Classroom Calendar 2011-2012
September    October    November    December    January    February    March    April    May    June
August
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1

 

2 3 4 5
8

 

9 10 11 12
15 16
Yearbook Summer Camp 9am-2pm
17
Yearbook Summer Camp 9am-2pm

 

18
Yearbook Summer Camp 9am-2pm
19
22

 

23 24

School Begins

25 
Review the classroom policies and library program.  Return the parent signature sheet.
26
Bring your ID card -- We are checking out our textbooks today!
Review the classroom policies and library program.  Return the parent signature sheet.
29
Please have a silent reading book with you today and every day forward!.

You should be working on your Geo Project due Wednesday!
30
 Reading Log due

You should be working on your Pearl literary terms
31

Geo Wk 2 due

Geo Project due

Yrbk terms quiz

Have read ch 2 of The Pearl on your own

   

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September
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday


 

 

 

1
Survivor #1 due


You should be working on your Pearl literary terms
2
Survivor #2 due

Vocab Cards 1-5 due

Geo test  (use your completed  project map as a study guide)

Labor Day --
       No School

You should be working on your Pearl literary terms


     

6
Reading Log due

Survivor #3 due


You should have read chapter 5 of The Pearl for class today!
7
Back to School Night!
6:00-8:00pm

Survivor #4 due

Geo Wk 3 due

Spelling p 19 due
Writing #1 due

Sentence Variety #1 due


8
Survivor #5 due


Great Awakening Wkst due

You should be working on your Pearl project

Writing #1 due

Sentence Variety #1 due
9
BLACKOUT
NO SCHOOL
12


You should be working on your Pearl project
13
Reading Log due

Survivor #6 due
Survivor #7 due

Vocab Cards 6-10 due

Spelling Un 3 p. 21 Due

Unit 1/2 Spelling, Vocab, and Writing Test

Geo Wk 1-3  Map Due
14
Survivor #8 due

You should be working on your Pearl project

15
Survivor #9 due

Geo Wk 1-3  quiz


You should be working on your Pearl & Survivor project
16
Writing Week #3 due

Enlightenment Organizer

You should be working on your Pearl & Survivor project


Tradition of Liberty Test and spiral notebook check next Tuesday study and print out your table of contents
19

Tradition of Liberty Test and spiral notebook check ARE TOMORROW  study and print out your table of contents
20

Reading Log due

*Bring 25 3x5 cards. We'll be making our first set of CC cards!*

Tradition of Liberty Test and spiral notebook check print out your table of contents

Spelling Un 4 p. 31 Due


21
Survivor #1-9 due 

 Pearl project due

Wkbk p. 24 due

Geo Wk 4 due



22
Writing #4 due

Pre Constitution Cards Due
23
Vocab Cards 11-20 due

Unit 3/4 Spelling, Vocab, and Writing Test

Primary Source #1 due

26

K-12 Professional  Growth Day 
No School

Optional 1st Quarter Extra Credit -- state placement -- test at lunch Wed, Oct 12th

27
Reading Log due

Find and print a haiku, include a picture.

Write a cinquain on a family member.

 

 28
Geo Wk 5 due
Political Cartoon Activity

Primary Source #2 due


Illustrated Proverb

 

 29

Wkbk p. 28 due

Write a limerick

War for Independence movie packet due (fill-in and timeline)

War for Independence Categories

30
 
Writing #5 due

Find and print a sonnet, highlight the couplet

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October
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 3
Minimum Day - Parent Conferences

You should be working on your Finished Book Assignment

 

4  
Minimum Day - Parent Conferences

Reading Log due

Founding Father's Notes

AM Poem Poster

War for Independence movie packet due (timeline only)

PM Ode to Yearbook
(min 10 lines long)
Poetry info including ode

5
Regular Late Day - Parent Conferences

Geo Wk 6
due

SS  Wkbk p.4

Poetry test

Poem RD due (Attach your picture to your poem!)
6
Minimum Day - Parent Conferences

7
Minimum Day - Parent Conferences
Geo 4-6 map due

Vocab Cards
21-25 due

Unit 5 Spelling, Vocab, and Writing Test

Partner Project:  Founders' Graveyard tombstone due today!


