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Homework April – June

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Language Arts: FInal copy of poem (handwritten in ink & illustrated) is due tomorrow

Social Studies: List of helpful facts from Chapter 29 due tomorrow

Tuesday May 15, 2012

Math: STAR packet for 20 minutes

Language Arts: Rough draft (typed) book review due tomorrow

Social Studies: Scrapbook & donation collections

Monday, May 14, 2012

Math: STAR packet for 20 minutes

Language Arts: Rough draft (typed) book review due Wednesday

Social Studies: Scrapbook & donation collections

Thursday, May 10, 2012 – WALKATHON TOMORROW

Math: STAR packet

Language Arts: Book review – work on it for 20 minutes

Social Studies: Schedule time for your scrapbook & talk to parents if you need to go anywhere for photo shoots; bring water, sunscreen, walking shoes for tomorrow

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 – WALKATHON THIS FRIDAY

Math: STAR review packet #48-63

Language Arts: Spend 20 minutes working on your book review

Reading: Read through Chapter 20 in The Giver

Social Studies: Show your parents the information packet about the Greek scrapbook.  If you want them to take you to Cal for photos, talk to them about your family's calendar.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Math: Volume worksheet that you started in class

Language Arts: Short STAR review

Reading: Finish reading through Chapter 17 in The Giver

Social Studies: Finish the Athens/Sparta mini-project if you're not done yet

Monday, May 7, 2012

Math: STAR review packet #30-47

Language Arts: STAR review

Reading: Finish Giver worksheet if you don't finish in class

Social Studies: Bring old magazines if possible

Thursday, May 3, 2012 – Movie tonight at Havens – 7pm

Math: STAR Review Packet #18-29 (due Monday)

Language Arts: None

Reading: None

Social Studies: Finish ISN notes for Chapter 27 if you didn't get it done in class (due Monday)

New shoe drive – Happening all month at PMS

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Math: STAR Review Packet #1-17 only

Language Arts: None

Reading: None

Social Studies: Assessment #26

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Math: Page 551 (#3-8) and Page 557 (#3-8)

Reading: None

Language Arts: STAR prep

Social Studies: Assessment #25

Monday, April 30, 2012

Math: Worksheet (area of triangles & parallelograms)

Language Arts: STAR review – write answers on separate paper

Reading: The Giver Chapter 11

Social Studies: None

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Math: Study for Chapter 9 test tomorrow

Language Arts: Study for word stems quiz tomorrow

Reading: None

Social Studies: None

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Math: Page 497 (#3-11 all)

Language Arts: Word Stems Quiz Friday

Reading: FInish inferences worksheet if necessary

Social Studies: None (test today…phew!)

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Math: Page 492 (#3-10) and study vocabulary guide

Language Arts: Word Stems Quiz #13 will be on Friday

Reading: Read Chapter 8 in The Giver.

Social Studies: China test tomorrow…STUDY!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Math:493 (#13-16,19,21,23)

Language Arts: Make flash cards for Word Stems #13

Reading: Finish Chapter 7 in The Giver

Social Studies: Study for test

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Math: Page 485 (#9-18 all)

Language Arts: Study for spelling test

Reading: Work on SlideRocket

Social Studies: Spend 20 minutes studying for China test

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Math: Page 477 (#7-27 odd)

Language Arts: Type yin and yang paragraphs in columns format and bring tomorrow; spelling quiz Friday

Reading: Nonfiction project on SlideRocket due Friday, 4/20

Social Studies: Finish Assessment #24 if not done in class

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Math: Page 470 (#4-12) and Page 471 (#16 only)

Language Arts: Study spelling (quiz Friday)

Reading: Nonfiction project on SlideRocket due Friday, 4/20

Social Studies: None

Monday, April 16, 2012

Math: Page 465 (#1-15 all)

Language Arts: Spelling quiz Friday

Reading: Nonfiction project on SlideRocket due Friday, 4/20

Social Studies: Write one paragraph explaining the 3 most important contributions from the Han Dynasty.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Math: worksheet(1-21 all)

Language Arts: word stems 12 quiz on friday and type yin/yang paragraphs

Reading: make sure that nonfiction book is here tomorow

Social Studies: finish chapter twenty three readin and questions and jersey day tomorow

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Math: None…test today

Language Arts: Write first drafts of yin and yang paragraphs (2 separate paragraphs).

