10/30

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Finish sci. WB Ch. 4, L. 1.

Some have AM Exercises.

Finish mystery genre report and be sure to quiz on your book if you haven't already!

Complete DLR 12 for Tuesday.

***Tomorrow is Book Character Day!  You can either dress up as a book character (and bring the book with you) OR you can dress up as a character from "Miss Alaineus" in the "Vocabulary Day Parade."  This can earn you extra credit in reading!

This Week's ELA

Spelling and Vocabulary Lists: Unit 3, Week 1 Sleds on Boston Common

Spelling: Words with V/CV and VC/V patterns

Monday – Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order – due Tues.

Tuesday – Work on spelling choice if required.

Wednesday – Finish spelling choice if required (due Thursday).

Study your spelling words Monday – Thursday for your test on Friday!

1.             tyrant       11. legal

2.             equal      12. comet

3.             humor       13. shiver

4.             recent       14. loser

5.             profile      15. punish

6.             linen      16. cavern

7.             closet      17. local

8.             student      18. decent

9.             smoky      19. vacant

10.          minus      20. panic

Vocabulary:

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through Thursday for your test on Friday.

Complete vocabulary choice if required – due Thursday.

1.             patriots (___________)  – those who love their country

2.             governor (___________) – a person appointed to rule an area

3.             navigation (___________) – the science of getting ships from place to place

4.             instruct (___________) – to give an order

5.             stark (___________) – bare, harsh

6.             tyrant (___________) – a ruler who abuses power

7.             swagger (___________) – to walk self-confidently

8.             spunk (___________) – spirit, liveliness

TESTED READING SKILL: draw conclusions

New Fun FREE Practice Website!

Check out Arcademic Skill Builders (Academics + Arcade = Fun Learning!) for K-8 students and let me know what you think.  I've also linked it up top in "other websites" so you won't have to find this post in the future.

Happy Birthday, Adam!

Have a very happy birthday!

Reading Progress Goal: 1 Book

Have you quizzed on an AR book yet this nine weeks? If so, then you are making good progress toward meeting your quarterly goal of six books! If not, please try to quiz on your first book Friday to get on track.

10/17

Please get CHAMPS letter signed to return tomorrow.

Study for science ch. 3 test (matter/physical & chemical changes) and WWI social studies test!

Finish:
DLR for Wednesday
Prime-ary Path Pumpkin Math (due Thurs.)
Halloween (or Fall) similes on the back (due Thurs.)
Final Presidential writing and rubric (due Thurs.) 

Work on:
Candy Corn IRA (due Fri.)

10/16

Finish DLR for Tues.

Study Unit 2 spelling & vocab for your review test Wed.

Work on the following if you have time:
Prime-ary Path Pumpkin Math (due Thurs.)
Halloween (or Fall) similes on the back (due Thurs.)
Final Presidential writing and rubric (due Thurs.)
Candy Corn IRA (due Fri.)

*Tomorrow is PJ Day for our 50-Star Reward!  You may bring a "junk food" snack and a (non-water) drink in a resealable plastic container.  Congratulations!

10/15

Finish your "President for a Day" rough draft if you did not finish in class.

Finish your science Ch. 3 WB (Lessons 2 & 3) if you didn't finish in class.

Complete DLR Wk. 11 for Monday.

Find an article (newspaper, magazine, Internet, etc.) to bring in for an activity Tues.

Study Unit 2 spelling & vocab for your review test Wed.

Work on the following if you have time:
Prime-ary Path Pumpkin Math (due Thurs.)
Halloween (or Fall) similes on the back (due Thurs.)
Candy Corn IRA (due Fri.)

Computer Lab 10/15

After your typing practice, go to Gizmos to complete the Phases of Water gizmo (in your science class).

If you have time, you may want to explore Modeling Decimals and Treasure Hunter (Decimals on the Number Line) in your math class Gizmos.

Congratulations to Our 4-H Officers!

During our 4-H meeting today, Mr. Jennings led our officer elections.  Each candidate worked hard to create their poster and give their campaign speech.

This year's officers are:
President Jordan
Vice President Madison
Secretary Cheyenne
Reporter Emma

Congratulations!

Home on the Range

Today in language arts, we read the poem and sang the song "Home on the Range."

Happy Birthday, Will!

Have a super happy day!

This Week's ELA

This week's English/language arts from the story Black Cowboy, Wild Horses

Spelling: Words with the VCCV pattern

Monday – Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order if you made less than 100 on this week’s pretest (if one was given). – due Tues.

