Where in the World is Ms.Bishop

International Night is Thursday, March 6. Dinner reservations need to be
made by Tuesday if you are interested in eating dinner.

Spring Break March 17-23

Secrist

Enriched math…finish Chapter 14…test Thursday or Friday
TCAP review after Chapter 14

Math- Chapter 13…Angles…measuring, drawing, bisecting
2-D figures (polygons), lines of symmetry

Enriched LA- wordly wise lesson 10…..principal part of verbs

Bishop

Mon Spanish/ Review for Test
Tues Ch 9 Test
Wed Interpreting Charts
Thur Introduce the Renaissance
Fri Thoughts and Idea during the Renaissance

Mon Type Metamorphous Assignment
Tues - Appositives
Wed - Troublesome Verbs
Thur - More Troublesome Verbs
Fri Grammar Test

HATCHER

Science
Science Portfolios will be due on Friday, March 7th. This week we will
complete chapter 13 on Heat Energy and begin chapter 14 on Electromagnetism.
We will combine chapters 13 & 14 into one test that will be given the
following week right before Spring Break.

Please visit my edublog to keep updated on our classes. The address is:
http://www.lhatcher.edublogs.org

Homework:
Monday – Workbook pages 105-106, #5-18.
Tuesday – Workbook pages 106-107, #1-10.
Wednesday – Workbook pages 111-112, #1-17.
Thursday – Finish Science Portfolio. Due tomorrow.
Friday – No homework.

Language Arts
A mystery book report will be due on March 5th. This week, we will continue
to work with preposition and genres. We will have a test on prepositions on
Tuesday. In addition, we will read several poems from Collection 7 in the
Literature book. We will discuss and write several types of poems.
Homework:
Monday – Study for quiz on Prepositions.
Tuesday – No homework.
Wednesday – Book report due tomorrow.
Thursday – No homework.
Friday – READ!!!!

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Our edublogs…please check them out!!

http://rsescrist.edublogs.org/ (yes, my name is spelled wrong…it is supposed to be that way…don’t ask!!!)

http://lhatcher.edublogs.org/

http://mbishop.edublogs.org/

It was good to see those of you that came to Open House!!!  I hope you enjoyed yourselves.  Thank you so much to those of you that purchased gift certificates for us to use at the book fair!!  We enjoyed spending them!!

The sixth grade is having an after school mixer (dance) on September 28.  It is until 5:00 p.m. at SFMS.

Fundraiser turn in deadline is Tuesday, September 25!!

Please remember to turn in your homeroom donation for treats and snacks throughout the year.  You should have received a letter about this from the homeroom parent!

Bishop

This week we will begin Ch 2 and focus on the people of the Fertile Cresent
and southwestern Asia. It also the lifeways they developed in ancient
Mesopatamia.

Mon  Finish B.C. And A.D. Time Lines / Ch 2 Lesson 1
Tues- Time Line Quiz / CH.2 Lesson 2
Wed- Explore Hummurabi Code of Law
Thurs - Create Your Own Code of Laws
Fri -   Vocabulary Quiz/ Spanish

English

We will finish the discussing the story the Stone and test on the story on
Tuesday. We will also finish our study on Pronouns.
Mon - The Stone Reading/Study Guide
Tues -  Test over the Stone
Wed - Turn in Book Report
Thur-   Pronoun Quiz
Fri- Take Your AR test this week!!!!

Hatcher

Science

This week we will finish reading chapter 2. We will do a lab activity called “Oh Deer” to learn about competition among organisms.  We will make food webs and food chains and complete a vocabulary crossword puzzle.

PLEASE REMEMBER: Don’t throw away science papers that come home in Tuesday folders!!  Students will need 5 papers for their Science Portfolio.  It is due on September 26th.

Please visit my edublog to keep updated on our classes.  The address is: http://www.lhatcher.edublogs.org

Homework:
Monday – Work on Science Portfolio.
Tuesday – Finish Science Portfolio – Due tomorrow.
Wednesday – Complete workbook pages 13-14 for Section 3.
Thursday – Study vocabulary words for vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
Friday – No homework.

Language Arts

We will be finish discussing the story, “The Stone” on pages 31-37.  We will have a test on the story on Tuesday.  We will begin our third cartoon vocabulary lesson.  We will also work with pronouns this week.

Our first book report is now due on September 26th.  The book report is called Character in a Can and directions came home last week. Please visit my edublog for further information.

Homework:
Monday – Work on Book Report.  Study for test on “The Stone”.
Tuesday – Finish Book Report – Due tomorrow.
Wednesday – No homework.
Thursday – Complete workbook page 7 on pronouns.
Friday – AR test must be taken by next Tuesday.

