be taken on Monday, April 11th.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring a charged iPad to school every day! Here is our IAR testing schedule:
Monday, 4/11 - Math 1 (60 minutes)
Tuesday, 4/12 - Math 2 (60 minutes)
Thursday, 4/14 - Math 3 (60 minutes)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. On March 24th, the "Monster Manual" project was discussed and handed out. It is worth 20 points and it is due on April 14th. Tonight, please read chapter 14, answer questions 1-5 on page 27 and complete the "Conflict: What's Changed" page on page 28. This page provides you with an opportunity to see if your predictions for chapter 1 are making sense now.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: There are only a few more students who still need to present their national park presentation to the class. Murphy's class - none, Smoke's class - 2 , Rowland's class - 2. No homework.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 15-20 (all) and 22, 24 on pages 323-324. Also, be prepared to turn in your final "March Madness" project on Thursday, April 7th. Note: the chapter 7 final math test will be taken on Monday, April 11th.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring a charged iPad to school every day! Here is our IAR testing schedule:
Thursday, 4/7 - ELA 2 (90 minutes)
Monday, 4/11 - Math 1 (60 minutes)
Tuesday, 4/12 - Math 2 (60 minutes)
Thursday, 4/14 - Math 3 (60 minutes)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. On March 24th, the "Monster Manual" project was discussed and handed out. It is worth 20 points and it is due on April 14th. Tonight, please read chapter 13, answer questions 1-5 on page 25 and complete "The Importance of Setting" page 26.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: There are only a few more students who still need to present their national park presentation to the class. Murphy's class - none, Smoke's class - 2 , Rowland's class - 2.
Murphy Math: Please complete Sixth Grade IXL FF.21 and Puzzle Time 7.5 (the 7.5 Enrichment is optional). Also, get your chapter 7 mid-chapter quiz signed and return it to me.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring a charged iPad to school every day! Here is our IAR testing schedule:
Tuesday, 4/5 - ELA 1 (90 minutes)
Thursday, 4/7 - ELA 2 (90 minutes)
Monday, 4/11 - Math 1 (60 minutes)
Tuesday, 4/12 - Math 2 (60 minutes)
Thursday, 4/14 - Math 3 (60 minutes)
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. On Wednesday, we talked about 12 different types of figurative language and a packet was passed out to practice using these 12 types of figurative language. This packet is due on Monday, April 4th, and will be worth 43 reading points. On March 24th, the "Monster Manual" project was discussed and handed out. It is worth 20 points and it is due on April 14th.
Murphy Writing: Please get your "Alternate chapter" writing piece signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them). You need to write a Monday letter to be turned in on April 4th (note: students had at least 45 minutes in class to complete this today).
Murphy Science: There are only a few more students who still need to present their national park presentation to the class. Murphy's class - none, Smoke's class - 2 , Rowland's class - 2.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 32, 33, 34, 36 and 38 on pages 317-318. Also, get your chapter 7 mid-chapter quiz signed and return it to me.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Have a wonderful spring break!!! I hope you have a relaxing, safe, fun week!
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Yesterday, we talked about 12 different types of figurative language and a packet was passed out to practice using these 12 types of figurative language. This packet is due on Monday, April 4th, and will be worth 43 reading points. On March 24th, the "Monster Manual" project was discussed and handed out. It is worth 20 points and it is due on April 14th.
Murphy Writing: Please get your "Alternate chapter" writing piece signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them). Final persuasive papers were turned in today.
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. I want you to review the 12 point rubric that was handed out to do this preparation. Students will be presenting during science class.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 18-28 (evens only) on pages 316-317. Also, get your chapter 7 mid-chapter quiz signed and return it to me.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we worked on IAR practice. We talked about 12 different types of figurative language and a packet was passed out to practice using these 12 types of figurative language. This packet is due on Monday, April 4th, and will be worth 43 reading points. Also, review the study guide that was given to you to prepare for the Lightning Thief test that will cover chapters 1-11. This test will be taken tomorrow.
Murphy Writing: Please get your "Alternate chapter" writing piece signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them). Tonight, please make final changes on your persuasive paper. Tomorrow morning, the following items will be paper clipped together and turned in: two final copies of your persuasive paper, your blue rubric sheet that also has the four signatures from your peer editors, your persuasive packet and your bibliography format (if you still have it).
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. I want you to review the 12 point rubric that was handed out to do this preparation. Students will be presenting during science class.
Murphy Math: Please complete "Puzzle Time 7.4". In addition, complete IXL 6th section FF.21. Also, get your chapter 7 mid-chapter quiz signed and return it to me.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. We worked on our Percy Jackson novel unit today. For homework, please complete the following items if you did not complete them in class: 1) Read chapter 12 and complete questions 1-5 (on page 23 of the packet) 2) Complete the "Reading Emotions" worksheet on page 24 of the packet. Also, review the study guide that was given to you to prepare for the Lightning Thief test that will cover chapters 1-11. This test will be taken on Thursday, March 24th.
Murphy Writing: Please get your "Alternate chapter" writing piece signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them). Tonight and tomorrow, please make final changes on your persuasive paper. On Thursday morning, the following items will be paper clipped together and turned in: two final copies of your persuasive paper, your blue rubric sheet that also has the four signatures from your peer editors, your persuasive packet and your bibliography format (if you still have it).
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. I want you to review the 12 point rubric that was handed out to do this preparation. Students will be presenting during science class.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 15, 16 and 17 on page 316. Please get your chapter 7 mid-chapter quiz (the best of the two) signed by a parent.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. We worked on our Percy Jackson novel unit today. For homework, please complete the following items if you did not complete them in class: 1) Read chapter 11 and complete questions 1-5 (on page 21 of the packet) YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE the "Rising Action: Plot Tableau" page. Also, review the study guide that was given to you yesterday to prepare for the Lightning Thief test that will cover chapters 1-11. This test will be taken on Thursday, March 24th.
Murphy Writing: Please get your "Alternate chapter" writing piece signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them). We worked on our persuasive papers today in class. Today, students peer-edited each other's papers (4 peer edits per student). Tonight and tomorrow, please make final changes on your persuasive paper. On Thursday morning, the following items will be paper clipped together and turned in: two final copies of your persuasive paper, your blue rubric sheet that also has the four signatures from your peer editors, your persuasive packet and your bibliography format (if you still have it).
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. I want you to review the 12 point rubric that was handed out to do this preparation. Students will be presenting during science class.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 12-32 (evens only) on pages 309-310.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. We worked on our Percy Jackson novel unit today. For homework, please complete the following items if you did not complete them in class: 1) Read chapter 10 and complete questions 1-5 (on page 19 of the packet) 2) Complete the chapter 10 "Plot Diagram". Also, review the study guide that was given to you yesterday to prepare for the Lightning Thief test that will cover chapters 1-11. This test will be taken on Thursday, March 24th.
Murphy Writing: Please get your "Alternate chapter" writing piece signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them). We worked on our persuasive papers today in class. Today Mrs. Murphy checked for draft completion (including bibliography). In addition, students read draft papers to themselves aloud, reviewed the copy (blue sheet) of the rubric that will be used for grading purposes, gave themselves a grade based on their analysis of their draft, and started making modifications to the draft. This weekend, please continue to modify your draft (paper and bibliography). Next week, we will complete peer editing. The final persuasive paper will be turned in on Thursday or Friday prior to spring break.
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. I want you to review the 12 point rubric that was handed out to do this preparation. Students will be presenting during science class.
Murphy Math:
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. We worked on our Percy Jackson novel unit today. For homework, please complete the following items if you did not complete them in class: 1) Read chapter 10 and complete questions 1-5 (on page 19 of the packet) 2) Complete the chapter 10 "Plot Diagram". Also, review the study guide that was given to you yesterday to prepare for the Lightning Thief test that will cover chapters 1-11. This test will be taken on Thursday, March 24th.
Murphy Writing: Please get your "Alternate chapter" writing piece signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them). We worked on our persuasive papers today in class. Today Mrs. Murphy checked for draft completion (including bibliography). In addition, students read draft papers to themselves aloud, reviewed the copy (blue sheet) of the rubric that will be used for grading purposes, gave themselves a grade based on their analysis of their draft, and started making modifications to the draft. This weekend, please continue to modify your draft (paper and bibliography). Next week, we will complete peer editing. The final persuasive paper will be turned in on Thursday or Friday prior to spring break.
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. I want you to review the 12 point rubric that was handed out to do this preparation. Students will be presenting during science class.
Murphy Math:
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. We worked on our Percy Jackson novel unit today. For homework, please complete the following items if you did not complete them in class: 1) Read chapter 8 and complete questions 1-5 (on page 15 of the packet) 2) Complete the chapter 8 "Summarizing" page where you summarize the main events in chapter 8 in 50 words or less.
Murphy Writing: Please get your "Alternate chapter" writing piece signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them). We worked on our persuasive papers today in class. By Wednesday, you need to have a draft introduction paragraph and body paragraphs 1-3 written. By Friday, the entire draft, including the conclusion and bibliography, needs to be completed.
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. I want you to review the 12 point rubric that was handed out to do this preparation. Students will be presenting during science class.
Murphy Math: Today in class, some students finished up the chapter 7 mid-chapter quiz and others completed the initial work in the March Madness packet. For homework, please complete 6th Grade IXL FF.4-8. Students in class stated that these sections didn't take very long to complete and they were very helpful for review of what we have already learned.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
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Wear GREEN tomorrow for St. Patrick's Day!!
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. We worked on our Percy Jackson novel unit today. For homework, please complete the following items if you did not complete them in class: 1) Chapter 5 - Complete the "Character Analysis: Icons" worksheet. 2) Chapter 6 - Complete the "Making Inferences: Superpowers" worksheet. 3) Read Chapter 7 and complete questions 1-5 on page 13 of the packet.
Murphy Writing: Please get your "Alternate chapter" signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them). We worked on our persuasive papers today in class. By Wednesday, you need to have a draft introduction paragraph and body paragraphs 1-3 written. By Friday, the entire draft, including the conclusion and bibliography, needs to be completed. Note: We have spent at least 45 minutes yesterday and today in class working on this.
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. I want you to review the 12 point rubric that was handed out to do this preparation. Students will be presenting during science class.
Murphy Math: Please be sure to select the five teams you will purchase in our "March Madness" project. There are three pages to fill out in pen (including the check pages).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
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Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please complete the following IAR reading practice in our packet, if you didn't complete it in class today: 1) Read the passage called "Flying High". 2) Create a response to the "Core Skills Practice". 3) Answer questions 1-4. 4) Answer the prompt on the last page, "Identify the simile in the passage and explain why the author used it. Use information from the passage to support your answer". PLEASE remember to cite specific text to support your answer!
Murphy Writing: Please get your "Alternate chapter" signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them). We worked on our persuasive papers today in class. By Wednesday, you need to have a draft introduction paragraph and body paragraphs 1-3 written.
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. I want you to review the 12 point rubric that was handed out to do this preparation. Students will be presenting during science class.
Murphy Math: Please try to fill out the March Madness brackets. If you have questions, we'll have time to do it in class tomorrow. The 7.1-7.3 quiz will be taken tomorrow.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. No homework this weekend.
Murphy Writing: Please write your Monday letter. Two copies will be turned in on Monday. Please get your "Alternate chapter" signed and returned (I will give them back to you on the day you return them).
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. Students will be presenting during science class.
Murphy Math: Please complete the 7.3 Puzzle Time. The quiz for 7.1-7.3 will be taken on Tuesday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reserve your yearbook today!
The Yearbook Club is working hard to make this year’s school yearbook absolutely pawsome! Each page will be filled with friends, photos, and fun memories! We have switched companies this school year and we are working with TreeRing. Please visit this link to order your yearbook today using our school passcode: 1016336404771252.
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please get your "Aesop's Fables" test signed and return it to me. Please read chapter 6 and complete the "chapter " page #11). Note: Same homework as yesterday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your draft 1st body paragraph written.
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. Students will be presenting during science class this week.
Murphy Math: Please complete the following problems for 7.3 on pages 302-303: 11, 14, 17-23 (all). The quiz for 7.1-7.3 will be taken on Tuesday.
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Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please get your "Aesop's Fables" test signed and return it to me. Please read chapter 5 and complete the "chapter " page #9). Note: Same homework as yesterday.
