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)