THURSDAY, March 12, 2020:
SPELLING: Write your words 5 times each, and study for test tomorrow.
WRITING: Finish your state report; requirement page is under the Language Arts section of the blog. You may print it at home if you want to. The report is due on Monday, March 16, 2020. We will begin presentations to the class on Tues., March 17.
READING: Read 30 minutes in your small group book.
Half Day tomorrow, Friday, March 13–Dismissal is at 11:45 a.m.
MONDAY, March 9, 2020:
SPELLING: Dictionary Definitions for your spelling words.
READING: Read 30 minutes
SCIENCE: Finish vocabulary words in Frayer Models and answer the two questions on p. 14 in complete sentences.
WRITING: Finish your power points for your state.
THURSDAY, March 5, 2020:
MATH: Practice your division flash cards.
SPELLING: Study for your test tomorrow. Write your spelling words 3 times each in cursive handwriting.
READING: Read 30 minutes. Finish the “Demeter and Persephone” story and the questions for it. Do not go past p. 42 in the packet (do not start the next story).
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2020:
MATH: Finish Math packet.
SPELLING: use your dictionary definitions you wrote yesterday to help you write each of your words in a CORRECT sentence.
SCIENCE: Finish your Frayer Models in your science notebooks for your 12 words.
READING: Read 30 mins.
MONDAY, February 24, 2020:
MATH: Do S-Book pp. 51-55, for Lesson 11. Make sure you read through p. 51 FIRST to understand how to do the problems!
SPELLING: Write dictionary definitions for your words.
READING: Read 30 minutes.
THURS., Feb. 13, 2020:
MATH: Finish L-Book problems for Lesson 10 and do S-Book problems for Lesson 10. Please practice your multiplication and division flash cards–IT WILL HELP YOU A LOT!!!!
Spelling: Write your words 5 times each, or sailboats, (whichever one you did not do yesterday) and study for your test tomorrow.Science: Finish your work from class today: Finish your Frayer Models for your words on pp. 3, 4, 5. Answer the questions on p. 5 in complete sentences.
BRING BACK ORCHESTRA PERMISSION SLIPS BY TOMORROW, Feb. 14.
BRING YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY goodies tomorrow, if you are choosing to do this–don’t forget to include all students.
WEDS., Feb. 12, 2020:
MATH: Finish L-book problems for Lesson 9.
SPELLING: Write your words in sentences and underline them in the sentence.
READING: Read 30 minutes in your small group book.
BRING BACK SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP (THE GREEN ONE-CORRECTED VERSION) FOR THE ORCHESTRA FIELD TRIP ON Weds., Feb. 26.
Valentine’s Day cards may be given to each student by the students on Friday, Feb. 14. However, this is NOT required–only if your child wishes to do this. Please make sure that your child brings one for each student in the class, if they choose to participate. A purple note went home today with the correct spelling of each child’s first name to help with the filling out of cards.
TUES., Feb. 11, 2020
Math: Finish L-Book, Less. 8 problems.
SPELLING: Write definitions for your words.
READING: Finish the reading packet; be ready to check tomorrow. Read 30 minutes.
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2020:
SPELLING: Write words either 5 times each or write them in sailboats (your choice).
MATH: Practice your multiplication and division flash cards. Do S-Book problems for Lesson 7.
READ: 30 minutes.
THURSDAY, February 6, 2020:
MATH: L-Book; do problems for Lesson 6.
SPELLING: Write your words 5 times each; study for your spelling test tomorrow.
READING: Read 30 minutes, and make sure #23-26 is finished in your packet for “Kia’s Summer Job.”
BRING BACK FIELD TRIP permission slip and $8. All Scholastic book orders with money are due tomorrow–Last Call– if you plan to order.
MONDAY, February 3, 2020:
MATH: Finish S-Book problems for Mod. 5, Lesson 4. Practice multiplication and division facts.
SPELLING: Write your words in ABC order.