SEL: None. Our third "Empathy" class offered by the Downers Grove Township will be on Thursday, March 10th, from 10:30-11:30 am. You need to have the "Kindness" worksheet completed by March 10th. In addition, you will be creating a person that looks like you during class that will need to be done by March 10th...details to follow...
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your draft 1st body paragraph written.
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. Students will be presenting during science class this week.
Murphy Math: Please check your answers for the yesterday's homework. An email with this information has been sent to those who were not in class today. No additional homework for today.
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Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please get your "Aesop's Fables" test signed and return it to me. Please read chapter 5 and complete the "chapter " page #9).
SEL: None. Our third "Empathy" class offered by the Downers Grove Township will be on Thursday, March 10th, from 10:30-11:30 am. You need to have the "Kindness" worksheet completed by March 10th. In addition, you will be creating a person that looks like you during class that will need to be done by March 10th...details to follow...
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your draft 1st body paragraph written.
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. Students will be presenting during science class this week.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 1-10 on the IAR practice packet (pages 10-11).
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Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please get your "Aesop's Fables" test signed and return it to me. Please read chapter 4 and complete the "chapter 4" page #7). In the IAR reading preparation packet, reread "The Miner" story. Write a paragraph from the miner's point of view in the "Core Skills Practice" section as well as answer questions 1-4.
SEL: None. Our third "Empathy" class offered by the Downers Grove Township will be on Thursday, March 10th, from 10:30-11:30 am. You need to have the "Kindness" worksheet completed by March 10th. In addition, you will be creating a person that looks like you during class that will need to be done by March 10th...details to follow...
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your draft 1st body paragraph written.
Murphy Science: Please practice presenting your "National Park" project to the class. Students will be presenting during science class this week.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 17-21 (odds only), 22, 23, 24 and 27 on page 296.
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Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please get your "Aesop's Fables" test signed and return it to me. This week, we started our "Lightning Thief" novel study. Please complete the "Point of View: Character Interview" page (#4). Then, read chapter 3 and complete the "Chapter 3" page (#5).
SEL: None. Our third "Empathy" class offered by the Downers Grove Township will be on Thursday, March 10th, from 10:30-11:30 am. You need to have the "Kindness" worksheet completed by March 10th. In addition, you will be creating a person that looks like you during class that will need to be done by March 10th...details to follow...
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your draft 1st body paragraph written. Reread the sample persuasive paper we dissected in class today on "Cell Phones".
Murphy Science: Please work on your "National Park" project. It is due on 3/3/2022.
Week of February 28th: We will be working on Lesson #11 (How Does New Rock Form from Old Rock?". This will provide everyone with information to allow the "Rocks" section of the National Park project to be completed.
Murphy Math: Please work on the "Algebraic Expressions" project to be turned in on 3/7 (this will be a 3rd trimester grade). Also, please complete problems 12-22 (evens only) on pages 295-296.
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Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please get your "Aesop's Fables" test signed and return it to me. Today, we started our "Lightning Thief" novel study. Please complete the "Conflict" pages (page 2 in the packet), read chapter 2, and complete chapter 2 page (page 3 in packet). Refer to the "Conflict" handout I gave to you in class to assist you with the "Conflict" page.
SEL: None. Our second "Empathy" class offered by the Downers Grove Township will be on Thursday, March 3rd, from 10:30-11:30 am.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your draft 1st body paragraph written. Reread the sample persuasive paper we dissected in class today on "Cell Phones".
Murphy Science: Please work on your "National Park" project. It is due on 3/3/2022.
Week of February 28th: We will be working on Lesson #11 (How Does New Rock Form from Old Rock?". This will provide everyone with information to allow the "Rocks" section of the National Park project to be completed.
Murphy Math: Please work on the "Algebraic Expressions" project to be turned in on 3/7 (this will be a 3rd trimester grade). Also, please complete Puzzle Time 7.1.
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Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please get your "Aesop's Fables" test signed and return it to me. Today, we started our "Lightning Thief" novel study. Please read chapter 1 (pages 1-15) and complete the "Chapter 1" page (only one page). We will work on the "Conflict: Internal vs. External" tomorrow.
SEL: None. Our second "Empathy" class offered by the Downers Grove Township will be on Thursday, March 3rd, from 10:30-11:30 am.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your draft 1st body paragraph written. Reread the sample persuasive paper we dissected in class today on "Cell Phones".
Murphy Science: Please work on your "National Park" project. It is due on 3/3/2022.
Week of February 28th: We will be working on Lesson #11 (How Does New Rock Form from Old Rock?". This will provide everyone with information to allow the "Rocks" section of the National Park project to be completed.
Murphy Math: Please work on the "Algebraic Expressions" project to be turned in on 3/7 (this will be a 3rd trimester grade). Also, please complete problems 21-31 (odds only) on pages 289-290.
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Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please get your "Aesop's Fables" test signed and return it to me.
SEL: None. Our second "Empathy" class offered by the Downers Grove Township will be on Thursday, March 3rd, from 10:30-11:30 am.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your draft 1st body paragraph written.
Murphy Science: Please work on your "National Park" project. It is due on 3/3/2022. Please read the "Big Landslide on Whidbey Island" article and answer the six questions on the back page. This packet will be handed in on Tuesday, 3/1. If you were not in science on Friday, please read "Lesson 10 Reading One: What is Sand?" on pages 108-112. You do not need to complete the "My Life as a Grain of Sand" on page 112.
Week of February 28th: We will be working on Lesson #11 (How Does New Rock Form from Old Rock?". This will provide everyone with information to allow the "Rocks" section of the National Park project to be completed.
Murphy Math: Please work on the "Algebraic Expressions" project to be turned in on 3/7 (this will be a 3rd trimester grade). Also, please complete problems 14-26 (evens only) on pages 289-290.
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Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None. Our second "Empathy" class offered by the Downers Grove Township will be on Thursday, March 3rd, from 10:30-11:30 am.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your draft 1st body paragraph written. You need to write your Monday letter and two copies will be turned in on Monday.
Murphy Science: Please work on your "National Park" project. It is due on 3/3/2022. Please read the "Big Landslide on Whidbey Island" article and answer the six questions on the back page. This packet will be handed in on Tuesday, 3/1. If you were not in science today, please read "Lesson 10 Reading One: What is Sand?" on pages 108-112. You do not need to complete the "My Life as a Grain of Sand" on page 112.
Week of February 28th: We will be working on Lesson #11 (How Does New Rock Form from Old Rock?". This will provide everyone with information to allow the "Rocks" section of the National Park project to be completed.
Murphy Math: Please work on the "Algebraic Expressions" project to be turned in on 3/7 (this will be a 3rd trimester grade).
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Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
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Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please study for the "Aesop's Fables" test to be taken tomorrow.
Week of 2/21: We will finish our work with the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook and take our test on Friday, 2/25 (we have had to push the final test date out this time).
SEL: None. Today, we had the first of three "Empathy" classes provided by Downers Grove Township.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to write your draft 1st body paragraph. This draft needs to be typed on your "persuasive paper" Google Doc page. We did not have writing today due to "Hillcrest Families" today.
Murphy Science: Please work on your "National Park" project. It is due on 3/3/2022. Please read the "Big Landslide on Whidbey Island" article and answer the six questions on the back page. This packet will be handed in on Tuesday, 3/1.
Week of February 21st: We will be completing lessons 8 and 9. On February 25th, we will take the lessons 4-7 test (see study guide).
Murphy Math: Please study for the chapter 6 test to be taken tomorrow.
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Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 2/21: We will finish our work with the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook and take our test on Friday, 2/25 (we have had to push the final test date out this time).
SEL: None. Today, we had the first of three "Empathy" classes provided by Downers Grove Township.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to write your draft 1st body paragraph. This draft needs to be typed on your "persuasive paper" Google Doc page. Note: This was yesterday's homework. We did not have writing today due to "Empathy" class.
Murphy Science: Please work on your "National Park" project. It is due on 3/3/2022. Today, your homework is:
Read/Answer questions for "Lesson 9 Reading One - Landslides and Erosion" on pages 99-104 if you did not complete this in class today. Also, review your study guide for the quiz that will be taken on Thursday over lessons 4-7 (note: this quiz was pushed out one day due to snow day). Also, complete the read the "Big Landslide on Whidbey Island" article and answer the six questions on the back page. This packet will be handed in on Tuesday, 3/1.
Week of February 21st: We will be completing lessons 8 and 9. On February 25th, we will take the lessons 4-7 test (see study guide).
Murphy Math: Please complete the Practice Test A. This Practice Test A is due on Thursday when we will review it together. Our chapter 6 test will be taken on Friday.
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Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please complete the two questions that are a part of the "Theme/Central Idea" skill assignment we worked on in class.
Week of 2/21: We will finish our work with the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook and take our test on Friday, 2/25 (we have had to push the final test date out this time).
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to write your draft 1st body paragraph. This draft needs to be typed on your "persuasive paper" Google Doc page.
Murphy Science: Please work on your "National Park" project. It is due on 3/3/2022. Today, your homework is:
Read/Answer questions for "Lesson 8 Reading Two - Flooding the Canyon" on pages 88-89". Also, review your study guide for the quiz that will be taken on Thursday over lessons 4-7 (note: this quiz was pushed out one day due to snow day). Please bring questions about the study guide to class tomorrow. Also, complete the read the "Big Landslide on Whidbey Island" article and answer the six questions on the back page. This packet will be handed in on Monday, 2/28.
Week of February 21st: We will be completing lessons 8 and 9. On February 25th, we will take the lessons 4-7 test (see study guide).
Murphy Math: Please read over each of the four sections of the "reteach" packet. By tomorrow, complete at least three problems per section. Review the sections you are not as confident with. Please complete the Practice Test A. This Practice Test A is due on Thursday when we will review it together.
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Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. No additional homework today.
Week of 2/21: We will finish our work with the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook and take our test next Friday, 2/25 (we have had to push the final test date out this time).
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your introduction paragraph typed on a Google Doc page. You do not need to complete the draft of the first body paragraph tonight. We will be reviewing the intros and writing the body paragraphs next week.
Murphy Science: Please work on your "National Park" project. It is due on 3/3/2022. Today, your homework is to read "Lesson 8 Reading One - What Causes Rock to Break into Pieces?" on pages 80-84. You need to read the text on all pages and answer all questions except for the one on page 81. You DO NOT need to do the experiment that is described at your house. Also, review the study guide for the quiz over lessons 4-7 that will be taken on February 24th (pink sheet).
Week of February 21st: We will be completing lessons 8 and 9. On February 24th, we will take the lessons 4-7 test (see study guide).
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 47, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61 and 63 on pages 271-272.
Week of 2/21: We will prepare for our chapter 6 math test to be taken on Friday, 2/25 (we've had to push it out a few days).
Week of 2/21: We will prepare for our chapter 6 math test to be taken on Friday, 2/25 (we've had to push it out a few days).
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Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we watched the StudySync TV video discussing "Aesop's Fables". For homework, please complete the "Analyze the Discussion" page in your Access 1 packet.
Week of 2/14: We will plan to begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook and take our test next Friday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your introduction paragraph typed on a Google Doc page. You do not need to complete the draft of the first body paragraph tonight. We will be reviewing the intros tomorrow.
Murphy Science: Please start working on your "National Park" project. You can start deciding on what background theme you want to use for your slides. Today, you need to read and answer questions for "Lesson 7 Reading One - How Long Does It Take for a River to Form?" on pages 73-76 in your workbook.
Week of February 14th: We will be working on identifying reservoirs that are located in the national park that everyone is researching. We will also be completing Lesson 6, Lesson 7 and Lesson 8.
Murphy Math: Please review pages 266 and 267 (entire pages...even part you didn't go over yesterday). Look over your homework from yesterday (problems 20-44 evens on pages 270-271) to see if you can make any revisions on the problems. For those of you who were not here yesterday, we did not go over last night's homework yet in class. We just reviewed pages 266-267, expecially the graphing at the bottom of p. 267.
Week of 2/14: We are going to complete 6.3 and 6.4 and also review for the chapter test. The plan is to take the chapter 6 test on 2/23 (it was pushed out two school days since we needed another day on 6.3).
