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Daily HW (Hopefully this works!)

This is where you will find homework assignments. It will be updated often. Do not depend on this site for your nightly homework as some days it may not be updated. The students are responsible for writing down their homework daily in their school agenda. All homework is due the next night unless stated otherwise.

Problem of the Week (11-10-08): Must show work and write your name on the paper to earn credit. It must also be clear as to what the answer is (put in a box or circle around the answer) and make sure to include the appropriate units.

How many triangles are present in the figure?














11-13-08
McNinch Unit 3 Math Test - Monday - Students completed a study guide today in class and will play review Jeopardy tomorrow as well as receive extra practice in measuring angles.
Burton Unit 3 Math Test (Geometry) - Thursday - Students received their study guide today in case they want to begin reviewing the concepts and definitions.

11-5-08
McNinch - Finish your pattern.
Burton - Study multiplication; Play computer games to review concepts from this year or practice problem solving.

11-4-08
Math - Words for the Operations (We played Algebra Election today in class - ask your child about the Electoral College - we learned all about it today)
Science - We began our new science unit on Landforms today. Talk with your child about the formation of land and how water changes the land around them.

11-3-08
McNinch
Math - Math Boxes 3.8 page 84 in Math Journal
Science - None

Burton
Math - Study Link 3.6
Science - Finish Egg Drop Paper

10-30-08
MATH
Burton - Identify 2 pairs of vertical angles, and 4 pairs of adjacent angles in the picture drawn in their math notebook.
McNinch - Play Polygon Capture with someone at home (15-20 min)

Science - Spend 15-20 working on Egg Drop data sheet, questions, writing frame, paper. Goal: Finish assignment by end of class tomorrow.

10-28-08
Math McNinch - Math Rules! due Friday; SL 3.6

Science - Parent signature on science quiz

10-23-08
Math McNinch - SL 3.5 (don't measure angles in #1-3)
Math Burton - SL 3.4 on reading protractors

Science - Motion and Design Quiz (21 ques) tomorrow. Mini-Book due tomorrow.

10-22-08
Math McNinch - Baseball math - may be challenging students should try their best
Math Burton - Fill in today's vocabulary in foldable, read over notes twice, study multiplication facts

Science McNinch - Egg Drop Questions; Quiz Friday
Science Burton - Egg Drop tomorrow (2 ish); Quiz Friday

10-21-08
Math McNinch - Study Link 3.4
Math Burton (Blue Group w/ McNinch) - Geometric Figures on parallel lines, etc
Math Burton (Purple Group w/ Hillman) - Measuring the Parts

Science - Students in both classes received the answers to the review in the mini-book. Students should answer the questions before checking their work. Many students have not answered the review questions yet. See other science dates below.

10-20
Math McNinch - Math Rules! due Friday
Math Burton - Place Value Puzzles (Lesson 3.2)

Important Science Dates (McNinch HB)
Tuesday (21st) - Study Guide is due. Students will build their Egg Drop Container/Parachute.
Wednesday (22nd) - Drop eggs around 9:45 - parents welcome.
Thursday (23rd) -
Friday - End of Unit Quiz (20-30 questions). Science mini-book is due. This is the end of the quarter.

Important Science Dates (Burton Homebase)
Tuesday (21st) - Motion and Design Study Guide is due. This is found on pages 29-30 in students' mini-book. Students are to try the best they can. Answers will be provided on Tuesday. Students will also begin designing their egg drop container/parachute. They should bring in any supplies they think they might use.
Wednesday (22nd) - Students will build their egg drop container/parachute.
Thursday (23rd) - Students will drop their egg from 12 feet and observe the physics concepts surrounding the motion of this egg. We will do this around 2:00 - parents are welcome.
Friday (24th) - End of Unit Quiz (20-30 questions). Science Mini-Book (assignments on notebook paper if book was lost) is due. This is also the end of the quarter.

10-14-08
Burton Math - Continue to study multiplication facts.
McNinch Math - Study multiplication facts. Test Corrections and Parent Signature on test due tomorrow. Math Rules! due Friday.

Science - Students should be collecting supplies for the Great Egg Drop Parachute. I suggest materials such as cotton balls, aluminum foil, small strawberry baskets, ribbon, rope, egg crates, etc. Anything that can be cut and pasted.


10-12-08
BURTON MATH - Unit 2 Test is Tomorrow

10-9-2008
Math - McNinch - Study for Unit 2 test which is tomorrow.
Science - McNinch - I by accidentally printed off science progress reports so students are bringing them home today so I make use of the wasted paper. They are updated with the Simple Machine study guide and quiz grade.

10-8-08
Math - See below for information about math test. Tonight both classes should complete the study guide.

10-7-08
Math test will be on Friday. Students will work on a study guide in class on Wednesday. The test will be on adding/subtracting whole numbers and decimals, number stories/word problems, place value, partial products method, lattice method, magnitude estimates, multiplying decimals, probability using a probability meter, expanded notation/form, landmark numbers (max, min, median, range, mean).
McNinch - Study times tables. Play math games. Think about math.
Burton - Choose 5 multiplication problems to complete from today's classwork. You may solve them using traditional, partial products method, or lattice method.

10-6-08 (Math test will be later this week - either Thursday or Friday)
Math
McNinch - Math Rules! due Friday. Study Link 2.10
Burton - Study times tables. Think about any multiplication questions that you have to ask in class tomorrow.

