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Fieldtrip was awesome! Thanks students for your good behavior.
Islamic
Science Rediscovered
California Premiere!
Now Open 
Limited Engagement.
Did the Wright brothers soar in the sky
first? Was Leonardo da Vinci the first to describe “machines of
the future”?
Centuries before Orville and Wilbur Wright took flight, Abbas ibn Farnas
was soaring over the hilly Spanish countryside in a one-man glider - a
thousand years before the famed Wright flight in North Carolina.
Al-Jazari busied himself laying the foundations of modern engineering
and writing the Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices in 1206,
where he described fifty mechanical devices along with instructions on
how to build them, more than 200 years before Leonardo da Vinci became
revered for his technological ingenuity.
Challenge your perspective.
Ms. McVay's Mini-Middle School Survival Guide
• Listen to and follow all instructions.
• Ask clarifying questions about the task at hand.
• Write in your agenda.
• Check my Webpage.
• Check Powerschool.
• Turn work in on time being sure to follow all instructions and procedures.
• See me at brunch, before school, even at the beginning of lunch or make an appointment through email to address personal concerns regarding your grade, etc.
• Write your concerns down so you won't forget.
• Use the golden rule and remember the words of Plato: “Always be kind for everyone is fighting a hard battle.”
• Give your best effort!
Volunteer Extra Credit Assignment
Supplies for Ms. McVay's Classes
Dear Price Families,
On the school website you will find a link to the general supply list for your child's grade. Thank you so much for making sure that your student has the materials needed to be prepared for class each day. It really improves our efficiency in class when students can staple their homework or sharpen their pencils without needing to stand in line and wait for a turn.
At the bottom of the list, after those important supplies each student needs in his or her backpack, you will find a list of items appreciated in the classroom. The boxes of tissue, sanitizing wipes, and hand sanitizer are so important for keeping the environment of our class clean and healthy. Any donation of such items is very much appreciated.
As a final note on supplies, it is my intention to encourage positive behavior from the students by “paying” them a salary for their hard work. This means I will hold “shopping sprees” at which they can spend the money they have earned. Donations of small items like pens, pencils, erasers, small treats, or any other small, highly coveted item for the “store” would help to make this program of reinforcement a success.
Thanks you so much! I am looking forward to a wonderful school year!
Best Regards,
Ms. McVay
Announcing the Price Book Club, back in business this Wednesday during lunch – both lunch periods!
Please come on by students– it is on a drop in basis, so no worries.
Fast facts:
• Run by 3 volunteer parents, who have been trained by Project Cornerstone.
• Meets 2x a month
• Room 3 will be the designated place
Thank you for your donations of supplies.
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Homework:
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Core: No homework; finish late essays.
6th Social Studies: Complete incomplete class work: Lesson 2 Chapter 5: Vocabulary, questions 3-7 p. 161; read the Legacy of Egypt, p. 162-163, and answer question 2 on p. 163.
7th Social Studies: Complete chapter 8 work: Daily life p.272-273, read, study, complete item 2, p. 273; Lesson 4, Vocabulary, map question p. 276, question 3-7 p. 279; Chapter assessment p. 280, chose 3 questions from 5-12 to answer in 8-10 sentence paragraph response for each of the three questions. Also answer the two multiple choice questions on p. 281.(You may turn this in tomorrow, but I will accept as on time on Tuesday.)
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
No New Homework. Finish late essays!
Core: essay due tomorrow. Below is a link to an excellent student sample from a student who turned his paper in early. He kept his orignal thesis statement and then followed the outline for the body paragraphs and the conclusion. (Sorry for the jpeg heading for the link)
No homework for social studies 6/7 grades.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Core: semicolon/colon worksheet, due tomorrow; benchmark preparation worksheet due tomorrow.
Social Studies both classes: finish incomplete work from last week.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Core: Work on your essay which will be due Wednesday, January 11.
6th Social Studies: The handout from Tuesday and the Life Along the Nile assignment are due at the end of class friday. If you need to get caught up on those assignments, do so. You have the handout. I have pasted the Life Along the Nile instructions below.
Life Along the Nile Mini-project p. 152-153
Pretend you are an Egyptian trader and write a diary entry about a day spent on sailing on the Nile. Your journal entry will contain the following:
• A 100 to 200 word account that details the sights, sounds, smells, etc. of your environment and explains what you do and why. (example: the fiery rays of sunlight peeked out of the mists when we set off this morning. My father and I ate thick slabs of rich brown bread washed down with cool barley water. The slaves loaded our large wooden boat with barrels of sweet, ripe dates and sacks of barley. I recorded each one as it went by on my accounting scroll. My family's fortune depends upon our yearly trading expedition when we sail to the delta to meet Roman traders eager for the bounty of the Nile.)
