AM: This week's AM goal is 22 objectives, which I knew would be a stretch. NO ONE is close (although there are some 15s and 16s and several are ready to test tomorrow and will then have 18-20 objectives). I have asked ALL the students to work on AM for homework. Please note (as most of them realized) that I am asking them to work on their AM. I did not say that they have to complete their AM, although of course that is great if they do. AM provides valuable skill practice that reinforces what we're learning in class. I know long division is hard, and it takes practice to remember all of the steps. It also helps to know times tables fluently!
Practice reading your poem aloud.
Finish super sentences IF you had them.
Study spelling and vocabulary! Tests tomorrow!
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
9/16
Finish math WB p. 31 (2 each row) & p. 32 (All).
Practice reading your poem aloud. Study spelling and vocabulary. (Don't forget that some students have a spelling choice and/or a vocabulary choice due tomorrow. Some also have super sentences due Friday.)
*Picture day is tomorrow!
*Don't forget about the Fall Festival this Saturday (4:00-7:00)!
Practice reading your poem aloud. Study spelling and vocabulary. (Don't forget that some students have a spelling choice and/or a vocabulary choice due tomorrow. Some also have super sentences due Friday.)
*Picture day is tomorrow!
*Don't forget about the Fall Festival this Saturday (4:00-7:00)!
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
9/15
Math WB p. 31 (2 each row) & p. 32 (All) is due Thursday.
*Multiplication speed tests tomorrow for the remaining few students who need them!
Practice reading your poem aloud. Study spelling and vocabulary. (Don't forget that some students have a spelling choice and/or a vocabulary choice due Thursday.)
*Picture day is Thursday!
*Multiplication speed tests tomorrow for the remaining few students who need them!
Practice reading your poem aloud. Study spelling and vocabulary. (Don't forget that some students have a spelling choice and/or a vocabulary choice due Thursday.)
*Picture day is Thursday!
Monday, September 14, 2015
This Week's ELA: Soldier's Heart 2 + NEW Poetry Practice
Spelling & Vocabulary
Lists: Soldier’s Heart #2
September
14-18, 2015
Spelling words:
Monday: Write
your words in ABC order in your agenda (due
Tuesday).
Wednesday-Thursday: IF YOU MADE BELOW 90% ON LAST WEEK’S TEST, divide your words into
syllables. Use the dictionary to help
you if you need to! Feel free to use
color. OR write this week's words 3x
each (2x print/1x cursive). Turn in
Thursday.
Monday through Thursday please study your words nightly for your test on
Friday.
1.
collide 11. truce
2.
crouched 12. fret
3.
fanfare 13. barrage
4.
residue 14. corrosion
5.
churning 15. soldier
6.
withdraw 16. foliage
7.
slogans 17. volley
8.
cowlick 18. sympathizer
9.
desert 19.
rudimentary
*If you made below 90% on
last week’s Super Sentence, you must write a super sentence with spelling words
#1, 2, 9, and 20 (due FRIDAY).
Vocabulary:
Monday –
Match the vocabulary words below with the correct definition on the right. Write the letter of the definition on the
line next to the vocabulary word. Think
about how the words have been used in the novel being read in class. You may
use a dictionary. Due Tuesday.
Tuesday-Wednesday: IF YOU MADE BELOW 90% ON LAST WEEK’S TEST, write sentences OR complete
a Vocabulary Draw (due Thursday).
Tuesday – Thursday: Study vocabulary words and definitions each night for the test on
Friday.
1. appalling
______ A.
noisy excitement or fuss
2.
plummet ______ B. a person not on active military
duty or not part of the
military
3.
unscathed ______ C. a civilian who
provides items to an army and has a
shop in the camp
4.
commandeer ______ D.
the process of cutting off or removing a limb from the body
5.
ravenous ______ E. not hurt,
damaged, or harmed in any way
6.
civilian ______ F. causing
dismay or horror
7.
dysentery ______ G. very eager or
greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
8.
sutler ______ H. to order or force into military service; to
seize (private property) for
military or other public use
9.
hullaballoo
______ I. a
disease characterized by severe diarrhea and passing
blood, caused by infection
10.
amputation ______ J. to drop steeply and suddenly downward
Work on CPA research.
Outline (3 main points with at
least 3 details each) is due 9/23.
Work on Walk Two
Moons project (due NO LATER THAN
9/25).
**NEW**
Poetry Practice! Please practice reading aloud this poem fluently each night to someone at home (Mon.-Thurs.).
Poetry Practice! Please practice reading aloud this poem fluently each night to someone at home (Mon.-Thurs.).