10-2-08 (I am out this day)
Math
McNinch - Finish worksheet side of Decimal Diagram (you do not have to finish Pick Those Books)
Burton - Study Link 2.8 #1-3


10-1-08
Math
McNinch - Study Link 2.9
Burton - Study multiplication facts.
Science
Simple Machines quiz tomorrow

9-30-08
Math
McNinch - Study Link 2.8, Math Rules (due Fri as usual)
Burton - Study Link 2.6
Science - Due to having a substitute yesterday, some students were confused on the due date of the study guide even though it was also written on Mrs. Burton's board. :-) Unless I announce otherwise, all hw is due the next day. We will go over the study guide tomorrow in class and the quiz is on Thursday. See quiz information below.

9-29-08
I was out today so just have the students try their best on their hw.
Math -
McNinch - Math Rules! due Friday. SL 2.7.
Burton - Study Link 2.7
Science - Simple Machines Study Guide - due Tuesday. Quiz is on Thursday and will not only include information about Simple Machines but there will also be 2-3 questions from the information from the first quiz in this unit on Newton's Laws. The goal is to have the students continually reviewing their notes to hold them accountable for the information throughout the year.

9-25-08
Math
McNinch - Math Rules! and POW due tomorrow
Burton - Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the data set. The data is written in their notebooks. Note: there is NO mode. POW is due tomorrow as well.

9-24-08
Math
McNinch - Worksheet on Mean, Median, and Mode. Only do even problems....unless you want to do them all :) And as always, Math Rules! is due on Friday.
Burton - SL 2.4 Open Sentences and Number Stories
Science - I have been telling the students that it is their responsibility to finish any science classwork that they do not finish in class. I will be collecting their work at the end of the unit for a classwork grade. They have been completing activities on roller coasters and now on simple machines. At the end of the book, you can also find the study guide for this unit.

9-22-08
Math
McNinch - Signed math tests and retests are due tomorrow. Study Link 2.3 (Another Number Hunt) due tomorrow. Math Rules! due Friday.
Burton - Worksheet: Subtracting Decimals

9-19-08
Math - Unit 1 Tests need to be signed and returned. Students should also be working on their re-tests to make sure they are getting additional practice. Signed tests and re-tests are due back on Monday for Mrs. Burton's HB and due on Tuesday for McNinch's HB. Have a good weekend.

9-18-08
Math
Burton - Students received their Unit 1 math tests back today. There is a note to you about the grading of the test. The students also know so ask them questions. You need to sign the test. All students who earned a B or lower must complete the re-test because there is always more practice that can be done. The signed test and re-test are due Monday the 22nd.
McNinch - SL 2.2 and Math Rules! is due tomorrow. (whoops...forgot to write Math Rules in agenda)

9-16-08
Math - Test tomorrow.

9-15-06
Math - There is a math test on Wednesday. It is on Unit 1 material. Students received a study guide today in class. We spent the entire class completing the study guide. Students were also offered additional practice if they would like it. Students should know (but not limited to): arrays, factors, factor rainbows, prime and composite, multiples, even and odd numbers, divisibility rules, word form of a number, place value.

9/11/08
Math (Unit 1 test will be beginning of next week. Students will get a study guide on Monday that we will begin in class.)
McNinch - Study Link 1.7 and 1.8 - For the practice problems, only answer the even ones.
Burton - Create factor trees for the numbers 48, 100, and one number of choice. Make sure to write the prime factorization in exponential notation. See important links for more information on factor trees.
Science - none

9/10/08
Math
McNinch - Math Rules!
Burton - Study Link 1.8 Try your best. If you have questions leave it blank and write a note. But you MUST try.
Science - Finish classwork - drawing and description of group/personal roller coaster design on pages 14 and 15 of the their science mini-book.

9/8/08
Math
McNinch - Math Rules! Due Friday; Study Link 1.6 due tomorrow
Burton - Study Link 1.6
Science - None :) Think scientifically.

9/4/08
Math - McNinch: Math Rules! and Study Link 1.5 due tomorrow
Burton: Study math. Read over your notes, specifically the divisibility rules from today. (This class does not have SL 1.5)
Science - Quiz on Monday. This quiz will be on the 12 flash cards we created at class/home. It will also cover pages 2-6 in their mini-book.

9/308
Math - McNinch: Math Rules! due Friday; Study Link 1.4
Burton: Study Link 1.4
Science - Read pages 3-5 in your mini-book
Quiz Monday on vocabulary

8/29
Friday Communication folders went home today with a couple of important announcements. PTA meeting Tuesday here at Voyager on the field. Curriculum night is Wednesday at 6:30pm. Scholastic book orders went home and are due by Sept 8th if you would like to place an order.

8/28
Math - McNinch: "Which is More?"
Burton: "What's Next?" ---> We forgot to write it down in our agendas. But it should be in their hw folders.
Science - None
Specials - Tomorrow is Art

8/27
Math - McNinch HB: Finish "Big Winners" page 10
Burton HB: Finish "Name that Value" page 9 (give the DO MORE a try)
Science - Finish Welcome to Science collage
Specials - Tomorrow for McNinch is Spanish.
PE HW - Supplies; Parent Info Sheet

8/26
Math - Math Boxes 1.1 (Math Journal page 4, #2-6) If students struggle, this is okay. This is to see what the students do and do not know. It does not need to be correct or completed as long as students try their best.
Science - Work on CW. This is cutting out pictures and words that either represent themselves or represent science.
Specials - Tomorrow is PE.

8/25/08
Math - n/a
Science - Bring magazines or newspapers that you can cut up.
Computer - Bring supplies, Have parents sign important sheets, Finish student information sheet

8/21/08
Math - Come Monday excited and ready for fun.
Science - Bring magazines or newspapers that you can cut up.
Specials - Schedule for the week: Computer, Music, PE (wear sneakers), Spanish, Art