Upcoming Events:
10-29: SFMS home basketball game (vs. Germantown) 3:30-5:45
*Students must have permission slip and $3 to attend

Quote of the Week:
“Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.”
Thomas Watson

Language Arts:
*Students need to check out one mystery AR book when they go to the library today. Remember: the book must have a green dot. It must also be 4+ points and a 5th to 8th grade reading level. Any book that does not have these specifications will not be accepted.
Monday: TLW present suspenseful stories. *Suspenseful stories due!
Tuesday: TLW show master of comprehension of Adjectives (proper, demonstrative, possessive). *Adjectives TEST
Wednesday: TLW identify 10 suspenseful scenes.
Thursday: TLW create sentences using action verbs p. 314 (ex.1 and 2) in class
Friday: TLW recognize linking verbs. P. 317 (ex.3 and 4) in class

Social Studies:
Monday: TLW present Egyptian Newspapers (Spanish)
Tuesday: TLW show master of comprehension of chapter 3 (Egypt)
*Do Chapter 4 vocabulary
Wednesday: TLW evaluate the influence of the physical setting on the development of the Indus Valley civilization. Hypothesize about the fall of Mohenjo-Daro Chapter 4 lesson 1
Thursday: TLW observe how China uses legends to explain the distant past. *Chinese writing overhead-Chapter 4 lesson 2
Friday: TLW hypothesize about which ideals the Olmecs may have been used by later peoples. TLW analyze Myan civilization. Chapter 4 lesson 3

Happy Birthday: Katie N. (10-24)

Quote of the Week: “I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.”

Neil Armstrong

Language Arts:
Monday: TLW create an element of suspense (narrative writing)-Begin suspenseful stories.
*Students need to check out one mystery AR book when they go to the library today. Remember: the book must have a green dot. It must also be 4+ points and a 5th to 8th grade reading level. Any book that does not have these specifications will not be accepted.
Tuesday: TLW recognize and supply adjectives and articles p. 330-331 ex. 1/2 and p. 333 ex. 3 (do not work ahead…extra work will be given-assignments are subj. to change)
Wednesday: TLW create proper adjectives/classify demonstrative pronouns and adjectives. P. 335 ex. 5 and p. 338 ex. 7 (do not do in advance or additional work will be given).
Wednesday: TLW recognize possessive adjectives. P. 337 ex. 6
Thursday: TLW review adjective skills listed above.
Friday: TLW show master of types of adjectives/vocab. cartoon quiz *Enriched: vocabulary cartoon is due!
*ALL Suspenseful Stories are due Monday, October 29th. They must be well written, neat, typed, and must include and illustration.

Social Studies:
Monday: Spanish TLW be Introduced to Egyptian Newspapers
Tuesday: TLW Work on Egyptian Newspapers
Wednesday: TLW Review for test tomorrow. TLW Work on Egyptian Newspapers
Thursday: TLW show master of Vocab./comprehension for chapter 3. Test on Chapter 3
Friday:TLW present Egyptian Newspapers/ begin Chap. 4 voc.

*Egyptian Newspapers due Monday, October 29th. If you turn it in early (Friday, October  26th), you will receive 5 bonus points!!!!

Upcoming Events:
Monday (10-15) Rock-A-Thon pledges are due!
Friday (10-19) Rock-A-Thon for 6th grade (if you qualified)

Happy Birthday: Dominick P. (10-14), Jonathan C. (10-14)

Lang. Arts: (TLW=The Learner Will, SPI=Student Performance Indicator)
Monday: TLW: Make inferences about setting and plot
Read All Summer in a Day page41 TLW Create Ending to All Summer
SPI #’s-6.1.7, 6.1.4, 6.1.12 e
Tuesday: TLW: Present Ending to All Summer in a Day
Page 51 (questions 1-7 and reading check)-to be completed in class. If this is done before class, an alternative assignment will be issued.
*Students need to check out one mystery AR book when they go to the library today. Remember: the book must have a green dot. It must also be 4+ points and a 5th to 8th grade reading level. Any book that does not have these specifications will not be accepted.
Wednesday: TLW: Compare and Contrast two suspenseful plays
Students will use graphic organizer to compare/contrast
Play 1-“In the Fog” p.75 SPI #’s-6.2.1, 6.2.33
Thursday: TLW: Compare/Contrast two suspenseful plays
Play 2-“The Hitchhiker” p. 87 Ques. 1-4 page 104 (in class) Finish/review graphic organizer (#5 on pg. 104). Review for test on All Summer in a Day (if time allows) SPI #’s 6.2.1, 6.2.33
Friday: TLW: Show mastery of vocab. and comprehension for “All Summer in a Day”
Test on “All Summer” Begin Vocab. Cartoons for next week’s test SPI #’s 6.1.6

Social Studies:Monday: TLW create matchbook vocab. SPI #6.2.4
Tuesday: TLW analyze Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt (Chapter 3 lesson 2)
SPI # 6.5.11
Wednesday: TLW analyze the importance of Rosetta Stone in understanding Heirogliphics
(worksheet) SPI # 6.1.7
Thursday: TLW Analyze the social pyramid of Ancient Egypt (pg. 116) SPI #6.4.4
TLW Read and discuss Chapter 3 lesson 4
Friday: TLW observe the correct way to creat Egyptian Newspaper
*Take Chapter 4 vocab. test SPI#6.5.11

Upcoming Events:
NO SCHOOL Monday or Tuesday (10-8 and 10-9)-Fall Break!!

Happy Birthday:
Omar A. (10-6), Melanie T. and Peyton M. (10-9), Kristina H. (10-11)

Quote of the week:
“I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.”   Thomas Alva Edison

Language Arts:
Monday-Fall Break
Tuesday-Fall Break
Wednesday-Read “Eleven” page 573 Skill: Making Inferences
Thursday-Bring an object that would be difficult for someone to figure out what it is used for. NOTE: No weapons or anything that is inappropriate for school.
Friday-Test on “Eleven”/ Fine Arts activity

Social Studies:
Monday: Fall Break
Tuesday: Fall Break
Wednesday: Spanish-Chapter 3 vocab.
Thursday: Chapter 3 lesson 1
Friday: Chapter 3 lesson 2