Mr. Palarca - Due Wednesday 6-3-09

Math: Prepare for Part 1 of our big summative test!

Science: you should have day 1 and 2 done for your baby book. Make sure your egg baby also has a face by now and is still in one piece!

Mr. Palarca - End of Year!

MATH: summative (final) exam beginning on Wednesday. Summative topics: equations, fractions, decimals, percents, Pythagorean Theorem, combining like terms, substitution, lines, slope, graphing, mean, median, and mode. USE YOUR NOTES!

SCIENCE: egg baby project all week. Follow instructions on handout.

TEXTBOOKS: all textbooks have been collected! turn them in to avoid charges!

PROJECTS: the math dreamhouse and the science human body projects are past their due date. Turn them in ASAP for at least some credit

Mr. Palarca - Due Monday, June, 1

Find a partner for the Egg Project. Solo is too much work. If you don't have a partner on Monday, I will assign you myself and you might not like it!

Mr. Palarca - Project Update

Science Human Body system project NEW due date: Friday,  May 22.

Math dream house project NEW due date: Tuesday, May 26

Homework: continue working on both projects. Keep up or you may get overwhelmed and confused!

Mr. Palarca

Math: continue working on your dream homes. You should be working on the final floor plan now, finding the perimeter and area of the 8 required rooms.

Science: continue working on your human body system project. You should be finished with Day 1 and Day 2 worksheets, and you should be planning your vocabulary list poster, body system poster, and user's guide.

Mr. Palarca - Posted Tuesday, 5-12-09

Math: complete today's handout practicing area and perimeter for our dream home project.

Science: DUE THURSDAY: Day 1 and Day 2 worksheets for the human body project.

Mr. Palarca - Due Tuesday, 5-12-09

Math: Core 2 only: finish the take home test assignment.

Dr. Eddings Assignments May 11 to May 15

Weekly Assignments - 5/11 - 5/15: Dr. Eddings

Monday 5/11

English:

1st - Review & Assess pg 175- ques: 1,4,7,9 (5/13)

Wkbk: 57-58 (5/13)

6th - Streetside Stories

ELD

Spelling Unit 31 - pg. 192 (5/12)

ESL Wkst 62 (5/12)

Wkbk 93 (5/13)

Social Studies

Chapter 22 Test Due

Define Vocab chap 23 (5/13)

Timeline Challenge - Wkbk 156-157 (5/13)

Tuesday 5/12

English

1st - Outsiders: Psychology:Gangs (5/12),

Vocab Quiz (5/13);

Direct Quotations (5/13)

6th - Streetside Stories

ELD

Unit 31 - pg 193 (5/13)

Read pages 192-195 aloud

Ans. Questions p195 (5/13)

S. Studies

Geography Challenge, Wkbk pg 160-161 (5/13)

Wednesday 5/13

English

1st - Outsiders: Quiz Time (5/13);

Unit Test (5/14)

6th - Street Side Stories

Dragonwings - Unit Test (5/14)

ELD

Unit 31 - Pg 194 (5/14)

ESL wksts 64-65 (5/15)

Social Studies

Read Sections 23.2-23.4

Wkbk pgs 162-163 (5/14)

Thursday 5/14

English

1st Direct/Indirect Quotations and other Quotations wksts - (5/15)

6th - Steetside Stories

ELD

Unit 31 - pg 197 (5/15)

Read pgs 196-197

Ans Ques 197 (5/15

Social Studies

Read Sections 23.5-23.6

Wkbk pgs 164-165 (5/15)

Friday 5/15

English

Elaboration Folder - Cars/Living Space Tables (5/18)

Dragonwings Book Report Due (5/19)

Outsiders Book Report Due (5/20

ELD

Spelling Test - 31

ESL - 67 (5/18)

Social Studies

Check Wkbk pages 164-165

Chapter 23 Test (5/18)

Independent Chapters - 15,16,19,20 should be done by today. - 5/15

Mr. Palarca - Due Friday, 5-8-09

Science: find the pages in the textbook that discuss your body system.

Mr. Palarca - Due Thursday, 5-7-09

Math: review worksheet if assigned to you

Science: Core 1: select a team of 6 for the next project

Mr. Palarca - Due Wednesday, 5-6-09

Science: prepare for open notes quiz. begin choosing your group of 6 for the project we will begin on Thursday.