Unit 2: Revolution Test  and spiral check today!
10
Please return signed BLUE federal form

Unit 5 Spelling, Vocab, and Writing Test
*AM -Remember we did not have time on Friday!
 11
Please return signed BLUE federal form

Poem TYPED Final Draft with editing guide, picture and rough draft stapled to it!

 
 12
Extra Credit Test (How many of the 50 states can you correctly identify?) at lunch, today only!

SS Wkbk p. 34-36

 

13

Geo 4-6 Test

AM - The Patriot

PM gone to Disneyland
(Bus will leave at 6:15am!  Bring snacks, entertainment for the bus, jacket, money, cell phone.  Arrange a ride home for 10:30pm.)

14
1st Quarter Finished Book Assignment Due (Be sure to staple your reading log to your book report.)

Writing #6 due
17
Study your PC cards!

 

18
Study your PC cards!
Spelling Un 7 page 49
19
Study your PC cards!

SS Wkbk p. 42

Lit Wkbk p. 245

How can you capture the Reflections theme "Diversity means..."?  You need an original photograph and 3-sentence caption.
20
Study your PC cards!

Bring 3 more Short Story Analysis worksheets printed out

Borrow a Halloween picture from Google or from your family album.  Write a caption for it (following the formula).  Include picture in your final work.  *All pictures will be returned!
21
PC cards test!

Writing #7 due

AM Ratification

PM Ratification

24
You should be preparing for our SS test and spiral check: Unit 3 Spiral and
Unit 3 Test Review

*Bring 70 cards to make your LEG cards*

How can you capture the Reflections theme "Diversity means..."? You need an original photograph and 3-sentence caption.

25
Reading Log due

*Bring 70 cards to make your LEG cards*

Spelling Un 8 page 55

Lit Wkbk p. 143

"Bet" Lit Analysis Wkst


Preamble notes/example

26
Unit 3 Spiral and
Unit 3 Test Review
TEST TODAY!

Geo Wk 7 due

"Monkey's Paw"
movie poster


1st Quarter grades... please check for errors and decide where you want your EC points.  You must tell us by Friday.
27

Writing #8 due
28

1st Quarter grades EC points due!

Vocab Cards 26-35 due

Unit 7/8 Spelling, Vocab, and Writing Test

LEG cards due

"Tell Tale Heart"
Analysis Wkst
Thematic Venn Diagram
31
Halloween Spirit Day!
AUCTION!!
       

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November
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
  1
Reading Log due

Spelling Un 9 page 61

Continue working on "Who Speaks for You?" Wkst
2
Collection for soldiers and sailors serving abroad

Geo Wk 8 due

Reflections picture and caption due!

3

Branches Chart due
AM or PM

4
"Who Speaks for You?" Wkst due

Writing #9 due

7Collection for soldiers and sailors serving abroad

 

8
Reading Log due

"Wounded Warrior" activity
9
Geo Wk 9 due

Writing #10 part1 due


Bring 71 cards to make your EXEC cards today

 

10
LEG card test

Writing #10 part2 due

Unit 9/10 Spelling, Vocab, and Writing Test

Book orders due!

 

11

Veteran's Day
No School

Collection for soldiers and sailors serving abroad

14

Collection for soldiers and sailors serving abroad
 
Feature Angle & Lead -- We want this written, but it does not have to be on your layout!  You should have decided the topic of your feature and written the 2-3 sentence lead.
15
Reading Log due

"Stop the Sun" story poster AM directions

Geo Wk 9 map due

Finish Roles of the President worksheet from class

"Stop the Sun" story poster PM directions

 

16

 

17
Letter to soldier due
(Must be typed.)

Executive cards due

Writing #11 due
18

Last day to donate tosoldiers and sailors


Geo Wk 7-9 test


 How does O'Henry use irony in the "Ransom of Red Chief"? Type a complete body paragraph and color-code the concrete details and commentary.

