SEE ANNOUNCEMENTS
2/8/12
English: Complete the the last two paragraphs of the body from today's in
class writing.
Math: workbook p. 1. 1 - 11
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Finish your classwork if necessary from pages 118 - 124.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
2/7/12
English: P. 285, A, B, C
Should the Super Bowl be played on Saturday? Opening paragraph,
1st paragraph of the body, and outline the rest (due tomorrow).
Math: workbook p. 79
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Finish your classwork if necessary.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
2/6/12
English: P. 285, A, B, C
Should the Super Bowl be played on Saturday? Opening paragraph,
1st paragraph of the body, and outline the rest (due tomorrow).
Math: workbook p. 79
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Finish your classwork if necessary.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
2/2/12
English: P. 77 - workbook (p. 71 lists the 4 demostrative adjectives)
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
2/1/12
English: Opening paragraph & outline - Should there be year round school?
Should boys and girls be in seperate
classes?
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Read p. 47 - 58 and list the three main ideas.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
1/31/12
English: Opening paragraph & outline - Should the CRCT be a pass/fail test?
Should PE be a letter grade
Math: workbook - p. 84, 1 - 8 & 17 - 24 (draw picture)
Graphs for the students in class today.
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: List 5 facts about the Native Americans.
Science: Nothing
1/30/12
English: Opening paragraph & outline - Should the CRCT be a pass/fail test?
Should PE be a letter grade
Math: workbook - p. 84, 1 - 8 & 17 - 24 (draw picture)
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: List 5 facts about the Native Americans.
Science: Nothing
The writing is due tomorrow, but the Math and SS is due Wednesday.
1/27/12
English: Opening paragraph - Should students have hw on weekends?
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
1/26/12
English: Opening paragraph - 1. Should immigrants be allowed in the US?
2. Should middle school have recess?
Math: p. 82 - 13 - 17
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Reading: Read pages 17 - 20 - In complete sentences write down the three
main ideas.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
1/25/12
English: Opening paragraph - Should students be grouped by age or ability?
Math: p. 82 - HW amount depends on class game.
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Reading: Read pages 11 - 16 and write down the characters, setting, and
predicted plot. The instructions are on page 7.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
1/24/12
English: p. 235,, a, b, c
Opening paragraph - Should students have recess?
Math: p. 333, 2 - 15
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Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
1/23/12
English: p. 181, a, b, c
Opening paragraph and outline for the following two topics:
1. Should kids be able to vote?
2. Should elementary students have lockers?
Math: Nothing
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Reading: Nothing
SS: Research Ireland and find out the following information: location on a
map, cities, currency (money), and Irish names.
Science: Nothing
1/20/12
English: Nothing
Math: w/s - The problems to complete are based on what happened in class.
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Research Ireland and find out the following information: location on a
map, cities, currency (money), and Irish names.
Science: Work on experiment information if you want to redo it.
1/19/12
English: Nothing
Math: w/s - The problems to complete are based on what happened in class.
Qz. - fractions - percents for halfs, thirds, fourths, fifths, and
tenths
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Work on experiment information. It is due Friday.
1/18/12
English: Should kids be given laptops at school?
Girls: Redo your paragraph from last night.
Math: p. 86 - 87
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Reading: Nothing
SS: P. 84 - 85, if necessary
Science: Work on experiment information. It is due Friday.
1/17/12
English: Nothing
Math: p. 78, 6 - 16
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Finish your paragraph from today on three differences with schools
in the early 1900s and today.
SS: P. 84 - 85, if necessary
Science: Nothing
1/13/12
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Write a hypothesis for our experiment.
1/12/12
English: workbook, p. 93 - 94
outline - Should there be school uniforms?
Math: p. 314, 16 - 20
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
1/11/12
English: Nothing
Math: p. 314, 11 - 15 and p. 305, #3
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Would you leave a family member behind when entering the United
States through Ellis Island? Why? Why not?
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
1/10/12
English: Nothing
Math: p. 311, 2 - 18 - even #s only
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Reading: Summary, p. 5 - 14
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
12/21/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
12/19/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
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Reading: Holiday plays if necessary
p. 180 - 186 - summary
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
12/16/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Holiday plays if necessary
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
12/14/11
English: Nothing
Math: Make a circle graph and a line graph on anything you want.
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Holiday plays - see announcements for details
If necessary, finish reading p. 165 - 171 and complete the titles
and connections.
SS: Cities quiz this Friday. The students were given the cities in class
today.
