Tuesday

Hey class!

Much better work today. :)

Vocab: WW5/Quiz Friday

Reading: RR (summary and question)

Have a great night!

Ms. Evans

Monday :)

Hey class!

For homework:

Vocab: WW5 due Friday

Reading: One reflection

Math: Blue sheet (both sides)... test tomorrow


Have a nice night :).

Thursday

Hey class!

Great work today!  I hope you have a great time with Mrs. Mishler tomorrow.  I will be back to hang out with you guys on Monday.  Have a fabulous weekend!

Here is your homework:

Vocab: WW4/Quiz tomorrow

Writing: Precepts paper is due on Monday.  You will only have tomorrow to finish typing at school.

Reading: You have reading hmwk tomorrow but not on Friday.

Math: Blue sheet -- tomorrow you will have homework as well, unless you get it done in class.

Have a great day :)

Ms. Evans

Wednesday

Hey class!

Great work today!

For homework:

Vocab: WW4/Quiz Friday

Writing: Final drafts are due on Monday.  You will get tomorrow and Friday in the computer lab to work.

Reading: Reading Reflection due tomorrow (one summary and one question in your spiral/composition book)

Random Topics:
- Toumai (human? ape?)

Have a great night!!

Ms. Evans

Tuesday

Hey class!

We were a little more boisterous than normal today... tomorrow, try not to eat pure sugar for breakfast. :)

For homework:

Vocab: WW4/Quiz Friday

Writing: Second draft with peer edit suggestions is completed for tomorrow.  You will begin typing tomorrow.

Math: Blue sheets (all sides)

Reading: Read 20 minutes (RR: Summary (1-2 sentences) and one question of your choice on the orange sheet)

Have a great evening!!

Monday

Hey class!

Thanks for another great day!  Here is your homework for tonight:

Vocab: WW4 Work/Quiz due Friday

Flocab Writing Challenge: 

For a shout-out on Friday, October 3, entries are due Thursday, September 25 at 6 P.M. EDT.

Draw a future self-portrait.

Picture yourself in the year 2034. What will you be like at that point in your life? Will you be a politician, a scientist, a parent—all of the above? For this week's contest, draw a portrait of your future self and include a brief description of who you are going to be. Submit your drawings as an attachment to contest@flocabulary.com.

Looking for inspiration? Check out entries from previous winners and runners-up on our blog.

Note: Students, your teachers must submit for you.

Math: Blue sheet (both sides)

Writing: Rough draft needs to be done for tomorrow.  You will be doing peer edits and will start typing on Wednesday.

Friday!

Hey class!

It was a great week -- as a reward, you shall have no homework... unless you are not done with your codex.

Random topic covered today:
Sequoyah (Cherokee Tribe)

Have a great weekend and I'll see you on Monday...

GO BEAVERS!!!  (and Ducks too if they are playing)

Thursday

Hey class!

Vocab: WW3 due tomorrow... cumulative quiz on unit 1-3 STUDY!!!!!!

Math: Blue sheet (both sides)

Social Studies: Codex due tomorrow... I will not accept them any later than next Monday.

Have a great evening :).

Ms. Evans

Wednesday!

Hey class!!

I had a great day with you guys, as always!  Take a look below to see your homework for the day.

Vocab: WW3/Quiz on Friday.  You will have your first cumulative test on Friday too (unit 1-3).

Writing: We will begin discussing your first drafts/finishing them completely tomorrow.  If you won't be ready to share your work with me or a classmate tomorrow during our writing session, you will need to work on this at home.

Math: None today.

Social Studies: Today was your last day you had time to work on your codex.   These need to be turned in on Friday. (I will not accept any later than Monday, as we will be moving on to the next unit of study: The Explorers.)  You will have a quiz on facts 17-24 next Wednesday.

Random things covered today:
Planets: Kepler 62, Kepler 69c, BPM 37093 (diamond planet), Gliese 581

Tuesday

Hey class!!

For homework tonight:

Vocab: WW3/Quiz on Friday... cumulative test on Friday as well (units 1-3)

Math: blue sheet both side

Social Studies: Quiz tomorrow on facts 9-16... codex due Friday

Writing: Your outline should be completed and also the introductory paragraph to your precepts paper.

Have a great night!!

Happy Monday!

Hey class!

For homework tonight:

Vocab: WW3/Quiz due Friday.  You have a cumulative quiz on Friday.

Writing: We will get back to our precepts paper tomorrow.

Math: Rounding sheet

Social Studies: 9-16 Facts Quiz on Wed.  Codex due Friday.

See you tomorrow "_

Happy Friday!

Hey class!

I've had a great week with you and am looking forward to getting back at it on Monday.  Have a restful weekend and relax.  You do not have homework this weekend!  If you would like to get started on next week's writing challenge, here it is:

THIS WEEK'S CONTEST

For a shout-out on Friday, September 26, entries are due Thursday, September 18 at 6 P.M. EDT.