Vocab Cards 36-50 due
21
Thanksgiving Break,
No School
22
Thanksgiving Break,
No School
23
Thanksgiving Break,
No School

24
Thanksgiving Break,
No School

 

25
Thanksgiving Break,
No School
28

Body copy and captions in word document -- pictures on spread
29  
Reading Log due

Cabinet Member typed paragraph must be color-coded

30
AUCTION

Writing #12 due
1

EXEC card test
*bring 50 index cards to make Judicial set*

Headline revision wkst
2
Vocab 1-50 test

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December
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

5

Spread to Aesthetics editors

6
Reading Log due
AM Courthouse trip
7 8
PM Courthouse trip
9
Judicial Cards Due
Signed Progress Report due

"Mother to Son" essay due

Spread to Chief editors
12

 

13
Reading Log due

Courthouse Minibook due AM directions/PM directions and Courthouse terms quiz (from guidebook) today
14
SS workbook p. 52


FINAL spread due!!!
15
Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Topeka Board of Ed. worksheet due



16
Judicial Cards Test

 Federal Courts in a nutshell notes due (use pp. 136-137 of textbook and this link to the website to complete)
19

Winter Break
No School

20

Winter Break
No School
21

Winter Break
No School
22

Winter Break
 No School
23

Winter Break
 No School
26

Winter Break
No School
27 

Winter Break
No School

28

Winter Break
No School

29 

 Winter Break
No School
30 

Winter Break
No School

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January
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2

Winter Break
No School
 
Holiday: New Year's Observance
3 4
Reading Log due
5
CC vs. Strachan (+Judicial)

Article/Amend Cards due

Amendment Vocab. Activities due

 

6
CC vs. Hanson

CC vs. Ward
(+Articles/Amendments)

Amendment/Art card Test today

Yearbook spreads will begin losing points today if any corrections/changes are needed!!!
10
2nd Quarter Finished Book Assignment Due

CC vs. Santibanez

Bring ID card to check out Deathwatch
11
LIt workbook
p 374-383 due

Deathwatch ch 1&2 have been read
12
CC vs. Strachan

General Cards due

Deathwatch ch 3&4 have been read
13


Deathwatch 5&6 have been read and Assignment #1 due

Amendment Cartoon due
16

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
17
Deathwatch ch 5&6 have been read

The Important Thing due

General Cards Test

18
CC Playoffs

Deathwatch ch 7&8 have been read and Technical Dictionary due

FBI #1 due
19
Constitution final and Spiral due

Deathwatch ch 9&10 have been read
20
   End of 2nd Quarter

FBI #2 due
  
23
CC Finals 8th period in gym

 

24
Vocab Cards 51-56 due

Deathwatch ch 11&12 have been read and Deathwatch Written Assignment #2 Typed:   Tips for Survival due

FBI #3&4 due

SS Wkbk pg 70-72

Spelling Un 13 page 85
25
SS Wkbk p 83
26
AUCTION

Book orders due

Deathwatch ch 13&14 have been read

FBI #5 or 6 due  many of you could not access #5, so your choice
27

Non-Student Day
30 

Deathwatch ch 15-17 have been read
31
Reading Log due

Deathwatch final book test and second Technical Dictionary due

p. 89 in social studies workbook due

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February
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 

1
FBI # 7 due  Use the summary frame and ideas from class to write your summary.

War of 1812 Webquest due
2
3
Deathwatch final activity due Compare and Contrast Deathwatch and "To Build a Fire"

FBI #9 due

Vocab cards #51-60

Unit 13/14 Spelling, Vocab, and Writing Test
6

 

7
Reading Log due

Spelling p. 97

Lewis & Clark Journal
(AM 2 journals, PM 1 journal)
8
FBI #10 due

Pizza reward at lunch for CC (Come before your DC meeting, Mrs. Nelson knows you may be few minutes late.)
9
Trail of Tears Webquest
10
Valentine Dance!!!

*bring your home address*
*have returned signed Knott's behavior contract*

MAPs #1-13 due

"Marathon Man" wkst

You should be working on your Manifest Destiny  booklet


13

Unit 5: Presidents' Defining Moment Spiral (print grade sheet)

Unit 5: Presidents' Defining Moment Test Review

You should be working on your Manifest Destiny  booklet

Wear YRBK shirts
14
Reading Log due

Found Poem or I AM poem on Trail of Tears

Washington-Polk Crossword Puzzle

Spelling U16 p.103

MAPs poster

"Lady Gaga" wkst
15 
FBI Post-test: Do in class for a grade!

Unit 5: Presidents' Defining Moment Spiral (print grade sheet for class today!!)

