Date

January 21, 2010

Friday

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• Spelling Bee practice, Monday after school
• Optional: 100^th Day project- due Feb. 3^rd.
• Ms Durand's email: 

Upcoming Events

JANUARY
28^th: 6^th Grade Spelling Bee- 9-10am 

Math

Ch. 3A TEST on Fridayadding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing DECIMALS.
complete problem solving worksheet

Use the 2 Holt Math websites: Online Textbook   Homework Help

Online Textbook Username: one111  Password: j5k9k

Writing/Grammar

 Adjectives TEST on Monday. Use your workbook to review.

Vocabulary

Lists #6-10 Unit TEST on Wednesday. (spelling of all 25 words only.)

Reading

Guided Reading Packet due Monday

Independent Reading Book-  Students are required to be reading from a novel of their choice each week-- 20 minutes per day for 5 out of the 7 days in a week.  Days should be logged in their IRB Log and signed with a parent signature for every Monday.  Students also need to bring their independent reading book to school on Monday. 

Social Studies

Daily GeographyDG #5.
Crack the Code activity and Hieroglyphics packet

Epic of Gilgamesh
Egyptian Mummy Info
King Tut's Tomb
Roman Gladiators

National Geographic King Tut Video

Science

Relative Rock Age worksheet- read article and answer questions.
Rock Quiz on Monday

Science Fair due Wednesday: Week 10- Write your conclusion and bibliography. Follow the Conclusion Guideline Questions. For your bibliography follow the format from you handout. Start printing pictures of your experiment.

Check out Pangaea in action!!  Pangaea

Glaciers
Roller Coaster Resources
Interactive: Design Your Own Roller Coaster

Great Websites!

How are you smart?

Interactive: Design Your Own Roller Coaster

Interactive: Can We Predict When Volcanoes Erupt?
Interactive: What Makes Up the Earth?
Interactive: Garbage, How Do We Reduce Our Waste?

Interactive: United States History Map

Interactive: Twirling 3D Shapes

Interactive: Elements of a Story

Check out Pangaea in action!!  Pangaea

Science Simulations