November 12, 2013

Please send a toilet paper tube with your student for an Art Project.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.
 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

Homework -

Math: WS 3-12 Homework/Remembering (Stretch Your Thinking - Extra Credit) Due: 11/13.

Science: 

Language Arts: 

• Wkst. "How The Seasons Came" Due: 11/13/13.
• Wkst. "Banish Boring Sentences" Due: 11/13/13

• The next poem to practice public speaking skills is "The Parts of Speech" by Green Baker.  Our next performances will be 12/2/13. Remember to practice saying it LOUD, SLOW, and CLEAR.
• MyAccess.com Essay: "Persephone and the Four Seasons" Due: 11/26/13.

Reading: Asia Maps started Friday, and we will work on them in class.  
Maps Due: Thursday, November 14.    Parent Letter #6 Due: Wednesday, November 13.
CHINA reading this week.

November 11, 2013

Please send a toilet paper tube with your student for an Art Project.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.
 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

Homework -

Math: WS 3-11 Homework/Remembering (Stretch Your Thinking - Extra Credit) Due: 11/12.

Science: 

Language Arts:

• The next poem we will use to practice public speaking skills is "The Parts of Speech" by Green Baker.  Our next performances will be December 2. Remember to practice saying it LOUD, SLOW, and CLEAR.
• MyAccess.com Essay: "Persephone and the Four Seasons" Due: Tuesday,  November 26.

Reading: Asia Maps started Friday, and we will work on them in class.  Due: Thursday, November 14. Parent Letter #6 Due: Wednesday, November 13.

November 7, 2013

Have a terrific weekend! 

Please send a toilet paper tube with your student for an Art Project.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.
 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

Homework -

Math: No Homework, have a nice weekend!

Science: 

Language Arts:

• The next poem we will use to practice public speaking skills is "The Parts of Speech" by Green Baker.  Our next performances will be November 25. Remember to practice saying it LOUD, SLOW, and CLEAR.
• Extra Credit: Color all of the pages in the  Persephone booklet. Due: Monday, November 11. Worth 50 extra credit points. This is an easy extra credit assignment, so I would recommend you  take advantage of it.  After November 11, it will no longer be accepted. Have fun doing some coloring during the weekend.

Reading: Asia Maps started today, and we will work on them in class.  Due: Thurs 14th 

November 6, 2013

We are looking forward to meeting with you for Parent Teacher Conferences,  Wednesday and Thursday.

Homework:

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.
 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

Math: Work sheet 3-10 all problems due Thursday Nov 7th.  We are learning how to multiply fractions and decimals.

Science: 

Language Arts:

• Our next poem is "The Parts of Speech" by Green Baker.  Our next performances will be November 25.
• Preposition Review Test on all 53 prepositions this Thursday, November 7.  Worth 100 points.
• Extra Credit: Color all of the pages in the  Persephone booklet. Due: Monday, November 11. Worth 50 extra credit points. This is an easy extra credit assignment, so I recommend you  take advantage of it before the due date.

Reading: "Great Wall of China" pg. 391-403 Reading Book Questions #1-7 p. 402

November 5, 2013

We are looking forward to meeting with you for Parent Teacher Conferences,  Wednesday and Thursday.

Homework:

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.
 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

Math:  Worksheet #3-9 Homework/Remembering.  Due: Wednesday, 11/6.

Science: Great work in the lab today! We will be following up tomorrow.

Language Arts:

• Our next poem is "The Parts of Speech" by Green Baker.  Our next performances will be November 25.
• Preposition Review Test on all 53 prepositions this Thursday, November 7.  Worth 100 points.
• Extra Credit: Color all of the pages in the  Persephone booklet. Due: Monday, November 11. Worth 50 extra credit points. This is an easy extra credit assignment, so I recommend you  take advantage of it before the due date.

Reading:  Chinese Ancient Civilizations, 64-68 and vocabulary words

Safety Patrol meeting during lunch on Wednesday, November 6th!

November 4, 2013

Homework:

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.
 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

Math:  Worksheet #3-8 Homework/Remembering.  Due: Tuesday, 11/5.

Science: Nice work on our hypotheses today. Be ready for a big lab day tomorrow!

Language Arts:

• Our next poem is "The Parts of Speech" by Green Baker.  Our next performances will be after Thanksgiving.
• Preposition Review Test on all 53 prepositions on Thursday, November 7.

Reading: We are finished with Ogre, The Adventures of Felix the Gnome. We are asking students to write a book review on Amazon.com  due by Tuesday, November 5.  If you do not want your child doing the book review online, they can type it out and turn it in to us, and it will not be published.  Either way, students need to write, type or print their review and turn it in by Tuesday, NOVEMBER 5TH.
The author of "OGRE" came today and shared his process of writing his book.  Students had lots of questions and loved learning from him.  Review is due tomorrow!!

Safety Patrol meeting during lunch on Wednesday, November 6th!

October 31. 2013

Have A Happy Halloween!!!! 

Please sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference time!

Homework:

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.
 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

Math:  Worksheet #3-6 Homework/Remembering.  Due: Monday, 11/4.

Science:  HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Language Arts:

• Our students did a great job on "The Road Not Taken." We have great public speakers this year! Our next poem is "The Parts of Speech" by Green Baker.  Our next performances will be after Thanksgiving.
• Preposition Review Test on all 53 prepositions on Thursday, November 7.

Reading: We are reading Ogre, The Adventures of Felix the Gnome. We are asking students to write a book review on Amazon.com  due by Tuesday, November 5.  If you do not want your child doing the book review online, they can type it out and turn it in to us, and it will not be published.  Either way, students need to write, type or print their review and turn it in by Tuesday, NOVEMBER 5TH.