• At least 3 “doodles” to illustrate your entry.
7th Social Studies: All the work listed below is due at the end of class Friday.
Chapter 8 Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia p. 246
• Starting With a Story p. 248-249: answer question in bold purple font at the end of the story.
Lesson 1
• Vocabulary p. 251
• Essential question p. 251
• 4,5,6 or7 p. 254
Lesson 2 p. 257
• Vocabulary
• Document Based Question, p. 259
• 3-7, p. 261
• Read lesson 3, write down and define the vocabulary, answer 6 and 7 page 271
Mini-project: Warrior versus soldier
Consider and reflect upon all that you have learned about Japanese culture (i.e. outside influences, religion, art, literature, and samurai culture). Then write an explanation of why highly evolved civilizations typically value the way of the warrior. Include three “doodles” to illustrate and elucidate your thoughts.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Core: Blue Packet due tomorrow. We will work on the essay in class tomorrow.
No homework for 6/7 Social Studies.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Core: complete both the internet packet and the internet single sheet. They are both due tomorrow.The blue packet is due Thursday.
6th Social Studies: No homework
7th Social Studies: Here's today's assignment:
Chapter 8 Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia p. 246
• Starting With a Story p. 248-249: answer question in bold purple font at the end of the story.
Lesson 1
• Vocabulary p. 251
• Essential question p. 251
• 4,5,6 or7 p. 254
Thursday, December 14, 2011
Core: For those of you behind in your essay: bring the first four or three paragraphs, depending on your thesis statement. We will complete the conclusions when we return in the new year.
6th Social Studies: If you did not complete the work from chapter 4, click on the link I posted Tuesday for the list and finish the work.
7th grade Social Studies: Here's the whole list for chapter 7:
7 th Grade Social Studies Chapter 7
p. 209: Predication statement about how people make a living and survive at different elevations.
p. 210-211 Starting With a Story: answer question in big red letters
Lesson 1 p. 213
• Vocabulary
• Study the photos and their captions in this lesson and then explain what they reveal about Chinese civilization at that time.
• P. 215 Map question
• P. 217 map question
• P. 218, study the Cycle of Chinese Dynasties illustration and write 2 multiple choice questions about it.
• P. 219 questions 6 and 7
Lesson 2, p. 223
• Vocabulary
• Geography Question p. 226
• Primary source Question p. 228
• Essential Questions
Chinese Legacy of Excellence Chart on printer paper (p. 230-231, also the rest of the chapter)
• Art, culture, trade goods
• Government, education, philosophy
• Inventions
Lesson 3, p.233
• Vocabulary
• Map q. p. 234
• History Maker p. 236, read and record 3 important facts
Lesson 4, p. 23
• Vocabulary
• Map q. p. 240
• Comparisons Chart: read and record 3 important facts
• Question 6, p. 242
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Core: complete your introductory paragraph and your first body paragraph. Click the link below to see the sample from class. (The sample also contains a portion of my second body paragraph.)
The historical fiction essay sample
6th grade Social studies: If you are not close to completing the list of work for chapter 4, I am posting a link to the list so you can get caught up. On Thursday, you will have 30 minutes to complete incomplete work while other students use their "scripts" to act out skits. For the remaining 52 minutes we will complete an open book assessment of the chapter.
7th grade Social Studies: No homework
Monday, December 12, 2011
Core: Read informative article "Should character be Taught in Schools", answer the five questions. Read your book if you have not finished it.
No homework for social studies.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Core: complete and study Oh broom, Get to Work packet. Reread story. Test tomorrow.
6th Social Studies: This is the required work for tomorrow, provided you completed the work required by last Friday.
• Read the “History Makers” feature on p. 121. Why is the information in this feature important enough to be highlighted in the chapter? Explain what Ashurbanipal accomplished, why it is important, and why it is unfortunate that his accomplishment was destroyed.
• Write a very thorough response for both question 6 and 7 on p. 123.
Reader's Theater, p. 124-127
• Read with a partner.
Complete item 2 on p. 127
The scene must have at least 3 characters and 3 exchanges of dialog.