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Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we watched the StudySync TV video discussing "Aesop's Fables". For homework, please complete the "Analyze the Discussion" page in your Access 1 packet.
Week of 2/14: We will plan to begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook and take our test next Friday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Please be sure to have your introduction paragraph typed on a Google Doc page. You do not need to complete the draft of the first body paragraph tonight. We will be reviewing the intros tomorrow.
Murphy Science: Please start working on your "National Park" project. You can start deciding on what background theme you want to use for your slides. Today, you need to complete p. 66-68 in your workbook. This allows you to locate all of your reservoirs in your national park. the final project is due on 3/3.
Week of February 14th: We will be working on identifying reservoirs that are located in the national park that everyone is researching. We will also be completing Lesson 6, Lesson 7 and Lesson 8.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 20-44 evens on pages 270-271.
Week of 2/14: We are going to complete 6.3 and 6.4 and also review for the chapter test. The plan is to take the chapter 6 test on 2/22 (it was pushed out one school day since we needed another day on 6.3).
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Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, please be sure to reread the story and annotate it. Next to each story, write down "moral/theme". As you are rereading, please try to figure out what the moral/theme is and write it on the outside margins in your book.
Week of 2/14: We will plan to begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook and take our test next Friday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Your introduction paragraph should be typed in a Google Doc. Please read over the introduction. We will be discussing it tomorrow in class.
Murphy Science: Please start working on your "National Park" project. You can start deciding on what background theme you want to use for your slides. It is due on 3/3.
Week of February 14th: We will be working on identifying reservoirs that are located in the national park that everyone is researching. We will also be completing Lesson 6, Lesson 7 and Lesson 8.
Murphy Math: Please complete the following 6th grade IXL sections: Z.8 and Z.11. Also, complete problems 17-41 on pages 263-264.
Week of 2/14: We are going to complete 6.3 and 6.4 and also review for the chapter test. The plan is to take the chapter 6 test on 2/22 (it was pushed out one school day since we needed another day on 6.3).
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Happy Valentine's Day!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 2/14: We will plan to begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook and take our test next Friday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Today, we reviewed the "Transitions" presentation that provides loads of words and phrases that can be used in our persuasive papers. If you were not here today, please access this presentation in "Murphy Writing Google Classroom" (it is listed as a material). This weekend, you need to complete your introduction paragraph draft that needs to start with your hook, include your main idea (it may be contained in your hook), your thesis statement or statements (that include a brief hint of what your three body paragraphs are going to talk about), and your transition sentence that moves you from your introduction paragraph to your first body paragrap
Murphy Science: Today, I passed out the "National Park Project" to everyone in class. This weekend, please review the project requirements.
Week of February 14th: We will be working on identifying reservoirs that are located in the national park that everyone is researching. We will also be completing Lesson 6, Lesson 7 and Lesson 8.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 16-42 (evens) on pages 263-264. Note: Please do not spend any more than 5 minutes trying to solve #40 and #42. I will show you how to solve these problems on Monday if you are struggling a bit with them. I still need chapter 5 tests to be signed and returned. I need you to get the chapter 6 mid-chapter quiz signed and returned.
Week of 2/14: We are going to complete 6.3 and 6.4 and also review for the chapter test. The plan is to take the chapter 6 test next Friday.
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Have a great weekend!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 2/7: We will plan to begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook on Friday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: We will be working on writing "Thesis Statements" for your persuasive paper. We will work on introduction paragraph tomorrow.
Murphy Science: Please complete the "Water Cycle Cloze Reading" worksheet to be turned in tomorrow.
Week of February 7th: We will be working on lesson #5 (Activity 5.1 and Activity 5.2). In addition, we will be starting lesson #6. On Friday, I will be passing out the outline that summarizes the requirements for your national park project.
Murphy Math: None.
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Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information. TOMORROW is the last day to turn in your contest design!!!!!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
Week of 2/7: We will plan to begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook on Thursday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: We will be working on writing "Thesis Statements" for your persuasive paper. Your homework is to write your "hook" first sentence for your paper. Please review the options for your "hook" in your Persuasive Writing packet.
Murphy Science: None.
Week of February 7th: We will be working on lesson #5 (Activity 5.1 and Activity 5.2). In addition, we will be starting lesson #6. On Friday, I will be passing out the outline that summarizes the requirements for your national park project.
Murphy Math: Please complete Puzzle Time 6.2 (Enrichment is optional). I have sent it to the students who were not in class via Murphy Math Google Classroom. Please spend 15-20 minutes tonight on one of the following 6th Grade Math IXL sections: Z.6, Z.7, Z.10 or Z.12. These sections will be helpful to work on when you have free time. Please get your chapter 5 test signed and returned. We will take our chapter 6 mid-chapter quiz tomorrow and it covers 6.1 and 6.2 material.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Tomorrow, we will take an open book test (10 point quiz) for the "Short Walk Around the Pyramids" story. The test will consist of the following parts: 5 questions of matching a vocabulary word to a definition, 4 multiple choice questions and one essay question.
Week of 2/7: We will plan to begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook on Thursday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: We will be working on writing "Thesis Statements" for your persuasive paper. At this time, you need to be sure that you finalize your topic (if you are having second thoughts about your original topic) and you need to start researching your topic to identify the three points you are going to use in your three body paragraphs tonight. You need to come to school with three specific reasons you will use to support your persuasive topic. Note: You want to go through the three reasons you already included in the topic packet and make sure they are still the three reasons you want to use for your paper. If you identify a source you start using for information, please be sure to jot notes down about this source in your bibliography packet so you will be able to use it for your bibliography.
Murphy Science: None. If you were not here, read pages 63-65 in your Earth Science workbook and jot down responses to the questions.
Week of February 7th: We will be working on lesson #5 (Activity 5.1 and Activity 5.2). In addition, we will be starting lesson #6.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 50-60 (evens) on pages 258. Also, complete 6th Grade IXL section L.2 (review of reciprocals). Please get your chapter 5 test signed and returned.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. This week, we will continue to work on the "Short Walk Around the Pyramids" story. We will take our story test on Wednesday. Today, please complete the work in the "Skill: Arguments and Claims" packet. The packet will be turned in tomorrow.
Week of 2/7: We will plan to begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook on Thursday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: We will be working on writing "Thesis Statements" in writing tomorrow. Please look at these two pages in the "Persuasive Writing" packet if you want to preview it. There is no homework if you choose to not preview it.
Murphy Science: None.
Week of February 7th: We will be working on lesson #5 (Activity 5.1 and Activity 5.2). In addition, we will be staring lesson #6.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 14-48 (evens) on pages 256-257. Please get your chapter 5 test signed and returned.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. This week, we talked about the methods used to answer "Think" Questions. I had sent each of you a document containing "Think" questions that need to be answered this week. This weekend, please complete your write-up for three of the five questions (unless you were given other directions) and answer them with at least four sentences (restatement of the question, citing of evidence and summary or reflection sentence). You will turn in your three questions on Monday.
Week of 2/7: We will finish our study of "Short Walk Around the Pyramids". We will begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: No Monday letter this week. None.
Murphy Science: None. If you missed class, we viewed two "youtube" videos. To locate these two videos search the following terms:
"Water Evaporation"
Sydney Water TV
Minutes: (2:54)
"The Water Cycle Song"
Mr. Davies
Minutes: (3:16)
Week of January 31st: We will be completing our work in lesson #4 (Lesson 4 Reading One, Activity 4.3 and Activity 4.4)
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 15-27 (odds only) on pages 249-250. Please get your chapter 5 test signed and returned.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. This week, we talked about the methods used to answer "Think" Questions. I had sent each of you a document containing "Think" questions that need to be answered this week. This weekend, please complete your write-up for three of the five questions (unless you were given other directions) and answer them with at least four sentences (restatement of the question, citing of evidence and summary or reflection sentence). You will turn in your three questions on Monday.
Week of 2/7: We will finish our study of "Short Walk Around the Pyramids". We will begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: No Monday letter this week. None.
Murphy Science: None. If you missed class, we viewed two "youtube" videos. To locate these two videos search the following terms:
"Water Evaporation"
Sydney Water TV
Minutes: (2:54)
"The Water Cycle Song"
Mr. Davies
Minutes: (3:16)
Week of January 31st: We will be completing our work in lesson #4 (Lesson 4 Reading One, Activity 4.3 and Activity 4.4)
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 15-27 (odds only) on pages 249-250. Please get your chapter 5 test signed and returned.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we talked about the methods used to answer "Think" Questions. I had sent each of you a document containing "Think" questions that need to be answered this week. Tonight, please select one of these questions and answer it with at least four sentences (restatement of the question, citing of evidence and summary or reflection sentence). We will continue to work on the rest of the questions tomorrow.
Week of 2/7: We will finish our study of "Short Walk Around the Pyramids". We will begin the story "Aesop's Fables" on page 122 in your StudySync workbook.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Monday letters. Please edit the last Monday letter that you turned in by marking it with a pen or pencil (I provided you with a copy in class today). Then, make changes on the Google Doc where this letter is located. You will turn in both the letter that was marked up and your revised version tomorrow.
Murphy Science: None.
Week of January 31st: We will be completing our work in lesson #4 (Lesson 4 Reading One, Activity 4.3 and Activity 4.4)
Murphy Math: Please work on your "Garden Plots" problem of the week that is due on Friday. Also, complete problems 14-32 (evens only) on pages 249-250.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. This week, we are going to be starting our next StudySync story called "A Short Walk Around the Pyramids & Through the World of Art" located on page 117 of your StudySync workbook. Today, please complete your annotation of our reading story, if you did not complete it during class. This will be for a five point grade.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Monday letters. Please try to print two copies of your Monday letter if you were not able to print it at school. Otherwise, we will continue to work on printing the letter tomorrow.
Murphy Science: Please read pages 43-45 in your Earth Science workbook, if you were not able to complete this in class. You do not need to answer the questions.
Week of January 31st: We will be completing our work in lesson #4 (Lesson 4 Reading One, Activity 4.3 and Activity 4.4)
Murphy Math: Please work on your "Garden Plots" problem of the week that is due on Friday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Have a great weekend!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. This week, we are going to be starting our next StudySync story called "A Short Walk Around the Pyramids & Through the World of Art" located on page 117 of your StudySync workbook.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Today, I ran out of time to return your shorter "persuasive writing" packet that contains your final topic choice. I will pass it out tomorrow. I still need to collect the Monday letter that was due today.
Murphy Science: None.
Week of January 31st: We will be completing our work in lesson #4 (Lesson 4 Reading One, Activity 4.3 and Activity 4.4)
Murphy Math: Please work on your "Garden Plots" problem of the week that is due on Friday. Also, study for the chapter 5 test.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Have a great weekend!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. This week, we are going to be starting our next StudySync story called "A Short Walk Around the Pyramids & Through the World of Art" located on page 117 of your StudySync workbook.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Today, I ran out of time to return your shorter "persuasive writing" packet that contains your final topic choice. I will pass it out tomorrow. I still need to collect the Monday letter that was due today.
Murphy Science: None.
Week of January 31st: We will be completing our work in lesson #4 (Lesson 4 Reading One, Activity 4.3 and Activity 4.4)
Murphy Math: Please work on your "Garden Plots" problem of the week that is due on Friday. Also, study for the chapter 5 test.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Have a great weekend!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Next week, we are going to be starting our next StudySync story called "A Short Walk Around the Pyramids & Through the World of Art" located on page 117 of your StudySync workbook.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: On Monday, I will be returning your shorter "persuasive writing" packet that contains your final topic choice. Next week, we'll begin writing our persuasive paper (minimum of five paragraphs). You have a Monday letter due on Monday, January 31st.
Murphy Science: Please complete the four questions from Activity 4.2 on pages 41-43, if you did not do so in science class today.
Week of January 31st: We will be completing our work in lesson #4 (Lesson 4 Reading One, Activity 4.3 and Activity 4.4)
Murphy Math: Please work on your "Garden kits
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Have a great weekend!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Study for your "Hatshepsut" test to be taken tomorrow. I would suggest rereading the story and reviewing your Access 1 pages, graphic organizer, vocabulary page and "too broad/too narrow" handout.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: Today, we chose two possible topics for our persuasive writing papers. For homework, please complete the two pages we highlighted in the smaller "persuasive" packet I handed out today (contains the four "topic" pages in your larger persuasive packet). You need to complete the pages in this smaller packet and turn them in tomorrow. I will be reviewing these topics over the weekend.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Today students took the chapter 5 test. There is no homework today unless you want to start the problem-of-the-week ("Garden Plots") that was passed out today and is due on 2/4. Tomorrow, we will start chapter 6 (Equations).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out.