Eddings Assignmnets May 4 - 8

Weekly Assignments - 5/4 -5/8 - Dr. Eddings

Monday 5/4

English:

1st - Vocab Quiz, Read "Third Wish" Answer questions 2, 4, 6 pg 174 (5/6)

6th - Streetside Stories

Vocab Quiz (5/5)

ELD

Spelling Unit 30, page 186 (5/4)

Wkbk 90 (5/6)

Social Studies

Finish Test (5/5); Define vocab and red terms for Chap. 22 (5/6);

Wkbk 149 - check, rank all, explain why 1st 3 ranked (5/6)

Tuesday 5/5

English

1st - None (Testing)

6th - Streetside Stories

Novel - Aviation Trivia (5/5)

Novel - Up, Up and Away (5/5); Quiz Time (5/5)

Letter to Mother (5/5)

ELD

No Classes - Testing

S. Studies

Read Sections 22.1 - 22.5, complete wkbk 150 - 151 (5/6)

Wednesday 5/6

English

1st - Wkbk 53,56 (5/6); Review & Assess pg 175 - 1, 4, 7, 9 (5/8)

6th - Streetside Stories

ELD

Spelling Unit 30, page 187 (5/7)

Read "Follow the Drinking Gourd",

Answer questions pg 188 (5/8)

Social Studies

Read Sections 22.6-22.9,

wkbk pages 152 -153 (5/8)

7th- Reader's Theater

Thursday 5/7

English

1st - Grammar Wksts (5/8)

Novel - Today's Problem (5/8)

6th - Streetside Stories

ELD

Spelling Unit page 188

Wkbk 91-92 (5/8)

Social Studies

Review Questions Test Prep (5/8)

Friday 5/8

English

Check the remainder of Sequence Work.

6th - Grammar Wksts.

ELD

Spelling Test

ESL - 62 (5/11)

Social Studies

Chapter 22 Test.

Independent Chapters 15, 16, and 19

should be turned in and graded.

Mr. Palarca - Due Tuesday, 5-5-09

Math: Slope review worksheet (Counts as a take-home test)

Mr. Palarca - Due Tuesday, 4-28-09

make sure you bring your practice test 2.

REST!

Mr. Palarca - Due 4-27-09

Math: finish Practice Test 2, core 2 only: both workbooks 7-1

Science: nothing

Mr. Palarca - Due Friday 4-24-09

Math: study for test..everything we've after Spring Break. STAR test Practice 2 due MONDAY.

Science: Brochure project

Mr. Palarca - Due Thursday 4-23-09

Math: nothing. Practice Test 2 due Friday.

Science: page, read 306-307, do "Science Activity" p 307

Assignment Table - Dr. Eddings

Weekly Assignments - 4/20 - 4/24 - Dr. Eddings'

Monday 4/20

English:

"Seeing in Stereo" (4/20)

Fact & Opinion Essay (4/24)

ELD

Spelling Unit 28 - pg 174 (4/21)

Test Prep Lesson 1 (4/22)

Dear Dottie paragraph - (4/24)

Social Studies

Define Vocab Chapter 18 (4/21)

Wkbk pages 113 & 115 (4/22)

Notes Independent Practice Chapter 16 (4/27)

Chapter 15 Test should be taken by (4/24)

Tuesday 4/21

English

"The Twins" (4/21)

1st - Group Plays from Outsiders

6th - Oral Presentations - Proverbs from Dragonwings

STAR test practice -3B:36-75, (4/22)

ELD

Spelling Unit 28 - pg 175 (4/22)

Test Prep Lesson 2 (4/22)

S. Studies

Read 18.2 - 18.4

Wkbk 117-119 (4/22)

Wednesday 4/22

English

'Proper Care of Microscope" (4/22)

Continue 1st - Group Plays from Outsiders

6th - Oral Presentations - Proverbs from Dragonwings

Novel Work

ELD

Spelling Unit 28 - pt 176 (4/23)

Test Prep Lesson 3 (4/24)

Social Studies

Read 18.5 - 18.6

Answer questions (4/23)

Complete Workbook 120-122 (4/24)

Thursday 4/23

English

"Nurses in the Wilderness (4/23)

Test Practice 4A (4/27)

Grammar - Participles and Gerunds wkst (4/24)

ELD

Spelling Unit 28 - pg 179 (4/24)

Test Prep Lesson 4 (4/24)

Social Studies

Prep for Test

Finish work

Friday

English

"Barrio Boy" (4/24)

Novel Work

ELD

Spelling Unit 28 Test (4/24)

ESL- 58-59 (4/27)

Test Prep Lesson 5 (4/27)

Social Studies

Chapter Test 18 (4/24)

Should be finished with Independent Practice Chapter 16 to take Test (4/27)

Mr. Palarca - Due Wednesday, 4-22

Math: discount worksheet

Science: study for chapter 8-5 quiz tomorrow! No notes if your name was on the board.