Science: Nothing
12/13/11
English: Nothing
Math: p. 260, 22 - 39
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Holiday plays - see announcements for details
If necessary, finish reading p. 158 - 164 and complete the titles
and connections.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
12/12/11
English: Nothing
Math: p. 260, 22 - 39
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Holiday plays - see announcements for details
If necessary, finish reading p. 158 - 164 and complete the titles
and connections.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
** All HW is due on Wednesday. **
12/9/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Holiday plays - see announcements for details
If necessary, finish reading p. 152 - 157 and draw your picture.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
12/8/11
English: Topic: Restaurant Nightmare (Golden Corral)- Write the third
paragraph.
Write 2 DOL sentences with a key.
Math: p. 254, 8 - 23
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Holiday plays - see announcements for details
SS: Cities quiz - The students were given the 10 cities Monday.
Science: Nothing
12/7/11
English: Topic: Restaurant Nightmare (Golden Corral) Write the opening
paragraph and the first paragraph of the body.
Math: p. 263, 1 - 18
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Cities quiz this Friday - The students were given the 10 cities Monday.
Science: Nothing
12/6/11
English: p. 13, 6 - 25 if necessary
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Read p. 144 - 151, 3 main ideas
SS: Cities quiz this Friday - The students were given the 10 cities today in
class.
Science: Nothing
12/5/11
English: p. 111, #4 part A and B
Math: p. 262, Set A and B, even #s only
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
12/2/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
12/1/11
English: Opening paragraph and outline: The attack at the zoo.
Math: Nothing
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Reading: Read pages 136 - 143 and write a summary.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
11/30/11
English: Opening paragraph and outline: Facing your worst fear.
Figurative language test
Math: p. 247 - 248, 14 - 25
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
11/29/11
English: Opening paragraph and outline: Gym class disaster
Figurative language test on Thursday.
Math: p. 245, 6 - 25
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Finish classwork if necessary (p. 123 - 129, titles)
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
11/28/11
English: Opening paragraph and outline: My day with the substitute teacher
(due tomorrow).
Figurative language test on Thursday.
Math: p. 245, 6 - 25 (due Wednesday)
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Finish classwork if necessary (p. 123 - 129, titles)
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
11/17/11
English: Opening paragraphs and outline: Scariest moment
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
11/15/11
English: Opening paragraphs and outline: My day at the beach. and Waking up
to a blanket of snow.
Math: P. 155, 9 - 18 - Find an exact answer.
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Cities quiz on Thursday. The students were given the 10 cities today.
Science: Nothing
11/14/11
English: Opening paragraph: The day everything went right (due tomorrow).
Math: P. 155, 9 - 18 - Find an exact answer (due Wednesday).
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Cities quiz on Thursday.
Science: Nothing
11/11/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
11/10/11
English: 4 DOL sentences w/ a key
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Read p.97 - 102 and write down 3 main ideas
SS: Nothing
Science: We are having a test on atoms (parts), molecules, elements, and
the periodic table.
11/9/11
English: workbook - p. 155 - 156 & outline "Favorite field Trip"
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Finish the NP from this morning if necessary (p. 190 - 193)
Science: We are having a test on atoms (parts), molecules, elements, and
the periodic table. The test is this Friday.
11/7/11
English: Nothing
Math: w/s
** Math books stay home **
Reading: 2 assignments 1. Read p. 84 - 88 and write a summary
2. Read p. 89 - 96 and answer the following question: Should everyone have
to pay equal amounts tax?
SS: Nothing
Science: We are having a test on atoms (parts), molecules, elements, and
the periodic table. The test is this Friday.
11/4/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
11/3/11
English: Complete an outline for "My favorite school subject" and "My
favorite activity (no sports)".
Math: w/s, 1 - 5
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Read p. 71 - 78 and write a title for each date.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
11/1/11
English: Complete an outline for "My favorite holiday" and "My favorite
sporting event". The students did this in class today.
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Read p. 51 - 61 and write a title for each date.
SS: Finish your notepage (p. 176 - 181) from this morning if necessary.
Science: Nothing
10/31/11
English: Nothing
Math: p. 237, 23 - 32
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Nothing
Five AR points for the month of October are required by November 1. The book
must be 4th grade or higher.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
10/28/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Summary p. 36 - 45 if necessary - The students had a lot of time in
class to complete.
Five AR points for the month of October are required by November 1. The book
must be 4th grade or higher.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
10/27/11
English: Write 2 similies, metaphors, and onomanopieas of your own.
Math: P. 239, 3 - 6 & 19 - 25
Quiz on the divisibility rules and division starting point on Friday.
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Question: What do you think is going to happen to Wong Ming?
Five AR points for the month of October are required by October 31. The book
must be 4th grade or higher.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
10/26/11
English: Nothing
Math: Make an eight problem divisibility quiz w/ key. The numbers must be
from the 1,000s to the 1,000,000s.
Quiz on the divisibility rules and division starting point on Friday.
