Geometry Website: Shapes Sorter & Classifying Quadrilaterals

Now at first glance this might seem like a toddler activity, but it is definitely not!  Test your knowledge about 2-D plane figures and their attributes HERE.

Here's a fun lesson on classifying quadrilaterals.

Monday 3/2 and Weather Make Up

Since I don't have all of my parents' email address, I am posting the info here too.

Monday, March 2, is a scheduled early release day for parent conferences to take place after the kids are sent home.  Due to the weather, I was unable to send home conference requests. If you would like to schedule a conference, please email me (hdyer@ucschools.org) to let me know. The kids are typically dismissed between 11:30 - 12:00 - depending on when the buses arrive from the primary school. So, I will schedule conferences beginning at about 12:30. When you email me, please tell me an approximate time that works best for you and I will do my best to accommodate you.  Thank you!

Also, a link is available on the http://ucschools.org home page with a survey about how to make up our inclement weather days.  Feel free to participate if you'd like a voice in how we make up the days!

Finally, I will be revising the information posted on Monday about this week when we know what this next weather system brings!

2/23-27

Welcome back!  I hope you enjoyed our unexpected winter "break!"  When I know the system's make up plan, I will be sure to share.

Since we are "off" of our usual schedule, here is important info for the coming week.
Mon:
AM
Study for spelling, vocabulary, and story tests WED.
Informational non-fiction genre reports are due by Friday if they haven't already been turned in.
FYI: We are beginning our Civil Rights Movement students in social studies and finishing ch. 6 (multi-cellular organisms) in science.

Tues:
IF WE DO NOT HAVE SCHOOL, PLEASE READ SCI CH 6, LESSON 3 (p. 296-299) AND WORK ON AM!
Finish WOWs.
Study for spelling, vocabulary, and story tests WED.
Study for Unit 5 math test Thurs.

Wed.
*Spelling, vocabulary, and story tests
Study for Unit 5 math test Thurs.
Study for Ch. 6 science test Fri.

Thurs.
*Unit 5 math test
(We may get new spelling/vocabulary today- and we may not!  We will work to get back on our "regular" schedule Mon.-Fri. with these assignments.)
Finish non-fiction genre report!
Study for Ch. 6 science test Fri.

Fri.
*Ch. 6 science test

Next Monday 3/2 is an early release day for students (with dismissal around 11:30) for parent-teacher conferences.  Breakfast & lunch will be served at school.  If I have not yet contacted you about a conference and you would like to request one, please let me know.  Time is very limited, but I will do my best to accommodate you.

Brainpop Assignment

Don't forget about your ABC order (due Tues.) and Brainpop assignment (due Wed.)!  Complete info can be found HERE.  Have a great long weekend!

Next Week's ELA (for 2/17-20)

3^rd 9 Weeks, Week 7

Spelling: Roots bon/ben/bene and mal/male

*ABC order is due Tuesday!  Yes, this means that you have to complete this over the weekend!

*You need to know the definitions of these words as well as how to spell them for the tests on FRIDAY.  Use the definitions to help you study.

bon/ben/bene = ________________________________ mal/male = ___________________________________

1.       bonafide (adj.) in good faith; authentic; genuine; real

2.       benefit (v.) to gain or receive good results for something

3.       bon voyage (n.) French for “have a good trip”

4.       beneficial (adj.) having a good outcome; favorable

5.       benefactor (n.) a good person who offers help or donates money

6.       bonus (n.) anything good that is received over and above what is expected (usually money)

7.       beneficiary (n.) a person who receives something good from someone else, such as an inheritance

8.       benevolent (adj.) kind; good-hearted

9.       benign (adj.) favorable; having a good effect; not harmful

10.   benediction (n.) a good blessing in a religious service

11.   dismal (adj.) depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings

12.   malignant (adj.) harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer

13.   malodorous (adj.) bad smell; stinky 

14.   malady (n.) bad health; illness; sickness

15.   malevolent (adj.) a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others

16.   malefactor (n.) an evildoer; a person who does bad things

17.   malice (n.) mischief; evil intent; bad will

18.   malnourished (adj.) having bad health or having poor nutrition

19.   malaria (n.) bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitoes

20.   malfeasance (n.) wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official

