Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs has an offseason hobby his teammates might mock: reading comic books. Mr. Briggs is a self-proclaimed comic nerd with about 500 books in his collection, some of which he auctions off for fund-raisers. He says he doesn’t know any other comic-book readers in the NFL. “A lot of guys say they like them, but then you talk about the books and realize they’re not real comic-book lovers,” he says.

—David Biderman

Morning Math

Math Live – click lessons, then choose probability

On Stage

Me Too

The Party

Language Arts

5.2 CST Questions – scantron

504.21

OC Test

Time for Kids (due Monday)

Blog Work: (stay on task)

1. approve all comments
2. reply to those comments
3. visit blogs of commenters
4. Go to the Blog Challenge and visit student or class blogs and comment
5. Here’s a class that has been reading our blogs – check them out – they are 6th graders from King City, CA,  and they have great blogs!
6. Read our class’s posts
7. Review Challenge 3 and work on your blog

HW

Math WB 166-167

AR 60 minutes each day

LA – TFK

Blog – Rutter Essay (due Sunday 5pm)

Math Run

Calculation Nation

On your blog, I’d like you to write an 4 paragraph essay on today’s trip to Rutter.

Paragraph 1 – Introduction and description of our trip

Paragraph 2 – Things you are looking forward to at Rutter; what are you excited about

Paragraph 3 – Things you are not looking forward to; Things that you don’t like about Rutter

Paragraph 4 – Conclusion; wrap-up

The essay is due Sunday by 5:00pm

If you finish the essay, here is some more Extra S-V agreement

Homework

No math tonight

AR 60 minutes

Read “Most Beautiful Roof in the World”

Spelling 114-117

Study vocab, spelling, 504

Blog – Rutter essay

We had a lot of fun yesterday making Voki’s for our blogs. The late class is also enjoying Scratch and doing some very cool things.

Math

Social Studies 9.2 Quiz

Ancient Greece from the British Museum

More Greeks

Greeks from the BBC

Language Arts

Direct Objects

Subject-Verb agreement – factsheets, game, quiz

Extra S-V agreement

Homework

Math WB 164-165

AR 60 minutes

Read Social Studies 9.3

Read “Most Beautiful Roof in the World”

Comp WB 144-147

Study Spelling, vocab, 504

Show someone your blog, and have them leave a comment (I’ll see it and give you extra credit). If your parents leave a comment of my blog, it’s Double Extra Credit!

Probability – read, activity, test

Lions & Tigers

Blog Challenge #3 – write, read, comment

Homework
Math WB 162-163
AR 60 minutes
LA – Read “Most Beautiful Roof”
Comp WB 144-147

and, of course, anything blog related.

I’m leaving to ride my bike. How about 25 miles in the beautiful sunshine?

Formula Quiz

Probability – See if you can get through level 5

If you finish the math HW, do the Formula Quiz again until you get higher than 90%. After that, you can do any math on ThatQuiz.org.

SS 9.1 Quiz

Homework
Math WB 160-161
SS – Read 9.2 – study notes
AR 60 minutes
LA – Read “Most Beautiful Roof”

Play outside until it gets dark. Enjoy the sunshine!

Probability

BBC probability – read, play, quiz

ThatQuiz probability

Language Arts

OC Test – pages 2-5, essay #1 only, pg 27

504.20 test – show me your score

CST questions – on the scantron – turn in to front table

Turn in your questions for “Protecting Wildlife”; really just turn in the answers – front table

Print out the first page only of your blog – put it on the front table

TFK – due Monday, front and back

Go to Tween Tribune – read – leave at least one comment

Let’s do the veteran level of the Student Blogging Challenge. Post about why people should read your blog. Leave a “trackback” which is a link back to the original blog post, which is here. You leave a trackback below your post on your dashboard in a box that says “Send Trackbacks”. Post the URL from above in that box.

If you still have time, review the first 2 challenges on the blog challenge, and add to or improve your blog in those 2 ways. The link to the blog challenge is here. Don’t start on the 3rd one; we’ll do that next week.

That should keep you busy. Stay on task!

Formulas

Homework

Math – WS packet #64-80

SS – Read 9.2

AR 60 minutes

LA – Read “Protecting Wildlife”

Questions – due Friday

Study vocab, spelling, 504

Every day is a fresh start. Make the most of it; have your best day ever.

After your math test, you have workshop time. You may choose from the following activities:

• Blogging – read, write, comment
• Student Blogging Challenge – see yesterday’s post or go here
• Math Moves U
• BBC Games – choose math from any of the games

STAY ON TASK!

After Recess

SS 9.1 – computer notes on your blog; you can work with a group, partner or alone. Choose what’s best for you. If you finish 9.1, keep going and do 9.2

Language Arts

Blogging – read, write, comment

Homework

No math today

SS – read 9.2

AR 60 minutes

LA – Read “Protecting Wildlife”

Questions due Friday

Spelling 112-113

Comp 138-142

Write in your blog

Math

Choose any “12″ activity from the tags section to the right.

We will go over the practice test, then do some problems similar to tomorrow’s test to get ready.

After Recess

You’re going to partner with someone from Mr. Lapachet’s class and help them make a picture. DO NOT DO IT FOR THEM! teach by using your voice, not your hands.

Mr Lapachet’s Pictures

Aviary.com

Language Arts

Let’s do the veteran level of the Student Blogging Challenge. Post about why people should read your blog. Leave a “trackback” which is a link back to the original blog post, which is here.

If you have free time, review the first 2 challenges on the blog challenge, and add to or improve your blog in those 2 ways. The link to the blog challenge in on the right.

Homework
Math – Study your notes for Wednesday’s test
Science – Living Wise H-I-J-K
SS – Read 9.1
LA – Read “Protecting Wildlife”

Questions – due Friday
Study vocab, spelling, 504