The yearbook cover contest is happening! Please look at the Seesaw message I posted about this for more information.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Study for your "Hatshepsut" test to be taken on Friday. I would suggest rereading the story and reviewing your Access 1 pages.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Study for your chapter 5 test to be taken on Thursday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Yesterday, we went through the StudySync TV questions after we watched the video showing students discussing the questions outlined in our Access 1 packet. Then, as a group, we answered question #3. For homework, you had a worksheet that contains questions #3 and #7. You could use the response you wrote as a group for question #3 on your homework. You were required to complete the "notes' and "answers" for question #7 on your own (this question is on the backside of the worksheet). Please write your responses on the actual paper. 1/25-Please revise your question #7 and type it on its own Google Doc to be collected tomorrow. Also, complete the "Skills" assignment on StudySync that we worked on today in class, if you didn't finish it.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please study for the quiz over lessons #1-3 to be taken on 1/26 by reviewing the study guide you received last week. There is also a revised study guide to review. Also, complete pages 38-39 in your workbook. These pages are worth 5 points.
Murphy Math: Study for your chapter 5 test to be taken on Thursday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Today, we went through the StudySync TV questions after we watched the video showing students discussing the questions outlined in our Access 1 packet. Then, as a group, we answered question #3. For homework, you have a worksheet that contains questions #3 and #7. You can use the response you wrote as a group for question #3 on your homework. You will be required to complete the "notes' and "answers" for question #7 on your own (this question is on the backside of the worksheet). Please write your responses on the actual paper.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please start studying for the quiz over lessons #1-3 to be taken on 1/26 by reviewing the study guide you received last week.
Murphy Math: The chapter 5 test has been pushed out to Thursday to have additional practice time. Today, please complete problems 1-16 (all problems) on page 238 (the practice test in the book). The chapter 5 test will be taken on Thursday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: In class, we read the "yes" and "no" essays called "Is Google making us less intelligent?" in the persuasive paper packet. Then, write the one paragraph for the "What Do You Think?" page located on the next page in the packet.
Murphy Science:
1/21 - Please start studying for the quiz over lessons #1-3 to be taken on 1/26 by reviewing the study guide you received today.
Murphy Science Class: Please create a GoogleDoc. On this Google Doc, you will need to answer the following questions in a minimum of three sentences for each question. Please list the source or sources under each of your questions that was/were used to assist you with gathering information for it. Each question requires a different source (there will be a total of at least five different sources used for this project). This write-up is due on Monday, January 24st.
Example:
Sources:
https://asf.alaska.edu/information/glacier-power/glacier-power-how-do-glaciers-move/
Questions to research (5 total):
Where are glaciers located on earth?
How are glaciers currently changing?
What are scientists thinking the changes are in glaciers?
What facts have you found in your research about glaciers?
What do you think glaciers will look like in 50 years?
Murphy Math: Please complete the chapter 5 practice test and look over the reteach pages if there are still sections you want to review again. The chapter 5 test will be on Tuesday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: In class, we read the "yes" and "no" essays called "Is Google making us less intelligent?" in the persuasive paper packet. Then, write the one paragraph for the "What Do You Think?" page located on the next page in the packet.
Murphy Science:
1/21 - Please start studying for the quiz over lessons #1-3 to be taken on 1/26 by reviewing the study guide you received today.
Murphy Science Class: Please create a GoogleDoc. On this Google Doc, you will need to answer the following questions in a minimum of three sentences for each question. Please list the source or sources under each of your questions that was/were used to assist you with gathering information for it. Each question requires a different source (there will be a total of at least five different sources used for this project). This write-up is due on Monday, January 24st.
Example:
Sources:
https://asf.alaska.edu/information/glacier-power/glacier-power-how-do-glaciers-move/
Questions to research (5 total):
Where are glaciers located on earth?
How are glaciers currently changing?
What are scientists thinking the changes are in glaciers?
What facts have you found in your research about glaciers?
What do you think glaciers will look like in 50 years?
Murphy Math: Please complete the chapter 5 practice test and look over the reteach pages if there are still sections you want to review again. The chapter 5 test will be on Tuesday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. We read the story, "Hatshepsut" in StudySync today. If you were not in class today, please go to the online StudySync assignment called "First Read" for this story. Please use the audio feature to listen to the story twice (there are many details in this story). Then, use the Annotations Guide we have used all year to read the story to yourself in the StudySync book (starts on page 100).
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science:
1/20 Additional Homework: Please answer the question on page 36 in your Earth Science workbook that completes Activity 3.4.
Rowland and Smoke Science Classes: Please create a GoogleDoc. On this Google Doc, you will need to answer the following questions in a minimum of three sentences for each question. Please list the source or sources under each of your questions that was/were used to assist you with gathering information for it. Each question requires a different source (there will be a total of at least five different sources used for this project). This write-up is due on Friday, January 21st.
Example:
Sources:
https://asf.alaska.edu/information/glacier-power/glacier-power-how-do-glaciers-move/
Questions to research (5 total):
Where are glaciers located on earth?
How are glaciers currently changing?
What are scientists thinking the changes are in glaciers?
What facts have you found in your research about glaciers?
What do you think glaciers will look like in 50 years?
Murphy Class: There has been a change of plans. We have started the "Glacier Research" project today (initially, I was planning to do this on Friday). Please see the project requirements above. Your project will be due on Monday, January 24th. If you were not in class, please look in your email for a picture of the sample I put on the board of this assignment.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 20, 28, 40, 48 and 58 on pages 231-232.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out and returned by January 21st.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. We started the story, "Hatshepsut" in StudySync today. If you were not in class today, we completed the following sections of our Access 1 packet: fill-in-the-blanks (I have assigned "First Read" online so you can see the video), introduction glossary (review words), make predictions and text glossary (review words).
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science:
Rowland and Smoke Science Classes: Please create a GoogleDoc. On this Google Doc, you will need to answer the following questions in a minimum of three sentences for each question. Please list the source or sources under each of your questions that was/were used to assist you with gathering information for it. Each question requires a different source (there will be a total of at least five different sources used for this project). This write-up is due on Friday, January 21st.
Example:
Sources:
https://asf.alaska.edu/information/glacier-power/glacier-power-how-do-glaciers-move/
Questions to research (5 total):
Where are glaciers located on earth?
How are glaciers currently changing?
What are scientists thinking the changes are in glaciers?
What facts have you found in your research about glaciers?
What do you think glaciers will look like in 50 years?
Murphy Class: There has been a change of plans. We have started the "Glacier Research" project today (initially, I was planning to do this on Friday). Please see the project requirements above. Your project will be due on Monday, January 24th. If you were not in class, please look in your email for a picture of the sample I put on the board of this assignment.
Murphy Math: We did not check last night's homework (we will do that tomorrow). Today, we worked on 6th Grade IXL: Y.7, Y.8, Y.9, Y.10 and Y.14. If you were not in class today, please spend 30 minutes working on the IXL sections. Also, please get our chapter 5 quiz signed and return it (if you were given your corrected quiz).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out and returned by January 21st.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science:
Rowland and Smoke Science Classes: Please create a GoogleDoc. On this Google Doc, you will need to answer the following questions in a minimum of three sentences for each question. Please list the source or sources under each of your questions that was/were used to assist you with gathering information for it. This write-up is due on Friday, January 21st.
Example:
Sources:
https://asf.alaska.edu/information/glacier-power/glacier-power-how-do-glaciers-move/
Questions to research (5 total):
Where are glaciers located on earth?
How are glaciers currently changing?
What are scientists thinking the changes are in glaciers?
What facts have you found in your research about glaciers?
What do you think glaciers will look like in 50 years?
Murphy Class: Please be prepared to turn in your Glacier packet tomorrow. You will be working on the writing assignment on Friday.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 56 on pages 231-232. Also, please get our chapter 5 quiz signed and return it (if you were given your corrected quiz).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out and returned by January 21st.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. For students who were out of class today, you will take the "Fire Ants" test on Tuesday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: None. No Monday letter this week.
Murphy Science: Please get notes for Activity 3.3 when you return to school if you were not in class or on a Google Meets call for science. Please complete Activity 3.3 question #2, if you did not complete it in class. Also, read and answer questions for "Lesson 3 Reading Two - What is a Glacier?" on pages 30-32 in your Earth Science workbook. Yesterday, I passed out the "Glaciers!" packet. This is also due on Tuesday, 1/18 (unless you have been absent and you get a copy when you return to school). Please write complete sentence answers for questions 11-15.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 23-29 (odds only), 30-32 (all) and 36, 38, 40, 43 and 46 on pages 225-226. This concludes our 5.4 section on the distributive property. Also, please get our chapter 5 quiz signed and return it (if you were given your corrected quiz).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out and returned by January 21st.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please reread the story "Attack of the Red Fire Ants". We will be taking the test for this story tomorrow in reading. For students who will be out of class tomorrow, you will take the test on Monday.
SEL: None.
Murphy Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please read and complete questions on pages 25-27 in your Earth Science workbook if you did not complete this in class today. Today, I passed out the "Glaciers!" packet. This is due on Tuesday, 1/18. Please write complete sentence answers for questions 11-15.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 14-28 (evens only) on page 225. Also, please get our chapter 5 quiz signed and return it (if you were given your corrected quiz).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th are available via a link on the Hillcrest PTA site. Parents will need to submit applications.
Please give your parent the "Parent-Teacher Information Form" to be filled out and returned by January 21st.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Today, we completed Activity 3.2. If you were not in class today (in person or on Google Meets), please get notes from a desk group member when you return. If you were here, please complete questions 1-3 on pages 23-24 of your Earth Science workbook.
Murphy Math: Please complete 17-41 (odds only) on pages 219-220 and the 6th Grade IXL Y.5 and Y.6, if you did not complete it yesterday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th will be handed out the week of January 10th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please add the following notes to Lesson #3 notes:
Examples of solids, liquids and gases
solids: ice, snow, hail, sleet, etc.
liquids: rain, rivers, lakes, creeks, ocean, etc.
gas: vapor
Please complete pages 19-21 in our workbooks.
Murphy Math: Please complete 16-46 (evens only) on pages 219-220 and the 6th Grade IXL Y.5 and Y.6, if you did not complete it yesterday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Tomorrow, we will continue with the math Map testing. Please be sure to have a fully charged iPad at school.
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th will be handed out the week of January 10th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. In reading, we worked through pre-reading activities, reading and post-reading activities for the Jamestown story called "Attack of the Red Ants". We will share out the research each group found on this topic.
SEL: Today, we covered our last "bullying awareness" topic with Second Step.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please complete 6th Grade IXL Y.5 and Y.6.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Tomorrow, we will begin the math Map testing. Please be sure to have a fully charged iPad at school.
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th will be handed out the week of January 10th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Today, we have covered the following concepts: Earth's surface, reservoir, absolute humidity, scale, legend, compass, symbol key, groundwater and glacier. If you were not in class today, and you were not sent these definitions via email, please ask me to send them to you when you return.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 14-40 (evens only) on pages 213-214 if you did not complete them in class. Also, if you did not have a chance to work on IXL 6th Grade Y.1, Y.2, Y.3 and Y.4 sections this week, please complete them. They provide a fantastic review for 5.1-5.2.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring your report card envelope to school (without the report card).
On Tuesday of next week, we will begin the math Map testing. Please be sure to have a fully charged iPad at school. Have a great weekend!
Variety Show: Applications for the 2022 Variety Show that will take place on April 30th will be handed out the week of January 10th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Today in class, we reviewed vocabulary for lesson #1 (if you were not here, please look over someone's lesson #1 vocabulary page when you return). Today, please write out the definitions for the following words and put the scientific definitions on your lesson #2 vocabulary page: cave, bridge (land bridge), beach, sea stack, valley, canyon, mountain and ridge. We also went over page #10 in your workbook. I have added a "Driving Question Board" to our science bulletin board. When you return, you can use some of the examples we discussed in class to complete page #10. Please compile a list of at least three U.S. national parks you would like to research. Tomorrow, we will select the national park you will be researching.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 49-64 (all) on pages 207-208. Also, complete IXL 6TH Grade Y.3 and Y.4. Note: Students were given 50 minutes in class to complete this. The chapter 5 quiz over 5.1-5.2 will be taken on Tuesday,
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring your report card envelope to school (without the report card).
