Homework

Monday March 14, 2011

1. Read 20 minutes

2. Update your Digital Readers notebook in the following way:

A. List of books read

B. List of Books to read

C. Create Online Reading Club page

3. Spelling City due Thursday March 17.

4. Guys Read Final presentation tomorrow. Come prepared to share.

fRIDAY mARCH 11TH

Please remember to return your Ford rouge  factory tour field trip forms and health letter ASAP!

6+ Math

Please make sure that you are up to date with all of the pages we have done in unit 8 so far:

5th Math

Please make sure that you are up to date with all of the pages we have done in unit 8 so far:

Jp 248-249

251-252

254

259

260

261

264-266

268-270

272

All sl’s 8.1-8.7

Science

Please keep working on your stop go movie which is due at start of class Tuesday

Keep working on your conference reflections

Wednesday March 9th

1. Attention Joseph Homeroom Families:  Our class will be donating a “Genius Basket” for the Blast silent auction. Please send in games and puzzles that would pose a challenge to any kid. Items are due Monday March 14.

2. Study for GIP test tomorrow. Study Guide is below:

GIP Study Guide – Test on Thursday March 10, 2011

507

  1. 1. The Massassauga rattlesnake eats mice
  2. 2. Know the different endangered animals.
  3. 3. On the announcements page of the wiki we post green videos
  4. 4. The rouge river is called “rouge” because it had a reddish hue (tint)
  5. 5. We wrote about Negative Nelly and Positive Polly essay
  6. 6. 38%  of land in watershed used for agriculture
  7. 7. Industrial, commercial and residential land use combined is over 50%
  8. 8. The Oakland County City Planner is Charlotte Buckhardt
  9. 9. 20% of the world’s fresh water is found in the Great Lakes basin.
  10. 10. In 2009 about 220, 000 coats were collected for warm coats warm hearts
  11. 11. When wastewater is cleaned in primary treatment all the visible material is removed
  12. 12. The Indians were the first people to live in the Rouge River watershed
  13. 13. Fertilizer, runoff, and wastewater are all pollutants
  14. 14. 4.4% of pollutants in the River Rouge comes from industrial pollution.
  15. 15. During the mid of the 1700’s the British used the Rouge for fresh water
  16. 16. Settlers used Fort Detroit for beaver fur trading
  17. 17. The Indians who lived on the Rouge River were the Huron
  18. 18. The Power Patrol turns off lights
  19. 19. The handicapped sign is meant to discourage use
  20. 20. The Power patrol tries to get people to conserve energy
  21. 21. The population in the RR watershed is
  22. 22. Detroit was founded in 1701 by Antoine Cadillac
  23. 23. The Great Lakes were made by glacial melt
  24. 24. Most computers wind up in landfills
  25. 25. People can recycle old electronic devices
  26. 26. Toxic chemicals like lead can wind up in landfills
  27. 27. “Detroit” is a French word meaning “straits”
  28. 28. Most Rouge watershed land is used for residential use.
  29. 29. To prevent run-off communities should put up a vegetative buffer.

Interpretive “Fat” questions

  1. 30. Why did the French and later the British decide to establish a fort at Detroit?
  2. 31. Why weren’t the Indians happy when the French and later the British claimed their land.
  3. 32. Why did people decide to collect coats?
  4. 33. Why did the percent of agricultural land use decrease from 1900-1960?
  5. 34. Why are there so many endangered species?

505

  1. 35. A famous hydroplane on the Detroit River was Miss Pepsi.
  2. 36. On average a person uses 4.4 pounds of trash per day.
  3. 37. Less than 25% of all land is used for undeveloped uses
  4. 38. 20% of the RR watershed is used for commercial purposes.
  5. 39. The geologic history of the RR watershed is 450 million years old.
  6. 40. 32.5% of trash gets recycled.
  7. 41. The amount of pollution that comes from industry is 2%.
  8. 42. Water leaves our house and goes to a water treatment plant
  9. 43. Oil rigging industries, pulp and paper industries, and manufacturing are all big users of water.
  10. 44. In the 1980’s the RR was polluted because more houses caused pollution.
  11. 45. In 1975 the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in Lake Superior because of  a big storm
  12. 46. Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes
  13. 47. Henry Ford’s house is powered by hydroelectricity
  14. 48. The upper Great Lakes are Superior, Michigan and Huron. Lower Great Lakes are Erie and Ontario.
  15. 49. The Ford Rouge plant manufactures cars
  16. 50. The RR is in southeast Michigan
  17. 51. The RR is cleaner than it was 30 years ago

Interpretive “Fat” questions

  1. 52. Why did the Ford Rouge plant open?
  2. 53. Why was there such a demand for automobiles?
  3. 54. Why are people like friends of the Rouge finally starting to prevent pollution after it had been going on for so long?
  4. 55. Why did Henry Ford decide to produce cars instead of anything else?
  5. 56. Why do people in the RR watershed care more about preserving the environment than they did 40 years ago?
  6. 57. Why was Detroit established where it was?
  7. 58. Why did Henry Ford use hydroelectric power and not solar?

3. Spelling City due Thursday 3.10

4. Order Scholastic by March 31
5th Math
Please finish jp 252 and SL 8.2 and jp 354 and sl 8.3-Math Boxes are NOT homeworkTuesday March 8th

Attention 6th Graders who are wanting to submit a Siemens competition-your entry is due March 15th so you need to compete the online application before then.If it gives you a limit of 800 words, your written response should be close to that!

