Bell-ringer 9/21

Directions: Read the the word problem and find the answer. Make sure to show your work or you will not get credit for this bell-ringer. 

Four families each brought the same number of chairs to a block party. Three more chairs are still needed to seat all 27 of the participants. How many chairs did each family bring?


Agenda 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th
Bell-ringer
Finalize Projects
Practice Presentations
Projects are due Monday!

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Grammar Activity <===Click here!
Finalize Projects
Practice Presentations
Projects are due Monday!

Bell-ringer 9/20/12

Directions: Read and write the following quote; then, answer the questions that follow.

"The weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name." --Sylvia Browne

1) What does Ms. Browne mean? What do weeds represent? What does the garden represent?
2) What types of fears keep you from achieving great things? How do they stop you from being great?

Agenda 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th
Bell-ringer
Work on project

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Bell-ringer
Word Choice Exercises 

(do not write in agenda) Click on this link ==> http://chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/wordchoice01.htm (if the link does not work, copy and paste it into the search bar.)

1. Do the following questions.
2. Raise your hand and tell Mr. Spivy when you have answered all of the questions the first time.
3. You may not move on until you have made at least an 80%

Click on this link ==> http://chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/wordchoice11.htm
Follow the same three steps as above.

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Bell-ringer for 9/14

Bell-ringer:

For a school Project, Ron recorded how much TV he watched in one weekend and what kinds of programs he watched. This chart shows the time he watched TV:
SATURDAY: 9:30-10:30AM; 1:00-3:30PM; 8:00-10:00 PM
SUNDAY: 1:00-2:30PM; 8:00-10:00PM

Ron watched sports programs for one half of the time. He watched movies for one third of the time. He watched cartoons with his sister Ronnette the rest of the time. How many minutes did Ron watch cartoons? Show your work. 

 Agenda:

Bell-ringer

Group Project

Bell-Ringer for 9/13/2012

September 13, 2012                                                                                       Mr. Spivy

Bell-ringer:

Directions: Write the quote; then, answer the questions that follow.

“Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” Nido Qubein

What does the speaker mean by this quote?

Do you believe that your past will determine your future or do you believe that no matter what your past is like, you can do great things?

Do you know of any examples of people who had a horrible past but became something great?

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