Today, we started our reading MAP test. If you didn't complete your test today, you will continue working on it tomorrow. Please charge your ipad!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Today in class, we reviewed vocabulary for lesson #1 (if you were not here, please look over someone's lesson #1 vocabulary page when you return). Today, please write out the definitions for the following words and put the scientific definitions on your lesson #2 vocabulary page: cave, bridge (land bridge), beach, sea stack, valley, canyon, mountain and ridge. We also went over page #10 in your workbook. I have added a "Driving Question Board" to our science bulletin board. When you return, you can use some of the examples we discussed in class to complete page #10. Please compile a list of at least three U.S. national parks you would like to research. Tomorrow, we will select the national park you will be researching.
Murphy Math: Please complete the "Mr. Macho's Appetite" problem of the week including the write-up and turn it in on January 6th. Please complete IXL - Sixth grade Y.1 and Y.2 and problems 11-47 (odds) on page 206-207. Note: Ella sent corrections to last night's homework via email. Please check your work, if you were not in class.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring your report card envelope to school (without the report card).
Today, we started our reading MAP test. If you didn't complete your test today, you will continue working on it tomorrow. Please charge your ipad!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: Please complete the "My 2022 Thoughts" page and be ready to turn it in tomorrow morning.
Writing: Please be prepared to turn in your printed Monday letter (two copies) at 8:20 am tomorrow morning.
Murphy Science: Please read and complete questions on pages 12-15 in your Life Science workbook. Please refer to the green "landforms" page I handed out in class to answer these questions. Please compile a list of at least three U.S. national parks you would like to research. On Thursday, we will select the national park you will be researching.
Murphy Math: Please complete the "Mr. Macho's Appetite" problem of the week including the write-up and turn it in on January 6th. Please complete problems 10-48 (evens) on page 206. Note: Ainslie has sent class notes to Tudor, Jonathan, Nathan and Evelyn via email if you missed all or some of today's class (review all of the 5.1 lesson in your book, too).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring your report card envelope to school (without the report card).
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please complete the "Mr. Macho's Appetite" problem of the week including the write-up and turn it in on January 6th.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please bring your report card envelope to school (without the report card).
Have a wonderful winter break!!!!! I'll see you back at school in 2022!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please get science quiz (set 3) signed and return it.
Smoke and Rowland Classes: If you didn't complete this in class, please fill out the Activity 1.3 chart on page 4. For the "Local Environment", please include observations you had when we took the Cache River (Southern Illinois) virtual tour. Also, read pages 5-8 in the "Lesson 1 Reading One- What is a National Park?" article and answer questions in your workbook on pages 5 and 8.
Murphy Class: No homework today.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test and chapter 4 quiz signed/returned. No additional homework. Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Murphy Homeroom: If you did not bring in your Secret Santa gift, bring it tomorrow.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please get science quiz (set 3) signed and return it.
Smoke and Rowland Classes: If you didn't complete this in class, please fill out the Activity 1.3 chart on page 4. For the "Local Environment", please include observations you had when we took the Cache River (Southern Illinois) virtual tour. Also, read pages 5-8 in the "Lesson 1 Reading One- What is a National Park?" article and answer questions in your workbook on pages 5 and 8.
Murphy Class: No homework today.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test and chapter 4 quiz signed/returned. No additional homework. Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Murphy Homeroom: If you did not bring in your Secret Santa gift, bring it tomorrow.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please be sure to come to class ready to participate in a detailed edit process for your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet this week. Your draft needs to be typed on a Google Doc to be named "Hatchet Winter Chapter - 12/2021".
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please get science quiz (set 3) signed and return it.
Smoke and Rowland Classes: If you didn't complete this in class, please fill out the Activity 1.3 chart on page 4. For the "Local Environment", please include observations you had when we took the Cache River (Southern Illinois) virtual tour. Also, read pages 5-8 in the "Lesson 1 Reading One- What is a National Park?" article and answer questions in your workbook on pages 5 and 8.
Murphy Class: No homework today.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test and chapter 4 quiz signed/returned. No additional homework. In class, several students completed the chapter 4 test.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Murphy Homeroom: If you did not bring in your Secret Santa gift, bring it tomorrow.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please be sure to come to class ready to participate in a detailed edit process for your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet this week. Your draft needs to be typed on a Google Doc to be named "Hatchet Winter Chapter - 12/2021".
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please get science quiz (set 3) signed and return it.
Smoke and Rowland Classes: If you didn't complete this in class, please fill out the Activity 1.3 chart on page 4. For the "Local Environment", please include observations you had when we took the Cache River (Southern Illinois) virtual tour. Also, read pages 5-8 in the "Lesson 1 Reading One- What is a National Park?" article and answer questions in your workbook on pages 5 and 8.
Murphy Class: No homewoirk today.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test and chapter 4 quiz signed/returned. No additional homework.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Murphy Homeroom: If you did not bring in your Secret Santa gift, bring it tomorrow.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please be sure to come to class ready to participate in a detailed edit process for your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet this week. Your draft needs to be typed on a Google Doc to be named "Hatchet Winter Chapter - 12/2021".
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please get science quiz (set 3) signed and return it. No homework.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test and chapter 4 quiz signed/returned. Study for your chapter 4 math test to be taken tomorrow.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Murphy Homeroom: If you did not bring in your Secret Santa gift, bring it tomorrow.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please be sure to come to class ready to participate in a detailed edit process for your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet on Monday in class. Your draft needs to be typed on a Google Doc to be named "Hatchet Winter Chapter - 12/2021".
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please get science quiz (set 3) signed and return it. No homework.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test and chapter 4 quiz signed/returned. Please complete practice test A. You also have the reteach packet to provide you with extra practice for our four sections in chapter 4. You will be taking the chapter 4 test on Tuesday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Murphy Homeroom: Please bring your Secret Santa gift to school by Monday, December 13th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please be sure to come to class ready to participate in a detailed edit process for your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet tomorrow in class. Your draft needs to be typed on a Google Doc to be named "Hatchet Winter Chapter - 12/2021". Also, please study for the final Hatchet open book test to be taken tomorrow. Today in class, we worked on the book report projects you are doing in Ms. Rowland's class.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please get science quiz (set 3) signed and return it.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test and chapter 4 quiz signed/returned. Please complete problems 16-52 (evens only) on pages 186-187.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Murphy Homeroom: Please bring your Secret Santa gift to school by Monday, December 13th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please be sure to come to class ready to participate in a detailed edit process for your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet tomorrow in class. Your draft needs to be typed on a Google Doc to be named "Hatchet Winter Chapter - 12/2021".
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please get science quiz (set 3) signed and return it.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test signed/returned. No homework. If you were not in math class today, you will be getting the "Grade Point Average" project tomorrow in class.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Murphy Homeroom: Please bring your Secret Santa gift to school by Monday, December 13th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please complete your draft of the first ten paragraphs of your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet that you are writing. The minimum number of paragraphs is ten so some of you will be finishing your story draft at this time. Your draft needs to be typed on a Google Doc to be named "Hatchet Winter Chapter - 12/2021". We will be spending time in class editing our papers this week. We had time to complete this writing in class.
SEL: Please complete the back side of the Second Step "Responding to Cyberbullying" worksheet we worked on in class (the front side).
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Rowland's class- Please get science quiz (set 3) signed and return it.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test signed/returned. Please complete problems 36-42 (evens) on page 180 and 4.3 "Puzzle Time".
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Murphy Homeroom: Please bring your Secret Santa gift to school by Monday, December 13th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please complete your draft of the first ten paragraphs of your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet that you are writing. The minimum number of paragraphs is ten so some of you will be finishing your story draft at this time. Your draft needs to be typed on a Google Doc to be named "Hatchet Winter Chapter - 12/2021". We will be spending time in class editing our papers this week. We had time to complete this writing in class. The chapters 13-18 open book quiz will be taken tomorrow.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please bring your life science workbook to class on Tuesday when I will be collecting them. We will be starting our earth science unit on Tuesday. No additional homework.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test signed/returned. Please complete problems 16-34 (evens) on page 179. There will be a mid-chapter quiz over chapter 4 tomorrow (sections 4.1 and 4.2).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Murphy Homeroom: Please complete your Secret Santa notecard that provides your gift giver with various ideas of what you would like to receive.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please complete your draft of the first five paragraphs of your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet that you are writing. Your five paragraph draft needs to be typed on a Google Doc to be named "Hatchet Winter Chapter - 12/2021". We had time to complete this writing in class. The chapters 13-18 open book quiz will be taken on Tuesday. There is no Monday letter due this week.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please bring your life science workbook to class on Tuesday when I will be collecting them. We will be starting our earth science unit on Tuesday. No additional homework.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test signed/returned. Please complete problems 14-48 but skip 48, part D (evens only) on pages 173-174. Note: Students had 20 minutes in class to work on this. There will be a mid-chapter quiz over chapter 4 on Tuesday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please complete your story plot that is located in the narrative packet that was passed out yesterday that summarizes what your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet will be about. You had time in reading to work on this.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science:
9.3 Lesson website:
For those of you who were not in science class, we pulled up the link above and looked at scenarios where invasive species were introduced to ecosystems.
There is no homework today.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test signed/returned. Please complete 21-45 (odds) and 50-56 (all) on pages 167-168. Note: We had 30 minutes to complete this in class.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please complete your story plot that is located in the narrative packet that was passed out yesterday that summarizes what your new "Winter" chapter for Hatchet will be about. You had time in reading to work on this.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science:
Please be sure to fill in answers to the questions on pages 106-108, if you didn't do so when you were going over this during science today.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test signed/returned. Please complete the 4.1 "Puzzle Time" and try to complete the "Enrichment".
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. Please spend some time thinking about the story plot you want to write about as you create a new "Winter" chapter for our book, Hatchet,
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science:
Activity 9.1 and 9.2 link:
https://d16dnhlej6sizh.cloudfront.net/assets/media/netlogo/L9_Model_9.1_nl5.html
Directions for using NetLogo (pages 99-103 in your Life Science workbook):
Use the sliders to alter the variables for grass, rabbits, and foxes.
Press Setup to set up the world with initial values.
Press the GO/STOP button to start the model.
Stopping the model: The model will stop when it gets to time 2500. If students want to pause the model, they can use the GO/STOP button.
The GO button also stops or pauses the model. To restart a paused model, press the GO button again.
Science homework: Please use the slider values to change different scenarios with the grasses, rabbits and
fox. Complete page 100 in your workbook.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test signed/returned. Please complete problems 20-48 (evens) on pages 167-168.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. In Hatchet, if you didn't do this over the long weekend, please read chapters 15-16 and complete multiple choice questions 1-17. In your vocabulary booklet, please complete the pages 15-16. Also, read chapters 17-18 (pages 150-170) and complete multiple choice questions 1-16. In addition, read chapters 19 and the epilogue (pages 171-181) and complete multiple choice questions 1-12. Note: Students had a minimum of 20 minutes in class to read. We will have an open book test over chapters 7-12 tomorrow.
SEL: Today, we covered the lesson on "Bullying Prevention: Recognizing Bullying". There is no homework.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Get chapter 3 math test signed/returned.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Welcome back after the long weekend!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes each day. In Hatchet, please read chapters 13-14 and complete multiple choice questions 1-16 in your reading packet. In addition, please complete the "Chapters 13-14 - Constructed Response -Summarizing" page located after the multiple choice questions. Also, please read chapters 15-16 and complete multiple choice questions 1-17. In your vocabulary booklet, please complete the pages for 13-14 and 15-16.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: None
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving day and restful long weekend.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. In Hatchet, please read chapters 11-12 and complete multiple choice questions 1-14 in your reading packet. In addition, please complete the "Chapters 11-12 - Constructed Response - Comparing Settings" page located after the multiple choice questions. You will compare his existing setting to the city, where Brian lives. Also, complete the one vocabulary page for 11-12 in your smaller vocabulary booklet. Optional two Newsela articles/questions (extra credit) due tomorrow.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please review the study guide that was passed out on 11/16 to prepare for the final trimester quiz covering lessons 5-8. This 5-8 quiz will be taken tomorrow.
