Mrs. Howard

Week of 5/12-5/16

Monday - ALL students took Writing Test in Extended Homeroom

Blocks 1-5 Met

Continue working on Vocabulary for Ch. 6.  Notecards due tomorrow.

Bookwork pages 65 - 80 due 5/15/05

Homework: Study for vocabulary quiz on Unit 6 Thursday

Vocabulary Test Units 1-6 ON MONDAY 5/19

Tuesday -

Blocks 3 & 4  Environmentalist Presentations

Blocks 5-7  Finish vocabulary work pgs. 65-80 in Vocabulary Workshop book

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary work due Thursday/ Study for quiz Unit 6 - Thursday

Wednesday - Finish presentations in Blocks 3 & 4

Vocabulary Review in all blocks

HOMEWORK: Study for quiz Unit 6 tomorrow/ Unit 1-6 TEST ON MONDAY

Thursday - Vocabulary Quiz

Week of May 5 - 9

Monday - Presentations on Environmentalists

HW: Get progress reports signed

Tuesday - Continue presentations

Begin Vocabulary notecards unit 6 vocabulary

HW: Start studying for Test on Environmentalists

Wednesday: Finish Environmentalist presentations

HW: Study for environmentalist test on Friday    

Vocabulary Quiz - Unit 6 NEXT TUESDAY

VOCABULARY TEST UNITS 1-6 - MONDAY 5/19/08

Thursday - Finish notecards - due tomorrow

Vocabulary book pgs. 65 - 80

HW: Study for environmentalist test tomorrow 

STUDY GUIDE ATTACHED   Download environmentalists_that_made_a_difference_study_guide.doc

Friday - Environmentalist test

Vocabulary Activities

Week ending May 2

Monday - CRCT Science

Begin presentation of Environmentalist Projects

Tuesday - CRCT Social Studies

Begin presentation of environmental projects

Wednesday - WOD #103 tactful (adj) - skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

Syn. skillful, diplomatic, discreet                         Ant. clumsy, gauche, boorish, indiscreet

In one to three well-written paragraphs respond to the following questions.  Reflecting on (thinking about) all that we have done and learned about the environment and ecology, should we get more involved in environmental issues?  Why or why not?  Do we have a responsibility to do so?  Who is accountable for the preservation of the earth?  Who is to blame if animals are endangered or extinct? 

Finish video "Help Save Planet Earth"

HW: Get progress report signed

Thursday: FIELD TRIP TO CHATTANOOGA

Friday:  WOD #104 -

Continue presentations on environmentalists

HW: NONE

Week Ending 4/25

CRCT's this week.

Monday - Discuss CARS and test taking strategies for CRCT

HW: Finish project

Tuesday: CARS and Reading Test prep for CRCT

HW: Get rest, don't argue with your parents, eat a good breakfast

Wednesday/Thursday - Seminar standards review game 

CRCT in LA - Thursday, CRCT in MATH - Friday

Friday/Monday - Seminar standards review game

CRCT in SCIENCE is Monday, CRCT for SOCIAL STUDIES is Tuesday

Relax, rest, enjoy the weekend!

Week of 4/14 - 4/18

Wear GREEN on FRIDAY to show you are thinking about "Planet Earth"                     

Celebrate Earth Day NEXT TUESDAY -- Make plans to attend Durham's Beautification Day on 4/26.

4/14 Monday WOD #101 RURAL - relating to farm areas and life in the country

Syn. countrified, rustic                          Ant. urban, metropolitan, citified

CRCT Practice - reading (CARS) Lessons 1 - 4

HOMEWORK:  Study for Ch. 24 Science Vocabulary Test

AC: Make a Difference Project and Plan due 4/22

On-Level: Extra credit ecology project due 4/22

4/15 Tuesday

WOD - Open Note Quiz

Continue working on CARS

HW: Vocabulary Test Tomorrow   Projects due 4/22.