READING: Finish writing your similarity paragraph for the WISH FISH story, compared to the “Yeh-Shen” story.
THURSDAY, January 23, 2020:
MATH: Practice with multiplication and division flash cards; go on Zearn for 20 minutes; use prepdog.org
READING: Read 30 minutes with your small group books. Finish pp. 480, 481 in Ready books.
WRITING: Finish your Landmark paragraphs for your research paper.
TUESDAY, January 14, 2020:
MATH: Finish Less. 21 problems in L-Book. Quiz on division.
SCIENCE: Study notes/text for test tomorrow.
Read 30 minutes.
Thursday, January 9, 2020:
MATH: Do L-Book problems for Lesson 18
SPELLING: Write words 5 times each. Study for test tomorrow.
SCIENCE: Finish questions in complete sentences on p. 105, 110.
READING: Read 30 mins. in your small group books.
WEDNESDAY, January 8, 2020:
MATH: Do S-Book problems for Lesson 16, and finish L-Book problems for Lesson 17.
SPELLING: Write your words, correctly, in sentences (check your definitions first!!)
READING: Read 30 minutes with your small group books.
TUESDAY, January 7, 2020
MATH: Do L-Book problems for Lesson 16, and finish Less. 16 Exit Ticket (turn in tomorrow).
SPELLING: Write the dictionary definitions for your words.
READING: Read 30 mins. with your small group books.
MONDAY: January 6, 2020
MATH: Do Mod. 3, Lesson 14, L-Book and S-book problems. Practice your multiplication and division flashcards.
SPELLING: Write your words in ABC order.
READING: 30 minutes in your small group books
THURS., Dec. 19, 2019:
SOCIAL STUDIES: Take study guide home and study for test tomorrow. The typed notes are under the Social Studies tab on the blog. Just go to the link for Unit 3 and click it to open it.
SCIENCE: Finish reading pp. 86-90 in the book. Write the definitions (in your Science notebook) for all the black, bold words in the reading. Also, answer the questions on page 90 in complete sentences.
Bring a drink and a snack of choice (NO “hot” chips/food) for our marble jar party. The drink must be approved by your parent. If they let you have pop, you may bring it. We will be watching a movie.
READ 30 minutes.
TUES., Dec. 17, 2019:
MATH: Study for Mid-Mod. 3 Test tomorrow (the answer key is on the home page of the blog). Choir members must make sure they check their own study guides since you missed the review and explanations in class today, due to your all-day field trip.
READING: Read 30 minutes.
THURS., Dec. 12, 2019:
MATH: Do problems for Lesson 11 in L-Book.
READING: Read 30 minutes.
SPELLING: Write words 5 times each, study for test tomorrow.
WEDS., Dec. 11,2019:
MATH: Finish L-Book problems for Lesson 8.
SPELLING: Write your words in sentences (make sure you use the definitions to understand what they mean first).
SCIENCE: Read pp. 79-85. Answer p. 85 at the bottom of the page, and do a Frayer Model for the term ‘potential energy’ in your science notebook.
Finish your letter to your Mom & Dad about Healthy Living, and bring back your permission slip if you didn’t already. Bring your letter back tomorrow—I will be checking them!
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2019:
MATH: Finish L-Book problems for Lesson 7.
SPELLING: Write the definitions for your words, using Webster.com (see the Home page for the Spelling List for Week 14.)
THURSDAY, December 5, 2019:
MATH: do L-book problems for Lesson 6. Quiz tomorrow on Lessons 4-6.
SPELLING: Write words 5 times each, study for test tomorrow.
READING: Read 30 minutes with your small group book.
WEDNESDAY, December 4, 2019:
MATH: Do S-Book problems for Mod. 3, Lesson 5.
SPELLING: Write your words in sentences and underline them (use your definitions from Monday’s homework to help you write correct sentences).
READING: Read 30 minutes with your small group books.
MONDAY, December 2, 2019:
MATH: Finish problems in Mod. 3 for Lesson 4 in L-Book.
