Remember, you are to copy down your homework into your agenda everyday as soon
as you enter the classroom.
May 7
-Read
-4 post its
-***Pen Pal Letter Due Wednesday TYPED!
Paragraph #1 - Tell your pen pal how happy you were to get their letter
- Answer any questions your pen pal asked you about HMS
Paragraph #2,3,4
-For each paragraph, choose one aspect of HMS to write about
Write a detailed paragraph about that aspect
Paragraph #5
- Answer any personal questions (what is your favorite color?)
-Invite your pen pal to the picnic at HMS on May 21
March 19
-**Figurative Language Assessment Wednesday March 28** Be able to identify and
explain similes, metaphors, personification, oxymorons, hyperbole,
alliteration, idioms, and onomatopoeia.
-Read (Completing your article assignment counts as one day of reading)
-4 post its
-****Find a newspaper/magazine article. Read the article and write a
paragraph in your reading journal. Your paragraph must include what the
article was about, and why the article was interesting to you. (you can get
your article from a newspaper, magazine, internet.) You MUST staple your
article into your journal where you wrote about it. This is due on Monday
March 26.
March 12
-Get your nonfiction test signed
-****Find a newspaper/magazine article. Read the article and write a
paragraph in your reading journal. Your paragraph must include what the
article was about, and why the article was interesting to you. (you can get
your article from a newspaper, magazine, internet.) You MUST staple your
article into your journal where you wrote about it. This is due on Monday
March 19.
-Read (Completing your article assignment counts as one day of reading)
-4 post its
-Spelling Quiz Friday
February 24
--**Nonfiction assessment Thursday and Friday, March 1 and 2. Thursday - Read
an article, identify text features, main idea, supporting details, meanings of
words, facts. Friday - Read a persuasive article, write an essay using RACERS
format to answer a question about the article.
--****Find a newspaper/magazine article. Read the article and write a
paragraph in your reading journal. Your paragraph must include what the
article was about, and why the article was interesting to you. (you can get
your article from a newspaper, magazine, internet.) You MUST staple your
article into your journal where you wrote about it. This is due on Monday
FEBRUARY 27.
-Read (Completing your article assignment counts as one day of reading)
-4 post its
-Spelling Quiz on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28
February 21
--****Find a newspaper/magazine article. Read the article and write a
paragraph in your reading journal. Your paragraph must include what the
article was about, and why the article was interesting to you. (you can get
your article from a newspaper, magazine, internet.) You MUST staple your
article into your journal where you wrote about it. This is due on Monday
FEBRUARY 27.
-Read (Completing your article assignment counts as one day of reading)
-4 post its
-Spelling Quiz on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28
February 13
-****Find a newspaper/magazine article. Read the article and write a
paragraph in your reading journal. Your paragraph must include what the
article was about, and why the article was interesting to you. (you can get
your article from a newspaper, magazine, internet.) You MUST staple your
article into your journal where you wrote about it. This is due on Tuesday
FEBRUARY 21.
-Read (Completing your article assignment counts as one day of reading)
-4 post its
February 6
-Spelling quiz Friday
-****Find a newspaper/magazine article. Read the article and write a
paragraph in your reading journal. Your paragraph must include what the
article was about, and why the article was interesting to you. (you can get
your article from a newspaper, magazine, internet.) You MUST staple your
article into your journal where you wrote about it. This is due on MONDAY
FEBRUARY 13.
-Read (Completing your article assignment counts as one day of reading)
-4 post its
January 30
-Read
-Create 4 post its this week
-Find pictures that match your three sections of your research on the
internet. Email the pictures to yourself or to me (ckiss@ebnet.org) DO NOT
PRINT THE PICTURES. We are going to be putting the pictures into our research
articles on the computer. You need the pictures on Wednesday.
January 23
-Read
-Create 4 post its this week
-Spelling Quiz Friday
January 19
-Locate an article from a newspaper, magazine, or reliable online source.
This article must have at least 3 different text features. Glue, tape, or
staple the article into your reading notebook. Write down what the 3 text
features are and why the author put them into the article.
-Read
-Create 4 post its this week
January 5
-*****Continue taking notes from your book source - You MUST complete your
notes from your book for tomorrow***** (for reminders on taking notes see the
Research handout on the Handouts page)
-Read
-Create 4 post its this week
January 4
-Continue taking notes from your book source (for reminders on taking notes
see the Research handout on the Handouts page)
-Read
-Create 4 post its this week
January 3
-Read
-Create 4 post its this week
December 16
-Typed Realistic Fiction story is due on Wednesday December 21 - See the
handouts page for directions on typing your story.
-****Bring in a book on Monday that is about your research topic. Your topic
can be on almost anything you would like (You can NOT research people, that is
done in 7th grade) sports, animals, landmarks, places, inventions. I must see
your book and okay your topic by Monday. Please let me know if you have any
questions.
