Special Education Fundraiser

Parents,

IIAM's Special Education Department is having a Family Skate fundraiser at Cascade Family Skating Rink tomorrow evening, May 8, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

At the door, the students need to say they are supporting the IIAM fundraiser and they need to report between 6-8 for us to get the credit. (However, families can continue to skate until 11:00 p.m.)

Rescheduled assessments ~

The science and math vocabulary assessments have been rescheduled for Friday, May 8 because of tomorrow's field trip.

Dear Parents,

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Take-Home folders, with Missing Assignment Lists, are being sent home today. Please be sure to look over your student’s tests and other work, and return the signed folders by Friday.

Many students are continuing to have issues completing and turning in their work on time. While I accept late work and allow students to make-up missed assignments, many middle school teachers I know do not. In an effort to help prepare them in the event they have teachers who don’t take late work or allow make-ups, students must complete any make-up work by the due dates given on the Missing Assignments lists. Make-up work will not be accepted after the dates listed.

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Working together for student success,

Mrs. Pede

Other dates to note:

Thursday, May 7 — Renaissance Festival Field Trip

May 13-19 — Iowa Test of Basic Skills

Friday, May 22 — School closed (Unused snow day)

Monday, May 25 — Memorial Day holiday

Friday, June 12 — Last day of school

Homework ~ May 4-8

* Asterisk means HW passes cannot be used for these assignments.

Monday

1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Create word webs for the first 4 of this week’s words (inflammable, dignified, rowdy, seldom, conducted, shatter, broached, steady, navigation, geography, quiver, gradual).

*2. Math: Complete Study Link 5.11: What’s in a Landfill & Practice Problems 2-5. (You may create the graph in the Percent Circle.) B. Math Vocabulary: Find & record definitions and examples for ratio, mean, median, mode, range).

3. Science: Skim the article Changes: Physical or Chemical? and highlight or underline examples of physical and chemical changes.

*4. Reading: Begin reading “Sailing Home” (Storytown, pgs. 277-283) and complete Reader’s Guide Section 1 (Storytown Practice Book pg. 62).

Tuesday

1. 1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Create word webs for 4 of this week’s words (conducted, shatter, broached, steady).

*2. Math: __________________________________

3. Language Arts: Complete Possessive Pronouns (Lang. Arts Practice Book, pg. 66).

*4. Science: Complete Exercise 1 & 1a of Changes: Physical or Chemical? (Make the lists.)

*5. Reading: Complete reading “Sailing Home” (Storytown, pgs. 284-287). B. Complete Robust Vocabulary (pg. 61 of Storytown Practice Book).

Wednesday

1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Create word webs for the last 4 of this week’s words (navigation, geography, quiver, gradual).

*2. Math: Complete Lesson 11.1: Reading Bar Graphs. B. Study for tomorrow’s Math Vocabulary Quiz.

*3. Language Arts: Complete Reflexive Pronouns (Lang. Arts Practice Book, pg. 67.

*4. Science: Create the Venn diagram described in Exercise 2 of Changes: Physical or Chemical? to prepare for tomorrow’s Science quiz.

5. Reading: Complete Compare and Contrast on pg. 63 of Storytown Practice Book.

Thursday

1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Study for your vocabulary - spelling test by using syllabication to create 2 spelling pyramids for this week’s words. Know all definitions for this week’s words!

*2. Math: Complete Lesson 11.2: Reading Line Graphs.

3. Language Arts: Complete Contractions with Pronouns (Lag. Arts Practice Book, pg. 69.) B. Review possessive & reflexive pronouns and contractions with pronouns for tomorrow’s quiz.

4. Reading: Complete Make Generalizations on pg. 64 of Storytown Practice Book.