SPELLING: Look up words in dictionary or on Webster’s dictionary site online. Write meanings for each word.
READING: Work on reading passage, “Lucky Shot” article in Readworks.org (due on Weds., 12-4); read 30 minutes with your small group books.
WRITING: Finish your Opinion rough draft for revising/editing for coal.
BRING BACK EMERGENCY SHEETS by tomorrow, after parents have completed correcting them or adding information. They must be signed on the back.
TUESDAY, November 19, 2019:
MATH- Do Mod. 3, Lesson 1 S-Book problems on p.119-121.
SPELLING: Write your words in sailboats.
READING: Read 30 mins. in your small group books.
MONDAY, November 18, 2019:
MATH: Zearn 20 minutes.
READING: Finish pp. 358, 359. Read 30 minutes with your small group books.
SCIENCE: Finish answering your Focus Question today in your notebook.
SPELLING: Write your words in sentences and underline your words.
WRITING: Write your introduction paragraph in your Writer’s Workshop notebook for your opinion on whether the town should continue to use coal as its source of energy.
FRIDAY, November 15, 2019:
MATH: Study your Review Sheets (Study Guide) for Mod. 2; test is on Monday, November 18.
READING: Read 30 minutes each day, using your small group books.
WRITING: Finish your Pros and Cons Lists for both the articles, “A Powerful Rock” (p. 54) in your Ready book and the handout, “Coal for Today and Tomorrow.”
Bring back permission slips for Music class, along with the $5.00.
THURSDAY, November 14, 2019:
MATH: Complete Lesson 5’s Exit Ticket and turn into me tomorrow. Complete the Study Guide for Mod. 2 and be ready to check your answers tomorrow. The test will be on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019
SPELLING: Write your words 5 times each and study for your Spelling Test tomorrow.
READING: Read 30 minutes to self, using your small group books. Don’t forget to read it out loud to yourself or someone else to practice your fluency.
**Students who have rescheduled conferences, to be held on Monday, Nov. 18, need to have a parent sign the slip that was sent home today, and return the slip tomorrow to Mrs. Traicoff.
FRIDAY November 8, 2019:
MATH Finish S-Book problems for Lesson 3 in Mod. 2.
READING: Ready for 30 mins., using your small group books.
THURSDAY, November 7, 2019:
MATH: Finish L-Book problems for Lesson 3 in Mod. 2.
SPELLING: Write your words 5 times each. Study for your Spelling Test tomorrow.
READING: Finish pp. 356, 357, 384, 385. For Writing, finish boxing in reasons of why coal is powerful on p. 54. Read 30 mins. in your small group books.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019:
MATH: Lesson 2 S-Book problems.
SPELLING: Write your words in sentences and underline them.
READING: Finish pp. 354, 355 in your Ready book. Read for 30 mins., using your small group book.
*Bring back any signed tests.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2019:
MATH: Please solve the problems in your L-Book for Mod. 2, Lesson 2.
SPELLING: Write your words in ABC Order.
READING: Finish pp. 230, 231 in your READY book. Read 30 minutes, using your small group books.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019:
SPELLING: Write your words 5 times each; study for your test tomorrow.
READING: Read 30 minutes.
*Be safe trick-or-treating!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019:
Social Studies — Study your Study Guide for test tomorrow.
Science– Study your study guide for test tomorrow.
Spelling– Write words in ABC order.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019:
READING: Write a summary of “Lending an Ear.” Read 30 minutes
SPELLING: Write your words in Sail Boats.
**Please bring Scholastic Orders and money tomorrow, if you want to order. If you order online, please order by tomorrow and pay online with a credit or debit card.
Monday, October 28, 2019:
MATH: Do Lesson 16 problems in S-book.
SPELLING: Write your words in sentences and underline your words.
READING: Do pp. 14, 15, and 17 in your Ready book. (skip #2 on p. 15)
Friday, Oct. 25, 2019:
MATH: Study for Module 1 Test on Monday, October 28, 2019.
