Monday, November 30, 2009

6th Grade - Week of November 30th

Math
  • AMC 8 corrections
  • Chapter review
  • Chapter 6+ pretests, as time permits
  • Math Olympiad practice

Logic
  • Alice programming  
  • Homework due Friday: Write step-by-step directions for an everyday task.

English
  • Essay #4 due Wednesday
  • DLR
  • Proofreading review and activity
  • Proofread classmate's essay, due Thursday
  • 55-word story samples
  • Write own 55-word story, due next Wednesday

5th Grade - Week of November 30th

Math
  • Multiplication properties
  • Review of decimals
  • Multiplying decimals

Reading
  • Essay #4 due on Wednesday
  • Proofreading review
  • Proofreading activity in class
  • Proofread a classmate's essay (due Thursday)
  • 55-word story samples
  • Write your own 55-word story, due next Wednesday 

4th Grade - Week of November 30th

Math
  • Hands-on Equations

Language Arts
  • Word Masters story due
  • Word Masters practice activity
  • Smart Mouth (if time) 

3rd Grade Math - Week of November 30th

Note: No class on Friday due to the field trip.
Continue to practice your facts at home.  Students must be proficient in multiplication facts up to 10x10 by Thursday, January 7th.

    2nd Grade - Week of November 30th

    Math
    Note: Class will be on Monday and Friday this week.
    • Adding 2- and 3-digit numbers using the place-value method of adding
    • Homework: Adding worksheet due on Friday
    • Hands-on Equations
    • Bump! 

    Language Arts
    • Live and Learn and Pass It On activity due on Wednesday
    • Share Live and Learn activity
    • Poetry: Diamante and Cinquain 

    1st Grade Language Arts - Week of November 30th

    Note: Class will be on Thursday and Friday this week.
    •  Edit and type traveling stories

    Sunday, November 15, 2009

    5th Grade Reading - Week of November 16th

    • Tuck Everlasting test in Mrs. Hazey's class on Thursday
    • Word Masters story due on Thursday
    • Time on Wednesday to review for Tuck test (if desired), work on essay #4 (due on Wednesday, 12/2), and work on Word Masters story

    Friday, November 13, 2009

    6th Grade English - Week of November 16th

    • DLR
    • Poem blog
    • Survival test (persuasive argument, reaching consensus)
    • Time to begin next essay
    • Persuasive essay #4 due on Wednesday, December 2nd

    Thursday, November 12, 2009

    6th Grade Math - Week of November 16th

    • Both Math Olympiad and AMC 8 this week

    5th Grade Math - Week of November 16th

    • Math Olympiad practice
    • Math Olympiad contest on Tuesday, November 17th

    1st Grade Reading - Week of November 16th

    • Type traveling stories
    • Use computer tools (such as Spell-Check) to edit stories

    4th Grade - Week of November 16th

    • No language arts class due to the half day on Friday
    • Math Olympiad on Wednesday, November 18th

    3rd Grade Math - Week of November 16th

    • Online Math League contest
    • Hands-on Equations algebra program

    2nd Grade Reading - Week of November 16th

    • Poetry (cinquain and diamante)
    • Live and Learn and Pass It On

    2nd Grade Math - Week of November 16th

    • Hands-on Equations (algebra)
    • Adding 2- and 3-digit numbers

    6th Grade Logic - Week of November 16th

    • Math Olympiad on Monday, November 16th
    • No class on Friday, November 20th due to the half day

    Monday, November 9, 2009

    Word Masters Vocabulary Activity - Grades 4 and 5

    Write or type a story that uses all 25 Word Master words in context.  This means you have to show that you understand what the word means in your sentence.

    BAD examples:
    •    That’s a hull.
    •    “Hull” is a word that starts with H.
    •    I like the hull.
    •    She saw a hull.
    •    He looks like a hull.

    None of these examples show that you know what a hull is.

    GOOD example:
    •    The hull of the ship carried 20 people.

    I can tell that the hull is part of the ship from this sentence.

    Your story can be about whatever you’d like it to be.  The challenge is to figure out a way to get all 25 words into your story.

    Be sure to UNDERLINE the 25 Word Master words in your story.

