Thursday, February 28, 2013

Reading: Students read the story "Greyling" in class.
      Homework: "Greyling" selection test- multiple choice questions, plus essay question #23.
                                Due Friday

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Because of the delayed start, no new assignments today.

Don't forget about parent conferences tomorrow from 4:00-7:00.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Spelling HW: Adverbs/verbs   Due Thursday
            
                 accidentally                           dropped                       neatly                       arranged
                 quickly                                   everywhere                  later                          drove
                 receive                                   daily                            correctly                   afterwards

English: Continued work on adjectives and adverbs
             HW: English worksheet #43   Due tomorrow

Reading: Last week for fantasy fiction.  We will be reading the short story "Greyling".
             HW: Vocabulary practice sheet #86   Due tomorrow


Parent/Teacher conferences on Thursday from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm.

Thursday and Friday, February 21/22, 2013

Students will continue to use class time to work on their "Tollbooth" brochures.  The final copy is due on Monday.  There is no other homework.

 

Wednesday,February 20, 2013

Another short week so there is no spelling homework.

Students continued to work on the Tollbooth brochure project.  They will have the rest of this week's class time.  The final project is due Monday, February 25th at the beginning of the hour.

This Friday's fun activity is an "electronics" hour.  Students can bring electronic games, phones, I-pods, etc.  They can also bring a snack and a drink.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

  English: Students have an adverb worksheet to complete for homework.  It is due on Tuesday.

Writing/Reading: Continued to work on the Phantom Tollbooth brochure project.  Not assigned for homework.

Remember that there is no school February 15th or February 18th.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

English: worked with comparative adverbs

Reading/Writing: Students will be creating a travel brochure for the Land of Wisdom.  Today they examined brochures for various Michigan attractions and determined the important element of a travel brochure.  Much of this work will be done in class, with the final touches being added at home.  Brochure is due Friday, February 22nd.

 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

No spelling homework this week.

English: Began our study of adverbs.  Homework is Adverb worksheet # 37.

Reading: Finishing up the Phantom Tollbooth.  Homework is Selection Test # 163.  All of the multiple choice questions and essay question #22.

If Mother Nature cooperates, the homework is due tomorrow.

Poetry project and the text questions on pg. 669 were due today.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Reading: Students are reading Act II of the Phantom Tollbooth. They are reading in small groups.

Writing: Students continued to work on their rhyming poem about a favorite place.  Final copy of the project is due Friday, February 8th.

Spelling: Homework this week deals with adjectives.  Homework is due Thursday at he beginning of the hour.

                beautiful          noisy          allowance          delightful          desert          dessert

                exciting           boring        mirror                excellent           expensive     memory

                                                          music                  ugly                 several

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Writing: "Favorite Place" rhyming poem is due Friday.

Reading: Finished reading Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Writing: Students continued work on their rhyming poems.  Final copy is due on Friday.

Reading: Students continued to read Act II in their small groups.
                    HW: Selection Test # 159

Friday, February 1, 2013

 Students continued to work on their use of adjectives.  They wrote a descriptive paragraph in class.

Writing: Students were assigned a poetry writing assignment.  They will be describing a favorite place. We will be working on this in class for the next few days. The project is due Friday, February 8th.

No homework this weekend!