1/31/08 Homework

Religion - Child Lures

5th & 6th Math(25) - Section A Reviews, Quiz Friday

Social Studies - Chapter 5 Review, page 193, do 1-16 and Apply Skill

Spelling(20) - Day 3 & 4

7/8 English - Barrier graphic organizer worksheets

Remember to keep bringing in those pennies!!!

Also, please try and dress you best for school tomorrow so we can look nice for Bishop Carlson. Thank you!

1/29/08 Homework

Religion - Child Lures

Spelling(20)- Day 2

5th Math(10) - page 173, do #7-45 skip any 3
6th Math - worksheet

6th Reading - read The Girl Who Married the Moon, do #1-7

Social Studies - read page 191, do #1-2

7/8 English - write one paragraph for each barrier that Jackie Robinson faced (paragraphs are a minimum of 4 sentences)

Reminder - bring in those pennies!!!

1/28/08 Homework

Religion - Child Lures

Spelling(25) - Day 1

5th & 6th Math(60) - Accel Math

Social Studies(30) - read pages 183-190, do vocab and #1-4

5th Reading - complete Fact and Opinion worksheet on Michelle Kwan
6th Reading(15) - read The Girl Who Married the Moon and answer #1-7, due Wednesday

Reading - Biography written summary and response paper due Friday

English(30) - typed Persuasive Essays

7/8 English - shared book jackets

Reminder: Please bring in pennies!!! We are having a penny war for the Abortion Alternative organization.

1/25/08 Homework

Student spent all day Friday completing their saint projects. Please join us on Sunday after church at the school for our "Hall of Saints". Students will receive extra credit for dressing up as his/her saint.

The only homework this weekend would be the Biography assignment. Students should have their Biographies read by now and start working on their 2 writing assignments. Student need to write a one page, double spaced - font 13, written summary of the book and also a 1 page response paper. The guidelines for these papers are the same book report guidelines given to students at the beginning of the year. Students should have them in their Reading folders. The writing assignments are due February 1st.

Have a good weekend!

1/23/08 Homework

Religion(30) - finish saint timeline and name plate

5th Math(15) - pg. 168-169, do 1-33 - skip any 3
6th Math - page 216, do 9-20

Spelling(20) - Day 2 and 3

1/21/08 Homework

English - none

5th Math - none
6th Math(10) - page 212-213 do 5-16 and 24-35

Social Studies(20) - read pages 178-182, do vocab and 1-4

5th Reading - read 136-152, do 1-7 on page 152, this is due Wednesday

Spelling(20) - Day 1

7/8 English - Complete A Student's Model for book jacket

1/18/08 Homework

English - read pages 415-416, do proofreading checklist and 3 yellow arrows on page 415. Students must then write a rough draft.

5th Math(15) - Chapter 3 Review, Test Monday
6th Math - none

Social Studies - Child Lures

Religion(30) - complete Saint notes page

7/8 English - none


Sorry this is overdue, I had to take Emily to the doctors and forgot by the time got her prescriptions. Have a good weekend!

1/17/08 Homework

Spelling(20) - Day 4

Social Studies - Child Lures

English - none

5th Math - none
6th Math(15) - Chapter 3 Review, Test tomorrow

Religion(30) - students need to have notes on their saint for the project

7/8 English(15) - elements of fiction and writing the front flap WS

1/16/08 Homework

Spelling(20) - Day 3

English - none

5th Math(10) - Section C review, quiz tomorrow
6th Math - none

6th Reading - Complete Fact or Opinion WS

Social Studies - none

7/8 English(17) - Selecting a Cover Image WS and Selecting a Novel and Author WS

1/15/08 FYI

Parents,
From here on out I will be including with the homework in the blog the amount of time students are given in class to work on homework. Inside the parenthesis beside the subject will be the number of minutes students were given to work during class to complete the homework. I hope with your encouragement from home, as well as my reminders in class, students will see the benefits of using class time wisely.

1/15/08 Homework

English(15) - finish Persuasive Essay

5th Math(15) - page 155 do 6-27
6th Math - page 200 do Section C reveiw, quiz tomorrow

Spelling - Day 2

Social Studies - read pages 173-177 do vocab and 1-4

7/8 English - work on Jackie Robinson essay

1/14/08 Homework

English - work on Persuasive Essay (students need to have introduction, which should be 5-6 sentences, and the two following paragraphs, which should have 5-7 sentences each.

5th Math - page 153 do # 6-31
6th math - page 196-197 do #23-81 odd

Spelling - Day 1

6th Reading - read pages 142-158 (Amelia Earhart) and answer questions 1-7, Due Wednesday

Social Studies - Child Lures

7/8 English - read pages 126-127 do two worksheets

1/11/08 Homework

English - read page 411 and do the Think and Discuss questions and Draft Your Introduction

Religion - get saint name for research project

Reading - read Biography, written summary and response paper due February 1st

7/8 English - read pages 117-124, complete questions 1-6 from book jacket and two questions on page 122

1/10/08 Homework

Religion - page 107 do Words I know and My Response

English - Persuasive Essay write 5 objections and answer the objections

5th Math - page 148-149 do 26-77 even
6th Math - page 192-193 do 23-50 & 53-77

Social Studies - Unit 2 Test, students need to study the Mayflower Compact, technology that helped exploration and latitude and longitude

Spelling - Day 4

Reading - read Biography

7/8 English - student need to Preview Chapter 4 - Previewing a Novel

Students will begin a Saints project on Monday. Students need to pick their favorite saint they would like to research. Students may use their chosen saint names from Confirmation as well.

1/09/08 Homework

Reading - read Biography

English - complete Persuasive graphic organizer with facts and examples

Social Studies - Unit 2 Review page 164

Spelling - Day 3

5th Math - page 145 do 1-21
6th Math - page 188-189 do #18-38 & 54-67

Students were reminded about the Home and School basket fundraiser. Our basket is the "kitchen" basket. Please donate to our classroom basket and help Home and School.

Also, see below for a picture of "Crazy Hair Day"

1/08/08 Homework

Spelling - Day 2

Reading - read Biography

Math - Accel

Students may purchase a jean day to be used tomorrow (1-9-08) and an MP3 day.

1/7/08 Homework

Religion - read page 101, answer questions 1-4 & do worksheet

5th Reading - Read Tall Tales pages 110 - 127 and answer questions 1 - 5 on page 128

6th Math - pages 184 - 185 Do # 13 - 49 & 55 - 76 odd

Spelling - Day 1

Social Studies - We were unable to take the Chapter 4 Test because of the power outage. The test will be Tuesday.

5/6 Reading - read Biography

1/4/08 Homework

Social Studies - Chapter 4 review, do 1-20
Chapter 4 Test Monday

English - read pg. 402-403 complete questions on page 403

5th Math - pgs. 140-141, do 2-8 & 142, do Section B Review
6th Math - pgs. 178-179, do 6-34 & 40-50 evens

Reading - read Biography, must be read sooner than February 1st. Written summary & Response paper due February 1st.

1/3/08 Homework

Social Studies - read pg. 157 and do question 1-6
Chapter 4 Test Monday

English - read pages 396-400 and answers all questions on page 400

English - Esperanza Rising speech

1/2/08 Homework Assignments

Social Studies - read pgs. 151- 156 and do vocab & quesitons 1-4

Reading - read Biography books

English - practice Esperanza Rising Story Quilt speech