Reading: Make sure nonfiction book is at school tomorrow.

Social Studies: None

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Math: Finish practice test and check your answers using the key.

Language Arts: Study word stems (quiz Friday)

Reading: Make sure your nonfiction book is here tomorrow when we start the presentations in the computer lab.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Math: Worksheet – show what you're multiplying, adding or subtracting on the worksheet…that's more important than cracking the secret code!

Language Arts: Make flashcards for Word Stems #12; Study spelling that should have been tested on Friday but wasn't.

Reading: Read for pleasure

Social Studies: Parent interview #2

Social Studies: Chapter 22 worksheet

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Homework January – March

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Math: Worksheet

Language Arts: Copy spelling words three times each.

Reading: Finish your nonfiction book by Friday

Social Studies: Parent interview

Monday, March 26, 2012

Math: Page 444 (#6-11) and Page 445 (#17-23)

Language Arts: Either finish your word search or do mine for 20 minutes

Reading: Finish nonfiction book by Friday

Social Studies: Finish Chapter 20 worksheet if necessary

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Math: Worksheet

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow's word stems quiz.

Reading: Nonfiction book

Social Studies: None

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Math: Page 437 (#3-10 all)

Language Arts: Practice flashcards (word stems quiz on Friday)

Reading: Finish nonfiction book by March 28

Social Studies: Assessment 16

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Math: Page 432 (#43-45 and quiz at the bottom of the page)

Language Arts: Adverbs worksheet

Reading: Finish nonfiction book by March 28

Social Studies: Map of China due tomorow

Monday, March 19, 2012

Math: Probability worksheet

Language Arts: Word stems flashcards

Reading: Finish nonfiction book by March 28

Social Studies: Finish making map of China by this Wednesday

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Math: Page 424 (3-10) and Page 425 (13-18)

Language Arts: Play with Slide Rocket

Reading: Read Chapters 19 and 20 in Charlotte Doyle

Social Studies: None

Wednesday, March 14 2012

Math: page 417 4-8 all and page 418 16-20 all

Language Arts: play with slide rocket so you are ready for science tomorrow

Social Studies: Test tomorrow on Hinduism and Buddhism

 

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Math: None (test today)

Language Arts: Practice your speech if you're giving it tomorrow.

Reading: None

Social Studies: Test tomorrow on Buddhism and Hinduism.  STUDY!
Monday, March 12, 2012

Math: Test tomorrow; do page 407 (#3-10) to help you prepare.

Language Arts: Speeches continue…practice if you're giving one on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Reading: Finish today's paragraph about the trial if you don't complete it in class.

Social Studies: Study Buddhism (test Wednesday)

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Math: Page 395 (#3-6, 9, 10) and Page 396 (#13-18)

Reading: Read Charlotte Doyle Chapters 16 and 17

Language Arts: Practice speech (unless you went today)

Social Studies: Permission slip; test on Chapters 16 and 17 will be next Wednesday

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Math: Page 390 (#12-18)

Reading: Bring book for March Madness

Language Arts: Practice speech!!

Social Studies: Assessment 16

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Math: Histogram worksheet – use your notes, a ruler & colored pencils

Language Arts: Practice your speech 2-3 times; time yourself.  Speech presentations begin on Thursday.

Reading: Be ready for March Madness tomorrow.

Social Studies: Finish notes on Buddhism chapter if you don't get it done in class today.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Math: Page 375 (#3, 4, 10, 11), Page 376 (#19), Page 377 (1-4)

Reading: Bring a book for March Madness tomorrow

Language Arts: Practice your speech several times…time yourself!

