Second Marking Period 2022-23
Please refer to the district calendar to make sure any days-off listed below are correct.
Our daily schedule.
Use the Connect Help Sheet to view today's planner information.
Nov. 7 review day and work time for D.R.C.'s (review activity)
Nov. 8 Quiz over lesson 4-8, work time for D.R.C's (study guide)
Nov. 9 review yesterday's quiz then work on D.R.C's when finished
Nov. 10 lesson 9, steps 1-12
Nov. 11 work time (half day)
Nov. 14 lesson 9, steps 13-18
Nov. 15 review day for vocabulary/skills test
Nov. 16 Vocabulary Test (and time to study for tomorrow's skills test) (study guide)
Nov. 17 Skills Test (study guide)
Nov. 18 Snow Day
Nov. 21 Today we will be reviewing the unit #2 skills test.
Nov. 22 Skate Estate Trip. Shortened Schedule.
Nov. 23 No School, Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 24 No School, Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 25 No School, Thanksgiving Break
Begin Unit #3
Nov. 28 lesson 1, steps 1-8
Nov. 29 lesson 1, steps 9-22 Begin D.R.C. #1 due December 8
Nov. 30 lesson 2, steps 1-3
Dec. 1 lesson 2, steps 4-9
Dec. 2, lesson 2, steps 10-16
Dec. 5 lesson 3, steps 1-8
Dec. 6 lesson 3, steps 9-22
Dec. 7 Review Day / D.R.C. time. S.E.L. Family Activity Night - Discussion Question: Families...at this point, we are ALL aware of the impact Social Media has on our TIME every day! It's always more than we think. It keeps us from INTERACTING with those we are closest to and that live in the same home! CHALLENGE: Use the Social Media Detox form above, and create a "Family Challenge" to put down our SCREENS (not just phones) for an hour every day for a week! You CAN do this! Positive results are on the way... (video, form)
Dec. 8 Unit #3, Lesson 1-3 Quiz (study guide)
Dec. 9 Review yesterday's quiz, work on D.R.C and read student text.
Dec. 12 lesson 4, steps 2-17
Dec. 13 lesson 4, steps 2-23
Dec. 14 lesson 5, steps 1-9 Begin D.R.C. #2, due Jan. 17 on www.quia.com/web (see this site if you forgot your username) S.E.L. Family Activity: Discussion Question: We are always seeking strategies that will help us under pressure, whether giving a speech in class, for work, or performing in a sporting event. Research shows that specific BREATHING exercises can help to overcome nervousness during these situations. CHALLENGE: Talk about a situation you were in recently that made you nervous, and it was difficult to perform. Then, open the document above and practice the breathing exercise. Discuss your results! Try this the next time you are nervous!! (video, form)
Dec. 15 lesson 5, steps 11-13
Dec. 16 Time to work on D.R.C. #2. Modified schedule, Fine Arts Center in afternoon.
Dec. 19 lesson 6, steps 1-8
Dec. 20 lesson 6, steps 7-17
Dec. 21 Time to work on D.R.C. #2 and IXL (any 5th or 6th grade social studies skill)
No School until school resumes on January 3.
Jan. 3 Review lesson 4, 5, 6 and study time for tomorrow's quiz. (in class study activity)
Jan. 4 Quiz over lessons 4, 5, 6. (study guide) S.E.L. Family Activity (video, video1) Discussion: Identify one person in your life for whom you'd give your absolute best. Describe how or why this grit has developed because of this person and why they mean so much to you.
Jan. 5 Discuss yesterday's quiz.
Jan. 6 lesson 7, steps 1-9
Jan. 9 lesson 7, steps 10-15
Jan. 10 lesson 7, steps 16-25
Jan. 11 lesson 8, steps 1, 3, 4. S.E.L. Family Activity (video, form) Discussion Question: We love stories - especially when those stories are from loved ones! We are inspired to hear the amazing things our family members have done throughout their lives. CHALLENGE: 1.) Share your OWN "Gritty Stories" with each other. 2.) Use the document above and INTERVIEW a family member who has stories of GRIT!!
Jan. 12 MAPS testing, lesson 9, steps 1, 2, 6-10, 15, 18-21
Jan. 13 end of unit review day,
Jan. 16 review for vocabulary and skills test Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here are a few websites you may enjoy to help you learn about this important man. National Geographic Kids, Kid President, Britannica, Britannica Kids, and TIME for Kids. Today's Unit #3 review activity (and answers).
Jan. 17 Unit #3 Vocabulary Test (Students may start the skills test when done with vocabulary test.) (study guide)
Jan. 18 Unit #3 Skills Test (study guide) S.E.L. Family Activity. (video) Discussion Question: After hearing Hansel Enmanuel's story, discuss some of the DAILY tasks that must have been hard for him. There must have been MANY times he felt like quitting! DISCUSSION: What are DAILY items that are difficult for both the adults and kids in your family? Share why these are hard and HOW you find the strength to do them.
Jan. 19 Unit #3 Skills Test Review
Jan. 20 Finish Vocabulary/Skills test and any other graded assignments if needed. (last day of second marking period, half day)
Please refer to the district calendar to make sure any days-off listed below are correct.