Travel in time.

If you could time travel, what time period would you most want to visit? The past, at an important moment in history? Far in the future? For this week's contest, imagine that you have the ability to time travel just once, to a particular point in time, and then return to the present. Tell us what time period you would choose, why, and what you would do during your visit.

Looking for inspiration? Check out entries from previous winners and runners-up on our blog.

Thursday

Great work today!

For homework:

Vocab: WW2/Quiz tomorrow. Study your words!

Writing: Brainstorm completed (On the back: three rules, quote and interpretation)

Social Studies: Begin studying facts 9-16

Random topics covered:
eponyms
Albert Einstein

Wednesday

Great work today, class!

For homework:

Vocab: WW2/Quiz Friday

Writing: Finish quote analysis paper, challenge assignment due tomorrow.

Math: Blue sheet (both sides)

Reading: None until you are able to check out a book

Social Studies: You have a quiz on facts 1-8 tomorrow. Finish your research for your codex.

Random topics covered:
- Rob Summers paralysis story
- "This I Believe" NPR http://thisibelieve.org/essays/featured/
- Popular Quotes by famous people

Tuesday

Thanks for a great day, class!

For homework:

Vocab: WW2/Quiz Friday

Writing: Challenge assignment (invention) due Thursday

Social Studies: Quiz on facts 1-8 on Thurs.

Reading: Your reading homework will start tomorrow :).

Math: No math homework today.

Monday Monday!

Hey class!

Thanks for another great start to the week.  Here is your homework:

Vocab: WW2 (packet) is due on Friday.  You will have a quiz on these words on Friday as well.

Vocab/Writing Challenge:

THIS WEEK'S CONTEST

For a shout-out on Friday, September 19, entries are due Thursday, September 11 at 6 P.M. EDT.

Dream up an invention.

Think about life before microwaves, laptop computers or airplanes. Is it hard to imagine? So many inventions that were once extraordinary have changed the way we live and are now a normal part of modern life. For this week's contest, come up with an invention that changes how we communicate, travel, eat, learn—anything! What do you think could make life easier to the point that we can't remember how we ever lived without it? If applicable, feel free to attach an illustration to your entry.

Note: Students, your teachers must submit for you. (EMAIL THIS TO ME: chelsey_evans@beaverton.k12.or.us)

Writing: Your "My Life" assignment was due today.  We will start our first formal essay tomorrow.

Reading: You will have library for the first time tomorrow, so you will be able to start our reading homework tomorrow. (Expectations will be explained tomorrow.)

Social Studies: Study the first 8 facts on the pink sheet in your binder.  You will have a quiz on Thursday.

Happy Friday!

Hey class!

Great work this first week of school!

Your homework for the weekend:

Writing: My Life (including your ten goals) is due first thing Monday morning.  No excuses!

Random topics covered:
Wonder: Genetics
Mandibulofacial dysostis
TCOF1 gene
Single nucleotide deletion mutations

Thursday

Hey class!  Thanks for another great day!

If you do anything on google docs:   chelsey_evans@beaverton.k12.or.us

For homework:

Vocab: WW1 is due tomorrow and you will also have a quiz on these words tomorrow as well. Study!

Language Arts: Your "My Life" writing (with your ten goals) is due on Monday.  You will not have too much time tomorrow to work on this and you will not be given any time on Monday (we will start our first formal opinion writing essay).

Math: Lesson 2 homework is due tomorrow.

Reading: Bring a book!

Social Studies: None :).

RANDOM HMWK: MANILLA FOLDER AND DOJO!! BRING YOUR RECORDER :)!!

Some topics covered today you could research if interested:
The Inuit Tribe
"Your deeds are your monuments" quote

Second day success with a great group!!

Hey class!

I am SO PUMPED for this school year.  The first two days you have proved to be respectful, funny, hardworking and driven.  I hope that this will be the trend for the year.  A couple things to note:

HOMEWORK:
Vocab: Flocab Unit #1 Word Work (this is the packet) will be due Friday. You will have a quiz on these words on Friday as well.  We will do a quick review tomorrow.

Writing: "My Life" will be due Monday of next week (the 8th). You will get a chunk of time tomorrow to work on this and a smaller chunk on Friday.  What you don't finish will end up being homework over the weekend.

Social Studies: You do not have homework yet.  We will continue our unit tomorrow and you will be assigned your tribe either Friday or Monday of next week.

Math: Lesson One blue sheet (both sides) will be due tomorrow.  We will review it at the beginning of math class.

RANDOM HMWK: HAVE YOUR PARENTS SIGN DOJO AND MANILLA FOLDER PAPERS :) 

Random topics covered today: 
Science Reading
NT7 Asteroid

Wonder
Cleft Palate
What Mr. T looks like