READING: Read 30 minutes.
*Bring $2 for Petting Farm and Pumpkin Patch, if you haven’t already. Those of you who have not turned in your permission slip or $10 for the Nov. 13th field trip, please turn it in as soon as possible.
Thurs., Oct. 24, 2019
MATH: Complete your study guide for Mod. 1 and bring it back to school tomorrow. We will be checking it.
SPELLING: Write your words 5 x each, and study for your test tomorrow.
READING: Finish your Ready book for pages 11-13. Read 30 minutes.
*BRING FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP AND $10. BRING YOUR $2 FOR THE PUMPKIN PATCH AND PETTING FARM.
Weds., Oct. 23, 2019:
MATH: Do S-Book problems for Lesson 15.
SPELLING: Write your words in ABC order.
READING: Finish pp. 84, 85, and 87 in your Ready reading book. Read 30 mins.
**Tomorrow is our Pizza Reward for having the most parents at PTA. Please bring a drink of choice (per your parent’s approval).
Tues., Oct. 22, 2019:
MATH: Finish L-Book problems for Lesson 15. Bring back signed Math Test.
SPELLING: Write your words in sailboats.
WRITING: Finish writing your realistic fiction story in rough draft form. (Be ready to start typing your story in a Google Doc.)
READING: Finish p. 83 in your Ready book. Read 30 mins.
Mon. Oct. 21, 2019:
MATH: Finish L-Book and S-Book problems for Lesson 14.
SPELLING: Write your words in sentences and underline them.
READING: Read 30 mins. and finish pp. 80 and 81 in your ready book.
Bring back signed permission slips for the trip on 11-13-19 with $10 for the trip. Also bring $2 for the event on 10-30-19.
Weds., Oct.16, 2019:
MATH: S-Book, do problems for Lesson 13
SPELLING: Do Sailboats with your words.
READING: Read 30 minutes.
Tues., Oct. 15, 2019:
MATH: L-Book, #’s 1-5 problems for Lesson 13
SPELLING: Do 5 times each with your spelling list (remember to title and date the page).
READING: Read 30 minutes. Make sure your Frayer model words are done in your reading notebook (for combust and monitor).
Mon. Oct. 14, 2019:
MATH: Finish L-Book Problems for Lesson 12
SPELLING: Write your words 5x each.
READING: Read 30 minutes.
Friday, Oct. 11, 2019:
MATH: Do S-Book problems for Lesson 11. Finish L-Book problems for Lesson 11. Practice on Zearn at home.
READING: Read 30 minutes each night.
Thurs., Oct. 10, 2019:
*We had a sub in my place today; the sub was instructed to write the homework on the board for students to copy down.
Weds., Oct. 9, 2019:
MATH: Finish all problems in your L-Book for Lesson 11, beginning on p. 81.
SPELLING: Write your words in sentences and underline them.
WRITING: Finish your plan for your story and glue it into your Writer’s Workshop notebook.
READING: Read 30 minutes.
Monday, Oct. 7, 2019:
MATH: Study your study guide for your test tomorrow.
SPELLING: Write words in ABC order.
READING: Read 30 minutes
Thursday, October 3, 2019:
MATH: Finish problems in L-Book for Lesson 10, and do problems in S-Book for Lesson 10.
READING: Complete RACES writing for the story “The Greatest Gift” in your Reading Notebook.
SPELLING: Write your words in ABC Order and study for your test tomorrow.
Weds., October 2, 2019:
MATH: Finish problems in L-Book for Less. 9. Bring back your Math Quiz signed by a parent tomorrow!
READING: Read 30 minutes. Finish Summary of The Two Travelers in your Reading Notebook.
SPELLING: Grp. A: Write your words and underline them in a sentence. Make sure you know what the word means before you write it in a sentence! Grp. B: Write your words in Sailboats.
Tues., October 1, 2019:
MATH: S-Book–Finish problems for Lesson 8.