6+ Math

Mixed quiz corrections and math goal due Monday. Finish study link 8.6 due tomorrow

5th Math:

Please complete journal page

248-249

251

SL 8.1

Baisc Facts due to your manager by Thursday

Mixed quiz corrections and math goal due Friday

Science

Our Engage stop go animation project is due at start of class Monday

Monday March 7

Attention Joseph Homeroom Families:  Our class will be donating a “Genius Basket” for the Blast silent auction. Please send in games and puzzles that would pose a challenge to any kid. Items are due Monday March 14. 1. Read 20 minutes 2. Study for Global Interconnectedness Project Final Assessment. Study guide is here: GIP Study Guide – Test on Wednesday March 9, 2011 507 1. The Massassauga rattlesnake eats mice 2. Know the different endangered animals. 3. On the announcements page of the wiki we post green videos 4. The rouge river is called “rouge” because it had a reddish hue (tint) 5. We wrote about Negative Nelly and Positive Polly essay 6. 38%  of land in watershed used for agriculture 7. Industrial, commercial and residential land use combined is over 50% 8. The Oakland County City Planner is Charlotte Buckhardt 9. 20% of the world’s fresh water is found in the Great Lakes basin. 10. In 2009 about 220, 000 coats were collected for warm coats warm hearts 11. When wastewater is cleaned in primary treatment all the visible material is removed 12. The Indians were the first people to live in the Rouge River watershed 13. Fertilizer, runoff, and wastewater are all pollutants 14. 4.4% of pollutants in the River Rouge comes from industrial pollution. 15. During the mid of the 1700’s the British used the Rouge for fresh water 16. Settlers used Fort Detroit for beaver fur trading 17. The Indians who lived on the Rouge River were the Huron 18. The Power Patrol turns off lights 19. The handicapped sign is meant to discourage use 20. The Power patrol tries to get people to conserve energy 21. The population in the RR watershed is 22. Detroit was founded in 1701 by Antoine Cadillac 23. The Great Lakes were made by glacial melt 24. Most computers wind up in landfills 25. People can recycle old electronic devices 26. Toxic chemicals like lead can wind up in landfills 27. “Detroit” is a French word meaning “straits” 28. Most Rouge watershed land is used for residential use. 29. To prevent run-off communities should put up a vegetative buffer. Interpretive “Fat” questions 30. Why did the French and later the British decide to establish a fort at Detroit? 31. Why weren’t the Indians happy when the French and later the British claimed their land. 32. Why did people decide to collect coats? 33. Why did the percent of agricultural land use decrease from 1900-1960? 34. Why are there so many endangered species? 505 35. A famous hydroplane on the Detroit River was Miss Pepsi. 36. On average a person uses 4.4 pounds of trash per day. 37. Less than 25% of all land is used for undeveloped uses 38. 20% of the RR watershed is used for commercial purposes. 39. The geologic history of the RR watershed is 450 million years old. 40. 32.5% of trash gets recycled. 41. The amount of pollution that comes from industry is 2%. 42. Water leaves our house and goes to a water treatment plant 43. Oil rigging industries, pulp and paper industries, and manufacturing are all big users of water. 44. In the 1980’s the RR was polluted because more houses caused pollution. 45. In 1975 the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in Lake Superior because of  a big storm 46. Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes 47. Henry Ford’s house is powered by hydroelectricity 48. The upper Great Lakes are Superior, Michigan and Huron. Lower Great Lakes are Erie and Ontario. 49. The Ford Rouge plant manufactures cars 50. The RR is in southeast Michigan 51. The RR is cleaner than it was 30 years ago Interpretive “Fat” questions 52. Why did the Ford Rouge plant open? 53. Why was there such a demand for automobiles? 54. Why are people like friends of the Rouge finally starting to prevent pollution after it had been going on for so long? 55. Why did Henry Ford decide to produce cars instead of anything else? 56. Why do people in the RR watershed care more about preserving the environment than they did 40 years ago? 57. Why was Detroit established where it was? 58. Why did Henry Ford use hydroelectric power and not solar? 3. Spelling City due Thursday 3.10 4. Order Scholastic by March 31

Friday March 4th

6+ Math Finish your portfolio responses for conferences by Monday 5th Math Please make sure you have done corrections on the following pages by Monday: 209-210 212and214 216-217 219-220 222-223 224 240 242 Science We are continuing work on Engage project

Thursday March 3rd

Attention Joseph Homeroom Families:  Our class will be donating a “Genius Basket” for the Blast silent auction. Please send in games and puzzles that would pose a challenge to any kid. Items are due Monday March 14. 1. In preparation for conferences please answer the following questions as thoroughly and carefully as you can on the math page of your portfolio: What have you found challenging about math this year? What have you done to overcome these challenges? What are you most proud of in math this year? Explain why. What is your personal goal in math for the rest of the school year? Why? What math activity would you like your parents to try and why? 2. Read 20 minutes 3. Have parents complete Parent Section of Literary Analysis Checkbric 4. Spelling City due Thursday 3.3 5. Order Scholastic by March 31

Wednesday March 2

Reading Celebration Thursday March 3! In honor of Reading Month, all JoBerts kids are welcome to get cozy and wear pajamas to school tomorrow. We will have a read-a-thon during our language arts time tomorrow.

Attention Joseph Homeroom Families:  Our class will be donating a “Genius Basket” for the Blast s

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