-Read 5 times this week
-Make 4 post its this week while you read. These can be any strategy you choose.
December 12
-Read 5 times this week
-Make 4 post its this week while you read. These can be any strategy you choose.
-Spelling quiz on Friday
-****Bring in a book on Monday that is about your research topic. Your topic
can be on almost anything you would like (You can NOT research people, that is
done in 7th grade) sports, animals, landmarks, places, inventions. I must see
your book and okay your topic by Monday. Please let me know if you have any
questions.
November 28
-Read 5 times this week
-Make 4 post its this week while you read. These can be any strategy you choose
-In your reading notebook write a short paragraph explaining how your book
would be different if it were told in a different point of view. (Example: If
Freak told the story we would not know how Max feels about himself. We would
know why Freak wants to go on quests and adventures so much....)
November 15
Read 5 times this week
Write a summary of what you read tonight on page 2 of your reading journal
Spelling quiz on Friday
Reading Record due Monday
November 14
Read 5 times this week
Spelling quiz on Friday
November 7-9
Read 4 times this week
November 3
-Read
-Spelling quiz tomorrow
-RJ page 36
November 2
-Read
-Spelling quiz Friday
November 1
-Read
-Spelling quiz Friday
-RJ page 32
October 31
-Read
-Spelling quiz on Friday
October 24
-Read 5 times this week
-***We are gong to the book fair on FRIDAY - Bring money***
October 21
-Read 5 times this week
-Reading Record due on Monday
-We are going to the book fair on Monday - Bring money
October 20
-Read 5 times this week
-Reading Record due on Monday
-We are going to the book fair on Monday - Bring money
October 19
-Read 5 times this week
-Reading Record due on Monday
-We are going to the book fair on Monday - Bring money
October 18
-Read 5 times this week
-Spelling quiz tomorrow!
October 17
-Read 5 times this week
-Shoe Box project due tomorrow
-Spelling quiz on Wednesday
-Reading Journal page 21
October 14
-Read 5 times this week
-Shoe Box Project due Tuesday October 18
-Pen Pal Letter due typed Monday October 17
October 13
-Read 5 times this week
-Shoe Box Project due Tuesday October 18
-Pen Pal Letter due typed Monday October 17
October 12
-Read 5 times this week
-Shoe Box Project due Tuesday October 18
-RJ page 10
October 11
-Read 5 times this week
-Shoe Box Project due Tuesday October 18
October 7
-Read 5 times this week
-Shoe Box project due Tuesday October 18
October 6
-Read 5 times this week
-Spelling Quiz Friday
-Shoe Box project due Tuesday October 18
October 5
-Read 5 times this week
-Spelling Quiz Friday
-Find a shoe box to get ready for your project (the project will be assigned
on Thursday)
October 4
-Read 5 times this week
-RJ page 25
-Spelling Quiz Friday
-Find a shoe box to get ready for your project (the project will be assigned
on Thursday)
October 3
-Read 5 times this week
-RJ page 23
-Find a shoe box to get ready for your project
-Spelling Quiz Friday
September 28
-Read 4 times this week
-Reading Records are due on Monday
September 27
-Read 4 times this week
-Reading Records are due on Monday
September 26
-Read 4 times this week
-Reading Records are due on Monday
September 23
-Read
-SCHOLASTIC ORDER FORMS ARE DUE MONDAY!
September 22
-Spelling Quiz Friday
-Decorated notebook due Friday
-Scholastic Due Friday
September 21
-RJ page 15
-Spelling Quiz Friday
-Decorated notebook due Friday
-Scholastic Due Friday
September 20
-Spelling Quiz Friday
-Decorated notebook due Friday
-Scholastic Due Friday
September 19
-Spelling Quiz Friday
-Decorated notebook due Friday
-Scholastic Due Friday
September 16
-Decorate your notebook with the pictures you collected - Due Friday
-You MUST bring your independent reading book to class on Monday
-Scholastic orders are due on Friday
September 15, 2011
-Finish the rough draft of the parent letter
-Pictures are due tomorrow
-You MUST have an independent reading book by Monday
September 13
-Get all of your supplies - Due tomorrow
-Get pictures to decorate your notebook - Due Friday Sept. 16th
September 12
-Procedures and Rules handout signed - Due Tuesday
-Get all of your supplies - Due Wednesday Sept. 14th
-Parent letter signed - Due Tuesday
September 9
-Procedures and Rules handout signed - Due Monday
-Get all of your supplies - Due Wednesday Sept. 14th
-Parent letter signed - Due Monday Sept. 12th
-Get pictures to decorate your notebook - Due Friday Sept. 16th
September 8
-Get all of your supplies - Due Wednesday Sept. 14th
-Parent letter signed - Due Monday Sept. 12th
-Get pictures to decorate your notebook - Due Friday Sept. 16th