Vocabulary: Goin’ Someplace Special

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

1.     autograph: (n) a person’s name written in the person’s own handwriting

2.     fare: (n) the cost of a ride on a bus, train, airplane, ship, or taxi

3.     blurted: (v) said suddenly or without thinking

4.     permission: (n) consent or agreement from someone in authority

5.     chiseled: (v) cut or shaped with a sharp metal tool called a chisel

6.     scald: (v) to heat to a temperature just below the boiling point

7.     clenched: (v) grasped or closed tightly

8.     spectacular: (adj) very impressive or unusual

TESTED READING SKILL: Character and setting

GRAMMAR SKILL: Pronouns and antecedents

Mission US Interactive History Website

These missions look like they will be lots of fun to work through!
Mission US: An Interactive Way to Learn History

(This link can easily be found in the Social Studies tab, above.)

2/11

Finish five kingdoms or seven levels project!

Finish vocabulary choice if required.

Study for Cold War test!

Study for spelling and vocabulary tests!

Science Projects

Students are working on fun ways to share the 5 kingdoms of living things.  One young lady chose to use some home items to represent each kingdom.  Great job!

Going clockwise from top left:
Animal kingdom - vertebrate - hawk
Animal kingdom - invertebrate - squid
Bacteria kingdom - spiral bacteria
Protist kingdom - protozoa
Plant kingdom - broccoli

ALL PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW!

2/9

Please work on AM if you don't have at least 125 objectives mastered.

Write spelling in your agenda in ABC order and match your vocabulary.

*Science 5 kingdoms (or 7 levels) project is due by Thursday.

*If you have internet access, you might want to work on the Brainpop assignments.

Sci/SS Brainpop Assignemnt

Brainpop Movies & Quizzes

*Please go to Brainpop.com to watch the following movies and take the quizzes.  Record your grade for your quiz here.  Our username is unionco with the password panthers.

Test scores are due no later than Wednesday, 2/18/15.  If you cannot access Brainpop outside of school, feel free to come to the classroom during your recess time or early in the mornings (after 7:30) any day EXCEPT Tuesday.

SOCIAL STUDIES: U.S. History

Korean War               __________%

Vietnam War             __________%

Cold War                    __________%

SCIENCE: Diversity of Life

Six Kingdoms             __________%

Vertebrates                __________%

Invertebrates                        __________%

*Classification            __________% *BONUS

This Week's ELA: Hidden Worlds

3^rd 9 Weeks, Week 6 2/9/15

Spelling: Roots cred and jur/jus/jud

*Spelling choice activity is due Thursday if you made less than 90% on last week’s spelling test.  A vocabulary choice is due Thursday if you made less than 90% on last week’s vocabulary test. 

*You need to know the definitions of these words and how to use them as well as how to spell them for the tests on Friday.  Use the worksheet with the definitions to help you study.

cred = ________________________________      jur/jus/jud = ___________________________________

1.     credible (adj.)               __________ believable; reliable

2.     incredible (adj.)           __________ a document that proves a person is believable

3.     credential (n.)              __________ doubting; unwilling or unable to believe

4.     credit (v.)                       __________ to believe that someone will do something

5.     creditor (n.)                  __________ to refuse to believe; to reject as untrue

6.     credulous (adj.)           __________ tending to believe too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled

7.     accreditation (n.)       __________ a set of religious beliefs or principles

8.     creed (n.)                       __________ not believable; improbable; unlikely

9.     discredit (v.)                 __________ granting approval or believe in a school

10. incredulous (adj.)       __________ a person who believes that he will be paid back the money

that he loaned

                                                                        a person chosen to interpret laws,

11. just (n.)                           __________    decide on a winner, or settle a controversy

12.  justice (n.)                    __________ fairness or rightfulness

13. judge (n.)                        __________ to break the law by lying; to break a formal promise or an oath

14. perjury (n.)                    __________ to give up rights; to recant

15. justify (n.)                      __________ an expert in law

16. jury (n.)                           __________ the fact that is said to prove that something is true

17. jurist (n.)                        __________ to prove; to offer (especially as in excuses or reasons)

18. justification (n.)          __________ lawful; fair

19.  abjure (n.)                     __________ a group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth

20. jurisdiction (n.)           __________ the territory or land in which justice and laws are

                                                                  administered and followed

Vocabulary: Hidden Worlds: Looking through a Scientist’s Microscope

*Complete a vocabulary choice for this week’s story words if you made less than 100% on last week’s story vocabulary test (due Thurs.).