SPELLING: Do sailboats with your words.
SCIENCE: Finish reading pp. 8 and answer the 3 questions in complete sentences on p. 12 in your Science Notebook. Find definitions for the bolded, black words on pp. 8-12, and write them in your Science Noteboo.
READING: Read 30 minutes.
Monday, Sept. 30, 2019:
MATH: Finish the problems in the L-Book for Lesson 8
READING: Finish pp. 138, 139 in your book (answer in complete sentences). Finish writing what your inference is in your reading notebook. Read 30 minutes.
SPELLING: Write your spelling words 5 times each in your Spelling Notebook Glue your list into your spelling notebook. (They are also on the first page of the blog.)
Friday, Sept. 27, 2019:
MATH – Succeed Book Finish Less. 7 problems.
READING: Read 30 minutes each night.
Thurs., Sept. 26, 2019:
MATH: Finish the problems in Lesson 7 in your L-book.
SPELLING: Write your words in ABC order. Spelling test tomorrow; study!
SOCIAL STUDIES: Write your 4 new SS words in a sentence–use them correctly, according to the definition!
READING: Finish pp. 134-135 in your Reading book. Read 30 minutes.
Don’t forget to ask your parents to come to the PTA meeting in the cafeteria tomorrow, Friday, 9-27-19 @ 9:00 a.m., so we can win the free pizza party! 😉
Weds., Sept. 25, 2019:
Fill out survey for Chess Club if you forgot to do it in class.
MATH: Do S-book problems for Lesson 6; pp. 31-33.
SPELLING: Write your words in sentences and underline them in the sentence.
READING: Finish p. 182, and read 30 minutes.
Tues., Sept. 24, 2019:
MATH: Finish Lesson 6 problems in the L-book.
SPELLING: Write your words 5 times each.
SCIENCE: Finish answering the questions on p. 7 in your Science Notebook.
READING: Read 30 minutes
Mon., Sept. 23, 2019:
MATH: Do the Comparing 5-Digit Number practice. Make sure you follow every direction!
READING: Finish pp. 176 and 177 in your Reading book. Read 30 minutes.
SPELLING: Do Sailboats with your words in your Spelling Notebook.
Friday, Sept. 20, 2019:
SCIENCE: Write definitions for the following words in your Science Notebook: cell, system, electric current, circuit, contact points, filaments. Finish reading pp. 7–12 in your book, and finish answering the flow map questions on your Flow Map sheet.
READING: Read 30 minutes each night.
Thurs. Sept.19, 2019:
MATH: Do the rest of the problems in your L-Book for Lesson 5, pp. 39-41
SPELLING: Do Sailboats with your words, or if you do not know how to do Sailboats, do the words 5 times each. Study for your test tomorrow.
READ 30 MINUTES.
Tomorrow is a half day! Dismissal is 11:45 a.m.
Weds., Sept. 18, 2019:
SPELLING: Write your words in alphabetical order.
MATH: Practice Multiplication Facts with someone at home.
WRITING: Finish your circle map for Dancing in the Wings. (What elements do Narratives include?)
READING: Read 30 minutes.
Tues., Sept. 17, 2019:
MATH: Study the problems in Lessons 1 through 4 in your Succeed book, re-do them if you need to. You have a quiz tomorrow!
SPELLING: Write each of your words in a sentence and underline them. If you don’t know the meaning of the word, look it up first! So you know what it means before you use it.
READING: Read 30 minutes.
Mon., Sept. 16, 2019:
SPELLING: Write the words on your list 5 times each in your neatest writing.
Read 30 minutes.
MATH: Do problems for Mod. 1, Less. 4 in the Succeed book.
Friday, Sept. 13, 2019:
MATH: Do Succeed Book, Lesson 3 problems. (pp. 13-17)>>pages 13 and 14 are to be read only, and show how to do pp. 15, 16, and 17.
Read 30 minutes each night, including weekends.