January 19 to 22

"These plans are based on the best prediction of what we hope to accomplish for this week. Please note, that these plans will vary from time to time because of various interruptions (fire drills, assemblies, etc.) and that we want to make sure students master material, before we move on to new concepts."

Here is the final parent Geography Bee question. Bengali is the official language of a densely populated Asian country in which over 70 percent of the population lives in a rural area. What is the name of the country?

Reading
Monday- MLK Day
Tuesday- Read the story “Wartime Mistakes, Peacetime Apologies” and “What A Character: (pages 198 & 206)
Wednesday- Complete “Applying Your Skills” page 204 and page 209 (all questions)
Thursday- Suspense stories will be read. No assignment
Friday- Suspense stories will be read. No assignment Possible short story videos.

Language
Monday- MLK Day
Tuesday- Students will complete a worksheet on recognizing compound direct objects.
Wednesday- Students will read a short story. They will then make a column for subjects and direct objects. For each sentence in the story they will list subjects they find under the subject column and direct objects in that column.
Thursday- Students will complete a worksheet for finding direct objects in questions.
Friday- Students will complete a worksheet for recognizing indirect objects.

History
Monday- MLK Day
Tuesday- Students will summarize a story on Zeus as the leader of the Pantheon and copy the study guide.
Wednesday- Students will summarize a story about Athena (Greek Goddess of wisdom and crafts)
Thursday- Students will summarize a story about Poseidon
Friday- Students will watch videos on the previous gods and goddesses.

Math 2
Monday- MLK Day
Tuesday- Lesson 5 Chapter 6 Writing Proportions
Wednesday- Review Worksheet
Thursday- Lesson 6 Chapter 6 Similar Polygons
Friday- Lesson 7 Chapter 6 Scale Drawings

Math 1
Monday- MLK Day
Tuesday- Lesson 5 Chapter 6 Compare and order fractions
Wednesday- Review worksheet
Thursday- Lesson 6 Chapter 6 Modeling Fractions
Friday- Lesson 7 Chapter 6 Probability

History Study Guide Jan 19 to 23

1. Polis- It is a country like city-state.
2. Chronos- Greek god at the beginning of time.
3. Oranos- He killed his father Oranos.
4. Rhea- Wife of Oranos and mother of Zeus.
5. Zeus- Chief Greek god of the Pantheon.
6. Hera- Wife of Zeus and daughter of Oranos. She was known to be a plotter.
7. Poseidon- He was the Greek god of the sea and brother of Zeus.
8. Demeter- She was the earth-goddess and brother to Zeus.
9. Hades- He was the Greek god of the underworld and brother to Zeus.
10. Athena- She was the goddess of home arts/crafts and wisdom. She was the daughter of Zeus.
11. Apollo- He was the Greek god of the sun and an offspring of the Pantheon.
12. Hermes- He was the Greek messenger god and an offspring of the Pantheon.
13. Hephaestus- He was the smith god of the Greeks.
14. Thetis- She was a sea nymph who found Hephaestus and mother to Achilles.
15. Aphrodite- She was the Greek goddess of love.
16. Prometheus- He was a Greek god who gave man the gift of fire.
17. Pandora- She was given a box and told not to open it.
18. Phaethon- He rode his father’s sun chariot and plunged into the ocean.
19. Narcissus- He was a vain Greek boy who was turned into a flower.
20. Persephone- She was the daughter of Demeter who was imprisoned by Hades.