Mr. Palarca - Due 4-15-09

Math: 7th period-worksheets

Science: 5th period-earth history timeline, workbooks page 147-152 (counts as quiz)

6th period-earth history timeline

Mr. Palarca - Due Tuesday, 4-14-09

Math: problems from overhead.

Science: Core 1 5th period: Writing in Science on page 297, Questions from graph on page 291, redo timeline(optional)

Mr. Palarca - EC

Extra Credit (unless you were on the homework list)

math workbooks 10-5, 10-6, 11-5, 11-6 and textbook page 460-461

Mr. Palarca - Due Friday, 4-3-09

Math: STUDY FOR TEST! Monomials, mean/median/mode/range, UQ/LQ/IR, box-and-whisker plots, and equations!
also finish review work from class.

Science: unfinished classwork

Dr. Eddings Assignments April 2 - April 13

Dr. E's Assignments - March 3- April 13

Thursday - April 2nd

English

Inferential Comprehension 1-6 (4/2)

Adv/Prep Phrases (4/3)

Outsiders - Social Groups (4/13)

Dragonwings - Poems (4//13)

Memorandum Due (4/3)

Roots Episode Six Essay Due (4/3)

ELD

Spelling page 164

Read pages 179-180

Questions 1-2 (4/3)

Social Studies

Workbook pages 90-91 (4/3)

Friday

English

Inferential Comprehension 7-12 (4/3)

Read "Mother to Son" & "Courage That My Mother Had"

Ans. Ques 1-5 (4/13)

ELD

Spelling Final Test (4/3)

Spelling pg 167 (4/3)

Wkbk page 84 (4/13)

ESL Skills 54,55 (4/13)

Comparison Essay wkbk 76 due (4/13)

Social Studies

Wkbk 92 (4/13)

Chapter 14 Take home Test (4/13)

You may use your book

Mr. Palarca - Due 4-1-09

Math: p. 601 # 1-4, 6-10, 14-18, 28, 29
**RETURN PARENT CONSENT FORMS (worth a QUIZ)

Science: vocabulary chart for section 8-5

Mr. Palarca - Due friday, 3-27-09

Study for the Ch. 7 Science test!

Mr. Palarca - Due Thursday, 3-26-09

Math: p. 546 # 1-7, 11-21 odd; p. 551 # 1-6, 8-20 all; p. 588 # 1-2, 5-8, 22 all

Science: CH.7 review #1-25.
  for core 2 only: also do workbook p. 126-128

Mr. Palarca - Due Wednesday, 3-25-09

Math: core 2: p.541 # 1-32 all

Science: finish main ideas chapter 7 section 4 and answer the questions for this section. workbook page. 126-128.

Mr. Palarca - Due Tuesday, 3-24-09

Math: p. 541 #1-32 all

Science: finish lab write-up: Classifying Organisms.

Mr. Palarca - Due 3-20-09

Math: both workbooks, section 9-5

Science: Core 2(6th period)-main ideas 7-3, questions on page 246

Mr. Palarca *Edit*

Science work from 3-17-09 is for CORE 1 only (5th period)

Mr. Palarca - Due 3-18-09

Math: STUDY FOR GRAPHING TEST!

Science: page 246 # 1-4 (Due tomorrow), workbook page 121-124 (Due Thursday)

Mr. Palarca - Due 3-17-09

Math: page 493 # 1-6, 10-20, 43

Math Test WEDNESDAY

Dr. Eddings Assignments - 3/16-3/20

Dr. Eddings - Assignments: Week of 3/16 - 3/20 - ( ) means when assignment is due

Monday

English:

Test Prep - Synonyms (3/16)

Read Poem "Fable" answer question 3 (3/18)

Read Poem "IF" answer question #3 (3/18)

Read Poem "Thumbprint" answer question #2 (3/18)

ELD

Wkbk pages 69, 71 (3/18)

Spelling pg 150 (3/17)

S. Studies

Read 12.1-12.3

Tuesday - 3/17

English

Test prep - Vocab skills 13 (3/17)

Proper Adjectives (3/18)

Interrogative Adj (3/18)

ELD

"Twins" Vocab pg 158

Wkbk pg 73 (3/18)

Spelling pg 151 (3/18)

S.Studies

Questions for 12.1-12.3 (3/18)

