Miss Cox's Week of April 19-23

Students will be continuing Science again this week. We will continue our unit on electricity.

Homework:

Monday: w/s 281 #1-11;w/s 285-286 (lesson 7-8 packet due Tuesday)

Tuesday: w/s 289#1-10; w/s 291

Wednesday: w/s 289 #11-17; w/s 292

Thursday: w/s 290 #18-25; w/s 293 (lesson 9 packet due Friday)

Friday: enjoy your weekend!

Miss Cox's Week of March 15-19

Students will be continuing Health for the next few weeks. This week,
we will be doing a unit on nutrition and exercise. Please be aware
that your children will be completing a daily journal of their food
intake, including specific amounts. Please encourage them to make wise
choices in their food consumption. Your children may also come home
with questions about anorexia and bulimia. Please talk openly with
them about the dangers of such actions. There are many resources
available online. If you feel that your child may be struggling with
one of these diseases, or may have an unhealthy obsession with food,
please contact me or a doctor to stop the problem before it worsens.
Please be in prayer as we discuss these difficult topics.

Homework:

Monday: none

Tuesday: food journal

Wednesday: food journal

Thursday: food and exercise journal

Friday: food and exercise journal

Miss Cox's Week of March 8-12

Students will be continuing Social Studies early this week with the review on Monday and the Chapter 10 test on Tuesday. This week, we will also be doing a unit on drugs and alcohol. Please be aware that your children will ask to do research and printing on the computer. They also have access to computers during their recess if they are unable to do so at home. Your children may also come home with questions about drugs and alcohol. Please talk with them about the dangers of such substances and encourage them to make good decisions.

Homework:

Monday: w/s 94,95 and lesson 1 poster due today; study guide due Tuesday
Tuesday: Test Today!; research worksheet on assigned type of drug
Wednesday: bring in a magazine/ Internet advertisement for alcohol
Thursday: create your alcohol “Truth” poster
Friday: Enjoy your weekend!

Miss Cox's Week of February 22-26

Students will be continuing Science for the week. We will have a review for Chapter 10 on Tuesday and then we will be having a test over the chapter on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday we will be starting our Social Studies unit on Chapter 10, Europe after the Romans.

Homework:
Monday: finish lesson 6 packet
Tuesday: study guide
Wednesday: test today
Thursday: none
Friday: Enjoy your weekend!

Miss Cox's Week of February 8-12

Students will be having Science for the week. We will be learning about temperature and heat. We will also learn about thermal expansion and pressure.


Homework:
Monday: 253 #1-9, 255
Tuesday: 254 #10-14, 256
Wednesday: finish 254
Thursday: 259, lab 168
Friday: Enjoy your weekend!!!

Miss Cox's Week of February 1-5

Students will be having Health for the week. We will be learning about how to be better communicators and better listeners. We will have lots of role-playing activities this week in class, and students will be having to have some conversations of their own at home. I hope we can all learn how to communicate better! We will be reviewing our for our Unit 3 Test on Thursday with a test on Friday.


Homework:
Monday: 7 Examples of nonverbal communication
Tuesday: “Be an Active Listener” w/s
Wednesday: Make a “Care Goal”
Thursday: Study Guide
Friday: Unit 3 Health Test
Relampago!

Spelling for January 25-29

Please begin studying the words below. If you are unsure of the meaning of the words, please take a moment to look them up in the dictionary. Webster has an excellent online dictionary at http://m-w.com .
communication
confront
vocation
equality
appointed
accident
affair
assembly
approach
accuse
applause
affection
accompany
assign
appreciate
accurate
association
apparent
accustomed
assistance