Go to Brainpop.com and log in. Watch the Social Studies (U.S. History) Civil Rights movie and take the graded quiz. Print your quiz results and turn them in.
Finish the Inheritance gizmo if you didn't finish it on Thursday.
Now you've earned free computer time! Have fun!
Monday, March 18, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
3/12
In social studies, we are "traveling" across the United States. Our first stop today was the Grand Canyon, where we enjoyed THESE NATURE SOUNDS. We also viewed some aerial photos and a video.
HW:
Catch up on AM if you have "old" work!
Finish WOW.
Work on St. Patrick's Day analogies (due Fri.).
HW:
Catch up on AM if you have "old" work!
Finish WOW.
Work on St. Patrick's Day analogies (due Fri.).
This Week's ELA
Unit 6, week 1: “The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the
Magic Ring”
SPELLING: Greek roots
Monday: Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order (due Tues.)
Tuesday: Write your
spelling words 3x each IF YOU MADE 85 OR BELOW on last week’s test (due Wed.)
Wednesday: Finish a
spelling choice if you made less than 100% on last week’s test or this week’s
pretest (due Thursday)
Study your spelling words Monday-Thursday for your test
on Friday!
1.
astronaut
2.
astronomer
3.
autograph
4.
automatic
5.
automobile
6.
disaster
7.
homophone
8.
mechanic
9.
mechanical
10.
myth
11.
mythical
12.
phonics
13.
photograph
14.
photography
15.
telegram
16.
telegraph
17.
telephone
18.
telephoto
19.
telescope
20.
television
VOCABULARY
1.
dismiss: to take away the job of, fire
2.
intentions: plans to act in a certain way; purposes
3.
despair: complete loss of hope
4.
bridle: the part of a horse’s or donkey’s harness that fits
over the head and is used to guide or control the animal
5.
descended: moved from a higher place to a lower one
6.
accompany: to go together with
7.
delicacies: rare or excellent food
8.
consented: gave permission or agreed to
TESTED SKILLS/STRATEGIES: sequence of events in a story
GRAMMAR FOCUS: adverbs
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
3/5
Work on AM if you need to (and you know who you are)!
Unit 5 math test (coordinate plane and plane figures) will be next Tuesday.
Finish WOW!
*The state writing test is tomorrow! Please get packed up before you go to bed tonight, get a good night's sleep, and eat a great breakfast in the morning. Thanks for helping us be prepared.
Unit 5 math test (coordinate plane and plane figures) will be next Tuesday.
Finish WOW!
*The state writing test is tomorrow! Please get packed up before you go to bed tonight, get a good night's sleep, and eat a great breakfast in the morning. Thanks for helping us be prepared.
Monday, March 4, 2013
3/4
AM for almost everyone!
Spelling in ABC order in agenda
*The state writing test is this Wednesday! Please get packed up before you go to bed Tuesday night, get a good night's sleep, and eat a great breakfast Wednesday morning. Thanks for helping us be prepared.
Spelling in ABC order in agenda
*The state writing test is this Wednesday! Please get packed up before you go to bed Tuesday night, get a good night's sleep, and eat a great breakfast Wednesday morning. Thanks for helping us be prepared.
This Week's ELA
Unit 5, Week 5: The Gri-Gri Tree
SPELLING: Suffix -ion
1.
impress
2.
correct
3.
elect
4.
discuss
5.
locate
6.
decorate
7.
confuse
8.
estimate
9.
impression
10.
correction
11.
election
12.
discussion
13.
location
14.
decoration
15.
confusion
16.
estimation
17.
concentrate
18.
exhaust
19.
concentration
20.
exhaustion
VOCABULARY:
1.
ventured: (v) went despite risk or danger
2.
emerged: (v) came into view
3.
unreasonable: (adj) not showing or using good sense or
judgment
4.
attraction: (n) a person or thing that draws attention
5.
inquire: (v) to ask questions or seek information
6.
discussions: (n) acts of talking about something or exchanging
opinions
7.
sprawled: (v) lay or sat with the body stretch in awkward or
careless manner
8.
focused: (v) concentrated or directed attention on
TESTED SKILLS/STRATEGIES: word parts: Latin roots;
summarizing
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