Wkbk pg 80 (3/19)

Wednesday - 3/18

English

Career Day Paragraph due

Test prep - Antonyms (3/18)

Txt book - Review & Assess pg 135 1-4, 8-10 (3/20)

Read Library book & 5 W's (3/18)

ELD

Read "Silent Years" 160-161

Complete 5 W's (3/18)

Spelling pg 152 (3/19)

S. Studies

Read 12.3-12.6

Answer Questions (3/19)

Wkbk 81 (3/19)

Thursday 3/19

English

Multi-meaning Words - (3/19)

Star Practice 2A: 1-35 (3/23)

Adverbs Time (3/20)

Adverbs Place (3/20)

ELD

Read pages 162-164

Answer Think it Over Questions: 165 (3/20)

Spelling pg. 154 (3/20)

Social Studies

Check assignments

Prep for Test on Friday

Friday 3/20

English

Words in Context - Lesson 5 (3/20)

Language Skills pg 136 (3/20)

ELD

Wkbk pages 72,74,75 (3/23)

S. Studies

Chapter Test

Define Vocab Chapter 13 (3/23)

Mr. Palarca - Due Thursday, 3-12-09

Math: p. 480-482 # 1-8, 11-23, 36, 37
Science: finish lab write up

Week of March 9-13

Dr. Eddings's assignments for week of March 9th - March 13th.

Due dates in () parenthesis

Monday - 3/9

English ELD S. Studies

Spelling 10B (3/9) Testbook 156 (3/11) Chap 11 Review Notes

Lit Book pg 126 (3/11) Spelling 144-145 (3/11) Chapt. 11 Test (3/10)

Persuasive Essay Rubric

Persuasive Essay Due 3/12

Tuesday - 3/10

Spelling 11A (3/11) Workbook 64, 65, 67-69 (3/11) Chapter 11 Test

Verbs pg 10/ Nouns pg 18 Timeline- Wkbk 72-73 (3/12)

Lit book 126 (3/11) Define Vocab chap 12 (3/11)

Wednesday -3/11

Spelling 11B (3/11) Pretest Unit 23 Geography Challenge

Read/Summarize (3/11) Prepare to Read pg. 158 wkbk 76-77 (3/12)

Check assignments Text book (3/12)

Thursday - 3/12

Spelling 12A (3/12) Spelling pg's 146 - 148 Read 12.2-12.5

Wksts - 69-70-71 (3/13) Paying Bills wkst - 3/13 Ans questions (3/13)

Turn in Packets Turn in Packets

Friday - 3/13

Spelling 12 B (3/13) Final Test Unit 23 Wkbk 80-81 (3/16)

Rhyme, Paraphrasing Wkbk 71-72

Rd - Fable, Ques 3

Rd - IF, Ques 3

Rd - Triumphant Ques 2

Questions due (3/16)

Mr. Palarca - Due 3-6-09

Math: worksheet to practice graphing, study for graphing quiz tomorrow
Science: crossword puzzle.

Mr. Palarca - Due 3-5-09

Math: complete the x/y tables from class, tell the change in x and y, tell the slope, and graph. Quiz Friday!

Science: quiz tomorrow! Chapter 7 sections 1 and 2. Finish lab at home. Crossword puzzles (core 1)
Old work to be collected tomorrow: main ideas 7-2, vocab chart 7-2, workbook p. 115-119.

Mr. Palarca - Due Monday, 3-2-09

Math: p. 474 #2-4, 8-15

Science: study for 7.1 and 7.2 quiz (most likely on Tuesday)

Mr. Palarca- Due 2-26

Math: Skills Practice page 71. graph #10-15.
Science: write any kind of story (as long as it's appropriate) using the vocab words from 7-1 and 7-2. MINIMUM one page.

Mr. Palarca - Due Tuesday, 2-24-09

Math: plotting points worksheets
Science: finish the part 1 questions for the White Sand environment. BRING your data table to class tomorrow!

Mr. Palarca - Due Friday, 2-13-09

Science: p. 231 #1-3, interview with Darwin

Math: Study guide and Intervention wrkbk page 69.

