Wednesday, September 30

Social studies- finish reading in book through pg 37- Ice Man- if everyone is done we will watch the Iceman video Thurs.

Science- Work on Study Guide- we will go over it Thurs in class- test on Plants sometime next week.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Social Studies: Read Through page 37 (The Iceman) and finish the packet- pages 12-13. Due Thursday, October 1. (No Soc St Wed- Band)

Science: Monocots & Dicots- finish packet for Wednesday.

Monday, September 28 Class Assignments

Social Studies: "Learning From a Primary Source" was covered in class today. Do "Decision making About Artifacts" (back of 1st page of current packet - page number is 11)- due tomorrow for class. Read pages 32-33 about The Iceman so we can discuss tomorrow and get to the video later in the week.

Science: Roots packet was covered in class today. We also read through the packet on Stems. Answer the questions about stems for tonight's homework- we will go over it tomorrow.

Thursday, September 24

Science assignment:
Pieces of the Puzzle- Roots packet. Finish reading and complete questions. Due Monday, Sept 28
Continue to fill in answers on the Study Guide as you learn them.


Social Studies:
Packet- page 10 (front ONLY of first page) Due Monday, Sept. 28

Have Fun at Common Ground Country Fair!

Social Studies Assignments To Date

All Students are expected to have a notebook or a three ring binder (I have several available) or a large folder to hold and organize their social studies materials, including in-class projects/assignments, home work assignments and any supplemental materials. These "notebooks" will be collected at the end of each trimester and graded for content. All homework assignments, in-class assignments and supplemental materials are expected to be in the notebooks, organized by date assigned or received. These notebooks are set up this way to enable students to organize their materials for ease of studying for each unit test.

~ Country & City Match worksheet Due 9/01/01
~ Continent Match worksheet Due 9/02/09
~ An Island of Your Own packet due 9/04/09
~ Using a Global Grid packet due 9/08/09
~ 1 Countries Regions packet Due 9/09/09
~ Content Packet Due 9/10/09
~ Chapter 1 Study Guide due 9/17/09
~ Chapter 1 Test 9/21/09
~ Island Crossword Due 9/24/09
~ World Wide Words Due 9/24/09

Science Assignments to date

Each student needs a notebook or three ring binder (I have several available) or a large folder to organize and store Science materials and assignments. These organized collections (referred to as "notebooks" regardless of the form) will be passed in at the end of each trimester to be counted as part of the trimester grade. All homework assignments and handouts are expected to be in the notebooks and organized by the date assigned. This format helps students find relevant information for test preparation.


~ Chapter 10 Section Focus Activity (rollerblading carrot) Not yet due
~ Chapter 10 Plant Study Guide (10-1 What is a plant?) Ongoing review
~ Science Text Introduction and Exploration Due 9/01/09
~ Science Clues worksheet Due 9/02/09
~ Biology4kids.com Plants packet - extra source- review
~ "A Rose By Any Other Name" Flower parts packet Due 9/09/09
~ Flower Parts Diagram Due 9/10/09
~ Online Flower Dissection Due 9/11/09
~ Bring in a leaf to class Due 9/14/09
~ "Leaf It To Me" leaf parts packet Due 9/15/09
~ Leaf parts diagram Due 9/15/09
~ "Starting Over: Seeds" packet Due 9/18/09
~ Info Guide on NonVascular & Vascular plants- extra source- review
~ Carbon-Oxygen Cycle diagram- completed in class 9/17/09
~ "Gone With The Wind" Seed Dispersal Due 9/24
~ Review Study Guide in bold above for 9/24/09

Welcome to school!

It's a brand new year at Palermo School! This year I will be teaching Science and Social Studies in 6th grade. This blog is devoted to those classes, assignments and projects. Assignments will be posted as assigned, usually daily.