Monday, August 30th
SOCIAL STUDIES PopQuiz this morning on Chapter 18, Section 1; students will outline Ch 18, Section 2; students will view example of house built on the plains and discuss construction materials; class reading of Ch 18, Section 2
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SCIENCE Students will complete Guided Reading on Chapter 1, Section 2; study guide will be distributed to students for test on Wednesday; students will work to complete study guide today during class time;
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complete study guide at home tonight so we can check it together Tuesday during class

Tuesday, August 31st
SOCIAL STUDIES Our class will consider the development of ranching & farming as ways of life on the western plains; students will work in cooperative groups to complete the first portion of Guided Reading 18-2; concepts to be considered are long drives, the “Wild West”, the cattle kingdom;
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SCIENCE Reviewing of study guide to ensure accurate answers and to clear up any misconceptions; students will play a round or two of science Jeopardy to establish study guide concepts for these two sections of Chapter 1;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
study for test on Wednesday (Chapter 1, Sections 1 & 2)

Wednesday, September 1st
SOCIAL STUDIES Students will continue their study of the western plains by examining how farmers settled the plains and made them into fruitful lands; topics to be considered are The Homestead Act of 1862, exodusters, the Oklahoma Territory, and the closing of the western frontier; students will also complete Guided Reading 18-2;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
bring colored pencils to class on Thursday!

SCIENCE Test today on Chapter 1, Sections 1 & 2
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Thursday, September 2nd
SOCIAL STUDIES Students will incorporate writing skills into our study of the western frontier as they create postcards written from the perspective of settlers on the western plains or that of a miner during the California or Colorado mining booms;
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SCIENCE Students will begin their study of the Earth’s atmosphere in Chapter 15 with a Guided Reading activity for section 1 of that chapter;
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Friday, September 3rd
SOCIAL STUDIESStudents will complete their postcard writing assignments during class today; the class will also review TIME Notebook Facts & Figures (pgs. 540-541) for the nation during the settling of the western frontier;
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SCIENCE Guided Reading 15-1 will be checked for accuracy; students will complete a review activity for this section concerning air composition;
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Have a super weekend and enjoy your Labor Day! See you on Tuesday, September 7th!