The Games in My Room
A Funny Videogame
Poem for Kids
The video games that
I keep in my room,
like Tetris, Terraria,
Minecraft, and Doom,
and one about somebody
raiding a tomb,
and one with invaders from space...
They're up on the dresser
and down on the floor.
The Legend of Zelda
and Street Fighter IV,
Splatoon and Nintendogs,
Ms. Pac Man and more,
are scattered all over the place.
There's Sonic the Hedgehog
and Dragon Ball Z,
and Mario Party,
and Madden for Wii,
and FIFA 15 for the
Playstation 3.
They're littered and strewn all around.
There's Kidz Sports and Kirby
and Kingdom Hearts II,
Jurassic Park, Jeopardy,
Just Dance Wii U,
and don't forget Pokemon
Red, Green, and Blue,
all over my desk and the ground.
They're under my bed
in a battered old box.
They're tossed in the closet
with Legos and blocks.
They're stuffed in a drawer
with my undies and socks.
They're thrown around every which way.
It's kind a problem.
It's sort of a shame.
It's clearly my fault.
No one else is to blame.
The game I can't locate
is always the same...
it's the one that I'm wanting to play.
--Kenn Nesbitt
I keep in my room,
like Tetris, Terraria,
Minecraft, and Doom,
and one about somebody
raiding a tomb,
and one with invaders from space...
They're up on the dresser
and down on the floor.
The Legend of Zelda
and Street Fighter IV,
Splatoon and Nintendogs,
Ms. Pac Man and more,
are scattered all over the place.
There's Sonic the Hedgehog
and Dragon Ball Z,
and Mario Party,
and Madden for Wii,
and FIFA 15 for the
Playstation 3.
They're littered and strewn all around.
There's Kidz Sports and Kirby
and Kingdom Hearts II,
Jurassic Park, Jeopardy,
Just Dance Wii U,
and don't forget Pokemon
Red, Green, and Blue,
all over my desk and the ground.
They're under my bed
in a battered old box.
They're tossed in the closet
with Legos and blocks.
They're stuffed in a drawer
with my undies and socks.
They're thrown around every which way.
It's kind a problem.
It's sort of a shame.
It's clearly my fault.
No one else is to blame.
The game I can't locate
is always the same...
it's the one that I'm wanting to play.
9/14
Some students have AM corrections and/or an AM exercise to finish for HW.
ALL students need to match their vocab words to definitions and write spelling words in ABC order in the agenda. They also all need to read aloud this week's poem to practice fluency (read aloud nightly).
SOME students have spelling, vocabulary, and/or super sentence homework this week because they made less than 90% on the corresponding test(s). They know who they are! Sp. & vocab. are due Thurs. and super sentences are due Fri.
Finish SS WB p. 17 if you didn't finish in class.
*Thursday is picture day! Smile!
ALL students need to match their vocab words to definitions and write spelling words in ABC order in the agenda. They also all need to read aloud this week's poem to practice fluency (read aloud nightly).
SOME students have spelling, vocabulary, and/or super sentence homework this week because they made less than 90% on the corresponding test(s). They know who they are! Sp. & vocab. are due Thurs. and super sentences are due Fri.
Finish SS WB p. 17 if you didn't finish in class.
*Thursday is picture day! Smile!
Thursday, September 10, 2015
9/10
Finish math WB p. 23 (even) & p. 24 (all).
Study for spelling and vocabulary tests!
Finish vocabulary sentences and 5x each IF you were required to do either/both.
*Walk Two Moons final project was assigned today and is due NO LATER THAN 9/25.
Study for spelling and vocabulary tests!
Finish vocabulary sentences and 5x each IF you were required to do either/both.
*Walk Two Moons final project was assigned today and is due NO LATER THAN 9/25.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
9/9
Speed tests will be tomorrow. Time got away from us!
We finished the novel Walk Two Moons today, and some of the students along with me may or may not have cried at the end. It was a great book! Tomorrow I will be assigning some fun projects to extend their learning and challenge their thinking a bit.
Please sign & return the CPA timeline. A few students still need to pick their CPA topic.
Finish your color-coded spelling and your vocabulary draw.
Don't forget about the math WB p. 23 (even) & p. 24 (all) due Friday.
We finished the novel Walk Two Moons today, and some of the students along with me may or may not have cried at the end. It was a great book! Tomorrow I will be assigning some fun projects to extend their learning and challenge their thinking a bit.
Please sign & return the CPA timeline. A few students still need to pick their CPA topic.
Finish your color-coded spelling and your vocabulary draw.
Don't forget about the math WB p. 23 (even) & p. 24 (all) due Friday.
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