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Monday, May 9, 2011

May 9 - 13


Monday
AR Deadline - May 13th
Spelling - Unit 20 quiz
Vocabulary - Begin Unit 15 work (No test on this unit)
English - Go over Unit 6 test
Bible - Go over Lesson 32 quiz
            Introduce Lesson 33
Tuesday
AR Deadline - May 13th
Vocabulary - Complete p.168 and work p.169
English - Mac Lab - Type poems from last writing assignment
Bible - Begin Lesson 33   Read Luke 24:13-27
                                              Work p.116-117, #1-7
Wednesday
AR Deadline - May 13th
Middle School to the Biscuits game
Bible - Read Luke 24:28-35
             Answer questions 1-7 on p.117

Thursday
AR Deadline - May 13th
Exam Review Day - English exam will be next Wednesday
   Vocabulary - Units 11-14 (definitions only)
   English - Unit 4 - Adjectives and Adverbs
                   Unit 6 - Pronouns
Bible - Lesson 34    Read John 20:19-31
                                    Work p.120-121
Friday
AR Deadline - Today!
Exam Review Day - English exam will be next Wednesday
   Vocabulary - Units 11-14 (definitions only)
   English - Unit 4 - Adjectives and Adverbs
                   Unit 6 - Pronouns
Bible - Read John 21:1-23
             Work p.121-122, #1-14

Friday, April 29, 2011

May 2 - 6


Monday
AR Deadline - May 13th
Vocabulary - Lesson 14 quiz
Spelling - Get new list for next Monday’s test
English - Work Chapter Check-up - p.302-303, #1-37
                 Unit 6 test Wednesday
Bible - Introduce Lesson 32
             Read Matthew 28:1-15 and Mark 16:1-8
             Work p.113-114, #1-7
Tuesday
AR Deadline - May 13th
English - Go over Chapter Check-up 
                 Go over sample questions for test
                 Unit 6 test tomorrow
                 **Please note - Test will be moved to Thursday.
Bible - Read John 20:3-18
            Answer questions 1-20 on p.114-115
Wednesday
AR Deadline - May 13th
English - Unit 6 Test  **Moved to Thursday**
Bible - Review memory verse and material for Unit 32 quiz
             Unit 32 quiz tomorrow
             **Note - Quiz moved to Friday

Thursday
AR Deadline - May 13th
English - Go over test
                 Discuss “Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives”
                 Work p.319-320, #1-19
                
Bible - Review for Unit 32 quiz

Friday
AR Deadline - May 13th
English - Discuss “Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs”
                 Work p.322-323, #1-25
Bible - Lesson 32 quiz


Monday, April 25, 2011

April 25 - 29


Monday
Vocabulary - Introduce Unit 14 words - p.157-159
Spelling - Review words for tomorrow’s quiz
English - Share poems written with partner last week
Bible - Complete “Finding the Information” - p.108

Tuesday
Spelling - Unit 19 quiz
English - Take notes on Lesson 5
                 Work p.288, #1-15
                 Homework - Worksheet
                
Bible - Review memory verse and material
             Lesson 30 quiz tomorrow

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Work and check p.161
                        Homework p.162
English -  Check homework 
                  Take notes on Lesson 6
                   Work p.291, #1-16
Bible - Lesson 30 quiz

Thursday
Vocabulary - Check homework
                         Work p.160-161, #1-20
English - Take notes on Lesson 7
                  Work p.295-296, #1-13
Bible - Go over quiz
             Introduce Lesson 32 - p.113

Friday
Vocabulary - Lesson 14 quiz Monday
English -  Take notes on Lesson 8
                   Work p.298, #1-14
Bible - Read Matthew 28:1-15
             Answer questions 1-7 on p.113-114


Monday, April 18, 2011

April 18 - 21


Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson 13 quiz
Spelling - Get new list
English - Take notes on Lesson 4
                 Work p.285-286, #1-15
                 Homework - p.310, #8-20
Bible - Go over last week’s quiz
             Introduce Lesson 30 - p.105
             Read scripture accounts of the crucifixion of Jesus

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Go over quiz
English - Check homework
                 Memorization quiz on Subject/Object Pronouns and Uses
                 More practice on “Pronouns After Linking Verbs”
               
Bible - Answer questions about the crucifixion of Jesus
             p.105-106, #1-9
Wednesday
Writing - Partner activity 
                Choose one of the Bible stories we have covered this year.  
                Work with a partner to write a poem about the story. 
                (We will do examples together to help you get started.)
English - Go over quiz
                 Take notes on Lesson 5
                