    Due dates:
    •    Friday, December 4th for grade 4
    •    Thursday, November 19th for grade 5

    How you’ll be graded:
    •    25 points for the words (1 point per word used correctly)
    •    15 points for the story (plot, grammar, punctuation, spelling)

    6th Grade English - Week of November 9th

    • Grammar test on Weds. 11/11 (rescheduled from 11/5)
    • Essay #3 due on 11/11
    • DLR
    • Poem blog
    • Proofreading marks
    • Number agreement

    6th Grade Logic - Week of November 9th

    • Math Olympiad practice problems
    Note: The Math Olympiad will take place in class on Monday the 16th.

    5th Grade Reading - Week of November 9th

    • Proofreading marks
    • Essay #3 due on 11/11
    • Essay #3 peer assessment
    • Proofreading marks
    • Word Masters definition activity due 11/12
    • Assign Word Masters story activity (due 11/19)

    5th Grade Math - Week of November 9th

    • Chapter 7 and 8 pretests
    • Multiplication of 2- and 3-digit whole numbers
    • Introduction to multiplication of decimals

    4th Grade Language Arts - Week of November 9th

    • Word Masters story assignment due
    • Word Masters vocabulary game
    • Smart Mouth word game, if time permits

    4th Grade Math - Week of November 9th

    • Math Olympiad practice
    • Stories with Holes (if time)
    Note: The Math Olympiad will take place during math class next week.

    1st Grade Reading - Week of November 9th

    • Type and illustrate traveling stories
    • Tuesday and wordless book creation if time permits

    3rd Grade Math - Week of November 9th

    • Hands-on Equations
    • Flash Masters (if time)
    • Student-selected Measurement Olympics activities
    Note: Students should be practicing multiplication facts at home.

    2nd Grade Reading - Week of November 9th

    • Read Tuesday
    • Wordless books
    • Smart Mouth word game as time permits

    2nd Grade Math - Week of November 9th

    • Hands-on Equations (algebra)
    • Flash Master and/or contest practice
    Note: Students should be practicing addition and subtraction facts at home (as needed).

    Tuesday, November 3, 2009

    6th Grade Math - Week of November 2nd

    • Chapter 4 content review
    • Comparing fractions using benchmarks and cross-multiplication
    • Chapter 4 test on Thursday 11/5
    • MOEMS and AMC 8 practice contests

    Sunday, November 1, 2009

    6th Grade English - Week of November 2nd

    • Wednesday 11/4: Review for grammar test
    • Thursday 11/5: Grammar test (details below in an earlier post)
    • Essay #3 due on Wednesday, November 11th
    • Daily language review
    • Poem blog for Mrs. Lee

    6th Grade Logic - Week of November 2nd

    • Math Olympiad and problem-solving stratgies
    • Stories with Holes

    5th Grade Reading - Week of November 2nd

    • Discussion of Word Masters competition and distribution of word list
    • 12 Word Masters vocabulary words defined with picture or sentence due Thursday, November 12th
    • Time to review "When Washington Crossed the Delaware" (read in Mrs Hazey's class)
    • Time for reading and discussing Tuck Everlasting as time permits
    • Persuasive essay #3 due on Wednesday, November 11th (time to begin writing in class this week as time permits)

    5th Grade Math - Week of November 2nd

    • Statistics project on Tuesday, November 3rd
    • Graphing in Excel
    • Math Olympiad practice problems
    • Chapter quiz in Mrs. Jordan's room on Tuesday, November 3rd

    4th Grade Language Arts - Week of November 2nd

    • Word Masters vocabulary project due on Friday, November 6th
    • New assignment: Write or type a story that uses all 25 Word Masters vocabulary words in context (due Friday, November 13th)
    • Work on immigration game PowerPoint as time permits

    1st Grade Reading - Week of November 2nd

    Note: First grade will meet on Thursday and Friday this week.
    • Finish writing traveling stories and begin typing and illustrating these stories

    4th Grade Math - Week of November 2nd

    • Math Olympiad practice
    • Problem-solving strategies
    • Stories with Holes

    2nd Grade Reading - Week of November 2nd

    Note: Second grade reading will meet on Thursday and Friday this week. 
    • Smart Mouth (word game)
    • Type, develop and illustrate Sideways Stories from Wayside School student-written chapter

    3rd Grade Math - Week of November 2nd

    • Hands-on Algebra
    • Flash Masters
    • Bump! (mathematical card game)

    2nd Grade Math - Week of November 2nd

    • Fizz and Martina homework packet due Monday, November 2nd
    • Hands-on Algebra
    • Flash Master
    • Stories with Holes