Social Studies: Go to this link and watch the video about John Muir in preparation for tomorrow's assembly:

 

 

http://livewellnetwork.com/Motion/episodes/Hiking-the-John-Muir-Trail/7853868

 

http://johnmuirtrail.org/index.html

3.       Images of Muir

http://www.google.com/search?q=john+Muir+recipes&start=10&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ASUS&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=0qVRT5iDIsTbiALZyo21Bg&ved=Thursday, March 1, 2012

Math: Page 366 (#5-8), Page 367 (#16-21), Page 368 (#25, 26)

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow's word stems quiz and either practice & time your speech once or turn your outline into note cards.

Reading: Project due tomorrow!

Social Studies: Tomorrow is pajama day!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Math: Page 356 (#3-6), Page 357 (#7-10), Page 361 (#3-8), Page 362 (#14-16)

Language Arts: Grammar book page 122 6-15

Reading: Project due Friday

Social Studies: none

 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Math: None

Language Arts: Typed outline due tomorrow

Reading: Project due 3-2

Social Studies: Study India map for quiz tomorrow

Monday, February 27, 2012

Math: Test tomorrow study tests, quizzes and homework

Language arts:  Make flash cards for word stems 10

Reading: Project due 3-2

Social Studies:  None

Thursday, February 16, 2012

 

Math: Page 335 (43-45 and all of the quiz at the bottom of the page)

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow's spelling test; first draft of speech outline due tomorrow

Social Studies: None

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Math: New worksheet

Language Arts: Handwritten speech outline due Friday; Spelling quiz Friday

Reading: Project due March 2

Social Studies: None

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Math: Worksheet

Language Arts: Finish speech plan worksheet

Reading: Project due March 2

Social Studies: None

Monday, February 13, 2012

Math: Page 333 (#3-23 odd)

Language Arts: Spelling words 3 times each

Reading: Project due March2

Social Studies: Finish India's geography

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Math: Page 326-327 (7-18 all)

Language Arts: Study word stems for quiz tomorrow and spend some time doing speech research

Reading: Read historical fiction book for a bit

Social Studies: Elective cards are due tomorrow!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Math: Study percent-fraction equivalents (quiz tomorrow) and do worksheet

Reading: Read historical fiction book

Language Arts: Review word stems (quiz Friday)

Social Studies: Turn in elective request cards by Friday; class election tomorrow

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Math: Page 321 (#5-15 odd) and Page 322 (#37-39)
Language Arts: Spend 20-30 minutes doing speech research

Reading: Read historical fiction book for a while

Social Studies: None

Monday, February 6, 2012

Math: Page 314 (#6-8, 17-20) and Page 315 (#35, 36, 40, 41, 46-48)

Language Arts: Word Stems #9 flashcards

Reading: Read for pleasure.

Social Studies: None, but student council election will be Thursday.  If you want to run, you must write a speech.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Math: Page 306 (#1-3), Page 307 (#4-7), Page 308 (#8-11)

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow's spelling test and bring 2-5 speech ideas on a piece of paper.

Reading: Read for pleasure.

Social Studies: Study for history test (Chapters 11 and 12) Monday

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Math: Page 309 (6-17 all)

 

Language Arts: Review spelling words for 10 to 15 minutes

 

Reading: Read something for a while

Social Studies: field trip tomorrow bring lunch, snack, jacket.  Finish study guide for Chapter 12.

Ch. 12   Tuesday, January 31, 2012  – FIELD TRIP IN TWO DAYS
Math: Page 303 4-9, 18-23, 35-40

Language Arts: Write spelling words 3 times- quiz Friday

Reading: Read for 20 minutes (Reading more is fine as well!)

Social Studies: Finish Chapter 11 Review if not done in class; Bring permission slip ASAP

 

 

Friday, January 20, 2012

Social Studies: Make sure you have a costume ready for the Festival of the Nile next Friday.  Also show your parents the paper I gave you today that lists what you volunteered to bring to the festival. 

