Homwork ~ June 1-5

* 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 (development, dispensable, enjoyable, digestible, divisible, irresistible, admissible, appointment, argument, payment, amazement, judgment).
*2. Math: Complete Problems 1-7, Harcourt Chap. 22 handout (Review/Test pg. 453). B. Complete any unfinished class work.
*3. Reading: Complete Cause & Effect (pg. 74 of Storytown Practice Book). B. Work on book report. (Due on or before this Friday, June 5.)
4. Social Studies: Work on IB Inquiry Project: Human Conflict: Choice or Destiny? (Due on or before this Friday, June 5.)

Tuesday
1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Create word webs for the next 4 of this week’s words (divisible, irresistible, admissible, appointment).
*2. Math: Complete Problems 8-15, Harcourt Chap. 22 handout (Review/Test pg. 453). B Complete any unfinished class work.
3. Language Arts: Complete Other Kinds of Adverbs (Lang. Arts Practice Book, pg. 76).
4. Reading: Work on book report. (Due on or before this Friday, June 5.)
5. Social Studies: Work on IB Inquiry Project: Human Conflict: Choice or Destiny? (Due on or before this Friday, June 5.)

Wednesday
1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Create word webs for the last 4 of this week’s words (argument, payment, amazement, judgment).
*2. Math: Complete Volume (Homework 17.6) odd problems only. B. Complete any unfinished class work.
*3. Language Arts: Complete Comparing with Adjectives and Adverbs (Lang. Arts Practice Book, pg. 77).
4. Reading: Work on book report. (Due on or before this Friday, June 5.)
5. Social Studies: Work on IB Inquiry Project: Human Conflict: Choice or Destiny? (Due on or before June 5.)

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 Chapter 21 CRCT Prep (pg. 426). B. Complete any unfinished class work.
3. Language Arts: Complete Adverbs (Lang. Arts Practice Book, pg. 73).
*4. Reading: Read & Review “Stormalong” for open book test tomorrow. B. Complete book report. (Due tomorrow.)
*5. Social Studies: Complete IB Inquiry Project: Human Conflict: Choice or Destiny? (Due tomorrow.)

Please be sure to turn in your Social Studies project as this will make up the majority of your Social Studies grade.

Dear Parents,

Dear Parents,

CRCT Math & Reading remediation will begin this week. In fact, our class began 2-hour math sessions this morning. We were scheduled to complete our graphing and data analysis instruction this morning, and we’ll be focusing on circumference & areas of circles for the rest of the week.

Learning new math skills and reviewing/mastering skills learned previously are critical to students’ success, not just for the CRCT retest, but also as a foundation for sixth grade math. To maximize their chances of success, students need to focus on and complete all math tasks when they are assigned. To that end, MATH ASSIGNMENTS CAN NO LONGER BE TURNED IN LATE.

Take-Home folders will not go home this week as they were sent home on Thursday, May 21.

Reminders:
All make-up work is due by this Friday, May 29.

Issues involving pictures, picture money, lunch money, after school bills/fines must all be cleared up in order to received your child’s year-end report card.

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

Working together for student success,
Mrs. Pede

Dates to note:
Thursday, June 4 — Field Day (for grades 5-8)
Friday, June 5 — Social Studies project due; final book report due
Thursday, June 11 — Early dismissal (students will be released at NOON)

Friday, June 12 — Last day of school & early dismissal (students will be released at
NOON)

Email: Robin.Pede@imagineschools.com or robinpede@yahoo.com.

Homework ~ May 26-29

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

Tuesday
1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Create word webs for the first 4 of this week’s words (bellowing, outcast, reputation, betrayed, yearning, withered, escapades, unfathomable).
*2. Math: Complete CRCT Test Prep: Data Analysis (pgs. 86 & 104). B. Complete any unfinished class work. C. Math Vocabulary: Find & record definitions and examples for chord circumference, diameter, pi, radius).
3. Language Arts: Complete Adjectives (Lang. Arts Practice Book, pg. 71).
*4. Reading: Complete Robust Vocabulary (pg. 73 of Storytown Practice Book).
5. Social Studies: Work on IB Inquiry Project: Human Conflict: Choice or Destiny? (Due on or before June 5.)

Wednesday
1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Create word webs for the last 4 of this week’s words (yearning withered, escapades, unfathomable).
*2. Math: Complete CRCT Test Prep: Geometry (pgs. 380) & Circumference of a Circle (HW 16.6) odd problems only. B. Complete any unfinished class work.
*3. Language Arts: Complete Adverbs (Lang. Arts Practice Book, pg. 72).
*4. Reading: Complete Reader’s Guide (pg. 74 of Storytown Practice Book).
5. Social Studies: Work on IB Inquiry Project: Human Conflict: Choice or Destiny? (Due on or before June 5.)

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 Estimating the Area of a Circle. B. Complete any unfinished class work. C. Study for math vocabulary quiz.
*3. Language Arts: Complete Adjectives or Adverbs (Lang. Arts Practice Book, pg. 73)
4. Social Studies: Work on IB Inquiry Project: Human Conflict: Choice or Destiny? (Due on or before June 5.)

Weekend:
1. Reading: Work on book report. (Due on or before Friday, June 5.)
2. Social Studies: Work on IB Inquiry Project: Human Conflict: Choice or Destiny? (Due on or before June 5.)

Dear Parents,

First, students will begin taking the second round of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills on Wednesday morning, May 13. ITBS testing will continue each morning until next Tuesday, May 19 (with make-up testing scheduled for the afternoon of May 19 through the afternoon of Thursday, May 21).

As for any testing period, please be sure your students get plenty of rest and are present and on-time during ITBS testing.

Next, Take-Home folders will go home on Wednesday, May 13. (I was out of town for a family event and will not be able to have them ready for distribution until then.)

Dates to note:

May 13-19 — Iowa Test of Basic Skills

Friday, May 15 — Book report due

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

Monday, May 25 — Memorial Day holiday

Friday, June 5 — Social Studies project due
Friday, June 12 — Last day of school

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