Unit 5: Presidents' Defining Moment Test Today!!!
16 

Manifest Destiny  booklet due
17

MAPs #14 - 25 due

Quiz on MAPs poster

Vocab cards #61-70

Unit 15/16 Spelling, Vocab, and Writing Test

You find the article and complete the wkst

20

Lincoln's Birthday

No School

 

21  District Recess
       No School
22  District Recess
       No School
23  District Recess
       No School
24

Washington's Birthday

No School

27  
Bring your ID card to check out our next core lit novel.
28
Reading Log due

MGP signed topic & printed current event

Interview Questions
29
Spelling U 17 p109

ROT have read chapter 2 and AM completed cotton webquest

Don' forget about 3rd quarter extra credit!
1
WKST M & A

"New Colussus" Illustration


Be working on your 3rd quarter finished book assignment!
2
Printed, signed progress grades

Bring your ID, we are going to the library for MGP research!


Spelling Un 17 test


Vocab cards 71-75

MGP current event summary

ROT have read pgs 56-68

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March
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

5

Continue your MGP research

YRBK spreads due to aesthetics

Be working on your 3rd quarter finished book assignment!

6
Reading Log due

MAPS WKST P & S

MAPS literary terms quiz

New in America AM letter, PM interview

7
Don' forget about 3rd quarter extra credit!
 
MAPS Wkst Quiz
8
MAPs TESTING

MGP 3 research pieces


Be working on your 3rd quarter finished book assignment!

RoT character diaries rough draft chapters 1/2 due

9
ROT have read ch 6

Wkst 7.1-7.3 due

MGP movie permission signature

RoT character diaries rough draft chapters 3&4

YRBK spreads to chiefs
12

YRBK bring your selections for year in review topics

Don' forget about 3rd quarter extra credit!

13

Reading Log due

AM will have their movie permission signature checked (ran out of time Friday)

Spelling U19 p. 121


3rd Quarter
Extra Credit at lunch today!

Roll of Thunder ch 7 read


MGP 6 CD Notecards
14

RoT character diaries rough draft chapters 5&6
15
MGP thesis and 3 sub-thesis sentences (topic sentences)

Roll of Thunder ch 8 read

PM Roll of Thunder Webquest  #1-10 due

 

16

 3rd Quarter Finished Book Assignment Due

Social Reform Cartoon due
19

Roll of Thunder ch 9 read

 

20

Social Studies:  Industrialization, Immigration, & Reform Unit spiral and test
Review Here!

RoT character diaries rough draft chapters 7&8

Roll of Thunder ch 10 read
21
MGP annotated bibliography due and ON DEMAND ESSAY typed in class.  Bring all materials for the essay.
22

Roll of Thunder ch 11 read

 Boycott Activity due
23

RoT character diaries rough draft chapters 9&10

YIR DUE!
26
 
Roll of Thunder ch 12 read
27

Spelling U 20 p127

ROT character postcard from Washington, D.C.
28

MGP interview with picture

Cesar Chavez article summary  (article given in class, use
summary format)
29

Turn in Roll of Thunder

SS Workbook 173

RoT character diaries final draft of all 6 due

PM Roll of Thunder Webquest #11-17 due

Civil War Flag Map due

 

30

Spelling/Vocab/Chavez Article Quiz

Vocab cards #76-85

Auction!

Recipe for Courage

Refuse to Stand Silent

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April
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2 Spring Break
       No School  
3 Spring Break
       No School
4 Spring Break
       No School
 5  Spring Break
       No School

 

6 Spring Break
       No School

9 10

Reading Log

MGP movie review with picture

Mid-Year SS Outcome Test

SS Workbook 135-137

Spelling U16 p.133
11

Major Battles notes

 

12

Recruitment poster
13

Mid-Year SS Outcome Test Corrections

Clara Barton Commemorative Stamp

Book Orders - last one for the year!!!
16  

You should be working on your Newscast a little each day this week!

A / B
       
17
CST testing begins

Reading Log due

MGP News Article with photograph
18
CST testing

Civil War novel
reading check #1
AM / PM
19
CST testing

Rough draft of individual Newscast script due
A / B
20
Civil War map of the American South due

Civil War novel
reading check #2
AM / PM

Pasta for Pennies & Recycling contests!!!


