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 * 3-7** On each class page, I posted resources relating to the topics that she is currently studying in her classes.


 * 1-17** Abby, today in math class the class worked on the 6-4 study guide and practice. The homework was to due the odd word problems.

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/convert-between-decimals-and-fractions-or-mixed-numbers to practice. Keep studying your map packet for Social Studies.
 * 1-10** Abby, if you are feeling up to it, I posted the vocab words from the science chapter Quizlet for you to practice. In math, students have been working on covering decimals to fractions and decimals to fractions. You can go here


 * Math:** They took an ELO quiz yesterday on fractions, decimals, and percents. They have a test Wednesday on that material (ch.5)


 * Social Studies**: They took a test today on Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa on Monday. For homework, they have to read pages 473-477 #1-5 (ch. 16 section 2). She should work on completing Africa map packet by Friday, 1/13.


 * Science:** They discussed sections 2-3 of chapter 3. They looked at pictures of alluvial fans. For homework, they should read pgs 85-93. There is a test on ch. 2 and 3 on Friday, 1/13


 * 11-15** update: For the science quiz tomorrow, study waves, currents, tides, and the moon phases. Also, next Tuesday there will be a test on chapter 4 + 5. On November 29, there will be a quest on chapters 1, 2, 4, and 5. There is no new homework for tomorrow. Remember to fill out the moon observations sheet.

11/11 update: Abby, Please read ch. 8 in "The Lightening Thief"-see Discussion post for more information.-Mrs. Kro

10-20-11 update: Abby, I checked with Mrs. Kro and she said to continue reading "The Lightening Thief" -- Ms Gartman

Abby, the notes from your classes today are in the "Class pages" section. I have also uploaded the math homework. For the field trip tomorrow, report directly to the cafeteria in the morning. Remember to bring a lunch if you didn't order one! - Ms Gartman

10/9 Abby I just posted our reading group assignment under "Discussions" See you Tuesday, Mrs. Kro

9/30 Discussion posts for everyone may need to be posted on the wiki home page under discussion. Let's see how this works.

Hi Everyone, As you can see I've been editing our wiki page. We now have dedicated pages for each academic class as well as individual pages for everyone on Abby's team. Beginning next Monday we will post our updates on individual pages, science notes will go on the science page etc. The pages for individuals can be used to post general updates on lesson plans, goals, questions etc. Each time you enter a post please be sure to check the box that notifies everyone of your entry. If you have a question for everyone post it under the discussion button on your name, check the box for everyone and it should go out to everyone.

There is also a way to add a Table of Contents and store entries by the week. I'll add that as I learn it. I've added the profile page for Abby so that she can post her "autobiography".

Meeting agendas and notes can also be posted on the wiki. We need to schedule a meeting, look for that date by the weekend.

Cindy

Cindy, I just added a not to the team but wasn't sure which box to check to notify everyone of the entry. I clicked discussion. ??? Thanks, Anne

9/27 Abby and I reviewed her Zoo project today. Abby had some good questions which she asked Mrs. Lawson. Abby, I was really glad you asked about which data to include when calculating the mean, median, and mode. Now we know we count each type of animal once no matter how many of each animal you buy. Tonight try to find the information you need on your 'new' animals that you added and then fill in the chart to organize all of your data. -Mrs. D.

Notes from 9/27/11
 * Math: Abby, I scanned a copy of the 2-1 worksheet and emailed it to you. We can go over it in the learning lab tomorrow if you have questions.[[file:homework 2-1.pdf]]I also uploaded it here. Let me know if it works! **
 * Social Studies notes**

Fact: can be proven

Example:Mt.Greylock is the highest mountain in Massachusetts. Opinion: Personal belief Example:Mt.Greylockis the hardest climb in Massachusetts. Answers to Worksheet:


 * 1) fact
 * 2) fact
 * 3) fact
 * 4) opinion
 * 5) opinion
 * 6) fact
 * 7) opinion
 * 8) fact
 * 9) opinion
 * 10) opinion

Vocabulary words from homework: Solar System: Earth, planets, and other bodies that revolve around the sun Orbit: A path that a body in the solar system travels around the sun Atmosphere: layer of air surrounding earth Axis: An imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth from the North to South Pole. The Earth spins on its axis. Revolution: The amount of time it takes a body to go around the sun. The earth completes one revolution every 365.25 days. Leap year: Year that contains an extra day Summer solstice: The day with the most hours of sun, and the least amount of darkness The solstice occurs when the sun is directly overhead at one of the tropics. Remember: **eq**uator, **eq**ual day and night, **eq**uinox Equinox: Day where sunlight and darkness are equal. There are 12 hours of sun, and 12 hours of darkness
 * Important**: Earth rotates on its axis, while it revolves around the sun.