Mr. Palarca - Due Wednesday 2-11-09

Math: page 447, #1-4, 6-27, 39, 40

Science: continue working at home (if you can) on your extinct animal research

Dr. Eddings - Week of 2/9 -2/13

Dr. E's Assignments

Day

Class & Assignment

Due Date

Monday - 2/9

English:

Spelling 1 Short Vowels

Workbook 36-39

ELD

Amir's Timeline

Spelling Pages 121-122

Page 52 - High Point Workbook

S. Studies

Workbook pages 57-59

"A" students do page 60

Thursday, 2/12

Thursday, 2/12

Thursday, 2/12

Thursday, 2/12

Friday, 2/13

Thursday, 2/12

Friday - 2/13

Tuesday

English

Spelling 2

Sentences w/ Modifiers (62)

Identifying adjectives (63)

ELD

High Point Workbook - pg 53

Beginning and Ending Skills (27)

Food for your health - (28 - 29)

S. Studies

Workbook pages 57-59

Test Prep Questions

Thursday, 2/12

Thursday, 2/12

Thursday, 2/12

Thursday, 2/12

Thursday - 2/12

Thursday - 2/12

Thursday, 2/12

Thursday - 2/12

Wednesday

English

Spelling 3

Idioms worksheet

Have 3 paragraphs of Autobiography written

ELD

Self Portrait Essay

Reading "Amir"

Questions 1 & 3 on pages 118,121,123

Friday, 2/13

Friday, 2/13

Thursday, 2/12

Wednesday, 2/12

Thursday, 2/12

Thursday

English

Grade Assignments

Turn in Packet 4

Descriptive Adjectives

Write paragraphs 4-5

ELD

Spelling

"Sum it Up, Think it Over (Txtbk -124-125)

Social Studies

Chapter Test 9

Define Vocabulary

Friday, 2/13

Friday, 2/13

Thursday, 2/12

Friday, 2/13

Friday

English

Roots - Story Chart

ELD

Spelling Test- Unit 19

High Point Wkbk - 54-55

Social Studies

Finish Chapter Test

Roots- Story Chart

Tuesday, 2/17

Tuesday, 2/17

Friday, 2/13

Tuesday 2/17

Mr. Palarca - Due Monday, 2-9-09

Math: -Study for a quiz (section 8-1, 8-2, and 8-4)
-page 443 # 1-33, 37, 38

Science: find ONE partner for the research project by Monday.

Mr. Palarca - Due Thursday, 2-5-09

Math: none

Science: reflection on "Battle for Survival." What kinds of animals (elbow/wrist/hand) made the best competitors? What will happen to future generations? What allowed some kinds of animals to survive more? What made some animals die off?

-Word chart worksheet, both sides

Mr. Palarca - Due Wednesday, Feb 4, 2009

Math: page 436, # 1-6, 8-19
(number 7 is an extra challenge to test your skills)

Mr. Palarca - Due Tuesday 2-3-09

Math: Unfinished classwork (Worksheets from our college groups)

Science: Study for tomorrow's Ch. 5 Test!

**Things to be checked in class: Workbook page 85-100, vocab charts from Ch. 5

Mr. Palarca - Due Monday, 2-2-09

Math: Second core only: take home quiz

Science: CH.5 Test on TUESDAY!!! Study all vocab words, Punnett Squares, meiosis, RNA, and mutations.

Mr. Palarca - Due Friday 1-30-09

Math: Unfinished class work: both workbooks section 8-1 and section 8-2
        -possible quiz based on student behavior from Ms. Taylor's report.

Science: Unfinished Classwork: workbook page 85-100.
       -possible quiz based on student behavior from Ms. Taylor's report.

Dr. E's 3rd period addition

On Friday - 1/30, 3rd period must have 2nd copy of Self-Portrait completed.

Dr. E Assignments due week of 1/27 - 2/2

English - 1st and 6th period

"Golden Girls" questions (1,3,5,7) due Friday - 1/30
"Roots" Episode 4 questions due Friday - 1/30
Specialized Words - Vocab 26 - due Friday 1/30
Possesive and Interogative Pronouns (58 & 59) due Friday - 1/30

English Language Development (ELD) - 3rd period

Spelling worksheets 110-111 - due Friday - 1/30
2nd draft of self-story essay - due Friday - 1/30
Text book questions pg 107 and 109 questions 1 and 3, due Friday 1/30

Social Studies - 5th and 7th period

Workbook pages - 50 - 54 due Friday 1/30
Chapter 8 Take home Test due Monday 2/2

Mr.Palarca - Due 1/29/09

Math: p 424-425 # 1-10, 12-23 all

Science: main ideas and vocab chart section 5-4

Mr.Palarca - Due 1/28/09

Math: -Parent letter(counts as quiz)
         -text page 419-420 # 1-39 all, 54

Science: -vocab chart and main ideas, section 5-3