Mustang Team

Weekly Update and Assignments Week of: June 9, 2008

 

A new great site: http://www.studystack.com   Includes flash cards, games, and interactive practice for all topics! Science, Math, SS, English

English/Language Arts:     

Read nightly to meet 25 book standard

Reading responses due twice per month.  Please check you child’s calendar.    

  • Monday:   Please check your child's agenda nightly for assignments. 
  • Tuesday:       
  • Wednesday:   
  • Thursday:    Weekly Vocabulary quizzes always on Thursday.
  • Friday:  New words assigned and homework for the weekend.          

Directions for Reading Assignments 2007-2008

Grading Information for Reading Assignments

Retell Plus Sheet

Response to Literature Prompts

Response to Literature Rubric

Sample Retell Plus ***Use this example to help you when you write a retell!

Response to Literature Examples

Social Studies:  How does learning about the past help us to understand the present?????

Homework: Week of June 9 

M: Prepare for Greek and Latin Root Challenge

T: Prepare for Greek and Latin Root Challenge

W: Prepare for Greek and Latin Root Challenge/Final Graded “Sponge” Question Today!

TH:  100 Roots Challenge Today with Top Prize per class! Merit Point Prizes Today!

Textbook Help:

Prentice Hall Chapter 5 help for Europe in the Middle

Prentice Hall companion:  http://www.phschool.com/

Current Event Format Sheet:SocialStudies/CurrentEventdocweb.doc

Open Congress
http://www.opencongress.org/

Current Event site for "Eco" news CNN International

http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/eco.solutions/?iref=intlOnlyonCNN

Current Event News in General: CNN International

http://edition.cnn.com/

A helpful review of candidates and positions can be found using the following websites.

http://www.npr.org/election

Election 2008: Vote by Issue Quiz
http://www.votebyissue.org/election2008/

NEED STUDY HELP?

A new great site: http://www.studystack.com

Geography Sites:

Practice USA Map!  Go to:

 David Rumsey Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com/

GeoHive
http://www.geohive.com/default1.aspx

WorldMappr
http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.html

InfoNation
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/infonation3/menu/advanced.asp

 

Helpful Library Link: http://www.knottyoakms.net/MediaCenter/index.htm

Citizenship:

Citizenship Test: http://www.eileenpatel.com/citizentest/Questions.htm

Citizen Guide:  http://www.worldcitizensguide.org/index.html

Math:

 Putting Molding Around the Window  *Use background information page while finding solution!

 

 

Current CMP book:  Samples and Populations     Connected Mathematics Logo

GLENCOE:  

POW:

Building a Box

    

 

 

Helpful and fun math sites:   National Library of Virtual Manipulatives      http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html    math.com     

 

 

 *Extra help/study session is held after school on Tuesdays until 3:25pm.

*Come prepared with specific math questions/problems and skills/concepts that you need help with.

Science  

For the week of 4/07/08

Monday: Study the 7 ‘Energy of Motion’ vocabulary words for quiz on Thursday, 4/10

Tuesday: Study the 7 ‘Energy of Motion’ vocabulary words for quiz on Thursday, 4/10

Wednesday: Study the 7 ‘Energy of Motion’ vocabulary words for quiz on Thursday, 4/10

Thursday:

Friday: none

 

View the KOMS Lab Report Rubric.

Day/ Night Think Questions and Answers

Planetary Science Sites:

The Moon 

Eclipse Study Guide

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/moons_and_rings.html&edu=elem

http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/moon/moon.html   interactive site!

Earth and Moon

http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/

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Dichotomous Key Online!  http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/#Key