Lesson 3, p. 129
• Vocabulary
• Read lesson and answer questions 3-7 p. 133
7th Social Studies: We will continue and add to the chapter 7 list we began on Monday, tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Core: Complete all pages except the last page in the packet for "Oh broom, Get to work."
7th Grade Social Studies:No homework. Great fieldtrip!
6th Social Studies: No Homework
Core: Complete the worksheet for "I'm Nobody," It Seems I Test People," and "Growing Pains." Read the introductory page 194, read all poems at least three times each, record three statements and three inferences based on those statements for each poem.
6th Social Studies: No homework
7th Social Studies: Bring a lunch for the fieldtrip. Meet in room 19 at 9:00.
Core: Study spelling and figurative language for quizzes tomorrow. I will collect the poetry packet tomorrow also.
6th Grade Social studies: Here is the new work we began today. You must be done with 1-3 when you arrive Friday.
Lesson 2, Chapter 4, p. 118-123
Assyria Rules the Fertile Crescent
• Vocabulary, p. 119, all 3 terms--
• Map question, p. 120
• Study and read the text of the photos on p. 118, 119, p. 122, and p. 123. Taken as a whole, what does this group of artifacts reveal about the Assyrian Empire? Was it advanced? Did it value beauty and skill? What other values might be demonstrated through these artifacts?
• Read the “History Makers” feature on p. 121. Why is the information in this feature important enough to be highlighted in the chapter? Explain what Ashurbanipal accomplished, why it is important, and why it is unfortunate that his accomplishment was destroyed.
• Write a very thorough response for both question 6 and 7 on p. 123.
7th Grade Social studies: Test tomorrow on Chapter 6, multiple choice from review game, map and chart questions.
Complete work from chapter 6 as homework if not done in class today.
New today in class: Lesson 3, vocabulary, map q. p. 196, History Makers, p. 197, summarize it and explain its importance, 6 and 7 p. 199, thorough responses.
Core: Spelling p. 95 B, Simile and Metaphor worksheet p. 52 B, Read book report book.
6th Grade Social Studies: Here is the work we began in class. Many people finished. If you did not, it is due when we begin 7th period Thursday.
Chapter 4: Early Empires (The Fertile Crescent)
• Starting With a Story, p. 110-111
• Read
• Answer: Why are laws necessary?
• Lesson 1: Mesopotamian Empires
• Vocabulary, p. 113: Write down the words and their definitions
• Document-based question p. 115: study the document; answer the question.
• Read the lesson. Answer questions 3-5, and 7 on p. 116.
Lesson Assessment: Pretend you are the principal of a middle school. Make a list of the five most important rules for your school. Beneath each rule, write an explanation of why the rule is important and how it will make the school a better place. Express your thoughts in complete sentences.
All the above work is due Thursday, December 1 at the beginning of class.
7th Grade Social Sudies:
Lesson 2, Chapter 6: Vocabulary, Skillbuilder question p. 188, questions 3-5 and 6 or 7.
Monday, November 28,2011
Core: Spelling p. 95 A, Simile and Metaphor Worksheet p. 51 A, Read Historical Fiction Novel for Book report.
6th Social Studies: No Homework
7th Social Studies: Project Due tomorrow, new class work from today: Chapter 6, p. 178-179 Starting With a Story question in purple letters, vocabulary p. 181, map question p. 182, map question p. 183, questions 3-5 and 6 or 7 p. 184.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Core: Complete the conference items we began in class today. We will put them in the conference folders tomorrow.
7th Grade Social Studies: Chapter 5 work due at end of class Thursday. Here's the new work assigned in class today: L2, p. 157, All vocabulary words, Map question p. 158, questions 3-5 and 6 or 7 p. 161. L3, All vocabulary words, Primary source question p. 167, questions 3-5 and 6 or 7 p. 169. Literature Connections p. 170-173, read and answer all 3 review quesitons that appear within the story. Essay question as a "test": question 14 p. 175, long, 10-sentence well-supported paragraph.
6th Grade Social Studies: Complete any working missing from Chapter 3.
Monday, November 14, 2011
All Classes:No new homework.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Core: Study Idiom Worksheet for quiz tomorrow. Study practice quiz for figurative language. Your essay on Scout's Honor is due tomorrow.
6th Social Studies: No Homework.
7th Social Studies: Complete Chapter 4 list. Due Thursday beginning of class. Project due November 29.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Core: Idioms Worksheet due tomorrow.
6th Social Studies: No Homework
7th Social Studies: Permission Slips for Fieldtrip due next Friday, November 18. Complete Chapter 4 list; Begin Project. See list and project requirements below.