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Math: Do finals review sheet (all problems)

Reading: Read for pleasure and return overdue books

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow's word stems quiz

Social Studies: Festival of the Nile project due January 24

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Math: Finish 14-52 evens Worksheet

Language Arts: Write reflection of paragraph score

Reading: Bring any overdue books back ASAP

Social Studies: Project due 1/24

 

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Math: Finish odd problems on review worksheet

Language Arts: Word Stems flashcards

Reading: Read for pleasure.

Social Studies: Nile project due 1/24

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Tomorrow is a spirit day…dress as a super hero!

Math: No homework tonight (test today)

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow's word stems quiz.

Reading: Project due Tuesday (mostly completed in PC lab at school)

Social Studies: Egypt project due 1/24

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Math: Study for test tomorrow using Pages 290-292

Language Arts: Words Stems quiz Friday

Reading: Project started in PC Lab due Tuesday

Social Studies: Ask parents about driving February 2

Nile Project due 1/24

Assessment due tomorrow

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Math: Finish practice test…show all work, and don't forget units!

Language Arts: Word Stems quiz Friday

Reading: Read for fun

Social Studies: Project due 1/24; "Top 5 Moments" paper due tomorrow

Monday, January 9, 2012

Math: Page 283 (#7, 8, 12, 13), Page 284 (#16-18) and Page 285 (#32,33) – Math test on Chapter 5 will probably be on Thursday.

Language Arts: Word Stems #7 flashcards (quiz Friday)Friday, January 6, 2012

Reading: Read for pleasure; project we're doing at school due Monday

Social Studies: Fill out form about top five moments; Egypt project

Social Studies: Make sure you talk to your parents about a costume for Festival of the Nile as well as materials you will need for your Egypt project.

Thursday. January 5, 2012

Math: Pages 276-277 (#3-17 odd, 22, 23)

Language Arts: Study for word stems quiz

Reading: Read-especially if project book unfinished

Social Studies: Define all Key Terms in Chapter 11

REMINDER: Bring Brunch Tomorrow! It will not be on sale

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Math: Pages 268 and 269 (#3-17 odd) and Page 269 (#25-27 all; set up and solve the proportions for these word problems.  See the other post on my website for help.
Language Arts: Verbs worksheet

Reading: Read for pleasure

Social Studies: Decide on a Festival of the Nile project and be ready to tell me which one you're doing tomorrow

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Math: Do even problems on both sides of the ratios worksheet

Language Arts: Make flashcards for word stems #6

Reading: Read for pleasure

Social Studies: Kush worksheet

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Homework From Oct. 19 – Dec. 15

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

FIELD TRIP TOMORROW!  BRING LUNCH, SNACK, DRINK, WARM JACKET AND UMBRELLA!

Math: Page 262 (#29, 30), Page 263 (#39-43), Page 264 (#49-51)

Language Arts: Story due tomorrow

Reading: Read for pleasure

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Math: Page 257 (#28, 29) and Page 262 (#7-11 all, 22, 23 and 25)

Language Arts: Story due Thursday

Reading: Read for pleasure

Social Studies: Field trip Thursday!

Monday, December 12, 2011

Field trip is this Thursday!  Dress in layers, bring a snack and lunch!

Math: Page 257 (3-15 odd) and Page 258 (#39-42 all)

Language Arts: Story due Thursday

Reading: Read for pleasure

Social Studies: Test on Chapters 8 & 9 tomorrow

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Math: Finish practice test & check your answers; test tomorrow

Reading: Read for pleasure

Social Studies: Finish Chapter 8 study guide

Language Arts: Type story (due 12/15)

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Math: Page 240

Reading: Read for pleasure.