Our daily schedule.
Use the Connect Help Sheet to view today's planner information.
Nov. 7 review day and work time for D.R.C.'s (review activity)
Nov. 8 Quiz over lesson 4-8, work time for D.R.C's (study guide)
Nov. 9 review yesterday's quiz then work on D.R.C's when finished
Nov. 10 lesson 9, steps 1-12
Nov. 11 work time (half day)
Nov. 14 lesson 9, steps 13-18
Nov. 15 review day for vocabulary/skills test
Nov. 16 Vocabulary Test (and time to study for tomorrow's skills test) (study guide)
Nov. 17 Skills Test (study guide)
Nov. 18 Snow Day
Nov. 21 Today we will be reviewing the unit #2 skills test.
Nov. 22 Skate Estate Trip. Shortened Schedule.
Nov. 23 No School, Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 24 No School, Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 25 No School, Thanksgiving Break
Begin Unit #3
Nov. 28 lesson 1, steps 1-8
Nov. 29 lesson 1, steps 9-22 Begin D.R.C. #1 due December 8
Nov. 30 lesson 2, steps 1-3
Dec. 1 lesson 2, steps 4-9
Dec. 2, lesson 2, steps 10-16
Dec. 5 lesson 3, steps 1-8
Dec. 6 lesson 3, steps 9-22
Dec. 7 Review Day / D.R.C. time. S.E.L. Family Activity Night - Discussion Question: Families...at this point, we are ALL aware of the impact Social Media has on our TIME every day! It's always more than we think. It keeps us from INTERACTING with those we are closest to and that live in the same home! CHALLENGE: Use the Social Media Detox form above, and create a "Family Challenge" to put down our SCREENS (not just phones) for an hour every day for a week! You CAN do this! Positive results are on the way... (video, form)
Dec. 8 Unit #3, Lesson 1-3 Quiz (study guide)
Dec. 9 Review yesterday's quiz, work on D.R.C and read student text.
Dec. 12 lesson 4, steps 2-17
Dec. 13 lesson 4, steps 2-23
Dec. 14 lesson 5, steps 1-9 Begin D.R.C. #2, due Jan. 17 on www.quia.com/web (see this site if you forgot your username) S.E.L. Family Activity: Discussion Question: We are always seeking strategies that will help us under pressure, whether giving a speech in class, for work, or performing in a sporting event. Research shows that specific BREATHING exercises can help to overcome nervousness during these situations. CHALLENGE: Talk about a situation you were in recently that made you nervous, and it was difficult to perform. Then, open the document above and practice the breathing exercise. Discuss your results! Try this the next time you are nervous!! (video, form)
Dec. 15 lesson 5, steps 11-13
Dec. 16 Time to work on D.R.C. #2. Modified schedule, Fine Arts Center in afternoon.
Dec. 19 lesson 6, steps 1-8
Dec. 20 lesson 6, steps 7-17
Dec. 21 Time to work on D.R.C. #2 and IXL (any 5th or 6th grade social studies skill)
No School until school resumes on January 3.
Jan. 3 Review lesson 4, 5, 6 and study time for tomorrow's quiz. (in class study activity)
Jan. 4 Quiz over lessons 4, 5, 6. (study guide) S.E.L. Family Activity (video, video1) Discussion: Identify one person in your life for whom you'd give your absolute best. Describe how or why this grit has developed because of this person and why they mean so much to you.
Jan. 5 Discuss yesterday's quiz.
Jan. 6 lesson 7, steps 1-9
Jan. 9 lesson 7, steps 10-15
Jan. 10 lesson 7, steps 16-25
Jan. 11 lesson 8, steps 1, 3, 4. S.E.L. Family Activity (video, form) Discussion Question: We love stories - especially when those stories are from loved ones! We are inspired to hear the amazing things our family members have done throughout their lives. CHALLENGE: 1.) Share your OWN "Gritty Stories" with each other. 2.) Use the document above and INTERVIEW a family member who has stories of GRIT!!
Jan. 12 MAPS testing, lesson 9, steps 1, 2, 6-10, 15, 18-21
Jan. 13 end of unit review day,
Jan. 16 review for vocabulary and skills test Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here are a few websites you may enjoy to help you learn about this important man. National Geographic Kids, Kid President, Britannica, Britannica Kids, and TIME for Kids. Today's Unit #3 review activity (and answers).
Jan. 17 Unit #3 Vocabulary Test (Students may start the skills test when done with vocabulary test.) (study guide)
Jan. 18 Unit #3 Skills Test (study guide) S.E.L. Family Activity. (video) Discussion Question: After hearing Hansel Enmanuel's story, discuss some of the DAILY tasks that must have been hard for him. There must have been MANY times he felt like quitting! DISCUSSION: What are DAILY items that are difficult for both the adults and kids in your family? Share why these are hard and HOW you find the strength to do them.
Jan. 19 Unit #3 Skills Test Review
Jan. 20 Finish Vocabulary/Skills test and any other graded assignments if needed. (last day of second marking period, half day)