Secrist

Enriched Math—Chapter 3 Lessons 3, 4, 5 (line plots, mean, median, mode, range, and stem and leaf plots).  We will have a frequency table project due September 26
We will have a test on Chapter 3 early next week (around Oct. 2 or 3).  This will be the last math test of the grading period most likely.

Math- Chapter 3  adding and Subtracting Decimals (lessons 1-5)
Representing Decimals, comparing and Ordering decimals, and rounding decimals
We will have a test October 4 or October 5…prior to fall break.  This will be the last test for the 1st grading period.

Enriched LA- Book report (Character in a Can) due September 28; 2nd AR test is due October 5
“Ta-Na-E-Ka” will be our reading story this week.
Grammar- verbs (action, linking, helping) and adverbs
Plan to have a test on Verbs and Adverbs prior to fall break if possible.

Scholastic Book Orders are due Wednesday, September 19…turn these in to
Mrs. Secrist.

Open House is Thursday, September 20 from 5:30-7:30. Please try to come and
see what we have been doing in class!!

Final turn-in deadline for fundraiser is September 25.

Character in a Can book reports due:
Bishop and Hatcher: September 26
Secrist: September 28

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Secrist

Enriched math- Monday we will review for the Chapter 2 test (purple book).
The test will be Tuesday!! This test will cover decimals (lessons 1-9).
Wednesday we will begin Chapter 3 in the purple book and we will work
through Chapter 3 this week and next.

Math-We will finish Chapter 2 (Statistics and Graphs)….test will be
Thursday, September 20 or Friday, September 21.

Make sure you are correcting all graded papers that are below a 70.

Enriched language arts- Wordly Wise Lesson 1 (7th grade level)
vocabulary…quiz will be Friday. We will finish with Adjectives and there
will be a test on Nouns, pronouns, and adjectives on Wednesday, September
19.

Hatcher

Science

Due to our library schedule, we have moved our Chapter 1 test to Monday,
9-17-07. We will then begin our study of Chapter 2. This chapter is very
important as it is filled with state performance objectives for 6th grade
science. We will complete sections 1-3 this week. We will have a lab on
symbiotic relationships.

The Ologies Project will be due on September 20th. Please visit my edublog
to keep updated on our classes. The address is:
http://www.lhatcher.edublogs.org

PLEASE REMEMBER: Don’t throw away science papers that come home in Tuesday
folders!! Students will need 5 papers for their Science Portfolio. It is
due on September 26th.

Homework:
Monday – No Homework.
Tuesday – Complete workbook pages 9 and 10.
Wednesday – Ology project is due tomorrow.
Thursday – Complete workbook pages 11 and 12.
Friday – Work on Science Portfolio.

Language Arts

We will be reading the story, “The Stone” on pages 31-37. We will have a
test on the story on Friday. We will complete our second cartoon vocabulary
lesson with a vocabulary quiz on Thursday. The students must also read one
book for a book report. Our first book report will be due on September
24th. The book report is called Character in a Can and directions came home
last week. Please visit my edublog for further information.

Homework:
Monday – Vocabulary worksheet.
Tuesday – No Homework.
Wednesday – Study vocabulary for quiz tomorrow.
Thursday – Reread “The Stone” and study for the test tomorrow.
Friday – You should be reading a book for your first book
report.

Bishop

Social Studies
In the upcoming weeks, we will be studying four early civilizations. Here
are some topics we will be exploring the Fertile Crescent and the Indus
River Valley. We will also be working on applying the 3 themes of Geography
to our lives.

Mon – Study Guide /Themes of Geography and Me
Tues – Ch1 Test Bring poster and Picture to School
Wed – Continue working on Geography of Me
Thur - Geography of Me Due/ Mesopatamia Video
Fri – Spanish

Language Arts

We will be reading the story, “The Stone” on pages 31-37. We will have a
test on the story on Friday. We will complete our second cartoon vocabulary
lesson with a vocabulary quiz on Thursday. The students must also read one
book for a book report. Our first book report will be due on September
26th. The book report is called Character in a Can and directions came home
last week. We will also finish working on Pronouns .

Homework:
Monday – Vocabulary worksheet/Pronoun
Tuesday – Pronoun Quiz /Pronoun College
Wednesday – Vocabulary Cartoon Quiz
Thursday – Reread “The Stone” and study for the test tomorrow.
Friday – You should be reading a book

Marjon Bishop
Phone number: (901) 854-2345
email: mbishop@scsk12.org

Welcome to Schilling Farms Middle School! “The Schilling Experience” will be exciting,challenging and filled with new adventures.  This world history class studies a variety of cultures and civilizations from around the world. Therefore,  cooperative learning groups and participation activities are used regularly during class.  Please be aware that organization is a crucial element of 6th grade.