Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Reading: Students began reading "Aaron's Gift".  They are reading with a partner and identifying the important story elements.

English: Continued to work on identifying verb phrases.

There is no homework tonight for students who have all of their work caught up.  Students with missing work should complete it so that it can be turned in before Friday, which is the end of the marking period.

Book report due on November 6th for most students.  It is due on November 9th for 3rd hour students.

I will be gone from school the rest of the week so there will be no further postings until Monday.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Spelling: "Double consonant" words.  Because there is no school on Thursday, spelling homework is due on Friday and the quiz will also be on Friday.

English: Students began a review of verbs.

Reading: students reviewed "main idea" and analyzing multiple choice questions.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Spelling homework due tomorrow.

Reading: Students reviewed story elements found in the The Pigman and Me.
                No homework.

English: Students started their study of dialogue.  We will be discussing correct punctuation rules, use of capitals, and paragraphing rules.

Tuesday, November 23, 2012

Reading:  Students completed their text connections projects.
              HW: Read  The Pigman and Me starting on pg. 182
                       Complete the selection test


Book reports due on November 6th for first and second hours and November 9th for third hour.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Spelling: Homework due on Thursday at the beginning of the hour.  Plural noun review words.

Reading: Continued to work on the "Text Connections" group projects. 

Friday, October 19, 2012

Students are working on a group project highlighting text connections.

      Text-to-Text: How is this literature similar to other literature I have read?
      Text-to-World: How is this text similar to things that happen in the real world?
      Text-to-Self: How is this literature similar to my life?

Students will continue to work on this project on Monday.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Reading: Students worked in small groups to analyze characters' points of view (perspective).
        Homework: Selection Test #59  (skip #s 17, 20, 21,22)

Book Reports due November 6th!!


 

October 16 & 17, 2012

MEAP testing in the morning!!
No homework in language arts on these days.

BOOK REPORT ALERT: The Summer of the Swans book report is due November 6th for 1st and 2nd hours.  It is due on November 9th for 3rd hour. 

Monday, October 15, 2012

Because of the delayed start- there is no spelling homework this week.

MEAP testing: Tuesday and Wednesday we will be MEAPing. Students will test math on Tuesday and social studies on Wednesday.  Please encourage your child to get a good night's sleep and to eat a "power" breakfast.

Friday, October 12, 2012

English:  Students completed a review of plural and possessive nouns.

Reading:  Students read with partners.  After reading, each partnership discussed the internal and external conflicts in each piece of literature.

 

Thursday, October 11, 2012

 In class today, students continued working on their review packet.
They also finished their "Bad Day" essays.

 Students who finished the week's work do not have homework. Those who have not completed these assignments were to take them home and finish them.

Tuesday and Wednesday, October 9th and 10th

Monday, October 8, 2012

  Spelling- This week's spelling focuses on plural nouns.  The homework is due Thursday at the beginning of the hour.

    This week's words:
 
       bushes          wishes          boxes          churches          foxes          taxes
       dishes           matches        branches    cities               babies         crutches
                 brushes                                 cherries                         pennies


Skills packet- This is not homework!!  These activities are to be done when students have completed the MEAP sections each day.  Students will report to their first hour class for MEAP testing.  Each subtest is a different length of time, so students may be in their first hour class all morning or they may attend part of each hour.  Because of these variations, I will not see each class for the same length of time.  This packet is designed to keep everybody moving forward. Students will have time to work on them during the quiet times following each subtest. Students will also have time during class on Thursday.

MEAP testing- Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep and eats a good breakfast each morning.  This will increase their concentration and brain power.  Encourage them to do their best on each test.

Friday, October 5, 2012

Students practiced writing a story summary using the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day.  

Writing: Students began work on a 4-paragraph essay about their horrible day.  This is not homework.  We will continue to work on it next week.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Reading: students finshed the analysis questions on page 22 in their reading text.
                  HW: Selection test for "Stray".

English: students continued to work with possessive nouns.
                  HW: Plural noun worksheet

Field trip tomorrow to the tennis courts.  This will be for students who are not on the NET list at 8:00 am tomorrow.

Progress reports will be mailed soon.

  MEAP testing start next Tuesday.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Reading: Students started working on the analysis questions for the story, "Stray".  They need to answer ?s #2,3, 4, all parts.  Answers should be in complete sentences.  This is not homework.  They will be finishing the questions tomorrow in class. 

Writing: We finished our shoe stories in class.  They were turned in at the end of the hour.  Students who did not have their story completed, needed to take the story home to finish.

Spelling homework (prefixes) is due tomorrow.


MEAP testing starts next week!!!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Reading: Students finished reading "Stray" and turned in their list of story elements.
                  HW: Cause/effect worksheet

English: Practiced with plural nouns.
                  HW: Plural nouns worksheet

 

Monday, October1, 2012

Reading: Students are working in pairs to read the story, "Stray", and review the story elements that we have been studying.

Spelling: Spelling homework is due Thursday, at the beginning of the hour.  This week's spelling deals with prefixes.
                                                              Word List:

                         increase           displease          disgrace          incorrect          disorder
                         enforce            precede             prepare           enrich               prevent
                                                              disagree              enlist


Fund raiser order forms and money are due back this week.  Please have your child return them to the office as soon as possible.