** Math books stay home **
Reading: Read p. 26 - 35 and write down the main ideas for each date. There
will be a quiz tomorrow.
Five AR points for the month of October are required by October 31. The book
must be 4th grade or higher.
SS: Nothing
Science: Nothing
10/25/11
English: Nothing
Math: p. 238, 1 - 15, set A, P. 236, 2 - 8 Problems from the board
for the group in class today.
** Math books stay home **
SS: NP, 184 - 187
Reading: Summary of p. 3 - 15 in "The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung".
Science: Nothing
10/21/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
SS: Study for your test.
Reading: Nothing
Science: Nothing
10/19/11
English: Nothing
Math: p. 225, 2 - 16 & 26 - 29
** Math books stay home **
SS: Study for your test.
Reading: Nothing
Science: Nothing
10/18/11
English: P. 8 - 9, 1 - 20
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
SS: Study for your test on Friday.
Reading: Nothing
Science: NP, 134 - 137 P. 138 - questions 2, 6, and 7
10/17/11
English: 3 personifications (due tomorrow)
& DOL sentences (due Wednesday)
Math: Division problems from the board (due wednesday)
** Math books stay home **
SS: Study for your test
Reading: Nothing
Science: NP, 130 - 133 (due Wednesday)
10/14/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Nothing
Science: Nothing
10/13/11
English: Nothing
Math: w/s 1 - 23, odd only
** Math books stay home **
SS: NP, p. 166 - 169
Reading: Story idea - write it down
Science: Nothing
10/12/11
English: 3 DOL sentences
Math: Complete the problems from the board.
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Define and give examples of onamonapia.
Science: Nothing
10/11/11
English: 5 similies and 5 metaphors
P. 119 - 120, in workbook
Math: p. 136, 43 - 48
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Nothing
Science: Nothing
10/10/11
English: 5 similies and 5 metaphors
Math: p. 136, 43 - 48
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Expert Project is due on Monday. All books are due on Monday. The
presentations will be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Science: Nothing
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
10/7/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Expert Project is due on Monday. All books are due on Monday. The
presentations will be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Science: Nothing
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
10/6/11
English: Write 5 Metaphors
CRCT vocab. (due Monday)
Math: p. 136, 23 - 30
** Math books stay home **
SS: Is John Brown a hero? Paragraph form.
Reading: Nothing
Expert Project is due on Monday. All books are due on Monday. The
presentations will be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Science: Nothing
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
10/5/11
English: Write 5 similies
CRCT vocab. (due Friday)
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
SS: Who is John Brown and Dred Scott? Use SS book or internet to help find
out why they are famous.
Reading: Answer question: What would you do if a burglar broke into your
home and your parents were not home?
Science: Nothing
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
10/4/11
English: CRCT vocab. (due Friday)
Math: p. 135, 4 - 14
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Your reaction to "outsiders" chapter in LSH.
Science: Study for your test.
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
10/3/11
English: CRCT vocab. 5 - 14 - due Tuesday
Math: p. 135, 4 - 14
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Your reaction to "outsiders" chapter in LSH (due Wednesday).
Science: Study for your test on Wednesday
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
9/29/11
English: 3 DOL sentences w/ key
Math: p. 32, 24 - 34 - do not follow the instructions in the book - estimate
to the 100s
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Question from the LSH in paragraph form.
Science: Nothing
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
9/28/11
English: workbook, p. 141 - 142, 1 - 17
Math: p. 32, 13 - 23 and 41 - 43
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Question from the LSH in paragraph form.
Science: Qz. 104 - 107
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
9/27/11
English: workbook, p. 145 - 146
Math: p. 245, 6 - 21 - Using the denominator, make the fraction a half.
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Would you ever take in a fugitive? Paragraph form
Science: Nothing
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
9/26/11
English: workbook, p. 145 - 146
Math: p. 245, 6 - 21 - Using the denominator, make the fraction a half.
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Would you ever take in a fugitive? Paragraph form
Science: Nothing
HW is due Wednesday
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
9/23/11
English: Nothing
Math: Nothing
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Nothing
Science: Nothing
** Work on your Expert Book if you want. I encourage you to get started. **
9/22/11
English: Make 2 DOL sentences
Math: p. 27, 3 - 12 p. 42, 1 - 10
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: Nothing
Science: NP 104 - 107
p. 107, Answer the question in paragraph form.
9/21/11
English: workbook, p. 149 - 150, 1 - 33
Math: Complete the problems from the board (picture, locate on a number
line, and mixed number or improper fraction).
** Math books stay home **
SS: Nothing
Reading: NP, 88 - 91, if necessary
Science: Nothing
9/20/11
English: Nothing