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

Vocabulary:

1. biology: scientific study of living things

2. dormant: sleeping; seeming to be asleep

3. erupted: burst forth

4. murky: dark; not clear

5. observer: one who sees

6. research: a careful study to find and learn facts about a subject

7. scoured: clean, cleared, worn away

8. specimens: some of a group or classes taken to show what others are like; sample

Skill: sequencing events in a story

*WOWs are due Wednesday.

*Science 5 kingdoms or 7 levels of classification display is due no later than Thursday!

*Valentine “brunch” Thursday

*NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS FRIDAY AND MONDAY!!!!!!

2/5

We have a fun science "project" to complete by next Thursday: create a project of the 5 kingdoms of livings OR the 7 levels of the taxonomy of living things.  You could make a small poster, a sculpture, or some other fun idea.  Explain each of the kingdoms or each of the levels to earn a 100.

Study for spelling & vocabulary tests!  You might want to skim "The Unbreakable Code."

2/3

Work on AM if you don't have at least 120 objectives.  You have to work hard to get caught up and to meet your goals!

*Module 13 math quiz will be tomorrow.

Finish WOW.

2/2

AM

Write spelling in ABC order in agenda and complete vocabulary match.

Wows are due Wednesday.

Scroll down for this week's spelling and vocabulary and for this month's genre.

This Week's ELA & More

Week 3.5

Greek and Latin word parts #5: graph and scrib/script 

graph = __________________________________________   

 scrib/script = __________________________________________

Monday: Copy your spelling words into your agenda in ABC order.  Match the spelling word to its correct vocabulary meaning.

**If you made less than an 85 on last week’s vocabulary test, you are required to write sentences with this week’s words (due Thursday).

**If you made less than an 85 on last week’s spelling test, you must complete a spelling choice with this week’s words.

Remember that you will need to be able to use these words in context for your test, not just match the word to the definition!

1.       biography                   _____ writing about a person’s life written by that person

2.       autobiography          _____ the writing of one’s own name/signature

3.       bibliography              _____ the written list of all the books used in a report or book

4.       paragraph                  _____ a book written about a person’s life

5.       homograph                _____ mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts

6.       photography              _____ a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

7.       autograph                   _____ record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound

8.       phonograph               _____ the use of light to record an image using a camera

9.       seismograph              _____ a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth

10.   cartography               _____ a word written the same way as another word but having a different

 meaning

                                       

                                                    a short dedication written in a book           

11.    script                           _____ or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument

12.    describe                     _____ a piece of writing; a book

13.    subscription             _____ P.S.; a short bit of writing after a letter is finished

14.    scribble                      _____ a piece of paper a doctor writes to get medicine at a pharmacy

15.    inscription                 _____ sloppy writing that is hard to read

16.    transcribe                  _____ a person who writes things down

17.    manuscript               _____ a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out

18.    scribe                          _____ to write down or record; to translate

19.   prescription               _____ a written agreement to buy a magazine/newspaper for a set period of time

20.    postscript                  _____ to say or write down how something or someone looks; to use

 adjectives in writing

*WOWs are due Wednesday!

*February’s genre is informational non-fiction (NOT biographies/autobiographies).  Please fill out the top portion of your genre project BEFORE you read the book you select.

                                                                                                                                    OVER

We will be reading the story “The Unbreakable Code” in our Treasures book this week.  You will have a vocabulary test over the following words from the story.  (Be sure to read the story on Tuesday if you are unable to read with us in class.)  It is a good idea for everyone to read the story at least twice.

1.    enlisted: (v) joined the military voluntarily

2.    invasion: (n) entering of an army into a region to conquer it

3.    location: (n) an exact position or place

4.    corridor: (n) a long, narrow hallway or passageway

5.    shield: (n) a person or thing that protects against danger, injury, or distress

6.    sagged: (v) drooped down in the middle from weight

7.    reservation: (n) land set aside by a government for a special purpose, such as for Native American tribes to live on

8.    creased: (adj) characterized by lines or marked by wrinkling

Tested Skills: Generating questions & author’s perspective

Grammar Focus: Comparative Adjectives

MATH:  Fraction operations (Module 13 assessment Wed.; Module 14 and Unit 4 Assessment)

SCIENCE: Multicellular organisms (Ch. 6: grouping living things/kingdoms; vertebrates/invertebrates; plants)

SOCIAL STUDIES: The Cold War and the 1950s