Bible - Continue yesterday’s questions - p.106-107, #10-18

Thursday
Spelling - Happy Easter!  Spelling test moved to Tuesday
Writing - Work with partner to complete poem
                These will be shared in class next week.
Bible - Read scripture accounts of the burial of Jesus
             Answer questions 1-8 on p.107
Friday
Good Friday - No school

Monday, April 11, 2011

April 11 - 15


Monday
Spelling - Unit 17 quiz
Writing - Follow-up activity to Max’s Words
                Use the words we collected Friday to create a story.
Bible - Introduce Lesson 29
            Read Luke 23:1-25 and John 18:28 - 19:16
            Work p.101-102, #1-11
Tuesday
Vocabulary - Introduce Unit 13 words - p.150-151
                        Homework - p.154
Writing - Share completed stories with class
Bible - Complete p.103, #12-22 using the same scripture as yesterday

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Check homework
                        Work p.155
English - Introduce “Unit 6 - Pronouns”
                 Take notes on Lesson 1 - p.274
                 Work p.275, #1-15
Bible - Complete the puzzle on p.104

Thursday
Vocabulary - Work p.153-154, #1-20
English - Take notes on Lesson 2 - p.279
                 Begin memorizing subject and object pronoun lists
                 Work p.280, #4-17
Bible - Review material and memory verse
             Lesson 29 quiz Friday

Friday
Vocabulary - Unit 13 quiz Monday
English - Take notes on Lesson 3 - p.282
                 Work p.283, #1-13
Bible - Lesson 29 quiz


Monday, April 4, 2011

April 4 - 8


Monday
Vocabulary - Unit 12 quiz
Spelling - Get new list for next Monday’s quiz
English - Complete Lesson 9 notes
                 Work p.207, #1-14
                 Adverb test Thursday
Bible - Go over last week’s quiz
            Introduce Lesson 28  
            Read Matthew 26:57-68
            Work p.98-99, #1-9
Tuesday
English - Notes on Lesson 10
                 Work p.210, #1-16
                 Homework - Worksheet
                 Adverb test Thursday
Bible - Read Luke 22:54-62
             Work p.99, #1-6

Wednesday
English - Check homework
                 Work Chapter Check-up - p.215-216, #38-91
                 Go over sample questions for the test
                 Adverb test tomorrow - Unit 4, Lessons 6-10
Bible - Read Matthew 27:3-10
             Work p.99-100, #1-6 and “Questions for Discussion”

Thursday
English - Adverb test
Spelling - Practice Unit 17 words
Bible - Review memory verse and material for quiz
             Lesson 28 quiz tomorrow

Friday
Writing - Read aloud the book, Max's Words.
                 Collect words from newspapers and magazines for a writing 
                 activity next week.
English - Go over test
Spelling - Unit 17 quiz Monday
Bible - Lesson 28 quiz


Monday, March 28, 2011

March 28 - April 1


Monday
Spelling - Unit 16 quiz
Vocabulary - Introduce new words - Unit 12, p.131-133
                        Unit 12 written work due Friday - p.134-136  (This is a 
                        different procedure than we've used in the past.)
English -  Introduce Adverbs
                  Take notes on Lesson 6 - p.197
                  Work p.197-198, #1-10
                  Homework - Worksheet
Bible - Go over quiz
             Lesson 27 - Read Luke 22:1-34 and answer question 1-6 
Tuesday
English -  “Pop quiz” later this week on adjective and adverb definitions
                   and the questions they answer 
                   Check homework
                   Take notes on Lesson 7 
                   Work p.199, #1-9
                   Homework - p.229, #1-13
Writing - Critique and correct essays
                  
Bible - Read John 13:1-30
             Answer questions 7-12 on p.95-96
Wednesday
English - Check homework
                 More practice on Lesson 7 and then daily grade
Writing - Critique and correct essays
Bible - Read Matthew 26:36-46 and John 18:1-11
             Complete questions on p.96-97

Thursday
English - Take notes on Lesson 8
                 Work p.204-205, #1-12
                 Homework - p.230, #1-18
Writing - Critique and correct essays
Bible - Review memory verse and material for quiz on Friday

Friday
Vocabulary - Check Unit 12 written assignments
                        Unit 12 quiz Monday
English - Check homework
                 Take notes on Lesson 9
                 Work p.207, #1-14
Bible - Lesson 26 quiz