6B - Pin Oak Middle School

No After School Friday Math Tutorials/Detention this week — Please come on Thursday until 4:15pm

Ms. McManus — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:56:02 +0000

No After School Friday Math Tutorials/Detention this week — Please come on Thursday until 4:15pm.

Thanks!

Math Update

Ms. McManus — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:22:27 +0000

Thanks for a great week of testing!

Weekend HW:

Periods 1/3/4

Optional – this is the ticket for the CH 10 Retake, which will be given on Wednesday during Team Time. This material is extremely important. Therefore, all students are eligible for the CH 10 Retake.

TB pgs. 741-744

Lesson 10-1 #1-12 even

Lesson 10-2 #1-5 even

Lesson 10-3 #1-4 even

Lesson 10-4 #1-5 all

Lesson 10-5 #1-5 all

Lesson 10-7 #1-5 even

Lesson 10-8 #1-4 even

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Periods 2/5

TB pg. 371 #1-25 all — this is NOT an optional assignment. However, any student who completes this assignment on time will be eligible for the CH 7 Test Retake.

Reading STAAR/ Nonfiction Test

ldavis11 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:22:54 +0000

On Wednesday and Thursday this week we will have a testing schedule where the students will remain with one teacher for the first half of the day. In the afternoon they will go to shortened class periods.

On Thursday during the testing block the students will have a Reading STAAR like test with only nonfiction passages. This will count as the nonfiction unit test for this 6 weeks. There will be 3 nonfiction passages and comprehension questions to answer. The test is open notes so the students may use all the materials in their 3 subject notebook.

Honor Roll Party 2/3/12

dgrantham6b — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:46:47 +0000

We will have our honor party for the third grading cycle this Friday February the 3rd. We are seeking parents to voluteer treats or drinks for the occasion. Our goal is 100 treats (cookies, small snacks, etc.) and 50 drinks. Please email Mr. Grantham if you intend to donate. We appreciate you help in the past. We just do not want hundreds of treats that may go to waste. We thank you in advance.

Homework Asia

emeyer1 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:59:09 +0000

Page 163 #s 1,2 Page 166 #s 1,3,4 Page 170 #s 1,2 Page 172 #s 1,2 Page 179 #s 1,2 Page 183 #s 1,2 Page 186 1-10 National Geographic Page 187 #s 1-2

ELA Assessment – Friday, February 3rd

ldavis11 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:29:02 +0000

There will be a short ELA assessment on Friday, February 3rd. There will be about 20 questions covering pronouns and antededents, commas (all uses), and adverbs. Please use your class notes to study.

Math / Science Opportunity

Ms. McManus — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:30:21 +0000

Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Math

Math HW 1/9 – 1/13

Ms. McManus — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:29:09 +0000

Periods 1/3/4

Assigned 1/9 and 1/10

TB pg. 351-352 #14-32 even and #33-43 all

Assigned 1/11

NONE

1/12 and 1/13

TB pg. 369-370 #33-47 AND TB pg. 373-374 #43-53

Study for CH 7 Test — Jan 19/20

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Periods 2/5

Assigned 1/9 and 1/10

TB pg. 292-293 #11-21 all AND TB pg. 297 #12-25 all

Assigned 1/11

None

Assigned 1/12 and 1/13

TB pg. 306-307 #8-28 even, #29-30 AND TB pg. 312 #11-18 all

Study for CH 6 Test — Jan 19/20

Reading Nonfiction Book Project Final Due Date Corretion

ldavis11 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:43:53 +0000

The final due date for the nonfiction book project is February 6th for Blue Days and February 7th for Green Days.

Non-Fiction Book Project

ldavis11 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:53:56 +0000

Students received their Non-Fiction Book Project and were taken to the library to choose books January 4th and 5th.

Due Dates to keep in mind:

-Students should finish reading their book by January 20th.

-Project proposals are due January 23rd (green) and January 24th (blue). This should state which project the students choose and how they choose to present it.

-Final Projects are due February 13th (green) and February 14th (blue).

***This project will be counted as a major grade.***