Murphy Math: Please study for the chapter 3 test to be taken tomorrow.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
I hope you enjoy your early dismissal today.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. In Hatchet, please read chapters 9-10 and complete multiple choice questions 1-16 in your reading packet. Also, complete the one vocabulary page for 9-10 in your smaller vocabulary booklet.
SEL: Please get your long-term goal sheet signed and return it.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please review the study guide that was passed out on 11/16 to prepare for the final trimester quiz covering lessons 5-8. This 5-8 quiz will be taken on Tuesday, November 23rd.
Murphy Math: Please complete the chapter 3 practice test.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Our sixth graders complete the DG Township "Executive Functioning" three day program that offered strategies to assist with various aspects of executive functioning.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. In Hatchet, please read chapters 7-8 and complete multiple choice questions 1-16 in your reading packet. Also, complete the two vocabulary pages for 7-8 in your smaller vocabulary booklet. There will be an open book (no reading packet) quiz over chapters 1-6 on Friday.
SEL: Please get your long-term goal sheet signed and return it.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please review the study guide that was passed out on 11/16 to prepare for the final trimester quiz covering lessons 5-8. This 5-8 quiz will be taken on Tuesday, November 23rd.
Murphy Math: Please complete the chapter 3 practice test.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Our sixth graders complete the DG Township "Executive Functioning" three day program that offered strategies to assist with various aspects of executive functioning.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. There will be an open book (no reading packet) quiz over chapters 1-6 on Friday.
SEL: Please get your long-term goal sheet signed and return it.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please review the study guide that was passed out on 11/16 to prepare for the final trimester quiz covering lessons 5-8.
Murphy Math: Please complete "Puzzle time 3.6". The "Enrichment" is optional.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
The DG Township will be here this week (Tuesday through Thursday) to present three lessons that offer strategies to help all students with Executive Functioning.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please review the "Figurative Language" packet again. Then, go back to the "Figurative Language" assignment in your reading packet for chapters 5-6 and fill it in if you have not done so already.
SEL: Please get your long-term goal sheet signed and return it.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please review the study guide that was passed out today to prepare for the final trimester quiz covering lessons 5-8.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 16-34 (evens only) on page 146. If you are struggling with this, pleawse know we are taking three days on this section. Please review pages 142-144. Another place to go for extra help is 6th grade IXL T.3 and T.8.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
The DG Township will be here this week (Tuesday through Thursday) to present three lessons that offer strategies to help all students with Executive Functioning.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please go through the entire "figurative language" packet and come up with examples for each of the types in the packet. Then, complete the "figurative language" page in your Hatchet packet by located three examples of figurative language from chapters 5-6.
SEL: Today we talked about long-term goals. Please complete the first side of the "Bringing It Together" Second Step worksheet that I handed out today. Talk to a parent or other relative about your long-term goal and how you are going to accomplish it with smaller, short-term goals.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 16-32 (evens only) and Puzzle Time 3.5, if you did not complete in math class. Please get your chapter 3 quiz signed by a parent and return it to me.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please read chapter 6 and complete the 15 multiple choice questions for chapters 5-6. Also, complete page 3 (chapters 5-6) in your vocabulary booklet. Get your "I Never Had It Made" signed and return.
SEL: None.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Please complete pages 92-93 in your life science workbook, if you did not complete these pages in science class.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 20, 22 and 24 on page 134 and Puzzle Time 3.4, if you did not complete in math class.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please complete the two pages in your Hatchet packet for chapters 3-4. Also, complete the 1-2 and 3-4 pages in your new vocabulary booklet for our story.
SEL: Please turn in "Monitoring Your Progress" worksheet if you haven't done so yet.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 14, 16 and 18 on page 133.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Yesterday, we started our Hatchet novel study. For homework, please make sure you are caught up with the rest of the class: read chapters 1-2, complete the 14 multiple choice questions in our packet and locate three examples of foreshadowing from these two chapters and write them down in your packet.
SEL: Please turn in "Monitoring Your Progress" worksheet if you haven't done so yet.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: If you were in science today, you received the two story Newsela packet. If you are interested in getting extra credit in science, please complete the 8 questions. You can get up to 8 extra credit points. If you got it today, it needs to be turned in tomorrow.
Murphy Math: We will be taking the chapter 3 quiz that covers 3.1-3.3 tomorrow. Please complete the 3.3 "Puzzle time". The "Enrichment" is optional. You should have received a 3.3 "Puzzle time". If you don't have one, please stop by my classroom at the end of the day.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Today, we started our Hatchet novel study. For homework, please read chapters 1-2, complete the 14 multiple choice questions in our packet and locate three examples of foreshadowing from these two chapters and write them down in your packet. Note: If you are not here today, you will be able to catch up in the next few days.
SEL: Please turn in "Monitoring Your Progress" worksheet if you haven't done so yet.
Writing: Please finish writing your Monday letter if you did not do it over the weekend.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 27-32 on pages 127-128. If you are struggling, look at the answers and work backwards to figure out how to complete the problem solving process. Here are the answers: 27) 1840 28) 1050 29) a. 392, no b. $16,400, no 30)180 mg 31) yours, 2/22 > 3/37 32) mint: 1.75/5=7/20>5/16=1.25/4
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes.
SEL: Please turn in "Monitoring Your Progress" worksheet if you haven't done so yet.
Writing: Please finish writing your Monday letter if you did not do it over the weekend.
Murphy Science: Take a look at the study guide I have given you for the quiz over lessons #3-#4 to be taken on 11/9. Please study for the quiz to be taken on Tuesday.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 2-26 (evens only) on pages 126-127. If necessary, go back to chapters 1 and 2 if you need to review concepts (example: GCF). Also, complete IXL R.7 (ratio tables).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Enjoy your early departure from school today!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please get your "The Story of My Life" reading test signed and bring it back to school on Monday.
On Monday, we will be taking the "I Never Had it Made" test (open book, open notes) on Monday. If you didn't complete the following in class (60 minutes), please do so this weekend. These assignments will be helpful to you as you review for the test.
1) StudySync online assignment called "Informational Text Structure": Read the definition for "text structure", watch the video that describes this, read the additional information about text structure in "model" section, answer two questions in the "your turn.
2) StudySync online assignment called "Figurative Language" (this is a great review of figures of speech): Watch the video and read the text to review what figurative language is, read the additional information about this in the "model" section, and then answer two questions in "my turn".
3) StudySync "Close read" assignment: Look at the intro video again, review the vocabulary, reread the story, write down 1-2 quotes from the story that you could use if you were to write a response to the prompt in the "write" section.
SEL: Please turn in "Monitoring Your Progress" worksheet if you haven't done so yet.
Writing: Please finish writing your Monday letter if you did not do it in class.
Murphy Science: Take a look at the study guide I have given you for the quiz over lessons #3-#4 to be taken on 11/9. Please study for the quiz to be taken on Tuesday.
Murphy Math: Please complete 3.2 "Puzzle Time". The "Enrichment" is optional.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Have a great weekend!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please get your "The Story of My Life" reading test signed and bring it back to school tomorrow.
SEL: Please fill out the second page of the Second Step "Monitoring Your Progress" worksheet. You will be creating a goal for 6th grade and include 2-3 progress markers to know you are on your way to achieving your goal. Please discuss this goal with your parent and have your parent sign the top of the page of where your goal is written down. We will be glueing this goal in your gratitude spiral or composite book. If you don't have your gratitude spiral or composite book, you need to find one at home or purchase one today.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Take a look at the study guide I have given you for the quiz over lessons #3-#4 to be taken on 11/9. If you did not complete this in class, please read the article on pages 82-85. Be sure to fill in the chart on page 82, answer the two questions on p. 83 and answer the one question on both p. 84 and p. 85.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 14-32 (evens only) on pages 119-120.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
We are going to elect one more student council rep for our class. If you are interested, please prepare a short speech to share with our classmates for tomorrow morning. We will vote on this position after the speeches.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please get your "The Story of My Life" reading test signed and bring it back to school tomorrow. Today, we started our work with a new StudySync story called "I Never Had It Made" about baseball player Jackie Robinson. Please reread this story and annotate the story completed using the "Annotations" chart found on Murphy Reading Google Classroom. Note: homework is the same as yesterday.
SEL: Please fill out the second page of the Second Step "Monitoring Your Progress" worksheet. You will be creating a goal for 6th grade and include 2-3 progress markers to know you are on your way to achieving your goal. Please discuss this goal with your parent and have your parent sign the top of the page of where your goal is written down. We will be glueing this goal in your gratitude spiral or composite book. If you don't have your gratitude spiral or composite book, you need to find one at home or purchase one today.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Take a look at the study guide I have given you for the quiz over lessons #3-#4 to be taken on 11/9.
Murphy Math: Please complete problem 46 on page 114. Also, complete Puzzle Time 3.1 (note: the Enrichment is optional). Also, get your chapter 2 test signed and return it to math class.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Are you interested in joining the yearbook club? Plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, November 4th, at 3:05 pm in Dr. Anderson's classroom.
Picture Retake Day is Thursday, November 4th.
We are going to elect one more student council rep for our class. If you are interested, please prepare a short speech to share with our classmates for tomorrow morning. We will vote on this position after the speeches.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please get your "The Story of My Life" reading test signed and bring it back to school tomorrow. Today, we started our work with a new StudySync story called "I Never Had It Made" about baseball player Jackie Robinson. Please reread this story and annotate the story completed using the "Annotations" chart found on Murphy Reading Google Classroom.
SEL: Please fill out the second page of the Second Step "Monitoring Your Progress" worksheet. You will be creating a goal for 6th grade and include 2-3 progress markers to know you are on your way to achieving your goal. Please discuss this goal with your parent and have your parent sign the top of the page of where your goal is written down. We will be glueing this goal in your gratitude spiral or composite book. If you don't have your gratitude spiral or composite book, you need to find one at home or purchase one today.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Take a look at the study guide I have given you for the quiz over lessons #3-#4 to be taken on 11/9. Please dress appropriately for the dissection activity that will take place tomorrow.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 12-42 (evens only) on pages 112-113.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Are you interested in joining the yearbook club? Plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, November 4th, at 3:05 pm in Dr. Anderson's classroom.
Picture Retake Day is Thursday, November 4th.
We are going to elect one more student council rep for our class. If you are interested, please prepare a short speech to share with our classmates for tomorrow morning. We will vote on this position after the speeches.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please get your "The Story of My Life" reading test signed and bring it back to school tomorrow. Today, we started our work with a new StudySync story called "I Never Had It Made" about baseball player Jackie Robinson.
SEL: Please fill out the second page of the Second Step "Monitoring Your Progress" worksheet. You will be creating a goal for 6th grade and include 2-3 progress markers to know you are on your way to achieving your goal. Please discuss this goal with your parent and have your parent sign the top of the page of where your goal is written down. We will be glueing this goal in your gratitude spiral or composite book. If you don't have your gratitude spiral or composite book, you need to find one at home or purchase one today.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Take a look at the study guide I have given you for the quiz over lessons #3-#4 to be taken on 11/9.
Murphy Math: None.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Are you interested in joining the yearbook club? Plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, November 4th, at 3:05 pm in Dr. Anderson's classroom.
Picture Retake Day is Thursday, November 4th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Take a look at the study guide I have given you for the quiz over lessons #3-#4 to be taken on 11/9.
Murphy Math: None.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
I hope you have a safe, fun Halloween weekend!!!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Take a look at the study guide I have given you for the quiz over lessons #3-#4 to be taken on 11/9.
Murphy Math: Please complete the following sections of 6th Grade IXL: J.7 and K.6. If you want more fraction practice, consider to do these additional sections - J.8, J.9, K.7 and k.8.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please look at the Seesaw message I sent to you to know what theme each day is this week. Wear costumes tomorrow!!!
**Please bring your $1-$5 (or item from home) orange elephant gift to class (wrapped) by tomorrow.**
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Today we continued to go over the reading concept called "Point of View". Please complete the "Point of View" cards packet (1-24) if you did not complete it with your group in class. We will go through the answers before we take the "The Story of My Life" open book test tomorrow. This test will consist of 10 questions and you are able to use the materials we have used in class while we have been using while we have been discussing this story.