Wednesday – Finish your spelling choice if you made less than 100 on last week’s test and on this week’s pretest. – due Thurs.

Study your spelling words Monday – Thursday for your test on Friday!

1. dentist                                                11. culture
2. jogger                                                12. goggles
3. fifteen                                                13. summon
4. flatter                                                14. champion
5. mutter                                                15. kennel
6. mustang                                    16. valley
7. absent                                                17. fragment
8. hollow                                                18. gallop
9. empire                                                19. vulture
10. blizzard                                    20. pigment

Vocabulary

Complete a vocabulary choice if you did not make a 100 on last week’s vocabulary test (due Thursday).

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through Thursday for your test on Friday. 

1. suspended – stopped for a while
2. vastness – greatness; immenseness
3. flickered – shone or burned with a wavering light
4. swerved – turned aside
5. enthusiasm – eager interest; zeal
6. presence – when someone or something is present in a particular place
7. horizon – line where the ground and the sky seem to meet
8. ravine – long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water

IRA: Problem/Solution

     Describe at least one problem the character in your book faces.  How does the character solve the problem OR what steps does the character take to solve the problem (if it hasn’t been solved yet)?

GRAMMAR: More plural and possessive nouns

TESTED READING SKILL: make inferences

Happy Birthday, Brittany!

Have a very happy birthday!

Early Release Monday!

Don't forget that Monday is an early release day for staff development!  Car riders will be dismissed at 11:40 followed by bus riders at 11:55.  Breakfast and lunch will be served at school.

Reading Goal Progress: 6 Books

Tomorrow is the final day of the nine weeks and your last chance to meet your reading goal. Have you read at least six books OR at least 250,000 words? If so, hooray! If not, you can still do it if you're close!

10/4

Finish AMP or E if you did not scan in class.

Finish IRA. 
Study spelling and vocabulary!

*Monday is an early release day.  Parent pick up is at 11:40 and buses will load at 11:55.  Students will be fed breakfast and lunch as usual.

*Students received their fall pictures today.  Please return them or pay for them as soon as possible.  Thanks!

10/3

Finish reading science p. 146-149 if you didn't finish in class.

Finish lang. arts WB p. 25 if you didn't finish in class.

Finish spelling and/or vocab. choices (if you had them).

IRA (3 connections) due Friday.

Have you read your six books for this nine weeks?

10/2

Finish states of matter mini poster if you didn't finish in class.

Look over your social studies Ch. 6 notes for Thursday's test.

Work on sp/voc. choices and study your words.

Fantasy Genre Project Commercial Video

Jordan created a video commercial for her fantasy cereal box project.  You can watch it here:

Native Americans Fight Back (Videos)

We watched these videos today in class, and the students were especially fascinated with the first two.

Buffalo and Native Americans video

Sitting Bull video

The Last of the Sioux video

This Week's Language Arts

 Spelling and Vocabulary Lists from the story The Night of San Juan

Spelling: Words with /o/, /ou/, and /oi/

Monday – Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order if you made less than 100 on this week’s pretest (if one was given). – due Tues.

Wednesday – Finish your spelling choice if you made less than 100 on last week’s test 

and on this week’s pretest. – due Thurs.

Study your spelling words Monday – Thursday for your test on Friday!

1.    join                               11. fountain

2.    foul                              12. sprawls

3.    coil                               13. douse

4.    hoist                             14. clause

5.    stout                             15. sprouts

6.    dawdle                          16. cautious

7.    mouthful                       17. turmoil

8.    counter                          18. scrawny

9.    brought                         19. foundation

10. bawl                            20. turquoise

Vocabulary

Finish vocabulary definitions (on your own paper) from the glossary.  Be sure to include the part of speech with your definition.

Complete a vocabulary choice if you did not make a 100 on last week’s vocabulary test (due Thursday).

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through Thursday for your test on Friday. 

1.    forbidden                      5. elegant

2.    reluctant                        6. blared

3.    gossiped                        7. mischievous

4.    irresistible                     8. hesitation

IRA: Make a text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connection.  Explain each one.

TESTED READING SKILL: problem and solution

GRAMMAR FOCUS: possessive nouns (singular and plural)

Computer Lab

After your 20 minutes of typing practice, go to Brainpop to learn more about states of matter.

In the science section, go to Matter & Chemistry to watch the videos and take the quiz for States of Matter.  Please take the graded quiz and print your results.

If time allows, also take the Matter Changing States quiz.

For a bonus, you can take the Atoms quiz.