Mrs. Walker\’s Lessons

Monday: Students will take the science ThinkLink test.
HW: Continue working on the Scientist Wanted Project due September 27.
Tuesday: Students will take the FBI challenge. This activity will reinforce observations and we will see how well students can problem solve in science. (6.3.4)
HW: Continue working on the Scientist Wanted Project due September 27.
Wednesday: STudents will complete some handouts over the scientific method. (6.3.4)
HW: Continue working on the Scientist Wanted Project due September 27.
*** POWERSCHOOL IS HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. PAPERS WILL BE SENT HOME LATER THIS WEEK ONCE IT IS UP AND RUNNING. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. YOU MAY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AT HOME AS WELL.
Thursday:Students will analyze their ThinkLink results and we will review questions missed.
HW: Get ThinkLink results signed. Due Monday. Also continue working on the Scientist Wanted Project due September 27.

Friday: Experiment, Analyzing data and drawing conclusion: Students will complete an “Airball” activity to set up their own experiment portion. Students will practice making graphs of student data and drawing conclusions from the graphs. We will also apply these areas to the classroom experiments. (6.3.4)
HW: Get THinkLink results signed by Monday. Also continue working on the Scientist Wanted Project due September 27.

Monday: LABOR DAY!
TUesday: Students will demonstrate all procedures in my room. We will practice ALL emergency drills as well.
HW: workbook pages 1-8 due Friday!
Wednesday: Students will practice TCAP skills with a Coach Pretest.
HW: workbook pages 1-8 due Friday!
Thursday: Students will take a procedures test and check the Coach Pretest.
HW: workbook pages 1-8 due Friday!
Friday: We will complete the apple observation activity. When done we will go outside and make detailed observations of our surroundings. WORKBOOKS due TODAY!

Plans may change-check daily!
Monday: LABOR DAY!!! NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday: Students will finish their trip to another country and present the itinerary and details to the class. (6.3.1)
Wednesday: TCAP review day. We will complete a series of practice TCAP questions
Thursday: We will begin our geographical dictionary of key words. Students will be forming their own definition of each word, using the word in a sentence, and illustrating a picture of each word. A rubric will be given to follow.(6.3.2)
Friday: We will finish our timelines and present. (6.3.2)

Monday: Students will take the lab safety test.  After the test, we will review the questions.  Students will be issued their science workbook.  Students will be given their first assignment from the workbook.  Huntsville trip information will be sent home today as well.  ONly 48 will be going. 

Homework: Parents write/email a letter to me about your child.  Due Thursday!

Tuesday: CURRICULUM NIGHT! 6:30-8:30.  Students will go into the science lab for the first time today.  They will draw a diagram of the lab to make sure they are aware of the location of ALL safety equipment.

Homework: Parent letter

Wednesday: Students will continue on their lab diagram in the science lab.

Homework: Parent letter due tomorrow!

Thursday: WE will officially begin Chapter 1 today by completing the “Mission Impossible” start up.   After, we will discuss what it means to be a scientist.  I will then present the “Scientist Wanted” poster project which will be due Thursday, September 27. (6.2.3)

Friday:  How do you solve a problem? What steps do you take? We will discuss the scientific method and focus our attention on problem, hypothesis, and research. Students will work in small groups to organize the steps of the scientific method. We will then begin to set up a classroom experiment to apply the scientific method to throughout the school year. (6.2.3)

Homework: Work on your scientist wanted poster.

Monday: Students will answer questions about the Atlas map pages at the beginning of the book.  (6.3.1)

Tuesday:  Students will finish the Atlas questions and then we will begin planning a trip to place in the United States. (Components will be given in class) (6.3.1)

Wednesday: Students will finish their trip planning and present their itinerary. (6.3.1)

Thursday: Students will take a quiz over map skills. We will then introduce timelines. Students will begin making a timeline of their life. Timelines should include pictures and be colored.

HW: Research world events that correspond with the years you have been living. You need 3 different events for 3 different years you have been living.
Friday: Students will complete their timeline and add the world events to their timeline.

Monday: Students will become familiar with the social studies book by completing a book scavenger hunt.
Tuesday: Students will check the book scavenger hunt and then we will begin composing a globe to introduce map skills. We will discuss components of a map, globe, and atlas.
Wednesday: Students will finish their globes. We will discuss latitude and longitude and begin completing a handout over both.
Thursday: Students will finish the latitude and longitude handout and we will check it together. We will review map skills.
Friday: Students will begin planning a road trip somewhere in the U.S. The destination has to be somewhere never visited. On the way, you have to make 3 stops. Each student will have to compose an itinerary of what they will see at the 3 stops, what route will they take, about how many miles it will be, and direction.

Monday: Students will take a quiz over class procedures. When done, we will begin the book scavenger hunt. Who will win? Class assistants and other jobs will be chosen today as well.
Tuesday: We will check the scavenger hunt and discuss how the book is set up. After we will begin discussing lab safety.
HW: Parent Letter about their child-Due next Tuesday!
Wednesday: We will continue talking about lab safety and I will show some of the lab tools we will be using this year.
Thursday: Students will take a test over lab safety. Students who miss more than 4 questions will have to retake the test.
Friday: Students will go into the lab to begin drawing a diagram of the lab. I will also show the students where all the safety equipment is located as well as materials.

1. Respect yourself and others: Work hard and self-respect will follow. You get out of it what you put in. Self-respect does not exist unless you have respect for others. No one succeeds all by herself.
2. Take Full Responsibility: There are no shortcuts to success. Being responsible sometimes means making tough, unpopular decisions. Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong? If you don’t want responsibility, don’t sit in the BIG chair. If you don’t fulfill your responsibilities, you will be held accountable-no one else.
3. Develop and Demonstrate Loyalty: Surround yourself with people who are better than you are. Value peers who tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear.
4. Learn to be a great communicator: It will eliminate mistakes. Listening is crucial. Make good eye contact. Always introduce yourself and be respectful.
5. Discipline yourself so no one else has to: This will help you believe in yourself. It will produce a unified effort toward a common goal. When disciplining others, be fair, be firm, and be consistent. This will help you finish a job and finishing separates excellent work from average work.
6. Make hard work your passion: Do the things that aren’t fun first and do them well. Think big, work small. Plan your work and work your plan. See yourself as self-employed.
7. Don’t just work hard, work smart: Know your strengths, weaknesses, and needs. Be flexible.
8. Put the team before yourself: Teamwork must be taught. It allows common people to obtain uncommon results. There is individual success in group success.
9. Make winning an attitude: Combine practice with belief. Attitude is a choice. Maintain a positive outlook. No one ever got anywhere being negative. Confidence is what happens when you’ve done the hard work that entitles you to succeed.
10. Be a competitor: Competition is not social. It separates achievers from the average. You can’t always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive.
11. Change is a must: It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts the most. Change equals self-improvement. Push yourself to places you haven’t been before. Take risks. You can’t steal second base with your foot on first.
12. Handle Success Like you Handle Failure: You can’t always control what happens, but you can control how you handle it. Sometimes you learn more from losing than winning. Losing forces you to reexamine. It’s harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb. Continue to seek new goals.
13. No negatives allowed! Stop saying “I don’t know” “I can’t” or “I don’t want to.” Always try!