To assist you with studying for this test, I have assigned the "Close Reading" assignment (online StudySync access on iPad). Here, you can watch the story "intro video" again, review vocabulary and reread the story online (or in your StudySync workbook).
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Please read and answer questions on page 74 of your life science workbook. Also, look for pictures of the following lamprey to become more familiar with them: Northern Brook lamprey, American Brook lamprey, Chestnut lamprey, Silver lamprey and Sea lamprey.
Murphy Math: None. We will continue to finish our chapter 2 tests tomorrow and Thursday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please look at the Seesaw message I sent to you to know what theme each day is this week. Wear pj's tomorrow!!!
**Please bring your $1-$5 (or item from home) orange elephant gift to class (wrapped) by tomorrow.**
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Today we went over the reading concept called "Point of View". Please complete the "Point of View Practice" pages if you did not complete it in class. Please be sure to use the notes you took on the "Analyzing the Point of View" page that we gathered during class.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Please read pages 67-69 in your life science workbook and complete the questions on pages 65-66, if you did not do so in class.
Murphy Math: None. We will continue to finish our chapter 2 tests tomorrow and Thursday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please look at the Seesaw message I sent to you last night so that you know what theme each day is this week. Wear collegiate clothing (college wear) tomorrow!!!
**Please bring your $1-$5 (or item from home) orange elephant gift to class (wrapped) by Thursday, October 28th.**
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. If your group has not completed the Think Qyestion #3 response on your shared Google Doc, please work together on the document to complete your response. We will be sharing the responses tomorrow in class.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please review the chapter 2 review pages that I posted on Murphy Math Google Classroom and review chapter 2 pages in your math book to prepare for the chapter 2 math test to be taken tomorrow.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please look at the Seesaw message I sent to you last night so that you know what theme each day is this week.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes.
Writing: Please write your Monday letter for the week. You will turn in two copies on Monday.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please complete the odd problems on the chapter 2 practice test and study for the chapter 2 test to be taken on Tuesday (NOTE: The test was pushed out one day so we can review the odd questions together and have one more day to prepare)!!!!
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
I hope you have a wonderful three day weekend!!!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please complete the rest of the "inference" packet by tomorrow, Thursday, October 21st. You will be receiving actual grades for the "The Great Barrief Reef" and "Word Clue" sections. The rest of the sections will receive a "completion" grade.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Smoke and Rowland classes - Continue to get your three science assignments signed and then return the packet to me. Today, all three classes need to read and complete questions on pages 61-64 in your workbook, if this wasn't completed in class.
Murphy Math: Please complete the chapter 2 practice test (evens only). We will be reviewing this tomorrow. Our chapter 2 test will be on Monday, 10/25. The "vehicle purchase" project will be pushed out to 10/28. We will be working on it in class.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please send me your fall pictures to dmurphy@dg58.org, if you have not already done so.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please complete the rest of the "inference" packet by Thursday, October 21st.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: Smoke and Rowland classes - Please get your three science assignments signed and then return the packet to me tomorrow.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 40, 48, 52, 58, 64 and 66 on page 93. Our chapter 2 test will be on Monday, 10/25. The "vehicle purchase" project will be pushed out to 10/28. We will be working on it in class.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please send me your fall pictures to dmurphy@dg58.org, if you have not already done so.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please complete the rest of the "inference" packet by Thursday, October 21st. Please complete the following components of the Access 1 packet (if you were in class today, otherwise, you will receive the packet tomorrow when you return to school): Page 1 - "Fill in blanks", review glossary words, Page 2 - "Make predictions", "Sentence frames", Page 3- review text glossary. Then, take out your "Annotations chart (posted on Murphy Reading Google Classroom) and spend time thoroughly annotating the story "The Story of My Life" on pages 39-42 of StudySync workbook. Note: Students had at least 45 minutes to complete this in class.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 16, 22, 24, 28, 36, 44 and 50 on pages 92-93. The "vehicle purchase" project will be pushed out to 10/22. We will be working on it in class.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please send me your fall pictures to dmurphy@dg58.org, if you have not already done so.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please complete the rest of the "inference" packet by Thursday, October 21st.
Writing: None. No Monday letter today.
Murphy Science:
Please read and complete the questions for "Lesson 5 Reading One - Where Have All the Puffins Gone?" on pages 54-57 in your life science workbook.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 28, 30, 32 and 34 on page 86. If you were in class today, please complete the "2.6 Puzzle Time" that was passed out today. This is part 2 of our review of division using whole numbers. The "vehicle purchase" project will be pushed out to 10/22. We will be working on it in class.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please plan to send me your picture by October 18th (the date has been pushed out to allow more time for leaves to change).
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please complete the rest of the "inference" packet by Thursday, October 21st.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science:
Murphy science class: Please read and answer questions for the "Extension Activity 4.2-What Do Trout Eat?" on pages 49-51.
Rowland and Smoke science classes: No homework.
Murphy Math: Please get your graded chapter quiz signed and then return to me. Please complete problems 2-26 (evens only) on page 85. This is part 1 of our review of division using whole numbers. The "vehicle purchase" project will be pushed out to 10/22. We will be working on it in class.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please plan to send me your picture by October 18th (the date has been pushed out to allow more time for leaves to change).
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. We will continue work in our "Inference" packet later this week (no homework today).
StudySync work-Please complete on the following parts of the "Access 1" packet that was handed out in class using your iPad to access our story via the StudySync App:
"Fill in the Blanks" (you need to watch the intro story video), review the "Introduction Glossary" words, and follow the seven "Annotation Guide" directions online for the story, "Island of the Blue Dolphins".
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: In class today, everyone independently read and answered questions in the life science workbook for the "Lesson 4 Reading One - Hydroponics" article on pages 46-48. If you did not complete this in class, please complete it for homework.
Smoke and Rowland classes: In addition, please read and answer questions for the "Extension Activity 4.2-What Do Trout Eat?" on pages 49-51. Note: Students had 30 minutes to work on these assignments in class.
Murphy Math: Please complete Sixth Grade IXL sections H.1, H.2 and H.3. If you received your graded chapter 2 quiz, please get it signed and then return it.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please plan to send me your picture by October 18th (the date has been pushed out to allow more time for leaves to change).
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. We will continue work in our "Inference" packet later this week (no homework today).
If you were absent today, please open the StudySync App on your iPad. Click on the "First Read" assignment for the story "Island of the Blue Dolphins". Watch the introduction video for the story. Read the story using the "aloud" feature. Practice annotating the story using the "annotation" feature.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: None.
If you were absent today, please review your Activity 4.1 lab notes (pages 42-43). Then, complete Activity 4.2 on pages 44-45.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 44, 48, 60, 62 and 66 on pages 79-80.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please plan to send me your picture by October 18th (the date has been pushed out to allow more time for leaves to change).
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. We will continue work in our "Inference" packet next week (no homework this weekend).
Writing: Please write your Monday letter. You will need two copies that can be printed at home or at school that will be turned in on Tuesday. Please review the new materials I have added to Murphy Writing Google Classroom materials that provide punctuation rules for titles of books, movies, etc. The materials provide instruction on how to use quotations, italics and underlining and these materials will be available to you all year in Writing Google Classroom.
Murphy Science: Please complete the "Lesson 3 Reading One-Energizing Me" worksheets (2) that I handed out in class yesterday. It is due next Tuesday (10/12),
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 42, 46, 50, 52, 54, 58, 64 on page 79. Optional problems: 70, 72, 74.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please plan to send me your picture by October 14th.
Have a great three day weekend! Columbus Day is on Monday!
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please be sure to get your "The Rainmaker" test signed by a parent and return it is you have not already done so.
We will take our "Lost in the Maine Wilderness" test tomorrow in during class (it is an "open material" test). Please reread the story tonight and review your main idea/too broad/too narrow worksheet along with our inferencing packet.
Also, we started working on the "Making Inferences" packet this week. Please complete the "Kids Around the World" and "Sick Day" pages.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Please complete the "Lesson 3 Reading One-Energizing Me" worksheets (2) that I am handing out in class. It is due next Tuesday (10/12),
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 20, 24, 28, 32 and 34 on page 78.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please plan to send me your picture by October 14th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please be sure to get your "The Rainmaker" test signed by a parent and return it is you have not already done so. We are creating "Pic Collages" that describe ourselves - our interests, family, friends, pets, favorite places, etc. To create your pic collage, please follow these steps: Go to "Pic Collage", Go to "My Collages", Press the "+" button, Under "Freestyle", press the "1 X 1" size. This "Pic Collage" is due tomorrow. When you are done, send them to my email so I can print them using the office color printer.
Today, we started a new story called "Lost in the Maine Wilderness". Please gather five facts that can be about Donn Fendler, survival in the wilderness, rescue, etc.
Also, we started working on the "Making Inferences" packet this week. Please complete the "Sam is a very conscientious shopper" page. You need to fill in the three parts at the bottom of the page: information from the reading, what you already know, and inference. Also, read and answer the questions for the "An Inferencing Incident" pages in the packet.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Please complete page 33 in your Life Science. For question 1, your answer should look like this:
Potato:
Milk:
Egg White:
Honey:
Butter:
Water:
Murphy Math: We spent time in class having students who didn't yet take or complete the quiz, complete it while the rest if the class worked on problem solving. There is no homework today.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other: Tomorrow, there will be an informational meeting during lunch. Elections will be held the week of 10/11.
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please plan to send me your picture by October 14th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please be sure to get your "The Rainmaker" test signed by a parent and return it is you have not already done so.
This week, we started a new story called "Lost in the Maine Wilderness". Please be sure five facts that can be about Donn Fendler, survival in the wilderness, rescue, etc.
We are currently working on the "Making Inferences" packet. Please complete the "Sarah loved playing in her backyard" page and the "Mystery of the Smudged Words" page in this packet. Writing: None
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: None.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other: Tomorrow, there will be an informational meeting during lunch. Elections will be held the week of 10/11.
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please plan to send me your picture by October 14th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please be sure to get your "The Rainmaker" test signed by a parent and return it is you have not already done so. We are creating "Pic Collages" that describe ourselves - our interests, family, friends, pets, favorite places, etc. To create your pic collage, please follow these steps: Go to "Pic Collage", Go to "My Collages", Press the "+" button, Under "Freestyle", press the "1 X 1" size. This "Pic Collage" is due tomorrow. When you are done, send them to my email so I can print them using the office color printer.
Today, we started a new story called "Lost in the Maine Wilderness". Please use our "Annotations" chart to reread the story and annotate it. You will be able to use this story copy as a reference when you take the test on Friday. Please complete both sides of the prereading/during reading worksheet that was handed out in class.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 18, 24, 28, 34, 38, 44, 48 and 53 on pages 71-72. Please get your chapter 1 math test signed and then return it. Study for quiz over 2.1-2.3 to be taken tomorrow.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other: Tomorrow, there will be an informational meeting during lunch. Elections will be held the week of 10/11.
