Tuesday, April 19, 2011

4/19

Finish WOW
Work on sp/voc sheet (due Thurs.) and on voc. sent. (due Fri.)
Finish reading The Gri Gri Tree.

AME (if you have one)
Math Crime WS due Fri.

Please sign and return orange folders/signed papers ASAP.

NEXT TUES. IS ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) CRCT!

Monday, April 18, 2011

4/18

Sp. in ABC order
Finish vocab. definitions
LA (lang. arts) p. 490 C, p. 491 B & C

AME & any AM corrections
Please work on a practice if you are behind on your goal (and we went over in class who is behind!). Thanks for your help on this.

NEXT MONDAY IS THE READING CRCT!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

4/14

Parents, we are really struggling with students being extremely careless with their work. Many are not reading and/or listening carefully. Please stress the importance of these two skills- not just for school, but for life! Thank you!

Study sp. & vocab.
Finish voc. sent.
Answer p. 599 (1-5) in reading book.

Study for tomorrow's measurement test!

Finish SS WB p. 62.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

4/13

Finish sp. & vocab. worksheet

Finish AME and any corrections

Study for Friday's measurement test #2

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

4/12

Please find our class newsletter and CRCT snack letter in the orange folders today. Also, we received spring pictures today. Please pay for the pictures you want and then return the others or return the entire package ASAP. Thank you!

Finish WOW.
Finish spelling categories.
Study for Friday's Measurement Test #2.
AM

Sign & return orange folders/signed papers.

Monday, April 11, 2011

4/11

Welcome back! We hope that you all had a wonderful spring break!

The CRCT is coming in just two short weeks. It is especially important that your child complete all assignments and get caught up/stay on top of school work. We're getting ready for the Super Bowl of Academics!

Our poetry genre project was assigned today, and each student received a handout explaining the project, complete with a rubric for how the project will be graded. This genre project counts as two reading test grades and is due no later than 5/4.

Tonight:
Sp. in ABC order in agenda
Finish vocab. definitions

Study for Measurement Test 1 (Tues.)!
Work on AM

Please finish your creative spring door decoration!

Spelling and Vocabulary Week 28

Spelling: Words with suffixes: -less and -ness

1. sadness
2. gladness
3. needless
4. harmless
5. darkness
6. fullness
7. stillness
8. hopeless
9. fearless
10. weakness
11. bottomless
12. foolishness
13. fondness
14. effortless
15. meaningless
16. emptiness
17. motionless
18. forgiveness
19. ceaseless
20. fierceness

Vocabulary
Use your reading book's glossary to define the following and label the part of speech:
1. corridor
2. sagged
3. invasion
4. location
5. creased
6. reservation
7. shield
8. enlisted