WELCOME 6th Graders to the Eagles' Team! On this page, find general information about what's going on in our classes and with our team. MNMS's upcoming events will be posted, too. Check it often, and be sure to check the MNMS and MPS websites as well as our individual websites for more complete info. Students, on our individual websites, you are able to take quizzes and do other activities that support the topics you are studying. MNMS Website: http://mnms.mustangps.org/ MPS Website: www.mustangps.org MORE INFO: Parents, please notify the school office, 324-2236, the morning of your child's absence, and also, if your child is going to be absent in the future. Make sure he/she gets work for the day(s) absent. Absent One Day-- Assignment packets with all core class work will be given to students 1st hour upon return for an all-day absence. Absent More Than One Day-- Work can be picked up in the office the following day of a parent's notification. Assignments are due based upon how many days a student has been absent. For every day absent, a student has one day to turn in work. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Finish Myth Creature notes & Begin outline GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: Monday, Feb. 13 Subtracting mixed numbers (same den) with regrouping (practice sheet "title of pic") READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR finish Essay questions "Apollo's Tree/Arachne" Vocab. Practice SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Finish Myth Creature outline GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: Tuesday, Feb. 14 Subtracting mixed numbers (unlike den) with regrouping (practice sheet "love") READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR (Take AR Testing Log) Reread stories Receive Study Guide - Test tomorrow SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Write Myth Creature rough draft GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: Wednesday, Feb. 15 Fraction review (search/shade lesson 21) READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR "Apollo's Tree/Arachne" TEST SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Finish Myth Creature rough draft GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: Wednesday, Feb. 15 Fraction review (search/shade lesson 21) Thursday, Feb. 16 Elapsed time (practice sheet 4-7a) READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Read "Spellbinder: The Life of Houdini" SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Citing Sources ws GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: Friday, Feb. 17 Fraction Review (practice sheet 4-5) READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR "Spellbinder: The Life of Houdini" Vocab. SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, Feb. , 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Spelling, Lesson 4- Write 5 times in spiral & do worksheet. Topic Write- Title: "You, A Myth Creature"- If you could be a myth creature, what would you be? Why? GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR (50% due today) Read "Apollo's Tree/Arachne" SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Students will work in the computer lab to make power points that teach about diseases. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Myth Creature Research Paper Class Discussion Select a Topic for Paper GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR (Take AR Testing Log home) Do "Vocabulary" SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Students will finish working in the computer lab making power points that teach about diseases. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Write a sentence for each Les. 4 spelling word. Transition Words ws GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR "Apollo's Tree/Arachne" Reading Check SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: Students will present their ppts. to the class. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Take Myth Creature Research Paper notes from print outs or books. (Hi-light info first) GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Vocab./Essay Questions SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: Students will present their ppts. to the class. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: MCRP Take Notes wsTraits, Literary or Historical Accounts GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Finish Essay Questions SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: Students will present their ppts. to the class. No School Friday--- Professional Development Day ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: (Analyze & Correct Tenses/Principal Pts. and Comma ws's- in class) Tenses/Princi. Pts. Verb Pretest GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Unit 6 Academic Vocab. SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Last Plant Measurement, Finish Cell Drawings-these are due Tues. 1-31. Begin cover of the plant/light project. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Sp. Les. 3, Write words 5 times ea. and write 10 sentences using spelling words: 3 simple, 3 compound, & 3 common expression. Complete Lesson 3 ws. GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Finish Unit 6 Reader's Workshop SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Cell drawings are due. Today we will be making a bar graph to compare the heightsof our plants. We may begin analyzing data and writing our conclusions. Students will receive a rubric today. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Grade Unit 6 Assign. Read "Dragon, Dragon" writings SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:We will complete our graphs, analysis, and conclusions. Project is due at the start of class tomorrow. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR (50% is due today) SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Plant and Light project is due. Disease ppt and assign disease to research next Mon-Tues. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Define Lesson 2 spelling words. Sp. Les. 2 ws GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR (50% due Feb. 2) (Take AR Log home) "Dragon, Dragon" Questions Dragon, Dragon Story Map SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:1st hr-Reward Party, 2,5,6-Cell Video write 10 facts over the video, 7th hour-turtle observation. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Write Les. 2 spelling words 5 times ea. Principal Pts. of Irregular Verbs, pp. 483, 484, 486 GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR "A Poet's Technique" SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Read pgs 83-85-TSW work with their group to list the cell organelles and their functions. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: ***Helping Verb Quiz Irregular Verb Chart GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Rewrite "Dragon, Dragon" through the dragon's point-of-view SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Students will draw a picture of a plant and animal cell. Pictures must be neat, colored, labeled, and the same size or larger than the original. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: **Spelling Test, Les. 2 Create Principal Pts. of Verbs foldable study guide GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Reread "Dragon, Dragon" Receive "Study Guide" (Test tomorrow) SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Measure plants and complete cell drawings. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Topic Write- Explain why people do things they know that they shouldn't. ***Tense and Principal Pts. Quiz GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR "Dragon, Dragon" TEST SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Cell cycle quiz, cell pictures due, microscope review, Museum of Osteology Family Field Trip is tomorrow 11 AM. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 NO SCHOOL- Martin Luther King Day ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Preview Helping Verb List Subj./Verbs- p. 382, Ex: 3 GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR (Take AR Testing Log) Finish "Dragon, Dragon" Vocab. Finish "Poetry Terms" Test SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:2nd Step ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Practice Helping Verb List Helping Verbs, p. 323, Ex: 17, 18, 19 GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Read "Dragon, Dragon" "Dragon, Dragon" Reading Check SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:We will explore the mysteries of the cell cycle and mitosis. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Thurs.: Write Helping Verb Phrases from list- 23 total Verb Tenses Cartoon ws GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR "Distinguishing Fantasy and Reality" SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:We will measure our plants, figure the mean and record our measurements. we will review mitosis and begin reading pgs. 83-85 on cell organelles and their functions. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Helping Verb Prac. Quiz Principle Pts. of Verbs (reg.), pp. 481, 482 GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Dragon, Dragon Questions SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Bell work is due. We will review microscope parts and procedures and begin drawing cells. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Spelling Lesson 1- Define words & complete ws. GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Grade Poetry Terms Read pages 281-283, 299, 300, 303 in old Textbook SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Finish experiment set-up, check plants and pets, begin cell notes ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE:Write L-1 sp. words 5 x's ea. Interruping Words & Phrases (Work in spiral from projector, p. 147) GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR (Take home AR Testing Log) Poetry Rhyme Schemes SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: 2nd Step with Mrs. Roach ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Story Starter- "Stop Fighting" Commas, p. 573, Ex: 22 GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Read pages 630-631 Pages 632-633 (Questions 1-12) Page 634 (Questions 1-7) SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Cell Notes. 6th hour, turtle observation with Mr. Hurst ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Write a 50 words persuading your parents to let you go to the movies on a school night. Include 3 direct address words. (circle) GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR "Two Limericks" SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Cell Notes ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: "Tiffany, what did you do?" Include 3 introductory words or phases. (circle) p. 568, Ex: 15 (in spiral) GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR "Dragon, Dragon" Vocab. SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Notes Quiz, Osmosis Demo. Finish notes ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Good/Bad News ws GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: Chapter 3 vocabulary (divisibility, GCF, LCM, LCD) READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Unit 5 Academic Vocab. SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Harvest Fast Plant seeds, Review procedures, begin 3rd 9 weeks notebook set-up. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: Topic Write- What would your life be like without a telephone? Commas- Series, p. 566 (1-5) & p. 567 (1-10) --- in spiral GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: Divisibility rules 2,3,5,9,10 Practice Sheet 3-1 READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR Unit 5 Reader's Workshop SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:Finish and grade 3rd 9 weeks notebook set-up. A few notes on light and setting up an experiment (begin). ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: p. 570, Ex: 16 (if absent) Comma Rules Chart (if in class) GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: Prime and Composite numbers. Practice Sheet- Sieve of Eras. READING___ MCKINNEY: Read AR SCIENCE:___ WOLFE: Planting Day 3, finish setting up the new experiment. ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, Feb. , 2012 ENGLISH___ MCINTYRE: GEOGRAPHY___ BUXTON: MATH___ WAGGONER: READING___ MCKINNEY: SCIENCE:___ WOLFE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Last updated 2012/02/16 15:00:50 CST | Hits 6359 |
|
|