Please start looking for a fall landscape that you will take a picture of when the leaves start changing. Please plan to send me your picture by October 14th.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please be sure to get your "I Buried Paul" test signed by a parent and return it is you have not already done so. We are creating "Pic Collages" that describe ourselves - our interests, family, friends, pets, favorite places, etc. To create your pic collage, please follow these steps: Go to "Pic Collage", Go to "My Collages", Press the "+" button, Under "Freestyle", press the "1 X 1" size. This "Pic Collage" is due next Tuesday, October 5th. When you are done, send them to my email so I can print them using the office color printer.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 22, 26, 30, 38, 44 and 46 on pages 65-66. Please get your chapter 1 math test signed and then return it. There will be a quiz over 2.1-2.3 next Tuesday.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Attention students who are interested in getting involved in student council!!! On Tuesday, 10/5, there will be an informational meeting during lunch. Elections will be held the week of 10/11.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please be sure to get your "I Buried Paul" test signed by a parent and return it is you have not already done so. We are creating "Pic Collages" that describe ourselves - our interests, family, friends, pets, favorite places, etc. To create your pic collage, please follow these steps: Go to "Pic Collage", Go to "My Collages", Press the "+" button, Under "Freestyle", press the "1 X 1" size. This "Pic Collage" is due next Tuesday, October 5th. When you are done, send them to my email so I can print them using the office color printer.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: There will be a quiz over lessons #1-#2 to be taken this Friday. Please review the study guide that I passed out in class on Tuesday to prepare for this quiz.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, and 36 on pages 65-66. Please get your chapter 1 math test signed and then return it.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Attention students who are interested in getting involved in student council!!! On Tuesday, 10/5, there will be an informational meeting during lunch. Elections will be held the week of 10/11.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please be sure to get your "I Buried Paul" test signed by a parent and return it is you have not already done so. We are creating "Pic Collages" that describe ourselves - our interests, family, friends, pets, favorite places, etc. To create your pic collage, please follow these steps: Go to "Pic Collage", Go to "My Collages", Press the "+" button, Under "Freestyle", press the "1 X 1" size. This "Pic Collage" is due next Tuesday, October 5th. When you are done, send them to my email so I can print them using the office color printer.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: There will be a quiz over lessons #1-#2 to be taken this Friday. Please review the study guide that I passed out in class on Tuesday to prepare for this quiz.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 58, 62 and 64 on pages 59-60. Also, complete "2.2 Puzzle Time". The "Enrichment" is optional. Please get your chapter 1 math test signed and then return it.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to charge your iPad for IAR (Illinois Assessment Readiness) testing that continues this week. We are taking the 5th Grade Math 3 IAR test tomorrow.
Attention students who are interested in getting involved in student council!!! On Tuesday, 10/5, there will be an informational meeting during lunch. Elections will be held the week of 10/11.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please be sure to get your "I Buried Paul" test signed by a parent and return it is you have not already done so. We are creating "Pic Collages" that describe ourselves - our interests, family, friends, pets, favorite places, etc. To create your pic collage, please follow these steps: Go to "Pic Collage", Go to "My Collages", Press the "+" button, Under "Freestyle", press the "1 X 1" size. This "Pic Collage" is due next Tuesday, October 5th. When you are done, send them to my email so I can print them using the office color printer.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: There will be a quiz over lessons #1-#2 to be taken this Friday. Please review the study guide that I have passed out in class today to prepare for this quiz.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 20-42 (evens only) on pages 58-59. Please get your chapter 1 math test signed and then return it.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to charge your iPad for IAR (Illinois Assessment Readiness) testing that continues this week. We are taking the 5th Grade Science test tomorrow.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Complete the "What Is Food?" packet. It is due on Tuesday.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 48, 50, 52, 58, 60 and 64 on pages 51-52 in your math book. Your problems need to be completed neatly in your math spiral notebook. Also, complete Puzzle Time 2.1 (Enrichment is optional).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to charge your iPad for IAR (Illinois Assessment Readiness) testing that continues next week. We are taking the ELA 2 test tomorrow.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please bring your "I Buried Paul" graded test home and have a parent sign it (next to your grade on the back page). Then, return the test to me on Monday, if you haven't done it already. We will be taking the open packet "Rainmaker" test on Monday. Please reread the story.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Complete the "What Is Food?" packet. It is due on Monday.
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 16-40 (evens only...16, 18, 20, 22, 24, etc.) on pages 50-51 in your math book. Your problems need to be completed neatly in your math spiral notebook.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to charge your iPad for IAR (Illinois Assessment Readiness) testing that continues next week.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please bring your "I Buried Paul" graded test home and have a parent sign it (next to your grade on the back page). Then, return the test to me tomorrow.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: Please be sure to all pages 20-24 in your IQWST Life Science workbook, if you did not complete it yesterday with Mrs. B. Also, be sure to complete the charts on pages 21, 22 and 23.
Murphy Math: None.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to charge your iPad for IAR (Illinois Assessment Readiness) testing that continues next week.
Picture Day is on Friday, September 24th. If you are interesting in ordering pictures, please follow the directions on the Picture Day form that was passed out on Friday to order online.
Wear "Purple for Platelets" tomorrow (Friday).
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: If you were not in class today, please read and complete questions on pages 20-24 in your IQWST Life Science workbook ("Lesson 2 Reading One: What Caused These Population Changes").
Murphy Math: The divisibility packet is not homework today.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to charge your iPad for IAR (Illinois Assessment Readiness) testing that continues tomorrow.
Picture Day is on Friday, September 24th. If you are interesting in ordering pictures, please follow the directions on the Picture Day form that was passed out on Friday to order online.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes.
Writing: None
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: None.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to charge your iPad for IAR (Illinois Assessment Readiness) testing that continues tomorrow.
Picture Day is on Friday, September 24th. If you are interesting in ordering pictures, please follow the directions on the Picture Day form that was passed out on Friday to order online.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please read the Jamestown story called, "The Rainmaker" and annotate it for homework.
Writing: Please take a look at Murphy Writing 2021 Google Classroom to be sure you can access the "material" that I have posted which is the "Monday Letter Instructions" document. This can be used throughout the year in the event you don't bring a copy home when you are writing your Monday letter.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: We will be taking the chapter 1 math test tomorrow. Please review your Chapter 1 Test A practice test tonight. Also, please try to spend some time looking over the Chapter 1 Reteach pages packet that covers 1.1-1.5.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to charge your iPad for IAR (Illinois Assessment Readiness) testing that will begin tomorrow.
Picture Day is on Friday, September 24th. If you are interesting in ordering pictures, please follow the directions on the Picture Day form that was passed out on Friday to order online.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. If you have not taken the "I Buried Paul" test today, you will be taking it on Monday.
Writing: Please review the instructions for how to write a Monday letter. Then, write it on a Google Doc that is title "Monday Letter - 9/20/2021". Your five paragraph Monday letter is due Monday morning.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: We will be taking the chapter 1 math test on Tuesday. Please complete the Chapter 1 Test A Practice test for homework this weekend. Also, please try to spend some time looking over the Chapter 1 Reteach pages packet that covers 1.1-1.5.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
We will be electing our male and female safety patrol captains in class on Monday. If you are running for this position, you may want to think of a few reasons why you would be a good captain for our class.
Picture Day is on Friday, September 24th. If you are interesting in ordering pictures, please follow the directions on the Picture Day form that was passed out today to order online.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. Please reread the story "I Buried Paul". We will be taking the "I Buried Paul" test tomorrow. It is an open packet test.
Writing: Please complete the "character comparison" project.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: The homework from today is to complete problem #32 on page 31 and problem numbers #34, 36, 40 and 42 on page 32 in the math book. Also, please complete Puzzle Time 1.5. The Enrichment is optional.
Note: If you are absent today, I will send you an email that includes pictures from the work we did on the white board and I will send you a Google Classroom assignment that contains the puzzle time/enrichment.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
We will be electing our male and female safety patrol captains in class on Monday. If you are running for this position, you may want to think of a few reasons why you would be a good captain for our class.
Reading: Read a book for 20 minutes. We will be taking the "I Buried Paul" test on Friday. It is an open packet test.
Writing: Please complete the "character comparison" project.
Murphy Science: Please watch the video called "Amazing Alaska Animals - Dall Sheep". To locate this movie, go to you tube and put the whole title in the search bar. The video is 5 minutes and 57 seconds long. Also, please read "Lesson 1 Reading Two - Wildlife Biologists at Work" on pages 14-15.
Murphy Math: The homework for today is to complete the following problems on page 31 - 2, 8, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30. If you were not in class, please look at the pictures I have sent you on email of the answers to last night's homework and the notes that were written on the whiteboard during class. In addition, please review the following pages in our book that cover our new topic, LCM - pages 27-28.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 30 minutes. Please reread the "I Buried Paul" story and annotate the text using the Annotations chart that was handed out in class today.
Writing: Please complete the "character comparison" project. Read the instructions about how to write a "Monday Letter". These instructions were handed out in class today.
Murphy Science: Please complete page 9 in your science workbook.
Murphy Math: Please complete the following problems from p. 26 - 40, 44, 48, 50, 55. Also, complete 1.4 Puzzle Time. The Enrichment is optional.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other: Curriculum Night is tonight - 7:00 - 7:30 pm.
Reading: Read a book for 30 minutes.
Writing: Please complete the "character comparison" project and be ready to print it tomorrow in class.
Murphy Science: None.
Murphy Math: Please complete the "Planning A Vacation" project if you still didn't finish it. Complete problems 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32 and 36 on page 25.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other: Please remind parents to attend Curriculum Night tomorrow night. I will send a Seesaw message out later today as a reminder.
Reading: Read a book for 30 minutes. Complete your final draft of the "Class of Characters" project if you did not do this in class today.
Writing: None.
Murphy Science: You read "Lesson 1 Reading One" in class today. For homework, please write the definitions for the following terms on the "Lesson 1 Vocabulary" page of your unit packet: biologist, microbiologist, primatologist, botanist, and marine biologist.
Murphy Math: Please complete the "Planning A Vacation" project if you didn't finish it during our Thursday and Friday math classes.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 30 minutes. Please be sure to pick a character that you will compare yourself for the "Class of Characters" project if you were not able to select one during class.
Writing: Please continue to work on your newspaper. The posters need to be completely finished by Friday!!!!!!
Murphy Science: You worked on Activity 1.1 as a class. On your own, please complete page 3 of your workbook if it wasn't completed in class today.
Murphy Math: No homework tonight.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 30 minutes.
Writing: Please continue to work on your newspaper. You should be done with all sections except some of you are still peer editing your personal story and printing out pictures here at school. The posters need to be completely finished by Friday.
Murphy Science: None
Murphy Math: I need everyone in our class to accept the invitation you have been sent to be added to "Murphy Math 2021" Google Classroom. Then, you can access the homework for today. In class, we reviewed the divisibility patterns to see if numbers are divisible by 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10. Please review the divisibility rules on the top half of the "5-1 Study Guide". Then, complete the problems at the bottom of this page along with the problems on the "5-1 Practice" page. You can answer the questions directly on the assignment that appears on Google Docs.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: Read a book for 30 minutes.
Writing: Please continue to work on your newspaper. You should be done with all sections except some of you are still peer editing your personal story and printing out pictures here at school. The posters need to be completely finished by Friday.
Murphy Science: None
Murphy Math: None
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to charge your iPad tonight. We will be finishing the math MAP testing tomorrow, if possible.
Reading: Read a book for 30 minutes.
Writing: In Google Docs, please write the rough draft of your news story for your "Extra, Extra Newspaper". Then, please be sure to fill in and color four sections that are at the bottom of your newspaper.
Murphy Science: None
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50 on page 19 of our math textbook. Also, please study for a quiz (7 questions) over 1.1 (exponents) and 1.2 (order of operations) in our math textbook.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Please be sure to charge your iPad this weekend. On Tuesday, we will be taking the math MAP test in the morning.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!
Reading: We did not get the opportunity to share our facts about twins. Please bring your list to class tomorrow.
Writing: Please work on two sections of your "About Me" poster.
Murphy Science: None
Murphy Math: Please complete problems 28-40 and 46 (evens only) on page 14. Also, complete "Puzzle Time 1.2". The "Enrichment" is optional.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: We read the story, "The Mysterious Life of Twins" in class today. Please research and identify five interesting facts about twins and bring your list to class tomorrow.
Writing: Please complete filling out the "Fabulous Five" information sheet and turn it in tomorrow (into the Writing turn in bin by the sink).
Murphy Science: None
Murphy Math: Please review pages 9-10 in your math textbook for section 1.2 (Order of Operations). Complete problems 2-26 (evens only) on page 13. Also, complete the following 5th grade IXL section: O.5 (Evaluate numerical expressions).
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
Reading: None
Writing: Please complete the "A Letter to My Future Self" letter and bring it to school tomorrow. Please complete your revised "All About Me" flag and bring it to school tomorrow.
Murphy Science: None
Murphy Math: Please complete the "What has hands but doesn't clap" math packet that provides a review of how to do traditional multiplication. If you want additional practice, please work on the following 5th grade IXL sections: C.15, C.16, C.17, C.18 and C.19 (this is optional). Parents, it was helpful to review how to complete traditional multiplication problems before we moved to section 1.2 in our math books.
Rowland Math: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Smoke Math: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Rowland Grammar: See Ms. Rowland's Tab
Social Studies: See Mr. Smoke's Tab
Announcements/Other:
We will be continuing our reading MAP testing. Please bring a charged iPad to school.