Chapter 4
P. 108-109
1 Write a brief paragraph explaining what the map illustrates: what is meant by “Rise of Muslim States?”
2. Starting with a Story p. 110-111
Read both pages; answer the question in big purple type.
• Lesson 1, p. 112-116
Essential Questions and map question p. 114
• Lesson 2, p. 118-119
Essential Questions, map question p. 120
• Lesson 3, p. 130-131
Essential questions, question 7 p. 137
Vocabulary:
Iberian Peninsula, bureaucracy, faction, standing army, golden age, mercenary
Choose one of the following activities. Due November 29
• Travel Brochure of Baghdad during the Muslim Golden Age (Abbasid Empire circa 763-late 900's)
• Cover page
• Inside three panels: fine art, culture, religion
• Your choice
• 125-250 words per panel
• Three graphics per panel
• 18” x12”
• Comparisons across cultures (Muslim/Christian) poster (121)
• Art, Culture, Government, Religion
• 18” x12”
• 125-250 words per category
• One graphic per category, per religion
• Golden Age Poster (138-139)
• Medicine
• Literature
• Art
• Government
• Math/science
• 5 graphics
• 125-250 words per topic
• 18” x12”
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Core: Your notes for Scout's Honor are due tomorrow. The character comic strip for Scout's Honor is also due tomorrow.
Social Studies 6th and 7th Grade, no new work.
Thursday, November 3,2011
Core: Complete any work not turned in today: Comic Strip; Scout's Honor notes.
7th Social Studies: No Homework
6th Social Studies: If you did not turn in your chapter 3 packet or your quiz for lesson 1 and 2, complete that work and turn it in tomorrow.
Core and 6th Social Studies: No Homework
7th Social Studies: Complete any work from chapter 3 including open book test. Remeber to complete question 14,15, or 16 from p. 106 for you essay for the test.
No Homework! Happy Halloween :)
Dress-up days for points!
Wednesday: Team shirt
Thursday: sunglasses or neon colors
Friday: wear clothes backwards
Monday: Halloween Costumes
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Core: Complete Blue Bench Mark Preparation Packet.
No homework for 6th Social Studies
7th Social Studeis: Complete list I posted on Tuesday. See below in green font.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
No Homework for core, 6th social studies, 7th social studies.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Core: Finish Separate but Not Equal Packet; Complete Candy Comparison and Contrast Paragraph; Complete Going to the Dogs worksheet (Notice the word complete as you began this work in class.).
7th Social Studies: If you want a head start on the work for Thursday and Friday, here's the list: Chapter 3, Lesson 2: Vocabulary, 3 essential questions, chart of the Five Pillars of Islam from p. 95, questions 6 and 7 p. 96. Chapter 3, Lesson 3: Vocabulary, Document-based question p. 102, questions 3-7 p. 103. We will work on this Thursday and Friday in class.
6th Social Studies: No homework
Monday, October 24, 2011
Core: Separate But Never Equal packet: read introductory page, read article, answer the questions on p. 192 of packet (packet has 3 pages, not 192, he, he).
No homework for Social Studies 6th and 7th.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Core: The only new work assigned today is page 9 in the capitalization packet, do the try this, and page 11, do not do the try this.
If you are missing any of the work from yesterday, listed below in Tuesday homework, get caught up.
No new work for social studies, 6th and 7th.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Core: Bring all of your Aaron's Gift work, organized and stapled, to use as notes for the test and then to turn in for credit. Complete the Text Structures packet, pages4 and 7 in the capitalization packet, including the "try this" on both pages, and the Comparison/Contrast page upon which you fill-in the blanks to write comparison/contrast paragraphs. Do not complete the extension activity. You had a good deal of time to work on these assignments in class. You are completing what you did not finish in class.
Social Studies: No New work was assigned today. We are still working in class on all assigned work. (Both grades)
Monday, October 17, 2011
Core: Complete the Aaron's Gift character trait paragraph if not done in class; I will collect it tomorrow. Complete pages 268 and 269 in the Patterns of Organization packet if not done in class. We will sign them done or not done and correct in class tomorrow. Continuing with writing conferences tomorrow, so remember to bring your best behavior.
7th Social Studies: Legacy of Rome Poster due Wednesday; New work assigned today due Thursday.
6th Grade Social Studies: If you are missing any work from Thursday's list, complete it an turn it in A.S.A.P.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Core: Capitalization Packet p. 154-155; Aarons Gift p. 257 questions 4, 5, and 7.