Language Arts: Work on typing story

Social Studies: Finish Chapter 9 study guide

Monday, December 5, 2011

TOY DRIVE ALL THIS WEEK

Math: Finish Worksheet, Correct answers

Language Arts: None

Reading: Read for pleasure

Social Studies: Read Chapter 9 on your own, permission slips

 

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Math: Page 236 (#5-19 odd) and Page 237 (#31-35 odd)

Language Arts: Type story by December 15; Word stems quiz tomorrow on lists 1-5

Reading: Read for pleasure

Social Studies: Get green permission slip signed

 

Wednesday, November 30

Math page 228 (#7-13 odd) and page 229 (23-29 odd and 37-41 odd)

Language Arts: Type story by December 15; Word stems quiz Friday

Reading: Read for pleasure

Social Studies: Get green permission slip signed

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Math: Page 215 (#312-18), Page 216 (#33 only)

Social Studies: Finish Ch.8 artifacts paper if necessary

Language Arts: Review Word Stems Lists 1-5 (Quiz Friday) (10 minutes is fine)

Reading: Read for pleasure


Monday, November 28, 2011

Math: Worksheet

Social Studies: None

Reading: Read new book from library for 20+ minutes, or other book if you’ve already finished

Language Arts: Word Stems – review old lists and make new cards for this week’s list

 

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

 

Math: Page 209 (#3-5 and 18-26 all)

Social Studies: Civilization report due Friday…all one document in a report folder…Introduction, 5 body paragraphs, conclusion, 4 pictures, works cited

Reading: None

Language Arts: None

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Math:  Page 205 (#31-33 all) and Page 209 (#8-16 all)

Social Studies: Civilization report due Friday…all one document in a report folder…Introduction, 5 body paragraphs, conclusion, 4 pictures, works cited

 

Language Arts: None

Reading: None

Monday, November 14, 2011

Math: Page 204 (#7-19 all)

Reading: None

Language Arts: Type introduction to civilization report or do works cited page, whichever you did not do at school today.  If you are doing the works cited page, be sure to use the guide found in your student planner.

Social Studies: Find 4 images to print or paste onto a page for your civilization report.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Social Studies: If you haven’t typed all 5 body paragraphs for the civilization report, finish them this weekend.  You may also type your introduction or wait until next week.

Reading: Adventure book project is due on Monday!!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Math: Page 199 (#3-21 odd)

Language Arts: Type culture paragraph

Reading: Project due 11/14

Social Studies: Catch up on paragraphs you haven’t typed yet.

 

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Math: TAKE A BREAK! Great job on today’s test.

Language Arts: Type social classes paragraph

Reading: Finish postcard from Milo if it’s not yet done; Project due 11/14

Social Studies: Catch up on missing typed paragraphs if you’re behind

Monday, November 7, 2011

Math: Study for tomorrow’s Chapter 3 Test using page 187 and your practice test

Language Arts and Social Studies: Type paragraphs: Food, Jobs, Systems

should be done and turned in by tomorrow

Reading: Project due 11/14 (a week from today)

 

Friday, November 4, 2011

Social Studies & Language Arts: Type your job specialization paragraph this weekend if possible.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Math: Quizzes at the bottoms of pages 158 and 178 (started in class)

Reading: Project due November 14
Language Arts & Social Studies: Type food supply paragraph and bring tomorrow

 

 

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Math: Page 175 (#10-16) and Page 176 (#20-27)…which we started in class today

Reading: Project due November 14
Social Studies: Outline due tomorrow

Language Arts: None

Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Math: Worksheet (practicing the distributive property)

Language Arts: None

Reading: Project due November 14

Social Studies: All outlining for civilization report is due Thursday

Monday, October 31, 2011

Math: Count your candy. Record your chocolates vs. non-chocolates

Language Arts: Say thank you every time someone gives you a treat.

Reading: Read one candy label.

Social Studies: Be respectful of people’s property tonight.

Friday, October 28, 2011

If you still feel like you’re lacking completeness in your research, spend some time this weekend catching up.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Math: Page 170 (#3-5, 24-29) and Page 176 (#42-44)

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow’s word stems quiz on lists 1-4.