Reconstruction textbook and video notes -- you will begin these in class today!

 
23

Newscast Presentations!




Pasta for Pennies & Recycling contests!!!
24
CST testing

Reading Log due

MGP technical writing

Pasta for Pennies & Recycling contests!!!
25
CST testing

Civil War novel
reading check #3
AM / PM


Reconstruction Crossword due (given in class last Friday)

Civil War Spiral due

 

26
CST testing

Civil War test

Pasta for Pennies & Recycling contests!!!

 

27
Civil War novel final reading check
AM / PM


Pasta for Pennies & Recycling contests!!!

 

30
Continue working on your CW Novel Cereal Box!
         

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May
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 

1
Spelling Un 22 p.139

Reading Log due

MGP Summary & Reflection and About the Author
2
Continue working on your CW Novel Cereal Box!


SS p. 463 #1,2,5 - answer in complete sentences or Cornell notes.
3
On Being Discouraged typed paragraph with picture

You should be working on compiling your MGP project!
4
Ch 13, section 1&2 Quiz

CW Novel Cereal Box due at the end of class today!
7
You should be working on compiling your MGP project!

 

8

We are going to the book fair today!

Spelling Un 23 p.145

Civil War Novel Test Today


Reading Log due
You should be reading a book of choice to use on your Finished Book Assignment  (May 29)

Holocaust Wequest  (You got a copy of the 21* questions and started this in class last Thursday!)

Select Ensemble kids--your absence packet is due today

Signed progress notices are online and will not be updated until after Friday
9

MGP Final Presentation due at start of class today! Be sure to bring a copy of the rubric! (Click link above)


14.1 and 14.2 notes and activities due today!



Jews in Demark Bio-Poem
10

Knott's Berry Farm

*Be on the bus by 7:45am!

*Bring entertainment for the bus and money for food at the park!!

*Arrange for a ride home when we return at 5:30pm!!!

11

Signed progress grades due!

Spelling/Vocab Quiz

Vocab cards #90-100

SS Wkbk p. 224

Reward Cereal and
Movie Day!

If you have late/detention work, you will be working on that instead of eating and watching!

14

Promotion Auditions at Lunch

4th Qtr Extra Credit test coming soon!!  You need to know the US Presidents #1-42, in order!

Year in Review Presentations partner and topic assigned

Business Letter: practice in class
15

Promotion Auditions at Lunch

Reading Log due
You should be reading a book of choice to use on your Finished Book Assignment  (May 29)
16

Business Letter due
17
You should be working on your Year in Review Assignment and Script!

SS text p. 503 Cornell notes or complete sentences for #2a, 2b, 4,5,6,7
18

Signed Westview forms AND Walk to Westview permission slip!

Ch 14, sect 1-4 quiz
Ch 14 spiral due, print rubric!



 

21
4th Qtr Extra Credit test coming soon!!  You need to know the US Presidents #1-42, in order!
22

"The Hangman" Found Poem (typed)

Reading Log due
You should be reading a book of choice to use on your Finished Book Assignment  (May 29)

Walk to Westview
12:30 - 3:15
*Students should wear walking shoes.  Meet Mrs. Milling in classroom at the end of 5th period.

*Parents, you can find us in the Westview quad just before 1:00.  See you then!
23
Museum of Tolerance

*Be on the bus by 7:40am!

*Bring entertainment and food for the bus!!

*Arrange for a ride home when we return at 5:30pm!!!

24

4th Qtr Extra Credit test at lunch today!!  You need to know the US Presidents #1-42, in order!


Year in Review Assignment and Script due! Time in class for rehearsal.
25

More time in class for YIR rehearsal.

 

28

Memorial Day
No School
 

29 
4th Quarter Finished Book Assignment --
This is your writing final. Typed on demand in class.

30

Social Studies
Year in Review

Presentation
31

Vocabulary
Final


8th Grade Textbook Return
1

Social Studies Final

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June 
Assignments for both classes in BLACK, Important announcements in RED,
AM assignments in BLUE, PM assignments in GREEN

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 4

Yearbook Distribution

 

 5

Class Party
6

Promotion Practice
7

8th Grade Promotion
9 AM

School Ends
     

8

Teacher Checkout

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13

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