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Archive for December, 2008


Friday, Dec. 19

1. Read Daily Comprehension

2.  Did worksheet on pp. 28-286 in reading text.  Collected for a daily grade dor next quarter grades.

3. Red ch 14 of “Desolation Canyon”

4.  Christmas worksheets for prizes

5.  HW-HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AND BLESSED HOLIDAY  SEASON WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

Dec. 18, Thursday (*Posted late)

1.  Daily Comp

2.  Test on “User Friendly”  (Will count on next nine weeks grade)

3.  Read Ch 13 of “Desolation Canyon”

4. Parts C-D in Wordly Wise Vocab  workbooks. Checked in class.

Dec. 17, Wednesday

1; Library class today

2. HW- Review your story map and story “User Friendly”, p. 273, for test tomorrow.

Dec. 15, Monday

1.  Read Daily Comp on “Florence Nightingale’

2.  Listened to story CD on “User Friendly” p. 273

3.  Complete and check story map on “User Friendly”

4.  Vocab workbook  -Do Lesson 1-A

5.  HW– Writing activity on p. 282 of  Reading book

NOTE:  LIBRARY BOOKS/FINES DUE!

Wed., Dec 10

1. Corrected GUM English exercises

2.  Began reading story “User Friendly” p. 273

3, Completed Number Activity with The Devils Arithmetic”

4. HW-finish reading story and  complete p. 283 Activities.

Dec. 9, Tuesday

1. Corrected GUM  exercises  in English

2.  Checked Eng. homework on pp 346-347.  (Took homework grade)

3.  Reading book-read informational newspaper article on pp 187-188

HW-complete worksheet on the article

Monday, Dec 8

1. Computer Lab today-took ThinkLink test   #2

2.  Collected Bellwork, week of  Nov. 3-7, for a daily grade

3. HW- English book, pp. 346-347, ex 8 9 10

NOTE-  AR TESTS DUE THS FRIDAY

Friday, Dec, 5

1. GUM -connotation and denotation

2. QUIZ- Devil’s Arithmetic ch 8-13

3. Read remainder of novel; may take AR test on Monday . DEADLINE FOR ALL AR TESTS IS FRIDAY, DEC 12

Dec 4, Thursday *posted late

1.  GUM corrections

2.  Checked study guide on ch 11-13  The Devil’s Arithmetic

3.  READ and discussed ch 14

HW:Study your two study guides for a quiz tomorrow.

Dec. 3, Wednesday

1. GUM corrections-spelling / context clues

2. Read and discussed ch. 12-13 of Devil’s Arithmetic

3.  Completed study guide on ch.  11-13.

4. HW- READ FOR AR BOOK TESTS-DUE DEC. 12.  NO LATE PRINTOUTS ACCEPTED AFTER 12-12-08