Assignments 12/21

Rdg. 1) Tom Sawyer play from SN
        2) ?s, SN, pg. 3 & 16
Lang. 1) Finish Christmas story illustrations - due tomorrow
Spell 1) In-class activity
Science 1) Finish Inv. 1-3
             2) Inv. 1-3 WB & CI

Assignments 12/20

Rdg. 1) Rd. pg. 382-385
Lang. 1) Work on Christmas story illustration - due Wed.
Spell - NA
Science - Cont. Inv. 1-3 & WS 5

Next week

Just some reminders about next week.  We will have three full days of school (20th-22nd).  Winter parties are on Wed., the 22nd.  Party committee members remember to bring what you signed up to bring.  If you want to be in the student gift exchange, it's a $5 gift (girls buy for girls & boys/boys), but it's not mandatory.  Notes were sent home about this on Dec. 10.  School resumes Jan. 3.

Assignments 12/17

Rdg. 1) SN 12/6 & 13 - rd. all of it and answer ?s on pg. 3 & 16 - all due Dec. 22
Lang. 1) Continue working on your Christmas story illustration - due Dec. 22
Spell 1) Finish writing Words to Learn 6
         2) Activity in class
Science 1) Should be all done with word bank and content/inquiry 1-1 & 1-2 and also worksheets, pgs. 3 & 4
             2) Start Inv. 1-3

Concert tomorrow night

This is a reminder of the concert tomorrow night.  Students should report to the music room @ 6:40.  See you there looking and sounding your best!

Assignments 12/15

Rdg. 1) With a partner, read pg. 369-380
        2) List author's purpose(s) and all the clues that helped you decide
        3) Answer ?s 4 & 5 on pg. 381
This rdg. assignment is due Fri.
Lang. & Spell - NA
Science 1) Inv. 1-2
             2) Word Bank 1-2
             3) Response, pg. 4 - due Fri.

Assignments 12/14

Rdg. 1) Reread pgs. 366-367 with a partner, then write the author's purpose(s) and the clues from the story that helped you decide the author's purpose.
Lang. 1) Turn in Christmas story papers
          2) Start drawing the illustration to go with your story - due first thing 12/22
Spell. - NA
Science - 1) Finish Inv. 1-1
               2) WB & CI 1-1-
               3) Read pgs. 1-4 in Magnetism and Electricity book

Assignments 12/13

Reading:  1) Read pgs. 366-367
               2) Vocab. (typical, specialists, peripheral, deteriorated, and maturity) 1)  write word,
                       2) write your definition, using context clues (no glossary or dictionary), 3) After you've
                       defined all 5 words, check to see if you're right, if you are, then you're done! If not, then
                       write:  Oops! I guess _______ really means__________. (write the glossary definition).
Lang.:  Work on final draft of Christmas story - all due tomorrow.
Spell:  word test 6
Science - Cont. Inv. 1-1

Winter Party

Committee members met today to plan (McKenzie, Lauren, Jared, Austin, Kat, and Joe) the winter party.  The party will be the afternoon of December 22.  A note for parents went home with students today.  It explains the voluntary gift exchange.

Assignments 12/10

Rdg. 1) Day 5 responses
        2) Questions 1-3 on pg. 501
Lang. 1) Work on proofreading Christmas story
Spell. - NA
Science - Inv. 1-1 continued

Assignments 12/9

Reading:  1) Day 4 responses
               2) Finish rdg. story - pgs. 490-496 & discuss
Lang.:  1) Revise/proofread Christmas story
Spell: 1) Turn in words to learn 5
         2) consonant digraph class activity
Science:  1) Begin magnet Inv. 1-1

Assignments 12/8

Rdg. 1) Day 3 responses due
        2) NA - read/discussed pg. 485-489 together in class
Lang. 1) work on revising rough draft (see yesterday for further explanation)
Spell 1) words to learn 5 due tomorrow
Science 1) magnets probe
             2)slide show
             3)make magnets/electricity folder

Assignments 12/6

Rdg. 1) Day 1 responses due; day 2 should be getting their responses done for tomorrow.
        2) Vocab. pg. 482 - just these 4 words: reputation, uttered, migrant, writh
            For each one, do the following:  write the word, your definition, dictionary definition, part of speech,
            use it in a sentence, and draw an illustration.
        3) Read pg. 482-483
Lang. 1) cont. working on rough draft of Christmas story
Spell - NA
Science - study for tomorrow's volcano test
       

Assignments 12/2

Rdg. 1) Day 5 responses due
        2) Finish rdg. Ta-Na-E-Ka, pg. 516 to end and answer ?s
Lang. 1) Complete Christmas story map
Spell - NA
Science - 1) Volcano presentations
               2) White group - volcano word puzzle - due Tues. 12/7
                   Red group - volcano crossword puzzle - due Tues. 12/7
                   Blue group - volcano crossword puzzle - due Tues. 12/7
               3) Study for test over volcanoes/earthquakes/tectonic plates on Tues. 12/7

Assignments 12/1

Quite a few students are forgetting to turn in the reading responses on their due dates:
DAY 1: Olivia, Amber, Kate
DAY 2: Austin, Jared, Karl
DAY 3: Devin, Teono, Kaylie
DAY 4: Jake, Randy, Kat
DAY 5: Tate, Clay, Joe
DAY 6: Lauren, John, McKenzie, Drew

Reading: 1) Read the first part of Ta-Na-E-Ka, pg. 509-515, then answer ?s 1-5
Lang. 1) Write a story map for the Christmas story you are going to write - due Fri.
Spell 1) Skill 5 - due Fri.
Science 1) Continue with volcano presentations