1. Writing Journal: Describe an animal that can be seen outside at this
time of year.
Brianna Johnny Mitzy Joshua Roxana Joey Emma Max
Nyashia Eric Alan
Cincere
Ricardo Ramon Natalie
Jose Gia Adolfo David Andres Massire Cameron
Elizabeth Carlos Angel Matthew Linder Brian
Christian Christopher
Ryan Sualee Alan

2. Imagine that you have just
won a special award. Write an
acceptance speech that
includes what the award is for.
Write neatly, skipping a line, and use loose-
leaf (lined) paper. Hand in once you are
finished. The work will be graded.

3. Brain POP
Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Handout
Use the SMART Clickers to answer
the questions.

4. Reading - The Right to Vote
Instructions
Reading carefully and slowly;
do not rush!
Make sure you have chosen
the correct answer before
clicking SUBMIT on your
SMART Clickers. Return SMART
Clickers and test
Good luck! sheet

6. Midterm Exam Schedule
Tuesday, January 17: Science and Social Studies
Wednesday, January 18: Spelling and Religion
Thursday, January 19: Reading and Language Arts
Friday, January 20: Math

7. Math Midterm Review
Chapter 1 – Place Value, Add and Subtract Whole Numbers and Decimals
• Lesson 1*1 – Place Value Through Billions (page 2)
• Lesson 1*3 – Decimal Place Value (page 6)
• Lesson 1*4 – Compare and Order Whole Numbers and Decimals (page 10)
• Lesson 1*6 – Add and Subtract Whole Numbers and Decimals (page 18)
• Lesson 1*7 – Estimate Sums and Differences (page 22)
• Lesson 1*9 – Properties of Addition (page 28)
Chapter 2 – Multiply Whole Numbers and Decimals
• Lesson 2*1 – Patterns of Multiplication (page 50)
• Lesson 2*2 – Explore the Distributive Property (page 52)
• Lesson 2*3 – Multiply Whole Numbers (page 54)
• Lesson 2*4 – Properties of Multiplication (page 58)
• Lesson 2*5 – Estimate Products of Whole Numbers and Decimals (page 62)
• Lesson 2*7 – Multiply Whole Numbers by Decimals (page 70)
• Lesson 2*9 – Multiply Decimals by Decimals (page 76)
• Lesson 2*11 – Exponents (page 82)
Chapter 3 – Divide Whole Numbers and Decimals
• Lesson 3*3 – Divide by 1‐Digit Divisors (page 108)
• Lesson 3*4 – Divide by 2‐Digit and 3‐Digit Divisors (page 110)
• Lesson 3*8 – Divide Decimals by Whole Numbers (page 124)
• Lesson 3*10 – Divide Decimals by Decimals (page 130)
Chapter 4 – Data, Statistics, and Graphs
• Lesson 4*1 – Explore Collecting, Organizing, and Displaying Data (page 152)
• Lesson 4*2 – Range, Mode, Median, and Mean

8. Reading Midterm Review
Unit 1
• Theme: School Contests (page 16)
• Theme: American Legends (page 48)
• Theme: Trees for Life (page 78)
• Theme: Exploring Space (page 90)
• Theme: Rescue Dogs (page 112)
Unit 2
• Theme: People Helping Animals (page 144)
• Theme: Slithery Snakes! (page 170)
• Theme: Remembering the Past (page 192)
• Theme: The Caribbean Islands (page 204)
• Theme: Cowboys and Cowgirls (page 228)
Unit 3
• Theme: The American Revolution (page 260)
• Theme: The Right to Vote (page 290)

9. Social Studies Midterm Review
Chapter 1 – The Land and Early People
• Lesson 1 – States and Region (page 14)
• Lesson 2 – The Land (page 22)
• Lesson 3 – Bodies of Water (page 30)
• Lesson 4 – Climate and Vegetation (page 36)
• Lesson 5 – People and the Environment (page 40)
Chapter 2 – Native Americans
• Lesson 1 – Early People (page 52)
• Lesson 2 – The Eastern Woodlands (page 62)
• Lesson 3 – The Plains (page 70)
• Lesson 4 – The Southwest and the West (page 76)
• Lesson 5 – The Northwest and the Artic (page 82)
Chapter 3 – The Age of Exploration
• Lesson 1 – Exploration and Technology (page 108)
• Lesson 2 – A Changing World (page 118)
• Lesson 3 – Spanish Explorations (page 126)
• Lesson 4 – Other Nations Explore (page 136)
Chapter 4 – Building the First Colonies
• Lesson 1 – The Spanish Colonies (page 146)
• Lesson 2 – The Virginia Colony (page 152)