Reading: Project due 11/14

Social Studies: Spend 20-30 minutes on civilization report research

Wednesday, October 26

Math: Worksheet Lesson 3.6

Language Arts: Word stems quiz Friday

Reading: Project due 11/14

Social Studies: Civilization report research

Tuesday, October 25

Math: Finish pages 164 and 165 which were started in class (sorry this was WAY too long…remember to stop if you spend more than 30 minutes and still have tons to do)

Reading: Read adventure book

Language Arts: Study word stems

Social Studies: Civ report research

Monday, October 23, 2011

Math: Finish today’s classwork assignment- Spend no more than 35 minutes on it!

Language Arts: Word Stems flashcards

Reading: Adventure book (project due Nov. 14)

Social Studies: Spend 20-30 minutes doing research for civ report from home

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Math: Page 150 (#8-15) and Page 156 (#9-16)

Reading: Read adventure book (project due November 14)

Language Arts: Commas worksheet

Social Studies: None

Wednesday, October 19

Math: Integers worksheet

Language Arts: None

Reading: Read adventure book

Social Studies: None (test today)

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HOMEWORK August – Oct. 15

Tuesday, October 18 – CANNED FOOD DRIVE THIS WEEK!!!

Math: Page 145 (#7-18 all) and Page 146 (#39-42 all)

Social Studies: Study for tomorrow’s test on Chapters 4 and 5

No language arts or reading homework is assigned for tonight, but you are always welcome to read!

 Monday, October 17

Math: Pg. 131 (25-28), pg. 132 (48-51), pg. 138 (15-23, 30, 31)

Language Arts: None

Reading: Read Adventure Book (20-30 minutes)

Social Studies: Study for Wednesday’s Sumer test

 Friday, October 14

Reading: Read your adventure book over the weekend for a while, particularly if it is long.  The project will be due on November 14.

Math: Please fix Accelerated Math errors by Tuesday.

Thursday, October 13

Math: Accelerated Math due tomorrow

Reading: Read adventure book (project due November 14) for 20-30 minutes

Social Studies: Spend 20 minutes on Chapter 4 review sheet

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow’s spelling quiz

Wednesday, October 12
Math: None

Reading: Read adventure book for 20-30 minutes

 

Social Studies: Assessments 4 and 5

Language Arts: Study spelling (quiz Friday)

 

Tuesday, October 11

Math: Pages 117-120 (#8-56, multiples of 4 only)

Language Arts: Copy missed spelling words 5 times each (test Friday)

Reading: Read adventure book for 20-30 minutes

Social Studies: None, but test on Chapters 4 and 5 will be next week

 

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Math: Accelerated Math Exercise #1 due Friday

Reading: Practice telling folktale (start presenting tomorrow)

Language Arts: None

Social Studies: Sumerian City-State map due Friday (if not done in class)

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Math: Accelerated Math Exercise #1 due Friday

Reading: Practice telling folktale

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow’s word stems quiz

Social Studies: Sumerian City-State map due Friday (if not done in class)

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Math: Page 110 (15-30 all)

Reading: Practice telling folktale

Language Arts: Word Stems Quiz Thursday

Social Studies: Tell Parents About Field Trips: Discovery Voyage, Oct. 6; Egyptian Museum, Dec. 15; Asian Art Museum, Feb. 2

Monday,  October 3, 2011

Math: Page 103 (#1-12) and Page 105 (#43, 45)

Reading: Practice oral storytelling…starts Friday

Language Arts: Make flashcards for Word Stems #3 (quiz Thursday)

Social Studies: None

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Reading project due Friday.  That’s it!

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Math: Page 97 (#6-13)

Reading: Project due Friday

That’s it!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Math: Page 90 (#28-35, using algebra for 31-35) and Page 91 (#37, 40, 42-44)

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow’s spelling quiz

Reading: Folktales project due Friday

Social Studies: None, other than bringing field trip donations if you haven’t yet but plan to do so

Monday, September 26, 2011

Math: Page 90 (#3-19 odd)

Language Arts:  Spelling sentences…copy mine or write your own

Reading: Folktales poster due Friday

Social Studies: Test on Chapters 2 and 3 tomorrow

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Math: Pages 85 (#17-43 odd)

Language Arts: None

Reading: Project due next Friday

Social Studies: Finish study guide for Chapter 3

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Math: Page 77 (9-15 all), Page 78 (#27,28), and Page 79 (#45)

Language Arts: Word Stems Quiz Thursday, add new flashcards

Reading: Work on Folktales Project

Social Studies: Finish Chapter 2 portion of Study Guide

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Math: Page 71 (#18-34 even) and Page 72 (#39, 40)

Language Arts: Word Stems #2 Quiz Thursday (includes Word Stems #1 and #2)

Reading: Folktales project

Social Studies: Finish comic strip comparing Neolithic times to modern times if you didn’t finish it at school today.