Wednesday, April 16th

WOD - none

Ch 24 Science Vocabulary Test

Computer Lab - Work on Smart Idea Presentations on Environmentalist

HW: Continue working on projects Due on 4/22

Thursday, April 17th

Students will complete county technology survey

Work on CRCT Test Prep

Friday - CRCT Test Prep

Week of March 31 - April 4th

Monday - 3/31/08

Shortened classes for the opening ceremonies of the Durham Olympics

Chapter 23 Test

CRCT Test Prep - Read and analyze "A New Year" poem - Due tomorrow

Homework: Finish poem

Work on You Can Make a Difference Project (plan due 4/15 - completed by 4/22)

Tuesday - Vocabulary Key Terms pg. 777 - define all 17 terms

Chart the timeline of People who Made a Difference Environmentally

Finish CRCT reading packet - Due Thursday

Homework:  Work on reading packet and on project

Week of March 24-28

Monday, March 24, 2008

WOD  grimy  (adj) very dirty, covered with dirt or soot

Syn: filthy, sooty, soiled, dirt encrusted             Ant. spotless, spick-and-span, immaculate

Great Barrier Reef Video

HW: Finish cycle art activity

Tuesday, March 25, 2008  #97 iota (n) a very small part or quantity

     Syn.:  speck, dab, jot, bit, smidgen                Ant. flood, deluge, avalanche, glut

Discuss the water cycle, air cycle, and nitrogen cycle

El Nino and the food chain - CRCT test prep

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 WOD #98 maul - (v) to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; (n) a heavy hammer

Syn. rough-up, manhandle, batter                        

Smart Ideas Lesson - Make a Difference Plan (Form attached) Download care_to_make_a_difference_plan.doc

Smart Board presentation Download care_to_make_a_difference.ipr

One of the Seminar teachers will be available each morning to help with the students who want to work at school.

Thursday, March 27, 2008 potential- (adj) possible, able to happen: (n) something that can develop or become a reality

Syn. (n) possibility, capability                 Ant. (adj) actual, real, unlikely, impossible

Complete or create Study guide for Chapter 23

HOMEWORK: Complete study guide

AC Study guide directions Download chapter_23_ecosystems_and_biomes_study_guide_ac.doc

On level study guide directions  Download chapter_23_ecosystems_and_biomes_study_guide.doc

PARTY FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE - GREAT JOB!

HW: Finish your study guide / Begin studying for Ch. 23 Test

Friday, March 27, 2008

Review for Ch. 23 Test

HOMEWORK: Study for Monday test on Ch. 23

Week of March 24-28

Monday, March 24, 2008

See attached Power Point Download agenda_march_24_2008.ppt

March 25, 2008

See attached Power Point Download agenda_march_25_2008.ppt

Week of 3/17 to 3/21 On Level

3/17 Monday       WOD #93 fallible – (adj.) capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate           Syn. imperfect, errant                  

Ant.

foolproof, unfailing, flawless

Movie Quiz and WOD Quiz #11

How to categorize research notes.

HW:  Work on research categories.

3/18/08 Tuesday WOD: 94. fickle – (adj.) liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent

            Syn. capricious, inconstant, faithless

            

Ant.

constant, steady, invariable

Finish Categories and Begin outline

HW: Categories due tomorrow.  Roman numeral worksheet due tomorrow.

Wednesday, 3/19/08 

WOD 95. fugitive – (n) one who flees or runs away; (adj.) fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp

            

            Syn. (n) runaway, deserter; (adj.) elusive

            

Ant.

(adj.) lasting, enduring, permanent

Turn in Categories and Finish Outline

Begin Rough Draft of the Body

Week of March 3-7

Monday, March 3 - WOD - none

Ch. 22 Section 3 Worksheet

Definitions for Ch. 23 Vocabulary Words

Homework: Finish Section organizer

Ch. 23 Vocabulary definitions are due Thursday

Tuesday, March 4

No WOD

Interactive SmartBoard Lesson- Sections 2 & 3 Chapter 22

Homework: Study for test on Thursday

Wednesday, March 5

Finish SmartBoard Lesson

Study Guide  Download ecology_chapter_22_study_guide.doc

HOMEWORK: Finish study guide and prepare for test

Study session tomorrow at 7:50

Thursday, March 6 WOD consolidate - (v) to combine, unite; to make solid or firm

Syn: strengthen, firm up, merge             Ant: scatter, disperse, dissipate, separate

Turn in class notes and study guide

TEST - Ch. 22 Ecology

Friday, March 7

Turn in CH. 23 Definitions

Begin the rough draft of research paper

Updated WOD LIST ATTACHED   Download ol_wod_list_2007.doc