10. Religion Midterm Review
Unit 1 – Jesus Christ Shares His Life with Us
• Chapter 1*1 – Jesus is the Son of God (page 20)
• Chapter 1*2 – Jesus shows us God’s Love (page 22)
• Chapter 1*3 – Jesus invites people to follow him (page 24)
• Chapter 1*4 – Jesus’s disciples continue his work (page 26)
• Chapter 2*1 – We are joined to Jesus Christ and to one another (page 32)
• Chapter 2*2 – We proclaim the Good News of Christ by what we say and do (page 34)
• Chapter 2*3 – In the liturgy we celebrate Christ’s Paschal Mystery (page 36)
• Chapter 2*4 – When we serve others we give witness to Christ (page 38)
• Chapter 3*1 – Jesus gave the Church Seven Sacraments (page 44)
• Chapter 3*2 – The Sacraments of Christian Initiation are Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist (page 46)
• Chapter 3*3 – The Sacraments of Healing are Penance and Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick (page 48)
• Chapter 3*4 – Holy Orders and Matrimony are Sacraments at the Service of Communion (page 50)
• Chapter 4*1 – Baptism is the foundation of Christian life (page 56)
• Chapter 4*2 – In Baptism we are freed from sin and become children of God (page 58)
• Chapter 4*3 – We are priestly, prophetic, and royal people (page 60)
• Chapter 4*4 – Because of our Baptism, we have hope of eternal life (page 62)
• Chapter 5*1 – The Church welcomes all to be baptized (page 68)
• Chapter 5*2 – The parish community participates in the celebration of Baptism (page 70)
• Chapter 5*3 – Water is an important sign of Baptism (page 72)
• Chapter 5*4 – The baptized begin their new life as children of God (page 74)
Unit 2 – Confirmation and Eucharist Complete Our Initiation
• Chapter 8*1 – On Pentecost the Holy Spirit came upon the first disciples (page 96)
• Chapter 8*2 – Laying on of hands and anointing are signs of the Holy Spirit’s presence (page 98)
• Chapter 8*3 – In Confirmation we become more like Christ and are strengthened to be his witnesses (page 100)
• Chapter 8*4 – Preparation is an important part of Confirmation (page 102)
• Chapter 9*1 – Confirmation leads us from Baptism to the Eucharist (page 108)
• Chapter 9*2 – In the Sacrament of Confirmation, we are sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit (page 110)
• Chapter 9*3 – The gifts of the Holy Spirit help those who are confirmed (page 112)

11. Language Arts Midterm Review
Unit 1 ‐ Sentences
• Sentences and Sentence Fragments (page 2)
• Declarative and Interrogative Sentences (page 4)
• Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences (page 6)
• Combining Sentences: Compound Sentences (page 8)
• Sentence Punctuation (page 10)
• Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates (page 14)
• Simple Subjects (page 16)
• Simple Predicates (page 18)
• Combining Sentences: Compound Subjects (page 20)
• Combining Sentences and Compound Predicates (page 22)
• Correcting Run‐on Sentences (page 24)
Unit 2 ‐ Nouns
• Nouns (page 88)
• Singular and Plural Nouns (page 90)
• More Plural Nouns (page 92)
• Common and Proper Nouns (page 94)
• Capitalization (page 96)
• Singular Possessive Nouns (page 100)
• Plural Possessive Nouns (page 102)
• Combining Sentences: Nouns (page 104)
Unit 3 ‐ Verbs
• Action Verbs (page 168)
• Direct Objects (page 170)
• Verb Tenses (page 172)
• Subject‐Verb Agreement (page 174)
• Spelling Present‐ and Past‐Tense Verbs (page 176)
• Commas (page 178)
• Main Verbs and Helping Verbs (page 182)
• Using Helping Verbs (page 184)
• Linking Verbs (page 186)
• Irregular Verbs (page 188)
• More Irregular Verbs (page 190)
• Contractions with NOT (page 192)

18. they often have similar kinds of lands, and
often share a history and a culture.

19. how are Canada, the United States, and
Mexico similar?
All three countries were explored and settled
by European nations.
landforms are physical features such as
plains, mountains, plateaus, and valleys.

20. the coastal plain is wider in Florida.
the Appalachians are made up of mountains,
ridges, and valleys instead of being flat.

21. Homework Summary
Wednesday, January 11­ Thursday, January 19, 2012
Study for Midterm exams. Use the checklist provided as a guide.
Textbooks Today:
1. Math
2. Social Studies

22. KEY
Score Payment
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4­5:
7
$5 debit
6: $0
7: $2 credit
8: $3 credit
9: $4 credit
10: $10 credit

23. Class Jobs
Teacher's Assistant - $15/pay period
Banker/Cashier - $20/$15
Cell Box Carrier - $4/day
Line Leader - $4/day
Caboose - $3/day
Substitute - $7/day
Snacks Leader - $4/day
Homework - $5/check
Reminder - $2/day
Honor Roll - $30
Math Achievement - $25
Language Achievement - $25
Citizenship - $20
Birthday - $15

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