Monday, September 19, 2011 (Substitute)

No Homework!!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Math: None (There was a test today.)

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow’s spelling test.

Reading: Work on folktales project

Social Studies: Hominid poster due tomorrow

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Math: Page 61 (Problem numbers that are multiples of 4); Quiz tomorrow

Language Arts: Spelling quiz Friday

Reading: Bring a silent reading book for Friday; read folktales and/or work on project

Social Studies: Hominid poster due Friday; Signed slip acknowledging conversation about new hominid discovery due tomorrow

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Math: Pages 56 -60 (#10, 22, 26, 32, 40, 41, 45, 54, 57, 61, 67)

Reading: Folktales (read or work on project)

Social Studies: Hominid poster due Friday, view current news article about new hominid discovery and talk with family member (signed paper due Thursday)

Language Arts: Spelling quiz Friday

Monday, September 12, 2011

Math: Page 42 (#6-12) and Page 43 (#14, 15, 21-24, 36)

Language Arts: Copy missed spelling words three times each and all others once.  Quiz Friday.

Reading: Read folktales or work on project

Social Studies: Finish hominid poster by Friday.  Bring signed paper about new hominid discovery news story by Thursday.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Math: Page 37 (#7-16) and Page 38 (#17-20, 26, 27)

Reading: Read folktales or other book if you’re done

Language Arts: Study for word stems quiz tomorrow.

Social Studies: None

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Math: Page 31 (#12-14, 19-21, 25) and Page 32 (#32-35)

Reading: Read folktales for 20-30 minutes (or another book if you have finished them)

Language Arts: Word Stems #1 quiz Friday

Social Studies: None, unless you’re running for student council (written speech due Friday)

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Math: Page 23 (#4, 5, 14-20) and Page 24 (31-33)

Language Arts: Make Word Stems #1 flashcards; consider putting them on a ring so more can be added later

Reading: Read folktales for 20-30 minutes; project given tomorrow

Social Studies: None, unless you want to run for student council (written speeches given this Friday just before election)

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Math: Pages 18-19 (#19-24 all and 29-33 all)

Reading: Read for pleasure.

Social Studies: Caves of Lascaux paper due tomorrow

Language Arts: Study for tomorrow’s spelling test.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Math: Page 12 (#19-26 all) and Page 13 (#39-41 all)

Reading: Read for pleasure.

Language Arts: Study for Friday’s spelling quiz.

Social Studies:  Visit Caves of Lascaux website or write about what you learned in today’s lesson.  Due Friday.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Math: Page 7 (#3-27 odd)

Reading: Read for pleasure

Social Studies: Finish today’s geography work if you didn’t get done in class.

Language Arts: Study spelling; quiz Friday

Monday, August 29, 2011

Math: Division Worksheet

Reading: Read for pleasure.

Language Arts: Copy the spelling words you missed three times each; quiz Friday

Social Studies: None

Friday, August 26, 2011

Bring in your forms and get your supplies.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Math: Worksheet – do work on separate paper

Reading: Find a silent reading book to bring to school

Language Arts: Review and improve summer word phrases

Social Studies: Tour of Textbook – paper due tomorrow

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Math: Count yourself lucky to be at PMS!

Language Arts: Tell your family about your first day of middle school.

Reading: Read the parent packet yourself, then give it to your parents.

Social Studies: Bring back parent forms ASAP (by September 1) and have all supplies by Monday, August 29.

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