Social Studies 6th grade: If you didn't finish the Symbol Poster, the Wanted Poster (Job title, skills/education/expereince/, job duties, pay), Lesson 1, chapter 2 textbook work: vocab, essesntial questions, questions 3-5 and 6 or 7 p. 86, finish these items as homework. (Long list represents work that we began in class last Friday :)
No Homework 7th Grade Social Studies
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Core: pages 148-152 in Capitalization Packet; Make sure you are up-to-date with the work from the textbook: check-off yesterday's work and make sure you have completed today's new items: questions 2, 3, 4 on page 257.
No Homework for Soical Studies 6th and 7th grades
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Core: Work on Character and Setting , and Aaron's Gift that should be done by the end of Tuesday is: 243-247 all 3"your turn" questions as shown in class; write down vocabulary words and their definitions (should have copied down in class); 3 active reader questions that appear in story; all of question 1 on p. 257 which requires a 4 part answer.
No Homework for Social Studies both grades.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
No Homework for Soical Studies both grades
Core: Spelling p. 94 part A; Context Clues p. 10 part C; Essay due Friday; His Gift to Girls Write-up paragraph due Friday
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
7 Social Studies: Complete work from the list you copied down in class if you have not already done so. You may turn it in tomorrow morning. You will have time in class Thursday to prepare your debate paragraph.
6th Social Studies: Check powerschool and complete any missing work. You will have time in class Thursday to finish the open book test.
Core: Spelling p. 93 part B; Context Clue p. 10 part B; The best possible essay you can produce is due Friday. Typed is preferred. Size 12 font. Double-spaced. Basic Font such as New Times Roman. We will go to the media center tomorrow 2nd period and Thursday 5th period. Bring a jump drive if you have one to save your work so you can finish at home.
Monday, October 3, 2011
6th Grade Social Studies:Complete any past-due work!
7th Grade Social Studies: Complete any past-due work!
Core: Spelling p. 93 part A; Context Clues p. 9 part A; Book Report Essay due Friday. You may begin revising the introduction and body paragraphs. We will work on the conclusion in class tomorrow. Use your two writing packet handouts to help you revise.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Core: Complete spelling worksheet; complete context clue worksheet; complete homonym packet and booklet; be prepared to work on essay in class tomorrow.
No Homework for 6th and 7th Social Studies
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Core: Spelling p. 89, part B; Context Clues p. 6, part B.
7th Social Studies: Complete the following items: p. 455 skillbuiler question, p. 456 skillbuilder question, p. 458 questions 3-5 and 6 or 7, p. 460 choose 5 of the 15 quesitons to answer. (You began this work in class. It will be due Thursday at the beginning of class.)
6th Social Studies: No homework
Monday, September 19, 2011
Core: Spelling p. 89 part A; Context Clues p. 5, part A.; Bring Book Report Book
No Homework for Social Studies 6 and 7.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Core: Spelling part B. p. 88; study Spelling part A p. 88; Study Context Clues part B, p. 4.
No Homework for Social Studies 6th and 7th grades.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Core: Spelling Part A, p. 88; Context Clues Part C, p. 4
Social Studies: No Homework
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Core: Spelling p. 87 part B, only one set of sentences, you do not need to write them again with blanks. Context Clues p. 4 part B.
No homework for Social Studies 6th and 7th
Monday, September 12, 2011
Core: Spelling p. 87 part A; context Clue p. 3 part A
No homework for social studies
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Core: Study context clue worksheet for quiz; bring all DOL papers for quiz; complete "The Marble Champ" story completion.
No homework for Social Studies
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Core: Context Clues parts B and C, due tomorrow; Final draft of "The Marble Champ" Story Completion, link to first half of story:http://www.google.com/search?q=marble+champ+soto&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GCNV_en&surl=1 (copy and paste it)
Dress up day Friday for Core Competition: Red, White, and Blue
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Social Studies 6 and 7: No homework
Core: Context Clues worksheet, part A, Wear red, white and blue Friday for core competition!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
6th Core: Spelling, Part B, p. 86 due tomorrow
6th Social Studies: Mini-travel Poster due Thursday
7th Social Studies: Mini-Travel Poster due Thursday
Monday, August 29, 2011
6th Core: Complete Spelling Part B, p. 85, Complete Spelling Part A, p. 86
6th Social Studies: Mini-travel posters are due Thursday. No more class time.
7th Social Studies: Mini-travel posters are due Thursday. No more class time.