All matter is made up of atoms. When atoms of different elements combine, they form compounds. The atom is the smallest particle of an element. Some matter is just the pure element: oxygen, hydrogen, gold, silver, iron, carbon, nitrogen, etc. When different atoms combine chemically, they form a molecule. The smallest unit of a compound is a molecule. Symbols represent elements. Look at pg R7 in your agenda to see what the Periodic Table looks like. O is the symbol for the element oxygen. O means one atom of oxygen is present. Chemical formulas represent a molecule of a compound. H2O is the chemical formula that means one molecule of the compound water. The 2 is a subscript and should be written below the H. Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to do that on here.
 * Science notes**

9/27/11 Mrs.Kro and Mrs.Gartmen, for math when I looked at homework.now it listed tonight's homework as 2-1 I have 2-3. Thanks Abby

9/27/11 Cindy, thank you for your effort in getting the wiki page up and running. It is a great help to have everyone's input in one place. Diane's email address is nechear@snet.net. Fyi we just got Abby's mcas scores which were 218 in both English and Math. Thanks, Anne

Notes from 9/26/2011
 * Social Studies**: Today in class, we talked about how the tilt of the Earth’s axis affects the seasons. We went outside where Mr. Golen demonstrated to the class how far the planets are from the sun and how all of the planets revolve around the sun. There is no homework for tomorrow.


 * Science:** We worked on the rainbow lab in class and handed it in. For homework, define the 9 words from Section 2, pg 37. You can write them on index cards or into your spiral notebook. There will be a Chapter 1 test next week.


 * Math**: You should continue to work on the zoo project for homework. By now, you should have completed the budget, chosen the gender of your animals, wrote expressions for the cost, found pictures, and wrote the reasons why you chose each animal. Work on calcuating the mean, median, and mode for the lifespan, gestation, and weight of all the animals.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9/26/2011 <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We kicked off our Oral Traditions unit with a Prezi presentation. There is a youtube story embedded that Abby could review at home. http://prezi.com/usqm0sgmdw9m/edit/#0

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9/23 Abby earned a 70 on her English test. She confused mood and tone on four questions, two were definitions and the next two were an application of the terms. She also had trouble identifying the main conflict in a short paragraph. Abby earned a 95 on her glogster. She lost five points for punctuation and spelling errors but the content was solid. This wiki appear a little confusing, I've asked other teachers from my tech class for suggestions so we'll see what we come up with.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9/22 <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Abby and I worked on her science chapter study guide today. We spent some time discussing how the guide was organized and how to use that knowledge to help find the information. For example, the numbered bullet points were headings within the chapter. Once Abby understood this she easily found the information she needed to complete the guide. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Abby said that the concept of surface tension was difficult for her to understand. We reviewed it but it is worth another look.

Hello TeamAbby members - just checking this out. Denise Paradis

Welcome to our wiki for TeamAbby! This will be our place to upload notes from Abby's classes, post study guides and other tools to support Abby's learning, and post questions or comments for one another. This wiki is closed to the public. Only those who have been specifically invited may view and edit the wiki.

Anne, please forward Diane's email so that I can invite her to join.

English update 9/15 We've been reviewing literary terms; plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution), different types of conflict, and setting. We will review tone and mood tomorrow or Monday. I'm going to use two different video clips of Mary Poppins to introduce tone and mood which should be fun. The clips include text. All of these elements are to be included in Abby's English project which is due next Thursday. I also have to review Glogster with Abby tomorrow.

Abby's been having some difficulty ordering or sequences sentences from a paragraph on her English worksheets. Otherwise she is demonstrating command of the literary terms.

We're also reading King Arthur as a read aloud with lots of conversations, oral and written summaries. This is our introduction to Oral Tradition.

When you want to write on the wiki click the Edit button in the top right and begin typing. Please find a way to make your entry standout. Be sure to click save when you're finished.

I am so pleased that this is up and running. Meg

9/16 Notes from M.J Reilly

In our speech and language sessions, we have been working on target speech sounds as well as multisyllabic words and meanings. We have focused on content vocabulary,as well as several familiar and unfamiliar words,with meanings and related descriptions(adjectives+synonyms),so that Abby can verbally express and expand her communication skills related to what she has heard and read. Abby has a list of words in her notebook.Thank you for encouraging her to practice these on her own!

In addition, Abby is continuing to work on responding to wh questions related to content areas and daily experiences,using grammatically correct verb forms. We are planning to address idioms and figurative expressions.as well. Overall,she has has a great start this year!

__**September 20**__ English update Abby has an English test on Thursday on the literary elements. She had trouble understanding the effect of setting on mood in last night's homework.

9/21 Notes from MJ Reilly

In our speech and language sessions,we are working on speech and receptive/expressive language skills,including the following: content related vocabulary and concepts,idioms and examples of common usage for these expressions. In addition, Abby has practiced target sounds and multisyllabic words (with meanings). Abby has also focused on verb tenses as they relate to present and past tense particularly at the sentence level. Although this is challenging for Abby,we will continue to focus on these skills so she that she can carryover her skills into other settings. She has shown great effort and especially enjoys our brainstorming actitivites and language games.